Chestnut Rau’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
This weekend Virtual Holland will showcase two days of music from some of SL's best DJs and the event is being held to benefit War Child Canada. War Child International is a network of organizations working to help children affected by the viciousness of war. EmilyAn Katscher and Liess Paine pulled together this festival to raise as much money as they can for this important cause. The schedule of DJs is below so pick your favorite and teleport to Virtual Holland to participate.
Also after the break: Art in Scribble, Kim Seifert gets jazzy, geishas on the SS Galaxy, and much more...
(All event times in SLT, "Second Life Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
Warchild Saturday, 1/24
6 AM Andee Diesel
7 AM Howl Slade
8 AM Rune Skytower
9 AM Steviehouse Woodget
10 AM Gesso Hax
11 AM Andrey Kurka
12 PM Roxette Mabellon
1 PM Azufr3 Catteneo
2 PM Nzo Reina
3 PM Andre Tolsen
4 PM Qwark Allen
5 PM Djweyayman Howlett
6 PM Sander Sassower
7 PM Isabella Jarvinen
8 PM CharlieB Hastings
Warchild Sunday, 1/25
8 AM Gregster Kidd
9 AM Dygytal Dreamscape
10 AM Djbluex23 Arctor
11 AM Mace Runo
12 AM Feliche Morigi
1PM Damien S.
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Thursday January 22
High in the sky above Scribble there is a fantastic short-term exhibit that includes art, music, storytelling and imagination in enormous proportions.
As you wander through the otherworldly garden look for the pages of the story, buy them for $0L and read the tale of the creation of this interactive work of art. There are poses set about and photo opportunities are everywhere. The installation only last through Friday 1/23 so go today.
1PM - "Therapy and The Metaverse" Research Paper Presentation and Discussion
Mark Kizelshteyn (Chronos Laval in SL) recently published an article "Therapy and The Metaverse: Second Life and The Changing Conditions of Therapy For Convalescent and Chronically Ill Users" in Washington University's Undergraduate Research Digest. Download the full text here. Chronos will present the major themes of his research and respond to questions during this talk. The event will be kicked off by John Lester (Pathfinder Linden), who has been working to promote the health care applications of Second Life. Please TP to Popcha to participate. Please RSVP to Chronos Laval
6PM - Kim Seifert at Sunset Jazz Club
Kim's musical style, dynamic voice and engaging personality will have your heart singing with joy. Kim mixes original songs with familiar covers that flow together into an hour that spans classics such as Amazing Grace to her very own rocking' "Tude." Set in Circe Broome's lovely Sunset Jazz Club this is an event that will be fun for all. Listen to Kim on MySpace.
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Friday January 23
7PM - Geisha's perform traditional music
The Galaxy's
Japanese Restaurant is having several Blue Lotus Geishas performing and
playing traditional instruments. Sushi Chef Satu Moreau will be on hand serving up the best in Japanese delectable food. Grab your
Kimono, love of sushi and head on over to the SS Galaxy for a delightful change of pace.
8PM - Fish Fri Friday at Woodbridge
Have you been wondering what the fishing fad is all about? Fishing in SL is relaxing, social and a lot of fun. Grab
your 7Seas Fishing Gear and come down for a fish fry contest sans
cooking on the docks of Woodbridge. Free fishing rods available at the
dock if you are new to this "sport" and want to give it a try..
8PM - 2AM - Weekly Friday night Open Mic at The Pocket
The Pocket is a Aussie owned and inspired Venue on the mainland. This Friday night music extravaganza has been in operation for over a year and a half. The sim usually fills up so they clearly know how to throw a party right. The line up this week includes:
8 PM Bones Writer
9:15PM Tone Uriza
10 PM Ohmy Kidd
11 PM Blues Heron
12 Am Phoe Nix
1 AM Rara Destiny
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Saturday January 24
9AM - Learn to Make Basic Sculpties
Learn what a "sculptie" is, how they are created, and how you can get started creating your very own sculpted prims without spending a lot on expensive 3D modeling software. You need to have a basic understanding of building and have installed "Rokuro" ( http://www.kanae.net/secondlife/ ) prior to attending this class. This workshop is sponsored by NCI and the instructors are Metaphor Box and Gamma Fiddlesticks. Class will take place at NCI Caledon in the Caledon Oxbridge Village Auditorium.
1PM - Open Auditions for The SL Shakespeare Company
The SL Shakespeare Company, Second Life's premier professional theater production troupe, is searching for actors to perform in its first open-ended run of "Twelfth Night: Act 1." If you ever dreamed of perform the timeless tales of Shakespeare now is your chance.
The open audition will be held at the SL Globe Theater at 1 PM. Auditions are conducted using voice so please have a working microphone. The complete wardrobe for the Company's productions from skin to hair to clothing is designed by costume specialists which contributes to a rich virtual theater experience.
Find out more about the company at http://twelfthnight.slshakespeare.com/blog/.
6PM - Grace McDunnough sings at Heron Island
To many in SL Saturday evening at 6PM is known as "Grace O'clock." Each week we gather at the Heron Island venue for a magical hour of original music and covers with a special flair by the sultry songstress Grace McDunnough. If you enjoy an eclectic mix of folk, soul and alternative music please do join us. Listen to samples of Grace's music and find her calendar on her website.
7PM - Role Play Character Development Series; Part 1
Are you interested in role play but don't know where to start? This class is the first in a 4 part series on role-play character development. It will focus on character races, classes and beginning a basic profile for your character. While this class will mainly focus on the development of characters for medieval fantasy role-play other genre's are welcome to join in and the class is open to everyone. The instructor is Tammy Connolly and the session will take place in the Artstonia Village RP sim library. Please use the teleporter at the main gate to get to the library.
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Sunday January 25
10AM - Virtual Hockey League of SL Season Opener
Did you know there is a hockey league in SL? The third season of the Virtual Hockey League of SL begins with a grudge rematch between last season's two playoff teams, the Polar Dogs and Lag Riders. If you love hockey absolutely take a trip to Axenfall to catch the game. You will be amazed at the fabulous ice arena build which captures all the details of a RL ice rink from a working Zamboni to the way your nose feels cold after sitting on the bleachers for a while. Check the calendar here for future games which are currently scheduled through mid April. If you want to play hockey and aren't on a team, IM Montecore Babcock.
11am - Nokia Corporation Connected Worlds - Women in Virtual World Business
This will be a panel-style moderated discussion about
women in virtual world business, so we welcome the audience to prepare
questions for the panel to address.Hydra Shaftoe will be the host and moderator. Panelists include Digistar Brouwer (Nokia Corporation), Georgianna Blackburn, Alliez Mysterio, DebraWinters Sunmicrosystems, Harper Beresford and Bevan Whitfield. Feel free to send questions
to Hydra Shaftoe ahead of time in notecard form. SLURL to Nokia
11AM - Copper Robot Examines the Obama Legacy
Mitch Wagner and his guests satirical liberal blogger GenJCChristian Homewood, Grand Old Party organizer in SL Wyatt Forster, and Siri Vita who organized a hearing in SL on the Obama health plan examine whether President Obama is "The One Who Will Save Us All, or a socialist terrorist crook who hates America." Five days of work by the Obama administration should give this diverse group of thinkers plenty to talk about, don't you think?. TP to the World2Worlds Seaside Theater to attend the show. Read more about Mitch Wagner's "The Copper Robot" on his website.
6PM - Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe
Multi-talented, Jazz songstress Paisley Beebe hosts Tonight Live weekly at the SLCN studios in Northport. This week the stellar line up of guests includes Roy Philbin of the Dresden Gallery which houses pictures by Old Masters; musician Rich Desoto, and Orhalla Zander King of the Hobos who was written about here on NWN just this week. The show is recorded in SL and broadcast over SLCN. Paisley has an engaging interviewing style, the conversation is always interesting, and you will be treated to a live performance as well. You can watch past shows on the SCLN website in case you miss the show.
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Monday January 26
11.00 AM - Ewing Fashion Agency presents RL/SL simultaneous fashion event
The Ewing Fashion Agency
will be joining forces with the Amsterdam-based real-world
talent managers, The Artist Advice for a fashion event. During the live fashion show at Beurs van
Berlage (Amsterdam - The Netherlands), the Ewing Fashion Agency will
host the Second Life version of the show at its Ischia sim location. Each event will be viewable to the other as they occur. The
Real World creations of designers Jennifer Delano, Melanie
Brown and Eleonore de Ruuk are being recreated for the Second Life
production by SL designers: Digit Darkes,
Neferia Abel, Sascha Frangilli, Simone Stern, Sysy Chapman and Zaara
Kohime. DJ Damien Simons will be on stage in both worlds during the show.
Noon - Metanomics
This week Buyers Sellers (Robert Bloomfield in RL) interviews Daniel Voyager who last week asked Philip Rosedale about the future of the Teen Grid and sparked much discussion. David Klevan of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, sponsor of the Kristallnacht SL Exhibit which was featured on NWN, will be on hand as will Barry Joseph of Global Kids who will discuss his organization's involvement in virtual worlds. The session will close with commentary by Fleep Turque. The Metanomics website has past shows the link for Chatbridge so you can watch the event remotely if you are unable to TP here to attend.
7PM - Cypress Rosewood SL/RL simultaneous show "When Worlds Collide"
Musician Cypress Rosewood combines interviews, SL current affairs and music in this interesting weekly show. "When Worlds Collide" is conducted live in SL and is also broadcast on WRFN- LPRM, www.RadioFreeNashville.org. You can read more about Cypress, download free music and listen to past podcasts at http://www.cypressrosewood.com. The performance takes place in Cypress's comfortable studio in Tree Estates which you can find by TPing from here.
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Tuesday January 27
3:30PM - Discussion "Why Bother with Bots?"
Do the technical limitations and dubious practices such as artificially
boosting land traffic stats outweigh any near to medium term
benefits we can expect from automous avatar technologies? Come and discuss this controversial topic with Extropia DeSalvia at Catherine House in Support for Healing.
6PM - Lecture by Architect Keystone Bouchard at Molaskey's Pub
Keystone Bouchrd is an architect who specializes in green design and collaborative projects in both SL and RL, through his company Crescendo Design. Keystone is credited for building several well-known structures, including U.S. Capitol Hill, on which he worked collaboratively with Kiwini Oe of Clear Ink. TP to Molaskey's Pub in Wichi to join this interactive discussion with a professional who is enhancing his business success by using our virtual world.
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Wednesday January 28
12 - POL Arida performs live at Greenies Home
POL
Arida is a solo musician working from Edinburgh, Scotland. His self
developed "Hammer" guitar technique is widely regarded as a unique
style, which is achieved by hitting the guitar, in some cases over 300
times a minute. Listen to samples of Pol's music on his myspace page and head over to his web page for photos, words, video and downloads. This show will take place in the Greenie's Home sim. If you have been there before you know what a treat this location is and if you have not been there get ready to be amazed. Set your draw distance to 300 for the best experience.
6PM - Primtionary
Primtionary is a 3D version of charades. A willing builder is given a word which they will represent buy creating something with prims. Then everyone else will guess the word based on what the builder has made. The person who guesses correctly gets to go next and wins $25L. This event helps improve people's building skills and is a lot of fun. Even if you don't want to build the party atmosphere makes this event well worth your time. Find more information here and teleport to the site in Asim Zhara for event.
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Event Submission Guidelines: If you'd like an event to be considered, send the description and event information via email to Chestnut Rau at [email protected]. Or contact her in-world via IM.
Just a correction - We had to reschedule the nokia event, due to internal reasons, to saturday jan 31 at 11 am. Sorry about the change!
Posted by: Hydra Shaftoe | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 01:01 PM