Chestnut Rau’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
The grid is covered with pumpkins, zombies are everywhere looking to slurp up our avatar brains, and people are dressed in even more crazy ways than usual, which can only mean one thing -- it's Halloween in Second Life! If you are looking for ways to celebrate the season there are plenty of parties and events happening. Here is a partial list with more scary fun after the break.
- Thursday 10/29 at 7pm - Ghostly Stories with Shandon Loring. Shandon reads from The Dead Smile, by F. Marion Crawford. This macabre story will chill you to the bone. Shandon also reads from Housewarming, by Steve Rasnic Tem. A subtle study of mounting terror, poor Judith creates her own fear-ghost, one that will be around for a long time. This kind of situation could happen to anyone - and probably will. In West of Ireland. [SLurl teleport at this link]
- Friday 10/30, All Day - Masquerade Ball with the Phantom of the Opera. From 9am to 12 midnight every hour on the hour you can hear a different live musician at the lovely Paris Opera House. Listen to the wonderful music from some of the top perfomers from Russell eponym, Keith Mdasen, Inchino Melson, Hazideon Zarco, Sojourn Rossini, Mimi Carpenter, Strum Diesel, Harper Messer, Damian Carbenell, Amforte Clairity, Skye Galaxy and more. The Phantom of the Opera is haunts the venue so you should probably expect him to make an appearance or two on the day before Halloween, no? In Zentopia. [SLurl teleport at this link]
- Friday 1/30 at 6pm- Extreme Reality Halloween Party. With music provided by Slim Warrior, Doubledown Tandino, Zak Claxton and DJ Eris this party is sure to be attended by the SL Glitterati. There will be Halloween trivia with Hydra Shaftoe so you can show off how scary smart you are, pumpkin boat races, bobbing for apples, and a haunted grave yard where you can practice your zombie shooting skills. This party promises to be a hauntingly good time. In Mystical Island. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Saturday 10/31 - Roleplayers at Erie Isle Host Two Costume Balls. The haunted Erie Isle is crawling with ghosts, demons and vampires. The trick is -- on Erie, the dead walk among the living you never know who (or what) you might bump into. The first event will be the “Halloween Ball” in the Sacred Garden on Erie port at 1pm. Prizes for the best male, and best female costume as well as gift bags for attendees provided by Vanilla C. Designs. Later in the evening at a secret Erie Isle location Randolph Renfold and Journey Maertens host the “Light and Dark Ball”. Activities include a costume contest and a live music performance from musician Kellee Blaylock. In Erie Isle Port. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Also after the break: Steampunk Authors Speak, Live Electronica Show, Surf Festival and Boat Show and much much more...
(All event times in SLT, "Second Life Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
Thursday 10/29
Noon - Metanomics Community Forum Moderated by Dusan Writer
Metanomics Community Forum is a weekly gathering to present & discuss topics of interest, moderated by Dusan Writer of Remedy Communications. Guest speakers and topics will vary each week. Metanomics Community Forum uses both text chat and SL voice. Contact Jennette Forager or JenzZa Misfit with inquiries. In Muse Isle. [SLurl teleport at this link]
8pm - Howard Barker's 13 Objects Live at The Big Easy
Coventry University presents Avatar Repertory Theater's staging of 13 Objects: Studies in Servitude by Howard Barker . This performance is part of an international festival celebrating the work of this playwright. Come discover the secret lives of every day objects such as a camera, to make intimate connections and inspire powerful feelings with poetic language, provocative ideas and dark humor. This is your chance to meet with the actors and ask your questions. In Joffy. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Friday 10/30
9am - Virtual Horizons Employment Agency Job Fair
Looking for a job inside Second Life? Come to the Job Fair today where Various employers from around SL will be on hand to take your application and answer any questions you may have about their openings. In Virtual Horizons. [SLurl teleport at this link]
7pm - The 5th Annual Halloween Bash at The Blue Note
The Blue Note Jazz Lounge has been throwing a Halloween Bash since 2005 and this year will be no different. Put on your costume, grab a friend and head to the club for an evening of cool jazz, contests and a great crowd. In The Blue Note. [SLurl teleport at this link]
7pm - Live Burlesque Circus at Idle Rouge
Dress in your finest Halloween costumes and come see a fresh live burlesque circus. The Beautiful Freaks bring amazing sets and costumes together with modern metal, industrial and goth rock to tease your dark side and please your eye in a show that is visually exciting and has been praised by audiences across the grid. After the Burlesque show stick around for a live set from vocalist Bowie Bravin (of Deep Sky Traveler fame). In Yeongheungdo. [SLurl teleport at this link]
8pm - 4am - Live Music at The Pocket
Friday evenings at The Pocket are a guaranteed good time. This week the show starts off with the amazing guitar work of Fretz Nirvana, followed by Funky Freddie Republic at 9pm. After that an hour of classic rock comes from Ande Foggerty followed by host Ohmy Kidd. For the rest of the night and well into the wee hours of the morning, expect OhmyKidd's RL band to join him live in his Canberra Australia studio, followed by DJ Trick Rembrandt of IRMG Radio. In Freestar Bay Isle. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Saturday 10/31
8am - Halloween Meeting of the Roadside Philosphers
The meeting will be on "Love & SL" (Ooooh SCARY). The assignment is to find a costume that represents either a great love story. ie Romeo & Juliet , or great Adulterers Like Henry VIII. The group will discuss if it is possible to have SL love. Is there ever hope of a relationship or is adultery the norm? Do Alts count? How should we view this world? How much of our heart should be here? Come share your views. In Bermuda Triangle. [SLurl teleport at this link]
11am - Avatar Orchestra Metaverse in Alizarin Goldflake's Oratorio.
The Avatar Orchestra Metaverse is a global collaboration of artists using the SL platform as an instrument. Members conceive, design, and build their own virtual instruments which allow them to trigger independent sounds in real time. Visuals and animations are also included, making a performance of the jumping, hovering, dancing, twirling Avatar Orchestra Metaverse a spellbinding event. Orfeos Oratorio is a virtual amusement park featuring other-worldly fountains, gondolas, coracles, dance pose balls, a mirror-like floor, blue-jetted ferris wheels, and a mysterious changing light, making it the perfect setting for this performance. There is limited seating so please arrive early. Wear your most outrageous costume and prepare to be astonished. In Lie. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Noon - Samhain Stories and Film Screening
Join storyteller Afsaneh Metaluna for tales of power and mystery at this spooky time of year. In addition, you will be treated to a screening Afsaneh's latest stop motion film just in time for Hallowee'en (got zombies?) Stories will be told in voice. In lldathach. [SLurl teleport at this link]
3pm - Carah Nitely Live at Solace Beach
Carah Nitely streams live from the UK. Proud to have inherited her voice from her mum who was once a professional singer, Carah happily takes the stage in Second Life at Solace Beach this afternoon. Her soulful voice is lovely as she covers such artists as Westlife, Wil Young, Leann Rimes, Bette Midler, Colby Callait and many more. In Solace Beach. [SLurl teleport at this link]
5pm - Halloween Live Music Event at Tiatopia Island
Three live performers for you at a new staging area on Tiatopia Island, Camelot Sunset Pier. Performers include Maxx Sabretooth at 5:00, Ichie Kamachi at 6:30, and DJ Kangaroo Kohime coming on at 7pm. In Tiatopia Island. [SLurl teleport at this link]
6pm - Samhain Festival
KaruMagic is having an authentic Samhain Festival. There will be old world Celtic music by Lysana McMillan and Senjata Witt while the group dances around the bonfire. This is a role play and In Character event. Guests are welcome but the organizers ask that you be in medieval or fantasy attire and pick up a free observer tag. In KruMagic [SLurl teleport at this link]
8pm - Maximillion Kleene at Looter's Haunted House
Come spend your Halloween at this haunted sim that has a mystery at its core. See if you can solve the puzzle while you listen to the fabulous Maximillion Kleen sing live. Costumes are optional for this event. In SeaChel Barkadeer. [SLurl teleport at this link]
8PM - Tone Uriza Monster Ball Blues Bash at The Majestic
Arizona Blues Hall of Famer Tone Uriza will play traditional and contemporary blues on electric and acoustic guitars to which he adds his wonderful voice. More information about Tone here. Come dressed for the holiday in your favorite costume. In San Diego. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Sunday 11/1
Noon - Fall Surf Fest 2009
The first Second Life Surfing Festival is today from noon until 3pm. The Festival will be located on the Pacific Coast Hwy SIM. There will live entertainment, a surfboard art contest, surfing exhibitions, surf product merchants and creators. From 1pm until 2pm there will be a surfing exhibition featuring the latest craze in surfing community ; Wipe Out surfing. After the exhibition the wipe out boards will be made available for visitors to experience the sensation. For more information go here or visit the PCH Visitor Center In Pacific Coast Hwy. [SLurl teleport at this link]
1pm - The Copper Robot Interviews Author Douglas Rushkoff
This week Mitch Wagner, aka The Copper Robot, will interview author Douglas Rushkoff about his latest book, "Life, Inc.: How the World Became A Corporation And How To Take It Back." The book looks at how rampant consumerism has turned us into producing and consuming machines. Wagner and Rushkoff will explore how to reverse this trend to take back society and our lives. This fascinating conversation with one of the best minds of the Internet.is sure to be packed, so get there early to be sure you have a seat. Watch live at the Seaside Theater, watch live on the web listen to the podcast on The Copper Robot website. In World2Worlds Island. [SLurl teleport at this link] (Photo credit:Johannes Kroemer)
1pm - Mush Room - An Interactive Illustration
mush ROOM is a graphic, 3D art installation by Scottius Polke. The setting is a bedroom with the typical furnishings, however the room is inhabited by the artist's subconscious - which sometimes manifests itself in lifeforms such as mushrooms, molds, amoebas, and other unclassifiable types of organisms. The bedroom is a fitting location for these life forms to slowly creep and wander - and like the images and feelings that come out when we dream sleeping in our beds, their effect remains with us even when awake. In Cetus. [SLurl teleport at this link]
1pm - 3rd Annual SL Boat Show
See the 2009 TYC Boat Show featuring working sailboats from SL's most creative people, live demonstrations, nautical vendors, special events. More information can be found here. In Dex. [SLurl teleport at this link]
5pm - Ballet Pixlelle Performs "Degas Dances"
See Ballet Pixelle make Degas' paintings come to life! Experience what Second Life and our virtual world can do for movement. There is beautiful original classical dance in this performance with choreography by Inarra Saarinen and music by Kurt Bestor. In IBM 10. [SLurl teleport at this link]
6pm - Kyoto Capital Festival at Gion Kobu
Celebrate the Jida Matsuri Kyoto Capital transfer at Gion Kobu Community Center. Live parade with costumes from Japan's Edo era. Hear about the history of Japan's original capital Kyoto. Traditional Japanese stories will be shared for your enjoyment. In Aosagi. [SLurl teleport at this link]
6om - Duncan Bagley at Tranquil Cafe
Duncan will move you with his wonderful ballads and *song stories*. His tenor voice accompanied by his soothing acoustic guitar provides his audience with an hour of wistful memories when he plays covers by the greats. Duncan's original songs are from the heart and will have you wanting just one more verse. In Firmament Tranquil [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Monday 11/2
1pm - Shanghai Poetry Open Mic with sabreman Carter and Elegia Underwood
The Dragoness Elegia will be hosting an open mic event in the Dragonlands Hotel in Steelhead Shanghai with sabreman Carter as the special guest. The event is in voice. There is no particular theme, but Steelhead Shanghai is an oriental steampunk sim set in the late 19th century of the Pacific Northwest, so there are a host of inspirations that leap to mind: oriental, Victorian, the Old West, railroads, the sea, the forest, new cities, old ways or whatever you like. Join the group in the lobby of this fabulous old hotel for an hour of the spoken word.In Steelhead Shangai. [SLurl teleport at this link]
6pm - Steampunk Night! Meet the Authors of Boilerplate
Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett discuss their graphic Steampunk robot history: Boilerplate, History's Mechanical Marvel and their career in Graphic Novels. Join us for a Steampunk night with this talented team of writer/illustrators at Jackson Street Books' Lacamas Hall. In Pini. [SLurl teleport at this link] (photo credit: Torley Linden)
8PM - 10PM LunaCast Plays Live Techno Music and Video Stream
Using a rack of computers, synthesizers and other sound and video manipulators the LunaCast house band, robots.txt, spin a mix of original electronica and a VJ feed. Jason Grosz of robots.txt combines found sound, spoken word recordings and classic space jams with heavy synthesizer and percussion to create music the likes of which you have never heard before. From within SL participants watch the video stream projected on a large screen, chat, dance and goof off together. If you can't be in world, you can tune in to the stream. Go to www.lunacast.com for links to the webcam and information on the broadcast. In Dimidata. [SLurlteleport at this link]
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Tuesday 11/3
3:30pm - Thinkers: It Has to be MASSIVE!
Hamlet Au has written about how he believes mass adoption will address SL's challenges here on NWN. Dale Innis offers the counterargument that SL would be better off staying small and catering to people with specialized and unusual tastes. Mass market or specialization, which is best for SL? Come and discuss with Extropia. All welcome. In SupportforHealing. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Wednesday 11/4
7pm - Crap Mariner Debuts as One of The West of Ireland Storytellers ETA THIS EVENT IS MOVED BACK TO NEXT Wednesday 11/11
Crap Mariner writes 100 word stories every day. That is every.single.day he writes at least one story and today is the 2,000 episode of his 100 Word Story Podcast. So it is fitting that he debuts as a West of Ireland Storyteller on this day. Please come celebrate and I am sure you will hear stories that will make you laugh. In West of Ireland. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Event Submission Guidelines:
1. Events for the coming week must be received by Tuesday Noon SLT.
2. Include all the relevant info; day, time, and especially the SLURL to the event location.
3. Please send related graphics such as screen shots or photo of the event site, if available.
4. Events with artistic, cultural, scientific, political, creative, and/or educational value preferred.
5. Events sponsored or promoted by real world corporations are welcome,
as long they serve and entertain the Second Life community, and/or
foster
Resident-made content (live music, builds, scripting, fashion, games, etc.) Events that merely promote the company or organization's Second Life presence
are not generally appropriate; you may instead consider advertising your event or service on New World Notes.
6. Mature-rated events are permissible, but listing descriptions should
be PG-13. Political and religious events are encouraged, though those
of an
extreme or non-inclusive variety are rarely included.
7. Bonus consideration given to game-related or machinima events, and
for events with "I've never seen that in SL before!" value.
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.
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