Chestnut Rau’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events…
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is probably the largest series of events in Second Life. We have all attended parties and concerts, fashion shows and expos. We have all purchased items from the purple RFL vendors and donated to the kiosks. So many people have donated so much of their time and their Lindens for this cause and the success of RFL is unparalled in SL. I hope you don't have "event fatigue" because the culmination of RFL 2010, the actual Relay itself, takes place this weekend from 10am Saturday July 17th and runs for 24 hours straight.
At Relay For Life, teams build ‘campsites’ located on 34 connected sims and take turns walking or running around a track. During the Relay we remember loved ones lost and work together to raise funds for the fight against cancer. There are themed events that change every hour and you can find a full schedule of events here. There will be live music, a roller coaster to ride, auctions, fishing contests, storytelling and surfing. You will have plenty of opportunities for fun, and as you explore the sims please take a moment to remember the real reason we Relay. Start your journey at the Welcome Area In Relay for Life. [SLurl Teleport at this link}
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Thursday 7/15
1pm - Sunday 7/18 - International Fashion Week 2010
The International Fashion Week 2010 is a fashion event produced by GLANCE International Agency (GIA) beginning Thursday, July 15th at 1pm and ending Sunday, July 18th at 6pm. GIA will present 20 fashion shows in 4 days showcasing Spring/Summer 2010 collections. The 20 featured designers include: Hyper Culture, Convoitise, Mea Culpa, Indyra Originals, Ranena Olivier Couture (ROC), A La Folie, Aleida, Angel Dessous, Orage Creations, KIM Fashion, Nefertiti Kimagawa, Son!a, MIAMAI, Faster Pussycat, SHIKI Design, JADOR Fashion, Naive, SwanSong, G. Sloane Couture, PurpleMoon Creations. In Glance. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Ongoing - Interactive Art Exhibit 'Environmental Fluidity Collaboration Project'
The Caerleon Art and Education Sims in conjunction with the Virtual Art Inititiave invite you to experience a unique, entertaining fun filled adventure at the Enviornmental Fluidity Collaboration Project. Featuring exhibits by many well knowns SL artists, the works invite you to explore and discover the diverse array of interactive, reactive, kinetic and fluid art. In Caerleon Isle. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Also after the break: 1920s Berlin Project Anniversary Celebration, Mankind Tracer Album Launch Party, Musical Newcomer to Watch Guitar Zane Live and much much more
(All event times in SLT, "Second Life Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
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Friday 7/161pm- BellaDonna Lemondrop at The Ragged Edge
Bella Donna LemonDrop aka Sandy Castaneda grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2009 Her music was featured in the short film Hubris that was screened at Disney Land AMC Theaters and at the House of Blues in LA. Inspired by her grandfather who was a flamenco guitarist. She plays guitar and singslive and uses no backing traks. Her style ranges from acoustic folk, to blues and rock. In Hart and Soles. [SLurl teleport at this link]
4pm - "The Journey of Life" Collaborative Art by Life Charron and Torben Asp
"the journey of life" a new wonderful collaborative StreamSound-Art project realized together with Torben Asp. Torben composes and performs electronic music of an ambient/new age style with input from other styles like classic music and artists like Jean Michel Jarre...To that you add a original and synthesizer magic and you are well underway into the recreative universe of Torben Asp. Every tune, every photo has its own story to take you on a mood-altering journey. In Majistral. [SLurl teleport at this link]
5pm - Oxbridge Class: Selling in Second Life
Learn how to sell what you make in Second Life. This one-hour course for beginners zooms through the steps between a creator with dreams and a successful merchant. Think of it as "Product, Presentation, Pricing, Promotion, and Pipeline." This class will be held at the Caledon Oxbridge Lecture Hall, between the "Cathedral" and the "Hall of Avatar Motion". In Caledon Oxbridge. [SLurl teleport at this link]
6pm - Montian Gilruth Live at Loring Park Place
Monti discovered the SL music scene nearly three years ago and has embraced it strongly. He is a musician from Montreal, Canada, and has been involved in the musical world for a very long while. He still plays the same three chords he learned when he was thirteen...but they seem to serve him well. His talent and mesmerizing voice transform folk, celtic, and soft rock covers into an unforgettable performance. In Loring Park Place. [SLurl teleport at this link]
***Saturday 7/17
7am - Fable Sinatra Live at Blarney Stone
British Acoutisc Rock/Indie singer and guitarist Fable Sinatra performs covers and original material with influences that include John Lennon, Nick Drake, Kings of Convenience, Coldplay and The Smiths. Join the early morning crowd at the Blarney Stone Irish Bar in SL Dublin or listen live here. Start your weekend off right with some live music! In Dublin. [SLurl teleport at this link]
10am - Oxbridge Class: Second Life Photography
Learn how to take great pictures in Second Life! This class covers all the essential basics, including: lighting, composition, primary windlight settings, and tips for getting the best out of your SL photographs in graphics programs. This class will be held at the Caledon Oxbridge Lecture Hall, between the "Cathedral" and the "Hall of Avatar Motion". In Caledon Oxbridge. [SLurl teleport at this link]
2pm - Mankind Tracer Album Launch Party
Mankind Tracer will be holding a launch party to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Depth of Shadows’. This new CD is the third release from this artist and the launch party promises to be a great time. The party will be held at the fantastic 4 sim Patch Thibaud Auditorium VIP Center. ‘Depth of Shadows’ is a personal album and features new songs. Everyone will discover something new in this refreshing album. In Couture Boulevard. [Slurl teleport at this link]
***Sunday 7/18
All Day - 1920s Berlin Project Anniversary Celebration
On July 18, 2009 Second Life resident Jo Yardley opened her “1920s Berlin Project” and allowed SL residents to travel through time to Germany’s Weimar period. Drawing on her expertise as a real life historical consultant, Yardley recreates the atmosphere of post WW2 Berlin. The 1920s Berlin Project is part museum, part cultural hub, part roleplay, but most of all, it’s a unique experience
Today marks the First year Anniversary for the 1920s Berlin Project. The sim’s residents will join visitors for a day of celebration with a variety of period-authentic events. Proper dress is required, but free clothing items and instructions are provided at the sim orientation point. In Dudintsev. [SLurl teleport at this link]
8am - 4pm - Musical Event "Metaversal Consonances and Dissonances"
Enjoy a full day of live music from top SL performers including Arcangelo Hellmam at 8 am followed by the fantastic Moshang Zao 9 am. After a little break it will be time for Qwark at noon, Skye Galaxy 1 pm, Pa DeCosta 2 pm with CraigLyons Writer closing out the show at 3pm. In Rosalinda's Paradise. [SLurl teleport at this link]
Noon - DV Class: Creating Clothing in Photoshop
This class will teach participants how to create the details that take clothing creations from amateur to professional. Learn the art of creating folds, wrinkles, stitching and more. The class is limited to 15 people and you need to know how to use Photoshop before attending. In Danish Visions. [SLurl teleport at this link].
2pm - Raven Tales by CapCat Ragu at LX Gallery
CapCat Ragu is an artist and feminist with a background on Painting and Art Studies. Come see her exhibition "Raven Tales" which is a series of images that tell parallel stories of the relationship between a girl and a crow. In Portucalis. [SLurl teleport at this link]
3pm - Guitar Zane Live at Secret Passions
New to the music scene of SL, but been playing and singing for 20 years in RL - Guitar Zane is a passionated music performer. He plays a mix of music like Blues, Country and Rock. I caught Guitar's show earlier this week and I think this performer is likely to shoot straight to the SL "A" list. Come have a listen this afternoon so you can say "I heard Guitar when he first started playing out in SL." See you at the show! In BlueBay Shores. [SLurl teleport at this link]
3pm - Sea Stories with the West of Ireland Storytellers
Sit on deck or tie up alongside. You can even swim alongside - especially if you are Mer. You will hear the most amazing Sea Stories imaginable as told by the West of Ireland Storytellers. All Profits to benefit WAR CHILD In Mango. [SLurl teleport at this link]
5pm - Ballet Pixelle Presents Avatara
Ballet Pixelle presents our tenth new and original ballet that truly explores movement and the arts in Second Life. Avatara will open your mind to a fun and whimsical side of ballet, as we merge Real Life and Second Life. Each act will cause you to stretch your imagination. This ballet is not just arabesques and plies...its a manifestation of virtual limits. Choreography and animations by artistic director Inarra Saarinen. Music by Solary Clary & Sora Izumikawa. Sundays at 5:00pm through August. In Quat. [SLurl teleport at this link]
5pm - Von Johin Live at FogBound
Von plays acoustic flatpicking and fingerstyle country blues styles with songs from roots blues artist like Howlin' Wolf, Rev Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, BB King, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Hot Tuna, Willie Dixon and more, streaming from Von Johin's Blue Note Studio in Nashville, TN. In RL Von Johin has performed and recorded with members of Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna, Merl Saunders, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac and a host of other aging hippy friends in his career as a guitarist, songwriter, artist and sideman. This two hour show will have you dancing in RL as well as SL. In Blue Moon Bay. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Monday 7/19
6pm - DannyQuinn Irelund Live at Nancy Blake's Pub
In Real Life Danny Quinn has been a performer of Irish & American folk music for nearly three decades. He has entertained throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland and England. He has shared the stage with or opened for renowned artists such as the Clancy Brothers, Tom Chapin, Peter Yarrow and others.In West of Ireland. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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Tuesday 7/20
Noon - Global Kids' Roundtable on Virtual Worlds and NonProfits
Attend "Creating a Better World" a Global Kids' Roundtable on Virtual Worlds and Nonprofits today at the Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater. Representatives of six nonprofit organizations will give brief presentations on their initial explorations of Second Life and other virtual worlds, and how they are thinking of integrating these virtual tools into their organizations' respective missions. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion about the applications of virtual worlds for various public good purposes. The event is open to the public, with a special welcome to nonprofits, activists, educators, and developers. For more information about the Virtual World Capacity Building Program email [email protected]. In Plush NonProfit Commons. [SLurl teleport at this link]
3:30pm - Thinkers: Discussion of Sacred Cyberspace
Materialism and sciences like astrophpysics and genetics have systematically eliminated spaces where the spiritual can reside. But people still have a need for the spiritual and other-worldly. To what extent can cyberspaces cater to this need? Come and discuss with Extropia. All welcome. In Pennyroyal. [SLurl teleport at this link]
7pm- Crap Mariner Reads 100 Word Stories
Join Crap Mariner for more of his often irreverent, sometimes salacious, occasionally silly, and always fun stories. If you've not heard them, you will be amazed at how you really can tell a story in just 100 words. Crap will be in open voice; possibly using a number of different voices. In West of Ireland. [SLurl teleport at this link]
***Wednesday 7/21
5:30pm - Rockville University Project Management Forum
Come discuss Project Management topics including Agile, Scrum, Lean and more. We will have guest speakers as well as discussions led by AgileBill Firehawk who holds two certifications in the Scrum methodology. In Agile. [SLurl teleport at this link]
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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].
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