events
October 2008 
EVENTS June12-18 in Second Life...
Happiness
Second Life Events for the coming week from New World Notes (James Au's Blog)
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Charlanna Beresford’s weekly round-up of SL events…
On Saturday, June 14 at 6:30 PM, put on your best formal wear and head to this fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Phoenix Fisseux will treat the audience to a performance of Broadway songs at this premiere fundraising event for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in Second Life. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. All proceeds will go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fund-raising and grant-making organization. In Broadway Live Island (click here to teleport).
(All times in SLT, "Second Life Time"-- i.e., Pacific Standard)
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Thursday, June 12
5 AM – Audio Streaming 101
This useful class will give step by step instructions and assistance on how to stream your own audio into Second Life for Windows users. It includes an overview of audio streaming as well as installation of the software (Winamp or Shoutcast) needed to stream audio into Second Life. Class notes are available at the Café to pick up before class. This class is also offered Thursday, June 12 at 4 PM; Friday, June 13 at 5 AM and 4 PM. In Cannon (click here to teleport).
8 AM – Playboy Celebrates One Year in SL
This all-day party runs from 8 AM to 10 PM and offers a full line-up of DJs and dancing to celebrate Playboy’s first anniversary in Second Life. In Playboy (click here to teleport).
12 PM – Mums and Dads Unite
A chat forum for RL parents. This week’s topic will center on positive reinforcement as an important part of behavior management. Come share and help each other find out about some useful strategies. In Sawrey (click here to teleport).
Unexpected Detours is 3 original one-act plays including, The Truth is Out There by Marin Mielziner and Upo Choche and directed by Blaze Petrov, What Happens on the Way to Las Vegas Stays on the Way to Las Vegas by Allie Tomsen and directed by Neighbor Criss, and Teardrops on Roses by Elyse Flanagan and directed by Paggles Whitman. Also on Friday, June 13 at 6 PM. In Itsari (click here to teleport).
7 PM – Made In Brunel Design Show
Every year the Made In Brunel design show showcases major projects by final year students in Brunel University’s School of Engineering with an RL exhibition at the Business Design Centre, London. In addition to the London exhibition, students from the MA Branding and Strategy, Product Design and the Multi Media courses will also be exhibiting their work in Second Life. On June 12 and 13, the virtual space will be linked with the London exhibition with an opportunity to meet many of the new designers. In Nuggy (click here to teleport).
9 PM – Exploring Futuristics
This event is an introduction to Futuristics, the use of history and trends to forecast future trends. Futuristics can be applied to global politics, technology, society, and many aspects of our world. Come to learn how this may be useful for you. In Avgi (click here to teleport).
Also this week: Stand-up comedy from Pakistan, Edward Castranova on How Online Gaming Will Change Reality, and the SL Women's Chamber of Commerce. All that and more after the jump...
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Friday, June 13
4 AM – Machinima at LanguageLab: The Future is Hear
Talk to machinima director Jim Gustavson about his new film The Future is Hear and learn about the basics of machinima. In Language Lab (click here to teleport).
12 PM – RockPianoman Pienaar at Ain’t Misbehavin’
RockPianoman Pienaar has over 10,000 songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s in his collection of sheet music. Come listen as he skillfully plays your old favorites or try to stump him and request a song he doesn’t know. In Casba (click here to teleport).
10 PM – Orionalation Carver at Chuckling Priestman Comedy Club
Earlier this week, Hamlet wrote about Orionalation Carver, Pakistan's first and only stand-up comic. Here’s your chance to see his full-hour long comedy set. In Collins (click here to teleport).
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Saturday, June 14
The International Spaceflight Museum celebrates the anniversaries of Spaceport Alpha and Spaceport Bravo with a talented line-up of musicians from 1 PM until after 8 PM. They're also kicking off the eBay auctions for the Saturn V, its gantry and its crawler. In Spaceport Bravo (click here to teleport).
Modovia has built an amazing venue specifically for this fashion show. It was created to reflect the beauty of Italy and to showcase the amazing work of Jador designer Ziamela Loon. In Ali Baba (click here to teleport).
5 PM – Hammock Class
Participants in this intermediate to advanced building class will learn how to create a relaxing hammock with couples poses included. In addition to build the hammock, a number of additional creating and texturing ideas will be covered. In Fermi (click here to teleport).
7 PM – Can Can presented by Moulin Rouge Revue
Come see the Moulin Rouge Revue dancers kick it up to the Moulin Rouge Medley in traditional Can Can attire. In Moulin Rouge (click here to teleport).
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Sunday, June 15
8 AM – Poetry, A Celebration of Life
If you are a poet, a writer or just in love with the spoken word, come join this open mic poetry recital. There is no theme, so simply dust off your best verses and share your poetry. This will be a voice event, although you do not have to speak in order to participate. In Avgi (click here to teleport).
2 PM – Primtionary
This game is the SL version of Pictionary. Rather than drawing a sketch of something, participants build it with prims. A willing builder will be given a word to build and everyone else has to guess what it is. The person who guesses correctly gets to go next and wins 25L$. This is usually a lot of fun and helps improve building skills at the same time. In Asim Zahra (click here to teleport).
6 PM – Father’s Day Formal Dance at Tropical Bliss
Don’t forget that it is Father’s Day! Celebrate the special men in your life with this Father’s Day formal. In Tropical Bliss (click here to teleport).
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Monday, June 16
9 AM – Sailing Tour of Etopia
Come explore Etopia by boat with Windy Schor, a wind educator from RL EnergyTeachers.org. Singles and pairs will sail around this two-sim island, enjoying great views, beautiful sea-side mountains, wind turbines, and examples of ecologically-minded living. Open topics may include aquaculture, wind power, sailing, transportation, and photography. Sailboats will be provided. In Etopia Prime (click here to teleport).
11 AM – Bloomsday Celebration
Bloomsday is a commemoration observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and relive the events in his classic novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904. Join us for readings by Cunningham Docherty. In West of Ireland (click here to teleport).
7 PM – Tuna Oddfellow’s Odd Ball
The Odd Ball is one of the more remarkable events in Second Life with master magician Tuna Oddfellow and his beautiful assistant Shava Suntzu. Put on your wildest avatars and your craziest costumes and send reality on a holiday at this ever evolving event. If you have never been to the Odd Ball, words won’t truly describe it. IM Tuna Oddfellow or Shava Suntzu for a TP In Research Center (click here to teleport).
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Tuesday, June 17
7:45 AM – Serious Business in 3D: How Online Games Will Change Reality
Hanno Tietgens and Edward Castronova will speak on the power of virtual worlds to change society as part of the Games & Beyond open lecture series. As more people spend more time in their virtual lives, there will be consequences for the real world - economic, professional, political, and social. Virtual worlds are not changing humanity, but they are changing the environment in which humanity operates. In Campus Hamburg (click here to teleport).
10:30 AM – Emotional Support
Every Tuesday, Sensoor Emotional Support (The Netherlands Telephone Emergency Service) provides support to any person suffering from loneliness, depression, emotional distress or other personal problems. Free of charge. In Hauwai (click here to teleport).
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Wednesday, June 18
12 PM – SL Women’s Chamber of CommerceWomen business owners are encouraged to share their voice in this open meeting of the SL Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Please come to share the challenges you’ve faced in doing business in SL, causes close to your heart, as well as identify the sort of services you'd like to see the Chamber deliver (services, speakers, workshops, etc.). In Etopia Prime (click here to teleport).
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Do you have a positive, inspiring, transformational project in film, music, writing or..??.which needs support (team, financing, planning)? We now have several venus in Transformational Media & Media Reform where you can post. Or, are you looking for worthy projects to support? Shout it out! Come and join CONSCIOUS MEDIA today and talk to us!
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