Category: Events

Seanchai Library marks 10 years in Second Life

Posted on by Inara Pey
Seanchai Library

On March 20, 2008 Shandon Loring presented the very first story in voice at the West of Ireland Library and Cultural Centre, which would become Seanchai Library.

Now, a decade later, Seanchai Library is still presenting literature, stories, and poems live in voice every week. To mark this anniversary, over a 10-day period from March 15th, Seanchai Library is hosting Volume 10, a celebration of stories brought to life in virtual worlds, featuring a light-hearted quest, music events and, of course, stories.

Here’s the line-up of events through the week of Sunday March 18th to Sunday, March 25th. All times, SLT and events are held at the Library’s home at Holly Kai Park, unless otherwise indicated.

Throughout the Week: A Decade of Seanchai Library

Take a stroll through a retrospective wander from the Library’s beginnings in the West of Ireland, through its years with the Community Virtual Library, the expansion to the Kitely Grid, to the present time.  Images, artefacts, media links all come together to share the story of telling stories.

Sunday, March 18th, from 12:30: Prelude to A Bagpipe Challenge

With Caledonia Skytower at  Ceiliúradh Glen.

Followed at 13:00-14:00 by Beyond Loud – music with Elrik Merlin, Gabrielle Riel, and Ktahdn Vesivino broadcast on Radio Riel Main Stream.

Monday, March 19th, 19:00: Sci-Fi by Command

A Science Fiction Encore selected by the Seanchai Library Community, with Gyro Muggins.

Tuesday, March 20th, 19:00: Stories-Go-Round

A buffet of short stories and poems shared by the Seanchai Staff.

Wednesday, March 21st, 18:30: Dracula!

An encore presentation of a classic from Seanchai’s past.  Arrive at the Library building early to teleport to the special setting for the event.

Thursday, March 22nd, 19:00: The Architect of Newgrange – Part 2

With Shandon Loring – arrive at the Library on Holly Kai early to teleport to the special setting for the event.

Saturday, March 24th, 13:00: War of the Worlds

An encore presentation of another Seanchai Library favourite at Holly Kai Pavilion.

Seanchai Library: War of the Worlds a celebration of Welles’ dramatisation of Wells’ novel

Sunday, March 25th, 13:00 The Storyteller’s Sandbox

Hosted by Dubhna Rhiadra with Seanchai Library Friends in Ceiliúradh Glen. 

Ebbe Altberg at VWBPE 2018: video, transcript and audio

Posted on by Inara Pey
VWBPE 2018 banner. Courtesy of VWBPE

On Thursday, March 15th, 2018, Linden Lab CEO met with a group of invited participant for the Above the Book events at VWBPE 2018. Lasting some 80 minutes, the conversational  Q&A session was livestreamed for its first hour to the main auditorium at the conference. Also in attendance at the event was  Brett Atwood (Brett Linden), Senior Manager for Marketing at Linden Lab, was also in attendance.

The full transcript of the session, including a number of “after stream” questions not in the official video is available here. When reading, please note:

  • The transcript notes don’t follow the chronological flow of the session, as I’ve attempted to group subjects by topic for more concise reference.
  • Audio of responses to questions are provided for each section of the transcript.
  • Questions are given in bold.
  • Comments from Ebbe Altberg are prefixed EA; comments from Brett Atwood are prefixed BA.

The video of the session is embedded at the end of this piece for reference and for those who would prefer to watch it. My thanks to the VWBPE stream team for providing it.

The Short Form

For those who prefer,the following is a bullet-point list of the core questions asked, gathered into the same topic headings as the transcript notes. Links are given to the relevant part of the full transcript for those who would prefer to read / listen to the complete answers / comments.

Note: due to the nature of WordPress internal text anchors and scrolling, you may have to scroll up a little after jumping to a specific topic, in order to see the question.

The Lab and Education

  • Education is, and remains, an important element of the lab’s thinking, both with Second Life and with Sansar. Jump to topic.
  • For educators interested in engaging with the Lab, the best way to do so is by reaching out to Brett Linden, who himself is an educator with 15 years experience (and who currently teaches a course as Washington State University) and who sees himself as a advocate for virtual worlds in education.
  • To help educators promote their endeavours, Brett suggests looking at SL Place Pages as a means to self-curate a web presence for in-world activities. Jump to topic.
  • The Lab is willing to work with educators on putting together documents / information addressing the value proposition, safety, security, etc., of using virtual space in education which can be used by educators to help inform their administrators and IT experts. Jump to topic.
  • The Lab is also willing to consider ways to make SL more attractive to the education market, preferably with a list of prioritised ideas from the education community, which can be compared with other requests for features / improvements, evaluated (technically and in terms of value / ROI, etc). Jump to topic.
  • It’s unlikely that LL will, in the near future, provide a dedicated resource to the educational / non-profile community. However, the recent re-alignment of the Second Life and Sansar team structures means there is now a dedicated SL marketing resource, lead by Brett, to help and support SL communities such as the educational / non-profit community. Jump to topic.
  • What has been the educational uptake with Sansar?

Product Accessibility and Ease-of-Use

  • Access for the disabled:
    • Sansar is too early in its development to offer much in the way of ease-of-access for the disabled.
    • The Lab would like to hear of specific instances where more could be done to help with accessing Second Life by those with disabilities.
    • Jump to topic.
  • What is the Lab’s position on speech-to-text, text-to-speech?
    • There are 3rd party tool already available, which the Lab might not look to directly integrate into their platforms.
    • However, major players like Microsoft, Google and apple are developing capabilities which the Lab might look towards integrating in the future.
    • Jump to topic.
  • Providing a plug-in architecture for SL / Sansar to allow third-party extensions (text-to-speech, etc.), has been suggested.
    • Not n the current roadmap, as SL client already provides a lot of open-source extensibility.
    • Possibly something TPVs could implement / contribute.
    • For some services, would have an associated cost involved, adding complexity, simply because third-parties charge for their services.
    • Jump to topic.
  • More broadly, Sansar has offered accessibility for people to be able to create and publish their own VR experience to the world without the need to develop their own platforms on which to run them. Jump to topic.
  • Will Sansar have easier access to content tools? Jump to topic.

Second Life: Development, Land Cost and Fees

  • The Second Life team numbers just under 100 people (engineering, support, operations, customer services, and not including finance, compliance, etc.). Jump to topic.
  • Key focuses for SL are: enhancing the platform, growing  the user base and trying to re-balance the economic model away from a reliance on land fees.
    • Costs of involvement in Second Life remain a concern for the Lab, which is taking a high-level look at trying to pivot revenues away from the land model potentially towards more of a transaction-based model, while at the same time trying to reduce at least some of the burden of land costs (e.g. the 2016 private region buy-down offer and more recently, the Mainland price restructuring).
    • Jump to topic
  • In time it is hoped that transitioning revenue away from land might lead to a further reduction in land costs to educators. Jump to topic.
  • Other areas of focus include making SL more scalable, secure and performant. Jump to topic.
  • The Lab will soon be publishing a roadmap announcement of improvements / enhancements to Second Life. Jump to topic.

Developing Second Life and Sansar

  • Linden Lab has more clearly split the Sansar and Second Life teams; there are no longer people “floating” between the two and working on both.
  • The Lab see a lot of overlap between the two products, with customers potential using both for different purposes.
  • However, each has its own potential markets / its own selling points for those markets, allowing them to co-exist.
  • The Lab believes that with 15 years of SL notwithstanding, the potential of virtual spaces has only been scratched, and both second Life and Sansar can do so much more.
  • Jump to Topic.

Second Life and the Cloud

  • Huge engineering effort, still in early stages, which will take “all of this year and then some” just to get transitioned and working.
  • Benefits to the Lab:
    • Reduced capital investment and maintenance costs.
    • Potential to dynamically scale consumption, rather than having simulator servers always on.
  • Potential benefits to users:
    • Potentially more flexibility in products and tiers, possibly defined by a mix of region use and use-case (e.g. high-powered, high capacity servers for popular events; more moderate, lower-cost servers for residential use).
    • Might add the ability to geographically locate simulators closer to dedicated audiences (e.g. regions serving South American communities could have their simulators running out of cloud locations in South America, reducing issues like latency for customers).
    • Not something that will happen immediately, as the Lab will need to transition services and then refine operations and investigate option.
  • Jump to topic.

Second Life and VR / Browsers

  • VR remains a challenge to implement in Second Life due to the high run-time frame rates required. As such, it is not something the Lab plans to pursue or re-deploy.
  • Streaming Second Life to a browser / mobile devices has been tried by third-parties (OnLive with SL Go and Bright Canopy from FRAME).
    • It’s not something the Lab is actively pursuing at present, so they are leaving it to third parties.
    • As the cost of cloud-base GPU technologies come down it might be something the Lab re-examines in the future.
  • Jump to topic.

“After Livestream” Questions

Note some !after stream” questions and comments are also addressed in the sections above.

  • Will the Lab bring back the Teen Grid as “the Education Grid”?
    • Not at this time, as it doesn’t fit with current plans to move away from dedicated infrastructure and to the cloud.
    • Might be something to be considered after the move to the cloud: presenting grids for unique audiences.
    • Jump to topic.
  • Can educators be given more control over their regions?
    • This would need indication from educators as to what is required (prioritised list again).
    • Jump to topic.

This Weekend in Second Life Dance

Posted on by R.

Noir Neverland - March 15 2018

Hi there. R. Crap Mariner, your Dance Correspondent.

I’ll be posting dance performance schedules, similar to Inara’s posts about Seanchai Library readings. We’ll start with the weekend events for now.

Let’s get started, here’s the events that I had on the calendar as of press time…

(All times SLT, although Daylight Savings Time screws everything up!)

FRIDAY MARCH 16 2018

Debauche - March 12 2018

10:00AM – Misfits

– LIVE dancing on the big stage with full costumes, fun sets, and awesome music ~ Think BROADWAY in SL! Come join the fun!

We will be debuting 3 ” Brand New in 2018″ numbers this month – so much fun!

“BEEleevable!” ~ a special piece for a future special event =)

“So Spaced Out” ~ a visit to a galaxy far far away?

“Father Knows Best ” ~ here be dragons!

Contact JenzZa Misfit for more information

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metanomics/53/173/3073

6:00PM – Elysium

Elysium Cabaret – Welcome to the Weekend!

If it’s Friday, it’s Elysium Cabaret! Fancy some imagination? In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, every Friday at 6pm SLT the dynamic performers of Elysium Cabaret take the stage to bring you a solid hour of entertainment! Featuring elaborate sets and choreography sequenced to an eclectic genre of music, Elysium Cabaret offers something for everyone. Grab your friends and get their early because the sim fills. Come celebrate Friday! Welcome to the weekend!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/74/64/2754

6:00PM – Spirit Light Dance Company

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference Performance Friday March 16th at 6:00 pm slt

Spirit Light Dance Company Presents Showcase 2018

Once a year we encourage members of the company to stretch their wings and present a piece of their own work. Each entrant must choose their music, create the set, get it in a rezzer and on the stage. They either make or source their costumes for their dance. They run the dance hud and often the mover as well, or if an operator is needed they must train the operator. In all cases they are encouraged and mentored by senior members of the company. This is not a competition but rather an opportunity to strive for personal excellence–to be the best that they can be.

We invite you to join this full cast presentation of 11 outstanding examples of choreographic skill and creative spirit.

We recommended that you arrive early to secure a seat and to cache the sets and the animations.

Please keep your scripts to 50 or below.

Come out to the show.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/120/82/3602

Club Image - March 11 2018

SATURDAY MARCH 17 2018

12:00PM – Oasis Dancers

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Puntarenas%205/82/111/22

1:00PM – Debauche

Debauche return once again to the beautiful theater at Rookswood. Such a great place to perform, a great place to come be.
Brand new routines to take your breath away alongside some classic favorites, so often requested.
Come along and join us on Sunday, 18th March at 1pm SLT
Debauche – a little risque, a little naughty, always nice and ALWAYS classy.
Don’t you want to be Debauched/ Of course you do!!!
See you on Sunday

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Neomah/50/19/4073

3:00PM – Centre Stage

From Broadway to Burlesque and everything in between, Centre Stage brings you a feast for the senses served by its all male cast of Choreographers, Dancers and Set Designers. A variety for your entertainment! We offer touring performances as well as having our home venue. Everyone welcome! No dress code.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nope/31/13/3006

6:00PM – Whymsee Noir

Join us on Saturday, 3/17/18, starting at 6 pm, for Let’s Dance at Whymsee Noir: Emergency Services. I’ve got 12 songs lined up for all kinds of emergencies, all choreographed and designed with YOU in mind!

For the Let’s Dance show, we trade in our sets for MORE dancing and LESS wait time between songs! There will be lots of wiggling, dancing, physics, and a little dazzle thrown in for good measure! Dance along with us or have a seat in our comfy chairs, we like it when you watch! No naked avatars, just dancing. Come to the show and see what all the fuss is about!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whymsee/96/192/3286

7:00PM – Moulin Rouge

Join us for an evening of magical delights as we explore the fantastical of days gone by and of the present day. The Moulin Rouge revue dancers will delight your senses with epic heroes, exotic fairies, gods, goddesses and all kinds of delightful creatures in a kaleidescope of color, thrilling stories and music and sensory delights!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moulin%20Rouge/172/131/31

7:00PM – Desire Arts

Desire Arts Dancers do an “after hours” show. Starting at 7pm slt on March 17th & 24th… we bring you the performance quality at our Saturday shows, with more skin… little less costume. Some acts do contain adult content.

As an “Arts” theater (and gallery) Desire Arts will be a venue perfectly suited for SL Performers wishing to express themselves through live performances, through Dance, Art Exhibits, Performance Art as well as Dramatic Presentations.

Also, Presentations of a controversial nature (including those involving sex, politics and/or religion) will be presented separately from the Dance Program.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hell%20Lust/174/78/21

Fantasy Dream - March 10 2018

SUNDAY MARCH 18 2018

5:00PM – Winds of the Sahara

Each Sunday we have a shiny, new show at Winds of the Sahara Theater. Our dances range from burlesque to performance art and you are sure to be amazed at all of the wonder that sets, costumes and music can create. We’ll put sparkles in your eyes and leave sequins on your shirt collars.

Please try to leave as many scripts at home as you can to help with lag!!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aladona/124/193/2001

6:00PM – Kiki’s Burlesque

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LORII%20CAPRONI%20ISLAND/106/174/24

I assume there will be a few more shows this week… usually you’ll find a Debauche and Club Image and other performances. Folks are just taking their time getting the notices in, finishing up their routines… that sort of thing.

Check with the Dance Queens event calendar for updates and additions to the weekend’s schedule, as well as the many events that happen during the week.

So, folks, is this useful? Let me know. Drop me an IM when you get to a show and that you enjoyed it.

A&M Mocap Maniacs - March 10 2018

VWBPE 2018: March 15th-17th – preview

Posted on by Inara Pey
VWBPE 2018

The 2018 Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education (VWBPE) conference takes place between Thursday, March 15th and Saturday March 17th, 2018 inclusive. A grass-roots community event focusing on education in immersive virtual environments, VWBPE attracts 2200-3500 educational professionals from around the world each year.

I recently gave a brief overview of this year’s conference at the end of February, so this piece is intended to provide a little more meat for potential visitors.

As with recent years, the conference is focused on the 8 core VWBPE regions in Second Life, centred on the VWBPE Gateway.

Event Calendar

The best way to keep abreast of the full schedule is via the VWBPE 2018 event calendar. By default, this displayed in posterboard (shown below), but can easily be switched to agenda, month or stream views via the drop-down menu in the top right corner. Individual events can also be added to a number of personal calendars – Google, Outlook, Apple – making it even easier for attendees to track the events and activities they particularly want to attend at this year’s conference.

Use the drop-down at the top right of the VWBPE event calendar if you’d prefer to see it displayed in other formats

Note: event details pages in the calendar include a “Where” item with an apparent SLurl. These links tend to open a further copy of the event details page, rather than provide a SLurl map page. Instead, and where provided, use the “location” SLurl at the bottom of event pages for direct access to the location via a SLurl map page OR note the location name and use the event Teleport HUD in-world – see below for more.

Event Selection

The following is a (personal) selection of events those curious about VWBPE 2018 might want to attend:

Thursday March 15th

All times SLT

VWBPE 2018: Main Auditorium

Friday March 16th

  • 06:00-07:00: Morning Meet and Greet: meet VWBPE staff and volunteers, have your questions about events and the schedule answered and meet other attendees at the Social Area.
  • 11:00 – 12:00 noon: keynote: Bryan Alexander, Education Futurist: VRevolution calls for a new digital literacy at the Main Auditorium.
  • Social event highlights:
    • 12:00 noon – 13:00: Live Music with Keeba Tammas and her backup band, “The Tiny Maniacs” at the Social Area.
    • 14:00-14:50: Under the Sea Adventure: explore the beautiful underwater area of the social sim and become a mermaid or merman. Under the Social Area.

Saturday, March 17th

  • 07:00-08:00: Morning Meet and Greet: meet VWBPE staff and volunteers, have your questions about events and the schedule answered and meet other attendees at the Social Area.
  • 08:00-09:00: Blending VWs & Digital Tech. in Language Teaching: teaching immersive English literature by blending 3D worlds, machinima and other external digital tools. At Lecture Area A.
  • 12:00 noon – 13:00: Liberate Agency Amplification Via Avatar Identity: at Lecture Area B.
  • 16:00-17:00: Waiting for the VR Evolution: for many who have embraced change and have been early adopters, waiting for the rest of the world to catch up has not been easy. A discussion at the Quadrivium.
  • 18:00-19:00: VWBPE 2018 Closing Ceremony at the Main Auditorium.
  • Social event highlights:
    • 13:00-14:00: Games and Fun on the Social Plaza.
    • 17:00-18:00: Live Music with Nina Bing at the Main Auditorium.
    • 19:00-21:30: Music and Dancing featuring Lightning Production’s U2 Tribute Concert. In honour of St Patrick’s Day (19:00-20:00) followed by DJ Coz Okelly 20:00-21:30). All at the Social Area.
VWBPE 2018 Quadrivium

Getting About

VWBPE takes place across 8 regions (including the exhibitors spaces). While exploring on foot is fun, the quickest way to get to event / activity venues is via the VWBPE Teleport HUD, which can be obtained from the vendors at the VWBPE Gateway.

Simply ADD the HUD to your screen and click it when needed to open a dialogue box listing the key locations in the VWBPE regions. Click on the location you require to open the World Map with the location marked. Click on Teleport on the World Map to TP to the location. Simples!

The VWBPE Teleport HUD – click the HUD to display a dialogue box of destination in the VWBPE 2018 regions (appear top right of your screen). Click the desired destination to display it on the World Map, then click the Map’s teleport button to go to the location.

About VWBPE

VWBPE is a global grass-roots community event focusing on education in immersive virtual environments which attracts over 2,000 educational professionals from around the world each year, who participate in 150-200 on-line presentations including theoretical research, application of best practices, virtual world tours, hands-on workshops, discussion panels, machinima presentations, and poster exhibits.

In the context of the conference, a “virtual world” is an on-line community through which users can interact with one another and use and create ideas irrespective of time and space. As such, typical examples include Second Life, OpenSimulator, Unity, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, and so on, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest or any virtual environments characterised by an open social presence and in which the direction of the platform’s evolution is manifest in the community.

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Aliens, a Quiet Man and celebrating Seanchai’s first decade

Posted on by Inara Pey
Seanchai Library

It’s time to highlight another week of storytelling in Voice by the staff and volunteers at the Seanchai Library. As always, all times SLT, and events are held at the Library’s home at Holly Kai Park, unless otherwise indicated.

Sunday, March 11th, 18:00: The Not-Just-Anybody Family

When Junior Blossom wakes up in the hospital, his last memory is of crouching on the barn roof with cloth wings tied to his arms, and of Maggie and Vern in the yard below, urging him to fly. That had been just before Junior spotted a police car approaching the farm in a cloud of dust.

Meanwhile Pap, the children’s grandfather, sits in disgrace in the city jail. He was arrested for disturbing the peace after his pick-up truck accidentally dumped 2,147 beer and soda cans on Spring Street.

With their mother away on the rodeo circuit, it’s up to Maggie and Vern to find a way to rescue Pap and Junior. How will they solve their family problems?

Join Caledonia Skytower at the Golden Horsehoe for this Magicland Storytime reading of this Betsy Byars classic.

Monday, March 12th 19:00: Sentenced to Prism

Prism is a planet with a uniquely crystalline environment and which supports both silicon and carbon-based life forms. It is a planet where even the tiniest creatures are living jewels.

For some time, the Company has been illegally exploiting Prism, but now all contact has been lost with the research team there, leaving the Company with a problem. Any attempt to launch a rescue mission will draw unwanted attention both to Prism and to the Company’s activities. Something else must done; so they call on the talents of Evan Orgell.

A smart, self-confident and successful problem-solver, Orgell has access to the best equipment available within the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, and as Orgell discovers, Prism is a harsh and hard place – a lot harder than his state-of-the-art environment suit. When that succumbs to the local flora/fauna, Orgell finds himself exposed to the hostile environment and fighting for his survival without any protection, dependent upon little more than his wits.

Then help arrives from an unexpected quarter: a sentient life-form native to Prism calling itself A Surface of Fine Azure-Tinted Reflection With Pyroxin Dendritic Inclusions – which Orgell decides to call “Azure”.

Join Gyro Muggins as he reads a standalone story from Alan Dean Foster’s Humanx Commonwealth series.

Tuesday, March 13th 19:00: Mist Nests

An original story by Aoife Lorenfield.

Wednesday, March 14th 19:00: The Quiet Man

quiet-manReleased in 1952, John Ford’s The Quiet Man is regarded as a classic Irish-American romantic comedy / drama. Starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara (and assorted members of their RL families!) and Barry Fitzgerald, it is a popular choice among critics and film-lovers.

The screenplay for the film was drawn in a large part from a short story of the same name originally published in 1933 in the Saturday Evening Post, and penned by Irish author, Maurice Welsh. Together with a number of other short stories by Walsh, The Quiet Man was gathered into a single volume of his short stories, The Quiet Man and Other Stories, which dealt with many recurring characters living in rural Ireland of the 1920s, and set against the backdrop of the civil unrest which affected the country at that time, while examining the complexities and occasional intrigues of life, love and Irish traditions.

Join Caledonia Skytower as she reads Walsh’s original tale of The Quiet Man, Paddy Bawn Enright.

Seanchai’s Volume 10: Celebrating a Decade of Seanchai Library

Part 1 of a special series of events to mark Seanchai Library’s 10th anniversary. See here for the full schedule.

Thursday, March 15th, 19:00: The Architect of Newgrange – Part 1

With Shandon Loring – arrive at the Library on Holly Kai early to teleport to the special setting for the event.

Saturday, March 17th:

11:30: Corwyn Allen & Wald Schridde Play Celtic Music, Live! 

A special celebration at  Ceiliúradh Glen on Holly Kai  (in homage to Glens na hEirean in the old West of Ireland Estate).

13:00: The Storyteller’s Path

With Caledonia Skytower at  Ceiliúradh Glen broadcast on Fantasy Faire Radio.

Sunday, March 18th

12:30 Prelude to A Bagpipe Challenge

With Caledonia Skytower at  Ceiliúradh Glen followed at 13:00-14:00 by Beyond Loud – music with Elrik Merlin, Gabrielle Riel, and Ktahdn Vesivino broadcast on Radio Riel Main Stream.

 

Please check with the Seanchai Library’s blog for updates and for additions or changes to the week’s schedule.

This Weekend in Second Life Dance

Posted on by R.

Noir Neverland - March 8 2018

Hi there. R. Crap Mariner, your Dance Correspondent.

I’ll be posting dance performance schedules, similar to Inara’s posts about Seanchai Library readings. We’ll start with the weekend events for now.

Let’s get started, here’s the events that I had on the calendar as of press time…

(All times SLT)

Friday March 9

6:00PM – Elysium Cabaret

If it’s Friday, it’s Elysium Cabaret! Fancy some imagination? In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, every Friday at 6pm SLT the dynamic performers of Elysium Cabaret take the stage to bring you a solid hour of entertainment! Featuring elaborate sets and choreography sequenced to an eclectic genre of music, Elysium Cabaret offers something for everyone. Grab your friends and get their early because the sim fills. Come celebrate Friday! Welcome to the weekend!

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/74/64/2754

10:00PM – Guerilla Burlesque

☆☆☆GUERILLA BURLESQUE ☆☆☆

Friday March 9th at 10 pm,, Guerilla Burlesque presents its Pit Revue show!

We sparkle we shine with all the glitz and glamour of extraordinary concepts! Hot music and gorgeous dancers all packed into one exciting hour! It’s a good night to come see the show; we’ll entertain you with amazing stage acts!

Audiences love Guerilla Burlesque and their special “Pit” shows in the round, under the direction of Chrissy Rhiano and is fast becoming a fan favourite event to attend! We are delighted to bring you more of these exquisite performances this week!

Doors open at 9 pm for the 10 pm show! Arrive early and invite your friends!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Idle%20Rogue/96/195/33

Guerilla Burlesque - March 2 2018

Saturday March 10

12:00PM – Fantasy Dream

So, I saw this one from their notices:

Group Notice From: **Fantasy dreams** Dance show group, donotgivemyself

♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥♫
АНОНС!!! – КЛУБ ” ZODIAC ” –
10 марта – в 23,00 мск – “Fantasy Dreams” – Dance show group – “Волшебные Духи”
Ждем всех и будем рады видеть вас на наших представлениях.

Let’s see… Announcement, Club Zodiac. March 10 at 23:00 Moscow Time (let’s see Plus 9 from Houston, which is Plus 2 from SLT, so 12 Noon SLT, right?) Fantasy Dreams Dance Show Group’s Magic Spirits. We are waiting for everyone, and we will be glad to see you at our show.

They do some cool routines with wild bright colourful sets and costumes and particles. Well worth checking out.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oceanica/171/197/2800

1:00PM – Breezes

Breezes Dancers show We Can Dance at WetDreams Paradise, Saturday 10 March 2018 at 1pm SLT.

This is a show of 6 Acts and lasts about 50 minutes.  There will be a party after the show for everyone to enjoy some dancing fun.

DressCode: Casual

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Caribbean/161/200/2602

6:00PM – Whymsee Noir

Join us on Saturday, March 10, 2018, starting at 6 pm, for Whymsee Noir: Your Cabaret Through the Years. This is a bigger Whymsee show, with three sets, one each for the 1930s, 1960s, and 2000s, costume changes, great music from each of the three eras, and gifts for you, as well! Dress for your favourite decade, or come ready for a party, ’cause we have the sets, we have the music, we have the gifts, all we’re missing is YOU!

For the Let’s Dance show, we trade in our sets for MORE dancing and LESS wait time between songs! There will be lots of wiggling, dancing, physics, and a little dazzle thrown in for good measure! Dance along with us or have a seat in our comfy chairs, we like it when you watch! No naked avatars, just dancing. Come to the show and see what all the fuss is about!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whymsee/96/192/3286

7:00PM – Moulin Rouge

LIVE – Disney Favourites

DATE: March 10, 2018 7pm SLT

Step with us into the Magical World of Disney, where the unimaginable comes to life. The Moulin Rouge Dancers spin tales of your favourite Disney characters, from the animated to Disney Classics this evening and will bring to life yours (and their) favourites in a series of group, duet and solo numbers sure to win your heart.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moulin%20Rouge/172/131/31

7:00PM – Paramount

Paramount Grand Theatre

March 3rd & 10th at 7pm SLT.

Spring Into March! Paramount Grand Theatre’s brand new show for March. Come join us for an evening of classy but sassy entertainment as we the Paramount Players dance for you, March 3rd & 10th at 7pm SLT.

The Players are bringing the Irish, the Scottish, the Leprechauns and the Celts to Paramount. Maybe even some American marching may make an appearance!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hell%20Lust/77/83/22

Paramount Grand Theater - March 3 2018

Sunday March 11

6:00AM – Club Image

IMAGE open this Sunday March 11th, OPEN 5:30 AM SLT, START 6:00 AM SLT.

…… ♥ * Line up for this Sunday*♥…….

  1. Yougao Destiny “Creep”.
  2. Misse Tigerpaw “Where is my love”.
  3. Setsuna Hirano “A girl from Orleans “.
  4. Diawa Bellic “Pretty wicked things”.
  5. Team Dance – Misse Tigerpaw “Bus stop”.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Laem%20Singh/191/30/2021

Club Image - March 4 2018

1:00PM – Debauche

Sunday the 11th March Debauche once again dance in simply what can be only described as a stunning and most beautiful theatre at Trysts.

Always a pleasure for Debauche to dance here. The show itself promises to be spectacular at the very least. New routines and stunning favourites. Please dress semi formal or at least smart with scripts low as possible. 1pm SLT Sunday 11th March at Trysts.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Forbidden%20Fruit/20/76/3032

Debauche - March 3 2018

5:00PM – Winds of the Sahara

Each Sunday we have a shiny, new show at Winds of the Sahara Theatre. Our dances range from burlesque to performance art and you are sure to be amazed at all of the wonder that sets, costumes and music can create. We’ll put sparkles in your eyes and leave sequins on your shirt collars.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aladona/124/193/2001

Winds of the Sahara - March 4 2018

5:30PM – Kiki’s Burlesque

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LORII%20CAPRONI%20ISLAND/106/174/24

Check with the Dance Queens event calendar for updates and additions to the weekend’s schedule, as well as the many events that happen during the week.

So, folks, is this useful? Let me know. Drop me an IM when you get to a show and that you enjoyed it.