Tag: Misc Events

Open now through until October 1st is A Clockwork Spiral, a shopping and music event featuring steampunk, steamgoth, dieselpunk, dieselgoth and dark Victoriana in Second Life to help raise money for the National Kidney Foundation. 2014 marks the fifth year for the event, and the second time it has been run as a multi-day event, thanks largely to the demand of merchants and attendees.

Organised by the folk who run the World Goth Fair (Axi Kurmin, Lokii Violet, Dolce Blackflag, Sonya Marmurek and Cruel Britannia), the event is host to 40 merchants, who have brought with them their interpretations of the theme for the visitors to shop while enjoying the atmosphere of the specially built event locations and enjoying good music and good company.

All of the merchants at the event are offering at least one 100% donation item or two 50% donation items in special A Clockwork Spiral vendors. As always, Club Gothika’s Mobile Unit will be the heart of the music events which will be taking place through the 16 days of A Clockwork Spiral, and you can find the club under the central railway station.

Further details of the event can be found on the A Clockwork Spiral blog, which includes information on the event sponsors, provides a list of participating merchants, and a map of the event area.

When visiting, do keep in mind that there is a lot going on at the region, and it is likely to have a good number of visitors – so please help keep things running smoothly by attending as lightly scripted as possible, and try to avoid wearing texture-heavy attachments as well.

Related Links

• A Clockwork Spiral event SLurl (Rated: Adult)
• A Clockwork Spiral blog
• A Clockwork Spiral Flickr group
• The National Kidney Foundation (USA)

 

 

Following on the heels of Linden Lab, I recently blogged about Avant Garden, a mixed reality performance which took place at the Little Boxes Theatre in San Francisco on Wednesday August 20th.

The performance featured Kathleen Moore dancing on the stage at the theatre, with DanCoyote Antonelli (DC Spensley in the physical world) and the ZeroG SkyDancers performing via a large screen on the stage from Second Life.

At the time the performance was announced, it was indicated that there might be the opportunity for in-world performances, and on Tuesday August 26th, the Lab blogged that DanCoyote has indeed arranged two such special performances. These will take place as indicated on the poster, below, and those wishing to attend either one are asked to contact DanCoyote directly and request an invitation (hence no SLurl in the poster).

 

I received a notice about the 2014 Lovecraft Festival, which opened on Monday August 18th, and runs through until Monday August 25th.

Timed to coincide with the anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft’s birth (August 20th), the festival has been organised by the HP Lovecraft Roleplay (and more) Group of Second Life (HPL RPG), and once again features the Autism National Committee (AutCom) of the United States as its featured charity.

The event region is split into two areas. The arrival point is located up in the sky, together with a region-wide vendor and events area. This offers a range of merchant stalls, and the main stage area, which will feature concerts by Nightwish, Apocalyptica and Cradle of Filth, with The Tales of the Uncanny Cabaret will present its stage show as well.

As well as the live entertainment, there will also be numerous DJ event taking place, and a special trivia hunt will be running right through the festival, with cash prizes and gift cards available to the winners. The full schedule of events is available on the festival’s website.

Down on the region itself is the interactive adventure from which this year’s festival takes its name: At The Mountains of Madness. This is based on Lovecraft’s 1931 novel of the same name, and allows intrepid individuals or groups to re-tread the footsteps of professor emeritus of geology, William Dyer and his colleagues on an expedition to Antarctica. Here they find themselves confronted with incredible and terrifying truths as they seek to unravel the mystery surrounding the fate of a group of colleagues led by Professor Lake.

Those wishing to participate in the adventure can do so by making their way diagonally across the vendor / event area to the docks and the SS Lovecraft. Here they can equip themselves for the expedition at the warehouse  and pick-up a note card outlining suitable viewer settings by which the adventure can be enjoyed. Once suitably attired, adventurers can board the Lovecraft and click the large ship’s wheel on her stern deck to be transported to Antarctica, and the remnants of the camp occupied by Professor Lake’s team. From here, the adventure begins, across and under the ice …

With both the adventure and the events / vendor area, the festival has a lot to offer visitors, whether or not they are fans of H.P. Lovecraft.

Related Links

• 2014 Lovecraft Festival SLurl (Rated: Moderate)
• Festival website
• Autism National Committee

Linden Lab have blogged about a mixed reality performance due to take place in San Francisco on Wednesday August 20th.

The event will take place at the Little Boxes Theatre in San Francisco and will feature DanCoyote Antonelli (DC Spensley in the physical world) and the ZeroG SkyDancers in a show which is described by DanCoyote Antonelli as follows:

Avant Garden is a mixed reality theater performance by Artistic Director and Virtual Worlds Producer DC Spensley. Mixed reality in this sense means a combination of live and virtual reality dance performers interacting by means of a rear projection screen. The virtual team is called the ZERO SkyDancers, an ensemble that has been performing professionally since 2006 at art biennials, festivals and commissions, log in from all over North America using their computers to rehearse and perform together in simulated space. Imagine people controlling puppets over the internet all together on a stage similar to a video game environment. The live dancer (physically present) Kathleen Moore (of Dance Generators) performs in front of the screen allowing her to interact with the virtual performers and stage set.

Avant Garden is a combination of avant-garde and walled garden, and refers to the challenge presented in offering virtual reality theater to a physical audience. Avant Garden is an experiment in doing exactly that: sharing virtual theater with a live audience.

The performance is only taking place at the Little Boxes Theatre, but admission is free (subject, of course, to seating) the evening’s schedule reads as (all times PDT):

• 17:30 Drinks and small eats
• 18:00 Curator and artist talk
• 18:30 Performance seating.

So if you are in San Francisco and fancy an evening out, what not pop along? For those unable to attend, and while this is a live event at the theatre, the Lab’s blog post hints there might be performances specifically for in-world audiences in the future.

About to celebrate its 8th year in Second Life, Jamm for Genes is set to take place over the weekend of the Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd inclusive.

Jamm For Genes is a part of the Jeans for Genes annual event organised by the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) of Australia, in which people are encouraged to wear jeans on August the 1st each year and help raise money for research into birth defects and diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, and a range of genetic disorders. Al funds raised goes directly to research undertaken by the CMRI to discover treatments and cures, to give every child the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

Jamm For Genes will see a weekend of music and entertainment taking place at The Pocket in Second Life, commencing at midnight SLT on Friday August 1st, and continuing on through until the final set commencing ay 09:00 on Sunday August 3rd.

Subject to last-minutes hitches or problems, the event schedule is as follows (all times SLT):

Friday August 1st

• 00:00 (midnight) – OhMy Kidd
• 01:00 – Tommy Scorpio
• 02:00 – blueboi
• 03:00 – Wread Writer
• 04:00 – A surprise live from Canberra!
• 05:00 – Alienspeaking
• 19:00 – Bronze8020
• 20:00 – Joaquin Gustav
• 21:00 – Rara Destiny
• 22:00 – Senjita Witt
• 23:00 – Freestar and Quai

Saturday August 2nd

• 00:00 (midnight) – Krysania Eramos
• 01:00 – OhMy and the Kidds
• 02:00 – Tpenta Vanalten
• 03:00 – Barry White
• 04:00 – Billy Thunders
• 05:00 – OhMy and Saraine
• 06:00 – Angelica Svenska
• 07:00 – Rock Doghouse
• 08:00 – Rosedrop Rust
• 09:00 – Mimi Carpenter and Max
• 10:00 – Max Kleen and Mimi
• 11:00 – Mas Roade
• 12:00 (noon) – Blindboy Gumbo
• 13:00 – Pmann Sands
• 16:00 – Naga Flow
• 17:00 – Beth Odets
• 18:00 – Bronze8020
• 19:00 – Larrie Quixote
• 20:00 – Griff Bamaisan
• 21:00 – Xiara Fiasco
• 22:00 – Bamboof Stillmorning
• 23:00 – Tom 2.0

Sunday August 3rd

• 00:00 (midnight) – Chip Takacs
• 01:00 – Myst
• 02:00 – Russell Eponym
• 03:00 – Theresa Nayar
• 04:00 – Whirli
• 05:00 – Reallymad Morpork
• 06:00 – Kevin M. Thomas
• 07:00 – KatRose Serendipity
• 08:00 – Laidback Celt
• 09:00 – Bara and Free

Since its inaugural event in 2007, Jamm for Genes in SL has raised $10,000 for the CMRI, and it is hoped that 2014 will see the event raise around L$500,000, which equates to about AU $2,000. The event is also officially sanctioned to raise money for the CMRI through Jeans for Genes.

All those attending are invited to grab their free Jamm for Genes gear from the Marketplace.

Related Links

• The Pocket SLurl (Rated: Moderate)
• About Jamm for Genes
• The Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) of Australia

 

In May 2008, and to mark the renaming of the SL Sailing group to the “SL Sailing Association”, a grand raft-up was organised, for a cruise around the United Sailing Sims regions (this was before the creation of Blake Sea). Some 13 classes of boat raced by the SLSA participated in that event, and a grand time was had by all.

Now, on Sunday March 16th, it’s hoped that the success of that cruise and raft-up can be repeated and exceeded with the 2014 Starboard Yacht Club’s Motorboat Cruise and Raft-up – and the event includes an open invitation for people to join the fun.

Participants are invited to gather at the Starboard Yacht Club, where, at 11:30 SLT, the festivities will kick-off with a showing of a video from the 2008 event. After this, vessels cast-off for a cruise around some of the USS regions before heading out into Blake Sea for more adventures.

Anyone with a motorboat, motor yacht or raft is invited to take part, and there are some broad guidelines provided for those who do:

• Boats should be kept to a maximum land impact of around 100-110 – so please, no huge yachts or cruisers
• The course will be around various regions and islands, and will involve opportunities for swimming and other activities, so a swim-suit and swim animation are advised for those wishing to take part in such activities!

Those who don’t have a boat of their own and who wish to join-in the fun are welcome to do so – there will be plenty on-hand to offer rides.

The cruise and raft-up promises to be a lot of fun, and may include one or two surprises along the way – so if you’re in the mood to join others sailing the clear blue waters of Blake Sea, why not op over to the Starboard Yacht Club on March 16th?

Related links

• Starboard Yacht Club SLurl (Rated General)

With thanks to Mark Twain White for the video