Fireworks & Music @ Autumn Writers' Exhibition

The notice from the Written Word group came from Jilly Kidd:

It's the final day of the Autumn Writers' Exhibition with fireworks by the wonderful Judi Newall at 1.30pm SLT followed by the Grand AWE Ball with live music by pianoman Djai Skjellerup. Come dressed as a favourite character from a book or an author for a chance of the L$5K prize. We'll also be announcing the prizes for the writing contests (apart from journalism) and the best display. Let's end this AWE in style!

A Group in Second Life Organizes a Veterans Tribute

Every year on November 11^th, America sets aside the day as a remembrance to its veterans and for the third year so too has a group of residents in second life. The group, "SL Veterans Tribute" is currently planning for this year's tribute, which will be begin on Sunday, November 8^th and run through Saturday, November 14^th. In the note card I received from Jill Mackenzie one of the tributes five coordinators, the group described itself as, "non-political and serves one purpose and one purpose only and that is to honor all the men and women that have given willing of their time to protect the lives we enjoy today". The tribute is organized, funded and built on a purely volunteer basis and will be collecting money for Operation Uplink, which provides pre-paid phone cards for military personnel stationed overseas.

Here's the information on last year's event, which contains photos and a video from the 2008 tribute.  

Should you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the Tribute Coordinators listed below:

Flattop Ewing

Classy Patton

Jill Mackenzie

Wildroses Pevensey

Wellhung Bagley

Berlin Stage Creator Kazuhiro Aridian Building Class

On the 30th of October at 6pm SLT and again on the 1st of November at noon SLT, the afterburn begins with the launch of a "Master Builder Class" with the creator of the Berlin Stage, Kazuhiro Aridian at the Burning Life - Berlin Plaza. In the notecard from Burning Life Art Department Lead White Lebed, she explains:

"The Berlin Stage is an amazing masterpiece created by one of the best SL artists. Fortunately for us, the builder, Kazuhiro Aridian, is also a very generous person who is ready to explain EVERYTHING about his creation. Don't miss this unique opportunity."

Avatar Orchestra Metaverse Performs in Orfeo's Oratorio

From: Alizarin Goldflake

Topic: The Avatar Orchestra Metaverse performs in Orfeo's Oratorio

Event date: Saturday, October 31, 11 am PDT

The most unusual Halloween party ever! This combination of talents is not to be missed: a spectacular AVATAR ORCHESTRA METAVERSE performance in Alizarin Goldflake's celebrated ORFEO'S ORATORIO. Limited seating - come early! People are invited to wear their most outrageous costumes and prepare to be astonished by theirs!

The Orchestra is a global collaboration of artists that uses the Second Life platform as an instrument itself. 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 truly spellbinding event.

Orfeo’s Oratorio is a virtual amusement park with an Upper World/Underworld theme, featuring other-worldly fountains, gondolas, coracles, dance pose balls, a mirror-like floor, blue-jetted ferris wheels, and a mysterious changing light. In the Underworld, where the performance will take place, flames shoot up from the floor, sconces crackle, and the fountain drips particle sparks from the ceiling like a giant chandelier. It was an NPIRL pick:

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ABOUT THE AVATAR ORCHESTRA METAVERSE

Avatar Orchestra performs regularly in Second Life and in mixed reality events at new media, music and visual arts centres in North America, Europe and Asia.

ACTIVE MEMBERS

Bingo Onomatopeia
BlaiswDeLaFrance Voom
Carolhyn Wijaya
Gumnosophistai Nurmi
Humming Pera
Free Noyse
Maxxo Klar
North Zipper
Paco MarianiXisuthra Lomu
Zonzo Spyker


INTERNET ADDRESSES

http://avatarorchestra.blogspot.com/
http://www.avatarorchestra.org/

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ABOUT ALIZARIN GOLDFLAKE

Alizarin Goldflake creates 3-D Kinetic and Immersive Art and 2-D Abstracts and Landscapes. Most of the textures in the work are derived from RL digital drawings of natural forms.

FLICKR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alizaringoldflake/

BLOG
http://alizaringoldflake.blogspot.com/

YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyK90WywARM

Virtual Ability Hosts Talk on Mammography

The following information came to me by way of Gentle Heron:

Marymac Dougall will present information about mammography on Tuesday, October 27, from noon - 1 pm SLT. She will be presenting simultaneously in voice and text. This presentation will be held in The Sojourner Auditorium, Virtual Ability Island. Marymac will discuss what mammograms are, their purpose, who would want them, when they should be given, and how they are done. She will bring a "library" that will be available to attendees to get further information about breast cancer. An optional demonstration of breast self-examination (BSE) will be given.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Marymac is a six year breast cancer survivor with a very personal story to share with us. She heads the Breast Cancer Awareness peer support group here in SL. This presentation is open to both men and women. One in 100,000 men will get breast cancer. Anyone with breast cancer, who is at risk, or who is concerned about the possibility of breast cancer, is welcome, as well as those who are family, friends, or caregivers of those with breast cancer.

Art Auction & Carnival to Benefit Make a Wish

I received the group notice from good friend Tricia Aferdita. The event is currently underway in second life:

Join us from 10am to noon in Avalon Town, above the Labyrinth Theater! We've rezzed a special fall Carnival, featuring Rides, Games, Food and a charity kissing booth, where a few Avalon Management and Residents will take their turns puckering up to benefit Make a Wish. More than a dozen works of art were donated for the benefit art auction starting this morning! Music provided by UK DJ Gregster Kidd for your entertainment! Come early, bid high!

Lane’s List New Location in Avalon

I've taken a plot of land on the Magna Carta SIM, which is part of the Avalon complex in second life as the new home of Lane's List. As you can see from the picture, the build is complete (my first large scale build in SL). I'm planning for a grand opening event sometime in November, most likely to coincide with the release of chapter six, "Borders of Our Lives". Chapters one through five are available in my new space. The plans are evolving for how I'm going to use the new build, but for right now my office is located there along with the book chapters. Stop on by if you get a moment, would love to hear what you think of the build.