Events This Week in Second Life from July 24 to July 30

Events subject to change by hosts, and more information may come in later this week. So check again later for events this weekend. Check for more events at the Second Life Destination Guide.
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Special Multi-day Events

Hair Fair 2012

"Come support Wigs for Kids and update your hair inventory with the newest of the new at Hair Fair 2012. Hundreds of brand new styles spanning four sims, only available here during this event. A percentage of every item purchased will be donated to wigs for kids. Hair Fair is from July 14-29. For more info, visit http://hairfair.wordpress.com. " 

Water (129, 56, 22)

Leonardo's Machines

"'Leonardo's Machines' by Sniper Siemens gives newcomers the opportunity to discover up close the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. See how virtual worlds can join together art, education and architecture at this exhibit, available through August at the MIC - Imagin@rium "

MIC (157, 237, 21)

Virginia Alone

"Virginia Alone is the real life story of an blind elderly lady living with mental illness. In her solitude she recorded her thoughts over 20 years on hundreds of cassette tapes which can be found and listened to in the environment. Virginia Alone is exhibiting in both Second Life as well as at the Santa Fe New Media Festival. "

More about the exhibit at Bryn Oh's blog.

Immersiva (16, 157, 21)

Oberon Onmura's Kinesis

Oberon Onmura's latest art exhibit "Kinesis" features a giant pattern-making machine in a subtly changing visual and musical environment. More info at http://bit.ly/N73OXT.

LEA20 (16, 242, 36)

London City July Festival

"July is a busy month at London City with events each weekend starting with the Pride Festival, a birthday celebration, The Proms and the start of the London Olympics. More info at http://mainlandlondon.blogspot.com. "

 London City (161, 116, 24)

Summertown, USA


"At Summer Town, USA, you can do anything from entering a pie eating contest to getting a free band uniform and joining the town's marching band. Compete in the sack races then cool down at the ice cream parlor afterwards. There is also animated face painting, water balloons and even a slip n' slide. Don't forget to relax on a blanket to enjoy the fireworks or to sit in the drive-in theater yo take in a movie. "

Elizabeth Town, (126, 142, 21)

The Great New Babbage Bar Crawl

"Twenty one bars and restaurants have hidden 21 bottles for you to find across the entire City State of New Babbage. There are no groups to join or objects to buy...just touch the bottle when you find it and it will give you a prize and then tell you the directions to the next stop in local chat. "


Vernian Sea, (211, 94, 27)



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Tuesday July 24


12 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club

The club of the most active romance-themed sim in Second Life 
Theme: Best in White
DJ: Blacktulip, Host: Moria
1 Board - 250L

12 to 2 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 


12 PM The CockTail Nightclub

“A first class club everyone will want to come to. If you want a good nightclub experience, head on to the Cocktail.”

Theme & DJ to be announced

12 to 2 PM, Purrfection Estates (85, 76, 21)


1PM Happy Hour with Morgue McMillan & Brendan Shoreland

"Poetry (plus, other of her works) as well as Music. Dig deep into the images and meanings of her art. This will be a new way to experience poetry--not critique or analysis, but exploration and understanding... This is a Rare Event !!!"

1PM Book Island (207, 227, 37)


4PM Hakeber Haber’s Happy Hour at the Writer's Block Cafe

"Tuesdays at 4pm SLT, Hakeber Haber’s Happy Hour is a mix of horror stories in the first twenty minutes and comedy from “The Life and Times of Car Johnson” during the rest of the hour. Because nothing goes better after a terrifying trip through the edges of darkness than a tale about a man who attempts to be a rodeo clown with a balloon cattle prod, Hakeber’s character, Car Johnson, will come and read his own stories, which can only happen in Second Life :-)"

4-5 PM Book Island (207, 227, 37)


5PM Lauren Live

"Presenting LaurenLive, a stand-up live comedy routine on the peculiarities and quirks of living in SL and RL! Catch me at ' Lauren's Place' on Cookie Island, Tuesday at 5:00 PM, a lively, open comedic conversation. No tipping. Just fun and laughter."

5 PM Cookie (208, 23, 23)



6 PM Club Zero Gravity
"A party among the stars" in a featured space club
 
Theme: "Road Trip"
 
Tonight at Club Zero Gravity it's our "Road Trip" event. Get your CB radios, get your biker jackets, 'cause it's time to get your motor running and head out on the highway.  So be a "good buddy," and drive on over.

DJ Cynthia, 500L on the board

"Drive yourself crazy."

6 to 8 PM Purrfection Estates (229, 11, 3365)



7:30 PM Saint Quentin Ballroom
DJ Lewt and his lovely wife Janna hosting dancing and music at the Saint Quentin Ballroom, music from all eras.
NOTE: The ballroom is set in the middle of a roleplay sim. The dance area is neutral ground, but guests are asked not to disturb players outside it.

7:30 - 10 PM Saint Quentin (64, 90, 32)

Forest Howlers Club - 8 PM SLT

"The wolf is on the air NOW here at FHC & Rocking the house!  The Wolf LOVES requests, so come on down and hit him up.  Rock, metal, Techno - its all good, so don't miss this show Come howl with the wolf, at the Forest Howlers Club!"

8 to 10 PM, Calm Waves (83, 197, 350)




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Wednesday July 25th


11 AM. SLT. - The ever-popular, informal & informative Writer's Chat.. Readers and Artists are especially welcome! We never know what we'll be talking about and even the seemingly random chatter is interesting :-) "

11 AM - 12 PM Book Island (198, 52, 25)



12 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club

Theme: Best in T-shirt
DJ: Manita, Host: Moria
1 Board - 250L
12 to 2 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 


Theme: Live Music
Artist: Maxx Sabretooth
Host: Rtt
2 to 3 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 


Theme: Live Music
Artist: Rhia Yuhara
Host: Rtt
3 to 4 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 




6 PM Cutlass Club Party

 "Best open air club on SL. Always live-music, best dancers to entertain you. 125m above Sunweaver Space. Open Wed, Fri, Sat nights 6pm SL. Come enjoy and dance your cares away."

Theme: Dungeons & Dragons, DJ Cyanthia

100-250L on board

6-8 PM Sunweaver Space (245, 88, 123)



7PM The Odd Ball
"Hello Tunaverse! I am Tuna Oddfellow and this is my partner Shava. We are your hosts on this wild ride. Do not attempt to adjust your monitors we are controling transmission!"


7PM to 9PM Dragonhenge (126, 122, 651)



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Thursday July 26th

10 AM Conundrum

Cape Hope, Concordium
Theme: Live Music
Artist: Mel Cheeky and Tinies
Host: Eva
10 to 11 AM, Conundrum  (222, 24, 22)


12 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club

Theme: Summer Colors - Back to the 80s
DJ: Blacktulip, Host: Pint
(1 Board 250L) 
12 PM to 2 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 


12 PM The Cocktail Nightclub

“A first class club everyone will want to come to. If you want a good nightclub experience, head on to the Cocktail.”
Theme & DJ to be announced
12 to 2 PM, Purrfection Estates (85, 76, 21)


1 PM "Global Peace, How Can It Happen?"
Sandndor Zabelin's New Event. We'll be discussing issues raised in his book, "Notes from An Alien", but you don't have to read the book to join in :-) We'll be discussing many Global Issues and possible resolutions. Everyone gets a free book :-)Book Island (197, 56, 25)


3 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club 
Theme: Live Music
Artist: Keeba
Host: Rtt
3 to 4 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37)


Games/Trivia night Host: Kathee
Theme:  Best in Summer Outfit / Trivia!

4 PM to 6 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37) 





4PM Happy Hour at the Writers Block Cafe
"Hakeber Haber’s Happy Hour is a mix of horror stories in the first twenty minutes and comedy from “The Life and Times of Car Johnson” during the rest of the hour. Because nothing goes better after a terrifying trip through the edges of darkness than a tale about a man who attempts to be a rodeo clown with a balloon cattle prod, Hakeber’s character, Car Johnson, will come and read his own stories, which can only happen in Second Life ."

4-5 PM Book Island (207, 227, 37)
 

6 PM Virtually Speaking 

“A weekly news review and counterpoint to the network opinion shows. Each week, two well regarded bloggers discuss the events of the week, with an emphasis on U.S. politics and policy. “Jay Ackroyd hosts.

6-7 PM Virtually Speaking (164, 111, 25)


6 PM Club Zero Gravity

"A party among the stars" in a featured space club 
 
Theme: "Comedy Night"

Tonight at Club Zero Gravity, it's  our Comedy Night, brought to you by our comical DJ Shockwave. We'll have a number of laugh-inducing tunes from Weird Al, to Ray Stevens, to Second Life's SonicBlu, and of course his own. Prepare for a night of music so sidesplitting funny, you may have to go AFK for twenty minutes to catch your breath  ;-)

DJ Shockwave, 500L on the board

6 - 8 PM

"Why is your shirt colored like a rainbow?" "I dyed laughing."


6 to 8 PM? Purrfection Estates (229, 11, 3365)



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Friday July 27th

2012 Olympic Games begin, keep an eye for special events yet announced

??? AM Mystery Lake
Time: To be announced
Theme: 7seas Fishing contest on Lake of Mystery, 500L Pot
Host: Venum (L$500 prize)
??? AM - ???, Mystery (132, 81, 21)
 

11AM Science Friday

Broadcasting, and discussion of, the Science Friday show of National Public Radio in Second Life, "Making Science Radioactive" (SL Newser article).

11AM - 1PM, Science School (23, 203, 28)


3 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club

Theme: Fantastic Friday by Rosemoon Productions
DJ: Bloodrose, Host: Rtt
500L (2 boards) 
3 PM to 5 PM, Mystery (82, 96, 37)


6PM Cutlass Club Party
Theme: Ripped and Torn, DJ to be announced 
100-250L on the board
6-8 PM Sunweaver Space (245, 88, 123)


8PM Live at the Pocket

"The Pocket is a venue for music, fun and good times. Our motto is 'few rules just fun,' so please relax and have a good time.  ... Our regular  show is Friday Night at The Pocket from 8 PM 'til late  on  Fridays featuring an ever changing program of the best live music in Second Life. "

8PM, Fendahl, (242, 82, 31)


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Saturday July 28th



Netera's Coffee Lounge

Welcome to Netera's Coffee Lounge. Hope you enjoy our informative chat in our new jazzy set. In this venue you'll participate in interviews with real life writers, singers and artists

Eliz Watanabe--11AM slt
Terric (43, 137, 28)



11AM Racer X's Giant Snail Races

A "crazy fun event" that can be called one of those things only in Second Life, racers don racing snail avatars, and run through an obstacle course. On occasion, there is a special cross-grid race that takes place across a number of sims.
Treet films these races: http://treet.tv/shows/snailraces.

11AM Hawthorne (179, 145, 33)


11 AM Reader's Chat at Book Island
"You can talk about the books, short stories, or poetry you've read recently (or long ago) -- even the books you didn't like :-) This is a casual, welcoming group and we'd love to hear what YOU are, or were, reading!"

11 AM Book Island (197, 56, 25)


4PM The Happy Vixen Beach Club

Theme: "Party on the Beach," DJ to be determined

4 to 6 PM, Purrfection Estates (249, 61, 22)




6PM Cutlass Club Party
 Theme: Hawaiian Luau, DJ to be announced
100-250L on board

6-8 PM Sunweaver Space (245, 88, 123)


7:30 PM Saint Quentin Ballroom
DJ Lewt and his lovely wife Janna hosting dancing and music at the Saint Quentin Ballroom, music from all eras.
NOTE: The ballroom is set in the middle of a roleplay sim. The dance area is neutral ground, but guests are asked not to disturb players outside it.
7:30 - 10 PM Saint Quentin (64, 90, 32)

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Sunday July 29th


10AM Poetry in the Park at the Fitzgerald

"It's Coffee & Poetry time again at the Fitzgerald. 'The Morning Brew' Starting at 10AM, we have Live Poetry in the Fitzgerald Park - And Yes there will be Coffee! Sometimes steamy lyrics. Come on down to the Fitz. Where we Fix Your Mix!"
10AM Fitzgerald Park , Unsung Village (214, 89, 21)


10 AM "Naked Scientists"

"The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio program, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web." http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

"Listen with us live, and maybe get a question of yours on the air."

10AM to 11 AM SciLands (104, 119, 25) 




11AM The Odd Ball
 "Hello Tunaverse! I am Tuna Oddfellow and this is my partner Shava. We are your hosts on this wild ride. Do not attempt to adjust your monitors we are controlling transmission!"

11AM to 1 PM Dragonhenge (126, 122, 651)





11:45AM New Life Church Sunday Services

Pastor: SixgenNew Life Christian Center, Shetlon (179, 226, 52) (just outside chapel)








4:45 PM New Life Christian Center Sunday Services

Pastor: Lynne
New Life Christian Center, Shetlon (179, 226, 52) (just outside chapel)
5 PM Virtually Speaking
5-6 PM Virtually Speaking (164, 111, 25)


5PM The Happy Vixen Beach Club

Theme: "Party on the Beach," DJ Imre

"Its time to hit the beach - sun, sand, and good music.  DJ Imre Bellic will be spinning the tunes and taking requests, and there will always be 500L on the contest board for something!"

500L on the board

5 to 7 PM, Purrfection Estates (249, 61, 22)




5:30PM The East Coast Conservative Podcast
"The East Coast Conservative Podcast is a weekly news & commentary podcast hosted by Hatton Humphrey (aka Hatton Hunghi in SL) and Ken Johnston (who barely has time for a real life). Our take on the world is generally conservative with a lot of humor and enough bad jokes to make a clown cry. Okay, the bad jokes are normally from Hatton, but whaddya do?"

5:30 PM Pop (158, 21, 68)


7PM "Global Peace, How Can It Happen?"

Sundays at 7pm SLT is Sandor Zabelin's Event, "Global Peace, How Can It Happen?" We'll be discussing issues raised in his book, "Notes from An Alien", but you don't have to read the book to join in :-) We'll be discussing many Global Issues and possible resolutions. Everyone gets a free book :-)

7PM Book Island (197, 56, 25)


8PM Cypress Rosewood

The "Best Ambient Artist in SL" performs at the Space Music Theater

Spinthrift (156, 81, 98)





8PM Zindra Speed Build

"Zindra Help Vortex features a weekly Speed Build Contest every Sunday at 8 PM SL time. This contest is free to join and open to any skill level! Learn building, meet people and win prizes! More info: http://bit.ly/pubAnU" (caution Adult Link)


8PM Zindra Vortex (127, 120, 23)




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Monday July 30th



12 PM Queen of Hearts Riverboat Club
Theme: To be Announced
12 to 2 PM, Mystery (79, 89, 23)


1 PM "Writers' Wave" Book Island
"Join June Stormcrow for the Writers' Wave, a unique, hands on writing event where you can plunge into writing in the company of others. The game is simple. A word or prompt is chosen, shared with all, and then we write on it for 20 minutes. After time is up, we pass our notecards and discuss what we've written, focusing on being supportive and enjoying the different perspectives on the word. Open to writers of all styles, forms, and skill levels."

1 PM Book Island (99, 106, 35)