Info Island and libraries in second life this week
VIRTUAL ABILITY ISLAND GRAND OPENING!
Join us on Saturday, August 16th at 1 PM SLT to celebrate the Grand Opening of Virtual Ability Island. The island was developed with a new resident orientation center, advanced tutorials, and training facilities for individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions. The entire island is accessibility-friendly for new and experienced residents and will provide ongoing classes for people who want to search for and evaluate health information. Funding came through an initial grant from the National Library of Medicine to the Alliance Library System and is sustained by the generosity of individual contributors to Virtual Ability, Inc. We are excited to present this important resource to members of the Second Life community!
Location: Virtual Ability Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/128/128/23
Contact Carolina Keats or Eme Capalini, inworld, for more information.
Talis Cybrary Open House
Please join us at 4 p.m. SLT, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 to hear about all that’s happening with the residents of Talis Cybrary Island! Residents will give short presentation regarding their exciting current projects and intriguing future plans, followed by a chance to tour the island and capped with dancing to a live DJ. This is your chance to see one of the Info Archipelago’s loveliest new sims and meet the residents who are helping make this a happening place! Presentations and dancing will be at the Talis Cybrary Island Coliseum.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Talis%20Cybrary%20Island/197/142/23
For more information, contact Teofila Matova
Investing InfoIsland
Book discussion Friday at 8:30 am sl – lead by Maxito Ricardo – im Maxito or Lorelei Junot for a tp
Only Yesterday
Good news for those who love fashion and fashion history: there’s a new exhibit on Only Yesterday all about fashions of the ’30s:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Only%20Yesterday/95/92/40
Come find out what your parents and grandparents wore, beauty tips from the time and how to ‘make-do and mend’.
Info Island – Buckaroo
What: a demo of free tools, and a party to reopen my store
When: Buzz Session @ Info Island, Aug 15th at 6pm SL –
Party @ Buckaroo, Aug 16th at 6pm SL
I am reopening Buckaroo! This means FREE (for personal/edu/non-profit)
objects: WebMon, VidMon, Slider, and much more. These have been
used in many educational/library/etc settings.
The Buzz Session will be a demo of what’s available (Friday the 15th).
The Party will be on the roof of the store (Saturday the 16th)
Of course, there will be a couple of surprise items to demo.
A bit more info:
http://www.daniel.org/blog/2008/08/07/buckaroo-will-reopen
For more information contact Bucky Barkley.
Genealogy Research Center – Always at Sea: Navy Records
Wednesday, August 13th at 6 PM – Genealogy Research Center
Krag Mariner (RL: Craig Scott, President of Heritage Books), will present a genealogy seminar on researching Navy and Marine records for family history.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/176/219/33
The Sci-Fi & Fantasy Portal presents~
our August Meet the Author event:
Author: Erik Gordon Bainbridge in real life
Hawk Lightcloud in Second Life
Book: Warrior Brothers — a story which combines ancient legends;
the adventures of three young men learning who they will become;
loyalty among old and new friends; self-sacrifice;
and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
Where: Info Island 210-94-33 places you
near the outdoor discussion platform
When: Saturday, August 16th. at 1 pm.
Mr. Bainbridge will read from his novel, then open for discussion with the audience.
We also will have (starting Friday) a sample of the novel in which you can read the Prologue and Chapter 1. It will be at ground level near the notice board for the Meet the Author event.
The Portal also has a Portal Meeting on Wednesday, August 13th. at 1 pm. Portal Members are encouraged to come. Other folks who are interested in Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy are invited to attend also. For more information, contact Franja Russell.
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead & New Toulouse Library events August 12-19, 2008
Poetry Reading – The Courage of Intimacy
August 14th, 2008
3:30pm – 4:30pm SLT
Winterfell Library, Winterfell
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/128/22
Threik Wilkinson in SL – Keith R. Ainsworth in RL, reads from his book of poetry, The Courage of Intimacy.
Life, death and the relationships we forge between: The Courage of Intimacy is a collection of modern poetry exploring the fundamental human need to connect with others.
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Shakespeare Summer: The Tempest
August10th – August 16th
Radio Riel: http://music.radioriel.org
The third month of Shakespeare Summer, produced by Radio Riel in cooperation with the Caledon Library, and funded by the Foundation for Rich Content. Radio Riel’s “From The Library” programming all this week will feature music from, thematically connected to, or providing commentary and sidelights on, The Bard’s play of mariners, magic, & machinations . Programming & events this week lead up the the Tempest on August 16th. Visit Radio Riel at http://radioriel.blogspot.com/ for details of the programming
SL Shakespeare Summer Ball #3: The Tempest
Sat, August 16, 8pm – 10pm
Winterfell Libris
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Libris/61/194/35
Join The Caledon Library for the grand finale of Shakespeare Summer, a Tempest ball on the enchanted isle of Winterfell Libris. Come dance with nymphs and goddesses, sorcerers and statesmen, drunken fools, mishap en monsters, airy spirits, and other denizen’s of Prospero’s isle. Guests are invited to choose a character from the play to RP at the Ball, or simply to come in their magical, classical, or Shakespearean best!
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Lord Rosse, the Man Behind the Monster Telescopes
A lecture by Troy McLuhan
Monday, Aug. 18
6:00 PM PDT Slt
Caledon Primverness
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Primverness/57/180/35
William Parsons, the third Earl of Rosse (1800-1867),
better known as Lord Rosse, was a very busy man.
He was an aristocratic landlord to thousands of Irish
farm tenants, a politician, an engineer, and an astronomer.
Today he’s best-known for building the largest telescope
of the 19th century – the Leviathan of Parsonstown, and
using it to discover what we now call “spiral galaxies.”
But who was Lord Rosse and what was his life like?
Attend this talk to find out! (The talk will be delivered
using SL voice. Information on how to configure the
Voice Client will be available at the event)
An exhibit with models of the monster ’scopes, including
The Leviathan can be seen at
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Space%20Island/154/25/33