virtual state fair

i don't know about you but i love the state fair. i love the exhibits, rides, the animals, the nasty greasy food. all of it. my friend thynka little has been working on building the second life virtual state fair for the past two months.


from the notecard you get when you enter the fairgrounds:

Virtual State Fair to Celebrate eXtension Launch

eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension is unlike any other search engine or information-based website. It's a space where university content providers can gather and produce new educational and information resources on wide-ranging topics.


Celebrate the formal launch of eXtension, and its new website www.extension.org, with education colleagues from across the country...and people from all over the world... at the eXtension Virtual State Fair in the 3-D online community Second Life!

Watch video of the eXtension ribbon cutting ceremony streamed into Second Life. Visit the Expo Tent spotlighting 16 Communities of Practice. Take a virtual horseback ride, tour the animal barns, try out the bumper cars…and the virtual cotton candy is calorie-free! Fireworks, games and live music performances will be scheduled throughout the three day celebration, on February 21, 22 and 23, 2008 .


VIRTUAL STATE FAIR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All times are SLT, which is the same as Pacific Standard Time

Thurs 2-21

9:30am Virtual State Fair is OPEN!

12:00-1:00___ eXtension Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and reception, Granite Stage

1:00pm-2:00pm___Live Performance by "Big Daddy Blues" Tone Uriza

2:00pm-3:00pm___Live Performance by Acoustic Rock artist Sojurn Rossini

3:00pm-4:00pm__Live performance by soulful folk artist Cylindrian Rutabaga

4:00pm-5:00pm__ Live performance by the indescribable Frogg and Jaycatt

5:00pm-6:00pm___Live performance by Best of SL Live Country Sensation Kim Seifert

6:00pm-7:00pm___Live performance by Low-tech Troubador and Pickle Maker Skinny Shepherd

7:00pm-7:15pm__Fireworks, adjacent to Midway Bandstand


Friday 2-22

7:00am-8:00am___Live performance, Home cooked Texas style with humor for dessert, singer/composer Capos Calderwood

8:30am-9:30am___Trivia Contest, Granite Stage

9:30am-10:30am __ Barrel Racing, Trail rides, Compliments of AKK Ranch. Try a demo horse!

10:30am-11:30am__Replay of the Launch Ceremonies, Granite Stage

11:30am-5:00pm___ Fair is open, other events TBA

4:00pm-5:00pm___Trivia contest, Granite Stage

5:00pm-6:00pm___Singer, DJ and all-round fun guy Randall Biederman, Gertrude's Barn

6:00pm-7:00pm___Big Daddy Blues, Tone Uriza, Midway Bandstand

7:00pm-7:15pm__Fireworks, adjacent to Midway Bandstand




i am going to help coordinate the musical performances on Sat 2-23, so make sure you join us for the following shows:

1:00pm-2:00pm__ Live performance by acoustic folk/rock artist Patrick LaSalle, Midway Bandstand

2:00pm-3:00pm___Live performance, the legendary coffee snob and SL acoustic rocker Lyndon Heart, Midway Bandstand

3:00pm-4:00pm___Live performance by acoustic artist extraordinaire Charles Coleman, Midway Bandstand

4:00pm-5:00pm___Singer, Dj and all-round fun guy Randall Biedermann, Gertrude's Barn

5:00pm-6:00pm___Big Daddy Blues, Tone Uriza, Midway Bandstand

6:00pm-7:00pm___Contemporary Acoustic Folk TallGuy Kidd, Midway Bandstand

7:00pm-7:15pm__Fireworks, adjacent to Midway Bandstand

my friend chester cournoyer will be putting on the fireworks display each evening. he gave me a preview today and i can tell you without hesitation to come and enjoy!