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Rebirth Brass Band funks it up tonight at B.B. Kings! (video)

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

I just got home from catching the legendary Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans just tearing it up at B.B. Kings in Times Square tonight.  The ensemble filled the packed club with their unique, funked up style.  I was right up on the stage, so got blasted by the amplified sound of seven horn players…

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I Dig Zambia starts today!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by

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My 2nd Birthday Jam at Frim Fram! (video)

Posted on July 5, 2009 by

Here's a video of my second birthday jam, taking place this time at our weekly Frim Fram Jam dance last Thursday at Club 412.  This was a super fun jam, dancing with almost as many followers as my birthday (40)!  Thanks for all the dancers who came in my jam! And as always, thanks for…

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African Arts Parade & Festival in Brooklyn (pics, video)

Posted on July 4, 2009 by

I happened to hear the sounds of a marching band from my apartment and rushed down to see a parade for the International African Arts Festival rolling past my building up Fulton Avenue.  Those dancers are so cute! African Arts Festival goers will discover live music, dance, spoken word performances, African marketplace, showcase performances, fashion,…

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The Hair Fair in Second Life: virtual hair raises real dollars for Locks of Love this weekend!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by

This is the last weekend of the "Hair Fair" in Second Life, an innovative fundraiser for the "Locks of Love" charity.  Locks of Love, for those that don't know, is a nonprofit that provides hair for kids who have undergone chemotherapy or other medical procedure that causes them to lose their hair. For the last…

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Thoughts on Four Decades of Being Rik

Posted on July 3, 2009July 29, 2019 by

Today marks my 40th year on this planet. I wish I had some grand epiphany to share at this point in my life.  But being a Quaker, I know that revelations don’t necessarily work on a schedule. People have been asking me what it feels like to turn 40. On the one hand, not much…

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Teen-created machinima dramatizes child sex trafficking

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Today our 15 teen machinimatographers in Global Kids' Virtual Video Project publicly premiered their film "Discovered" before an audience of their peers, parents, teachers, and supporters at the Sony Wonder Theater in Manhattan.  It was great seeing their work on the big screen and then watching them explain to the audience their process from conception…

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Knoshing tour of Chinatown and the Lower Eastside

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Tomorrow the gang in the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids is holding our annual retreat, and Barry and I are in charge of the foodie tour of Chinatown and the Lower Eastside.  Our entire staff is almost to a person major foodies, so it's kind of a daunting task.  Here's a Google map of…

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My Metaplace World: Now embeddable!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Here's my first world I created in Metaplace that I can now embed here (or anywhere on the web)!  This is a pretty revolutionary way to move virtual worlds from "walled gardens" to places situated in the wider social web.  Embedding can increase traffic to your world, let you more easily hang out with friends,…

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Reminder: Global Kids Teens Premiering SL Machinima “Discovered” Tomorrow in NYC!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Just a reminder that tomorrow, July 1st, fifteen New York City public high school students will premiere their film Discovered –a digital "machinima" film produced in Second Life that explores the powerful issue of child sex trafficking through the fictional story of one Mexican teenager. Discovered is the final product of a year-long, intensive digital…

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