Sunday, August 30, 2009

Rhythm & Rhyme Lounge Has Moved!

Jewel Reyes welcomes everyone to the NEW SIM! If you have not checked out the amazing job WD Designs has done for the lounge and mall on a new sim, you need to get down there! Make sure you check out the lounge's garden area for relaxing and try your hand at winning lindens playing Zyngo, DMC and others! Interested minds should get ready for some old and new exciting spoken word. Rhythm and Rhyme is growing, thanks to all of the support the lounge has received these past few months; now they are doing even more events than ever before, and Jewel wants to see all of you at these events!! If you haven't already, you can join the mailing list and get in on the Profile Picks Rewards!
Upcoming events include a contest for live musicians who need a regular and appreciative venue to perform and the incentive of a great promotional and financial opportunity to share their talents. Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Musicians, Singers, Rappers, Hip Hop Artists, Instrumentalists, and others are invited to make submissions from Sunday, August 9, 2009 to Saturday, August 29, 2009 SLT. Those interested in participating should IM Jewel Reyes for more info or come by the lounge and fill out an application!

On Sundays at 3pm SLT Jewel will host a weekly contest for the BEST RHYTHM & RHYME ARTIST. Calling all spoken word artists, poets, singers, rappers to come share your creativity and compete! The first place prize is a $500 WD Designs Gift Card & 200$L. On Mondays from 11am-12pm SLT for all you early birds, there is a midday poetry session, hosted by Klannex Northmead. Show R&R's newest host some love as he leads a discussion about poetry that is read. So come with your pieces or someone else's pieces and share inspiration, your perception and overall thoughts! Later on Mondays from 5pm-6pm SLT the Rhythm & Rhyme Lounge presents live musician SEBA SIDEWAYS. Seba's been playing Tenor Sax for more than 14 years; at the present time, he works in RL as a Session Player in Reggae, Rock, Funk and Latin Bands. His repertory in SL includes different music styles, as Jazz, Ballads, Bossa Nova, Blues, Funk, Reggae Roots. At his gigs, Seba pays a tribute to great Musicians like Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Thelonius Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, all of them highlights in North American Jazz History. Join R&R for an evening of jamming to the sultry sounds of his sax.
Klannex hosts another midday poetry session on Tuesdays from 11am-12pm SLT, and later on Tuesdays from 7-8pm SLT, Jewel Reyes, Dilana Llewellyn, and Kalli Birman co-host the Nightcap. They invite you to come sit and have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine as they dish on current events and anything else our minds can dream up. Anything and everything is up for grabs! Think Sex in the City meets SL....a time to sit around and discuss ...what topics you ask...well...what would you sit around and chat with friends about....relationships, love, last nights escapades, or just a good corn bread recipe. So sit back...smoke them if you got them...grab a drink and enjoy The Night Cap.
Feel free to join the discussion or simply grab a seat and listen!

On Wednesdays from 7pm-9pm SLT, the Rhythm & Rhyme Lounge presents RISQUE/EROTICA CONTEST, hosted by Jewel Reyes and China Faith. If you missed the last Risque Event? Mmmmm be sure that they steamed the lounge up! Don't let it pass you by this time around; bring your racy, sultry, sexy, pieces down and steam up the lounge, or come and observe! Attire for the evening is SEXY! Umm not naked, but SEXY! We'll begin by watching a Risque Spoken Word Video, a review, and on to the sharing. Feel free to IM Jewel Reyes to guarantee your spot or for more information; a first place prize of 500$L will be awarded to the best spoken word artist, and 250$L for the best sexy attire.
Best Sexxy Attire: 250L

Thursdays begin with another midday poetry session from 11am-1pm, and the weekend begins with CHILL NITE on Fridays from 7pm-9pm SLT Hosted by China Faith, with DJ Star joining China from time to time to spin one hour of tunes from 8-9 p.m. SLT. Oh and yes there will be poetry and spoken word...so reserve your spot, observe, or share! Just be there. The weekend at R&R continues with Karaoke Saturdays in the lounge from 7pm-8pm SLT, so grab a drink and get that liquid courage up to belt some tunes out! Showing up is the best way to stay up to date on when R&R is having random 500$L contests for the best karaoke artist, sponsored by Chez Gabrielle; her satellite store is located right next door to the lounge and if you like classy, sexy, stylish fashion, you need to check her out!
Rhythm and Rhyme's new location is at Millennium Mall & Entertainment , Pinnacle Place (146, 115, 24) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pinnacle%20Place/146/115/24/

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Pay Tribute to MJ on his Birthday

Thanks to Epiphany Zerbino for the notice, and the clever use of song titles: I REMEMBER THE TIME, a King was born. He went to school to learn ABC's. He came across a few PRETTY YOUNG THINGS, DIRTY DIANA AND BILLY JEAN, was the two that stood out, although Billy Jean was BAD, Dirty Diana gave him BUTTERFLIES. And soon BEN came into the picture, and SHE WAS OUT OF HIS LIFE, You see Ben was a SMOOTH CRIMINAL and kinda OFF THE WALL. The King asked Dirty Di, WHO'S LOVING YOU? and she replied, THE MAN IN THE MIRROR! DJ'S CERTA AND BONA WACO! Join us to celebrate the life of a LEGEND! Tonight at The Red Door, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SLT, all are invited to show their love for the King!