About to celebrate its 8th year in Second Life, Jamm for Genes is set to take place over the weekend of the Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd inclusive.

Jamm For Genes is a part of the Jeans for Genes annual event organised by the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) of Australia, in which people are encouraged to wear jeans on August the 1st each year and help raise money for research into birth defects and diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, and a range of genetic disorders. Al funds raised goes directly to research undertaken by the CMRI to discover treatments and cures, to give every child the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

Jamm For Genes will see a weekend of music and entertainment taking place at The Pocket in Second Life, commencing at midnight SLT on Friday August 1st, and continuing on through until the final set commencing ay 09:00 on Sunday August 3rd.

Subject to last-minutes hitches or problems, the event schedule is as follows (all times SLT):

Friday August 1st

00:00 (midnight) – OhMy Kidd

01:00 – Tommy Scorpio

02:00 – blueboi

03:00 – Wread Writer

04:00 – A surprise live from Canberra!

05:00 – Alienspeaking

19:00 – Bronze8020

20:00 – Joaquin Gustav

21:00 – Rara Destiny

22:00 – Senjita Witt

23:00 – Freestar and Quai

Saturday August 2nd

00:00 (midnight) – Krysania Eramos

01:00 – OhMy and the Kidds

02:00 – Tpenta Vanalten

03:00 – Barry White

04:00 – Billy Thunders

05:00 – OhMy and Saraine

06:00 – Angelica Svenska

07:00 – Rock Doghouse

08:00 – Rosedrop Rust

09:00 – Mimi Carpenter and Max

10:00 – Max Kleen and Mimi

11:00 – Mas Roade

12:00 (noon) – Blindboy Gumbo

13:00 – Pmann Sands

16:00 – Naga Flow

17:00 – Beth Odets

18:00 – Bronze8020

19:00 – Larrie Quixote

20:00 – Griff Bamaisan

21:00 – Xiara Fiasco

22:00 – Bamboof Stillmorning

23:00 – Tom 2.0

Sunday August 3rd

00:00 (midnight) – Chip Takacs

01:00 – Myst

02:00 – Russell Eponym

03:00 – Theresa Nayar

04:00 – Whirli

05:00 – Reallymad Morpork

06:00 – Kevin M. Thomas

07:00 – KatRose Serendipity

08:00 – Laidback Celt

09:00 – Bara and Free

Since its inaugural event in 2007, Jamm for Genes in SL has raised $10,000 for the CMRI, and it is hoped that 2014 will see the event raise around L$500,000, which equates to about AU $2,000. The event is also officially sanctioned to raise money for the CMRI through Jeans for Genes.

All those attending are invited to grab their free Jamm for Genes gear from the Marketplace.

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