The Virtual Labs are Etsy’s interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. We’ve also started Show and Tell for Buyers, so if you have a bit of an Etsy shopping addiction, these are your peeps. Hope to see ya around the Labs!

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, August 4th to Friday, August 8th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time).  The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time.  So if you are confused, just click here to see what’s coming up in your real time.

Monday

• Craft Night! — 5pm to 7pm in the Treehouse. This week we are pleased to announce a very special edition of Monday Craft Night. The Etsy Labs, the EEAT Team and Sweet Tooth of the Tiger join forces to create a recipe slam! Click here for all the sweet details.

Tuesday

• Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse.  Newbies! Get your questions answered here!  Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

• Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Wednesday

• Show and Tell for Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge.  Come share what you are working on!  Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback.  Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

• How-To: Creating a Great Blog with Mary — 2pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

• Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

• Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin)  —  1pm in the Storque Room.

• Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge.  Come share what you have purchased on Etsy!  Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

• Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday 

• Community Chatt with Matt – 12pm in the Treehouse. Join us for a live, online discussion of topics of interest to the Etsy community. Our intention is to give buyers and sellers alike the opportunity to speak directly and candidly to Etsy Admin.

• On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

• Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) —  7pm in the Lounge.

Learn more about the Virtual Labs here! Apply to hold your own meetings or online workshops in the Virtual Labs here! Or send me a convo. You can also check out the Events Calendar in the Storque! And now…. for no reason at all…. whales!!!