SUNDAY, June 24th: It's Two, Too Delightful!

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words 

as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

~ Edgar Allan Poe

@11:30 am ...
SEANCHAI LIBRARY & FRIENDS PRESENT POE at LEA 18 
The Masque of the Red Death, The Imp of the Perverse, Hop Frog, and more!  Featuring VT Torvalar, Da5id Abbot, Dubhna Rhiadra, Bryn Taleweaver, and Caledonia Skytower (90 minutes) Live in voice.   https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA18/171/199/22

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...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

~ Sherlock Holmes

@ 1:30pm ...

TEA TIME at Baker Street: A Study in Scarlet 

Continuing (Part 3 of 4) in the Seanchai Library Fireside Room.

The story flashes back to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah in 1847, where John Ferrier and a little girl named Lucy, the only survivors of a small party of pioneers, lie down near a boulder to die from dehydration and hunger. They are discovered by a large party of Latter-day Saints led by Brigham Young. The Mormons rescue Ferrier and Lucy on the condition that they adopt and live under their faith. Ferrier, who has proven himself an able hunter, adopts Lucy and is given a generous land grant with which to build his farm after the party constructs Salt Lake City. Years later, a now-grown Lucy befriends and falls in love with a man named Jefferson Hope.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice, in the Seanchai Library Fireside Room. 

Downstairs at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Library

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________

All times Pacific Time, 

story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

*SUNDAY, June 24th 
   ~ at 11:30am: SEANCHAI LIBRARY & FRIENDS PRESENT POE at LEA 18 The Masque of the Red Death, The Imp of the Perverse, Hop Frog, and more!  Featuring VT Torvalar, Da5id Abbot, Dubhna Rhiadra, Bryn Taleweaver, and Caledonia Skytower.
(https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA18/171/199/22)
  
 ~ at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street: A Study in Scarlet continues (Part 3 of 4) in the Seanchai Library Fireside Room.

*MONDAY, June 25th at 7pm: Larry Niven's PROTECTOR Continues with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, June 26th at 7pm:  More from Craig Johnson's SHERIFF LONGMIRE STORIES with Kayden Oconnell

*WEDNESDAY, June 27th at 7pm:  MORE POE!  at LEA 18 - The Tell-Tale Heart, The Oval Portrait, and more! Featuring Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, Fayleen Belois, Shandon Loring, and Caledonia Skytower.(https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA18/171/199/22)

*THURSDAY, June 28th:
    ~ at 7pm - H.G. Wells' THE INVISIBLE MAN  - Part 2 with Shandon Loring. (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

   ~ at 9pm - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT: A Special Edgar Allan Poe Late Night at LEA 18 with Finn Zeddmore (https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA18/171/199/22)

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Stories in voice. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  

                _____________________________________________________

All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY June 21st at 7pm: THE INVISIBLE MAN pt1

"and so begins a reign of terror"

THE INVISIBLE MAN

 a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse the procedure. When he attempts to enlist the aid of former acquaintance, he is betrayed..

Book: The Invisible Man Author: H.G.Wells

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WEDNESDAY, June 20th at 7pm: WRITTEN IN THE SAND

When I was down beside the sea

A wooden spade they gave to me

To dig the sandy shore.

My holes were empty like a cup.

In every hole the sea came up

Till it could come no more.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson "At the Sea-Side"

"Tales and poems from a one-day-beach sand sculptor, with photographs" Dj Ktadhn Vesuvino steps out of his most common role role of spinning great music, and instead spins words and images from his sea shore experiences. Presented live on stream.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

TUESDAY, June 19th at 7pm: More from Craig Johnson's SHERIFF LONGMIRE TALES

Longmire takes a break from the Cody Pritchard murder mystery for an even more perilous assignment -- preparing for the marriage of his daughter, Cady.  In addition to discussions about life, love and weddings, Walt and Henry are drawn into the disappearance of a horse at the American Indian Days Parade and Pow Wow -- the notorious divorce horse.

Kayden Oconnell, live in voice.

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MONDAY June 18th at 7pm: PROTECTOR

PROTECTOR

- by Larry Niven -

A race of beings near the center of the galaxy have a life cycle of Child, Breeder and Adult.  One of the Adults, having lost all of his descendants will lose his appetite and die of starvation, unless he can 'adopt' any survivors of a failed colony.  Everyone, watch out! Great Granpa is heading your way to save you.

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS

at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

SUNDAY, June 17th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street

Tea Time continues with the adventure that began it all! A Study in Scarlet (part two of four today)

"RACHE" written in blood on the wall where a man is found dead.  What could it mean?  Is it the mysterious Rachel that the police seem to think it is? Or something more sinister and going back farther in time. Holmes  and Watson go toe to toe with Inspectors Gregson and Lestrade in their first adventure together.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower live in voice, in the Fireside Room (lower level) at Seanchai Library on Holly Kai.

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THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________

All times Pacific Time, 

story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

*SUNDAY, June 17th 
   ~ at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street: join Corwyn, Kayden, and Cale as they continue (1887) A STUDY IN SCARLET. Part Two of Four today.
   ~ 6pm: MAGICLAND STORYTIME: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle concludes, live at the Golden Horseshoe at Magicland Park. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY, June 18th at 7pm: Larry Niven's PROTECTOR continues with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, June 19th at 7pm:  More from Craig Johnson's SHERIFF LONGMIRE TALES with Kayden Oconnell

*WEDNESDAY, June 20th at 7pm:  WRITTEN IN THE SAND: Images and Thoughts from the Seashore with Ktadhn Vesusino.

*THURSDAY, June 21st at 7pm - H. G. Wells THE INVISIBLE MAN Part 1 with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

COMING NEXT WEEK ~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

GO FOR POE!

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Stories in voice. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  

                _____________________________________________________

All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY June 14th at 7pm: THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK - H.P. Lovecraft

"I have seen the dark universe yawning"

THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK

In Providence, Rhode Island, Robert Blake, a young writer with an interest in the occult, becomes fascinated by a large disused church on Federal Hill which he can see from his lodgings on the city's Upper East side. His researches reveal that the church has a sinister history involving a cult called the Church of Starry Wisdom and is dreaded by the local migrant inhabitants as being haunted by a primeval evil. 

The being can only go abroad in darkness, and is hence constrained to the tower at night by the presence of the lights of the city. However, when the city electric power is weakened during a thunderstorm, the local people are terrified by the sounds coming from the church. "I see it-- coming here-- hell-wind-- titan-blur-- black wings-- Yog-Sothoth save me-- the three-lobed burning eye..."

Book: Haunter of the Dark
Author: H.P. Lovecraft

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WEDNESDAY, June 13TH at 7PM: HELLO, UNIVERSE Concludes

Caledonia concludes Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s funny and poignant story about fate, destiny, and unexpected friendships.

Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero).

When we left Virgilio, he was trapped in a well with only his imagination and Gulliver the guinea pig to keep him company.  But is he truly alone?  As characters his Lola has instilled in his consciousness from Philippine folklore visit him, and the friends he doesn't fully realize he has search for him, Virgilio is poised on the brink of the universe.

Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.

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MONDAY June 11th at 7pm: PROTECTOR

PROTECTOR

- by Larry Niven -

A race of beings near the center of the galaxy have a life cycle of Child, Breeder and Adult.  One of the Adults, having lost all of his descendants will lose his appetite and die of starvation, unless he can 'adopt' any survivors of a failed colony.  Everyone, watch out! Great Granpa is heading your way to save you.

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS

at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Library

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________

All times Pacific Time, 

story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

Kayden Oconnell get wild with Craig Johnson's THE COLD DISH

*SUNDAY, June 10th 
Special Notice: Due to unplanned RL obligations, we'll be skipping this week.  Apologies.  A STUDY IN SCARLET will return on June 17th, and conclude on July 1st.

*MONDAY, June 11th at 7pm: Larry Niven's PROTECTOR BEGINS with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, June 12th at 7pm:  Craig Johnson's THE COLD DISH: A Longmire Mystery" continues with Kayden Oconnell **LATE BREAKING UPDATE: Session rescheduled till Next Week**

*WEDNESDAY, June 13th at 7pm:  Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal Award-Winning Tale HELLO, UNIVERSE concludes with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, June 14th:
   ~ at 7pm - HAUNTER OF THE DARK: H. P. Lovecraft and with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

   ~ at 9pm - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT: Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Stories in voice. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  

                _____________________________________________________

All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY June 7th @ 6:30pm & 7:00pm: RUSH 2112: Anthem and Ready Player One

JOIN US FOR 6:30pm SPECIAL Pre-Show Story!!

We present an excerpt from the book 'Ready Player One'

When Parzival plays the song Discovery from the Rush:2112 album it leads to a hidden message essential to unlocking the third gate after finding the Crystal Key!

"We have assumed control"

RUSH 2112: ANTHEM

Tonight we complete our exploration of a famous musical album and the two stories behind it...

2112 is concept album by the band RUSH released in 1976 that uses music to tell a dystopian story set in the year 2112...

In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. By 2112, the world is controlled by the "Priests of the Temples of Syrinx", who determine the content of every facet of life. Then a man discovers a guitar and learns to play different kind of music.

The album is loosely based on the novella 'Anthem' by Ayn Rand that takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. 

http://rush.wikia.com/wiki/2112

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)

Album: 2112 Artist: Rush Book: ANTHEM Author: Ayn Rand

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WEDNESDAY, June 6th at 7pm: HELLO, UNIVERSE Continues

Caledonia continues Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s funny and poignant  neighborhood story about fate, destiny, and unexpected friendships.

“A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post

“Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—Booklist

Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero).

Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.

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TUESDAY, June 5th at 7PM: THE COLD DISH Continues

Walt Longmire's hopes of finishing out his term as sheriff of Wyoming’s Absaroka county in peace and quiet is at an end; instead, he finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.

In addition to facing one of the more volatile and challenging cases in his twenty-four years as sheriff, Longmire is dealing with his own demons - the ones that have accumulated since his wife's death. Walt must face his own future and getting on with life, and solve this tangled murder case before revenge, so often regarded as a dish best served cold, is never served at all.

Join Kayden OConnell as he reads the first volume of Craig Johnson’s tales of Sheriff Walt Longmire.

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MONDAY June 4th at 7pm: NITROGEN FIX

NITROGEN FIX

- by Hal Clement -

 Join a nomadic family in a future where all oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere has combined with nitrogen, so the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen with traces of water, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide, and the seas are very dilute nitric acid.

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS

at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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SUNDAY, June 3rd: TEA TIME at Baker Street - A Study in Scarlet

Tea Time returns to Baker Street with the adventure that began it all! A Study in Scarlet (presented in four parts, beginning today)

With this story, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction. The title is derived from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."

The novel is written in two major sections.  Part I begins by establishing the role of Dr. Watson as narrator and sets up the narrative conceit that the work to follow is not fiction.  It charts the introduction of Holmes and Watson, their installation at 221B Baker Street, and the discovery of one Enoch Drebber - dead on a crime scene that displays plenty of blood, but no wound on the corpse. Then there's the enigmatic scrawling in blood of the word "RACHE" in the nearby plaster.

A Study in Scarlet attracted little public interest when it first appeared. Only 11 complete copies of the magazine in which the story first appeared, Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, are known to exist now and they have considerable value. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, A Study in Scarlet is one of only four full-length novels in the original canon.

This story was the first work of detective fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as an investigative tool.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower live in voice, in the Fireside Room (lower level) at Seanchai Library on Holly Kai.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/215/44/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________

All times Pacific Time, 

story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

*SUNDAY, June 3rd 
   ~ at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street: join Corwyn, Kayden, and Cale as they return to the beginning, the very beginning, with the first adventure (1887) A STUDY IN SCARLET. Part One of Four today.
   ~ 6pm: MAGICLAND STORYTIME: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle continues, live at the Golden Horseshoe at Magicland Park. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY, June 4th at 7pm: Hal Clement's THE NITROGEN FIX continues with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, June 5th at 7pm:  Craig Johnson's THE COLD DISH: A Longmire Mystery" continues with Kayden Oconnell

*WEDNESDAY, June 6th at 7pm:  Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal Award-Winning Tale HELLO, UNIVERSE continues with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, June 7th:
   ~ at 6:30pm - RUSH 2112 and The Temple of Syrinx plays a major role in unlocking the Crystal Gate in Ready Player One. During tonight's 6:30pm pre-show we'll present that part of the story from Ready Player One! with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

   ~ at 7pm - RUSH 2112: Anthem - Concludes with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

Shandon's prelude event, featuring the music of Rush 

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Stories in voice. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  

                _____________________________________________________

All sessions at the Seanchai Library  are offered free to all Residents.  

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY May 31st: 6pm DANCE & 7pm Story: RUSH 2112: Anthem

6:00pm DANCE TO RUSH
at The Temple of Syrinx

followed by story at 7:00pm

"We have assumed control"

RUSH 2112: ANTHEM

Tonight we begin our exploration of a famous musical album and the two stories behind it...

2112 is concept album by the band RUSH released in 1976 that uses music to tell a dystopian story set in the year 2112...

In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. By 2112, the world is controlled by the "Priests of the Temples of Syrinx", who determine the content of every facet of life. Then a man discovers a guitar and learns to play different kind of music.

The album is loosely based on the novella 'Anthem' by Ayn Rand that takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. 

[And as a bonus for any Ready Player One fans, when Parzival plays the song Discovery from this album it leads to a hidden message essential to unlocking the third gate after finding the Crystal Key.]

http://rush.wikia.com/wiki/2112

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_(novella)

Album: 2112 Artist: Rush Book: ANTHEM Author: Ayn Rand

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