THURSDAY February 1st at 7pm: STAR WARS - The Force Awakens pt.3

"A New Threat Arises"
STAR WARS - The Force Awakens!

Many years have passed since the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were victorious over the evil Empire, and the galaxy has been at peace. But now a new darkness is rising. The brave men and women of the Resistance must stand against Kylo Ren and the villainous First Order... Relive the excitement of STAR WARS-THE FORCE AWAKENS! with this special action-packed retelling presented by Shandon Loring and The Seanchai Library

Book: Star Wars - The Force Awakens Author: Michael Kogge

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WEDNESDAY, January 31st at 7pm: More FRACTURED SYMMETRY

Corwyn Allen continues a second adventure from Fernando Salazar's collection of Sci-Fi-Fantasy short stories: FRACTURED SYMMETRY.


"Science fiction murder mystery short stories, with Nero Wolfe re-imagined as an alien (which explains a lot).
"In the far future, on another planet, a variety of alien races co-exist (including humans). Reclusive genius Terendurr and his human sidekick Blair solve a number of baffling crimes.
"The premise and main characters here have been lifted from the Nero Wolfe stories, but cleverly adapted. Nero Wolfe himself is an alien (which makes a lot of sense) and his sidekick is a human woman (a great idea). The result is a really enjoyable read: great characters, distinctly alien aliens, and engaging mysteries, all very well written and edited. My only issue was that I’ve never read the Nero Wolfe stories, so I wasn’t sure what here was original and what not. Obviously, the science fiction content is new and I assume the plots are mostly original."
~Unlimited Book Review from ingeniouscat.co.uk
Live in Voice.
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TUESDAY, January 30th at 7PM: THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS Continues

With much pomp, and some fairly hysterical circumstances, Professor William Waterman Sherman is off on balloon driven exploration of the globe.  He's planned everything out, down to the last detail.  or at least, that's what he thinks.

To quote Robert Burns, The best laid schemes o'mice an' men , Gang aft a-gley.” And so it shall be with Professor Sherman: sharks volcanoes, and a famous island with a remarkable secret.

Faerie Maven-Pralou continues William Pene' duBois' Newbery Award-winning classic, live in voice.

MONDAY January 29th at 7pm: THE WOLFEN


THE WOLFEN
- by Whitely Strieber -
They evolved alongside humanity. 
They're not werewolves but we're definitely their sheep.
PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!
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All times Pacific Time, story events in Voice.


*MONDAY, January 29th at 7pm: Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN Concludes with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, January 30th at 7pm: William Pene du Bois' TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS Continues with Faerie Maven-Pralou.

*WEDNESDAY, January 31st at 7pm: More Selections from FRACTURED SYMMETRY with Corwyn Allen 

*THURSDAY, February 1st at 7pm: STAR WARS: The Force Awakens with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

COMING March 15th - 25th
Volume 10: Celebrating a Decade of Seanchai Library
Lots of special celebrations and events planned - mark your calendars now!

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.  
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All sessions at the Seanchai Library (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our current featured charity Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY January 25th at 7pm: STAR WARS - The Force Awakens pt.2

"A New Threat Arises"
STAR WARS - The Force Awakens!

Many years have passed since the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were victorious over the evil Empire, and the galaxy has been at peace. But now a new darkness is rising. The brave men and women of the Resistance must stand against Kylo Ren and the villainous First Order... Relive the excitement of STAR WARS-THE FORCE AWAKENS! with this special action-packed retelling presented by Shandon Loring and The Seanchai Library

Book: Star Wars - The Force Awakens Author: Michael Kogge


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DON'T FORGET SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT @ 9PM
Join Finn Zeddmore for a little late night contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy fiction, in a relaxed atmosphere intended to soothe you to your rest, or ease you into your day - where ever you are on the globe. (SL Only)

TUESDAY, January 23rd at 7:00pm: TWENTY ONE BALLOONS Begins

Faerie Maven-Pralou reads from William Pène du Bois’ 1947 children’s classic, The Twenty-one Balloons, a Newbery Medal book in this week when the 2018 Newbery honors will be announced.

A steamship en route across the North Atlantic comes across the strange wreckage of twenty deflated gas balloons and rescue, much to their surprise, a lone man – one Professor William Waterman Sherman.

The professor had last been seen some three weeks previously, departing San Francisco aboard a giant balloon, determined to spend a year aloft and drifting on his own.

Now, as word spreads that the professor has been found alive and well – and in completely the wrong ocean to the one he had last been seen flying towards – the world awaits the story of how he came to circumnavigate the globe in record time, only to be fished from the wreckage of twenty balloons when he had started with just the one. When he has sufficiently rested and recovered after receiving a hero’s welcome on his homecoming, the good professor tells a tale most fantastic…


The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.

MONDAY January 22nd at 7pm: THE WOLFEN


THE WOLFEN
- by Whitely Strieber -
They evolved alongside humanity. 
They're not werewolves but we're definitely their sheep.
PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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SUNDAY, January 21st at 1:30pm: TEA TIME with Robert Burns

Get out your plaids and your wee highland beasties, and come join Corwyn and Caledonia. Burns Night is next week, and we are going to celebrate early with a few little ditties from the man who is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in a form of the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. Presented live in voice.
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... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!
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The Planet Jakku comes to Holly Kai Park, as Shandon continues his new series this week

All times Pacific Time, story events in Voice.


*SUNDAY, January 21st at 1:30pm: TEA TIME with Robert Burns with Corwyn Allen and Caledonia Skytower in the Fireside Room

*MONDAY, January 22nd at 7pm: Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN Continues with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, January 23rd at 7pm: William Pene du Bois' TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS Begins with Faerie Maven-Pralou.

*WEDNESDAY, January 24th at 7pm: More Selections from FRACTURED SYMMETRY with Corwyn Allen 

*THURSDAY, January 25th:

   ~ at 7pm: STAR WARS: The Force Awakens with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitelyhop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)

   ~ at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT 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 (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our current featured charity Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY January 18th at 7pm: STAR WARS - The Force Awakens pt.1


"A New Threat Arises"
STAR WARS - The Force Awakens!

Many years have passed since the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were victorious over the evil Empire, and the galaxy has been at peace. But now a new darkness is rising. The brave men and women of the Resistance must stand against Kylo Ren and the villainous First Order... Relive the excitement of STAR WARS-THE FORCE AWAKENS! with this special action-packed retelling presented by Shandon Loring and The Seanchai Library

Book: Star Wars - The Force Awakens Author: Michael Kogge

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WEDNESDAY, January 17th at 7PM: POEMS OF HOPE with Aoife


Last year was a difficult one in many ways. As we welcome the new year, Aoife reads poems of hope. Please bring your favorite examples! She will be happy to read yours too.

Aoife Lorefield, live in VOICE.
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TUESDAY, January 16th at 7PM: FRACTURED SYMMETRY Continues

Author Fernando Salazar brings an eclectic background to his writing: A life-long interest in
medieval history, 10+ years intense martial arts training, an early career as a biology researcher, and a later career as a software products developer, a love of wines and cooking, 2 years living and working in India, a somewhat maddening fixation with golf, and a regular program of re-reading the works of Jack Vance and Patrick O’Brien. His writing projects range from scattered one-off SF and Fantasy stories, to the obligatory serial novels.

Blair MacAllister and his Boss investigate mysteries based on science, in a setting that brings them into contact with all the main races of Civspace. Will Blair prove as durable as her boss?


Corwyn Allen continues, live in Voice.
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MONDAY January 15th at 7pm: THE WOLFEN


THE WOLFEN
- by Whitely Strieber -
They evolved alongside humanity. 
They're not werewolves but we're definitely their sheep.
PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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

Shandon dons the mask to present the conclusion of The Phantom of the Opera

All times Pacific Time, story events in Voice.


*Monday, January 15th at 7pm: Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN Continues with Gyro Muggins

*Tuesday, January 16th at 7pm: Selections from FRACTURED SYMMETRY Continue with Corwyn Allen 

*Wednesday, January 17th at 7pm: POEMS OF HOPE with Aoife Lorefield

*Thursday, January 18th at 7pm: STAR WARS: The Force Awakens with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitely
hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)


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 (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our current featured charity Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY January 11th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (part two)

"Love me - that's all I ask of you"
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

In 1890s Paris, the Palais Garnier is believed to be haunted by an entity known as the Phantom or the Opera Ghost. One day, the stage hand, Joseph Bouquet, is found hanged, presumably by the Phantom, after boasting about him to the corps de ballet. At the same time, Christine Daaé, a young Swedish soprano, has been tutored by what she believes to be the Angel of Music, sent by her deceased father. On the night of the gala performance for the old manager's retirement, Christine is called upon to sing in the place of the Opera's leading soprano, Carlotta, who is ill, and her performance is an astonishing success. The Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, who was present at the performance, recognises her as his childhood playmate, and recalls his love for her. He attempts to visit her backstage, where he hears a man speaking to her from inside her dressing room. He investigates the room once Christine leaves, only to find that there's no one else in the room. Book: Phantom of the Opera Author: Gaston Leroux


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WEDNESDAY, January 10th at 7:00pm: POEMS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's ending."

~ Seneca

As we begin the new year, Aoife will bring poems about new beginnings to read from some of her favorite poets. Feel free to bring your own! She will be happy to include yours in the reading list.  


Aoife Lorefield, live in VOICE.
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TUESDAY, January 9th at 7pm: More from FRACTURED SYMMETRY

Blair MacAlister is an expert at Judo, a credible AI hacker, and a certified pilot of craft atmospheric and interstellar. Her favorite weapon is sarcasm, or failing that, her ever-present blaster. Her boss is Terendurr the Black Stone: technical wizard, expert in the ethnography of myriad races, fancier of rare foods and wines, and even rarer fractalites. An Entharion Quadromorph, exiled from his homeworld and under constant threat of assassination, he is also somewhat irritable.

Together they investigate mysteries based on science, in a setting that brings them into contact with all the main races of Civspace: The mysterious Junn, the affable but biologically intense Raylics, the chaotic and powerful Oro-Ka, the commercial minded Keret, and the cynical Phair. At the center of their cases are transformative genetic therapies, unlikely fossils, the linked neurology of symbiotes, and more. Terendurr is over 300 years old and has seen and endured the worst and strangest the galaxy has to offer. Will Blair prove as durable as her boss?


Corwyn Allen continues, live in Voice.
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MONDAY January 8th at 7pm: THE WOLFEN


THE WOLFEN
- by Whitely Strieber -
They evolved alongside humanity. 
They're not werewolves but we're definitely their sheep.
PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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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.

*Monday, January 8th at 7pm: Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN Begins with Gyro Muggins

*Tuesday, January 9th at 7pm: Selections from FRACTURED SYMMETRY Continue with Corwyn Allen 

*Wednesday, January 10th at 7pm: POEMS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS with Aoife Lorefield

*Thursday, January 11th:
   ~ at 7pmTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Part 2 with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitely hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)


   ~ at 9pmSEANCHAI LATE NIGHT - Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore

Qwibbles protest as the Dickens Project was cleared away on Dec 31st
We think she meant it!
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 (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our current featured charity Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY January 4th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (part one)

"Love me - that's all I ask of you"
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

In 1890s Paris, the Palais Garnier is believed to be haunted by an entity known as the Phantom or the Opera Ghost. One day, the stage hand, Joseph Bouquet, is found hanged, presumably by the Phantom, after boasting about him to the corps de ballet. At the same time, Christine Daaé, a young Swedish soprano, has been tutored by what she believes to be the Angel of Music, sent by her deceased father. On the night of the gala performance for the old manager's retirement, Christine is called upon to sing in the place of the Opera's leading soprano, Carlotta, who is ill, and her performance is an astonishing success. The Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, who was present at the performance, recognises her as his childhood playmate, and recalls his love for her. He attempts to visit her backstage, where he hears a man speaking to her from inside her dressing room. He investigates the room once Christine leaves, only to find that there's no one else in the room. Book: Phantom of the Opera Author: Gaston Leroux


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WEDNESDAY, January 3rd at 7PM: More from OLD MOTHER WEST WIND

It's been over a century since readers first ventured into the Green Forest to encounter Reddy Fox, Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, and other winsome characters. American author Thornton W. Burgess's first published work, Old Mother WestWind, and its 1911 follow-up, Mother West Wind's Children have been delighting readers for 107 years. These gentle stories offer children, and adults a like, enduring lessons about ecology and respect for wildlife.

Faerie Maven-Pralou, live in Voice.

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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.

*Tuesday, January 2nd at 7pm: Selections from FRAGMENTED SYMMETRY with Corwyn Allen - "Author Fernando Salazar has written some delightful stories that are part detective story and part space opera." (quote by Dave Schroeder, author of Xenotech Rising)

*Wednesday, January 3rd at 7pm: More from OLD MOTHER WEST WIND  with Faerie Maven-Pralou

*Thursday, January 4th at 7pmTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Part 1 with Shandon Loring (also presented in Kitely hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/144/129/29)


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 (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our featured charity.

Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower