HAPPY NEW YEAR from The Dickens Project: Music from Noon to 4pm slt Today

We are ringing in the New Year, and New Decade by celebrating one final day at The Dickens Project!

Come and explore one more time, check to see that you collected all the wonderful free items hidden around the region, take one last tour on Bay Rum or the Balloon, and enjoy THE LAST DANCES in Dickens Square with the "Fairy Godmothers" of the Dickens Project:

Noon - 2pm: Aoife Lorefield spins "Blues with a Brogue"
2-4pm: Caledonia Skytower rocks with "Classic Rock Guitars"

All times SLT
Dickens Square Main Landing Point



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The Dickens Project is not just a "thing" that Seanchai Library does ... not anymore. It has become a community of its own.  Every year it grows in new and wonderful ways. That's because of you, the people who come and enjoy it, and because of the community of creators who come together to make this happen.  

We thank you all, and give one more thank you our participating community (go check them out!):

Ce Soir Arts
The Community Virtual Library
Elite Equestrian
Fantasy Faire Radio
Idle Rogue Productions
Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft Inspired
Misfit Dance & Performance Art
Radio Riel

Seanchai Library would like to thank Linden Labs and Patch Linden, our 2019 Region Sponsor.

TUESDAY, December 31st, New Year's Eve at The Dickens Project: It's Not Over Yet!

Today we share the last words of The Dickens Project. And because The Project is many things, so are the words.

Join us in Dickens Square at 1pm, for THE LAST WORDS: Dubhna Rhiadra shares another short story from the imagination of H.G. Wells; Kayden Oconnell & Caledonia Skytower present Elsie Brown's "Shady Plot"; and Cale wraps it up with Maeve Binchy's tribute to the tradition of New Years celebrations: "One Night A Year."

And even THAT is not the end of it!  We'll have one more turn on New Year's Day itself before we swing the cover closed on this edition of The Dickens Project.  We are staying open an additional day so that YOU can join us for music and dancing from Noon-4pm New Years Day.

Today's session is 90 minutes. All times SLT
Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

MONDAY, December 30th at 7PM: GREY Concludes

Gyro Muggin’s concludes his reading from Mercedes Lackey’s The Wizard of London, the 4th volume in the Elemental Masters series.
Set in a Victorian London where magic is real and Elemental Masters control the powers of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, the novel follows Lord Alderscroft, Master of the British Elemental Masters Council-the most powerful Fire Master ever to lead the Council. Loosely based on The Snow Queen, The Wizard of London delves into Lord Alderscroft’s youth, when he was bespelled by an evil Elemental Master who hoped to use him for political gain.
In Grey, Sarah Jane is sent from her home in Africa to school in London because her parents felt it would be better for her health. But given the conditions in London, however, she might have been safer in the African jungle.
Presented in Voice back at our home branch at Holly Kai Park

MONDAY, December 30th, at The Dickens Project

LIVE MUSIC today in Dickens Square: tuneful soulful - two very different voices from different parts of the world, performing in back-to-back sets that will fill you with glad tidings of comfort and joy!

@1pm: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live!


@2pm: GRACE McDUNNOUGH, Live!


PLUS, we are pleased to announce that we will be open an additional day! 

Endless Bowl Games NOT your thing?  Join us for music and dancing from Noon-4pm New Years Day.

Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

SUNDAY, December 29th, at The Dickens Project


@ NOON: MUSIC at the Opera House
DJ Dano Bookmite presents 105 minutes of music and dancing in the opulent Dickens project Opera House.

@2pm: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR HYDE
Fantasy Faire Radio and Seanchai Library present an encore performance of their October co-production, featuring Da5id Abbot, Corwyn Allen, Zander Greene, Elrik Merlin, Kayden Oconnell, VT Torvalar, and Caledonia Skytower.

"Wait a darn minute!  That's not Dickens!"  No it's not.  Robert Louis Stevenson was a good 40 years Dickens' junior, and lived 20 years beyond.  Yet among other things, they have this one thing in common: despite all the lengthy and popular works of fiction that both men authored, the one that was their best seller, the one known all around the world, the one that has embedded itself into western culture, was not one of the big works.  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (published in 1886 at 27,622 words) was Stevenson's big hit!  Not unlike how A Christmas Carol (published n 1843 at 28,944 words) was Dickens'.

All times slt/Pacific


Both events today will take place at The Opera House.  Teleport directly, or from the Main Dickens Square Landing Point.
The Opera House
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/105/157/501

Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page


SATURDAY, December 28th, at The Dickens Project

The Second Annual Urchin Celebration!
Come with your child-like joy and join our festive fun and frolics on our southern shore.

" . . . for it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas"


Wald Schridde will regale us with sea shanties and 19th c folk tunes, played on his dazzling array of instruments. He'll be followed by Aoife Lorefield spinning music for the second hour of our revels.

@2pm - WALD SCHRIDDE, Live!
@3pm - Music with AOIFE LOREFIELD

Live at The Dickens Project



FRIDAY, December 27th at 6pm: TEA DANCE Take 2 at The Dickens Project

6-8pm slt ~ TEA DANCE AT THE OPERA HOUSE

A dance and ANOTHER chance for role play!
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The Setting: The Lady Agatha is hosting a *second* Tea Dance in (possibly vain) attempt to rescue her niece's reputation after the debacle of the last dance.

Her niece, the Lady Helen, a younger daughter of the Earl of Marshwold, barely showed up at the last dance and was *not* accompanied her fiancé, the Hon. Charles Smithington-Smythe, a wealthy young gentleman of the ton.

And the rumours! Gossips (Lady Agatha can call them nothing else!) are saying Smithington-Smythe is not who he says he is. Even worse, that he has been seen paying his attentions to other ladies, if such they be!

To provide a distraction, Lady Agatha has invited servants, staff, and others of the lower orders to stop by and receive their Boxing Day gifts.

Gossip will be happening! Possibly hi-jinx! Come and add your share!

Music by DJ Ktadhn Vesuvino, and Hosted by Aoife Lorefield. Choose your character as you prefer or contact Aoife to ask for suggestions! 

Victorian dress is requested for this event. If you need some, there are free outfits available at the shops on Dickens Square.


All times slt/Pacific
Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page



TODAY, December 27th, at The Dickens Project

A HAUNTING WE WILL GO!


1-4pm: HAUNTINGS 'TWEEN THE HOLIDAYS ~ Three Hours of Ghost-Inspired Tales with Patch Linden, Caledonia Skytower, Da5id Abbot, Elrik Merlin, & Bryn Taleweaver
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/76/234/22

6-8pm: TEA DANCE Music & Roleplay with Aoife Lorefield and Ktadhn Vesuvino at The Opera House
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/105/157/501

All times slt/Pacific
Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

TODAY, December 26th, at The Dickens Project

It's Boxing Day at The Dickens Project, and we'll be featuring an encore as well as moving into our all-about-the-ghosts after Christmas phase.

Did you miss out on the first great Pony Palooza?  There's one more chance to get your own bit of equine cuteness, to trot by your side and brighten your virtual day.  Find the trio-pony ride on the region (NOT the solo riding Merrylegs pony) and ride for 10 minutes to receive your very own Shetland Pony Companion, Courtesy of Elite Equestrian. From 10am to 1pm slt only!  Then Pony Palooza 2019 is officially over.

All story events today happen at Innsmoth house. Teleport from the main landing area.

@ 2pm: Original Hauntings with Caledonia Skytower

@ 3pm: Lovecraftian Tales - The Festival, with Arik Metger

@7pm: Victorian Ghost Tales with Shandon Loring

Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

THURSDAY December 26th at 7pm: VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES

VICTORIAN
CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES
"Move nearer the fire and hearken!"

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus.
The Christmas ghost story; elaborate descriptions of the food and drink, games, and bedclothes of the time. And the contrast between the Victorian home’s cheery interior and the piercing cold of the snow, ice, and terrors outside.
Book: VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES Editor: Simon Stern

Join us in Second Life and Kitely
                                                                    

MONDAY, December 23rd at 7pm: GREY Continues

Gyro Muggin’s reads an extract from Mercedes Lackey’s The Wizard of London, the 4th volume in the Elemental Masters series.
Set in a Victorian London where magic is real and Elemental Masters control the powers of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, the novel follows Lord Alderscroft, Master of the British Elemental Masters Council-the most powerful Fire Master ever to lead the Council. Loosely based on The Snow Queen, The Wizard of London delves into Lord Alderscroft’s youth, when he was bespelled by an evil Elemental Master who hoped to use him for political gain.
In Grey, Sarah Jane is sent from her home in Africa to school in London because her parents felt it would be better for her health. But given the conditions in London, however, she might have been safer in the African jungle.
Presented in Voice back at our home branch at Holly Kai Park

TODAY, December 23rd, at The Dickens Project


@ 2PM - A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES ~ Encore
Aoife Lorefield presents an encore reading, with special musical guest, Grace McDunnough.

"Years and years ago, when I was a boy, when there were wolves in Wales, and birds the color of red-flannel petticoats whisked past the harp-shaped hills..." Aoife reads this favorite Christmas tale from poet Dylan Thomas. Come experience the wonders of this time through his childhood memories.



Or teleport from the Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

Today, December 22nd, at The Dickens Project


@ 11am ~ WALD SCHRIDDE Live in Dickens Square with seasonal tunes from the time of Charles Dickens, or that maybe should have been from that time. Wald plays an array of acoustic instruments, and always adds interesting bits of information about the times and lore of the music he plays.

@ NOON (to 3:30pm) ~ A CHRISTMAS CAROL : The Big Read.  The entirety of Charles Dickens timeless Christmas Ghost Story, from "Marley was dead..." all the way to "...God bless us, everyone." A cast of  eight gifted voice performers unveils the tale in a relay-style reading, with different readers as part of an ever-changing trio-chorus of storytelling.  Presented Live.

Both events today will take place in Dickens Square.

Dickens Square Main Landing Point

For additional events at The Dickens Project check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

TODAY, December 21st, at The Dickens Project

Misfit Dance & Performance Art SL

@ 10 am: The Science Circle Tour of The Resource Center, hosted by The Community Virtual http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/231/68/21
Library.

@ 11am: A VERY MISFIT CHRISTMAS, presented by Misfit Dance and Performance Art at their special stage. Come and enjoy their bright mix of whimsy, cheer, and good will toward all.  Teleport from Dickens Square to claim your seat - come early and be kind to your cache!
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 "In they all came, one after another; some shyly, some boldly, some gracefully, some awkwardly, some pushing, some pulling; in they all came, any how and every how."

@ 1:45pm: WOOTMAS! It's the Raglan Shire Carolers bringing their signature holiday exuberance to the Opera House

2-4 pm: Fezziwig's Ball Join is in the magical Dickens Project Opera House, where we will party like it's 1843 with DJ Dano Bookmite

TODAY, December 20th, at The Dickens Project *Special*

"He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total-Abstinence Principle ever afterwards; and it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge . . ."

Today marks the end of our Story Tours with a special session at a special time, featuring Patch Linden who, along with Linden Labs, are the region sponsors of The Dickens Project this year. It also is the first of two heartwarming, energizing performances by Misfit Dance and Performance Art SL. We might even see a Raglan Shire Caroler or three today - WOOTMAS!

The tour will begin in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Friday, December 20th: *SPECIAL STORY TOUR* Staves Four & Five - The Last of The Spirits & The End of It  @ 1pm: Patch Linden, Aoife Lorefield, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream.

@ 6:30pm: A VERY MISFIT CHRISTMAS, presented by Misfit Dance and Performance Art at their special stage. Come and enjoy their bright mix of whimsy, cheer, and good will toward all.  Teleport from Dickens Square to claim your seat - come early and be kind to your cache!

Dickens Square Landing Point

TODAY, December 19th, at The Dickens Project


"The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery."

This is the final day to walk in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge, in our twice-daily readings of A Christmas Carol guide through Dickens ghostly carol.  One final special session will take place on Friday at a special time.

Tours begin in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Thursday, December 19th: Staves Four & Five - The Last of The Spirits & The End of It.
  •  @ 2pm: Aoife Lorefield, Da5id Abbot, and Dubhna Rhiadra
  • @ 7pm: Kayden Oconnell, Shandon Loring, and Caledonia Skytower
Presented live on Stream.
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/125/118/22

@High Noon - PONY CLASS!

Our Merrylegs is about as cute as he can be, and has a personality all his own.  Dagmar Kohime, our resident Equine Whisperer, shares tips and tricks for making your pony-riding experience at The Dickens Project All that it can be!

Meet at The Livery in the Northeast corner of the region, or look for Dagmar on the region when you land.



TODAY, December 18th, at The Dickens Project

"Awaking in the middle of a prodigiously tough snore, and sitting up in bed to get his thoughts together, Scrooge had no occasion to be told that the bell was again upon the stroke of One."

Continue in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge, as twice-daily readings of A Christmas Carol guide you through Dickens ghostly carol, and all the sites his words inspired throughout The Dickens Project. PLUS, today a little mid-week music break between tours!

Tours begin in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Wednesday, December 18th: Stave Three - The Second of Three Spirits
  •  @ 2pm: Aoife Lorefield, Da5id Abbot, and Dubhna Rhiadra
  • @ 3-5pm: Music in Dickens Square with DJ Ktadhn Vesuvino
  • @ 7pm: Kayden Oconnell, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower

Presented live on Stream.

TODAY, December 17th at The Dickens Project


"When Scrooge awoke it was so dark, that, looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters. So he listened for the hour."

Continue in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge, as twice-daily readings of A Christmas Carol guide you through Dickens ghostly carol, and all the sites his words inspired throughout The Dickens Project.

Tours begin in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Tuesday, December 17th: Stave Two - The First of Three Spirits
  •  @ 2pm: Dubhna Rhiadra, Corwyn Allen, and Faerie Maven-Pralou
  • @ 7pm: Corwyn Allen, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower

Presented live on Stream.

TODAY, December 16th, at The Dickens Project

"Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail."

Walk in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge all this week, as twice-daily readings of A Christmas Carol guide you through Dickens ghostly carol, and all the sites his words inspired throughout The Dickens Project.

Tours begin in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Monday, December 16th: Stave One - Marley's Ghost
  •  @ 2pm: VT Torvalar, Da5id Abbot, and Caledonia Skytower
  • @ 7pm: Aoife Lorefield, Corwyn Allen, and Kayden Oconnell

Presented live on Stream.

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!

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"Marley was dead, to begin with . . ."


It's Carol Week at The Dickens Project - one of the most incredible weeks in our annual calendar. We'll be at the  The Dickens Project in Second Life  all week, presenting Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in a different section each day, multiple times a day.  Every session, a different trio of readers will present, accompanied with sound effects from Dagmar Kohime (turn your sounds on!)

All tours start in Dickens Square, near the main landing point.

Monday, December 16th: Stave One - Marley's Ghost
  • @ 2pm: VT Torvalar, Da5id Abbot, and Caledonia Skytower
  • @ 7pm: Aoife Lorefield, Corwyn Allen, and Kayden Oconnell

Tuesday, December 17th: Stave Two - The First of Three Spirits
  • @ 2pm: Dubhna Rhiadra, Corwyn Allen, and Faerie Maven-Pralou
  • @ 7pm: Corwyn Allen, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower

Wednesday, December 18th: Stave Three - The Second of Three Spirits
  • @ 2pm: Aoife Lorefield, Da5id Abbot, and Dubhna Rhiadra
  • @ 7pm: Kayden Oconnell, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower

Thursday, December 19th: Staves Four & Five - The Last of the Spirits & The End of It
  • @ 2pm: Aoife Lorefield, Da5id Abbot, and Dubhna Rhiadra
  • @ 7pm: Shandon Loring, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower

Friday, December 20th: A Special Presentation - The Last of the Spirits & The End of It
@ 1pm: Aoife Lorefield, Caledonia Skytower, and Patch Linden
(come 15 minutes early and enjoy the WOOTMAS cheer of the Raglan Shire Carolers)

For additional events at The Dickens Project this week, including music, "A Very Misfit Christmas", and Fezziwig's Ball, check out the Dickens Calendar & Events Page

All sessions this week held at the  The Dickens Project in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  

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

TODAY, December 15th at The Dickens Project

Sunday, December 15th
All times slt/ Pacific

@ 11:30am slt: WALD SCHRIDDE, Live from Dickens Square!
He's become part of out Dickens Family - Wald plays a wide selections of acoustic instruments. Today he's be playing folks songs and music from the British Isles that could have been familiar to those in Dickens' time. Join us in Dickens Square for a delightful hour of music.


@ 1pm slt: Tea Time with Charles Dickens
VT Torvalar, Da5id Abbot, and Caledonia Skytower present selections from Little Dorrit, Oliver Twist and the short story The Poor Relation on stream in Dickens Square.


@2-4pm Fantasy Faire Radio Presents: Rock from Dickens Square
DJ Elrik Merlin spins classic rock-n-roll from both sides of the Atlantic in  Dickens Square and broadcasting on Fantasy Faire Radio.

FOR MORE on upcoming events at THE DICKENS PROJECT, visit the Events & Calendar page.

AT THE DICKENS PROJECT: Dance at The Docks!

From 6-8pm slt at The Docks in Christmas Past
Music, dance AND a chance for role play! 

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The Setting: There's been a terrible storm at sea and a ship laden with goods has foundered and in sinking.

It's to salvage the goods on board! But is everyone there on the up and up? Some of these characters might not be helping the authorities but instead "salvaging" valuables right into their own pockets!

It's a tragedy ... for the ship owners. But with all the hustle and bustle, there's a bit of a party atmosphere.

Before you know it, there's music and dance and drinking and eating and all kinds of goings on!

[Choose your character as you prefer or contact Aoife Lorefield to ask for suggestions!] 

Corwyn Allen performs sea shanties and other songs from 6-7 pm SLT.
Aoife Lorefield keeps the music going, spinning Irish and other tunes.

Period dress is requested for this event. This area outside Fezziwigs is not fancy, though, so come all ye urchins and other down at heels types! Some clothing can be found at the shops in Dickens Square.

Learn more about Roleplay at The Dickens Project

TODAY, December 14th at The Dickens Project

Saturday, December 14th


@ 1pm slt: Idle Rogue Productions presents THE MIDNIGHT DINNER
THE FINAL PERFORMANCE. An outstanding concept in dance entertainment as story-telling, presenting beloved characters from Dickens and Victoriana. Please enjoy the experience of attending in costume at The Opera House, free clothing is available in the stores at ground level. 


There will be a direct teleport from the Dickens Square landing point. Or teleport directly to The Opera House sky box.  There's one other option, though, that is worth considering. Take the hot air balloon ride from the shores of the skating pond just north of The Square.  In 20 minutes you'll find yourself at the front door of the Opera House.
Seating begins at Noon, and seats will fill fast for this show.

@ 6pm slt: Dance at The Docks 
Music, Dancing, and Role Play!  
Corwyn Allen performs sea shanties and other songs from 6-7 pm. Aoife Lorefield keeps the music going, spinning Irish and other tunes.

There's been a terrible storm at sea and a ship laden with goods has foundered and in sinking. It's to salvage the goods on board! But is everyone there on the up and up? Some of these characters might not be helping the authorities but instead "salvaging" valuables right into their own pockets!

Before you know it, there's music and dance and drinking and eating and all kinds of goings on!


Period dress is requested for this event. This area outside Fezziwigs is not fancy, though, so come all ye urchins and other down at heels types! Join us at The Docks in Christmas Past.

Have You Always Wanted A Pony for Christmas? 
Find the trio pony circle ride today between Noon and 8pm only (NOT the pony the stand-alone riding pony) and ride it for the designated time to receive your own Shetland Pony Companion, created by Elite Equestrian.  It is NOT a riding horse, but a sweet companion who will trot by your side, adding that extra bit of Equine cuteness to you day.

There are instruction posted at the Pony Ride.  Please read them carefully.


FOR MORE on upcoming events at THE DICKENS PROJECT, visit the Events & Calendar page.