THURSDAY September 1st at 7pm: REY'S STORY - from Star Wars The Force Awakens

REY'S STORY

from Star Wars The Force Awakens

Rey never thought she would leave the desert planet of Jakku, but her life is turned upside down when she meets BB-8, a small droid with a big secret. Like it or not, Rey is about to be caught up in something much larger than herself: a galactic war between the evil First Order and the fledgling Resistance. But something is awakening inside of Rey, something that might turn the tides of fortune in the galaxy...

-conclusion-

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY SHANDON LORING

PRESENTED IN LIVE VOICE at SEANCHAI LIBRARY
in SECOND LIFE, in KITELY

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WEDNESDAY, August 31st at 7pm: More from A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN

A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

This week; Mary continues to sense that something is not quite right with the "New Temple of God" when the unthinkable happens - a murder!  She is drawn, with Lady Beaconsfield, into the drama, with Holmes lurking never-quite-far from where he might be needed.

Caledonia continues  Part 1 of the adventure tonight at Seanchai Library's 221b Baker Street, currently summering at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. Live in voice.
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TUESDAY, August 30th at 7pm: INNOCENTS ABROAD ~ Selections with Trolley

The Innocents Abroad humorously chronicles what author MarkTwain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City), through Europe and the Holy Land, with a group of American travelers in 1867. It was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as one of the best-selling travel books of all time.

Twain recorded his observations and critiques of the various aspects of culture and society he encountered on the journey, some more serious than others, which gradually turned from witty and comedic to biting and bitter as he drew closer to the Holy Land. Once in the Holy Land proper, his tone shifted again, this time to a combination of light-hearted comedy and a reverence not unlike what he had previously mocked in his traveling companions.

Many of Twain's criticisms were based on the contrast between his own experiences and the often grandiose accounts in contemporary travelogues, which were regarded in their own time as indispensable aids for traveling in the region. Above all others, Twain lampooned William Cowper Prime's Tent Life in the Holy Land for its overly sentimental prose and its often violent encounters with native inhabitants. Twain also made light of his fellow travelers and the natives of the countries and regions he visited, as well as his own expectations and reactions.

Trolley Trollop, live in Voice.
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MONDAY, August 29th at 7pm: THE CRUCIBLE OF TIME

Gyro Muggin’s takes his audience into the novel by John Brunner. First published in 1983 as a novel-length series of stories grown out of a two-part story first published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.

Imagine a planet existing in a debris-strewn corner of the galaxy. Cosmic dust and rubble cause an endless succession of ice ages followed by tropical warmth followed by more ice ages, and on and on. Meteors of all sizes plummet to the surface of the planet frequently and burgeoning civilizations have a sad tendency to be wiped out all of a sudden. Society survives, sort of, but the brightest scientists know that to survive long term, the race has to transcend the surface of the planet and become a space-faring species. In a story that spans millennia, a determined group of people take control of their own evolution and build the technological society that will be their way into space. Long before Brian Aldiss’s magisterial Helliconia series, even before some of Arthur C. Clarke’s grand future visions, John Brunner led the way in imagination and scope of vision.

A grand adventure of an alien world by John Brunner.  Gyro Muggins live in Voice.

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SUNDAY, August 28th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES begins at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  

Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles died at his Devonshire estate, Baskerville Hall, and Mortimer now fears for Sir Charles's nephew and sole heir, Sir Henry Baskerville. The death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer is suspicious, because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed "the footprints of a gigantic hound" nearby.  Intrigued, Holmes meets with Sir Henry, newly arrived from Canada. Sir Henry has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him away from the moors.

The Baskerville family has supposedly been under a curse since the era of the English Civil War, when Hugo Baskerville offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reportedly killed by a giant spectral hound. Sir Charles believed in the curse and was apparently running away from something when he died. Could it have been the legendary spectral hound?

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, 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!

_____________________________________

The door is open at Seanchai Library's "EXPLORE The Great Gatsby"

All stories told in 
open voice, 
all times Pacific Time 

*Saturday, August 27th 

  ~ at 11am: @KITELY  WELCOME TO GATSBY - Seanchai Library is pleased to contribute to Kitely History Month with a selection from F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American Novel.  Join us on the drive of Gatsby's mansion in Seanchai's EXPLORE as Caledonia and Shandon whisk us back to 1922. (grid.kitely.com:8002:EXPLORESeanchai) 

   ~ at 3pm: Get "LOST IN AUSTEN" Once Again, on LEA 8! It's time for more adventures with Jane Austen. This session we wander into Mansfield Park for unexpected clashes of class, "modern thought," and good old-fashioned DRAMA. Join Caledonia at the Water Stage on "Jane Austen's English Countryside" as she presents selections from "Mansfield Park." CLICK HERE for slurl

*Sunday, August 28th: 

      ~ At 1:30 pm - TEA TIME  at Baker Street - our new series continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES begins, with Corywn, Kayden, John, and Caledonia.  CLICK HERE for slurl

      ~ At 6pm - MAGICLAND STORYTIME - "It's a Small World of Folktales"  Caledonia continues her journey around the world through folktales and legends.  CLICK HERE for slurl

*Monday, August 29th, at 7 pm -  John Brunner's THE CRUCIBLE OF TIME  begins with Gyro Muggins.

*Tuesday, August 30th, at 7 pm -  TBA

*Wednesday, August 31st, at 7 pm --   Laurie R. King's A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN ~ Part 1 continues at Seanchai's Baker Street, currently at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. CLICK HERE for slurl

*Thursday, September 1st, 
   ~ at 7pm - REY'S STORY - from STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS Concludes with Shandon Loring (In Second Life and Kitely. Check Kitely event announcements for specific grid location)

"Jane Austen's English Countryside" on LEA 8

Stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray at Bradley University  in Second Life, unless otherwise noted in the listing. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is 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 July-August featured charity is WildAid US. WildAid’s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes. They envision a world where people no longer buy wildlife products such as shark fin, elephant ivory and rhino horn. While most wildlife conservation groups focus on protecting animals from poaching, WildAid works to reduce global consumption of wildlife products by persuading consumers and strengthening enforcement.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY August 25th at 7pm: REY'S STORY - from Star Wars The Force Awakens

REY'S STORY

from Star Wars The Force Awakens

Rey never thought she would leave the desert planet of Jakku, but her life is turned upside down when she meets BB-8, a small droid with a big secret. Like it or not, Rey is about to be caught up in something much larger than herself: a galactic war between the evil First Order and the fledgling Resistance. But something is awakening inside of Rey, something that might turn the tides of fortune in the galaxy...

-part one-

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY SHANDON LORING

PRESENTED IN LIVE VOICE at SEANCHAI LIBRARY
in SECOND LIFE, in KITELY

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Don't Forget!  SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT follows at 9pm with Finn Zeddmore

Late night Sci-Fi Adventures await you, so get comfy!

WEDNESDAY, August 24th at 7pm: A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN Continues

A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

This week, Mary's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. Is Ms. Childe all that she really seems to be?  Mary is not so sure.  Something about the New Temple of God is not quite right.

Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.

Caledonia continues  Part 1 of the adventure tonight at Seanchai Library's 221b Baker Street, currently summering at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.
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TUESDAY, August 23rd at 7pm: The Conclusion of BLUEBERRY SUMMERS

Blueberries and Doughnuts!  What else do you need to make a perfect?  Okay there's fishing and lemonade and ...

But a story of childhood adventures that includes a homemade doughnut recipe is something extra special!

CLARA JOHNSON'S DOUGHNUTS

Stir together, then set aside:

    3 cups sifted flour

    1 heaping teaspoon baking powder

    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

    pinch of salt

Beat until light in large bowl:

    2 eggs

    1 cup sugar

Stir in:

    1 cup buttermilk

    4 tablespoons lard or shortening, melted and cooled (or vegetable oil)

Want to know the steps to finish the recipe ? . . . come and ask Kayden for the full skinny on how-to!

Tonight he wraps up Curtiss Anderson's childhood reminiscences, live in voice. 

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MONDAY, August 22nd at 7pm: THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS (Selections)

Caledonia presents selections from Alison Weir's Biography of Lady Margaret Douglas.  

Come enjoy the reading, and then join the book discussion lead by Lorelei Junot on Wednesday, August 24th at 5:30pm over in the main library area at the Community Virtual Library. All are welcome.

Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Her mother was a queen, her father an earl, and she herself was the granddaughter, niece, cousin, and grandmother of monarchs. Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was an important figure in Tudor England, yet today, while her contemporaries—Anne Boleyn, Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I—have achieved celebrity status, she is largely forgotten. 

The life of Margaret Douglas spans five reigns and provides many missing links between the Tudor and Stuart dynasties. Drawing on decades of research and myriad original sources—including many of Margaret’s surviving letters—Alison Weir brings this captivating character out of the shadows and presents a strong, capable woman who operated effectively and fearlessly at the very highest levels of power.

Caledonia Skytower presents, Live in Voice.
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The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas by Alison Weir

SUNDAY, August 21st at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

HIS LAST BOW: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THIS WEEK: "His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes." 

On the eve of the First World War, the German agent Von Bork is getting ready to leave England with his vast collection of intelligence, gathered over a four-year period. His wife and household have already left Harwich for Flushing in the Netherlands, leaving only him and his elderly housekeeper. Von Bork's associate, Baron von Herling, is impressed by his acquisition of vital British military secrets, and tells Von Bork that he will be received in Berlin as a hero. Von Bork says that he is waiting for one last transaction with his Irish-American informant, Altamont, who will arrive shortly with a rich treasure: naval signals. And where does Holmes play into this?  Join us and find out.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
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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 stories told in 
open voice, 
all times Pacific Time 

*Sunday, August 21st: 
      ~ At 1:30 pm - TEA TIME  at Baker Street - our new series continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  HIS LAST BOWconcludes with "His last Bow - An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes"  CLICK HERE for slurl

*Monday, August 22nd, at 7 pm -  Alison Weir 's THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS - Selections with Caledonia Skytower.  NOTE: Book Discussion Wednesday @ 5:30pm slt at the CVL - you do not have to have read the entire book to attend and participate. 

*Tuesday, August 23rd, at 7 pm -  Curtiss Anderson's BLUEBERRY SUMMERS: Growing Up at the Lake concludes with Kayden Oconnell

*Wednesday, August 24th, at 7 pm --   Laurie R. King's A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN ~ Part 1 continues at Seanchai's Baker Street, currently at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. CLICK HERE for slurl

*Thursday, August 25th, 
   ~ at 7pm - REY'S STORY - from STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS pt 1 with Shandon Loring (In Second Life and Kitely. Check Kitely event announcements for specific grid location)
   ~ at 9pm - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT.  Sci-Fi with Finn Zeddmore.

*Saturday, August 27th 

  ~ at 11am: @KITELY  WELCOME TO GATSBY - Seanchai Library is pleased to contribute to Kitely History Month with a selection from F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American Novel.  Join us on the drive of Gatsby's mansion in Seanchai's EXPLORE as Caledonia and Shandon whisk us back to 1922. (grid.kitely.com:8002:EXPLORESeanchai) 

   ~ at 3pm: More "LOST IN AUSTEN" Again, on LEA 8!

Jane Austen's English Countryside on LEA 8 invites all Austen Lovers at the Riverside Reading Stage as Seanchai Library's Caledonia Skytower presents selections from Miss Austen's "Mansfield Park." CLICK HERE for slurl

Seanchai Library's "EXPLORE The Great Gasby Online" at the Kitely Grid

Stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray at Bradley University  in Second Life, unless otherwise noted in the listing. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is 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 July-August featured charity is WildAid US. WildAid’s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes. They envision a world where people no longer buy wildlife products such as shark fin, elephant ivory and rhino horn. While most wildlife conservation groups focus on protecting animals from poaching, WildAid works to reduce global consumption of wildlife products by persuading consumers and strengthening enforcement.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower

WEDNESDAY, August 17th at 7pm: A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN ~ Part 1

A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology--is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.

Caledonia begins Part 1 of the adventure tonight at Seanchai Library's 221b Baker Street, currently summering at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.
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TUESDAY, August 16th at 7pm: More from BLUEBERRY SUMMERS

We often remember childhood summers with remembrances of fishing, swimming, and running in the woods.  Curtiss Anderson remembers all these things and more.  He also remembers a very old typewriter.

Curtiss Anderson revisits the notes and letters he scripted as a boy, originally recorded on his hand-me-down Underwood typewriter–his first foray into what would become a distinguished publishing career–to offer Blueberry Summers. A funny and warm story of experiences that inspires the imagination..

Kayden Oconnell presents selections, live.
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MONDAY, August 15th at 7pm: The Conclusion of TO THE VANISHING POINT

Gyro shares the final, exciting conclusion of Dean Alan Foster's sci-fi adventure.

The race is on!  The universe, with all its many realities, is coming apart because the Spinner, the creator of those realities, has a headache. Mouse has the cure, but in order to give it, she must reach the Vanishing Point – and she needs the Sonderbergs to get her there. The classic question is always, "will they make it in time?"

Find out tonight, live in voice.
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SUNDAY, August 14th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

HIS LAST BOW: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  THIS WEEK: "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot." 

Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in Cornwall one spring for the former’s health, but the holiday ends with a bizarre event. Mr. Mortimer Tregennis, a local gentleman, and Mr. Roundhay, the local vicar, come to Holmes to report that Tregennis’s two brothers have gone insane, and his sister has died. Tregennis had gone to visit them in their village (Tredannick Wollas), played whist with them, and then left. When he came back in the morning, he found them still sitting in their places at the table, the brothers, George and Owen, laughing and singing, and the sister, Brenda, dead.

Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, John Morland and Caledonia Skytower, 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!

_____________________________________

Paint yourself into the Picture at LEA 8 - Jane Austen's English Countryside
and get LOST IN AUSTEN

All stories told in open voice, 
all times Pacific Time 

*Saturday, August 13th at 4pm: Get "LOST IN AUSTEN" Again, on LEA 8!

Jane Austen's English Countryside on LEA 8 invites all kind and goodly residents to join them for another blithe session at the Riverside Reading Stage as Seanchai Library's Caledonia Skytower presents selections from Miss Austen's "Northanger Abbey." CLICK HERE for slurl

*Sunday, August 14th: 
      ~ At 1:30 pm - TEA TIME  at Baker Street - our new series continues at Tea Time's summer digs at the University of Washington iSchool in SL.  HIS LAST BOW  continues with "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot"  CLICK HERE for slurl

    ~ At 6pm: MAGICLAND STORYTIME: It's a Small World of Folktales at The Golden Horseshoe in Magicland Park with Caledonia Skytower. CLICK HERE for slurl

*Monday, August 15th, at 7 pm -  Alan Dean Foster's TO THE VANISHING POINT - The Exciting Conclusion! with Gyro Muggins

*Tuesday, August 16th, at 7 pm -  Curtiss Anderson's BLUEBERRY SUMMERS: Growing Up at the Lake continues with Kayden Oconnell

*Wednesday, August 17th, at 7 pm --   Laurie R. King's A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN ~ Part 1 begins at Seanchai's Baker Street, currently at the University of Washington iSchool in SL. CLICK HERE for slurl

*Thursday, August 18th, at 7pm - Shandon is at a family Birthday Celebration, so no session tonight.

Gyro with last week's tasty visit to the Conjunction Cafe from
TO THE VANISHING POINT. Don;t miss the exciting conclusion, this week!

Stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray at Bradley University  in Second Life, unless otherwise noted in the listing. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is 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 July-August featured charity is WildAid US. WildAid’s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes. They envision a world where people no longer buy wildlife products such as shark fin, elephant ivory and rhino horn. While most wildlife conservation groups focus on protecting animals from poaching, WildAid works to reduce global consumption of wildlife products by persuading consumers and strengthening enforcement.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY, August 11th at 7pm: PREVIEW - "The World of John Steinbeck"

"The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true."

"I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession."

~ John Steinbeck

Seanchai Library was pleased to announce last week it's next EXPLORE Project: "The World of John Steinbeck" scheduled to open in Kitely in January 2017.

Tonight Cale introduces us to selections from Steinbeck's literary canon, and answers question about EXPLORE, past, present, and yet to come.

Presented live, in voice, in Second Life and in Kitely.

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The stage is set for a new EXPLORE in Kitely

WEDNESDAY, August 10th at 7PM: More WOMEN GOING WILD IN THE OL:D WEST

Trolley returns with more tales of women, both real and fictional, in the Old American West.

This session she will be including some works by O.Henry (William Sydney Porter) was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

O. Henry's stories frequently have surprise endings. In his day, he was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant. While both authors wrote plot twist endings, O. Henry stories were considerably more playful, and are also known for witty narration.

Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and for the most part feature ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses, etc.

Trolley Trollop, Live in Voice. 

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