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TUESDAY, March 31st at 7pm: DREAMS IN THE SAND with Ktadhn Vesuvino


The best way to see a sand sculpture is to be on the beach, watching as the sand is piled and carved. Hear the breaking waves, feel the spray on your face, taste the salt on your lips, feel the sand under your bare feet. For most people, opportunity is infrequent.
 
 This presentation brings the beach to SL. It is woven from three main components, each of which has fascinated Kt for many years. Photography came first, after he inherited a camera and became interested in visual composition. Writing started as something done for himself and grew beyond that limitation. Sand sculpture was an engineering experiment and, through years, became more wide-ranging because he enjoyed doing it.

    Time is the sliding window in which he has built this program. It starts in the fall of 2018 and runs through early March 2020. Some of the sculptures sparked their own poems. Other poems came from less immediate roots, as in between sculptures he thinks about what they're made from and how he make them. There's a shared common core of imagery, word-images, light-images, sand-images. All are necessary.

Presented live on Stream.
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/215/44/27

MONDAY March 30th at 7pm: THE UGLY LITTLE BOY by Isaac Asimov

by Isaac Asimov -
THE UGLY LITTLE BOY 

A woman takes a job to be a nanny.  Her charge is strange, lonely and by our standards homely.  With a large head, brow ridges and sloping brow and muscles like a five year old weightlifter he's a perfect example of Homo neanderthalensis.


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 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 slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.



*MONDAY - March 30th, at 7pm:  Isaac Asimov' THE UGLY LITTLE BOY continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 31st, at 7:10 pm:  DREAMS IN THE SAND: Words and Images with Ktadhn Vesuvino, live on stream.

*WEDNESDAY, April 1st at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH continues with Finn Zeddmore.

*THURSDAY, 
April 2nd,
 at 7pm: Anthea Sharp's REAL CHALLENGE: a Spark Jaxley Tale with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)


Celebrating Seanchai Library's 12th Anniversary 3.22.20
All sessions held at the Seanchai Library 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

THURSDAY March 26th at 7pm: BANE AND BALM - A FAE TALE OF EILE

"A Quest for Healing Waters"
BANE AND BALM - A FAE TALE OF EILE 

When the stream providing healing water to Claire’s sick aunt dries up, she must venture into the dreaded Dorcha Forest, where she discovers a stranger willing to risk his freedom in order to help her on her quest.

Book: Once Upon A Quest
Author: Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai   or   http://bit.ly/SeanchaiKitely


at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.

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WEDNESDAY, March 25th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Continues

“Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.”



Finn Zeddmore continues Norton Juster’s fantasy adventure for younger readers: a roller coaster of language, wit, and tongue-in-cheek wisdom that is beloved by generations of readers since it was first published in 1961 in an edition famously illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
As he travels "The Lands Beyond" and meets new friends, Milo also discovers something else: life is far from boring or dull; it actually offers much to be discovered.

TUESDAY, March 24th at 7pm: GOBLIN LAKE


During the Thirty Years’ War, a soldier named (of course) Jack is, for a prank, thrown into a lake
whose waters are said to change anything they touch. Beneath the surface, Jack finds a whole other world where time passes rather differently, falls in love with the king of the lake’s daughter.

But – what is fiction, and what is reality?

Author Michael Swanwick has received the Hugo, Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards for his work. Stations of the Tide was honored with the Nebula Award and was also nominated for the Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "The Edge of the World," was awarded the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award in 1989. It was also nominated for both the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. "Radio Waves" received the World Fantasy Award in 1996. "The Very Pulse of the Machine" received the Hugo Award in 1999, as did "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" in 2000.


Presented live on Stream. 

MONDAY March 23rd at 7pm: THE UGLY LITTLE BOY by Isaac Asimov

by Isaac Asimov -
THE UGLY LITTLE BOY 

A woman takes a job to be a nanny.  Her charge is strange, lonely and by our standards homely.  With a large head, brow ridges and sloping brow and muscles like a five year old weightlifter he's a perfect example of Homo neanderthalensis.


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, March 22nd beginning at 1pm: VOLUME 12 ~ Seanchai Library Celebrates 12 Years!


It's hard to imagine: 12 years! Thousands of stories told by dozens of presenters since March 20, 2008 when Shandon Loring read the very first story. It is really something to celebrate, and Seanchai Library fully intends to. 

@ 1pm ~ VOLUME 12: 
  • Shandon Loring with The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Edwards 
  • Elrik Merlin & David Abbot - Trouble in the Works by Harold Pinter
  • Kayden Oconnell & Caledonia Skytower with The Seller of Dreams by Henry Beston
  • Corwyn Allen with Dr. and Mrs. Watson at Home: a Comedy in One Unnatural Act  by Loren D. Estleman 
  • Aoife Lorefield with Selected Poetry
From 2-5pmRADIO RIEL DJ CHALLENGE #4: "Celtic":
Music & Dancing in Ceiliuradh Glen as three DJ's take three different views of the theme, broadcasting from The Glen on Radio Riel - @ 2pm: Elrik Merlin; @3pm: Ktadhn Vesuvino; @4pm: Gabrielle Riel, all live.


YOU ARE INVITED at Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen on Holly Kai Park.
Both events at ...
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

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 slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.


Seanchai Library at Holly Kai Park - March 2020
*SUNDAY - March 22nd: 

~ at 1:00pm: VOLUME 12: Seanchai Library Celebrates 12 Years, with Stories and Poems in Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen at Holly Kai Park. Shandon Loring, Da5id Abbot, Elrik Merlin, Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, Caledonia Skytower, and Aoife Lorefield, live.

~ 2-5pm: RADIO RIEL DJ CHALLENGE #4: "Celtic" Music & Dancing in Ceiliuradh Glen as three DJ's take three different views of the theme, broadcasting from The Glen on Radio Riel - @ 2pm: Elrik Merlin; @3pm: Ktadhn Vesuvino; @4pm: Gabrielle Riel, all live.
Both events at ...
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

~ at 6:30pm: MAGICLAND STORYTIME: "The Secret Garden" Continues. Caledonia Skytower reads from Frances Hogsdon Burnett's first published book (1911). Live on Stream. That which seems neglected and withering can still thrive with caring and hard work - whether they be flowers and trees, or even people. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY - March 23rd, at 7pm:  Isaac Asimov' THE UGLY LITTLE BOY continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 24th, at 7:10 pm:  Michael Swanwick's GOBLIN LAKE with Willow Moonfire, live on stream.

*WEDNESDAY, March 25th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH continues with Finn Zeddmore.

*THURSDAY, 
March 26th:


    ~ at 7pm: Jenna Elizabeth Johnson's BANE & BALM: A Fae Tale of Eire  with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)

    ~ at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.




All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. 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

WEDNESDAY, March 18th, at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Continues



Finn Zeddmore continues Norton Juster’s fantasy adventure for younger readers: a roller coaster of language, wit, and tongue-in-cheek wisdom that is beloved by generations of readers since it was first published in 1961 in an edition famously illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
As he travels "The Lands Beyond" and meets new friends, Milo also discovers something else: life is far from boring or dull; it actually offers much to be discovered.

TUESDAY, March 17th - Corwyn Allen, Live & "The Quiet Man"

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!


"Shawn Kelvin, a blithe young lad of 20, went to the States to seek his fortune. And 15 years thereafter he returned to his native Kerry, his blitheness sobered and his youth dried to the core, and whether he had made his fortune or whether he had not no one could be knowing for certain. For he was a quiet man, not given to talking about himself and the things he had done."

~ Maurice Walsh's THE QUIET MAN

~ at 6:30pm: CORWYN ALLEN, Live! with songs and music of the Emerald Isle


~ at 7:10pm: Maurice Walsh's THE QUIET MAN with Caledonia Skytower, from the original 1933 text, first published in The Saturday Evening Post


...  (possibly more music after!)


Both events today will be held in Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

MONDAY March 16th at 7pm: THE UGLY LITTLE BOY by Isaac Asimov

by Isaac Asimov -
THE UGLY LITTLE BOY 

A woman takes a job to be a nanny.  Her charge is strange, lonely and by our standards homely.  With a large head, brow ridges and sloping brow and muscles like a five year old weightlifter he's a perfect example of Homo neanderthalensis.


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, March 15th Beginning at 1PM slt: CELEBRATIN' THE GREEN!

No need to nurse your "quarantini" all on your own-some today. Not when Seanchai Library is shining up the Craic with three hours of fun and fellowship, in anticipation of St Patrick's Day.


We confess, it's an old tradition that goes back to our West of Ireland days: when The Festival of St Patrick would begin somewhere about now and run through the Library's Anniversary on the 20th-ish.  Then there was the year we celebrated our 10th Anniversary for 10 days that conveniently spanned St. Pat's AND our Anniversary.  

Oh heck!  Who are we kidding?  We just like celebrating. How could we NOT throw a party?

It all begins . . .
@ 1pm slt with Stories & Poetry of Ireland, featuring Dubhna Rhiadra, Aoife Lorefield, Corwyn Allen, and Kayden Oconnell, live.

Followed by . . . 
@2pm slt - Celtic Music and Dancing with DJ Aoife Lorefield 
@3pm slt - Rockin' Celtic & Bagpipe Tunes with DJ Caledonia Skytower

Both events take place at Murphy's on Chiaroscuro Isle (courtesy of Gloriana Maertens). Come for some or all - Bring a friend and be ready to have fun!  ~ Slainte'
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chiaroscuro%20Isle/187/177/30

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 slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.



*SUNDAY - March 15th: 

~ at 1:00pm: CELEBRATIN' THE GREEN! Irish Stories and Poems at Murphy's Pub on Chiaroscuro Isle - Dubhna Rhiadra, Aoife Lorefield, Corwyn Allen, and Kayden Oconnell, live.

~ 2-4pm: DANCIN' OF THE GREEN! Music & Dancing at the square outside Murphy's Pub on Chiaroscuro Isle - Aoife Lorefield @2pm, Caledonia Skytower @3pm.
Both events at ...
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chiaroscuro%20Isle/187/177/30

*MONDAY - March 16th, at 7pm:  Isaac Asimov' THE UGLY LITTLE BOY continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 17th - Happy St Patrick's Day!

~  at 6:30 pm:  CORWYN ALLEN, Live!  continues with Gyro Muggins.

~  at 7:10 pm:  Maurice Walsh's THE QUIET MAN with Caledonia Skytower
Both events at ... Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen (possibly more music after!)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

*WEDNESDAY, March 18th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH continues with Finn Zeddmore.

*THURSDAY, 
March 19th 
at 7pm: Brian O'Sullivan's LIATH LUACHRA - The Pursuit  with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)

COMING NEXT SUNDAY!



All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. 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 March 12th at 7pm: THE LORD OF PENGERSICK CASTLE

"A Castle Of Secrets"
THE LORD OF PENGERSICK CASTLE
Near Praa Sands on the coast, stands the ruins of Pengersick Castle. Only the towers remain now and it is a dark and evil place. Many gruesome legends are told of the castle and its inhabitants.

A forlorn aura hangs over the picturesque bulk of Pengersick Castle A beautiful and magical place - Rare books of forbidden knowledge - A Ghostly Woman - Dynastic Ambitions - A long ago tragedy - A spectral monk - A medieval garden - A spectral black cat chasing spectral rats - A demon dog with fiery red eyes - Writhing white mists - Alchemy and Immortality - One of the most haunted places in Cornwall

Book: The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends
Author: Peter Ellis

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai   or   http://bit.ly/SeanchaiKitely

at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.




WEDNESDAY, March 11th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Continues


Finn Zeddmore continues Norton Juster’s fantasy adventure for younger readers: a roller coaster of language, wit, and tongue-in-cheek wisdom that is beloved by generations of readers since it was first published in 1961 in an edition famously illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
As he travels "The Lands Beyond" and meets new friends, Milo also discovers something else: life is far from boring or dull; it actually offers much to be discovered.

TUESDAY, March 10th at 7PM: VERY FAR AWAY FROM ANYWHERE ELSE Concludes

Ursula le Guin remains best know for her intelligent science fiction and fantasy stories. Tonight, Willow Moonfire concludes one of her stories that steps away from that genre entirely
A moving coming-of age tale, the tale centers on 17-year-old Owen, who is in the middle of his senior year in high school. A loner and intellectual, Owen is an introspective young man who hasn’t found any deep connections to anyone; only his interest in science offers a point of focus for him. While he does spend time with his two closest friends, is a member of various groups at school and enjoys sports, he looks upon that side of his life as a fiction, no more real to him than the pretend utopian world of Thorn, a place he created in his imagination whilst a child.
But Thorn is no longer a place of escape for him; it has become beyond his reach as he moves towards adulthood, and he must now face turning the “fiction” of the physical world into a reality in which he can function and move beyond the potential breakdown he might otherwise face, escape the threat of repeating the lives of his parents and take control of his destiny. (our thanks to Inara Pey for assistance with this content description)

Willow concludes this story - live on stream.

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

MONDAY March 9th at 7pm: THE UGLY LITTLE BOY by Isaac Asimov

by Isaac Asimov -
THE UGLY LITTLE BOY 

A woman takes a job to be a nanny.  Her charge is strange, lonely and by our standards homely.  With a large head, brow ridges and sloping brow and muscles like a five year old weightlifter he's a perfect example of Homo neanderthalensis.


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, March 8th at 1:30PM: TEA TIME: "Death on the Nile" Concludes

“That is why most great love stories are tragedies.”

Death on the Nile


Come on Board for one last cruise on the Karnak, as "Death on the Nile" Concludes in a special 90 minute finale. Poirot learns from the archaeologist, and he meticulously brushes away the unrelated debris, to get to the real treasure: the truth! Can He solve the complex mystery in time?

Corwyn Allen, Da5id Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower presents THE FINAL EPISODE of this six week series, live on stream from a specially designed reading set, high above Holly Kai Park. 

FOLLOWED at 3PM with a special hour of music to delight with DJ Elrik Merlin - DANCING ON DECK.

Join us as we journey down the Nile.

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 slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.


"Death on the Nile" Episode 5, March 1st in the Karnak Reading Saloon.
*SUNDAY - March 8th: 

~ at 1:30pm: TEA TIME:"Death On the Nile" Concludes. (90 minutes) Corwyn Allen, Da5id Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower in the final Episode of this series featuring Dame Agatha Christie's 1937 classic. live on stream.

~ at 3-4pm: DANCING ON THE DECK with DJ Elrik Merlin and superb 1930's music to celebrate the conclusion of this series.

at 6:30pm:  MAGICLAND STORYTIME: "The Secret Garden" Continues. Caledonia Skytower, live on stream at The Golden Horseshoe at Magicland Park. 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY - March 9th, at 7pm:  Isaac Asimov' THE UGLY LITTLE BOY continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 10th, at 7pm: Ursula K. LeGuin's VERY FAR AWAY FROM ANYWHERE ELSE concludes with Willow Moonfire, live on stream. 

*WEDNESDAY, March 11th at 7pm: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH continues with Finn Zeddmore.

*THURSDAY, 
March 12th:

at 7pm: Peter Ellis' THE LORD OF PENGERSICK CASTLE with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)

~ at 9pmSEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.


Willow Moonfire with Part 1 of VERY FAR AWAY FROM ANYWHERE ELSE., 3-3-20

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. 
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