THE BRADBURY PROJECT SL

The Bradbury Project 2025

October 4th - November 4th

The Bradbury Project opens to the SL public October 4th, celebrating the work of American author Ray Bradbury, and featuring the novella "The Halloween Tree" from his canon of stories set in fictional Green Town, Illinois. 

It follows the path of eight boys on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they travel through time and space, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with the realities of death.

The Bradbury Project debuted in 2023 in a limited skybox build on Seanchai Library's home region of Nowhereville, then expanded to a full region through the generous support of Linden Lab. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/197/32/41

Events and activities at the 2025 The Bradbury Project include:

•      Bradbury's Green Town, Illinois circa the 1950s to explore
•      Interactive Experience-Based Map to aid in your exploration
•       Green Town Homecoming: Cheer-a-long & parade!
•       Welcome Second Haunts Horror Tour Hunters!
•      "Searching for Pipkin" Quest
•      "Pipkin's Trail" group adventure presented by **CATALYST**
•      Themed Dance Parties presented by eClipse Club & Resort
•      Dia de Los Muertos Dance Party presented by Flygearz
•      Story presentations from the works on Ray Bradbury, including a Story Tour (Full             Text) of "The Halloween Tree."
•      Information on the author at Bradbury House and Library
•      Plenty of photo ops and things to explore (clickie!)
•      A Trick or Treat Surprise! Can you find it?

Opening Story Session on Saturday, October 4th at Noon slt/pacific Live on Stream.

Full text Story Tours of "The Halloween Tree" (presented in 3 Episodes)

• Sundays at 1pm slt - October 12, 19, and 26 
• Tuesdays at 7pm slt - October 14, 21, and 28 

Story Tours and readings are typically one hour in duration. Some individual sessions may extend past that from time to time.

Check out our Special Projects Calendar

(video of the Project debut in 2023 on Nowhereville by Draxtor Despres 

for the Second Life You Tube channel)

The Bradbury Project was created for Seanchai Library by Ahrren Oberlander, David Abbot, Dawn Greymyst, Dagmar Kohime, Gloriana Maertens, Stevie Morane Basevi, Iniry Vaher, and Caledonia Skytower. 

The Bradbury Project is grateful to The following groups and individuals for being part of our Bradbury community for this year's celebration:

Bridget Beresford & **CATALYST**

Orion Christos of *Wicked Made*

Nance Clowes & Brian Topp

The Community Virtual Library

eClipse Club & Resort

Jenna Dirval & Flygearz

H0ney Heart & The Kit Kats Cheer Squad

Kamrynn Heartsong, DJ

Candace Zuhn & Tozh Taurog

All tips from events will be donated to Reading is Fundamental.

All times listed are SLT/ Pacific.

The Bradbury Project will remain open through November 4th.

Seanchai Library would like to thank Linden Lab for their generous support of The Bradbury Project 2025 Edition.

About Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury was an American author, screenwriter, and among the most celebrated 20th-century writers. He worked in a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.  He wrote many works and is widely known by the general public for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951). For more information on his life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

About Seanchai Library Special Projects

Special projects produced by members of Seanchai Library date as far back as 2008 and its first special adaptations of A Christmas Carol, Dracula, and War of The Worlds. In 2012 The Dickens Project made its first appearance on the Second Life grid, inviting residents to “walk in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge.” The Dickens Project has grown and expanded from its initial 900m parcel to two full regions, supported by Linden Labs and featuring a variety of performing communities in Second Life. 

Other immersive literature projects have included Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Murder on the Nile, Murder at The Vicarage, and Evil Under the Sun. Projects on the Kitely grid have included F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The Bradbury Project marks the newest endeavor by the Library to create experiences that inspire individuals to engage with great literature.

“We call them ‘project’ because every other name we think of is either too complicated or too silly.” ~ Caledonia Skytower, Seanchai Lead Staff.