SUMMER STORIES Begin Tonight, August 4 @ 7pm, with Fayleen

 

Summer Stories begin Monday, August 4th at 7pm as Fayleen Bellois begins a series of short tales by American author, critic, and journalist, Mark Twain.

TONIGHT: "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” written in 1865, was Twain’s first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (its original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley. The narrator describes him: "If he even seen a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to wherever he going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road."

Presented live in Voice.

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SPRING STORIES, Thursday, June 26th @9pm: Adventures with Finn Zeddmore

 

@ 9PM - SPRING STORIES, Adventures with Finn

Finn Zeddmore presents two story tonight, Come join the adventure!

• "A Better Way of Saying" by Sarah Pinsker  from Reactor Magazine (Nov 2021)

• "Two Dreams on Trains" by Elizabeth Bear  Strange Horizons (Jan 2005)

Presented live in Voice.

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TUESDAY, June 17th: Music & Stories @ Seanchai Library

 

@ NOON - RUSSELL EPONYM, Live at The Glen!

Russell Eponym returns to Ceiluiradh Glen at Seanchai Library with an hour of live music and stories. Join Russell for Folk, Baroque and beyond!

Presented live on Stream.

@ 7PM - A STROKE OF THE PEN: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett 

Caledonia continues these rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. 

Presented live on Stream.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

SPRING STORIES, Tuesday, June 10th @ 7pm: A STROKE OF THE PEN Continues

 

@ 7PM - A STROKE OF THE PEN: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett 

Caledonia continues these rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. 

Presented live on Stream.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

SPRING STORIES, Tuesday, June 3rd: Music & Stories at Seanchai Library

@ NOON Today: Russell Eponym returns to Ceiluiradh Glen at Seanchai Library with an hour of live music and stories. Join Russell for Folk, Baroque and beyond! 

@ 7PM - A STROKE OF THE PEN: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett

Caledonia presents these rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. Whilst none are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. 

Presented live on Stream.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

SPRING STORIES, Thursday, May 22nd @ 7pm: Favorite Shorts

Caledonia shares favorite short stories and essays around the fire to bring you laughter and tickle your brain. Works presented include fiction by Maeve Binchy and Ron Carlson, with essays by Maya Angelou and Ira Glass.

Presented live on Stream.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, October 29th: Moving Closer to Halloween!

 

@NOON - RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen!

Join us today for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond.  Presented on Stream in Ceiluiradh Glen at Nowhereville.

@7 PM - THE HALLOWEEN TREE, Part 2 - RESCHEDULED 

"The boys hung down from the Kite in a fine lizard’s tail, now weaving, now looping, now snapping, now gliding. They yelled with delight. They shrieked with ingasped, outgasped terror. They rode across the moon in an exclamation point."

Ray Bradbury's tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween begins, in the Story Tour format with presenters Kayden O'Connell, Finn Zeddmore and Shandon Loring guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region. Presented live on stream at The Bradbury Project.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

***

Events at Nowhereville

• The Glen - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

Events at The Bradbury Project

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

MONDAY, October 28th at 7pm: LAST CONTACT with Gyro

 

@7pm slt - Sci-Fi Classics: Last Contact

 Gyro is back with more Science Fiction adventures from his endless library.

'Last Contact' by Steven Baxter (36 mins) The effects of Dark energy expanding the universe are accelerating; soon everything will expand into sub-atomic particles.  Humanity is spending its last days deciphering the final message received from aliens.

Gyro Muggins presents, live in Voice at Seanchai's Main Library on Nowhereville.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, October 8th - Two Sessions: Music & Stories

 


@ NOON - Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen

Join us as Russell returns for his weekly performance. Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. Live on Stream.

@ 9PM - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore

Finn Zeddmore presents contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy from a variety of sources. What adventure will Finn take us on tonight? Part 1 of  "The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea" by Naomi Krittzer. Live in Voice.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, August 13th: Music! and Mary Continues . . .

 

@ Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live at The Glen!

Join us today for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond.  Presented on Stream.

@ 7PM: MARY POPPINS Continues

First published in 1934, from the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. The Disney Company is celebrating, and so are we. Caledonia presents the original Mary Poppins adventures from the eight book series through out the month of August, continuing tonight. Presented on Stream.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

THURSDAY, June 27th at 7pm: CONTEMPORARY SCI-FI with Finn!

Finn Zeddmore is all set to take us on another contemporary Science Fiction-Fantasy adventure, taken from a wide variety of short story sources.  Where will she take us this time?  Only one way to find out!

TONIGHT: "Annie Without Crow" by Michael Swanwick & "Our Father" by K. J. Khan.

Join us on Seanchai Library's Story Floor for this week's new journey, presented live in Voice.

Image: A wall made of books. Lots of old books in a bookstore or library. Photographer: Martin Vorel - https://martinvorel.com   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

TUESDAY, June 25th @ 7pm: Our Newbery Adventure Concludes

@ 7pm: Caledonia concludes Dave Eggers' The Eyes & The Impossible.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. 

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.

Both Sessions are Live on Stream

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, June 18th: Music and an Award-Winning Story

@ Noon: Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen!

Join us for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. 

@ 7pm: Caledonia continues Dave Eggers' The Eyes & The Impossible.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. 

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.

Both Sessions are Live on Stream

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

THURSDAY, June 13th at 7pm: Contemporary Sci-Fi with Finn

Finn Zeddmore is all set to take us on another contemporary Science Fiction-Fantasy adventure, taken from a wide variety of short story sources.  Where will she take us this time?  Only one way to find out!

TONIGHT: "Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200" by R.S.A. Garcia from Uncanny (Jul/Aug 2023)

Join us on Seanchai Library's Story Floor for this week's new journey, presented live in Voice.

Image: A wall made of books. Lots of old books in a bookstore or library. Photographer: Martin Vorel - https://martinvorel.com   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

TUESDAY, June 11th: Russell Eponym at The Glen, and This Year's Newbery Medal Winner Continues

@ Noon: Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen!

Join us for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. 

@ 7pm: Caledonia continues Dave Eggers' The Eyes & The Impossible.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. 

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.

Both Sessions are Live on Stream

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

THURSDAY, June 6th @ 7pm: Contemporary Sci-Fi with Finn!

Finn Zeddmore is all set to take us on another contemporary Science Fiction-Fantasy adventure, taken from a wide variety of short story sources.  Where will she take us this time?  Only one way to find out!

Join us on Seanchai Library's Story Floor for this week's new journey, presented live in Voice.

Image: A wall made of books. Lots of old books in a bookstore or library. Photographer: Martin Vorel - https://martinvorel.com   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

TUESDAY, May 29th: "The Eyes & The Impossible" Begins Plus Live Music at Noon

 

@ Noon: Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen!

 Join us for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. 

@ 7pm: June Story Month begins with Caledonia presenting this year's Newbery Medal-winner: Dave Eggers' The Eyes & The Impossible.

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. 

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, April 23rd at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM Returns to The Glen, Live!

 

Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen

He's back! Join us for Russell's weekly performance.  Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. 

Presented live on Stream. All times slt/pacific

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

FRIDAY, December 22nd at The Dickens Project: American Tales

 

@6pm - American Christmas Tales with Fayleen Bellios and Caledonia Skytower. Something different, live in Voice.

Teleport available for all events from The Welcome Area

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/129/128/1401

TUESDAY, October 17th: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Continues @ 7pm slt

 

Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" continues as eight boys travel through time and space on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they learn about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death. 

** Tuesdays at 7pm slt - October 17, and 24 with Shandon Loring, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Kayden Oconnell.

** Sundays at 1:30pm slt - October 22, and 29 with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife over three weeks in three hour long (approx) episodes.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

AND at Tuesday Noon slt in Ceiluradh Glen, RUSSELL EPONYM, Live!