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SUNDAY, December 17th at The Dickens Project: "A Christmas Carol" - The Big Read

It's time again for the annual Big Read of Charles Dickens' 1843 culture changing novella A Christmas Carol.

"I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book to raise the Ghost of an Idea which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it."

Their faithful Friend and Servant, --C. D.

So begins Charles Dickens immortal Christmas ghost story, and also our Carol Week at The Dickens Project. The Big Read begins today - Sunday, December 17th - at Noon slt. A team of readers including Corwyn Allen, Aoife Lorefield, Caledonia Skytower, Gloriana Maertens, and Faerie Maven-Pralou will begin at the beginning, and when they get tot he end they'll stop. Everything from "Marley was dead..." to "God bless us, everyone."

Join us in the Dickens Project Opera House for any or all of the reading. Duration approximately 3:15 minutes (-ish).

Going to miss the Carol Today? No problem. Join the daily Story Tours, one Stave (or chapter) at a time Monday through Thursday. The tours combine a live presentation of the story with visits to the key locations across The Dickens Project that reflect specific parts of Scrooge's ghost-lead adventure. All tours will take place twice daily at 1pm & 7pm slt.

Monday, December 18th - Stave One "Marley's Ghost"
Tuesday, December 19th - Stave Two "The First of Three Spirits"
Wednesday, December 20th - Stave Three "The Second of Three Spirits"
Thursday, December 21st - Staves Four & Five "The Last of the Spirits" & "The End of It"

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TODAY at The Dickens Project - 12.16 ... A Big Day in a Big Weekend!

Has it only been a week that this year's Dickens Project has been open? So much has happened! And we are about to transition into another phase of this year's event schedule: Carol Week!

But first . . .

@ 7-9pm - ECLIPSE CLUB & RESORT concludes their week-long residency Saturday night, December 16th: Santa's Helpers with DJ Iniry at The Opera House

The HELP TINY TIM! hunt is underway. This search-and-count style hunt invites you to “Help Tiny Tim!” who has left his crutch somewhere, everywhere across the two Dickens regions. Information on “Help Tiny Tim!” is available at the Welcome area.

CAROL WEEK begins Sunday, December 17th at Noon with THE BIG READ of A Christmas Carol. Then come the daily Story Tours, one Stave (or chapter) at a time Monday through Thursday. The tours combine a live presentation of the story with visits to the key locations across The Dickens Project that reflect specific parts of the story. All tours will take place twice daily at 1pm & 7pm slt.

Monday, December 18th - Stave One "Marley's Ghost"
Tuesday, December 19th - Stave Two "The First of Three Spirits"
Wednesday, December 20th - Stave Three "The Second of Three Spirits"
Thursday, December 21st - Staves Four & Five "The Last of the Spirits" & "The End of It"

PLUS look for some special holiday events close in to Christmas, for those looking for a little extra comfort and joy! There's still plenty of music and stories to come!

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TODAY at The Dickens Project - 12.15.23

Friday, December 15 (all times slt/Pacific)

@9am - CVL Hosts the Non-Profit Commons
TOPIC: Dickens and Disabilities with Gentle Heron at The Resource Center

@ 7-9pm -ECLIPSE CLUB & RESORT: A Country Christmas

with DJ Momma at The Miner's Village

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TODAY at The Dickens Project - 12.14.23

Thursday, December 14 (all times slt/Pacific)

@NOON - CVL Hosts the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable with Sheila Yoshikawa
TOPIC: Dickens and Debtors Prisons: Prison Life Then and Now

@ 7-9pm -ECLIPSE CLUB & RESORT: Red, Green & Gold Formal

with DJ Kam in the Opera House

@ 9-11pm -ECLIPSE CLUB & RESORT: Decades

DJ Tiger lightens it up with a holiday edition of Decades - Music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

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TODAY at The Dickens Project (12.11.23)

eClipse Club & Resort continues it's week long residency of music and dancing tonight!

@ 9-11pm -ECLIPSE CLUB & RESORT: It Starts with One

Whether is it the loneliest number, the only one, the one that got away, or the one you should have bet on, DJ Admiral Maelstrom will be spinning tunes on one-liness in the Opera House at The Dickens Project. Maybe Ebenezer Scrooge was on to something?

Teleport available at The Welcome Center

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TODAY at The Dickens Project (12.10.23)

After several days of inspiring dance performances, it's time to get everyone on their feet to PAR-TAY! eClipse Club & Resort starts out it's week long residency tonight!

@7pm: SUNDAY NIGHT SKATING PARTY

DJ Caledonia and Host Kath kick off the eClipse residency at the Dickens Skating Pond with two hours of holiday comfort and joy. Slip, slide, skate, dance, or do all of them at once!

All times slt/Pacific

Teleport available at The Welcome Center

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TODAY at The Dickens Project - 12.9.23

It's a day of bountiful entertainments at The Dickens Project. TWO, count'em, two performances to inspire the imagination!

@NOON: Evolution Dance presents A STEAMPUNK CHRISTMAS (Final Performance) "Surprises, like misfortunes, seldom come alone." Evolution Dance presents a holiday entertainment to delight the senses.

@7pm: Idle Rogue Productions presents LES COQUINS OISIF (One Performance only) A dance entertainment presenting epic fantasy themes, engaging music, beautiful performers and breathtaking staging. Stories of magic, myth and legend, in an immersive period theatre for your amusement.

Seating is limited for both of these performances - come early to get yours.

All times slt/Pacific

Teleport available at The Welcome Center

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TODAY at The Dickens Project - 12.8.23

Friday, December 8 (all times slt/Pacific)

Welcome to the first day of dances! There's plenty more to come . . .

@ 7pm - EVOLUTION DANCE: A Steampunk Christmas

"Surprises, like misfortunes, seldom come alone." Evolution Dance presents a holiday entertainment to delight the senses at The 2023 Edition of The Dickens Project. (Come early to get your seat - seating is limited)

Teleport available at The Welcome Center

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TUESDAY December 5th at 7pm: THE ICE DRAGON @ Poe Castle

"Winter Is Coming"

THE ICE DRAGON

In George R.R. Martin's world of A Song of Ice and Fire the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember.

Book: The Ice Dragon Author: George R. R. Martin

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Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child—and the ice dragon who loved her—could save her world from utter destruction.

TUESDAYS at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen

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.

Presented live on Stream. All times slt/pacific

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THURSDAY November 23rd at 10am: ALICES RESTAURANT MASSACREE

ALICE'S RESTAURANT MASSACREE

The song is one of Arlo Guthrie's most prominent works, based on a true incident from his life that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965 with a citation for littering, and ended with the refusal of the U.S. Army to draft him because of his conviction for that crime. The ironic punch line of the story is that, in the words of Guthrie, "I'm sittin' here on the Group W bench 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the Army - burn women, kids, houses and villages - after bein' a litterbug." The final part of the song is an encouragement for the listeners to sing along, to resist the draft, and to end war.

The "song" is in fact a spoken monologue, presented by Shandon Loring today for your listening pleasure or just to groan at and be Thankful when it's over.

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TUESDAYS at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen

Russell Eponym, Live at The Glen

Presented live on Stream. All times slt/pacific

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Thursday Nov. 2nd at 7:00pm: WILLA - a special tale for Dia De Los Muertos

- Whenever I'm Away From You -

WILLA

by Stephen King

It's Dia de los Muertos, and time for reunions and 'the other side'

A man finds himself in a train station in Crowheart Springs, Wyoming after an apparent wreck with a few of the other passengers. Unable to locate his fiancee, Willa, he decides to set out to a nearby town—where he knows she would go—to find her. A flirty romance with a touch of... something more.

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TUESDAY, October 31st at 7pm: Something Bradbury . . .

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! What kind of storytellers would we be if we didn't have a story to offer on this most haunting of days.

Join Caledonia as she presents another chilling tale from Ray Bradbury's works - the collections "Dandelion Wine" and "The October Country" in the Halloween Night Play Park of The Bradbury Project. Costumes welcomed but not required.

Live on stream, on the Town Level of The Bradbury Project.

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MONDAY October 30th at 7pm: SciFi Adventure - ESCAPE CLAUSE from "Tales from the Twilight Zone"

- Classic Science Fiction -

It's a deal you couldn't refuse. Are you sure you want out?

PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS

at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE

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SUNDAY, October 29th @ 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Concludes

LAST CHANCE! (Well, at least for this year) Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale concludes today.

Guided by the mysterious Clavicle Carapace Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on Halloween night, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with mortality as they try to save their friend who has been "borrowed" by Death.

David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower, live on Stream at The Bradbury Project in #Second Life

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Thursday Oct. 26th at 7:00pm: Trio of ALIEN HORRORS

- In the deepest, darkest depths of space -

Trio of

ALIEN HORRORS

by Tim Curran

Think Alien, Jaws, Terminator, X-Minus One, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits.. and then some!!

Tonight's stores:

"THE CITY OF FROZEN SHADOWS"

The last living man on Earth hides in a gutted city, hunted by alien exterminators.

"THE BLACK OCEAN"

Astronauts adrift in a misty alien ocean are attacked by a gigantic predator.

"GRAVEYARD"

In the deepest, darkest depths of space, the stars are cold, malevolent eyes looking across a vast graveyard of the unknown, the unnamable, and the undead. The planets are tombs and the moons haunted catacombs.

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TUESDAY, October 24th at 7pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Concludes

Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" concludes tonight. Guided by the mysterious Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Tonight presented by Shandon Loring, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Kayden Oconnell.

Miss it? There will be a repeat presentation:

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

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife

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

MONDAY October 23rd at 7pm: SciFi Adventure - NIGHTFALL by Isaac Asimov

- Classic Science Fiction -

NIGHTFALL

Darkness comes to the people of a planet ordinarily illuminated by sunlight at all times

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SUNDAY, October 22nd @ 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Continues

Did you miss Tuesday evening's reading of Part 2 of "The Halloween Tree"? No worries. Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale repeats today!

Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on Halloween night, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with mortality as they try to save their friend who has been "borrowed" by Death.

TODAY with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife over three weeks in three episodes. Today's installment will be approximately 1:15 minutes long.

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Thursday Oct. 19th at 7-8:30pm: sticks & leaves

- psychedelic gothic horror -

sticks
by Karl Edward Wagner
A Lovecraftian, psychedelic gothic horror tale.
Pre-cursor to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

followed by:

leaves
by James Newman
A woman with a phobia of autumn leaves is faced with her
worst fear as she tries to survive an alien invasion on Halloween night.

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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.

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

SUNDAY, October 15th @1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE ~ Part 1

Did you miss Tuesday evening's reading of Part 1? No worries. Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale repeats today!

"The Halloween Tree" (1950) 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 death.

TODAY 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.

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Friday Oct. 13th at 7-8:30pm: FRIDAY 13th Special - '1408' by Stephen King

- FRIDAY 13th Special -

1408

by Stephen King

Mike Enslin, bestselling author of "true" ghost stories, decides to spend the night in New York City's most haunted hotel room.
Made into movie starring John Cusak, Samuel Jackson, Tony Shalhoub

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Thursday Oct. 12th at 9:00pm: HEATSEEKER - Space Horror

- THE SCREAMING BROUGHT THEM -

HEATSEEKER

by Tim Curran

In the deepest, darkest depths of space, the stars are cold and there are extraterrestrial nightmares beyond imagining. There is no benevolent first contact. No utopian worlds.

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THURSDAY October 12th at 6pm - 8pm: Two Hours - SCARY STORIES CAMPOUT

"S'mores and Ghosties"

SCARY STORIES CAMPOUT

Come in your Hallowe'en jammies!

Campfire, tents, sleeping bags, candles, pizza, popcorn,

candy, flashlights, dark stormy night, and Scary Stories provided!

FREE HALLOWE'EN JAMMIES AVAILABLE AT:

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Storylink Hallowe'en Mall in Kitely: grid.kitely.com:8002/OCTOBERWORLD/98/156/3172

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Tonight's Stories

The Girl of Their Dreams

The Thrill Seekers Club

The Gunslinger

Portrait of Evil

All the Time in the World

The Wrath of Pele

Bungalow 14

The Gift

Book: Scary Stories for Sleepovers, Vol. 1-10

Stories: Various

Authors: Various

TUESDAY, October 10th @ 7pm slt: "The Halloween Tree" Begins

THE HALLOWEEN TREE by Ray Bradbury

"And it was the afternoon of Halloween.

And all the houses shut against a cool wind.

And the town full of cold sunlight.

But suddenly, the day was gone.

Night came out from under each tree and spread."

Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" (1950) 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 death.

** Tuesdays at 7pm slt - October 10, 17, and 24 with Shandon Loring, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Kayden Oconnell.

** Sundays at 1:30pm slt - October 15, 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.

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

MONDAY October 9th at 7pm: SciFi Adventure - TINY AND THE MONSTER by Theodore Sturgeon

- Classic Sci-Fi rom Gyro Muggins Cavernous SciFi Library -

But he's just a dog!

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SUNDAY, October 8th @ 1:30pm slt: "Something Bradbury . . . "

The Bradbury Project is open, and it is time for the first story.

Join Caledonia as she presents a chilling tale from Bradbury's collection "Dandelion Wine." Lavinia Nebbs is determined that not even the discovery of a murder, and the knowledge that the killer (a serial killer, as it happens) is still on the loose will upset or inconvenience her in any way.

None the less, "The Lonely One" is still abroad and might just be a little too close for safety - even for Lavinia Nebbs.

Caledonia Skytower presents, live on stream, on the Town Level of The Bradbury Project.

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