Seanchai ("Storyteller" in Irish) Library celebrates the Celtic tradition of stories told around the hearth or in the pub to friends, family, and welcomed strangers. Seanchai Libraries bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life.
Caledonia is back with more stories from different times and different places of the girl who just CAN NOT keep her shoe on!
China, Romania, Russia, China, India, and YES even Ireland all have their traditions of this fabled girl and her impossible romance with a prince. A treatise on the power of the possible? A dated ideal of a girl's worth in society? Come and enjoy more of these stories and see how they are similar and how they differ. Take time to analyze their relevance in the post-feminist world later.
Join Storytellers Marian Dragovar and Derry McMahon at the Fruit Islands for Animal Tales. Come as an animal ava, wear your skins but whatever you do, shake, slither, or gallop for a wild time!
Here comes March! Will it be a Lion or a Lamb? Regardless, there will be a lion's share of great stories this week to welcome March 2010 . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, March 1 at 7:00pm: Part I: The Irish Dresser with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, March 2 at 6:00pm: Slavic Tales with Shandon Loring at 7:00pm: Whiskey: The Water of Life new exhibit dedication and virtual whiskey tasting with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00pm: Irish Girls - Stories by Marian Keyes with Derry McMahon
Thursday, March 4 at 7:00pm: Australian Legendary Tales with Seanchai Shandon Loring
And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Sunday, February 28 at 6:00pm: EVEN More Cinderella Storieswith Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park
Tuesday, March 2 at 5:00pm: Southern Taleswith Derry McMahon at Bayou Noir
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
In Magicland Park: Sunday February 21 at 6pm . . .
In Western Culture, we think of the "Cinderella" or "Cendrillion" story as the creation of Charles Perrault or the Bros. Grimm. However, the Cinderella story has many iterations in many cultures, some predating Perrault and Grimm. Caledonia will share a sampling of them.
IF YOU MISS THIS . . . Come by the WOI Library on Monday, February 22 at 7:00pm for more Cinderella Stories.
Read Live in Voice Chat to benefit Project Children.
Don't forget to SAVE THE DATE: March 21st at 2pm for the WOI Library's Second Birthday Celebration and the Dedication of our new library wing . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, February 22 at 7:00pm: More Cinderella Stories with Caledonia Skytower
Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00pm: More 100 Word Stories with the irrepressible and irreverent Crap Mariner.
Thursday, February 25 at 7:00pm: Celtic Myths and Legends with Seanchai Shandon Loring
And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00pm: Tales of Love (Other kinds)with Marian Dragovar at SL New England
Sunday, February 28 at 6:00pm: EVEN More Cinderella Storieswith Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Join us to meet the author of this wonderful book! She will read excerpts, and chat about her writing. The Fox is a story of a first century Druid, his family, and the modern Archaeologist who finds them.
The Fox, contains adventure, ancient Celtic beliefs, sacrifice, love of family, ancient and modern culture, and divorce. Jahna and Lovern’s clan lay in the Romans’ path of destruction. The death of their people is a certainty, unless a bargain is made with the Gods, even if it means a human sacrifice. Will the trade the Druid Lovern and his visionary wife, Jahna make with the Gods, save their family? Will there be future generations to sing the songs of their dead?
Two centuries later, Aine MacRae is on their trail. She’s a struggling archaeologist, on the verge of uncovering the village were Jahna and Lovern lived. She’s found the farm where her site is located is for sale! But for a ghostly, visit greed almost triumphs leaving the truth and ancient stories buried forever.
Imarad Breen, a frequent visitor to the West of Ireland Library, will read some of her book, and share her thoughts on writing with us.
You can find a link to the download of her podiocast of the book there and listen for free! You can also purchase a print copy, or download to a number of different formats.
No! No! Not from all the goodies at the back of the room during story sessions! (Cyber calories DO NOT go to your hips!) You may have noticed the construction cones up around the library parcel and some terrain disruption. Well, we have plans and they are underway. See this excerpt from the Press Release to learn more:
West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center Grows Into Its Name
West of Ireland, Second Life – As the second anniversary of the dedication of the West of Ireland (WOI) Library and Cultural Center approaches, the Library announces that it has “broken prim” on a building project that will continue its signature architecture while expanding the space available for library services and programs almost three fold.
“This is an exciting time for us,” said WOI Librarian Derry McMahon, “Our story program has grown tremendously since we began in the spring of 2008.” The West of Ireland Library offers live presentations of literary works, engaging residents directly in literature from a variety of eras and spanning a wide diversity of genres and styles. A recent poll showed that nearly 100% of guests attending the library’s six to eight weekly events pursued some kind of secondary activity as a result, whether buying a book, exploring related titles, or further investigating a topic of interest. “Stories of all kinds are the firm core of our program – we bring great literature to life in Second Life,” continued McMahon. Audiences have grown steadily over the past year with a current average that is twice what it was for the same period a year previous.
Inspired by this success, the Library has been exploring ways to create immediate connections for library guests through in-world links to supportive resources. The Library is additionally seizing the opportunity to connect more effectively with landmarks within the WOI estate which contains many virtual creations of real-life Irish cultural sites. “This is a great opportunity to grow more fully into our name.” said WOI Storyteller Aoife Lorefield, emphasizing the cultural aspect of what the Library supports. The new area of the Library will include linked workstations to internet resources, expanded exhibit areas, and additional features which will promote Ireland’s rich history and heritage.
“We want to provide varied opportunities for our guests to explore literature, Irish culture, and to enjoy our diverse programs in a variety of settings.” added McMahon. Growing library programs such as the open mic sessions hosted by Lorefield, and sessions featuring published authors discussing their work will be able to choose from a number of casual settings in within the library to utilize different open environments. The new addition also holds the potential to be used as a comfortable workshop setting.
“The real miracle,” continued McMahon,” is that we will accomplish this expansion without significantly changing the ground level profile of the original library build.” The Library Staff has created a subterranean expansion that is remarkably full of light, space, interacts with the natural terrain around it, and connects seamlessly with Cunningham Docherty's original 2008 design.
“I love it!” said West of Ireland’s CEO Sioban McMahon, "It's bright, organic, and draws inspiration from Celtic cultural linkages to both stone and water. The direction the staff is taking the features they provide is an excellent compliment with where we are trying to take the entire estate: appealing activities for folks that are fun and interesting, balanced with cultural relevance. SL is such a great tool for engaging folks in culture and literature in ways they might not be able to in the real world. This is really exciting.”
The WOI Library Staff invite interested residents and library fans to join them in dedicating the new area on Sunday, March 21st during the final day of the WOI Estate’s annual Festival of Saint Patrick. March 21 is also the second anniversary of the original library’s dedication. Festivities will begin at 2pm SLT with a program celebrating the power of stories and storytelling. At 4pm SLT, following the program’s conclusion, guests will be invited to dance throughout the library to music provided by one of West of Ireland’s popular DJs.
Join us for the poems of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, read by the lovely Elegia Underwood.
“If you would be a poet, create works capable of answering the challenge ofapocalyptic times, even if this meaning sounds apocalyptic. You are Whitman, you are Poe, you are Mark Twain, you are Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay, you are Neruda and Mayakovsky and Pasolini, you are an American or a non-American, you can conquer the conquerors with words...."
—Lawrence Ferlinghetti. From Poetry as Insurgent Art [I am signaling you through the flames].
Though imbued with the commonplace, Ferlinghetti’s poetry is grounded in lyric and narrative traditions. Among his themes are the beauty of natural world, the tragicomic life of the common man, the plight of the individual in mass society, and the dream and betrayal of democracy. One of his poems, 'Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes', is now a poem studied at GCSE level in England, as part of the collection of poems in the AQA Anthology.
Join us for a 'meet the author' session with Rhonda R. Carpenter (Insight Zadark in SL)
Bio: Rhonda R. Carpenter is an award winning Clinical Hypnotherapist specializing in Past Life Regression. Her first fiction fantasy novel was released in December 2008. She lives and works in the mountains of Southern California. For more information here are her websites where she blogs about life, writing, podcasting and publishing http://www.themarkofadruid.comwww.lifefirst.com/; http://www.rhondacarpenter.com/. Book Info: Here is where it is available in all the formats. http://www.themarkofadruid.com/novel/buy-now/
Back cover Blurb: When twenty-six-year-old Eve McCormick awakes, the images from her nightmare are indelible. The dream feels so real she must force herself to get a grip. This experience is just the beginning for Eve, a Los Angeles clinical hypnotherapist and researcher investigating whether reincarnation is fact or fiction.
Unstoppable visions of an ancient lifetime steal days from her. The danger escalates when she wakes up physically injured and marked with a strange symbol. While Eve battles the past to maintain her sanity and safety, her project is jeopardized as another researcher's attempts to take over. One partner dies and another is accused of inappropriate conduct. Eve and her friend, Dr. Andrea McMurray, don't believe in coincidence and probe their shared visions for answers. On the other side of the Atlantic, Welshman Ryerson Sanders is haunted by his dreams and believes Eve's research project can help him. For both of them, an ancient Celtic prophecy and long-sought revenge entangles the past with the present. A druidess and a shape-shifter must join to save the druid way of life, while a queen conspires to kill Erin's only high king. Will the oaths and agendas of the past reach across the centuries to strengthen or to destroy?
Join us to hear excerpts and chat with the author!
Nobody does it better! My Valentine's week reading tonight will be Celtic poetry of love and longing ... poems of the beauty of the beloved, heart's ease, heart's pain, and everything in between. Come hear live reading in voice of bards ancient and modern speaking the words of love.
Join the WOI Storytellers at Bayou Noir for stories of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and the foods that create such vivid memories of both! We will be auditioning Gina Pralou as a storyteller, so join the fun!!
Caledonia shares stories of adventures in Mardi Gras by Alice Couvillon & Elizabeth Moore . . . adventures which share the inside view of the celebrations traditions and history of "Fat Tuesday" both in New Orleans and in the rural Cajun Parishes of Louisiana.
Mardi Gras, Irish Love, and more from Elegia Underwood this week . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, February 15 at 7:00pm: "Mardi Gras Stories" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00pm: Love and Longing from Ireland with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00pm: Author Rhonda Carpenter shares her novel "The Mark of the Druid"
Thursday, February 18 at 7:00pm: MORE Tales with the fabulous Elegia Underwood, Steelhead's Eccentric Dragoness.
And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Tuesday, February 16 at 5:00pm: Sweet Southern Stories at Bayou Noir (Mardi Gras this week We think!)with Derry McMahon.
Sunday, February 21 at 6:00pm: Part I: Cinderella Storieswith Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Have you had your fill of sappy romance stories? Tired of the relentless Hallmark 'red heart holiday'? Join us for some of O.Henry's finest cynical, satirical, humorous stories of misguided, misplaced, misunderstood love and romance. Elder Priestman, Derry McMahon, and guests Crap Mariner and ChivalryBean Ragu will bring these stories to soothe you, and give you a good giggle.
Onyx Plutonian wraps up the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout tonight. We'll find out what other hazards assail them on their mission to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. They still need to pass through/above North America and get back to England...that is a long leg of the trip. Will they finish in time? Join us to find out!
Join Marian Dragovar and Derry McMahon in SL New England for romance stories! Time to get revved up for Valentine's Day!! Guys and Gals, Gals and Gals, Love among the Fae, all sorts of love stories. LMs for the Nantucket Theatre in New England will be sent before the stories.
Charles de Lint is one of the best known writers of contemporary fantasy, bringing us worlds of magic and mystery, sorrow and joy, song and story that are *not* in galaxies far, far away or in other, distant worlds ... but right around the corner, down that dark alley, under the foggy streetlight, or slipping out of our computers.
His stories draw on traditional fairy tales, myths and legends from many cultures, folkways, and his own wonderful imagination. Tonight I'll be reading selections from his works ... rather than offering short stories, I'll be dipping into his novels to find examples of his magic and entice you to further forays.
Join me for live reading in voice ... chat in voice or text ... all welcome!
Jules Verne, A.A. Milne, Charles DeLint, and an antidote if sappy romance has got your emotional blood- sugar soaring, all this week . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, February 8 at 7:00pm: "Adventures with Pooh Bear" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00pm: An Evening of Charles DeLint with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00pm: Part III: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Vernewith Onyx Plutonian
Thursday, February 11 at 7:00pm: Tales with the DE-lightful and FAB-ulous Elegia Underwood, Steelhead's Eccentric Dragoness.
Sunday, February 14 at 3:00pm: Anti-Valentine's Day Storieswith Derry McMahon & Friends
And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm: 20,000 Leagues Under the Seawith Derry McMahon & Onyx Plutonian at the Jules Verne Undersea Library in The Fruit Islands
Wednesday, February 10 at 6:00pm: The WOI Storytellers Return to SL New Englandwith Marian Dragovar and Friends.
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Join Onyx for the continuing adventures of Phileas Fogg, and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circle the globe in 80 days. Mr. Fogg is a rather persnickety lad, with peculiar habits, making the journey all the more fun for those of us who do not have to be travelling with him.
The plan is: London to Egypt (by train and boat), Egypt to Bombay (by boat), Bombay to Calcutta (by train), Calcutta to Hong Kong (by boat), Hong Kong to Yokohama (by boat), Yokohama to San Francisco (by boat), San Francisco to NY (by train), and NY to London (by boat and train). All of this has a substantial monetary bet riding on it...will they win??
Come ready for adventure, story read live in a rumbly tigery voice!
Imbolc is one of the four fire festivals of ancient times, a cross-quarter day, and the turning of the Celtic calendar from the dark months back toward the light.
In Ireland, this is the time of lambing, snowdrops, and the first signs of spring. The Cailleach, the Winter Hag, makes way for the beautiful maiden Bride, the Goddess and Saint Brigid who was so close to the hearts of Celtic people.
Tonight, I'll share some of the traditions of Imbolc ... what we know of ancient traditions, and what is practiced today. Join me for a live reading in voice, chat in voice or text ... All are welcome!
With the fire in the newstand, things just don't look good for the Belinis, and Chester the Cricket's luckiness is definitely in question. But fate is not linear, and destinies come to pass in unexpected ways. A miracle is about to happen, right there in the Times Square Subway Station, and Chester will be right at the center of it.
Come find out what happens as The Cricket in Times Square concludes.
Another Month, another day, another week full of great stories . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, February 1 at 7:00pm: The Conclusion of "The Cricket in Times Square" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00pm: Celebrating Imbolc and Candlemas with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, February 3 at 7:00pm: Part II: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Vernewith Onyx Plutonian
Thursday, February 4 at 7:00pm: Algonquin Tales of New Englandwith WOI Seanchai, Shandon Loring
And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Tuesday, February 2 at 5:00pm: Smooth Southern Taleswith Derry McMahon at Bayou Noir
Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm: 20,000 Leagues Under the Seawith Derry McMahon & Onyx Plutonian at the Jules Verne Undersea Library in The Fruit Islands
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
This performance will be at Fruit Islands! ONCE upon a time, in the far north of what is now called Europe, there was a kingdom known as Geatsland. It was a harsh country, with high mountains and narrow valleys, and a long seacoast with many harbors and inlets, and the men who lived there were famous for their bravery, on both sea and land. They were tall like the trees of their forests, and each man had the strength of ten. There were foes, too, to be dealt with. The great caves along the coast were inhabited by all manner of evil monsters that lived partly in the sea and partly upon the land, huge serpents with scales of brass.
In the Old English epic poem Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, battles three antagonists: Grendel, Grendel's mother, and later, after Beowulf has become king, a final battle with an unnamed dragon.
Join us for a very special and exciting presentation of Beowulf presented in Live Voice by Shandon Loring. If you have not experienced Beowulf before, it is time you did. If you have, it was not like this. You don't dare miss this one! Grendel’s coming, Grendel comes… And you can’t run!
Robert Burns(also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard)was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these pieces, his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt.
Join Corwyn Allen and Caledonia Skytower as they tackle his prose and poetry (some in the Scots dialect), and Marian Dragovar and Derry McMahon as they execute a few highland dances. Please note, all readings in voice, and you will not be forced to eat haggis!
Tonight, Onyx Plutonian brings us: Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days"!
Jules Verne’s career as a novelist began in 1863, when he struck a new vein in fiction—stories that combined popular science and exploration. In Around the World in Eighty Days, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions £20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days—and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompanied by his hot- blooded French manservant, Passepartout. Traveling by train, steamship, sailboat, sledge, and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks, and the dogged Inspector Fix of Scotland Yard to win the extraordinary wager. Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, Around the World in Eighty Days gripped audiences upon its publication and remains hugely popular to this day. Part 1 tonight, read in voice.
This book is available thru Project Gutenberg at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/103/103-h/103-h.htm
Brigid is one of Ireland's most beloved saints, with links to the pagan past going back to the earliest written records. Since next week is Imbolc, one of the four great fire festivals of ancient Ireland, and Brigid's sacred day, tonight I'll share stories, legends, and traditions that span her long history.
Goddess of poetry, smithcraft and healing; protectress of children, animals, and women in childbirth; friend of Mary, Mother of God and foster mother of Christ; abbess of Kildare; keeper of the sacred flame ... come hear about Brigid, the Bright One.
Presenting live in voice, chat in voice or text ... all welcome!
Chester the Cricket's adventure continues as he learns more and more about "The Big Apple" and a world much, much more diverse than his rural Connecticut home was.
He lives in a new ornate cricket cage, eats Chinese food, has a dinner party with friends Tucker and Harry. It is the big city life, but will country bread Chester ever really be able to embrace the fast life? Or will he, as Sai Fong has foreseen, full fill some sort of great destiny?
Good Luck is coming your way. Be Ready!
George Selden's Newbery honor-winning novel will be read live in voice.
Recovered from the Holidays? Finally feel like your New Year has direction? Time for a good story then, and there are plenty of them this week . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, January 25 at 7:00pm: Part II of "The Cricket in Times Square" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, January 26 at 7:00pm: Saint Brigid with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00pm: Part I: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Vernewith Onyx Plutonian
Thursday, January at 28 7:00pm: Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost with WOI Seanchai, Shandon Loring
Sunday, January 31 at 3:00pm: A Tribute to Robert Burnswith the WOI Storytellers and Guest Corwyn Allen And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Wednesday, January 27 at 6:00pm: Tales of Boats and Shipswith Marion Dragovar at Second Life New England
Sunday, January 31 at 1:00pm: Beowulfwith Shandon Loring at The Fruit Islands
Sunday, January 31 at 6:00pm: Mardi Gras Storieswith Caledonia Skytower at Magicland Park
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Fairies and Pixies and Brownies - Oh My! Discover a world of curiosities; fairy queens, mischievous brownies, pixies, sylvan elves and magic. Miss Marian Dragovar tells an assortment of tales about the wee folk, sure to be a feast for your imagination.
Stories live in voice and to benefit Project Children.
Irish satire reaches right back to the earliest bards, whose role it was to rip the face off leaders not doing their jobs ... sound familiar? Irish satire can be savage, gentle, and everything in between, and includes literary giants like Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde as well as modern writers like Brian O'Nolan (aka Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen), and shows up in prose, poetry, plays and journalism.
Tonight we'll celebrate this Irish tradition with an open mic ... so bring your own satiric efforts, or your personal favorites, to read yourself in voice or pass along to me in a notecard. Savage wit welcome, but do keep in mind our PG standards ... let's see if we can cut close to the bone without spilling too much blood!
As always, live reading in voice, chat in voice or text ... all welcome
Join Caledonia for this gem of a Newbery Honor Book written by the late George Selden.
After Chester, a cricket, arrives in Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in Belini's newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to make three good friends: a little boy named Mario, a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker, and his pal harry the Cat. Throughout their escapades and their ups and downs in the bustle of New York City, together they somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.
Crickets, and Pixies, and Satire, Oh My! And Treasure to Boot . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, January 18 at 7:00pm: Part I of "The Cricket in Times Square" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00pm: Open Mic: "Satire" with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, January 20 at 7:00pm: Stories of the Little People with Marian Dragovar
Thursday, January at 21 7:00pm: Captain Kidd's Treasure Tales with WOI Seanchai, Shandon Loring And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Tuesday, January 19 at 5:00pm: the WOI Storytellers at Bayou Noir with more stories to share!
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Caledonia will be in Magicland with assorted adventures of that loveable "Bear of very little brain" - Winnie-the-Pooh. Also present will, no doubt, be his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood: Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Tigger and of course, Christopher Robin.
Selected adventures will be presented from Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, and from David Benedictus' Return to the Hundred Acre Wood which was approved by the A.A. Milne Estate. there will also be a "Hunny Pot Treasure Hunt" in Magicland for the weekend only. If this turns out to be fun, there could be more "Pooh Bear Weekends" in the future at Magicland.
Read live in voice with donations benefiting Project Children
Join Caledonia Skytower and Marian Dragovar, along with Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin and many of your old friends for letters from Miss Potter, stories about her (she was a very talented woman), and some of the beloved tales from childhood. Embrace your inner bunny, come as a furry to the Art Sculpture Garden in Fruit Islands for a fun hour.
From an article about Miss Potter: Beatrix Potter may be best known as the creator of charming characters like Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy Winkle and Hunca Munca, but, as is true in most lives, she was in reality many other things, as well. A product of Victorian times, she far surpassed societal expectations of women of her era and class. She was an accomplished botanical illustrator, a sheep breeder and farmer, a wife, and a conservationist greatly devoted to her home, the Lake District of England. (Read the rest here: http://www.literarytraveler.com/literary_articles/beatrix_potter.aspx )
Our friend Dubhna Rhiadra joins us from 'across the pond' with tales of the ancient Celtic Saints.
Will it be St. David and the Dove? St. George slaying the dragon? These are not pious preachy stories but intriguing tales of men and women who played a very important role in the history of the peoples of the British Isles.
Our buddy Crap Mariner returns with his 100 Word Stories. Always irreverent, usually funny, often thought provoking, and definately unlike any of our other presenters.
Soon or late, readers wonder about writers ... who are these magical people creating these amazing worlds and how on earth do they do it? Then, perhaps, comes the thought ... how could I learn to do it too?
Tonight I'll share readings from writers about writing ... the whys, the hows, the joys and challenges. With so many to choose from, I'm going for personal favorites including Anne Lemott, Natalie Goldberg, Ursula K. LeGuin, Stephen King ... hmmmm ... and a few surprises, she says, as she continues pulling books down from her shelves ...
Reading in voice, chat in voice or text, all welcome!
In the conclusion, come find out how Peter Augustus Duchene's faith in the fortuneteller's prediction is rewarded (or not!) and whether he and his sister Adele are united. THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT is a story of how the power of belief can transform not just one life, but the lives of many. A perfect story for the New Year!
If you missed Part II last week, Caledonia will be reading it again at 6pm Sunday night at Magicland Park. Come see what you missed, then come to the WOI Library Monday night to see how it all comes together.
What if? Why not? Could it be?
Read live in voice.
You can also learn more about the book, it's author, and participate in the national book discussions at www.themagicianselephant.com
Join Marian Dragovar and Derry McMahon for updated, remixed and possibly fractured fairy tales!! Always fun!! We'll be at the Grotto in Fig on Fruit Islands. Stories in voice, to benefit Project Children.
From Writers on Writing to Pooh Bear! Another great week of stories . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Sunday, January 10 at 1:00pm: Opening of the New Exhibit: Irish Traditional Musical Instruments with presentations featuring Elder Priestman and Rosslyn Guardian.
Monday, January 11 at 7:00pm: Part III (the conclusion) of "The Magician's Elephant" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00pm: Writers on Writing with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, January 13 at 7:00pm: More 100 Word Stories with Special Guest Crap Mariner
Thursday, January at 14 7:00pm: Tales Beside the Fire: Fine Irish Folkales with WOI Seanchai, Shandon Loring
Sunday, January 17 at 1:00pm: Welsh Folktales with Special Guest Dubhna Rhiadra. And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Sunday, January 10 at 3:00pm: Fairy/Folktale Remix with the WOI Storytellers at the Fruit Islands Sunday, January 10 at 6:00pm: Selected Chapters from "The Magician's Elephant" with Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park. Sunday, January 17 at 3:00pm: Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter with the WOI Storytellers at the Fruit Islands Sunday, January 17 at 6:00pm: Adventures with Pooh Bear! with Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park.
Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Traditional Tunes: The Musical Instruments of Ireland, our new exhibit, will be opened today with our friend Rosslyn Guardian bringing a new story, and playing her harp for us in both worlds! Learn more about Irish traditional instruments, a bit of the history of Irish music, and how the old tunes are being kept alive today.
Join our newest storyteller, Onyx Plutonian, as he embarks on this new hobby with a not-oft told tale from the book 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'.
"The Adventure of the Three Students" is about a professor at a top university who seeks Holmes' help with a possible case of cheating in a valuable scholarship exam. Always mysterious, always engaging, always fun to guess the ending with a Holmes mystery.
With the advent of a new year, I'm introducing a new author ... new to my readings, and another of my favorites, whose writing combines the precision of science with the longings that visit every human heart.
Andrea Barrett (born November 16, 1954) is an American writer. Her Ship Fever collection of novella and short stories won the National Book Award 1996. Barrett received a MacArthur Fellowship 2001, and her book Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She writes historical fiction, often set in scientific fields, and features women characters.Tonight, I'll read her short story, Rare Birds, with another story in the wings if time permits ... Reading in voice, chat in voice or text ... All are welcome!
Caledonia continues reading from Kate DiCamillo's newest novel.
She lives! Peter Augustus Duchene knows his little sister Adele must truly live, because the fortuneteller's assertion that an elephant would enter the previously elephant-less society of Baltese has come true. The elephant shall lead him to her!
Come hear how Peter's faith and belief in the extraordinary leads to his own transformation, and changes the lives of the diverse group of people who are drawn together by the elephant - an elephant that was conjured up by a magician and came crashing through the roof of Baltese's opera house.
Read live in voice.
Find out more about Ms. DiCamillo and her work (including a delightful essay on how she started out as an author) at http://www.katedicamillo.com/
HAPPY NEW YEAR! And here we are ready to start this new year & decade right with more stories and great reads to share and recommend . . .
All Stories read live in voice. All times are SLT.
Monday, January 4 at 7:00pm: Part II of "The Magician's Elephant" with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, January 5 at 7:00pm: Andrea Barret's Short Story "Rare Bird" with Aoife Lorefield
Wednesday, January 6 at 7:00pm: Sherlock Holmes: "The Adventure of the Three Students" with Special Guest Onyx Plutonian
Thursday, January 7 at 7:00pm: IRELAND - An Epic Novel of History & Storytelling with WOI Seanchai, Shandon Loring
Sunday, January 10 at 1:00pm: Opening of the New Exhibit: Irish Traditional Musical Instruments with presentations featuring Elder Priestman and Rosslyn Guardian. And here are some other WOI Storytelling events taking place across the Grid to benefitProject Children:
Sunday, January 10 at 3:00pm: Fairy/Folktale Remix with the WOI Storytellers at the Fruit Islands Sunday, January 10 at 6:00pm: Selected Chapters from "The Magician's Elephant" with Caledonia Skytower in Magicland Park. Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.
Caledonia is back with more stories from different times and different places of the girl who just CAN NOT keep her shoe on!
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