It’s time to kick-off another week of fabulous story-telling in Voice, brought to Second Life by the staff and volunteers at the Seanchai Library SL.
As always, all times SLT, and unless otherwise stated, events will be held on the Seanchai Library’s home on Imagination Island.
Sunday April 27th
13:30: Tea-time at Baker Street: The Sign of Four
Tea-time at Baker Street sees Caledonia Skytower, Corwyn Allen and Kayden Oconnell open the pages of the second full-length novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, which was originally published under the title The Sign of the Four.
In 1888, Mary Morston come to Sherlock Holmes seeking his assistance in two matters. The first is with regards to her father. Having returned safely from India in 1878, Captain Arthur Morston had arranged to meet his daughter at the Langham Hotel, London – but he had vanished from the hotel prior to ber arrival, and no trace of his whereabouts has ever been discovered. The second relates to a series of pearls he has received, at the rate of one a year, every year, from 1882 onwards. The pearls started arriving after she had responded to a strange newspaper query inquiring for her, and the last one had come with a letter, indicating she had somehow been wronged, and asking to meet with her.
Holmes discovers that the pearls started arriving shortly after the death of Major Sholto, a colleague of Arthur Morston’s from the army in India, and he is certain there is a connection between the two – a connection which appears to involve an Indian fortress and the names of three Sikhs and a man by the name of Jonathan Small. Then the subject of a treasure and links between it and Arthur Morston, Major Sholto and Sholto’s sons are all revealed …
Find out more by joining Cale, Kayden and Corwyn.
18:00: Magicland Storytime – Spring into Spring
With Caledonia Skytower at the Golden Horseshoe in Magicland Park.
Monday April 28th, 19:00: More Sci-Fi Adventures
Gyro Muggins reads Shipping Clerk and The Available Data on the Worp Reaction.
Tuesday April 29th, 19:00: The Raven and the Storyteller
Aoife Niphrendil reads from A. Gouedard’s novel, an enchanting tale of the travels of a Raven called Wilf and Moon the Storyteller, both of whom are immortal, and of the people and events they meet on their journey. The stories told are set within the book as their journey unfolds, and in the tradition of fables and stories within a story.
Wednesday April 30th, 19:00: Flora and Ulysses
Kate DiCamillo’s second novel to win a prestigious Newbery Award (the first being The Tales of Despereaux in 2004), is at its heart, a comic superhero tale.
“The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him.
“What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry—and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart.”
Join Caladonia as she begins to chart this lighthearted tale of eccentric, endearing characters, engaging illustrated by K. G Campbell.
Thursday May 1st
16:00: First Nation Tales
Sorties from the Ozland Gallery with Llola Lane.
19:00: The Dream of Rhonabwy
Set during the reign of Madog ap Maredudd, prince of Powys (died 1160), Breuddwyd Rhonabwy is a Middle Welsh prose tale long associated with the Mabinogion since its publication by Lady Charlotte Guest in the 19th century.
Framed in a narrative wherein Madog sends Rhonabwy and two companions to find the prince’s rebellious brother Iorwerth. Seeking shelter with shelter with Heilyn the Red, Rhonabwy and his companions settle down for an uncomfortable night’s sleep, only for Rhonabwy to have a most unusual dream about the time of King Arthur …
Join Shandon Loring as he reads this most curious tale, the ultimate meaning of which has long been debated without a clear consensus being reached.
21:00: Seanchai Late Night
With Finn Zeddmore.
Friday May 2nd, 18:30: Seanchai Library At Kitely
A special inaugural event marking Seanchai Library’s expansion into Kitely, where the Library has established a 4-sim megaregion for storytelling in the on-demand grid, together with 8 standalone single region worlds.
The event will kick-off with an estate tour commencing at 18:30 SLT, and which will be followed by ghost stories to be told at the Campfire Ring, one of twelve story-telling venues in the Seanchai Library Kitely megaregion.
Seanchai Library Kitely Links
- The megaregion arrival point: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/145/129/29
- Creating a Kitely account (video)
- Using Firestorm to accesss Kitely (video)
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Please check with the Seanchai Library SL’s blog for updates and for additions or changes to the week’s schedule.
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