It’s time to kick-off another week of fabulous story-telling in voice, brought to Second Life and Kitely by the staff and volunteers at the Seanchai Library.
As always, all times SLT / PDT, and unless otherwise stated, events will be held on the Seanchai Library’s home on Imagination Island, or at their Kitely Homeworld.
Sunday, February 15th
13:30: Tea-time at Baker Street – the Boscombe Valley Mystery
In 1889, Holmes receives a summons from chief Inspector Lestrade, requesting he travel to Herefordshire to lean assistance in a murder investigation that is perhaps more convoluted than it may initially appear.
On the surface, it appears to be an open and shut case. Charles McCarthy, an Australian expatriate was out walking his dog when, after apparently being stalked by his son, armed with a gun, he is murdered. With two witness who saw McCarthy’s son – James – both following him and then have a heated exchange with him, it seems obvious who is responsible for McCarthy senior’s death.
However, James McCarthy insists that while he and his father did argue, their paths crossed by chance, as he was out hunting, and he certainly didn’t kill his father. The cause of their argument turns out to be Alice Turner, daughter of one John Turner, a good friend to Charles McCarthy.
As Holmes and Watson investigate and interview, so things become more involved, with requests for marriage, secret weddings, mysterious references to a rat, past crimes and secrets pasts. All of which eventually lead to blackmail and murder…
Join Caledonia Skytower, Kayden Oconnell and Corwyn Allen as they read this curious case.
18:00: A Pooh Bear Valentine’s Pajama Party!
join Caledonia Skytower for a Winnie-the-Pooh themed time at Magicland Park!
Monday February 16th
06:00: The Emerald Atlas
Cata Charisma continues his reading of John Stephens’ The emerald Atlas, the first volume in his fantasy trilogy for young adults, The Books of Beginning.
Having been passed from pillar to post through orphanages, three siblings, Kate, Emma, and Michael, find themselves lodged at the home of one Dr. Stanislaus Pym. Kate, the eldest of the three is driven by a promise made by her mother, that if Kate protects her younger sister and brother, then their family will be one day reunited.
But in their explorations of Dr. Pym’s house the three of them find their way into the basement, where they come across a mysterious door and a equally mysterious emerald-covered booth, entirely without text. When an old photograph touches the blank pages of the book, however, the three are immediately transported to the time and place depicted in the photograph. Her they find themselves in a realm populated by witches, henchmen, giants, dwarves and more – and one Dr. Stanislaus Pym, a good deal younger than when they last saw him in his house…
19:00 The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be
Gyro Muggins concludes Fredrick Pohl’s The Age of the Pussyfoot.
First published in serial form in1966, they republished as a novel in its own right in 1969, The Age of the Pussyfoot sees us transported to the 26th century along with one Charles Forrester, who has been in a state of cryogenic sleep for some 500 years, after being killed in a fire. His time in suspended animation, together with his revival – now that technology has developed to a point where revival is possible – has been paid for through his insurance, which (presumably through the act of compound interest down the centuries, his on-going medical expenses notwithstanding) has also left him comparatively well-off.
Forrester find the 26th century a place of delight; his spectre-like computer terminal, the Joymaker, puts almost everything – including drugs – at his fingertips. He’s able to take an apartment, still enjoy the delights of 20th century food and enter into a lifestyle of parties and fun, the money from his insurance making him rather wealthy.
Then things start to go a little sideways. First, there is Adne, who appears to be out to trap him into providing for her children; there’s also the mysterious Club, who also seem to be more interested in Forrester’s wealth than him. Add to the list the man from Mars who has taken out a hunting licence allowing him and his friends to track down and even kill Forrester – so long as his revival is paid for – and the future suddenly isn’t so bright a playground. And when his money starts running out, and he’s forced to take a job, he’s also forced to reassess who he can trust and who he can’t, and just what role he is actually to play in humanity’s future…
Tuesday February 17th, 19:00: Two Nights with Neil
Continues with Caedmon Sharkfin.
Wednesday February 18th
12:15: Kitely: Explore The Great Gatsby
Join a Hypergrid Safari outing to Explore The Great Gatsby Online at Kitely, and join Caledonia Skytower. See many of the locations in which this classic American story unfold: the Buchanan’s mansion, Nick caraway’s cottage, the great Gothic edifice of Jay Gatsby’s mansion and, of course, the Valley of Ashes. Discover more about the novel and the recent Tacoma Little Theatre’s production of Simon Levy’s adaptation of the novel for the stage.
All this and more at: grid.kitely.com:8002/EXPLORESeanchai.
19:00: Poetry Out Loud
With Caledonia Skytower.
Thursday February 19th
19:00: The Fiddler of Bayou Teche
Shandon Loring opens the pages of Delia Sherman’s tale of a trickster fiddler in the deep south bayou.
Cadence lives with her adoptive mother, a medicine woman and fiddler in a small loup-garou community. She raises Cadence on tales old and new, many warning her against tricksters and their ways. But after her mother passes away, Cadence finds herself in trouble and facing one of the very tricksters she was warned about. But are the tales she remembers, and the warnings they contain, enough to protect her and provide for her survival?
21:00 Seanchai Late Night
More late-night science-fiction with Finn Zeddmore.
Saturday February 21st, Seanchai Kitely, 09:00 PDT: The Ballad of Tam Lin
With Shandon Loring.
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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. The featured charity for January / February is Project Children, teaching and building peace in Northern Ireland, one child at a time.
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