Community News

"Tune in to Virtual Community Radio today, Friday 24th December — Christmas Eve — at noon or 4pm Pacific/SLT, 8pm or midnight UK time, for a special presentation of Charles Dickens’ classic story, “A Christmas Carol” — the timeless tale of one man’s journey from miserly indifference to redemption." Read more on the blog.

"Mark your Calendar: Saturday October 9th and 16th at 2pm SLT/Pacific, 10pm in the UK — Parts One and Two (respectively) of the Seanchai Library adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic!" Read more on the blog.

"*TUESDAY, March 29th:
   ~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

   ~ at 7pm: POETRY THIS YEAR with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, March 30th, at 7pm: THURSDAY NIGHT SCIENCE FICTION presented by Finn Zeddmore."

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"*MONDAY, January 24th, at 7pm: Larry Niven's A WORLDS OUT OF TIME with Gyro Muggins continues.

*TUESDAY, January 25th: 

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Emily Chenoweth and Johnny Marciano's KLAWDE: Evil Alien Warlord Cat continues with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, January 27th, at 7pm: THURSDAY NIGHT SCI-FI, presented by Finn Zeddmore." 

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"On Wednesday this week, I’ll be starting a six-part serialisation of the first few chapters of my new novel, Virtual Thursday, which will then launch on Wednesday 1 December." Read more on the blog.

"Hidden in plain sight in buildings spread around the world: New Morecambe, a secret city populated with some of the world’s top scientists. Can Emma Kline, aka ‘Thursday’ (of the ‘AFK’ novels), infiltrate the city to steal its technology, a ground-breaking discovery which will change humanity forever?" Read more on the blog.

"Starting today: a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday,’ my new novel, featuring the return of Emma Kline aka ‘Thursday’ from the ‘AFK’ novels.
Part one: Thursday hunts down a mysterious virtual object." Read more on the blog.

"Here at Designing Worlds, it’s a tradition to present a show that’s somewhat different at certain times of year, and Hallowe’en is one of those times. Thus it is that we are pleased to give you our special Hallowe’en show for 2021: the presentation of a ghost story by Edwardian master of the genre, E F Benson (1867-1940): “How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery”." Read more on the blog.

"*TUESDAY, December 2th, at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21

*WEDNESDAY, December 29th at 7pm: Adventures from Terry Pratchett's HOGFATHER concludes with Caledonia Skytower, Live at Seanchai's Winter Holiday.

*THURSDAY, December 30th at 7pm: SEASONAL GHOST STORIES, Live at Seanchai's Winter Holiday.

*FRIDAY, December 31st from 6-8pm: NEW YEAR'S EVE Skating Party, with DJ Caledonia, Live at Seanchai's Winter Holiday Skating Pond." 

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"Part two of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ Who is Thursday’s assailant?" Read more on the blog.

"Today, Monday 25th October 2021 sees a Halloween Special from Designing Worlds – a ghost story by that master of Edwardian chills, EF Benson. Join us at 2pm SLT in our beautiful studio in Garden of Dreams for the Tale of How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery" Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, October 3rd at 7pm: THE WOLFEN continues with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, October 4th:
   
~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

~ at 7pm: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE Continues with Caledonia Skytower.

*WEDNESDAY, October 5th, 7-8:00 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS: The Spooky Edition - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures and throw popcorn at each other.

*THURSDAY, October 6th 

   ~ @ 7PM WRITER'S BLOCH Stories by author William Bloch celebrating the work of Lovecraft & Poe with Shandon Loring

   ~ @ 9PM SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, late night Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore"

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"*MONDAY, March 7th: Larry Nivens's A WORLD OUT OF TIME continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 8th, at 7pm: Salman Rushdie's HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORES continues with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, March 10th, at 7pm: IRISH LEGENDS:  The Battle of Clontarf presented by Shandon Loring."

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"*MONDAY, October 25th, at 7pm: Pamela Sargent's WATCHSTAR concludes with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, October 26th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE  concludes with Caledonia Skytower, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Shandon Loring, live on stream at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

*WEDNESDAY, October 27th at 7pm: FLAMING PUMPKINS IN THE GLEN!, 100 Word Stories with R. Dismantled.

*THURSDAY, October 28th: 
Both the sessions at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

   at 7pm:  TALES OF THE SLAYER - White Doe - Roanoke Island 1586 with Shandon, 

   at 9pm: LATE NIGHT HORROR - Dracula's Rivals - Night Cries with Shandon

*FRIDAY, October 29th at 7pm: More SCARY STORIES FOR SLEEPOVERS with Shandon Loring in The Glen with music/dancing to follow with DJ Cale
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21"

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"*MONDAY, October 31st:

     ~ at 3pm: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW at Haunted Hollow with Caledonia Skytower, live on stream. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/141/229/2542

    ~ at 7pm: THE WOLFEN concludes with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, November 1st, at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen 

*WEDNESDAY, November 2nd:

   ~ 7-8:00 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS: The Spooky Edition Celebrates Dia de los Muertos - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures and throw popcorn at each other.

   ~ 9 pm: ALL SOULS NIGHT with Shandon Loring

*THURSDAY, November 3rd, 7pm: CURSED, Stories from the Anthology edited by Christina Henry, with Shandon Loring"

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"We joined our friends at Virtual Community Radio in celebrating their anniversary & the new year. We've taken our Wee Winter Break, and now we are back with new stories to tell!

*MONDAY, January 10th, at 7pm: Larry Niven's WORLDS OUT OF TIME with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, January 11th: 

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, an original tale of an actor, a dragon, and  a profound need for a new direction - presented live by Ktadhn Vesuvino

*WEDNESDAY, January 12th : Dark (we'll be taking Wednesdays off this month, while we recharge our reading piles)

*THURSDAY, January 13th:

   ~  at 7pm: YOUNG INDIANA JONES Adventures, presented by Shandon Loring.

   ~  at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore."

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"HEY HEARTUN ~ My first online love affair ended on what was supposed to be my wedding day — and I never saw it coming. I got a ‘dear Avatar’ note card and no real explanation. I was hurt and confused. After that I was cautious for a long time." Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, November 29th, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD concludes with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 30th: Both sessions today in The Glen

   ~  at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

   ~  at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD concludes with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, December 1st at 7pm: Adventures from Terry Pratchett's HOGFATHER with Caledonia Skytower

*THURSDAY, December 2nd:

   ~  at  7pm: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF EBENEZER SCROOGE, Part 1 with Shandon Loring.

   ~  at  9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore."

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"*TUESDAY, August 9th:
   ~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

   ~ at 7pm: Donna Barba Higuera's  Newbery Medal-Winning THE LAST CUENTISTA continues with Caledonia Skytower in The Glen.

*WEDNESDAY, August 10th, 7-8:30 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures from the galaxy far, far away.

*THURSDAY, August 11th, 7pm: KEEP IT BRIEF! - 100w Stories with R. Dismantled"

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"*MONDAY, July 18th at 7pm: Bradbury's DANDELION WINE continues at The Fire Circle.

*TUESDAY, July 19th:
   ~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

   ~ at 7pm: Donna Barba Higuera's  Newbery Medal-Winning THE LAST CUENTISTA begins with Caledonia Skytower in The Glen.

*WEDNESDAY, July 20th, 7-8:0 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures from the galaxy far, far away.

*THURSDAY, July 21st, 7pm: THURSDAY NIGHT SCI-FI  with Finn Zeddmore"

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"*MONDAY, August 29th at 7pm: Remembering Ktahdn Vesuvino in The Glen

*TUESDAY, August 30th:
   
~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen 

~  at 1:30pm: Remembering Ktahdn Vesuvino in The Glen (by request)

~ at 7pm: Donna Barba Higuera's  Newbery Medal-Winning THE LAST CUENTISTA concludes with Caledonia Skytower in The Glen.

*WEDNESDAY, August 31st, 7-8:00 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures from the galaxy far, far away.

*THURSDAY, September 1st, 
   ~ 7pm:  More MONSTERS & MYTHOLOGYwith Shandon Loring"

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"Walk in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge as he begins his journey of redemption, presented by Seanchai Library readers live in Voice at the Dickens Project locations inspired by the 1842 novella." Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, Feburary 28th: Larry Nivens's A WORLD OUT OF TIME Resumes with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, March 1st: 

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Salman Rushdie's HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORES begins with Caledonia Skytower.

*THURSDAY, March 3rd, at 7pm: SCIENCE FICTION THURSDAY presented by Finn Zeddmore."

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"*MONDAY, November 14th at 7pm: Dave Brin's REALITY CHECK with Gyro Muggins

*TUESDAY, November 15th:

   ~ at NOON: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen 

   ~ 7PM: More TALES FROM LIFE:  Lesser Known Stories from History that Read like Fiction with Caledonia Skytower in the Fireside Room

*WEDNESDAY, November 15th, 7-8:30 pm: SEANCHAI FLICKS - Join us in our cinema space as we share video adventures and throw popcorn at each other.

*THURSDAY, November 16th, 7pm: CELTIC FLASH! with Shandon Loring"

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"*MONDAY, November 22nd, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 23rd at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD continues with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, November 24th at 7pm: STEAMPUNK STORIES with Finn: "Harry and Marlowe" Adventures. This Week: "Harry and Marlowe Versus the Haunted Locomotive of the Rockies" by Carrie Vaughn from  Lightspeed Magazine (July 2014)

*THURSDAY, November 25th  - Thanksgiving  Day - at  10am: ALICE'S RESTAURANT MASSACREE, a Seanchai Holiday tradition, with Shandon Loring (It's only 20 minutes long, so don't be late!)"

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