Category Archives: Programming
Saturday At The Movies
Today, join us for a programme of music from movie and TV soundtracks — and now we’re including some computer game soundtracks, which have become as sophisticated as movie scores in recent years and include some of the same composers.
Movies are where most people hear orchestral music these days, and there will be plenty of that in this programme. But movie music is a much broader field than that, and today you’ll hear music from the movies of many different kinds, from the very start of the genre (with Camille Saint-Saens) to the latest blockbusters; from orchestral music to rock, to Fifties songs. There is a slight bias towards fantasy and SF movies, but never mind, we all need a bit of an escape these days.…
Jack Flanders in League of the Green Velvet Chairs
Tune in on Friday for the latest episode of our exciting 10-part radio serial from our friends at ZBS Foundation: “League of the Green Velvet Chairs” - at noon or 4pm Pacific/SLT every Friday! In which Jack and his friends are transported by a mysterious piece of furniture…
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Where Have You Been? S04E14: MadPea Unlimited
We’re pleased to present the final episode in the fourth season of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid.
Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
This time we look at an amazing deal that gives SL residents six-month privileged free access to a wealth of games and experiences — at “MadPea Unlimited”.
Christmas on the Musical Theater Stage
Saturday, December 21st sees the repeat of a seasonal episode of our original series, “The Magic Of The Musical” with your host Caledonia Skytower, at 2pm Pacific Time/SLT.
This month the theme is “Christmas on the Musical Theater Stage” and Caledonia’s special guest is Chris Serface, Managing Artistic Director of Tacoma Little Theatre and Past President of the American Association of Community Theatre.
Featured music for the day consists of a touch of nostalgia with an interleaving of seasonal tunes, and the latest edition of our Second Life exploration show goes out at noon and 4pm SLT.
Where Have You Been? S04E13: Gingerbread and the Woodies
We’re pleased to present the latest episode in our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid.
Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
In this episode we investigate a new installation at alpha tribe Island: “Gingerbread and the Woodies”.
Gingerbread and the Woodies on alpha tribe Island has been created by Alpha Auer and is exactly what it might sound like — a display of the season in wood and gingerbread. But what you’ll discover on alpha tribe Island is really much more. It’s full of delight, whimsy, and some mad-cool original mesh.
Sunday December 1st — Join us for a Winter Ball!
On Sunday, December 1st, at 1:30pm SLT/Pacific Time, join us at Honey Heart’s Winter Hollow Ballroom in the Notthund region of Second Life for a formal Winter Wonderland Ball! It’s Virtual Community Radio’s last formal ball of the year and we would love it if you can join us in the pixel in this wonderful seasonal environment — or if you can’t be here, do tune in for the live broadcast.
The event starts at 1:30pm SLT/Pacific and features music from DJ Elrik Merlin.
Don’t miss it! Here’s the SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Notthund/192/66/1503
Where Have You Been? S04E12: We Orange the World at Artsville
We’re pleased to present the latest episode in our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid.
Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
In this episode we discuss a new installation at Artsville: “We Orange The World”
Orange is the signature color of the United Nations women’s UNiTE campaign, and it represents a future free from gender-based violence. The installation “We Orange the World”, now open at Artsville galleries, embraces both the cheer of the color, and the menace of gender-based violence.
Jack Flanders in The Green Velvet Chair
Tune in on Friday for the latest episode of our exciting 12-part radio serial from our friends at ZBS Foundation: “The Green Velvet Chair” - at noon or 4pm Pacific/SLT every Friday! In which Jack is transported by a mysterious piece of furniture…
Now read on…
Where Have You Been? S04E11: Revisiting: Dia De Los Muertos at Instituto Espanol
We’re pleased to present the latest episode in our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid.
Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
In this episode we revisit Dia de los Muertos at Instituto Espanol.
The Magic of The Musical: Ghostly and Spooky!
THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Saturday, October 19th @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “Ghostly & Spooky: The Haunting Side of Gilbert & Sullivan”
Also on the air today: tune in at 12 noon or 4pm SLT for the latest edition of “Where Have You Been?”. Plus “Engines of Our Ingenuity” from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am. Featured Music today will, of course, be “On Broadway!”.
TUNE IN at main.vcradio.org, or “Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*!
(*If this doesn’t work first time, say “Enable Skill” and when asked what skill to enable, say “Virtual Community Radio”)
