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Where Have You Been? S05E07: The Big Halloween Episode
It’s October, and it’s the high spookable season. We are elated and exhausted already, and there’s still a lot of month to go for Hallowe’en in Second Life.
October is a big month in Second Life. So much so that a lot of this year’s seasonal offerings opened in September. And there’s no doubt that it’s not just you, or your nearest friends who “go big” for the Season. The All Hallows Holiday has many, many avid fans and practitioners in Second Life. If you are looking for spooky haunts, sinister asylums, or ghostly forests, you shall certainly find them!
In this episode we discuss some of the locations we enjoyed most, and where to find more. We don’t just choose any cob-web strewn location — we tend to look for places that are unique, or that reflect community. And we’ve lined up all the haunted houses, creepy carnivals, butchered and bloodletting asylums, mysterious forests warning you to enter only if you dare and strongly suggesting that you turn back NOW – to please almost any resident. They run the gamut from the Second Life equivalent of a Mom & Pop roadside attraction, where residents put out their favorite holiday décor and proudly declare “BOO to You!” to more extensive and sophisticated locales.
The episode airs at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of October.
Here are some of the key locations in this episode:
Critterflop Hallowpop
Region: alphatribe island – Moderate
Owner: Alpha Auer
The Bewitched Forest
Region: Hazy Cove – Moderate
Owner: Aislen Atheria and Kuva Nishi.
First Sundays: October 2025 – Ancient Journeys
This programme is now available on Mixcloud to Listen Again.
In this month’s edition of First Sundays, we’re taking a musical journey through the Ancient World — and take a trip to the Moon! Tune in at 2pm Second Life Time on Sunday, October 5th for a programme that literally covers a lot of ground, inspired by the mysterious Piri Reis map.
TMoTM S04E04: What Theater Taught Me
This show is now available to Listen Again on Mixcloud.
September 20th, 2pm SLT/Pacific Time: it’s the third Saturday in the month and time for a new edition of The Magic of The Musical with Caledonia Skytower!
“Why would you get a degree in theater?” It’s not always about dreams of bright lights and paparazzi. Theater is a collaborative art form that teaches much more than just the art of making it. Host Caledonia Skytower (Judy Cullen) shares her conversation with three of her college classmates as they reflect on their differing paths and the lessons that creating theater hath wrought, plus the musical theater songs that have had the greatest personal meaning to them.
First Sundays: September 2025 – Tarot
This programme is now available to Listen Again on Mixcloud.
In this month’s edition of First Sundays, we’re featuring an hour or so of music that evokes the esoteric atmosphere and insights of the Tarot cards, covering a wide range of genres from classical music to dance… and there’s even a piece by a member of the rock band Status Quo. Tune in at 2pm Second Life Time on Sunday, September 7th for some surprises as we delve into the mysteries of the Tarot in music.
Elrik Merlin presents.
At Virtual Community Radio, we believe Sunday afternoons are the perfect time to treat yourself to something special. That’s why we invite you to join us at 2pm SLT on the First Sunday afternoon of each month as we present a different musical treat: one hour of music on a theme. It could be anything from new age music, orchestral classics, soundtracks, or music celebrating a particular culture.Where Have You Been: S05E06 — Bryggen
In this episode, we are heading somewhere that is both old and new within a long standing destination estate on the Blake Sea in Second Life — Second Norway, and particular the region Bryggen. As with many places in the Blake Sea, there is a real world Bryggen. It is a historic harbour district in Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on the west coast of Norway.
The Second Life Bryggen has lots of appeal for your grid-exploring pleasure. In their own words, it is “an open, layered, and autonomous city. It thrives on diversity and initiative, every role contributes to the city’s rich identity.”
Bryggen also provides Roleplay opportunities, but as an integrated element of Second Norway, it is accessible via the estate railroad, and by water, opening it up to a lot of possibilities, not just RP. Bryggen could also have opportunities for photographers and image makers. Also, it might be a destination for you sailors to swing by as you explore that part of the Blake Sea.
This episode airs on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific during September.
S05E06 – Bryggen
Region: Bryggen – Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bryggen/123/103/24
Owner: Group Owned — Second Norway
TMoTM S04E03: Five Lessons #1 — Sharry O’Hare
This programme is now available on Mixcloud.
August 16th, 2pm SLT/Pacific Time: it’s the third Saturday in the month and time for a new edition of The Magic of The Musical with Caledonia Skytower!
This month, Caledonia rolls out a new sub-series of The Magic of The Musical. In “Five Lessons” she interviews actors, directors, designers, dancers and others who have spent time and life in musical theatre. They share the lessons that being a part of a performing community have taught them about life, the stage, and humanity.
In this debut episode Cale shares a conversation with actress Sharry O’Hare, exploring the experiences of 65 years of musical theater performance. Ms. O’Hare shares some of the lessons musical theatre has taught her, with selected musical numbers to accompany them. Think treading the boards is just about finding your light and how many songs you get? Guess again.
First Sundays: August 2025 – Symphonic Seas
This programme is now available on Mixcloud.
“The Ocean has its silent caves, Deep, quiet, and alone; Though there be fury on the waves, Beneath them there is none.” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s opening stanza to “The Ocean” captures the fascinating enigma that is the sea: cataclysmically destructive, and serenely calm.
Not surprisingly, composers have sought to capture the sea in her many moods and faces. Today we explore just a few of them — from “Fingal’s Cave” to “Victory at Sea.” Caledonia Skytower presents.
At Virtual Community Radio, we believe Sunday afternoons are the perfect time to treat yourself to something special. That’s why we invite you to join us at 2pm SLT on the First (usually) Sunday afternoon of each month as we present a different musical treat: one hour of music on a theme. It could be anything from new age music, orchestral classics, soundtracks, or music celebrating a particular culture.Where Have You Been: S05E05 — The Outer Garden
Thanks to a listener tip, we’re discovering The Outer Garden: the beautiful creation of Bisou Dexler on the region Baddest. And in fact we want to remind all our listeners that if you find a destination or special event in Second Life that you enjoy, and that you think others might enjoy as well, send us the information and perhaps it will become one of our episode features here on Where Have You Been?
The Outer Garden has depth, balance, and calm in so many ways. It’s a perfect destination for photographers, explorers, and those who maybe are just looking for a quieting moment, surrounded by simple splendor.
The Outer Garden’s design draws inspiration from traditional Japanese paintings, aiming to represent two-dimensional elements in a three-dimensional space. It’s a good fit for a virtual world. Bisou also envisions the garden on Baddest as a space that evolves and gets re-envisioned over time.
The motif of this current garden, which features a restrained colour palette, is the Noh play “Hagoromo.” Noh is the oldest form of traditional Japanese theater. It involves both drama and dance and is often based on tales from traditional literature featuring a supernatural being transformed into a human hero who narrates the story. Noh integrates masks, costumes and various props in a dance-based performance, requiring highly trained actors and musicians.
On the artist’s blog, they state “May this new garden become a testament to beauty, enriching your soul with its presence. Looking forward to the enchanting presence of celestial beings in this garden where the worlds of the sea and sky intertwine without doubt.”
This episode airs on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific until the end of August.
S05E05 – The Outer Garden
Region: Baddest – Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Baddest/91/231/2531
Owner: Bisou Dexler
The Space Programme: Apollo 11
Space Music and a space documentary.
Wednesday 23rd July 2025: 56 years ago this week, the Apollo 11 spacecraft’s Command Module separated from the Lunar Excursion Module and began its return to Earth after the first human being had stepped out of the LEM and set foot upon the Moon. Today, in a special programme by our sadly passed dear friend Peter Carbines, that we’ve broadcast annually from the start of the station (and beyond), we celebrate the mission’s achievement in music, and in a special music- and actuality-based documentary.
TMoTM: S04E02: “Once Upon a Time” Fairytales on Broadway
Welcome to The Magic of The Musical –on Virtual Community Radio – where we explore the blending of music and drama featuring the songs, history and lore that make up the musical theater canon.
As Second Life’s 22nd birthday came to a close, “The Magic of the Musical” celebrated this year’s theme of “Myths and Legends” with an exploration of folktales and fairytales on the musical theater stage. Caledonia Skytower presents. Originally broadcast Saturday, 19th July, live from the VCRadio studio at SL22B
This show is now available on Mixcloud
Explore videos of some of the shows and songs featured in this episode.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1957, Kinescope) — Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Edie Adams
Once Upon a Mattress “Shy” (1959, Carol Burnett)
Once Upon a Mattress “Shy” (1972, Carol Burnett)
Into the Woods “Agony” (Motion Picture) – Chris Pine, Billy Magnussen
Into the Woods “Finale” (1991 Original Broadway Production)
Wicked “Defying Gravity” (Original Broadway Production Tony Award performance) Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth
