Sunday September 29th — Join us for a Harvest Ball!

September 27, 2024   Programming, Station News
On Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 29th, join us at Hon­ey Heart’s Ball­room in the Clouds in the Not­thund region of Sec­ond Life for a for­mal Har­vest Ball!
The event starts at 1:30pm SLT/Pacific and fea­tures DJs Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er and Elrik Merlin.
Don’t miss it!
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The Magic of The Musical: You’re the Top! — More Timeless Tunes from Cole Porter

September 21, 2024   Programming

THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 21st @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “You’re the Top! — More Time­less Tunes from Cole Porter”

This show is now avail­able on Mixcloud

Catch this LIVE show 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”)

Also on the air today: the lat­est episode of “Where Have You Been?” airs at 12 noon or 4pm SLT.  Plus “Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am. Fea­tured Music today will, of course, be “On Broadway!”

This Month: You’re the Top! — More Time­less Tunes from Cole Porter

Last sea­son we explored Mr. Porter’s life and works for the stage. You can only play so many songs in one hour, and we left many great Porter Broad­way songs un-played. There can nev­er be too much Cole Porter! Bring on the music!

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Where Have You Been? S04E09: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

September 14, 2024   Programming

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 expe­ri­ence Jour­ney to the Cen­tre of the Earth, at SLEA 8.

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Jack Flanders in The Secret of the Crystal Maidens

August 30, 2024   Programming

Tune in on Fri­day for the lat­est episode of our excit­ing 9‑part radio ser­i­al from our friends at ZBS Foun­da­tion: “The Secret of the Crys­tal Maid­ens” - at noon or 4pm Pacific/SLT every Fri­day! In which Jack encoun­ters a Mayan crys­tal goddess…

Now read on…

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Where Have You Been? S04E08 The Silent Book Club in SL

August 28, 2024   Programming

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 take a look at the Silent Book Club.

The Silent Book Club is a glob­al com­mu­ni­ty of read­ers with more than 1000 chap­ters in 50 coun­tries around the world.

Mem­bers gath­er in bars, cafes, book­stores, cof­fee shops, libraries and online to read togeth­er in qui­et cama­raderie — which makes it per­fect for a for­mat like Sec­ond Life.

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The Magic of The Musical S03E04: The Best of the Big Apple

August 17, 2024   Programming

This pro­gramme is now avail­able on Mix­cloud.

Our LIVE orig­i­nal series,The Mag­ic of The Musi­cal, con­tin­ues today — Sat­ur­day, August 17th at 2pm SLT/Pacific Time.  Host Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er explores songs, sto­ries and lore from  the world of musi­cal theatre.

Tune in to Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio here on the web site — from where you can also down­load our mobile app — plug this URL into a net­work play­er: http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your smart speak­er to “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio!”

Also today on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, enjoy our fea­tured music On Broad­way, and the lat­est edi­tion of “Where Have You Been?” at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. And don’t miss The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.

This Month:  The Best of the Big Apple

Who knew? There are over 200 Broad­way musi­cals that are about, or set in New York City — The Big Apple. Seems like there’s noth­ing Broad­way likes as well as that “tod­dlin’ town” where it makes its home. From “42nd Street,” to “West Side Sto­ry”, Cale­do­nia shares a selec­tion of music from the shows that cel­e­brate NYC.

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WYB S04E07: Bloom Light Show Residency at SLEA

August 10, 2024   Programming

The lat­est edi­tion (S04E07) of “Where Have You Been?” — the VCRa­dio orig­i­nal series that fea­tures places to go and things to do around the Sec­ond Life Grid — takes a look at a stun­ning mul­ti­me­dia art expe­ri­ence at the Sec­ond Life Endow­ment for the Arts.

“Semence: A Dig­i­tal Odyssey” is a light and par­ti­cle show cre­at­ed by Lalie Sor­bet and Chrix. The name “Semence” means “seed” in French, and also refers to the repro­duc­tive cell of all liv­ing forms. This sym­bol­izes the essence of the artists’ explo­ration of a dig­i­tal world filled with pix­els, col­ors, shapes, and effects. “Semence” rep­re­sents a jour­ney through the cycle of life, from incep­tion to growth and beyond, and uses the full poten­tial of Sec­ond Life, inte­grat­ing par­ti­cles, mesh­es, ani­mesh, and oth­er effects to cre­ate a mem­o­rable experience.

These light shows real­ly are unlike any­thing you’ve seen on this grid. Not only can you observe the show, but sit in the chairs pro­vid­ed and you will soon find your­self immersed in the show- lit­er­al­ly, fly­ing amidst the emerg­ing and chang­ing shapes and col­ors. The artists say, “Semence” is more than just a show. It is a metaphor for life’s jour­ney. We want you to be more than just a spec­ta­tor. Visu­al effects will seam­less­ly incor­po­rate you into the nar­ra­tive, mak­ing you an inte­gral part of this dig­i­tal adven­ture. Join us to wit­ness and par­tic­i­pate in this fusion of tech­nol­o­gy and art, where every ele­ment is a seed sown to cul­ti­vate won­der, growth, and inspiration.

S04E07 – Bloom Light Show Res­i­den­cy at Sec­ond Life Endow­ment for the Arts

SLEA Bridge 1 – Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLEA%20Bridge1/115/184/3001

SLEA Web­site:
https://sleagrants.com/

Pho­to Con­test: https://sleagrants.com/blog/2024/07/14/capture-the-magic-slea-bloom-light-show-photo-contest/

IMPORTANT NOTE: To inter­act with the light show, sit in one of the chairs pro­vid­ed. The chairs accom­mo­date both sin­gle and cou­ple seating.

“Where Have You Been?” airs every Wednes­day and Sat­ur­day on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.

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WYB S04E06: Genealogy in SL

July 24, 2024   Programming

The lat­est edi­tion (S04E06) of “Where Have You Been?” — the VCRa­dio orig­i­nal series that fea­tures places to go and things to do around the Sec­ond Life Grid — dis­cuss­es the Sec­ond Life Vir­tu­al Geneal­o­gy Soci­ety (SLVGS). There is a thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty in Sec­ond Life cen­tered around the study of fam­i­ly his­to­ry and ori­gins, and the trac­ing of fam­i­ly lineages.

The Sec­ond Life Vir­tu­al Genealog­i­cal Soci­ety brings togeth­er a wide vari­ety of peo­ple who are inter­est­ed in fam­i­ly his­to­ries, holds month­ly meet­ings and offers a range of sup­port for those trac­ing their ancestors.

Find then on the region Adam ondi Ahman – Gen­er­al 

Dis­cov­er more about the SLVGS in the cur­rent “Where Have You Been?” episode, broad­cast on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. Also on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days, tune in for “The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity” from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.

Oth­er ways to con­nect with the SLVGS:

Web­site: https://slvirtualgenealogy.org

X: https://twitter.com/SLGenealogy

Face­book:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/SLVGS

Insta­gram:  https://www.instagram.com/slvirtualgenealogy/

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The Space Programme: Apollo 11

July 24, 2024   Programming

Space Music and a space documentary.

Wednes­day 24th July 2024: 55 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.

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The Magic of The Musical S03E03: Reflections of America

July 20, 2024   Programming
Host (female - kight skinned) in a blue dress with dark brown hair, seated in front of a poster for The Magic if The Musical

Our orig­i­nal series of The Mag­ic of The Musi­cal, con­tin­ues today — Sat­ur­day, July 20th @ 2pm SLT/Pacific Time.  Host Cale­do­nia Sky­tow­er explores songs, sto­ries and lore from  the world of musi­cal theatre.

Missed the live show? Lis­ten again here on Mixcloud.

Join our live audi­ence at Ceiluiradh Glen on Sat­ur­day at 2pm SLT — slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21 or tune in to Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio on the web site, plug this URL into a net­work play­er: http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your smart speak­er to “Play Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio!”

Also today on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, enjoy our fea­tured music On Broad­way, the lat­est edi­tion of “Where Have You Been?” with the final broad­casts of our “Live from SL21B” episodes in Sec­ond Life, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. And don’t miss The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton, every four hours from 4am SLT.

This Month:  Reflec­tions of America

U.S. Pol­i­tics are del­i­cate mat­ters to dis­cuss, espe­cial­ly in a year like 2024. Look­ing back, Cale­do­nia exam­ines four award-win­ning musi­cals and how they reflect the issues and self-iden­ti­ty of Amer­i­can cul­ture con­tem­po­rary to when they debuted. What does Amer­i­ca think of itself and how does that change from the 1930s through today? Fea­tur­ing the award-win­ning pro­duc­tions Of Thee I Sing, Fiorel­lo!, 1776, and Hamil­ton.

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