On Sunday January 7th, Virtual Community Radio’s DJs Elrik Merlin & Caledonia Skytower host the “last dance” at the 2023 Edition of The Dickens Project live on-the-air and at the Dickens Skating Pond.
“We’ve got a new year, now what do we do with it?” — Rik and Cale spin no doubt very different music inspired by the theme “optimistic intentions” for 2024.
As listeners may well know, “Where Have You Been?” is our popular original series where your hosts, Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin, discuss things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid.
The series is now on hiatus, but while we busy ourselves finding new experiences to highlight in Series Four, we’re going to broadcast random shows from our third season in the period before we start a new season later in the year, as a kind of “Magical Mystery Tour”.
Tune in on Friday for the next episode of another exciting radio serial from our friends at ZBS Foundation: “Steam Dreamers of Inverness — Series One” - in which Jack Flanders and his friends have an exciting Steampunk adventure!
The complete adventure consists of twelve half-hour episodes, in four series of four episodes each, broadcast at noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT on Fridays. Currently we are broadcasting the four episodes of the first series.
Join us on Saturday, December 23rd, on Virtual Community Radio, for an afternoon of special seasonal programming. All times are SLT/Pacific, and all events will be on our Main Stream:
At 12:30pm and 4:30 pm SLT, don’t miss the dramatised reading of Charles Dickens’ novella, “A Christmas Carol” featuring Shandon Loring, Elrik Merlin, and Caledonia Skytower.
At 2pm SLT, enjoy the Holiday Edition (and season finale) of our original series, “The Magic of The Musical”, live from The Dickens Project in Second Life. Host Caledonia Skytower explores the songs, stories, and the lore of the musical theater stage. This month “What The Dickens?” features the great author’s works as adapted for musicals. At the Opera House in the Dickens Project. This programme is now available on Mixcloud.
Also on the air at 12 noon and 4pm SLT, we will be broadcasting the seasonal episode and season finale of our original series, “Where Have You Been?” where we discover things to do and places to see around the Second Life Grid, plus The Engines of Our Ingenuity from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am SLT.
Happy Holidays from Virtual Community Radio!
Tune in at http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your Alexa-compatible smart speaker to “Play Virtual Community Radio!” (You may need to install the Virtual Community Radio Skill first).
Today, Friday 22 December, Elite Equestrian and Virtual Community Radio are hosting a Saturnalia Ball at 1pm SLT/Pacific Time at Winter Hollow on the Willow Grove region.
Dress is Formal and the music, presented by Elrik Merlin, will feature classic ballroom dance pieces by a number of 19th and early 20th century composers.
In the season finale and 64th edition of our bi-weekly (ie each episode runs for about two weeks) series, “Where Have You Been?” — where we suggest places to go and things to do around the Second Life Grid — hosts Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin discuss the remarkable, and fun, winter holiday venue: Life in a Christmas Snow Globe!
Today we present a wealth of keyboard pieces — primarily on piano, harpsichord and organ, but you’ll hear some other traditional keyboard instruments too — both solo and with other musical forces backing them.
The main spread of the programme encompasses the Baroque and Classical periods, but you’ll also hear some more modern pieces including treatments of classical pieces, and some engaging little 19th century pieces that are less well-known. Most of the time, there is a classical or baroque link in there somewhere, even if it’s not immediately obvious.
Major Virtual Community Radio sponsor and supporter Seanchai Library is pleased to announce the opening of The Dickens Project 2023 Edition.
This Second Life winter holiday tradition invites guests to walk in the steps of Ebenezer Scrooge in an environment inspired by Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella “A Christmas Carol.” An invited community of Second Life residents, groups, and organizations will present a variety of music events, performances, tours, and story presentations.
Other features include skating, sledding, a balloon ride, a horse cart tour, plenty of photo opportunities, and several new features this year. The Dickens Project regions opened on Thursday, December 7th, and close at the end of the day on Sunday, January 7th.
Join us for a beautiful rendition of Winter and the Winter holidays in Winter Hollow 2023, conceived by Honey Heart, and presented by Virtual Community Radio sponsor Elite Equestrian.
Take a 15-minute sleigh ride through the snowy countryside, stopping off to skate, dance, or explore the many beautiful spaces throughout this extensive experience. Pause at hunt headquarters in the Tree Farm, or try the pony ride to win a special Limited Edition of the Famous and Beloved Bay Rum Royal, exclusive to Winter Hollow. Take a personal sleigh from the Ride With Me experience to explore on your own.
The magic of the season is yours, but don’t delay — this build, like any snowflake, is unique and transient and it dissolves into the ether on January 3rd.
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