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The Magic of The Musical: Ghostly and Spooky!

October 19, 2024   Programming

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”)

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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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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 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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Where Have You Been? — Live at SL21B

June 27, 2024   Programming

On Wednes­day 26th June, we broad­cast the first of two spe­cial live edi­tions of our orig­i­nal series, “Where Have You Been?”, which fea­tures things to do and places to vis­it around the Sec­ond Life Grid.

This show will be repeat­ed on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time until our sec­ond and final live show from SL21B on Wednes­day 10th July.

One of our favourite things about the Com­mu­ni­ty Show­case is how clear­ly it dis­plays the wide vari­ety of com­mu­ni­ties that thrive in Sec­ond Life. On six­teen gen­er­al show­case regions you can find seem­ing­ly end­less types of com­mu­ni­ties and res­i­dent activ­i­ties from art, to edu­ca­tion, role-play, and all sorts of com­mu­ni­ties that form around shared inter­ests. With this year’s cel­e­bra­tion theme of “The Ele­ments” the com­mu­ni­ty show­case is a great place to see so much of what Sec­ond Life is real­ly all about.

So, what’s the best way to see it all?  Well, to begin with you prob­a­bly won’t be able to see it all. Though with SLB stay­ing open for a month this year, chances are you can see much more of it, and attend many more events than in past years. But there is real­ly no per­fect way to explore the Show­case except to just get out there and do it.

SL21B Com­mu­ni­ty Show­case – Full Exhib­it List second.life/sl21bexhibits

In this episode we fea­ture some exhibits in the south­ern por­tion of the show­case con­ti­nent that fea­ture blends of art and sci­ence. We’ll be doing a sec­ond live show on July 10th, at the VCRa­dio show­case exhib­it where we’ll be fea­tur­ing a whole dif­fer­ent set of show­case des­ti­na­tions, from dif­fer­ent areas of the continent.

The places dis­cussed in this episode include:

SLURLS/URLS: 

Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio – Ele­ments of Music
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Marvelous/185/216/21

Saudade by Raven­starr Fairelander
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/221/203/21

Inspire Space Park – an SL classic!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/219/41/30

The Inter­na­tion­al Space­flight Muse­um – Kat Lemieux
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Stupendous/15/98/21

Hap­py Birth­day to SL from Chem­istry World
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Incredible/59/164/21

The Peri­od­ic Ele­ments ~ SLRan­dom ArtCrew
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Sparkle/226/14/21

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Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! Mardi Gras on VCRadio

February 14, 2024   Programming

It’s Mar­di Gras time here on Vir­tu­al Com­mu­ni­ty Radio, and our Fea­tured Genre will be the music of Car­ni­val and Mar­di Gras, from New Orleans to Latin Amer­i­ca and beyond, plus some old-time R&B and Trad Jazz.

In addi­tion, you can hear an episode of our orig­i­nal series, Where Have You Been? where we dis­cuss things to do and places to vis­it across the SL Grid: 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.

And don’t miss  The Engines of Our Inge­nu­ity from The Uni­ver­si­ty of Hous­ton’s Col­lege of Engi­neer­ing — a series about the machines that make our civ­i­liza­tion run, and the peo­ple whose inge­nu­ity cre­at­ed them — every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.

Main image: “Mar­di Gras on Canal post­card by Hirschwitz” by Infrog­ma­tion is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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The 2023 Edition of the Dickens Project

December 7, 2023   Station News

Now open — until Jan­u­ary 7th!

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.

Vis­it the Project now, at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Dickens%20Project/129/128/1401

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Where Have You Been? Cesa Gallery

November 25, 2023   Programming

In this episode 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 excit­ing new pho­tog­ra­phy gallery opened by long-term SL res­i­dent Ste­vie Basevi.

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