Tag Archives: Second Life
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! Mardi Gras on VCRadio
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.
The 2023 Edition of the Dickens Project
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
Where Have You Been? Cesa Gallery
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.
The Magic of The Musical: Another Openin’ Another Show!
THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Saturday, November 18th @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “Another Openin’, Another Show — Cole Porter”
THIS SHOW IS NOW AVAILABLE ON MIXCLOUD — CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
For this month’s episode we return to the Gold Hall at the elegant Angel Manor Estate. Join our live audience in #SecondLife or on-the-air!
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”)
Where Have You Been? The Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy
In this episode of our bi-weekly (ie each episode runs for 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 intriguingly-named Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy (BBB) which sets out to encourage travel and exploration across the grid, with a passport system promoting over 600 items — and they’ll find you a licence for almost anything! They run events and tours, produce a weekly online publication, and there are even Bellisserian embassies on seven continents.
The show is broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays, in this case November 8, 11, 15 and 18, and it goes out at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
In addition, tune in every four hours from 4am SLT for a new episode of “The Engines of Our Ingenuity” from the University of Houston.
Where Have You Been?: Two Sides of October
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, which suggests things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid, we approach the month of October in two different ways: The Briar Woods present a pleasant Autumnal scene, while the Ride of Doom lends a Hallowe’en-ish feeling to the proceedings. Both are well worth a visit!
We also suggest a couple of other venues that might be worth your perusal.
This show airs on October 25 and 28, plus Nov 1 and 4, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.
To listen to Virtual Community Radio, tune to http://main.vcradio.org or “Alexa, Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*. Other options for tuning in can be found here.
The Magic of The Musical: Ghostly and Spooky!
THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICAL — Saturday, October 21st @2pm Pacific/slt. This Month: “Ghostly & Spooky: The Haunting Side of Gilbert & Sullivan”
This episode is now available on Mixcloud — click here to listen
For this month’s episode we return to the Gold Hall at the elegant Angel Manor Estate. Join our live audience in Second Life or on-the-air!
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”)
Where Have You Been?: Expedition Central
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, which suggests things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid, we discoverJosain Zsun’s Expedition Central, a long-lived and enjoyably old-school approach to presenting links to places of interest around and about in Second Life. There are two locations at the moment, both with plenty to offer. One is hosted by the Helping Haven Gateway owned by Lily Swindlehurst, and the other is on the mainland in the region Chilbo.
This show airs on October 11, 14, 18 and 21, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.
To listen to Virtual Community Radio, tune to http://main.vcradio.org or “Alexa, Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*. Other options for tuning in can be found here.
Where Have You Been?: Return to Limoncello
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?” which suggests things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid, we pay a return visit to the Limoncello Gallery, a newly-enlarged art gallery with a signature airship, now placed at the top of a tower in which is exhibited a very large collection of Second Life Art. It was started some 16 years ago, and it’s a big private collection open to the public.
This show airs on September 23, 27, 30 and October 4 & 7, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.
To listen to Virtual Community Radio, tune to http://main.vcradio.org or “Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*. Other options for tuning in can be found here.
Where Have You Been?: LynchLand
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?” which suggests things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid, we visit LynchLand, the remarkable tribute to the work of filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor David Lynch. Lynch is perhaps best-known for his landmark 1990s TV series, Twin Peaks.
This show airs on September 6, 9, 13, 16 and 20, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.
To listen to Virtual Community Radio, tune to http://main.vcradio.org or “Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*. Other options for tuning in can be found here.
