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The Magic of The Musical: Ghostly and Spooky!
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”)
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”)
Virtual Community Radio Programme Schedule
Here’s a quick guide to the special programming available on Virtual Community Radio on a regular basis, accurate at June 2023. Episodes change every two weeks except where indicated. You can find more information on our original programming here.
- Wednesdays - Featured Music — a different theme or genre of music is played on the stream all day
- Wednesdays — Where Have You Been? — we look at things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid. Hosted by Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin. 12 noon and 4pm SLT
- Wednesdays — Engines of Our Ingenuity — a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. From the University of Houston. Every four hours from 4am SLT
- Thursdays — Tarot @ Teatime — a programme about the history of the cards, their meaning and how they can be read. Presented by Honey Heart and her co-host. 12 noon and 4pm SL
- Fridays — The ZBS Radio Show — a full-cast radio drama series of adventures with a touch of the mystical and mysterious, from ZBS Foundation. Usually 30-minute episodes, new every week. 12 noon and 4pm SLT
- Saturdays — Featured Music — a different theme or genre of music is available on the stream all day
- Saturdays — Where Have You Been? — we look at things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid. Hosted by Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin. 12 noon and 4pm SLT
- Saturdays — Engines of Our Ingenuity — a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. From the University of Houston. Every four hours from 4am SLT
- Sundays — Tarot @ Teatime — a programme about the history of the cards, their meaning and how they can be read. Presented by Honey Heart and her co-host. 12 noon and 4pm SLT
- 3rd Saturday of the month - The Magic of The Musical — explores the blending of music and drama with host Caledonia Skytower and her guests, featuring the songs, history and lore that make up the musical theater canon. Live from the Gold Room at Angel Manor. 2pm SLT
- Other special event programming is aired from time to time. Watch the web site and social media for details — find us on Facebook.
New Shows on Mixcloud: Tarot @ Teatime 13 and Where’ve You Been 14
It’s time to add two new programmes to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” facility. Listen to them now at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
In Episode 14 of “Where’ve You Been”, we visit the Haunted Mansion tribute on Lythria. Owned by Nance Clowes, it is a tribute to the theme park attraction first developed by Walt Disney Imagineers for Disneyland, and subsequently for other Disney destinations.
And in “Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 13, Honey and Willow discuss different approaches to studying the Major Arcana, and how to identify your Personality and Soul cards. (Please ignore the misleading URL of the link! — it’s episode 13, not 12.)
New Shows on Mixcloud: Tarot @ Teatime 12 and Where’ve You Been 13
We’re pleased to announce the addition of two new programmes to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” facility. Listen to them now at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
“Where’ve You Been” Episode 13 features The SLEA Bridge Project, a two region connective stretch between the SLEA home region (with its performing arts centre, Machinimaland, and education spaces, etc) and the quarter region small project area.
And in “Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 12, Honey and Willow explore the history behind the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck.
New Shows on Mixcloud: Tarot @ Teatime 11 and Where’ve You Been 12
We’re pleased to announce the addition of two new programmes to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” facility. Listen to them now at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
“Where’ve You Been” Episode 12 features The Borderless Project, an interactive digital art exhibition that explores light: reflections, structures, movement, creation and evolution. .
“Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 11 explores several classic Tarot spreads and how to read them.
Three New Shows on Mixcloud
We’re pleased to announce the addition of three new programmes to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” facility. Listen to them now at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
“Where’ve You Been” Episode 11 features the amazing Arcadian Rapture Remastered - an incredible cyber-deco shopping mall in Second Life.
“Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 9 discusses how agency, function, and context influence the interpretation of cards in a reading. A spread of three cards is read to address two different issues to demonstrate the importance of context.
“Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 10 looks at The Major Arcana and various way of thinking about these twenty-two cards as a group. We discuss the notion of The Fool’s Journey, Jungian Archetypes, and the Major Arcana as a depiction of the interplay between order and chaos.
Three New Titles on Mixcloud — including Tarot @ Teatime Special Edition
We’re pleased to announce the addition of three new programmes to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” facility. Listen to them now at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
“Where’ve You Been” Episode 10 features the Limoncello Airship Art Gallery, while “Tarot @ Teatime” Episode 8 introduces the role of narrative in reading: the Tarot reader as storyteller.
In addition, there is a unique Special Edition of Tarot @ Teatime titled “Demystifying The Tarot” in which Honey Heart and Willow Moonfire introduce the subject of Tarot and present a brief history of the cards, and how they may be read with practical examples. It’s a fascinating introduction to the topic and will be found especially useful if you want a quick refresher course on the background to the Tarot. This special episode was recorded live at the Second Life 18th Birthday on 23 June 2021.
Virtual Community Radio Is On The Air — Saturday Feb 6
The tests are complete, the stream is on the air, and it’s time to officially launch the station!
We’d like to extend a warm invitation to Second Life residents to join Virtual Community Radio at our Grand Opening Ball in our fabulous art deco theatre on the Chestnut Hills region, on Saturday February 6th at 2pm Pacific Time (22:00 GMT), as we officially launch the station. Come in formal dress and enjoy a programme of 90 minutes of waltzes, foxtrots and some rather more lively dances in a broadly Light Classical vein, presented in living stereophonic sound by DJ Caledonia Skytower.
