Libraries in Second Life This Week!
Upcoming Events at Renaissance Island
Stop by and see how our Manor is coming along! Princej3rd Figaro, our Master Builder, is raising a new manor in celebration of the history of one Baddesley Hall, which sheltered Catholic priests, who were under the threat of a death sentence if discovered, and made special provision to hide and protect them. Several priest holes were built, secret passages to hide people in the event of a search. Altho many similarities will be seen, we are modeling our Lagswell Manor according to consensus of what our tenants and visitors have expressed by votes. The rooms will host a great hall, kitchen, music room, small chapel, and library, along with guest rooms and other surprises filing of a great Manor. We will eventually hold a grand opening celebration but til then you can see progress on our website http://sites.google.com/site/renaissanceislandsl/
Saturday, Nov 7th at 1pm SL En Garde Tourney
Kat Burger and Diamond Coronet will host the Village’s tourney. Entry fee to join and challenge many experienced Fencers. Prizes and always fun entertainment when attending this event whether you are a spectator or challenger. Tourney will start at the Jousting Arena.
Nov 14th at 11am SL Dedication of Dinnie Devonshire Lane
We will be gathering to dedicate one of our lanes after a very special tenant, who gave much to our village and the education groups. Lady Korrigan will lead us as we remember Dinnie. All are welcome to stop by and share a story of this special lady, that we miss.
Every Tuesdays at 5pm SL is Joust practice in the training arena
we practice our joust, our fence and sword. Anyone is welcome to come practice with us.
(We await the ladies’ return to challenge these fine jousters.)
We also have all items necessary for purchase here in our Village.
Harvest of Hope Exhibit and Writing Contest
In November there will be a special exhibit on Info Island called Harvest of
Hope, links and resources for areas of self help and world-wide
organizations that help people through hard times. Rocky already has the
Helping Hands in Hard Times exhibit set up for economic help and November’s
exhibit will expand on that with info on topics like:
–Eldercare
–Grief
–Mental Health
–Home economics and food banks
–UNICEF and other worldwide organizations
–”Half the Sky”…raising hope for women worldwide
–World AIDS Day (Dec 1)
If you would be interested in helping with exhibits or events on this theme
please contact Marimar Berchot, Rocky Vallejo or Abbey Zenith.
In conjunction with the Harvest of Hope exhibits in November we are going to
sponsor a writing contest!
We will be offering the following prizes:
1st Place – 750 L
2nd Place – 500 L
3rd Place – 350 L
And all winners will be published in RezLibris Magazine
The categories are:
Short fiction (1500 words or less)
Short non-fiction (1500 words or less)
Memoir (1500 worlds or less)
Poem
*The theme is HOPE*
Entries should be in Word .doc format, 12 pt. font, and double spaced.
Please send entries by email to abbeyzen@gmail.com and I will forward them
to a panel of judges.
Deadline November 25th
Winners Announced November 30th
Alexandrian Free Library: (Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus & Constantinople) Library Events for November 4 through 10, 2009
Continuing Exhibits:
Caledon Library: From Oxcarts to Gondolas: the travel albums of Isabella Stewart Gardner
2009-07-14 to 2010-01-03
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian,
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
Great Ladies of Cookery: British and American cookbook publishing by Women in the 18th & 19th centuries
2009-07-31 – 2009-10-29
Whitehorn Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/55/202/23
Deadwood Memorial Library – Drawn From the Past: Deadwood Role-play Characters Inspired by Real History
2009-09-26 – 2009-12-31
Deadwood Memorial Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20pass/124/148/651/
West of Ireland – Halloween…And Much More
2009-10-19 – 2009-11-09
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Les Chroniques de la Fee Verte: An Exhibit by Elric Anatine.
2009-11-01 – 2010-01-01
Toussaint L’Ouverture Community Library Second Floor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/64/87/34
New Exhibits:
West of Ireland – Newgrange
2009-11-10 – 2009-12-31
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Events of the Week:
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
“Wait It Out” with Gyro Muggins
Wednesday, 4 November, 2009
7:00 to 8:00 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Gyro for this Larry Niven’s story about astronauts who get stranded on Pluto and their method for holding on until rescuers can arrive. They simply take off their helmets and freeze themselves. The trouble is, at those temperatures their brains become superconductors, so a few electrons trickling along their neurons keep them conscious, although their time sense is skewed. They can even see…or could, if their eyeballs didn’t frost over. Bring a sweater, you’ll need it. Story told in voice.
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
“Balor of the Evil Eye” with Shandon Loring
Thursday, 5 November, 2009
7:00 to 8:00 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Balor, the god of death and destruction in Irish mythology, was the son of Net, and lord of the Formorians, the grotesque race that inhabited Ireland before the Tuatha de Dannan. Come and hear more about him, from our Chief Storyteller. Story told in voice.
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NEW TOULOUSE LIBRARY
NTL – The Absinthe Ball
Saturday, 7 November, 2009
7:00pm – 9:00pm
New Toulouse Library Annex
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/64/87/34
Come dance, view Absinthe inspired artwork and listen to the magical music selections of DJ Gabrielle Riel. The Absinthe events are sponsored by Radio Riel and The Toussaint L’Ouverture Community Library. The Absinthe exhibit is curated by Dr. Elric Anatine, Lady Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks, and Miss GallateaSu Beaumont with special thanks to Rudolfo Woodget for suggesting the idea of an Absinthe exhibit and spreading the word. Thank you.
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Elegia Underwood concludes “A Wizard of EarthSea”
Sunday, 8 November, 2009
1:00 to 2:30 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Elegia for the conclusion of this excellent tale (by Ursula LeGuin) of a young wizard coming of age. Story told in voice.
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CALEDON LIBRARY
Story Session at the Falling Anvil
Monday, 9 November, 2009
5:00 to 8:00 PM SLT
The Falling Anvil, Caledon Tamrannoch
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tamrannoch/229/107/22
Sponsored by the Caledon Library, the Clan of Seafarers and Storytellers, and the Storytelling Guild
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Caledonia Skytower with “The Magician’s Elephant”
Monday, 9 November, 2009
7:00 to 8:00 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Kate DiCamillo, award-winning author of “Tales of Despereaux”, has a new book which hit the shelves in September. When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city if Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? Come and hear the answers to those, and many other questions. Story told in voice.
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CALEDON LIBRARY
Caledon Library Folklore lecture by Afsaneh Metaluna – King Arthur in the Mabinogion
Tuesday, 10 November, 2009
4:30 – 5:30 PM SLT
Tinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood,
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she’ll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. These lectures will feature brave heroics and wonder tales from the Celtic regions, Welsh lore including the tales of Arthur and Merlin, stories of the wise and the uncanny from Scotland, and folklore from England comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life as well as the English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own.
Schedule of Lectures
Nov 10
Dec 8
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WEST OF IRELAND LIBRARY
Aoife Lorefield with Stories of the Ancients
Tuesday, 10 November, 2009
7:00 to 8:00 PM SLT
Where: West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Aoife Lorefield and Derry McMahon for stories of the Ancient Celts, as Aoife opens the new exhibit about Newgrange. It is debated if structures such as Newgrange were built primarily as burial tombs, sacred temples or astronomical observatories. While passage tomb is the traditional description for Newgrange and similar structures, chambered cairn or passage mound are the descriptions favoured by those who consider the passage tomb description too narrow. Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun. Stories in voice.