BOOFest Celebrates Four Years of Scary Stories Benefiting Worthy Causes

A partnership which began with a single story-based weekend in March 2011 has blossomed into a series popular annual events, including this weekend’s BOOFest – a celebration of stories told around a blazing autumnal fire featuring a gathering of virtual story presenters at their spooky and scary best Sunday, October 19 from 10am to 3:30pm, SLT.  All the performers are volunteers and the sessions are free to all Second Life residents, with tips this year benefiting The Lavender Field’s resident charity: Live and Learn in Kenya’s “Feed a Smile” program.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20A%20Smile/59/20/24

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Branwen Arts Presents “Bilbo Baggin’s Birthday” to Benefit Creations for Parkinson’s in SL

Bran, Second Life – The famous literary journeys The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy both began with the character Bilbo Baggins, and parties: one an unexpected dinner party with dwarves, and the second an intentional birthday bash to punctuate Bilbo’s dramatic exit from the Shire.  Virtual Storyteller’s Dubhna Rhiadra and Caledonia Skytower have organized a celebration of “special magnificence” by Shire standards, and invited some of their storytelling friends to join them in raising funds and awareness for the work of Creations for Parkinson’s in Second Life.

The party starts at 11:30 am SLT this Saturday, September 20^th at Rhiadra’s Hobbit Home on Bran, and will feature selections from the adventures of J.R.R. Tolkien’s hobbit hero, presented live in voice. (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/27/56/24)

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STORYFEST Celebrates Fourth Anniversary – Sunday!

Today, Sunday, March 23^rd marks the fourth anniversary of StoryFest, the annual gathering of story tellers, presenters, and great stories to celebrate the power of stories to inspire us, and help us understand and delight in our world.  StoryFest 2014 begins at 11:00 am SLT and is free, with donations going to benefit War Child North America.  It is presented in a partnership between Branwen Arts, Stories Unlimited! and Seanchai Library.  A detailed schedule and content are available at http://storyfestsl2011.blogspot.com/.

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IT'S TIME TO EMBRACE YOUR INNER BOO!

Branwen Arts and Stories Unlimited celebrate the spookable season this year with BOOStock today (Saturday) and the third Annual BOOFest tomorrow (Sunday) on Bran.  Schedule Updates for both events can be found at http://storyfestsl2011.blogspot.com/. 

Saturday's BOOStock festivities kick off at NOON slt for five hours of DJs and Live Music http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/251/246/3022

Sunday's BOOFest starts at 10am SLT and continues for eight hours with buffest of stories and storytellers sharing spookable literary delights.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/78/141/24

Both events are free.  Sunday's event benefits War Child North America

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BOOFest & BOOStock Return October 26th & 27th

 

The festival of "Ghosty, Spooky Stories" is back for a third year, inviting story-loving SL residents to huddle close to the blazing fire and enjoy eight hours of stories and literature presented live, in voice, and free to all residents with donations benefiting War Child North America.  Branwen Arts will also be warming things up a bit on Saturday with their second annual BOOStock music and dance celebration.

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STORYFEST Celebrates Its Third Annual Festival March 24th

Storytellers, authors, and presenters gather together for a third year of celebrating the power of stories of all kinds to excite, reflect, and express our everyday lives beginning at 9am SLT Sunday March 24th at Bran in SL.

Stories help us feel connect and unique all at the same time.  They can provide both the questions you want, and the answers you seek.  At their very core, they delight and inspire.  There's a mushroom or a rustic bench waiting for you!  See the schedule at StoryFest SL Events online - All times SLT, and all but one session will be held at the StoryCircle.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/78/141/24

This StoryFest benefits War Child North America, and is produced in partnership between Stories Unlimited! and Branwen Arts.  StoryFest Events produces four annual festival events on the Second Life (c) grid: StoryFest (March), Bard on the Virtual Beach (August), BOOFest (October), and recently debuted  The Dickens Project (December) in the hopes of making it an annual event.

ALL Presentations are Live in Voice, unless otherwise noted.

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