Beastly! At the Whitehorn Library

The Caledon Library is pleased to announce a new exhibit, at the Whitehorn Library in Caledon VictoriaCity

Beauty in the Beasts: Medieval and Modern Bestiaries
Featuring the Bestiary of Guillame Apollinaire & Raoul Duffy
Curated by Dame Kghia Gerardi
March 1 - June 1, 2008
Whitehorn Library, VictoriaCity
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/47/206/23
Medieval bestiaries combined art, science and moral lessons to reflect the thought, philosophies and values of the period. Over the centuries, artists and writers have continued to explore this form. Works such as Le bestiaire ou le cortège d'Orphée (The Bestiary, or The Parade of Orpheus) by Guillaume Apollinaire and Raoul Dufy reflect a modern sensibility and style within the ancient frameworks. In all eras, these works both explored the world, and helped define the human by depicting the non-human. The curators invite Caledon to come and be diverted and edified by the lore of Fin, Fur, and Scale.


Exhibit Opening & Conversation with the Curator
March 2, 2:00 p.m.
Whitehorn Library, VictoriaCity
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/47/206/23

NOTE:    The teleport takes you to a hub in Caledon VictoriaCity... Just follow the red arrow/beacon north through the Reading Room to the Whitehorn building, or use the red and gold Library Transport Device located at the telehub. 



In honour of the exhibit, this month's story session is also focused on the best of the beast

Curious Beasties
Story Hour at the Whitehorn Library, with Gilbert Sapwood
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008,6 pm SLT.

Join noted storyteller, Gilbert Sapwood, for an exploration of the ways of our four-footed friends (also two-clawed, and no-footed ones) with a selection of traditional stories from his storytelling bestiary, complete with fairies, phantoms, monsters, and talking cats,
Gilbert will share tales of the Winged, Clawed, Pelted, Scaled, and Feathered denizens of the globe and of our imaginations, from across time and around the world. The session will be streamed live from the Great Lawn of the Jack & Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, in Caledon VictoriaCity.

Following the performance, Gilbert will answer questions regarding traditional tales and the art of storytelling, as time permits.

Story Hour Details
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008, 6 pm SLT
Whitehorn Library Great Lawn, Caledon VictoriaCity.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/30/180/23


NOTE:    The teleport takes you to a hub in Caledon VictoriaCity... Just follow the red arrow/beacon north through the Reading Room to the Great Lawn, or use the red and gold Library Transport Device located at the telehub.  

Please direct questions to JJ Drinkwater, Caledon Library.

This is a live audio stream storytelling performance, produced by Radio Riel. Media url address for SL (or outside of SL listeners) : http://music.radioriel.org


ABOUT THE STORYTELLER

Gilbert Sapwood is a storyteller, traveller and collector of tales. He tells stories from the British Isles, Ireland and from his Canadian home, stories from the Brothers Grimm, and tales from the folklore of the Good People, wherever they may be found.  He is the founder of, and driving force behind, the Storytelling Guild of Second Life, and is committed to spreading the love of traditional storytelling in Second Life. If there is a fireside, pub or gathering that needs a story, he has one ready. Gil is available for private and public tellings, as short as required, or as long as a winter's night.

Join the "Storytelling Guild of Second Life" group for information on future events.

Sponsored by the Caledon Library, and produced by Radio Riel
For more information, see the Radio Riel blog at  http://radioriel.blogspot.com/