Seraph City celebrates its third birthday with a party!

The Seraph Club

There’s a special event to celebrate in Seraph City!

Seraph City’s 3rd Birthday

Seraph City, the beautiful 1930s dieselpunk city that figured as a key location in The Blackened Mirror – is celebrating its third birthday today, Saturday 6th April, with a party at the Seraph Club from 6 – 9pm.

There have been some changes recently in the region – awesome new sim surrounds, and the region is acquiring more mesh builds.  There are also some available sites for renting, and plans to add some games – like the murder mystery in the offices of The Daily Prim (which will be updated shortly).

For today’s event, evening wear is preferred (1920s – 1930s style would be perfect), and, they say, “tea” will be available from the bar!

It should be a fun evening – hope to see you there!

The Streets of Seraph City

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A Party and Prizes for The Blackened Mirror!

Blackened Mirror Season 1 has ended – and what a shocker of an ending that was, eh?

If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s now on the web.

And we’re going to be celebrating the end of Season 1 with a special party today at the Seraph Club from 3pm till 6pm with Edward Pearse, who plays Harland Quinn’s friend, Edward, not only our host, but also our DJ. And Dress is definitely Film Noir!

The Blackened Mirror End of Season Party

But as well as celebrating the end of the season, there will be more goodies too!  We will be announcing the results and winners of the Special Competitions that we’ve been running all season – five very special games:

Game 1: The Broadway Musical GameGame 2: The Hollywood Theatrical Movie Game
Game 3: The Death in Velvet Murder Mystery Game
Game 4: The Shangri-La Game
Game 5: The Mysterious Doorman Game

And how will you know if you solved the mystery of Death in Velvet?  Well, for the very first time we will be broadcasting Episode 4 of Death in Velvet – which contains the solution to the mystery!

This is going to be a really terrific party – make sure that you don’t miss it!

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: The Seraph Club is preparing for a celebration!

Seraph Club

Today’s jigsaw is a picture of the Seraph Club in Seraph City, owned by Edward Pearse.

We’ll be holding a party there today (Saturday 15th December from 3pm – 6pm) to mark the end of Season 1 of The Blackened Mirror, with all sorts of fun surprises and announcements – more information will be coming on that shortly – although here’s the poster!

The Blackened Mirror End of Season Party

And now – let’s do a jigsaw … but I’ve been a little mean and selected an unusual shape! Actually, I think you’ll find it easy …

The Seraph Club in Seraph City

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Test your knowledge of The Blackened Mirror in our new web game!

Harland Quinn is taking Miss Alleyn … Fishing

At the end of Episode 1.5 of The Blackened Mirror, Harland Quinn tells Alais Alleyn to get what she needs – and that he will need more ammo; they’re going fishing.

But what other arrangements does Quinn make as he plans to leave Seraph City?

Now we can tell you …

Before leaving Seraph City, Harland Quinn wrote a number of letters and sent them to various friends, telling them where they might find the gifts he had left for them. And you can find the letters on the web – but you’ll have to answer a few questions that test your knowledge of The Blackened Mirror to find them!

You’ll find full instructions on how to play this game, and the first clue here.

The final item will lead you to a special prize – it unlocks access to part 3 of Death in Velvet, the radio play of a Harland Quinn mystery (separate to the main series, but referencing some of the characters – and with some very special guest stars!).

By the end of the game, you should have had access to a number of letters from Quinn (and thank you to Zander Greene for writing the letters) from which you will learn something more about Harland Quinn and his relationships with the people around him. And that, for Blackened Mirror fans, is the best prize of all!

What messages is Quinn leaving behind in Seraph City?

However, there is also a version of this game that you can play within Second Life, where you can find extra gifts. For more details of the inworld game, see here.

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Fun Noir on The Blackened Mirror: The Lost Letters of Harland Quinn, Private Investigator

Harland Quinn is taking Miss Alleyn … Fishing

At the end of Episode 1.5 of The Blackened Mirror, Harland Quinn tells Alais Alleyn to get what she needs – and that he will need more ammo; they’re going fishing.

But what other arrangements does Quinn make as he plans to leave Seraph City?

Now we can tell you …

Before leaving Seraph City, Harland Quinn wrote a number of letters and sent them to various friends, telling them where they might find the gifts he had left for them. And you can find the letters (on the web) and the associated gifts (inworld).

You’ll find full instructions on how to play this game, and the first clue here.

By the end of the game, you should have collected a range of gifts (and thank you to Elizabeth Tinsley for a wonderful gift – and to Zander Greene for not only writing the letters, but also for crafting a number of gifts!) but you should also learn something more about Harland Quinn and his relationships with the people around him. And that, for Blackened Mirror fans, is the best prize of all!

What messages is Quinn leaving behind in Seraph City?

NB this game is currently only available for Second Life players; a web only version will be released next weekend.

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Celebrate the Blackened Mirror with a party, a new fun noir game and a new radio episode!

We’re going to be celebrating The Blackened Mirror today with a special party today.

Join us at the Java Jive in Seraph City where there will be a party from 3-5pm SLT to launch a new game that will give you the chance to discover a little more about Harland Quinn, and the mysteries that lie behind … The Blackened Mirror.

Party at the Java Jive

Music will be supplied by Mr Victor Mornington – and there’ll be the opportunity to hear again the opening episodes of the special radio drama Death in Velvet – can you guess the murderer?

As part of the new game, we’ll also be revealing the location on the web of Episode 3 of Death in Velvet – currently only Episodes 1 and 2 have been revealed!

This week we will be launching the Second Life version of the game – and next week there will be the launch of a web only game. But we’re sure that followers of The Blackened Mirror will love this one – the letters they find not only uncover more of the mysteries, but they also reveal more about Harland Quinn – and his feelings for those closest to him.

So … put on your best film noir clothes and come and join us for a great party!

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: Facing the Unknown in the Blackened Mirror

A taste of Episode 6

Today’s jigsaw features a shot from the upcoming episode of The Blackened Mirror – the final episode in the current season. It’s clkear that our heroes (and heroine) have stumbled in to some danger. But where are they and … what are they facing?

You won’t be able to find out until the episode is launched but – tonight at the Java Jive in Seraph City there will be a party from 3-5pm SLT to launch a new game that will give you the chance to discover a little more about Harland Quinn, and the mysteries that lie behind … The Blackened Mirror. Music will be supplied by Mr Victor Mornington – and there’ll be the opportunity to hear again the opening episodes of the special radio drama Death in Velvet – can you guess the murderer?

Enjoy the jigsaw!

A taste of Episode 6 of The Blackened Mirror

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw: Trouble at the Java Jive

Trouble in the Java Jive!

There’s been trouble at the Java Jive in Seraph City … something has sent the statue of a burlesque dancer crashing onto a table.  Or was it someone who did that? Certainly there’s a man down – unsconscious on the floor. Amd a beautiful woman dashes forward to grab something from the neck of the statue … something precious to her. Meanwhile, the patrons of the Java Jive stand around, gasping in horror …

Yes, today’s jigsaw is a picture from the treet.tv series, The Blackened Mirror. And it’s connected to the the fun noir game that’s starting this weekend.

You see, that trouble in the Jave Jive sparked a police investigation that has been going on behind the scenes while our main characters were off having adventures elsewhere. And now you can follow that investigation, and maybe win some prizes …

And, in the mean-time of course, you can do the jigsaw!

Trouble in the Java Jive!

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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More Fun Noir! Hear the special bonus radio play from The Blackened Mirror on the web!

Episode 1.4 of The Blackened Mirror won’t be out until next Friday – but we have more Fun Noir for the weekend.

Now there’s a chance to hear Death in Velvet on the web!

Death in Velvet is a radio play, broadcast in four parts, taken from a short story by David Abbot, the writer of The Blackened Mirror.

Harland Quinn – Private Investigator

It’s a Harland Quinn story, set in the noir environment of Seraph City, and it’s a taste of the classic detective fiction of the nineteen thirties. It comes with two special guest stars, Peter Jurasik, the well known American actor (Londo Mollari in Babylon 5, Sid the Snitch in Hill Street Blues) and Juliet Cesario (Belldandy in Oh! My Goddess).

And, of course, it also stares Scott Simpson as Harland Quinn. You can read more about Scott’s other work as an actor here.

Once again a dame walks into Quinn’s office … and this can mean only one thing – trouble!

Death in Velvet – Part 1

You can hear Part 1 here … but if you want to hear Peter Jurasik in Part 2 – well, that’s where the Fun Noir starts with a little quiz, all about The Blackened Mirror.

Episodes 3 and 4 of Death in Velvet will be available shortly. Watch this space!

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American Precisionists Art at First Bank Gallery in Seraph City

EXHIBITION: AUGUST 28 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1

An Exhibition curated by Gstone Turas

Artists Charles Demuth and Charles Sheeler share much more than a first name and birth year. Contemporaries, both were born in Pennsylvania; the center of American steel production in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was Pennsylvania steel that built the Empire State Building, the gates of the Panama Canal, railroads, and heavy machinery of this dynamic era.

The works in this exhibition are reminders of a time when America took pride in and celebrated its accomplishments as the builder of the modern age. Mass production was the engine of progress.

This exhibition is purely for FAIR USE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

DONATIONS ARE WELCOME

First City Bank Building, Seraph City

ABOUT FIRST BANK BUILDING GALLERY IN SERAPH CITY

First Bank Gallery in Seraph City is devoted to American Art from the first 1/2 of the 20th Century. In addition to First Bank Gallery, many Second Life residents and visitors have enjoyed the other art exhibits curated by Gstone Turas in the 1920s Berlin Project Sim at her Galerie Glitzern und Schicksal, and Swing Street Gallery in Swing Times Sim.

Gstone’s mission is to use historical art as an opportunity to not just entertain, but to educate people about world history during the period 1920 to 1950. “It’s a way to foster understanding across international borders using virtual world tools”, she says.

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