“Refugium Quarterly” – issue #2 is out

After the successful launch of the inaugural edition of Refugium Quarterly, I’m happy to report that issue #2 is now ready!

As a reminder, RQ is meant to serve as the newsletter of the small meditation group I’ve been running over the past several years. It includes our updates, but also quarterly Kino Babylon schedules, and other SL-related pieces.

Contributions in the form of short articles and art work are most welcome! If you have a sim you would like others to learn about, or artwork you’d like to share, I’d be happy to include it in an upcoming issue!

You can pick up your copy free of charge at our inworld location. A simple click on the red newsletter board will take you to the download page; RQ comes in the PDF format, and you can also download it by clicking here.

Silent movie nights – Winter 2021/2022

December 2021: no scheduled movie night – but the film “Santa Claus” (1925, dir. Frank E. Kleinschmidt) available on demand at Kino from 24 December 2021 until 27 January 2022.

28 January 2022: “Kohlhiesel’s Daughters” (1920, comedy, dir. Ernst Lubitsch)

25 February 2022: “The Pony Express” (1925, Western, dir. James Cruze)

Our events start at 12 noon SLT; please check this post from time to time, as I’ll be updating it with any changes.

To reach Kino Babylon in the 1920s Berlin sim, please follow this SLurl. Please be mindful of the general sim rules regarding the use of period clothing etc.

The launch of “Refugium Quarterly”

Seven years after the foundation of the Refugium meditation centre in SL, here’s the next step: the launch of our quarterly newsletter!

The publication is available free of charge to Refugium visitors . The pilot issue is already displayed on the premises, and you are most welcome to pick up your copy by clicking on the magazine vendor near the entrance. (or you can just click here to download).

Think about contributing to RQ by submitting your work for the upcoming issues. It can be a photo taken inworld, or a short piece on anything to do with the intersection of culture, literature, spirituality and living in SL. Feel free to contact me and share your ideas!

Silent movie nights – autumn 2021

Dear friends of Kino Babylon, here’s the latest schedule of our silent movie nights.

24 September 2021: “The Bells” (crime; 1926, dir. James Young)

29 October 2021: “The Tell-Tale Heart” (horror; 1928, dir. Charles Klein, Leon Shamroy)

26 November 2021: “Peter Pan” (adventure; 1924, dir. Herbert Brannon)

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Our events start at 12 noon SLT; please check this page, as I’ll be updating it with any changes.

To reach Kino Babylon in the 1920s Berlin sim, please follow this SLurl. Please be mindful of the general sim rules regarding the use of period clothing etc.

Silent movie night in September 2021: “The Bells”

Join us on Friday, 24 September, for this month’s silent movie night at Kino Babylon. Starting at the usual time, 12 noon SLT, we’ll be watching a thrilling silent crime movie “The Bells”, starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff.

Directed by James Young, the film was released in 1926, and is one of several adaptations of an original play written in 1876 by French authors Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian under the title “Le Juif Polonais” (The Polish Jew). There’s murder, mesmerism, hallucinations and nightmarish dreams…

Just the right stuff to usher in the Halloween season! 🙂

To reach us, please follow this SLurl to the 1920s Berlin sim – Kino Babylon is located in the very centre of the city, opposite Hotel Adlon. Please be mindful of general sim rules regarding period clothing etc.

Hope to have you with us!

Silent movie night in August 2021 – the 3rd annual Sommerkino

Join us on Friday, 27 August 2021, for our third annual Sommerkino! It will take place at the lovely Wannsee beach in the 1920s Berlin sim.

Starting at 12 noon SLT, we’ll be watching “The Saphead”, a 1920 silent comedy that was Buster Keaton’s very first feature film, co-starring Beulah Booker.

There will be free popcorn and cold drinks, and we’ll probably go for a swim afterwards, so do bring a bathing suit – or come in one, it will be a hot day!

If you can’t make it for the movie night, the film will be available on demand at Kino Babylon until 30 September.

P. S. If you are not familiar with the sim and have no idea how to get to Wannsee, feel free to IM me inworld at abinoam.resident for a TP invite. Please respect the sim rules regarding period clothing etc.

Silent movie night in June 2021: “Wolf Lowry”

This month’s silent movie night at Kino Babylon will take place on Friday, 25 June, starting at 12 noon SLT (2100 CET). We’ll be watching the silent western “Wolf Lowry”, starring William S. Hart and Marjery Wilson, directed by William S. Hart. It was released in 1917, as lasts 51 minute. The version we’ll be watching comes with embedded German subtitles.

For more details about the film, please have a look at the following IMDB entry.

To reach us, please follow this SLurl to the 1920s Berlin sim – Kino Babylon is located in the very centre, opposite Hotel Adlon.

Hope to have you with us!

Silent movie night in May 2021: “The Cameraman”

Dear friends and patrons of Kino Babylon in Second Life, join us on Friday, 28 May 2021, for this month’s silent movie night. We’ll be watching “The Cameraman”, a 1928 comedy starring Buster Keaton, Harold Goodwin and Marceline Day.

To learn more about this film, have a look at the following Wikipedia entry.

As always, the screening will start at 12 noon SLT, and the film will be available on demand at Kino until 24 June. To reach us, please follow this SLurl to the 1920s Berlin sim – Kino Babylon is located in the very centre, opposite Hotel Adlon.

Looking forward to having you with us!

Silent movie night in April 2021: “The Magician”

Coinciding with Walpurgisnacht / Witches’ Night, at this month silent movie night we’ll be watching one of the silent horrors, “The Magician.”

Released in 1928, it was directed by Rex Ingram, starring Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, and Ivan Petrovich, based on a novel by Somerset Maugham. Considered lost for a while, parts of it have since resurfaced, and it is once again available, in the 88-minute-long version.

To learn more about this classic horror, have a look at the following Wikipedia entry.

The opening night will be on Friday, 30 April, starting at 12 noon SLT. Kino Babylon is located in the very heart of the 1920s Berlin sim, which you can reach by following this SLurl.

Hope to have you with us!

Silent movie night in March 2021: “The Danger Girl”

Coming to Kino Babylon this month: a short comedy starring Gloria Swanson!

Released in 1916, “The Danger Girl” was directed by Clarence G. Badger, starring Ms Swanson, Bobby Vernon, and Helen Bray. There’s a lot of cross-dressing in this one, with our heroine disguising herself as a man. And why?

To find out, come and join us on Friday, 26 March! The screening starts at 1 pm SLT, and the film lasts only about 20 minutes. Kino Bablyon is located in the 1920s Berlin sim, which you can reach by following this SLurl.