Howdy kinksters –
Lots of great new energy in the air! Some places have new gardens and flowers popping up. In the world of kink, we have a bumper crop of new events and play spaces.
If you’re in San Francisco this weekend, I hope you’ll make time for Saturday’s SF Fetish Flea. The Flea has been a San Francisco institution since long before I moved to the Bay. You’ll find great artisans, people upcycling their gently-used gear, and most importantly lots of friends and great new people to meet. I’m stepping in for Panther to manage this three-ring circus of kink from 11am – 5pm at Transform 1060 this Saturday, and I hope to see you there! The Wicked Grounds booth will have brand new gear from Rough Cut Leather, lots of books, and even some fun upcycled toys from friends of the Grounds.
Saturday night, you can find us at Spank!, San Francisco’s hottest impact play party. If any gear survives the day at the Flea, I’ll have it there for you. Come by the booth and just say hello!
Read on for an update on this week’s events!
Events Roundup!
Thinking ahead
SpankLab has moved to a new day and time! Catch it at Stopgap on first Mondays at 7pm. This new venue is beautifully appointed with lots of play furniture for your practice sessions! Find out more and get tickets for the 5/6 workshop here.
We have two multi-week workshops in the works for May and June, and now is the time to sign up! In May, we’ll meet with kink educators and aspiring kink educators weekly for our Kink Class Incubator. Queer folks! Join us in June for Stepping Into Pride a six-week online workshop to develop our own personal values, goals and identities within the LGBTQ+ community.
We’ve also just set the dates for our fall Diving Deep cohort, and early ticketing is open now. Find out more here.
Thursday, April 18
New instructor! Calling all demo bottoms! Does your top do all the teaching when you demo together? Of course not! Take pride in your role and learn some new skills in Teaching From the Bottom: Skill Building for New And Practiced Demo Bottoms with Gwyndolyn. Join us online at 6pm Pacific. Details & ticketing here.
Friday, April 19
No live classes today, but we have some excellent classes recorded and available for purchase online. Check out Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Kink Desires or Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo and Distance Play.
Saturday, April 20
Join Wicked Grounds at the SF Fetish Flea. We’ll have a table of Wicked Grounds and other gear alongside many other kink artisans and vendors at Transform 1060. Learn more and RSVP here!
Then catch Wicked Grounds vending at Spank, your favorite AfterDark events impact play party, now at Stopgap in San Francisco.
Sunday, April 21
Join us at 2pm at Mukunda Studio in San Francisco for Lap Dancing 201 with Click Your Heels. Space is extremely limited, so be sure to get your advance tickets here!
Monday, April 22
Please join us online tonight at 6pm Pacific for The Art of Tease and Denial with Miss Mackenzee. You’ll learn everything you need to know about the arts of anticipation! Advance ticketing required. Get yours here!
(Pssst: If you love orgasm control and denial, mark your calendars for 5/1 at 6pm when we offer Wait for It – the Art of Orgasm Denial with kink author and educator Anton Fulmen.)
Tuesday, April 23
Kink, leathersex and BDSM are fun. They’re enticing. They turn us on. They also have political implications, as we fight for the right of self-expression in a sex-negative culture. For some of us, the very act of being ourselves in all our parts is political. Explore these ideas tonight at 6pm Pacific in an interactive workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith, The Sexual Politics of Kink. Advance ticketing required. Get yours here!
Wednesday, April 24
Boundaries are critical to kink, to relationships, to communication, to life. Meaningful rituals can help us mindfully reinforce these boundaries for healthy, sustainable connections. Learn more in tonight’s online workshop at 6pm: Ritual to Explore and Honor Our Boundaries with HG Wyndell. Our boundary is that you’ll need advance tickets to participate. Get yours here.
Thursday, April 25
Speaking of boundaries! You’ve cleaned your house. You’ve gotten your gardening ready. How about your energy? Our energetic bodies also need a little spring cleaning to change speeds for the summer. Learn more in this class in partnership with Magickal Crossroads, Inner Spring Cleaning with Energy Work with Diana Rajchel. Advance ticketing required. Get yours here!
Friday, April 26
Curious about our BDSM & kink coaching, but not sure if it’s right for you? Today, I’ll offer a series of free 10-minute calls to talk through your questions and see if it makes sense for us to collaborate on a longer coaching session or series. Book ten minutes with me at no cost, right here!
Saturday, April 27
Sunday, April 28
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Warmly,
Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team
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