We are a queer-centered educational and community building space for sex-positive adult education, including relationships, dating, BDSM, kinky, polyamory and more. Posts mostly written by Mir (that dude in the chair) on behalf of the Wicked Grounds team. Welcome aboard!
This Week with Wicked Grounds (2/26 - 3/8)
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Howdy kinksters - We have lots of great online workshops this week, including material on safer sex practices, staying connected with other kinksters, dark scenes and dynamics, sex magick, and more! Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area? We also have three live and in-person workshops this week, including our monthly SpankLab and a special day of learning how to get the most of high heels in a kinky context. Before we dig into this week’s events, a reminder that we are coming to Los Angeles for a weekend of live classes in about three weeks! We’re using a different ticketing platform than usual for those classes, but you can find all the events for March 20 - 22 on both FetLife and Plura. If you have questions, you can also just reply to this email (or comment on our Fet posts) and we’ll help you out! Now, let’s take a look at this week! This Week!Thursday, Feb 26Online: Join sex educator Lilithfoxx online tonight for Safe(r) Play: Navigating STD/STI Safety in BDSM. From more common STIs to pathogens more likely to be transmitted through kink play, you’ll learn the basics of risk mitigation and helping yourself and your partners play safe(r). Advanced ticketing required to attend live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Friday, Feb 27We have no live programming today, but check out our digital downloads through WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com Saturday, Feb 28Miriam Green is offering two online classes today! Online: Dating is hard enough for many people. But add in kink, and it can sometimes feel overwhelming to find the right someone(s). Today, our own Miriam Green will help you think through it, learn some great strategies, and find ways to learn from even bad dates in Dating While Kinky. Advanced ticketing required to attend live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Even though your goal is probably to get out and meet other kinksters face-to-face, kinky social media is a critical tool for finding community and staying connected. If you’re curious about how to get more out of sites like FetLife and Plura while also staying safe and protecting your vanilla privacy, join us today for “What’s Your FetlLife?” Managing Social Media Profiles for Kinksters with Miriam Green. Advanced ticketing required to attend live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday, March 1We have no live programming today, but check out our digital downloads through WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com Monday, March 2Online: Join Jamie Joy online tonight for Mindfuck Me: Fear and Psychological Play with Jamie Joy. Can’t attend live? We’ll record for later viewing. Get your tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Tuesday, March 3Online: Tonight is part two of our Writing Spicy workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith, however, tonight’s session is open only to those who attended part one last week. Wednesday, March 4Online: Both tonight and Thursday, April 2 we’ll be running a two-part workshop Full Moon Class: Elemental Magic in BDSM with Madam Rosie Rose. Your ticket covers both workshops for an immersive deep dive. If one or both dates don’t work for you, we will be recording both sessions for distribution and watching within one week. Get your advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. San Francisco, CA: Calling all impact players and aspiring impact players in the San Francisco Bay Area! Join us tonight in San Francisco for Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab! with impossiblepain. SpankLab is San Francisco’s original impact play lab, and has been meeting monthly for five years. One part workshop + one part social, SpankLab allows you to practice impact play hands-on in a safe, PG-13 environment. Advanced ticketing is highly recommended, as we often sell out in advance. Reserve your space on Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Thursday, March 5Online: Join us tonight online for Violet Wands 101, an introduction for beginners to violet wand play with Electro Girly. This class will give you enough to spark your interest, from selecting the right toys and add-ons, basic safety, and the how-tos of play. Can’t attend live? We’ll record for viewing within seven days with your advance tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. (Are you a little more advanced? We’ll be running a Violet Wands 102 class with more depth on 4/12! FT or Plura for details.) Friday, March 6We have no live programming today, but check out our digital downloads through WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com Saturday, March 7San Francisco, CA: Join us today for a special two-in-one daylong workshop. We’re offering two practical classes on high heels with somatic-based BDSM coach Alexandria from Click Your Heels. We recommend spending the full day, but you can also choose either session on its own. We’ll start at 10am with How to Dungeon in High Heels, a 3-hour class on all the basics of navigating the world (bars, dungeons, bedrooms, etc.) on high heels while staying confident and sexy. Then after a lunch break (at 1:45pm) we’ll launch How to Dominate in High Heels which will include lots of tips and tricks on how to use those heels to enforce dominance and inflict sadism! All genders, roles, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to both workshops – just bring your own high heels!!! Advanced tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday, March 8Online: Join vahavta online today for Safety in the Shadows: Kink vs Toxicity in Dark Dynamics. This class will only be available live; we will not be recording the class for later viewing. So, get your tickets and mark your calendars to attend! Your tickets are available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Fort Bragg, CA: If you are in the far northern coast of California (or don’t mind driving in from inland), please join a growing group of northern California kinksters for our monthly Mendocino Munch. Coordinated by our own Miriam Green, this munch is a great way to meet your fellow kinksters. A promise: you are not alone. For real. We’ll meet from 2-4pm at Tall Guy Brewing, and you can find details here on FetLife. Intensives!We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and online.
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We are a queer-centered educational and community building space for sex-positive adult education, including relationships, dating, BDSM, kinky, polyamory and more. Posts mostly written by Mir (that dude in the chair) on behalf of the Wicked Grounds team. Welcome aboard!
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