This Week with Wicked Grounds (2/28 - 3/9)


Hello kinksters -

I hope that you are doing your best to take care of yourself and your loved ones in these very weird times. I am personally so grateful for the opportunities to connect with others right now, and so I’m very excited for several events coming up live and in person starting next week.

Here are some events to look forward to in the coming week:

This week!

Friday 2/28

No live classes today, but check out our digital download classes on WickedGroundsAnnex.com!

Saturday 3/1

Interested in making new friends and finding safe resources in the public BDSM scene? Miriam Green is here to help! Join us today at 11am Pacific for Welcome to the Public BDSM Scene! You can get advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

If you’re in the SF Bay Area, you might also consider joining us in April for our Bay Area focused class, which is taught live in SF. Tickets for that Saturday 4/5 class are already available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Sunday 3/2

Want to keep all your leathers shiny? Lady V can help! Join us at 11am Pacific today for So Fresh & So Clean: Bootblacking & Leather Care 101. You’ll learn all the basics of leather care for yourself and others! Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Monday 3/3

Want to connect with some new sweeties this year? Do it mindfully! Join us tonight online for Transform Your Dating Life with the 6 Pillars of Mindful Dating with Marie Thouin. You can connect with tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Tuesday 3/4

If you’re an experienced kinkster looking to give back to your community, consider house topping (or house bottoming)! Miriam Green will give you some considerations for how to become a go-to community asset in Tips for House Topping online tonight. Join us! Get your tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

If you’re interested in this class, you might want to also check out our Kink Class Incubator coming up in May 2025.

Wednesday 3/5

If you’re in the SF Bay Area and you want to build some hands-on impact play skills, join us tonight for Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab! with impossiblepain. Whether you’re a brand new player looking to build basic impact play skills or an experienced player wanting to collaborate for skill-sharing, join us tonight at 7pm in San Francisco! Tickets available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Thursday 3/6

Self-awareness is one of our best tools for making BDSM scenes and relationships great. If you’re interested in exploring your motivations as a bottom, join BearJew tonight online for Bottom, Why?! A Conscious Discussion of Why We Bottoms Do the Things We Do. Get your tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Friday 3/7

No live classes today, but check out our digital download classes on WickedGroundsAnnex.com!

Saturday 3/8

No live classes today, but check out our digital download classes on WickedGroundsAnnex.com!

Sunday 3/9

Don’t forget to set your manual clocks – we’re back to daylight saving time today!

Join us online at 11am Pacific for Age Play through the Lens of Care and Caution with Draven. This set of age play classes can be taken as a series or individually – there is no prerequisite for today’s class. Get your advance tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Interested in latex and rubber play? Want to learn more about how it started, and maybe gain some inspiration for your own play? Join us at 2pm Pacific online for Latex: A History with Dolly Diatima and learn all about this unique form of fetish play! Tickets available on Forbidden Tickets or Plura.


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Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team


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