This Week with Wicked Grounds (8/28 - 9/7)


Hello kinksters -

Here in the Bay Area, we are in a definite season: right in the middle of Burning Man week and heading directly into Leather Month!

We’ve decided to form a Wicked Grounds Team for LeatherWalk 2025! If you are able to walk with us, we’d love to see you at City Hall for the kickoff on September 21st. Even if you can’t walk with us, we invite you to support the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District through our team by making a tax deductible donation to the District.

We are actively preparing for Folsom Street Fair, where we will have a booth to talk all about kink education! Come meet our instructors, get some kink advice, and perhaps you might win a little something – we’ll be giving away everything from digital downloads to free classes, class passes, and even one grand prize of a free coaching session. We could use a couple of volunteers to help us give out fabulous prizes at the fair! Ping us if you’re interested!

We have a lot of both online and in-person events featured today! Let’s take a look at this coming week:


This Week!

Thursday, August 28

Want to up your oral game? Join Lilithfoxx online tonight for The Art of Pussy Eating! You’ll want advanced tickets to watch the class whether online or recorded. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Friday, August 29

No live classes today. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com

Saturday, August 30

At 11am Pacific, we’ll host part 2 of The Archetypes of Power & Surrender: A Two Part Series. We’ve set this one up so that you can get tickets until the start of today’s session; if you missed Part 1, we’ll get you the recording alongside the Part 2 recording on August 31. Get tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Join us online at 2pm Pacific for Bratting and Brat Taming with Mel and Memi – a live and recorded online class. You’ll need advanced tickets whether to watch live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Sunday, August 31

Top? Bottom? Why not enjoy it all? Join Lady V today at 11am Pacific for Switchinatrix: Harnessing Your Power as a Switch. You’ll learn lots of ways to deepen your satisfaction on all sides of the slash. Advanced ticketing required to either attend live or get the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Monday, September 1 and Tuesday, September 2

No live classes today due to the holiday. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com

Wednesday, September 3

Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play with Miss Mackenzee, or you can sign up to get the recording to watch this week. Advanced ticketing is required. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Are you in the SF Bay Area? Join us in person at 7pm for SpankLab - San Francisco’s original impact play peer skill share! You’ll get a quick topical demo, we’ll create a safe space for play and consent, and then you’ll have a full 90 minutes to practice your own skills. This is a great way to learn for beginners and experienced impact players alike – and to meet new friends who share your interests. Advanced ticketing strongly recommended – this event often sells out! Get advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Want something to do after SpankLab? We recommend heading up Folsom to check out PlayXLand at the Cat Club, and make it an afterparty!

Thursday, September 4 and Friday, September 5

No live classes today. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com

Saturday, September 6

Are you in the SF Bay Area? Want to understand more about how to engage with and interact with the local scene? Perhaps you’re planning for your first Folsom Street Fair or kink conference and you want to make the most out of it? Join us today at noon in San Francisco for Welcome to the SF Bay Area Kink Scene with Wicked Grounds’ Miriam Green. We’ll get you ready for that first class, munch, fair, or play party in no time! Advanced ticketing is strongly recommended. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Then stick around for an in-person edition of Miriam Green’s beginner’s class BDSM Negotiation Basics at 2:30 pm. We’ll help you build all the skills you need to have successful BDSM scenes, while building the foundation for success in kinky relationships, dynamics, and communities. Get your advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Sunday, September 7

Join us in Oakland for a special movement class with a somatic focus on deepening communication for D/s scenes and relationships: Leading & Following: Non-Verbal D/s Skills with Alexandria from Click Your Heels. Advanced ticketing is strongly recommended: we have an attendance cap for Alexandria’s classes, and they often do sell out! Get your advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.


Intensives!

We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and online. Here are a few that have just been opened for registration that you might want to check out.

Warmly,
Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team


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