This Week at Wicked Grounds (Thursday, November 4th - Sunday, November 14th) (Patreon)

Hope you had a great Halloween! How the heck is it November already?!

I know some of you take part in NaNoWriMo -- that's National Novel Writing Month for those who haven't heard of it -- committing to write 50,000 words toward a first draft of a new novel. If you are, best luck to you! We have fast Wi-Fi, outlets all around the café, great hot drinks and quiet daytime hours now if you'd like to write some of it here! You are very welcome to spend the day with us. We want to be that kind of hang-out.

SOJ BDSM Basics returns on first Saturdays! We are back to creating a full day of content for BDSM newcomers (and experienced players!) on first Saturdays, starting with our own Welcome to the San Francisco Scene class with Miriam Green and continuing with BDSM Basics. See details below!

Thinking ahead, we are also delighted to bring back the SF Fetish Flea Market starting second Saturdays in December at Wicked Grounds Annex. If you're interested in vending, please click through to this event listing for details and be sure to RSVP to save the date!!!

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This Week (Thursday, November 4th - Sunday, November 14th)

Thursday, November 4th

Café & boutique open 10am - 10pm.

Online at 6pm PDT/ 9pm EDT, join Tomo as we explore Conflict Resolution Within an Authority Exchange Framework. We will look at the basics of conflict resolution and how that applies, remains the same, and changes within a 24/7 authority exchange from both perspectives.  The goal of this class is to increase our conflict resolution skills, and discover what we must focus on in order to find resolution while maintaining an authority exchange dynamic. Advance ticketing required for this online class -- get yours here! 

Friday, November 5th

Café & boutique open 6pm - 10pm.

The FTM Munch meets both online and in person in the café from 7pm to 9pm. This munch is open to all AFAB transmasc kinksters to talk about their experience in the scene and build community. Details to attend in person or online at the FetLife listing here.

Saturday, November 6th

Café & boutique open 10am - 8pm.

First Saturdays are BACK in Wicked Grounds Annex!!!

At Noon, join us for Welcome to the SF Kink Scene with our own Miriam Green. We'll help you understand everything from local kink culture and finding your own best organizations & events, to the etiquette of attending munches, classes, play parties and more. Pre-ticketing can be done through Eventbrite, or you may get tickets at the door starting at 11:30am.

Then join the Society of Janus from 3-5:30pm for the return of the BDSM Basics Workshop. Are you a novice who wants to start playing in the dungeon? Do you need to build your skill set? Are you interested in learning safe techniques? Or do you just want some time to practice with an expert and get some pointers? Come to our monthly workshop and learn the basics of BDSM play. This month we'll feature rough body play with AnnabelleBlue, caning with Miriam Green, and flogging with Frey. Advance ticketing available directly through SOJ.org, or you may get tickets at the door starting at 2:30pm -- $10 for SOJ members, and $15 for everyone else!

Sunday, November 7th

Café & boutique open 10am - 8pm.

Don't forget that clocks fall back today to Standard Time.

Lots going on today! Queer Knitting Cult meets in Wicked Grounds Annex from 1-3pm. This munch is open to all lovers of the fiber arts, with a focus on centering and creating a safe space for queer kinksters. Bring your knitting (or other) projects, and hang out! $10 suggested donation to support the space, NOTAFLOF.

Online at 2pm Pacific/ 5pm Eastern, join Lee Harrington for Kissing Cousins: Age Based Roleplaying and Desires. We will explore personal, cultural, and universal archetypes of parenthood, childhood, and all kinds of kidhood and adultdom to find a voice for our own diverse desires… from naughty teenage girlz (who says kidz are bottoms?) to packs of boy scoutz. Let’s look at pre-verbal, toddler, school kid, teen, and a wide variety of adult roles that we can enjoy for roleplaying or lifestyle identities. Daddies, Mommies, other familial roles will be explored, as well as how to incorporate age play into your other kinks, while we also touch on the land mines of our pasts and helping kidz and adultz who have been emotionally hurt by past kink relationships. Advance ticketing required - get yours here! 

From 6-7:30, Friendly Neighborhood Satanists meets in the cafe. It's hosted by First Church of the Morningstar, a loose group of perfectly nice Satanists, devil worshipers, demonolators, occultists, witches, and other walkers of the left-hand path. "We meet to socialize, scheme, discuss magic, read each other's tarot cards, swap occult books, and more! New and curious folks are welcome, we only ask that you be respectful and keep an open mind. All participants are encouraged to bring books, tarot decks, artwork, original writing, zines, grimoires, and similar to show off and share with the group. Remember to support our host, Wicked Grounds, if you can!"

And of course we'll be sponsoring and hosting our lovely friends of Om Nom Nom Non-Binary Burlesque in their monthly online show starting at 7pm. Details & ticketing here! 

Monday, November 8th

Café & boutique open 10am - 10pm.

We have both magick and kink online classes this evening at 6pm Pacific to tickle two sides of your brain.

At 6pm Pacific, Diana Rajchel offers Empath Training Level II: Shadow Work. Shadow work impacts empaths a little differently than it might for people of more neurotypical alignment. Often, their work begins with moving themselves out of the shadows of the emotions of other people. This workshop will feature some journaling and kinesthetic methods for spotting emotions that don't belong – and hearing emotions that do. While this is an advanced class, participation in the previous class is not required. (But tickets are! Get yours here.)

Also at 6pm Pacific, Retro Bella is back with Cerebral Play: "Tickle My Brain, Baby!" Part psychological manipulation and part emotional manipulation, join Retro Bella as we explore the fundamentals of a mindfuck! Details & ticketing here!

Foundations SF will be offering Rope 101 in the Annex. This class is open only to students of Foundations, who have either attended classes or a Foundations remote orientation. If you have never been to Foundations, you must first attend an orientation and also be sponsored to each class by an established student. So if you're interested, be sure to check out their information here, including how to get an orientation.

If you're local and new to the scene, there's no better place to start than with Society of Janus. Join them for the Newcomers Only Crash Course starting at 7pm. Learn the basics of consent, local culture, and how to navigate the scene ethically and safely. More information at the FetLife event listing here.

Tuesday, November 9th

Café & boutique open 10am - 10pm.

Online at 6pm Pacific, Hannah the Scribe offers Anticipatory Service. In this class, we’ll cover how to provide anticipatory service by tracking preferences, learning skills, catching and solving problems (even before they occur), setting recurring tasks, providing service unobtrusively, coming up with service ideas, and improving existing processes.  This includes how to build protocols in a dynamic that allow for both control and the providing of anticipatory service, for the best of both worlds. Advance ticketing required - get yours here!

In the Annex, we're offering another session of Speed Dating for Kinksters with PsychoKitty at 7pm. This is a sold out event, but you may add your name to our waiting list or get tickets for the December session here.

In the Café, join us for Stampede - a human animal role play munch - starting at 8pm. Come as you are, or in gear as your human animal! More information & RSVP at the FetLife event here. 

Wednesday, November 10th

Café & boutique open 10am - 10pm.

Join Lee Harrington online at 6pm Pacific for Erotic Alchemy, an introduction to sex magick. From the “Great Rite” to dedicated tools, the power of orgasm to the debates about polarity and resonance, we will examine a wide variety of topics surrounding the world and applications of erotic alchemy. Join us as we examine and discuss raising sexual energy to create connection, manifest change in our lives, and affect the world at large. Advance ticketing required for this live webinar. Invoke yours here! 

In the Café, please join us for the Switches Munch from 7-9pm. This munch is for people anywhere on the D/s-T/b spectrum who find themselves evolving toward switching. Everyone’s welcome to participate, or just listen in on the conversation. We’ll start off each munch with a short round of introductions. More information & RSVP at the FetLife event here. 

Thursday, November 11th

Café & boutique open 10am - 10pm.

If you're a guy interested in tying guys, you probably want to get involved with Rope Burn, a monthly event for rope bondage. And the best way to get involved is to attend their pre-Burn Coffee Social at Wicked Grounds from 6-7pm. (After that, it's time to grab the rope and head over to Catalyst for practice!)

Join Ignixia online at 6pm Pacific for Decorative Cuttings, part of the Medical Play Series. This class covers the how to's of scalpel work and simple decorative cuttings. We will cover the basics as well as how to make them artistic and take your play past just being painful. It will also cover safe handling precautions and procedures for bio-hazard type material such as sharps and bodily fluid handling and disposal. Advance ticketing required - get yours here! 

Friday, November 12th

Café & boutique closed.

Saturday, November 13th

Café & boutique open 10am - 8pm.

At 10:30, please join us for the Milk Munch, a group for erotic lactation enthusiasts! More information & RSVP on FetLife here. More information & RSVP at the FetLife event listing here! 

Sunday, November 14th

Café & boutique open 10am - 8pm.

Much love to you all -

xoxo

Mir & the Wicked Grounds team

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