Piercing like a pro (3:00pm - 5:00pm)

This is a class on temporary piercing that is heavily influenced by the techniques of permanent body piercing. Boss is a licensed body piercer who has been piercing since 1995, and will be teaching play piercing from the point of view of a body piercer. This class will guide You through the traditional elements of play piercing. Including some of the different techniques and and materials commonly used. Boss will also cover some of the instruments, needles and materials used in permanent piercing that can be used for temporary piercing. together we will go over cleanliness and sterilization, as well as how to set up and break down a station. This will be a hands on class and You will have an opportunity to put your newly learned skills to use. We will talk about how to combat blood Bourne pathogens, and how to adapt a routine of cleanliness that you can carry into all your piercing play. Boss's company playpiercingkits.com is donating all the supplies you need for this class.

Sadistic Bondage (5:00pm - 6:45pm)

sad·ism (sa'diz'?m, sad'iz'?m) noun
The getting of sexual pleasure from dominating, mistreating, or hurting one's partner.
The getting of pleasure from inflicting physical or psychological pain on another or others.

maso·chism (mas'? kiz'?m, maz'-) noun
The getting of sexual pleasure from being dominated, mistreated, or hurt physically or otherwise by one's partner. The getting of pleasure from suffering physical or psychological pain, inflicted by others or by oneself.

This class is about Pain, and its effect on the human body, both physically and mentally. Rope can be used for great pleasure and for great pain,and can have a transcending effect on the body and mind. This class is about blurring the lines that separate them. We will be focusing on different ties and techniques. As well as using thinner rope and less of it.

There is something very exciting about twisting, contorting, yanking and pulling someone for your own satisfaction. We will of course cover how this play affects safety. You will get to ask questions for yourself and gain understanding from the perspective of the top and the bottom as to why people play this way. We will be covering floor work through partial suspension. You will also get a chance to indulge in this type of play and do some hands on bondage.

Class participants will need to bring several pieces of rope preferably hemp or jute rope in 4mm and 6mm, in 15 and 30ft lengths. If You need some rope for this class stop by By the vending booth of BossBondage and he will help You select some rope!

12noon: Protecting Yourself Legally with Mercury from the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF)
Members of the SM/leather/fetish communities have always had some level of concern regarding the issues of privacy, discretion, and personal security. The Radical Right, employers, ex-partners, and others may pose threats to these concepts. Many times their motivation comes from ignorance, but new motivations like custody of children, and revenge are also becoming commonplace. This presentation provides tips for protecting yourself legally for various circumstances.

2pm: Women in Leather: Histories, Archives and Stories with Mindy Chateauvert from the Leather Archives and Museum
Have you ever wondered about the real women who were models for Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs? for de Sade's Justine? Did the women in The Pearl really exist? Or for more recent authors like Carol Queen's switch hitters or the "Macho Sluts" or "Doc and Fluff" in Pat Califia's stories? Who were the leather women of San Francisco's Samois who wrote "What color is your hanky?" and fought against the censorship of anti-pornography feminists in the 1980s? Ever wondered who introduced safer sex to the women in the leather community? Who is Jeanne Barney and why did she co-found the legendary, groundbreaking gay men's SM periodical, Drummer Magazine? How did "Mr Benson" influence Anne Rice? And just how many PEP clubs did Nancy Miller and Cynthia Slater really organize?

The history of women in leather is as complicated and diversified as any history, and just as hidden. Scholars have only begun to gather the stories of how kinky strangers found partners in the late nineteenth century, of how gay veterans returning stateside after World War II organized motorcycle clubs, and the ways that pansexual men and women began meeting in "public" places in the 1970s. Though perhaps unintentional, documentation tends to focus on men - gay, hetero and otherwise - and their efforts to satisfy their sexual desires. Women tend to be "objects" -- passive, willing submissives, or, like "Wanda van Dunajew" created to master their male slave according to his strictly established sexual script while dressed in fur.

But there have always been bad girls who don't follow scripts. And there are women who have sought to create a community to talk about their desires and learn from others. there are dykes who never wanted to set a booted foot in a pansexual dungeon, and found their home in the gay men's fisting clubs South of Market.

The Women's Leather History Project seeks to document the real lives of women in leather -- and in rubber, colored hankies, corsets, jeans, stilettos and furs. (You know those closets are full!) Under the direction of Dr. Alex Warner and Sarah Humble, the first American Leatherwoman, the WLHP is conducting oral histories of female participants, whether they're leaders or members, or community builders or teachers or simply lovers, in the US and everywhere (even Canada!). Its goals is to establish not only that "We were there!" but recognize women's voices and visions in our kinky world.

4pm: Consent Counts with Mercury from NCSF
NCSF is leading a major national campaign—Consent Counts—to change the laws and police practices that our communities now endure, and to establish that consent is available as a defense in criminal BDSM prosecutions. This nationwide project aims to decriminalize consensual BDSM through education, advocacy, legal actions and lobbying.

2pm - Cutting and Carving
Bo will be offering an in-depth cutting and carving class. He will teach you about different blade choices, cleaning techniques and the basics about engaging in this kind of play.

4pm -Liquid ICE ( Dry ice and alcohol )
This is what the title says it is, Dry Ice and alcohol play, ultra cold play with blades. We will talk about cold branding and some fire play topics in this also.

2pm -- Negotiations: Your Most Important Tool
Learn how to negotiate well and completely. Learn what is imperative to negotiations, why they are necessary and how to improve your skills and get what you want and need to create a basic scene or an intense long scene. This class is taught from two perspectives: a) learning how to negotiate as a top; and b) how to negotiate as a bottom. This class gets into the nitty gritty of knowing yourself, playing on multiple levels and how to bring your best self to play. This class is also meant for those who have experience and have been negotiating for sometime. It is not a 101 class.

4pm -Cornerstones: Beginnings, Middles and the End
We'll focus on relationship patterns in the beginning, middle and the end of relationships. We'll discuss the difference between care-taking and taking care, illusion vs reality, personal responsibility, boundaries, owning who you are, getting what you want, dealing with mistakes and being able to separate between yours, mine and ours. End your relationships as well as you begin them. Understanding the stages of relationships will help you stay in the middle, isn't that the goal after all? Join this intimate discussion regards of what stage you are in-- this is for coupled and single people alike.

2pm - Unconventional Communication for Unconventional Relationships
How can you have your needs met and get you want within Dominant/submissive or other form of kinky relationship dynamic? It is commonly said that communication is key, but we know it's not as simple as it sounds. Sometimes the direct approach is not the best. This workshop will focus on alternatives to just sitting down and talking it out, with special attention on different and distinctive ways of getting your message across to your partner(s)/member(s) of your family of choice. Good news: some of those distinctive ways involve play! Come and learn some of the alternative routes to enhancing your unconventional relationship dynamic in this fun, interactive and informative workshop.

4pm - Role Playing from the Skin Up - AKA Playing Dress-Up with Cousin Julian
Finally a role playing class where transformations happen in front of your eyes-without the benefit of a dressing room!
Of course you take your roles in life seriously. Many of us both work and play hard. Some of us identify as Masters, Ma'ams, slaves, boys, girls and many other things in between, and sometimes things not even close to those titles. Join Julian Wolf as we explore the roles that we play to find the fantasy in them- as well as delving into our imaginations for new, exciting roles to play. The nine basic forms of role playing will be covered, as well as how to put together a fantasy role playing scene that will work for you and your playmates, starting from the skin up. Costume changes, ideas, tips and tricks will be presented in this fun and informative workshop by someone who's been enjoying role playing and creating fantasies for as long as they can remember.

Special Bonus - at our Friday Meet and Greet or Saturday Potluck, Julian will also lead us in a brief ceremony on eating with Hedonistic Intentions
A person devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification is called a hedonist. Taking a cue from the hedonistic lifestyle can make even the most mundane experience most enjoyable. In this workshop, we will go through the actions of intentional hedonism with every day tasks, such as eating, grooming, and experiencing the simple things in the world around you. The five senses are a frequently neglected outside of the dungeon, and this class will give you the tools that you need to have an incredible hedonistic experience just about anywhere, without scaring the natives. *This is not a workshop on sadomasochism, but the skill sets can be used in relationships, scenes and with a touch of imagination, just about everywhere.