You don’t need floggers or ropes to make someone beg for mercy, or to push all of your partners' subbiest buttons. With some creativity (and maybe a little hypnosis), you can achieve all of these effects with pleasure as easily as you can with pain. This class will touch on techniques for hypnotic pleasure, and their applications in teasing, predicaments, and power play—as well as, of course, some associated safety and consent practices. Come learn fun new ways to mess and be messed with! TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Characters are the vehicles your reader will use to explore your worlds, so it's important to make them shine. Join the TES Writers' Group for a discussion about how to make realistic, relatable characters, regardless of genre or style. Optional Assignment: Write one to three paragraphs about a complete stranger you see around the city. Room 3A TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

One of the most misunderstood and under explored subgroups of the kink community is fetish workers. Slut shamed, expected to offer any and all kink and/or sexual services without prior negotiation, told they aren’t ‘real’ Doms or subs, and in various ways excluded from the general kink population, professional fetish workers have in the past not necessarily participated as openly in our society. In an effort to help bridge the chasm between fetish workers and non-professional kinksters, TES has gathered a panel of fetish workers to come speak about their experiences and answer questions. Panelists include: Elena de Luca Hera Chevalier Megan McCord Come learn about the world of professional fetish workers, including: Are fetish workers sex workers? What is the relationship between fetish work and sex work? What to expect (and not expect!) when you hire a professional fetish worker What challenges professional fetish workers face Some stereotypes that our panelists have encountered over the years, which of them are false, and which of them are true How our panelists started as fetish workers What to look for (and what to to avoid) when looking for a professional fetish worker TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SPACE CONFLICTS. Look for it to be rescheduled March 7th!   In 2011, Barkas started to develop his personal way of doing ropes, which was very stormy and overwhelming. His Sensei Osada Steve called it ranboo and since then, this way of doing ropes became one of the well-known styles in the world of kinbaku (Source) This class provides an introduction to the key principles of Ranboo and several hands-on exercises to explore tying in this style. Please note that this may be a physically intense class for both the top and bottom. Requirements: 3+ lengths of 25-30ft rope Single column tie KeepOnKeepinOn is a NYC based rope educator and kinkster. He has presented at national events across the US, such as TES Fest and Shibaricon, and at a variety of local events throughout North America. He has been interested in rope since 2013 when he first discovered kink. While interested in many disciplines of rope bondage, his style has been primarily influenced by his friend, mentor, and teacher: barkas. Outside of kink KeepOnKeepinOn has a deep interest in psychology, neuroscience and emerging technology. If you see him at an event, please stop by and say hello! TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only LOCATION TBA

Open and free to all members with a membership card. Come hear about the work the board has been doing and learn how to get involved!

Learn how to arouse, tempt and tease your partner! In this partner-oriented class, we’ll go over the basics for how to restrain your partner then Up the Level by adding the nuances that make bondage Sexy and Hot. In the first half of the class we’ll be going over the techniques of how to tie and restrain someone. Solo participants can partner up to learn. In the second half we’ll be kicking it into intimate gear so Top/bottom Dom/sub pairs who know each other are recommended. Due to the volume of material, there will not be time to allow each partner to tie. Bring some soft rope (yes, cotton works for this class) 25-30’ in length, ¼” or 6mm in diameter and other fun things you may like to tie with, like scarves or ties. A yoga mat or cushy big towel is recommended too. Some Hot Pink and Red Jute will be available for sale! TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Using a mixture of our insecurities, verbal abuse, situational embarrassment, certain types of pain and restraint and humiliating tasks we will indulge our darker desires in either giving or receiving humiliation. Through this, we facilitate growth in our D/s scenes and relationships. Allowing the possibility of inducing subspace in our bottoms more deeply and quickly through simple action using consensual humiliation and degradation. A working understanding of informed enthusiastic consent is necessary. Bio: Dax Volpe is a Queer lifestyle Dominant loving an operating out of NYC with the support of his polyamorous leather family. Dax is Leatherman of Color 2018 and uses his title to bring positive change in his local leather community by way of diversity and making kink and Leather more accessible to the next generation. Dax is an active board member of the Folsom Street East Festival Community as well as an ONYX NY/NE pledge and brings that spirit of brotherhood and community planning to everything he strives for as a Leatherman.   TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

There are many bottoms in the lifestyle with medical, physical or emotional issues that are often overlooked as play partners because of their ailments. Trophy Wife is going to lead an open panel discussion with medical & mental health professionals to educate the community on how to play safely with someone that may have a trigger, medical, physical or emotional condition. The bottom must be willing to fully educate their top and disclose their condition but the top should also be willing to learn & educate themselves to ensure the best scene possible. "Why not me" focuses on the positive outcome of playing with someone that may have a physical, mental or medical limitation. TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Stay tuned for more info about this panel on mental health and kink! TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Are you new to the scene? New to the NYC area? Looking to get back into the scene after a long layoff? Just want to hang out with some fun and kinky people on a Sat night, in a safe, no pressure atmosphere with knowledgeable people to guide you if needed? Come alone or with partner(s). No dress code. No admission fee to the munch, just pay for your food and drinks. We’ll be in the upstairs seating area by 7:30PM and then, we’re heading for the Flirt-de-lis Masquerade Play Party @ the Parthenon at 9PM. We're meeting and ending earlier so we can take part in the Show Us Your Kits ice-breaker game at the party. The TES party is optional, but only open to members and their guests or munch attendees. We will be on the second floor of the Bread and Butter Café, located at 419 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10016, on the corner at 29th Street. Here are the Do’s and Do Not’s of the Munch: DO’s Be friendly and courteous to each other. It is OK to ask each others’ scene names, roles, and fetishes. If you do not have a scene name/ Fetlife handle, have a pseudonym. Get permission before touching someone else’s belongings. Get permission before touching someone else. It is OK to drink responsibly at the munch. Respect others’ privacy. DO NOT’s Do NOT ask attendees their personal information (real name, middle name, last name, where they live, work, breed, go to school or favorite Starbucks location). Do NOT touch others without their permission. Do NOT touch others’ belongings without their permission. Do NOT get intoxicated before or during the munch. You will be told to go home. Do NOT kink shame. Sometimes someone else’s kink is not yours. Appreciate their differences. Do NOT bring outside food or beverages to the munch. Do NOT take pictures or videos during the munch. We prefer to maintain an environment of anonymity. Do NOT ask attendees their personal information (real name, middle name, last name, where they live, work, go to school, where they grew up, etc). We will be headed afterwards to the TES PARTY @ THE PARTHENON with a special discount….just $30 admission for attendees! Questions? Write us at novice@tes.org.