No class Tuesday, September 18th. G'mar Tov to all our Jewish friends; may you have an easy fast. For everyone else, enjoy your night off, and we'll see you on Wednesday!

Back in the early '90s, a group on alt.sex.bondage decided to meet offline at a burger joint in Palo Alto, California. The result was the first ""Burgermunch"", later shortened to ""munch"".* Since then, the munch has become a mainstay of alternative sexuality communities, often serving as the entry point for many newcomers. So what does it take to start and run a munch? Join our panel of veteran munch hosts and organizers as we talk about finding friendly venues, dealing with attendees, navigating scene politics, and more! *Source: The Loving Dominant, 3rd Ed, by John and Libby Warren, Greenery Press, 2008

Free and open to all members with a valid membership card.

Free and open to all members with a current membership card.

Come out and explore ideas you have and learn from experienced mentors at the September Hypnokink meeting. Have questions or want to work something out? This is a great event if you learned something recently and want help from peers! It’s great to have the opportunity to keep learning, sharing and practicing. Come and play, explore and learn! Please bring a partner to trance with, and/or a willingness to meet someone new. Join us on September 26th for an open evening: all are welcome to practice trance, no matter your experience level.

Writing accents is difficult, especially when you can't hear it out loud. Bring your latest work and get it read- in either a serious and applicable voice, or a very sill one. All forms of writing welcome, but please be consciderate and keep your pieces short- we don't want to overwork our actor. Optional Homework Assignment: Someone is talking to themselves- write what they are saying.

Electro-needles!?! Knife wrestling!?! Fire stomping!?! Combining multiple forms of play can be a great way to create unique and memorable scenes, break out of stale routines, and get more out the toys already in your toy bag. It also introduces new risks and novel challenges. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to approach combining different forms of play, mitigate the risks, and learn to make the familiar new again! Zero Fälschung is a sadistic dominant with a love of rough body play, knives, rope, whips, and more. He is also a TES Board Member, and Chair of the Socials and DM Committees, and will be serving as Chair of Safety for the third year in a row at TES Fest 2019.

This class will cover the basics of whip cracking technique as well as offer technical advice to more advanced students. Recognizing that people are often at different skill levels, the instructor will do his best to provide beneficial instruction to each class member whatever their level of experience. Also discussed will be the use of single tail whips in kink scenarios with heavy focus on safety and etiquette. A few whips will be on hand for general use, but the student should bring their own whip if they have one. Some starter practice whips will be available for sale for $50. Students should bring ear plugs (or headphones), eye protection (safety or sun glasses), and wear long pants. A wide brimmed (cowboy-style) hat is also a good idea but not necessary. Aaron Bonk is a circus arts and Kink performer holding 2 Guinness World Records in whip cracking and known for his show at the New York Renaissance Faire which features juggling of many dangerous sharp objects and culminates in a Florentine style double fire whip routine. He’s performed for numerous fetish events in Ohio and Florida, at Renaissance faires across the country, and on cruise ships around the world. TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Flogger?! I hardly Know’er! Interested in floggers, top or bottom, but don’t know where to start? Not sure what a flogger even is?! Come find out! Bring floggers if you have them, or get to know the presenter’s collection. You don’t need to have a top or bottom partner to participate, just an interest in learning. Bottoms welcome and encouraged – this class is not just for tops!! This class is accessible for beginners, but we'll get as advanced as the class can handle. Come join us even if you already have some flogging experience under your belt! Aurora (ComtesseAurora) is a prodomme with six years of experience in the kink community. Kinky since the age of 4 when she tied herself up with her jump ropes, she is an active TES volunteer and advocate of kink education. She is the facilitator of the new TES Fetish Workers Group, and enjoys computer gaming, social dance, and opera in her spare time. TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only

Dehumanizing a partner can be a very dark activity or it can be very fun and cute. Doll play, normally considered a subset of dehumanization play, can also go either way. We will focus on transforming a partner, regardless of gender, or yourself into a decorative toy, as well as enjoying and enhancing this unique headspace. Warning: a small amount of blood and/or electrical play may be involved.