January 12, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM TES Board of Directors Meeting TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States TES MEMBERS ONLY. Free. Must show valid membership card.
January 14, 2017 @ 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM TES-TNG Excursion to Gay Gotham and Activist New York at MCNY SUGGESTED ADMISSION: Adults $14 Students $10 with ID Miss out on last month's presentation on the history of New York kink and activism in the scene? Or maybe you made it and are eager to learn even more? Join TES-TNG as we follow up with a visit to the Museum of the City of New York to view two exciting exhibits! Meet up time 2:30 pm inside museum's front entrance. Look for Zero sporting his TES 45th anniversary pin, and follow us on Twitter @TESkink for live updates! Gay Gotham New York has long been a beacon for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender artists seeking freedom, acceptance, and community. Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New York brings to life the queer creative networks that sprang up in the city across the 20th century—a series of artistic subcultures whose radical ideas had lasting effects on the mainstream. For more information on this exhibit, CLICK HERE. Activist New York In a town renowned for its in-your-face persona, citizens have banded together on issues as diverse as historic preservation, civil rights, wages, sexual orientation, and religious freedom. Using artifacts, photographs, audio and visual presentations, as well as interactive components that seek to tell the entire story of activism in the five boroughs, Activist New York presents the passions and conflicts that underlie the city's history of agitation. For more information on this exhibit, CLICK HERE.
January 17, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Sensual Domination, with Spike TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only Doors open at 7:00 pm - Meeting begins at 7:30 pm The definition of “sensual” is 1. affecting any of the senses; and 2. relating to gratification of the physical and especially the sexual appetites. Sensual domination encompasses both aspects of the definition, controlling sensations in a sexually charged way. Melding elements of hypnosis, bondage, mind-fuck, touch, sensation play, knife play, percussive play and the sense to tune in to what works for the submissive, learn how to create erotic and fulfilling scenes for yourself and your partner(s). This class geared for the beginner to intermediate BDSM practitioner, but everyone could find something of use here. Bio: Richard, aka Spike, is a sensual sadistic Dom who likes to play with rope, canes and knives, but basically, anything that falls into his hands is potentially pervertable. He is a reaction junkie and enjoys administering pain as part of his sensation play. Richard is an emeritus board member of Long Island Leather ‘n Roses (LILNR), a facilitator of Long Island Rope Revival (LIRR) and a volunteer for The Eulenspiegel Society (TES). He has previously presented on various aspects of sensation play, rope bondage and sensual spanking to TES, Dom sub Friends (DsF), LILNR, LIRR and at TES Fest 2014, 2015 and 2016.
January 18, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Restorative & Transformative Justice Roundtable, with ChrisMarks of CRF TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States TES Members $5 Students & Military with ID $10 Reciprocal Groups $10 Non-Members $20 Cash Only Doors open at 7:00 pm - Meeting begins at 7:30 pm The BDSM community continues to struggle with consent-related issues, and tried various methods to reduce consent-related conflicts. These methods include banning, outing (abuse, behavior, persona, etc.), flaming on social media, and various functional equivalents. None of these are ultimately satisfactory for everyone or every case. So what could work, might work? How do we try to understand and communicate our social contract within the kinky community? Possible options are Restorative Justice and Transformative Justice models. This meeting will be a Roundtable to explore the issues, questions, and ideas for developing such models, led by ChrisMarks, founder of the Conflict Resolution Facilitator (CRF) process and a leader of Incident Response Teams (IRT) at national events. After a short introduction to the concepts and defining some terms, it will be your contributions as attendees that focus the discussion and move it forward. Come, share, and explore with us options for Restorative and Transformative Justice in Kink!
January 24, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Rope Group: Rope Bondage Basics, with Ramon TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States Dying to tie someone up? Don’t know where to start? This is the hands-on class for you!
January 25, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Hypnokink Group: "What a Shock!" – A Hypnokink Foray Into Electrical Play! With Baron Voltage TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States Ever want to know the buzz of a violet wand without all the equipment needed? Join Baron Voltage in his quest to see just how shocking your play can get, from the downright pleasurable, to the delightfully sadistic!
January 31, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Joint Rope/Fetish Worker Group: Drop Dead Sexy Rope for Professionals, with Dov TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States Come to this masterclass-format workshop and give your skills that finesse, that special "je ne sais quois" that makes rope so. damn. sexy. This class is designed for fetish professionals but open and welcoming to all.
February 1, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM TES-TNG Quickies TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States Join us for TES-TNG Quickies, a night of short presentations on a wide array of topics by your fellow TNGers.
February 7, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Pallet Wrap Suspensions, with Alex & Madeline TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States This class focuses on using easily-obtainable packing materials to do beautiful, dramatic suspensions, with the added bonus of comfort (or not, if that's what you're going for!)
February 8, 2017 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM TES Novice & Newcomers Group: Cherry Popping with Lord Zero & Odile TRS, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States We’ll go through important terms, ideas, practices, protocols, safety measures, etc., and share experiences and answer questions to help you find your way around the scene and all the sensual, and savage, delights it has to offer.