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 OCTOBER EVENTS Friday-Sunday, 10/5-7 -- Carol Queen speaks at Arse Elektronika's conference PR0NNOVAATION: PORNOGRAPHY AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
CQ will be there early on 10/6 and then jet away to a Woodhull Freedom Foundation gig in Philadelphia. But YOU can stay for the whole weekend! From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to play an essential role in technological development. The porno effect accompanies every new technological development. Is it going too far to assume that research in nanotechnology and genetic engineering will be influenced by our sexual needs? The surgical modification of sexual organs is no longer something very unusual. The question is not whether these technologies alter humanity, but how they do so. This international conference will be held at the Porn Palace. For tickets and much more detail see http://monochrom.at/arse-elektronika/. Here's CQ's abstract; the talk will be 10/6 at noon: Your Great-Grandmother's Vibrator: How the technologies of our times shape sex and pleasure If your great-grandmother had a vibrator (and it's very possible she did), it got into her hands thanks to technological advances as well as contemporary understandings of health and well-being. If she used it to have an orgasm, it's possible that she didn't know what the sensation was; and if she learned about vibrator use from a medical doctor, as she may well have done, it's possible he didn't know it was an orgasm either. But if your great-grandfather went down to the club and watched pornography with the boys, he may have realized the implement on his wife's nightstand was the same device he could see on the screen: one reason not every doctor today recommends you use a vibrator! Carol Queen will examine some of the history of pleasure-giving devices (at least one of which, it turns out, was also a labor-saving device) and offer some thoughts about their future. Along the way she'll discuss pleasure; some social definitions of sex; the role/s gender may play in our use of technological sex enhancers; and some ways that technologies shape sexual identity and possibility. Monday, 10/8, 7:30-8:30 door -- the SF JACKS For more about this fellowship of men who like to j/o in the company of other like-minded men, visit www.sfjacks.com. Thursday and Friday, 10/11 and 12 -- The 2nd Annual GOOD VIBES AMATEUR EROTIC FILM COMPETITION
Parkway Theater Enjoy local filmmakers, and fabulous burlesque at two showings! A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
Saturday, October 13, 1:30-3:30 pm -- HEATHER CORINNA from Scarleteen!
Join Heather Corinna, sex educator and activist, founder and editor of Scarleteen.com, and author of S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College for an afternoon discussing young adult sexuality and inclusive, feminist, comprehensive sex education for teens and young adults. Find out about the current state of YA sexuality and sexual health trends, needs and issues from someone who serves tens of thousands of teens internationally every day, and discuss your own needs and concerns in addressing, parenting, mentoring and supporting this important population. Visit http://www.scarleteen.com/scarleteen_is to learn more about Heather's important website and http://www.scarleteen.com/article/read/all_about_s_e_x_the_scarleteen_book to see more about her book. No charge, but we will gladly accept donations and split them between the Center for Sex & Culture and Scarleteen! CSC now accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, as well as personal checks. The Center for Sex & Culture (San Francisco's "best emerging sex non-profit," said the SF Bay Guardian) offers classes, workshops, discussion saloons and cultural events at its new SOMA location. For more about CSC and its sponsored events, or to donate or join its twice-monthly email list, please visit http://www.sexandculture.org Thanks to Good Vibrations for providing their gallery space for this event: 1620 Polk btw. Sacramento and Clay. 18 and over please. Saturday, October 13, 6--6:45 pm -- GOOD VIBRATIONS & CSC do LITCRAWL! At Good Vibrations (18 and over), 603 Valencia Street About LitCrawl: More than 200 authors appear in a three-hour literary crawl through the heart of the Mission District. Three phases, each starting at the top of the hour, will carry you through our version of the traditional pub crawl, from bars and cafes to galleries, laundromats, and even a few bookstores. All Lit Crawl events are free; see specific venues for age restrictions. See http://www.litquake.org/the-festival/lit-crawl for the full schedule. No charge -- donations to CSC will be gratefully accepted! Wednesday October 17, 7-9 pm -- ORGASMIC BREATHING
Come experience breath like you've never known it before. Together we will learn a series of different breath practices that you can continue to explore and integrate into your erotic life long after you leave this workshop. Using breath, sound, and movement, we will bring attention to the erotic energy that our bodies are capable of producing at any given moment. You will learn how to build that energy, increasing it throughout your entire body. As each of us expands our erotic energy, we will envelop ourselves in a group erotic vibratory force field, which will grow and expand, raising higher and higher, until it peaks into a group energetic orgasm. Date: Wednesday October 17th, 2007 Destin Gerek is a Califronia State Certified Sexological Bodyworker through the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Destin works with individual clients, couples, and facilitates workshops on erotic embodiment. To learn more about Destin and to see his current project, check out: EroticRockstar.com Saturday and Sunday, 10/20 and 21 -- Become an Extraordinary Lover™ Weekend Immersion with Danielle and Celeste!
Have you ever dreamed of being with a woman who is hot, inviting and generous with her sexuality, who screams when she orgasms and squirts freely? Every woman has this capacity, but it takes a confident, erotically powerful and skilled lover to bring out her full sexual potential. In this two-day workshop, Celeste & Danielle teach you everything you need to know to take any woman to the heights of ecstasy and leave her begging for more. This is your chance to get research-based information from highly skilled and educated sex experts in a small, intimate setting. You will get real-time, individual attention, feedback, transformational coaching and hands-on practice. In this workshop, you will learn everything you need to know to become a truly EXTRAORDINARY LOVER, including
Tuition is $1495. Sign up by September 30th and pay only $1295. Paypal available at http://www.celesteanddanielle.com/weekendMen.html. Tuesday, October 23, 7:30 pm -- SEX & SONG: a panel with the Wet Spots, Kitten on the Keys, and Rodney Austin
Where: the NEW Center for Sex & Culture at 1519 Mission btw. 11th and South Van Ness Here's an inside look at the fabulous creative process of some of our favorite sexy musical acts! Featuring actual music as well as discussion about it, Sex & Song is a must for music lovers, musical comedy lovers, and in fact lovers of any sort. With Canada's brilliant Wet Spots, the ever-adorable (and sometimes slightly demented) Kitten on the Keys, and Rodney Austin ("the chick with the great big dick"). Carol Queen moderates. Note: If you can't make it up stairs, please call in advance to arrange for access. 415-255-1155. Wednesday, 10/24, 7:30 pm -- EROTIC READING CIRCLE We just won BEST OF THE BAY for this wonderful monthly event! Come join readers as they share their work! Bring something to read or just be part of the appreciative circle of listeners. This is a great place to try out new work (ask for comments if you like), or get more comfortable reading for other people. Longtime writers will bring their latest... newly inspired writers, bring that vignette you scrawled on BART while daydreaming on your way to work! Non-judgemental listening guaranteed, all orientations welcome. With Carol Queen. $5-up sliding scale, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Location: Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission Suite 1 Monday, October 29, 7-9 pm -- SEX EDUCATORS' SALON Following up on Charlie and Howard's terrific class for sex educators, we're reviving the Sex Ed Salons that used to happen at Good Vibrations. Any and all sex educators are welcome, whether you are completely academic, work for an agency, or take it to the streets! We all have a lot in common as well as a lot of differences and insights to share. This will be an ongoing event every two months, and on alternate months we will revive the Sex Ed Students' Salons! (Students are very welcome to come to this event, too, but the students' salon will have more space for talking about various programs and students' specific issues.) This month's host will be Carol Queen. Spread the word! $5-up sliding scale, but no one turned away for lack of funds. NEW! location: Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission Suite 1 Tuesday October 30, 7-9:30 pm -- TAOIST EROTIC MASSAGE FOR MEN Experience the power of sacred sexuality in this hands-on, clothes-off workshop. This 2.5 hour workshop will focus on the male as receiver. Men must attend with a partner. This workshop welcomes givers of any sex/gender identity. We will practice a series of conscious breathwork techniques and Taoist erotic massage, which can lead to extended, full-body orgasm and an altered mind-state conducive to spiritual insights. Honestly, if you're looking to get off, this isn't for you – this is a spiritual, erotic, non-ejaculatory practice that stimulates and spreads erotic energy throughout the body. It is very hot, but it isn't sex as you normally think of it. After the introduction and demonstration, we will practice the breathwork, and you will be guided through a series of different genital massage strokes. Participants will then have an opportunity to give or receive a 40 minute massage with integrated breathwork and coaching. There is no sexual interaction between the giver and receiver except for the massage itself, and all boundaries will be respected. Destin Gerek is a Califronia State Certified Sexological Bodyworker through the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Destin works with individual clients, couples, and facilitates workshops on erotic embodiment. To learn more about Destin and to see his current project, check out: http://www.EroticRockstar.com Date: Tuesday October 30th. 2007 |
Would you like to experience an orgasm from breath alone?