We have been notified of a play party, and it sounds quite interesting. It’s the second SUSPENSION party, and the details are all here:

On the heels of a successful first night,
the creators of AVN After Party, Las Vegas, Mike B and Kelley Dane announce, a Powder coated production……

SUSPENSION

A private play party.
“Let’s hang”

Sunday June 29, 2008

Tonight’s Parlor Games:
Voodoo Doll
Puppet Master
Kelley Dane’s Bondage Challenge

further…..

“Let there be dancing girls!”

So it is said, so it is done, a stripper pole will be installed.

Doors open 10:30pm

Habibi Hookah Lounge

http://Habibiloungenyc.com

198 Ave A between 12th and 13th Street Manhattan

(212) 982-0932

Support the gig: Creatively dressed individuals $7.00 but only $10.00 per couple. To the mundane a surcharge of $15 per person is imposed for bringing us down.

This is a private anything goes play party devoid of judgment and preconceived notions. Full suspension, rope and play equipment for general use.

Full bar and hookah service. 21 and over.

Fixed Drink Prices:
Vodka mixes (cranberry OJ etc.) $5
Rum mixes (coke etc.) $5
Domestic beers (Bud etc.) $5
Imported Beer $6
Water $4 (Tap available at discretion of bar keep – translation – support the bar)
Grey goose and other top shelf expect to pay more.

Contact: Kelleydane@gmail.com, mailmrbig@yahoo.com, Michael-tarik@gmail.com with inquires.

All proceeds go to support the party.

Come march in the Heritage of Pride Parade (formerly known as the Gay Pride Parade) this Sunday, June 29^th, starting at noon! The march is from 5^th Ave. & 52^nd St. to Christopher & Greenwich St.

From the Heritage of Pride website:

The March began as an annual civil rights demonstration beginning the year after the Stonewall Riots in 1970. Over the years its purpose has broadened to include recognition of the fight against AIDS and to remember those we have lost to the illness, violence and neglect. It has also evolved to include being a celebration of our lives and our community.

Join Lady M as she presents on canes, and the many ways they can be used. Note that the meeting originally scheduled by TES TNG on this date was titled “Humiliation for Fun and Profit”, presented by Jeff Mach.

From the TES website:

The cane is a versatile tool that can strike fear into the heart of the penitent, and deliver the most exquisite erotic pain, or even a relaxing massage. Whether your goal is punishment or reward or just plain fun, Lady M will discuss how to structure a caning scene to achieve your desired outcome. Of course, we’ll talk about safety, types and care of canes as well.

Attendees must be between the ages of 18 to 35 or be a guest of someone in that age group.

$4 for members of TES and other SM/leather organizations; $4 for students with valid id; $8 for others

Location: 260 West 36^th Street, 3^rd floor

Doors open at 7:30 PM (no early arrivals please!); meeting begins at 8 PM.

Folsom Street East is coming this Sunday! From the Folsom Street East website:

Folsom Street East, New York’s premiere s/m-leather-fetish themed street festival, will hit the streets of Manhattan from 2 to 8pm on June 22. Produced by Gay Male S/M Activists (GMSMA), Folsom Street East is the largest outdoor event of its kind on the East Coast, attracting nearly 10,000 visitors. Folsom Street East takes place in New York City on West 28th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.

Performances already scheduled this year will feature indie rocker Bob Mould, Sylvia Tosun, Fredrick Ford, Trai La Trash, and The Imperial Court. Porn producer extraordinaire Chi Chi LaRue will serve as emcee.

The street will once again be lined with some 50 community groups and vendors that appeal to the LGBT and the kink communities. A one-stop shop for leather gear, porn, and toys. And no throw pillow, magic mops, or tube socks – promise!

And given that this is all part of leather pride weekend, check out the other events section and see what other filthy fun is in store.

Suggested donation is $10.

Some background information about Folsom Street East from their website:

GMSMA held the first Folsom Street East in 1997. Named after the famous Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, the block party was an instant success, bringing our S/M-Leather-Fetish brothers and sisters together for a great celebration, while raising money to support worthy causes. Over the past 11 years, the success of FSE has enabled GMSMA to donate more than $250,000 to support organizations such as The LGBT Community Center, the NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF).

Hi, everybody!

The Leather Pride Night Auction is coming this Saturday! From the LPN website:

The 25th annual Leather Pride Night Auction will take place on Saturday, June 21st, 2008. This year the festivities will be at Splash!, 50 W. 17th Street. SPLASH!’s doors will open for LPN at 6:00 PM, and the auction will run from 7 PM until 10:00 PM. Liquor, beer, wine and soft drinks will be provided at a cash bar. Light finger food will be served. A sign language interpreter will be present throughout the evening. This year, as every year, there will be a team of bootblacks to keep your boots and shoes looking sharp. All tips go toward the event’s total for the beneficiaries.

MCs Susan Wright, writer and activist, and Leatherman of Color 2007 “Doc” Hoskins will keep the evening moving, directing attendees to the varying activities and announcing the opening and closing of the auction times.

Jo Arnone, LPN’s veteran auctioneer, will preside over almost a hundred items being auctioned, including leather and latex fetish clothing, unique toys and equipment, art objects, Broadway theater tickets, and much more.

Leather Pride Night is sponsored by ten NYC S/m-leather- fetish organizations: Gay Male S/M Activists, Imperial Court of NY, Iron Guard BC, Lesbian Sex Mafia, MAsT Metro NY, MetroBears NY, New York boys of Leather (NYboL), Pariah MC, The Eulenspiegel Society and ONYX NY and many committed individuals.

Over the years, Leather Pride Night has donated over $300,000 for local and national charities. This year, Leather Pride Night will donate the 2008 Auction proceeds to: The National Council for Sexual Freedom, Scarleteen, Sylvia’s Place, Youth Enrichment Services, Leather Archives & Museum and as is customary, an annual donation to Heritage of Pride, the producer of New York’s annual Pride Parade. Tickets for Leather Pride Night are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door. Paypal payment is available at the LPN website. Tickets can also be obtained at any of the sponsoring organizations or the beneficiary organizations, as well as the following supporting commercial venues: The Baroness, David Samuel Menkes Custom Leatherwear, Purple Passion / DV8, Paddles, The Leather Man, Passional, Rubio Leather, Nasty Pig, Le Chateau Exotique and Come Again.

We just got wind of an upcoming private play party called Suspension, and it sounds like quite an interesting event:

The creators of AVN After Party, Las Vegas, Mike B and Kelley Dane present, a Powder coated production……

SUSPENSION

A private play party.
“Let’s hang”

A night of a thousand kisses, a night of a thousand lashes, when reality falls away and you take flight. Weightless above the earth, you are the breath that stills between intakes of air, the time that exists outside of time, the complete absence of preconception. Reason halted, mystery divined, a celebration of sensation, altered, clarified. Welcomed, you drift high, surrounded by creatures, playing, spinning, dancing, beautiful creatures just like you – suspended.

Sunday June 1, 2008 10 pm till….

Habbi Hookah Lounge

198 Ave A between 12th and 13th Street Manhattan

$7.00 creatively dressed. $15.00 to the mundane. $2.00 discount for students.
A private anything goes play party devoid of judgment and preconceived notions. No cameras, no stage performances, no fans.

Welcome home.

Full bar, hookah service, and open kitchen. 21 and over.
Contact Kelleydane@gmail.com with inquires.

All proceeds go to support the party.

Check this out if you are interested in finding out more about LSM and becoming a member:

Mark your calendars now! In order to be a full member of the Lesbian Sex Mafia, you must attend one of their Safety & Orientation workshops. This workshop ensures that the entire membership has a common understanding of BDSM and will be able to uphold our basic tenets of safety, consensuality, confidentiality and the right of women to explore their sexuality as they choose. Whether you are an experienced player or a newbie to the scene, please join LSM for Safety & Orientation — and fulfill this important membership requirement! For more information, please contact our Membership Coordinator at LSMNYC@hotmail.com.

Where: The LGBT Center at 203 West 13th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues
Please show up ON TIME. Latecomers will not be admitted!
Cost: $5

Can’t make it to this workshop? Don’t worry – LSM will be conducting future safety and orientation workshops on the first Sundays in September and November.

Check out this upcoming event from TES:

Does the thought of struggling for air excite you? Does the idea of holding someone by the throat turn you on? Have you heard about “breath play” but considered it too dangerous or simply didn’t know enough about it? Sir Barry explains what breath play is and how to do it safely. This event is open to all.

Location:
260 W 36th Street 3rd floor, between 7th and 8th Avenues @ 8:00pm, doors open at 7:30pm.

Barbara Carrellas generously returns as our host into the Tantric workings of our bodies and minds. Please join her if you have not yet experienced her unique and deep workshops that tie in Tantra and BDSM so well together:

This evening we’ll explore the ecstatic potential of conscious erotic power exchange. All our relationships involve an exchange of power. Some of these exchanges are subtle and unconscious, others are intentional and consensual. Using techniques borrowed from both Tantra and BDSM, you’ll learn how to create your own personalized style of power sharing and discover how the conscious, intentional use of active and receptive energies can amp up the energy in any style of erotic relating.
Note: Please attend this workshop with a partner. That partner can be a lover, a friend, or someone you just met. There will be no nudity or explicit sexual touch. Single attendees will be paired at the workshop, with consent, of course. All genders and sexual preferences welcome.