This class is on for this week. We have secured a permanent room in 628 Kent Hall on the Columbia campus. Details here: https://fetlife.com/events/154472

SORRY THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED TONIGHT. WE WILL BE BACK ON NEXT WEEK.

RopeBoi will give us a workshop on negotiation. It is a great class for beginners in the scene or anyone who needs help understanding the art of negotiation.

This event is open to everyone, whether you are affiliated with Columbia University or not. It will be in Schermerhorn Extension, which is at 117th & Amsterdam, Columbia University.

Contact Holli-Quinn (on Fetlife) if you need directions to the building, as it is hard to find on the campus.

Join us Monday  November 15th in Hamilton 302 for this awesome presentation by Sinclair Sexsmith!

Many of us have experience with strapping on, packing, and playing, but there are lots of new products out there on the market that might be exciting and that you haven’t encountered yet. Writer and sex educator Sinclair Sexsmith talk about what cocks are good for packing, what options are out there for pack-and-play, which harnesses are the most loved, and which to avoid. Plus, she’ll delve into some cock confidence, getting into the psychology of penetration, and discussing what it’s like to shoot from the hip. If you’re a butch, a stud, an AGs or anywhere on the masculine side of center, come get the nuts and bolts of strapping it on and fucking. You’ll learn about positions and lube, how different products work, what “cock confidence” means, and the psychology behind strapping on and playing with a cock with a partner, or with oneself.

Please join us in Hamilton 302 this Monday for a lovely presentation by Eric Pride on interrogation techniques!

Can’t wait to see you all!

Hello CVers! Please join us this upcoming Monday for a lovely flogging demonstration–we haven’t got confirmation from the University re: which room we’ll be using, but I assure you it will be one on the 3rd floor of Hamilton so do stop by! (Also I’ll update this page as soon as I find out). There will be snacks and fun, as always!

See you monday!

On 9/27, please join us while we attempt to pervert Science itself.  We will abuse the forces of physics by running 50000 volts through some eager volunteers.  We will exploit chemistry by revealing the terror inducing secrets of polyvinylidene chloride.  We will misuse psychology by reading aloud a small work of interactive fiction.

There will be demos, discussions, and lots of hot safety information.
Bring your lab coats and lab partners – because science is sexy.

Location: Hamilton 302!

On 9/20 please join us for a lovely introduction on joining the NYC BDSM scene! This meeting will be a discussion group of sorts, in which both presenters and members will weigh in on their experiences in the NYC scene and most importantly, what they feel comprises appropriate behavior.

SSC? RACK? What is consent anyhow? Safe play? Let’s talk about it!

Location: Hamilton 316.

Conversio Virium returns January 25^th with Mistress Coraline

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Hurt Me: Playing with a Vanilla Partner

Your lover is sweet, your lover is hot, your lover is… vanilla?!? Not everyone is kinky but a lot of vanilla people are kinkier than they know. We’ll talk about broaching the subject, negotiation for beginners, where to learn the basics, what NOT to do and how to deal if your interests simply cannot match. Kink is a wonderful way to deepen intimacy, explore yourself and your partner, and have a hell of a lot of fun. Isn’t it time your lover found that out?

This class is presented by Coraline, former pro-domme and long time pervert. She entered the scene in 2002 and has learned from and played with some of NYC’s greatest players. She has has taught classes for TES, DSF, WHAP and Galleria Domain 2.

Location: 316 Hamilton Hall, Columbia main campus

Sassafras Lowry has elected to avoid inflicting finals-ridden Columbia students with her ongoing case of H1N1 by staying home tomorrow night, rather than regale us with her presentation on Leather Storytelling. She will be making her debut next semester.

Instead, CV will be throwing a small party; food and drink will be provided, CV’s next semester will be discussed, and fun will be had. We promise.

Lolita Wolf joins CV this week to present on trust.

Location: 316 Hamilton Hall, Columbia campus

How do you achieve intimacy and create an awesome, even sacred bond with a partner? How is it that one person allows another to take control over them? Before such a potent understanding is forged between adults, trust needs to exist. Trust can be built up in a number of ways. Come, learn and put to use the communication skills and honorable actions that go hand in hand on the road to complete and total trust.