Hello kinksters – Given the upcoming last big holiday weekend of the summer, you’re getting this week’s newsletter slightly early! There are a few things we’re excited about this week. First is the launch of Rebecca Blanton’s new book Kinky & Complicated: Navigating BDSM with Mental Illness or Neurodivergence coming up on September 8th. Rebecca (aka Auntie Vice) has taught for us for several years, including some excellent classes about BDSM and mental health based on her years of research. She was kind enough to send me an early paperback version of the book, since I told her I plan to return to this one frequently and need a version that I can mark up with all my notes! You can pre-order your copy here! And keep an eye out for some new classes with her this fall. Our next six-week intensive launches next week, and I’ve already posted the first week of homework a bit early for those who are excited to dive in. If you’d still like to join us, we’ll have regular registration until the class starts Tuesday 9/8, and then we’ll have late registration for a slightly higher price for the first week of the course. Find out more by clicking through to Pentacles of Power: A Six-Week Sex Magick Intensive for Kinky People. We only offer this intensive every other year, so grab your spot if you’re interested in deepening your power through intention and attention! And finally, it’s the start of a new month, so it’s the best time to take advantage of monthly, quarterly, or annual event passes. Get a month, three months, or a full twelve months of all our regular 90-120 minute classes at one low price, plus big discounts on intensives: Sept 2026 Quarterly 202609 to 202611 Annual 202609 to 202708 Now, let’s get into what’s on offer over the next week or so in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and online! This Week! Wednesday, September 2 San Francisco, CA: Join us live and in-person in San Francisco for this month’s SpankLab hosted by impossiblepain. Learn all about impact play in this learning-by-doing environment. We start with a short demo or conversation, have consent discussions to keep everyone safe and comfortable, and then practice hands on in a peer-to-peer learning style for 90 minutes! Advance tickets are highly recommended through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Thursday, September 3 through Monday, September 7 No live programming today, but check out all our digital downloads and other resources on WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com Tuesday, September 8 Online: Today is the launch of our next six-week intensive: Pentacles of Power: A Six-Week Sex Magick Intensive for Kinky People with Miriam BatAsherah Green. Our first live session for this intensive will be held tonight, and today is also the last day of pre-registration. We’ll allow late registration for one more week, through September 15th, with a $50 increase for late registrations. Get your seat early to have the chance to attend all sessions live and get the best price! Online: Into blood play? Want to learn how to have fun while being safe and risk-aware? Join Jamie Joy online tonight for Blood, Sweat, & Fears: The Art and Thrill of Blood Play. Advance tickets are required to attend either live online — our recommendation! — or within one week through the class recording. Get your tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Wednesday, September 9 Online: Whether you’re into bootblacking for practical leather care, service, devotion, or all of the above, join Lady V online tonight for So Fresh & So Clean: Bootblacking & Leather Care 101. Your advance tickets will allow you to attend live, or you can watch through the recording within one week of the class. Get your advance tickets through Plura or Forbidden Tickets. San Francisco, CA: Want to make a lot of new kinky friends (and potential partners?) fast! Join us tonight in downtown San Francisco for Kinky Speed Friending, hosted by Psychokitty Ryan. We’ll match up tops and bottoms, and you’ll meet a couple dozen new folks in a safe, moderated environment. You’re a switch? Of course you’re welcome!!! Just let us know at ticketing and you’ll have the option to choose who you’d most like to meet on arrival. Advance ticketing is strongly recommended, and we usually sell out. Get your tickets exclusively through Plura. Thursday, September 10 Online: The last time we offered Dating as Shadow Work: Turning Emotional Triggers into Pathways of Growth with Marie Thouin PhD, it was one of the most popular classes of 2026. Come find out why! Through guided reflection, dialogue, and practical tools, we’ll look at the emotions we most want to avoid — abandonment, disappointment, shame, embarrassment, insecurity, grandiosity — and learn how to work with them skillfully. Join live or through the recording within one week with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Friday, September 11 Tonight, we offer two classes back to back in downtown Los Angeles! Los Angeles, CA: Wondering what awaits you in the mysterious land of kink and BDSM? Looking to explore, but not quite sure where to start? Join our own Killmeat Nick for Back to School! Bring your questions and queries to this judgement-free space. Let’s unpack our perverse desires with care and curiosity. Learn all the basics in this orientation style class! Advance tickets required to attend this live class at 6pm Pacific. Get yours through Luma, Forbidden Tickets, or Plura. Los Angeles, CA: Join us at 8pm in downtown LA for our monthly Play Lab! This week, we’ll cover impact play with Killmeat Nick. We start with a short demo or discussion, then consent discussions, and then you’ll have plenty of time for learning-by-doing in a structured environment. Bring your toys and bring your curiosity to this live, hands-on playshop! Advance tickets required through Luma, Forbidden Tickets, or Plura, and please be on time — late arrivals more than 15 minutes past start time cannot be admitted. Saturday, September 12 Online: Kinky with
