This Week with Wicked Grounds (9/11 – 9/21)

Hello kinksters –

Leather Month is upon us!

We have a team for LeatherWalk on Sunday, September 21st. We’d love you to walk with us and/ or contribute to our team’s fundraising – whether or not you can attend live. This critical fundraiser works to keep San Francisco’s leather & kink scene thriving in uncertain times. ​Please find out more and contribute to our team here!​

If you’re in the Bay Area—or want to travel in, as thousands do from around the country—mark your calendars for Sunday, September 28th, the day of the Folsom Street Fair! We’ll be running an information booth, giving away some fabulous prizes, and will have meet-and-greets and ask-me-anything sessions with our own Miriam Green & Nick as well as several of our instructors! ​Check out our events listing on FetLife for the evolving details.​ We could use a few people to help us get prizes in the hands of kinksters, so if you’re interested, please drop us a note on FetLife or email Mir at WickedGrounds.com.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s take a look at this week!

This Week!

Thursday, September 11

Online: Struggling with online dating? Having a hard time really connecting with folks through the apps? Join Marie Thouin online tonight for some new strategies in Mindful Swiping. We’ll explore ways to better connect with potential partners. Advanced ticketing is required whether you plan to attend live or to watch the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Friday, September 12

No live classes today, but you can always check out our on-demand video classes and digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​.

Saturday, September 13

Oakland: Join us for a special full-day Lap Dancing Intensive from 10:30 am – 5pm at East Bay Community Space! Alexandria from Click Your Heels will show you all the moves in this special full-day workshop! Advanced ticketing is recommended! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Sunday, September 14

Online: Curious about how to make more of your hypnokink scenes? Join Hypnostory and PandaPet online today for Scene Like a Storyteller to learn a whole new hypno toolkit. Advanced ticketing is required whether you plan to attend live or watch the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Monday, September 15

Online: Whether you’re interested in medical play, piercings, cuttings, or other forms of blood play, there are some critical techniques you’ll want to keep this kind of play fun, safe, and thrilling. Join Jamie Joy online tonight for Blood, Sweat, & Fears: The Art and Thrill of Blood Play to ramp up your skillset! Advanced ticketing is required to either attend live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Tuesday, September 16

No live classes today, but you can always check out our on-demand video classes and digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​.

Wednesday, September 17

Online: What is a risk profile and why do I need one? Negotiating starts with knowing what feels safe, reasonable, and within our safety zone for tops and bottoms alike! Selecting the kinds of play and partners we’ll play with is part of creating the emotional safety to go deeper and have much more fun. Having a well-thought-out risk profile for yourself will make it much easier to make decisions in the moment. To explore more, join legendary kink educator Lee Harrington tonight for Determining Your Risk Profile. You’ll need advanced tickets to either attend live or through the recording, so get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Thursday, September 18

Online: Learning the ropes? Curious about self-suspension as a long-term goal? You’ll want some excellent self-tying skills. Join SuspendDisbelief online tonight for Fine, I’ll Do It Myself: Rope 101 For the Aspiring Self-Suspender. Advanced tickets required whether to attend live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Friday, September 19

No live classes today, but you can always check out our on-demand video classes and digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​.

Saturday, September 20

Mendocino, CA: It’s not officially a Wicked Grounds event, but if you’re in wayyyy northern California, join our Miriam Green for The Mendocino Munch in Mendocino, California from 1-3pm and meet your local kinksters! ​Find out more in our FetLife event here.​

Sunday, September 21

It’s a busy day!

San Francisco, CA: If you’re in the SF Bay Area, we’d love you to join us to march in this year’s LeatherWalk! Leatherwalk is a great way to meet other leather folk and kinksters, explore some of our great local venues in person, and raise critical funds for San Francisco’s Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District! Our Miriam Green will be part of the walk and invites you to show up in a Wicked Grounds shirt (or anything else!) and walk with them! And you can support our fundraising team from anywhere ​right here​.

Not in the Bay Area? Want to get some recorded classes locked down even as you march? We have more options for you!

Online: Join Lady V online at 11am Pacific for So Fresh & So Clean: Bootblacking & Leather Care 101. You’ll keep all of your leather gear in great shape with the knowledge you gain in this class, and you might start to explore bootblacking as a service! Advanced ticketing required through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Online: Then join Faun online at 2pm Pacific for Negotiation Skills for Subs & Bottoms. Negotiation is a two-way conversation, and getting better at it is important for people on all sides of the slash! You can attend live or through a recording, but either way you’ll need advance tickets. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Intensives!

We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​.

• ​Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Kink Desires​: Registration now open for November 2 – December 13, 2025

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