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Hello kinksters – Our 13th Anniversary is this Sunday, and I want to thank each and every one of you for bringing us to this day. We absolutely, truly could not have done this without a massive amount of support from our community. Because of you, we offer a unique safe space for the kinky, queer and sex-positive communities. So congratulate yourself on this massive accomplishment! If you’d like to hear our take on how the kink community has evolved and changed over the past 13 years — or literally ask us anything! — we hope you’ll join our panel discussion Thirteen Lucky Years: An Oral History of Wicked Grounds this Saturday at 5pm PDT, either in person or online. (Don’t forget that members at the VIP+ level can get free tickets with your discount code!)  Over the years we’ve had: A few sets of owners Two major near death experiences One epic showdown with a national coffee chain Hundreds of munches Thousands of classes Dozens of pop up booths at local play parties Thirteen Folsom Street Fairs A half-dozen or so Wicked Grounds Playground play parties Two podcasts One YouTube channel​ One Patreon​ A set of rehearsals for a queer musical (EyeZen’s Out of Site: SOMA) One tribute as the setting for a queer dark comedy (Awesome Theater’s Mercy Killing)  One blink-and-you’ll miss it scene in an adult murder mystery (Shine Louise Houston’s Snapshot: the film) A few instances in Kink.com and SeriousBondage.com porn clips and several indie student film clips Several memorials One wedding A few trips down memory lane on video: ​What is Wicked Grounds on YouTube A community profile from four years ago This crazy video from eight years ago when Mo & I first joined the team, which was also the video for our first ever fundraiser. Oh . . . youth! I’m delighted to say that all the things we promised to do in this video, we did! The very first profile I was able to find, interviewing Rose thirteen years ago! If you’re in San Francisco, help us celebrate at our 13th Anniversary Fair from noon – 5pm Sunday at the cafe & Annex. Yes, we know it might rain. The fair is indoors. so come anyway! (If you’re part of Leatherwalk, your Leatherwalk wrist band gets you in for free!)  xoxoMir & the Wicked Grounds team  PS: Want to send us a birthday present? Feel free to leave a little something in our tip jar!

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You’re here because you love us and are able to make an ongoing commitment to the stability of the Grounds. Thank you.  Many folks care about us, but don’t actually know we’re in crisis.  Many others know that we’re in crisis, but don’t realize that their small contributions can make a difference. (They do. They’re honestly the main thing that does!)  Will you help us get the word out?  Attached is a link to the newsletter I sent all our mailing list subscribers today. If you haven’t yet, take a moment to review so you know what’s going on.  https://wicked-grounds.ck.page/posts/an-update-rays-of-hope-and-a-request-to-get-this-over-the-finish-line If you’re willing to share this with people that you know value the Grounds, we would certainly appreciate it.  Not everyone is in a position to contribute. We get that. But the gap is actually VERY manageable if everyone who values the Grounds gives a very small amount. (See my cheeky “Math” posts on various social media — the actual amount we need from any particular social follower ranges from $1 on Twitter to $3 on Facebook & FetLife. Literally trival amounts.)  My suspicion is that most folks either don’t know that we’re in need (because :: waves hands around at social media :: ) or don’t think they can make a difference.  We are.  They can.  Much love,  Mir  PS: One way or another we WILL continue to offer our community building and education. But our current physical location is of vital importance to our operations and the people who use it as a home. Let’s not let it fall out of our hands. 

May Fair ​ An art, artisan & wellness fair for the kinky, queer and sex-positive community ​ Wicked Grounds Cafe & Annex 289 and 293 8th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Join us for a celebration of our local community! ​ Get your advance tickets now! ​ This Saturday May Fair will be taking over the entire Annex & Cafe, and there will be a cover to enter either space for the day until after 5pm. This event is a fundraiser for Wicked Grounds Cafe & Annex. May Fair centers our queer, kinky & sex-positive community in all our parts! We will have a wide variety of artists, artisans, and kink vendors as well as tarot readers, oracles and body workers to help us center wellness for our community. Confirmed vendors: Alice Arcana – Tarot reading & witchy earrings Byrd Beaks – Masks & accessories Cedar and Spice – Paintings, artwork & gaming gear Dandy Disaster – Small prints, art comics & stickers! Didi Does Good Massage– Massage Dungeon K Studio – Kink inspired jewelry & adornments Glam Punk Art – Wall art & other decor Grimoire of Magi – Earthy herbal & apothecary magick HeartShapedEarmarks – Petplay gear LV Bite – Kinky & queer art Mauskavelli – Paintings & artwork Mischief Manor Studio – Handcrafted magickal tools & gaming gear Needle Play Acupuncture – Acupuncture ReDiscovery Coach by Flame RosaNegra – Tarot & oracular readings Security Culture – Neon vegan fetishwear Wicked Grounds – Kink gear & books, occult books, tarot ​ Get your advance tickets now! ​ $5+ admission in advance or at the door. This event is a fundraiser, so give what you are able! Advance tickets available through Forbidden Tickets here: ​https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/847baed104​ Higher donations gratefully accepted to support the space. Access This event is held in both Wicked Grounds Cafe & Wicked Grounds Annex (two doors down from the café). While the Annex space is ADA friendly once upstairs, stairs at the front door are the only means of ingress and egress to the space. This event is an inclusive, queer, and sex-positive safe space.

Books are sexy! And all our books are at a 20% discount today. Kink books! Magick books! Tarot decks! Consent books! Polyamory books! You get the idea. WickedGrounds.com CODE: EFFINBIZ22