This Week with Wicked Grounds (7/24 – 8/3)

Hello kinksters –

It was great to connect with many of you during last week’s teaching marathon and at KinkedIn Konnect.

Those of you in San Francisco might be planning for ​Up Your Alley​. Have fun!

There are a couple of other SF events coming up for which you might want to mark the date. Wicked Grounds is proud to be part of the Saturday, August 9th ​Camp Unity: Fireside Edition​ party at Stopgap, along with Dark Odyssey, AfterDark Events, Society of Janus, Nocturnal Events, and more. Wicked Grounds will present a demo and offer an Ask Us Anything coaching booth. Fun! Also that weekend in San Francisco, longtime friends of the Grounds are presenting the first-ever ​Mr. TMK Leather​ contest for transmasc kinksters. They’ll have a meet & greet at the Eagle Saturday, August 9th ahead of the contest at the Powerhouse Sunday, August 10th. If you think it’s cool to have this contest, you can also help support their efforts ​here​.

Another thing to plan ahead for: I’m teaching a ​six-week tarot intensive​ starting on August 10th! It’s not technically a kink class, but you’re definitely welcome to explore all the great ways we can use tarot as a self-knowledge and even scene-planning tool for play, and you’ll learn lots of useful tech that applies to sex magick throughout the course.

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

This Week!

Thursday, July 24

A true story: when Mir and Nick were tabling for Wicked Grounds at San Francisco Pride and offering free “Kinky Advice,” most of the questions we got were about oral sex! Not what we expected, but certainly a mood!

If you’d like to up your skills, join Lilithfoxx tonight for The Art of the Blowjob. We’ll cover all the skills you need to give (or receive) a great one! Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Friday, July 25

No live classes today. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​

Saturday, July 26

Join UK kink educator Sarah Butcher online today for a class on Discipline & Punishment. This class will be offered live, or you can watch the recording later. You’ll need advanced ticketing either way, so get those through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Calling all littles and those who love them! Join us online this afternoon for Stories We Can Play: Narrative Age Play with Laura Boyle, and learn some new ways to create engaging scenes and dynamics for adult age players. Advanced ticketing required, whether you plan to attend live or watch the recording later. Get yours from ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

It’s not technically a Wicked Grounds event, but our Miriam Green will be hosting a munch for kinksters in coastal Mendocino county in Mendocino, California today from 1-3pm! Find out more on FetLife.

Sunday, July 27

Loads of love to our SF Bay Area friends going to Up Your Alley today!

What can we do when bad things happen in the scene? How do we address issues ranging from crappy behavior to explicit consent violations? Join Adam and Ash from Consent Academy today for a critical workshop From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability. Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Solo? At a distance from your partner? Just want to explore some new kinds of play and sensation on your own? Join us at 3pm Pacific online for Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo and Distance Play with Miriam Green. This class will be recorded, but you need advanced tickets to attend live or get the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Monday, July 28

If we want kink to be a “lifestyle,” we need ways to show up in challenging times. Chronic illness is among the most challenging for many kinksters. Join us online this evening as Miss Mackenzee presents Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness. This live online class will be recorded, but you’ll need advanced tickets. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Tuesday, July 29

No live classes today. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​

Wednesday, July 30

Join us online this evening for a great class from Lee Harrington: What’s Your Fetish: Objects, Body Parts, and Materials of Desire. Whether it’s a special outfit, a particular kind of toy, or a part of ourselves or others, let’s explore all the ways we elevate, reify, and cherish our kink fetishes! Advanced ticketing required whether you plan to attend live or via the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Thursday, July 31

Join us tonight in San Francisco for Fetish Games with Psychokitty Ryan. This fun workshop explores lots of lighthearted approaches to kinky play which would help liven up any play party, mixer, or kink events. And, it’s just a great way to have fun on a Thursday night! Join us at the Folsom Street Community Center at 7pm, but advanced ticketing is recommended for this space-limited workshop. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3

No live classes today. But check out our video classes and other digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​

Upcoming Intensives!

We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​. Here are a few that have just been opened for registration that you might want to check out.

• ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Intensive Tarot Training​: August 10 – September 20, 2025.

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

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