Center for Sex and Culture

CSC at the CA Academy of Science — Valentine’s Day Nightlife!

Every Thursday night from 6-10pm, music, creatures and cocktails come together for NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences. Each week features a live band or DJ, and a unique theme – from salsa dancing to sustainable seafood and beyond.  21+. 55 Music Concourse Drive (in Golden Gate Park), SF

2/14/2013 - “Spin the Bottle NightLife” - Celebrate Valentine’s Day and Beer Week in one fell swoop. Almanac Beer Co., Drake’s Brewing, Pac Brew Lab, anyone? Talks and activities by Center for Sex and Culture founders Carol Queen and Robert Lawrence. Sample V-day sweet treats provided by Whole Foods and get crafty with SCRAP. Music by Hard French DJs Carnita and Brown Amy plus Sweet Cheeks DJs Loco and Mawkus.

 https://www.calacademy.org/tickets/nl.php

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/402166276542470/ 

Spin the Bottle NightLife
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day and SF Beer Week in one fell swoop!

SF Beer Week Celebration in African Hall   
6:00–10:00 pm, Beer Hall featuring:
Almanac Beer Co., Ale Industries, Speakeasy, Anchor Brewing, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Drake’s Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing Company, and Pac Brew Lab

Activities in the East Pavilion  
6:00–10:00 pm, Photoboof “Kiss Cam”
6:00–10:00 pm, Good Vibrations Pop-up Exhibit of Vibrators Past and Present 
6:00–10:00 pm, Whole Foods Valentine’s Day Sweets 
6:00–10:00 pm, SCRAP’s Valentine’s Day Crafts

Dance Party in the Piazza   
6:00-10:00pm, Hard French is for Lovers: Hard French DJs Carnita and Brown Amy plus Cupid “love bombs” and other suprises
8:30 pm, Couples Dance-off, emceed by the Hard French Crew - Register when you arrive, space is limited!

Music in the Coral Reef
6:00-10:00pm, Sweet Cheeks DJs Loco and Mawkus

Planetarium 
6:30 pm, Celestial Attractions
7:30 & 8:30 pm Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet 

Sex and Culture Talks in the Forum  
Presented by the Center for Sex and Culture
7:00 pm, “A Brief History of Sex and Science” presented by Center for Sex and Culture founders Carol Queen and Robert Lawrence
8:00 pm, “How to Make Anything Sound Sexy” presented by Midori
9:00 pm, “Sex and Dating in San Francisco” presented by Carol Queen
Please note all three talks will be seated first-come, first-served

Science Love Stories in the Aquarium
7:30 pm, Chat with Academy Biologists Lauren Oquita and George Groh about animal reproduction in the Animal Attraction exhibit 

Nautical Night: A Sea-Loving Play Party

When: Saturday January 19th 8pm to 1am

Ticket purchase: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/312574

Where: The Center for Sex & Culture. 1349 Mission Street, San Francisco (between 9th and 10th Streets, on the corner of Grace Street.)
Please note that Mission St has parking restrictions so please follow all posted signs.
This event is strictly 18+, please bring your I.D.

Calling all sailors, merfolk, beach babes, pirates, and creatures at sea! A nautical play party is underway! So grab your booty and come aboard to the Center for Sex & Culture for some kinky fun. January may be cold, but under the sea and on the beach it is always hot! Dress in your swimsuit, sailor outfit, fish tail, or fins and come meet, mingle, play and fuck with the Bay’s sexiest perverts.

Nautical Night welcomes land and sea creatures of all genders, sexualities, ages, abilities, bodies, preferences, and play! This party is in conjunction with Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo ®- so if you are so inclined, bring your rope and grab an open rafter. Maybe you’ll spot a student learning the ropes and practicing their knots.

Proceeds from Nautical Night goes to the amazing work of the Center for Sex & Culture.

Tunes brought to you by A. Lowe!

Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance. Have some buried treasure? Donate more to support the community.

Crewmates and volunteers are most welcome here for full comp. We need crew for set up, clean up, DM duty, and door watch. Please email Avianswers@gmail.com for more details.

Anchors aweigh!

About A. Lowe: A. Lowe is an Oakland based DJ/Producer. Genres include glitch hop, dubstep, bass music, breaks, pop, hip hop, IDM and whatever else moves the dance floor. Get updates and free downloads here:

https://soundcloud.com/alowe
https://www.facebook.com/alowemusic

About Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo®: A two-day intensive, unique hands-on learning experience. For more please visit ropedojo.com

About the Center for Sex & Culture: The mission of the CSC is to provide judgment-free education, cultural events, a library/media archive, and other resources to audiences across the sexual and gender spectrum; and to research and disseminate factual information, framing and informing issues of public policy and public health.

BiblioBound: A Library Play Party
Hosted by BiblioButch

Calling all literate sexual beings & text obsessed perverts - come play at the Center for Sex & Culture!  We’re taking our cue from their gorgeous library and throwing a play party to celebrate the bookworm, nerd and typeset fetishist in all of us.  Let your naughty librarian exact those overdue fines in full!  Turn your homework in late if you dare! Dress in your nerdy, schoolboi, or geeked-out best and come cruise, flirt, fuck and play with the Bay’s hottest perverts.

All sorts of fun, kinky play & sex welcome! This party is in conjunction with Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo® - if you are a rope lover, bring your rope and claim an open rafter.  Perhaps you’ll even be able to spot a student hard at their practice! BiblioBound is for sapiosexuals* of all orientations, genders & inclinations. 

Proceeds from BiblioBound will benefit the important work of the Center for Sex & Culture.

Tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance. Feeling flush?  Donate more to support the community. Buy your online tickets HERE!

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; volunteer spots for full comps are available, please emailbibliobutch at gmail.com for details.

When: Saturday, August 18th, 8 pm to 1 am

Where: The Center for Sex & Culture. 1349 Mission Street, San Francisco (between 9th and 10th Streets, on the corner of Grace Street.)

Please note that Mission St has parking restrictions so please follow all posted signs.

This event is strictly 18+, please bring your I.D.

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*Sapiosexual: 1. (n.) A behavior of becoming attracted to or aroused by intelligence and its use.

About Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo®: A two-day intensive, unique hands-on learning experience.  Next San Francisco Dojo in January 2013, for more please visit ropedojo.com

About your host: BiblioButch is a queer dyke activist & trouble-maker happy to provide a sex positive event in the Bay’s cornucopia.

About the Center for Sex & Culture: The mission of the CSC is to provide judgment-free education, cultural events, a library/media archive, and other resources to audiences across the sexual and gender spectrum; and to research and disseminate factual information, framing and informing issues of public policy and public health.

* All ticket sales final and non refundable. If you aren’t able to attend, the proceeds will still go to the Center for Sex & Culture. 

Aural Sex: Seduction by Voice with Midori

When: Thursday Nov 8th. 7pm - 9:30pm

Where: Center for Sex & Culture. 1349 Mission St, SF (btw 9 &10th St)

Cost: $20 

Advance ticket purchase encouraged!:  http://planetmidori.ticketleap.com/sf-aural/

Become an artist of seduction and pleasure, like the great courtesans and lovers of the past. Their erotic voice and sensual story telling were among their most potent skills. Learn how to use the hypnotic magic of the voice to seduce and arouse your lover long before you enter the bedroom. Incorporating seductive voice techniques learned in this class to heat up the bedroom and add spice to your erotic life. Mesmerize your lover and transport both of you to an erotic landscape. Learn how to build and enrich a powerful fantasy, practice effective voice techniques and spellbinding. You’ll learn techniques of finding out yours and your lovers fantasy, practice  story telling skills and improve them with Midori’s gentle guidance. Spicy demos, practical exercises, tips. Delightful class for couples and singles.

About Midori:

A sexuality educator, author and artist based in San Francisco, she’s made an improbable career out of being the traveling coach on the art of creative and sensual living. Frequent sightings of her from around the globe make us wonder if she ever sleeps or if she’s cloned her self!

Dubbed “the super nova of kink” by Dan Savage, Midori is known for her hilarious and practical classes on enhancing sexual fulfillment, boosting confidence and expanding personal growth. Books: She wrote the first English language book on shibari with “Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage”, the hot essays in “Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink” and twisted dark science fiction in “Master Han’s Daughter”. In 2001 she founded Rope Bondage Dojo®. She has trained many cadres and leads many Dojos each year. She also created ForteFemme, a unique women’s dominance weekend training and empowerment intensive. 

She’s active in HIV fundraising as well as creating provocative and haunting art installations.

www.FHP-inc.com

Also find her at: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: PlanetMidori