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April, 2011

The League: Secret Agents

Posted by Gravity On April - 25 - 2011

Mission Control Presents:

The League

A Gentleman’s Convivial Evening For All Genders

Thursday, May 26, 2011 |8pm -Midnight

Mission Control events are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Cost: $10 for Members | Free for Allies

Whoever or whatever you are in your daily life, groom your inner elegance.  We invite all individuals of refinement, discernment, hauteur, sophistication and culture into our inner circle.

Uncover our cadre of cool and discover what goes on behind secret closed doors.  Swirl brandy, puff your cigar, play cards, and see the midnight cabaret (which starts promptly at 10:15, since it’s a weeknight).

This month theme is SPIES:  Bond, Emma Peel, Jack Bauer, Joanna Dark, John Drake, Maxwell Smart, CIA, MI6.

Dress code: Jacket and tie, ascot, or cravat. Smoking jackets a plus. Pinstripes and wingtips. Tuxedo formal. Pocket squares and cufflinks. A stingy-brim fedora or jaunty fez. Mustaches, real or painted on. Wiggle dresses, backless gowns, vintage lingerie. Fur coats and mink stoles. Garters and backseams. Old fashion burlesque. A little va-va-voom.

Private Event. No alcohol will be served. 21 and over only (we check ID!)

The League

FP Fist Full of Films: Indietro

Posted by Gravity On April - 21 - 2011

 

Femina Potens Presents:

Fist Full of Films: Indietro

Thursday, May 12, 2011
Film & Performances
8pm – 10pm | VIP After Party 10pm – 1am

Events at Mission Control are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Cost for Film: $10 Advance | $10 at the door
Cost for After Party: Must be a Femina Potens VIP Member

 

Fist Full of Film, featuring the Erotic Feature Film, Indietro, directed byViviane Darkbloom & presented by Kink Studios. Q&A w/ the director and performers along with installations of black and white porn loops, burlesque performances by some of the bay area’s sexiest burlesque performers.
 

Indietro: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”, Anais Nin, and “The Story of O” were among the inspirations for Vivian Darkbloom’s “Indietro”, a story about relationships, misconceptions, and desire. On a chilly winter evening, Honey and Nick, Mr. and Mrs. Suburbia, pay a visit to the mysterious and sprawling home of George and Martha, the king and queen of kink, and their “maid”, Camille. As the night slowly unravels from the wee small hours of morning back to its beginning, we discover the truth about each of the characters, their motivations, and their darkest longings. Indietro takes a back flip into the world of BDSM and sex, pushes conventional boundaries, and takes an intimate look at what lengths people will go to in the pursuit of love, connection, and carnal fulfillment.
 

~ Celebrate at the After Party ~

Femina Potens VIP Members-Only kinky play-party begins immediately following the films. (For VIP Play Party attendance sign up for FP membership)

Private event. 21 and over with i.d. We don’t serve alchohol.


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PrePink: Threesomes!

Posted by Gravity On April - 18 - 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011 -PrePink Workshop: 9pm to 10:15 pm
Pink Party: 10:00pm to 3am

Negotiating Successful Threesomes

With Reid Mihalko

Cost: Free with paid Pink admission

The Playshop:

Double your pleasure without destroying your relationships…

The menage a trios is a popular fantasy with twice the pleasure potential, but navigating a three-way romance (if only for one night) can be tricky.

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com for this R-rated, fun-filled, playshop (with live demonstrations!)… just before Pink!

Not only will you get a chance to ask questions in this workshop, but we’ll cover:

* What are the best techniques to satisfy two lovers at once?
* Ways to overcome fears and concerns – Yours AND your partner’s!
* The most common threesome mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
* How to negotiate boundaries and safer sex protocols to make your next menage a trios tré bien!

Interested in M-F-M threesomes, F-M-F threesomes, F-F-F threesomes or M-M-M threesomes?… Whether you’ve had more threesomes than Jim Morrison or are just beginning to consider three-in-a-bed might be something you’d like to explore, this workshop will give you plenty of tools, tricks, perspectives and laughs to enhance your love life and strengthen your relationships!

Bring your loved ones, bring your friends, and enjoy an educational and entertaining evening on how to successfully navigate one of the most common sexual fantasies: the threesome!

Even if you would NEVER be interested in a 3-way, this fun-filled class will give you lots of ways to talk to your loved ones about the things you DO WANT in the bedroom – no matter how tame or outrageous!

About Reid Mihalko:

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Mission Control events are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Pink is a private event. 21 and over only (we check ID!) No alcohol will be served at Pink.

PAL required for Pink. See our PAL page for details.

Image note: Image comes from the most fabulous of on-line comics – Chester 5000 by Jess Fink. Chester features a most steamy punky threesome. Enjoy!:

Pink, Workshops

PrePink: Rope Restraint

Posted by Gravity On April - 18 - 2011

Friday, May 13, 2011 -
Rope Restraint Workshop: 9pm to 10:15 pm
Pink Party: 10:00pm to 3am

Rope Restraint with Madame Butterfly

Cost: Free with paid Pink admission

This is part 2 of a 2 part series – both happening pre-Pink each month. You may attend one or both – they make a great pair!

The Playshop:
Allow Madame Butterfly to instruct us in how to use rope to restrain our playmates. She will teach us how to hogtie, spread eagle, bunny ear and more! It will of course still be artfully done – and yet there is other forms of fun to come! Rope offers both form and function – part two is more about function.

Please bring your rope. There will be a limited supply to share. Madame Butterfly will also have some for sale that night.

About Madame Butterfly:
Madame Butterfly is a bar area rigger of the first order as well as the creator of some of the most exquisitely colored rope on the planet. You can read more about her rope at butterflyrope.com

Madame butterfly is a former MC Love of the Month and you can learn more about her HERE.

Mission Control events are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Pink is a private event. 21 and over only (we check ID!) No alcohol will be served at Pink.

PAL required for Pink. See our PAL page for details.

Rope Art: 9pm to 10 pm
Pink Party: 10:00pm to 3am

Pink, Workshops

Essence: On Fire

Posted by Gravity On April - 18 - 2011

 
 
 

ESSENCE is having monthly themes to inspire you and ignite you. ESSENCE is the newest, juiciest, conscious Eros play space

May’s Theme:
On Fire

  
 
 
 

Essence is not just any sexy party. Essence is a temple, a transformational pathway, an inclusive community of sex positive SF from beginners to experts, a place that has a sacred space for dancers, chatters, sensualists, kinksters, and sexual explorers. Each person gets to define their own edges and the pacing to expand them.

 
 
 
 

Essence

Saturday, May 7 | 10 pm – 3 am

Essence is an ecstatic adventure into conscious sexuality. Each area of our playground is attuned to a different frequency of Ecstasis with:

~Interactive Altars~

~Gorgeously Adorned Shamans, Priest/esses, and Temple Keepers Guiding the Journeys~

~Tuning your erotic engine through sensual transmissions, activations, and recalibration~

Dance, flirt and play in our Temple of Innocence

Have your senses ignited & your body adored in Aphrodite’s Harem

Immerse yourself in rich intimacy in the Temple of Deep Eros
Explore the realm of power, surrender, and intensity in the Chamber of the Dark Arts

This is your invitation to the heart, soul, and spirit of eros. An invitation to come to a temple that is in support of the authentic flow of the life-force energy that is eros. Where in a non woo-woo, fun and juicy way, you can learn some new things and be in a field of sensual energetics with a community that is dedicated to sex-positive exploration on all levels of experience.

We welcome all sexual orientations (Queer, Straight, Bi, Poly etc) and frequencies (Dark Tantra/ BDSM, Sacred Innocence, irreverent playfulness etc)

Add your energy, desire, and presence to this bourgeoning community of intentional-pleasure players!

  
 

Mission Control events are for members only. Become a member, it’s free and instant.

Cost for members: $35 at the door | $30 prepay | Cost for Allies: $25

  
 

Arrival: Arrival time is between 10pm and 12:30pm. At that time, we will close the door. Strictly no arrivals after 12:30pm

Dresscode:
Erotic, Sensual, Inspiring, Embodied, Priest/ess Robes, Silk Pajamas,
Exotic, Kinky, NO plain clothes, street clothes, jeans, hoodies, t-shirts,
sneakers.

  
 

Private event. 21 and over only. We check I.D. We don’t serve alcohol but you are welcomed to bring some with you.

  
 
Note: To attend this event, you must arrive and leave with a responsible partner, your P.A.L. for the eventing. You don’t have to be a couple, but you and your pal are responsible for each other during the party. Check HERE for more about P.A.L.s

  
 

Essence occurs on the 1st Saturday of each month. The next Essence is June 4.

Essence is sponsored by Hidden Mysteries, Club Mystique, The Temple of Ishtar, The Sacred Courtesan School, and the Temple of Sword and Flame

  


Essence

Kinky Salon Amsterdam!

Posted by Gravity On April - 14 - 2011

Kinky Salon continues to be a force in the world-wide sex positive movement.  There are Kinky Salon parties in Sacramento, Austin, London, and now…Amsterdam!

Kinky Salon’s resident photographer and artist, Todd Hartman, documented the first ever event on February 25, 2011.  And not to be a one-and-done deal, the folks at Kinky Salon Amsterdam are hosting their second event on May 13.  Mmm, maybe we should all go for a visit!

Check out the video below:

Video

KS New Wave Apocalypse

Posted by Gravity On April - 14 - 2011

Kinky Salon presents:

New Wave Apocalypse

Saturday, May 21 | 10pm ’til Late

Mission Control events are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Cost for Members: $30 Advance | $35 at the door | Cost for Allies: $25

Inspired by the 1982 Post-Apocalyptic Cult Pornographic Science Fiction Film ‘Cafe Flesh’

Ending Your World in May!

The New Eccentrics

A collective of a life-long performer and  an experimental visual and costume designer. They demonstrate a new understanding of how our brains accesses humour, emotion and wonder.

Enormvs

Hottie ENORMVS of SFBoylesque returns to Mission Control to stimulate your taste for the sultry shimmy man-style!

 
 

DJ Fact 5.0

Spinning danceable Old World tunes…from Electro-Swing to Balkan Beats, Rustic Blues, to Chamber Pop. Vintage styles with modern beats!

Polly Superstar

Your very own fabulous hostess will read for you a delightful selection from her memoirs.

 
 

DRESS CODE
~Inspiration ~

Films – Cafe Flesh, Liquid Sky, Night of The Comet, Tank Girl, Buckaroo Banzai, A Boy and his Dog, Mad Max: Beyond ThunderDome, The Warriors… Boy George as Tank Girl, HAZMAT Neon Spandex, infected Valley Girls, leg warmers, fluorescent eye shadow, radioactive rain-wear, painters suits w/ neon splashes of color, DEVO ANYTHING, bubble wrap & tubing, metallic shiny jumpsuits, Klaus Nomi goes ATOMIC, asymmetrical sunglasses, huge AQUANET sprayed hair, Duran Duran in a bunker, NEON STEAMPUNK, ZOMBIE Cyndia Lauper, gasmasks & goggles…

Check out this GREAT compilation of 80′s video fashions –

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LEATHER, LATEX, FETISH, SEXY COSTUMES, GOTH, STEAMPUNK, &c. are always welcome!

Absolutely NO JEANS, sportswear or slobs!
Check back soon for information about the entertainment.

Private event. 21 and over with i.d. We don’t serve alchohol.

A PAL is required. Click HERE to read more about PALs…


Special Events

Trickster Bohemian Ball

Posted by Gravity On April - 7 - 2011

Trickster is a monthly Arts Salon dedicated to community, creativity and openness.
We provide a club house for artists, seekers, thinkers and players to engage in genuine discourse,while doing our part in assisting evolution to unfold with grace and style.

April 28th | 9pm – 1am

Get Down with the Dancing Universe
at

The Bohemian Ballroom!

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Mission Control events are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

$10 Suggested Donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Mission Control Allies are free

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~Featuring Entertainment By~

Charles Gatewood

Slideshow & Talk

Charles has most recently been working with Jack Boulware on a book called A Bohemian History of SF. Join his slide show for lots of boho info, both verbal and visual, historical and modern.

“If you don’t already own one of Charles Gatewood’s photographs, books or videos, you have no right to call yourself a member of the underground. This ever curious chronicler of the culturally peculiar has been taking photographs for 30 years, and he shows no signs of slowing down.”-Paper Magazine

The Black Hats

The Eastern European musical ensemble sensation

DJ Fact.50

DJ and founder of Post-Punk.com

Timothy Das

A Workshop in Healing through Sound

Plus!

Express Yourself in the Vibration Creation Installations

Artwork By:

John Benko, Stephanie Mufson, Ken Keegan, Scott Franklin, Jan Brugger, Robert Fischer, Gillian Keller, Frank Medina, Paul Lewin, David Garvey, The Great Bamboozel Boppity Bear, and others!
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE DRESS TO ENHANCE THE ATMOSPHERE!

Think Ballroom Gowns, Formal Wear, Corsets, Top Hats, Stripes, Polka Dots, Suspenders, Reds, Blacks, Whites, Geometric Patterns, Masks, or What ever inspires you!

Please No Jeans!

(No, you will not be turned away for jeans, we’d just really prefer something with more schnazzz, if you’ve got it)

 

Trickster is a creator, a joker, a truth teller, a story teller, a transformer linked to the spiritual frequency changes humanity is experiencing at this time.

“We seem most accessible to the synchronistic gifts of the Trickster when we ourselves are at or near boundaries or are experiencing transition states, periods of major life transitions seem to be occasioned by an abundance of meaningful coincidence. Personal gtrirowth sees not only to facilitate synchronicity, but in turn to be facilitated by it. As an archetype, the Trickster, the boundary dweller, finds expression through human imagination and experience.”

www.tricksterevents.com


Trickster

FP Art of Restraint

Posted by Gravity On April - 6 - 2011

Femina Potens Presents:

Art of Restraint

Saturday, April 30, 2011
Doors open at 7:30pm | Performances 8pm-11pm | Play Party until 3am

Events at Mission Control are for members only | Become a member, it’s free and instant

Tickets: Click for Advance Tickets
BEFORE APRIL 15 – $40 Use code "knotty" for Discount| $30 for Femina Potens Members & MC Allies | Use code "knotty member" for Discount
AFTER APRIL 15 – $75 | $50 for Femina Potens Members and Mission Control Allies

Explore ‘Re-Birth and Transformation’ through bondage performances and rope art installations with music, multi-media, and performance.

Step inside and experience rope cinching tight into eager flesh as bodies struggle and dance in the air in an erotic ballet of dominance and submission. Visualize yourself in the midst of beautiful bound submissives molded into sculptural installations. In the corner of the gallery, strawberries and dark chocolate will be fed to you.

Some of the most skilled rope artists and bondage experts in the country have gathered in this intimate gallery setting to meld art and bondage to intertwine submission and empowerment in a dynamic exchange between two people and an audience starving for connection. You will be placed in the center of a hot avant-garde bondage scene. Welcome to the Art of Restraint.

~ Enjoy Performances By~

JP Robichaud

JP discovered rope about four years ago and has been playing and experimenting with it ever since. He finds that his connection with a partner through rope is very direct and enjoys the precision and control that comes with rope bondage.

Five Star

Fivestar is a proud San Francisco resident who enjoys cameras, music, rope, yoga and bicycles.

Madison Young

Madison is an erotic-film actress, director, published writer, sexual educator and founder of Femina Potens Art Gallery, a nonprofit art gallery and performance space that serves the LGBTQ and Kink communities.

Madison has been featured for her work in feminist pornography as well as a queer activist.

Dylan Ryan

If Dylan’s life was a reality TV show, the snyposis would be "Hot grad student moves across North America to the East Coast/Canada to focus on school and just as she does her porn career blows up. She becomes bi-coastal and travels constantly, cultivating her sexual performance while writing her thesis and trying to find the meaning of life."

Maggie Mayhem

Maggie Mayhem is a Bay Area writer, performer, and sex radical. She enjoys giving condom demonstrations in Swahili and creating erotic art with her body. Inspired by the infinite diversity of experience in her sex positive community she loves getting up on stage and showing people how much fun sexual freedom can be.

Decadence

Gorgeous submissives will be offering spankings, boot blacking and feeding guests chocolate truffles and strawberries for a truly decadent and delicious experience.

 

Maxine Holloway

Maxine is an adult film performer, artist and photographer. Her films have been featured & awarded in the Good Vibrations Erotic Film Festival. Her photography has been shown in various galleries in California & Florida and featured in the San Diego Fahrenheit, The OC Weekly & is a photographic contributor for SF’s own Whore Magazine. One of her recent photography projects “Show me your Fantasy” documents the depths of female sexual desires. Her experience with photography & film lends to her ability to vamp it up in front of the camera as well – performing for many of the Bay Areas renowned queer porn companies.

Twisted Monk

Monk is dubbed “a unicorn” by his friends, because he is so many things that aren’t supposed to exist.  Before launching his bondage rope company, this former Eagle Scout and evangelical missionary was a software cowboy, an actor/stuntman, and a filmmaker.  Six years ago, Monk’s mother-in-law gave him Midori’s rope bondage book, and a ropemaker was born. Today, in addition to running the world’s largest bondage rope company, Monk enjoys a career as a sex worker, writer, activist, educator, and entertainer.

 
Art of Restraint will be a performance event, featuring over a dozen top notch riggers and models, and a participation event with all of the sexy vibe you expect at Mission Control. Doors open at 7:30pm and performances start sharply at 8:00-11pm. Followed by a decadent play party until 3AM.

Private event. 21 and over with i.d. We don’t serve alcohol.


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