| San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance Newsletter | August 2011 |
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Check out our Calendar for more info on what Leather Alliance Clubs have coming up!
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Featured Club: Leather Quest Leather Quest had a graduation this month! Congratulations to graduates Jess Katz and Shane McKnight. If you aren’t familiar, Leather Quest provides an 18 month program for serious students of BDSM. Once a month for the entire length of the program speakers and teachers are brought in to present a variety of advanced subjects ranging from history, to leather care, to spirituality, and beyond.
Salt Lake City Headmaster Swiss, and SF Headmasters VG Smith and Beth Downey with the graduates on their knees. Deborah Addington gave a very moving keynote address. If you'd like to read more about the ceremony, check out this article on Leatherpage. To learn more about Leather Quest please visit their web site.
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Upcoming Leather Alliance Events Alden Spaffod Progressive Dinner Join the Alliance on September 17th for this very unique event. We will start at Mr. S Leather for an appetizer, move to Wicked Grounds for soup, Kok for salad, Powerhouse for the main course, and the Hole in the Wall for dessert. Tickets are $20 and will help to cover the cost of the Alliance Holiday Volunteer Appreciation Party. Leathermen's Discussion Group (LDG) Fetish Fair LDG is hosting its eighth Fetish Fair at the S.F. Citadel on Wednesday, September 21st. The fair will consist of a dozen or so demonstrations of male-on-male kink, spread over three hours, from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. The event is sponsored by the Leather Alliance. Golden Gate Guards (GGG) Rainbow Leather Cruise Put on your Leather or uniform attire to take a cruise around the San Francisco Bay with GGG on September 24th! There will be a full no host wet bar and lunch onboard. For more info and to purchase tickets please visit the GGG web site. Leather Alliance Weekend The Community Awards Dinner will be on March 2nd, the Mr SF Leather Contest will be on March 3rd, 2012. |
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Mr SF Leather 2011 Darren Bondy update Darren Bondy, Shawn Kinnear and the Leather Alliance sponsored an event called Balls to the Walls, which was a Leather Softball exhibition and social organized by Jessie Vanciel, Daddy Ray Tilton and Leland Carina. There were close to 40 Leather folk in attendance! Queen Cougar called brought the sunshine out with her beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. Beth Downey and Deborah Isadora Wade were umpires. Daddy Vick made sure everyone was fed. Ava and Arnell won MVP for their great spirit. Much fun was had and there's a rumor that it might become an annual event! On the third Saturday of each month, Daren is hosting an event at the Powerhouse called Black Saturday. Come on out! |
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Upcoming Community events Mama's Leather Walk Join Mama's Family and the rest of the community on September 18th. Full event details here. Registration at 10:30am at 440 Castro St. Leather Alliance Independant Director Vick Germany is organizing a Leather motorcycle ride in conjuction with the Mama's Leather Walk. Please contact Vick at sfdykedaddy2002 (at) gmail (dot) org for more info. Folsom Leather Week is from September 21st to 27th. For a full calendar of all events, check out Folsom Street Events. Ms SF Leather contest Meet and Greet on October 7th at the Lone Star at 7:30pm Contest on October 8th at the Hotel Whitcomb, doors at 6:30pm
For more info and to buy tickets, please visit the web site. |
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Event Wrap Ups GGG Silverado run The Golden Gate Guards had a very successful run! Their theme for this year was Silverado. The run included rustic cabins, five meals, an award-winning run show, a play space, and more! LDG panel Nearly 300 people showed up for LDG's panel, "Is Leather Dead? Does it Need to Die?" which featured Gayle Rubin, Michael Thorn, Race Bannon and Guy Baldwin. For full coverage of the panel, check out this article on Leatherati.com. |
