By Teeebone
Earlier this year, the Femme Dominion party champions announced that the March event would be the last time this party was put on by the CSPC at Gallery Erato. The fans of this party were unhappy about this, and so the task has begun of putting together another team and a rebranding of a FemDom (Femme Dominant) event for the Center. This may take some time, but if the past is any indication, rest assured the CSPC will come up with a new FemDom-themed party in the future.
From my research into the past, there has always been some kind of event for this particular audience, though information from the early days (1999–2002) tends to be sparse. The first confirmed mention comes from a monthly schedule in July 2002, though it is a single-gender social/discussion group followed by a party: The Women-Only Salon and the Women-Only Play Party. I know, pretty generic sounding and not FemDom oriented, but I would guess that some FemDom activity could have taken place? The event itself was likely part of the first generation of parties that were formed within the first year of the Center’s inception.
It's likely that there were a few gatherings off-site during the early half of the Center’s existence. But as for a truly regularly scheduled CSPC FemDom event, the first one was a monthly event that came to be known as The Women’s Sovereign Tea. It was a monthly high-protocol event held on the second Sunday of the month from 1–5pm. Starting in September 2008, this was a party that was very service oriented, involved much pampering, and of course, tea. Oh, and then there were the menus, which featured different items each month! Here’s what was served in July of 2014:
Opening Beverage: Cucumber Lime Spritzer (Cucumber juice, lime juice, and seltzer water)
1st Course:
Potato Leek Soup with Crumbled Bacon and Parsley Garnish (GF, DF) (Vegan option available) (Potatoes, leeks, salt, and pepper)
Herb Salad with Apple Tarragon Vinaigrette (Vegan, GF, DF) (Apple Tarragon Vinaigrette: apple sauce, apple cider vinegar, tarragon, grape seed oil)
2nd Course:
Cucumber and Summer Sausage Sandwiches with Sun-dried Tomato Aioli (DF) (GF, Vegan options available) (Aioli: mayonnaise, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, fresh rosemary, lemon zest, salt, ground pepper) (Vegan option will not have mayonnaise and will substitute portobello mushrooms for the summer sausage.)
Fruit Medley (Vegan, GF, DF)
3rd Course:
Strawberries with Mascarpone and Agave Nectar (GF, Vegan) (DF option available) (Strawberries topped with a blend of marscapone cheese and agave nectar.) (DF option will be strawberries drizzled with agave nectar.)
Pretty nice, huh? It’s no surprise this party was sold out every month! The team kept the quality high and classy, and the event continued even after August 2016, the last time it could be held at the old site of the Center. In September, The Women’s Sovereign Tea carried on (at a private location) while the CSPC looked for a new home. But after October that year, the party went on hiatus, although there were a number of other “Teas” being held elsewhere.
On July 8, 2018, the event returned, reformed and with a new name: The Femme Sovereign Tea, held in the Gallery Erato, though it would be on an irregular schedule until January 2020. After that, the COVID pandemic canceled all parties and events for the duration.
The other FemDom event from the old days was a BDSM-focused play party called Women on Top. Starting in 2011, this quarterly party was scheduled on the fourth Fridays of April, July, October, and January and its target audience faithfully attended it with a flourish. This event had a successful run up until the Center closed in September 2016. There was a long break after that; a few years passed in which other FemDom events happened elsewhere, the ensuing pandemic happening to complicate matters and then . . . Finally, a new team of champions arrived to give us. . .
Femme Dominion! A new FemDom play party for the CSPC. Scheduled bi-monthly (as in once every two months), this latest incarnation started with a trial edition in December 2021 and then got scheduled for odd-numbered months in 2022. Once again, the fans of this kind of party kept the enthusiasm up and the attendance high. Sadly though, earlier this year in March, the team announced that this would be the last Femme Dominion event. Does this mean the party is over? Nope.
Rumors abound that some fans have been talking and plans are being made. A team will eventually come together—champions and some volunteers will create the core group of people needed to make the party happen all over again. New name. New look. Some new players. Some old players. And of course, the call for volunteers to work the party, folks who are into the FemDom scene.
Perhaps you would like to join in? Find out how at https://thecspc.org/volunteering!