SURPRISE!
The forest fairies have been hard at work down in Buckley. Another beautiful yurt has sprung from the ground! It's called the Prism Yurt!
Nothing else is going to be built, so this really is the last chance you have to stay in an 18-foot yurt with a queen-size bed!
Place your bids in the surprise auction of this 5th yurt today!
Make sure to buy your Frolic ticket as well! The auction does NOT include tickets to camp.
Hawk35 aka Nick
Nick is your average kinky person who has been around for longer than he likes to admit. His journey into kink started on the east coast in bars and basements doing what is now considered "western" bondage and flogger play. Over time, his interests expanded to include more shibari-influenced styles of bondage, blood play, needle play, CNC play, electro, and a wider range of impact. As he grew into his kink, he sought out educators who were skilled and credentialed (when possible) to learn from. He considers sharing the knowledge he's gathered a key part of giving back to his community. He has been a Board member and Board President of the CSPC, and is an educator, but always a student.
8/16 1 pm Needles 101 – Intro to Needle Play
8/18 1 pm Class Needles 201 – Needles that Hurt
8/19 10 am Stomping & Kicking – Painful Fun with Feet
Skitty
Skitty (she/her) is a cis woman, pansexual, polyamorous, kinky submissive, living in Woodinville, Washington. A lifelong educator, Skitty began teaching special education in her country of origin, Canada, before moving to the United States. Several years ago, Skitty had the privilege to transition to full-time volunteering, mostly within the sex-positive community. Throughout her life, Skitty has utilized the power of education to increase understanding and compassion and to empower individuals and communities. She is passionate about negotiation and consent. She began talking about sex back in 1994 in her volunteer role as a safer sex and transmission reduction educator for the Kingston AIDS Project and continues to do so as the current Board President for the Center for Sex Positive Culture.
8/15 3 pm Sensual Scene Negotiation
8/18 3 pm 3-Minute Game (Skitty & Al)
Seq! aka getsequentialized is our Featured Presenter! Check out the July 20 newsletter for all their deets!
Still haven't registered because you aren't sure what you'd need to bring? Here are the beginnings of a handy list.
We will be having a pre-Frolic virtual meetup to answer your questions and facilitate shenanigans. Date coming soon on the CSPC event calendar.
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
You are camping, so bringing proper supplies is important!
Camp chair!!!
Tent (each person will be allowed up to 10x10 feet. Please do not bring something bigger if you are camping alone! Space is limited!)
Bedding (air or foam mattress, sleeping bag or blankets, something to insulate you from the cold ground)
Towels, personal toiletries, medications, etc.
Plates, cups, and cutlery! A MUST! We Do NOT provide dishes.
Water and any additional food/snacks for the week. Running water is available for refills.
Camp stove and fuel if you wish to heat or cook anything in addition to the meal plan (we expect there will be some access to grills, but propane will be quite limited unless you bring your own)
Bug spray, sunscreen, and sunglasses
Flashlights or other lighting
Decor for your camp! Make it your own!
Toys to play with
Special outfits!
Safer sex supplies
Self-care and recovery items
This list will continue to be updated! Send suggestions to frolic@theCSPC.org
Figuring Out the Basics of The Frolic!
Join The Frolic group on FetLife in order to coordinate rides, tent and gear sharing, as well as to plan scenes. https://fetlife.com/groups/224072
Join The Frolic channel on our Discord server. Access it through the CSPC Discord. There is a link on the bottom of our web page. https://thecspc.org/
It is your responsibility to arrange transportation to and from The Frolic. Carpooling and public transportation are viable options.
The nearest lake is Lake Tapps (20-30 minute drive).
There are local grocery stores, restaurants, and hotels if needed within a 10–20 minute drive.
Ask questions! Previous attendees and Frolic staff are a wealth of knowledge!
There will be a dorm tent for those without a tent. (No privacy)
There will be breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day. A Hospitality area will be open all day with coffee, tea, other refreshments (like lemonade), as well as various small snacks meant to tide people over or help them after scenes.
There will be portable toilets, outdoor showers, an ADA shower, above-ground pool, hot tub, campfires, indoor dungeon, outdoor play area, community room, classroom, outdoor eating area, and tons of fun!
Find out more and buy your tickets at https://thecspc.org/frolic! Don’t miss out on all the fun!
Pride Month Special for The Frolic!
We only have 8 tickets left at our second tier pricing of $275 for six days of food, friends, and fun with education, entertainment, and excitement camping in the woods together in August! We just don't want anyone to miss out.
We are extending second tier pricing at only $275 for anyone who buys their ticket before Sunday, June 25, at 8 p.m.!
You do NOT have to be a CSPC member to attend. Everyone 18+ years of age is welcome.
Choose Your Adventures!
The Frolic 2023 August 15–20, 2023
For more information, visit our website https://thecspc.org/frolic or
https://thecspc.org/events/frolic/2023/august
https://fetlife.com/events/1283654
https://fetlife.com/groups/224072
And check out The Frolic channel on our CSPC Discord server!
Your Frolic ticket includes:
16 Meals
5 Discussion groups
37 workshops to choose from
Access to the hot tub
15' round x 3.5’ deep swimming pool
Outdoor showers
“Swap Meet and ‘Flee’ Market” Saturday afternoon (bring stuff!)
Outdoor play area
Indoor dungeon
6 Special activities
4 Entertainment fun
3 Saturday night play parties
Campfires every night!
Here is where you Choose Your Adventures!
Each day, classes are scheduled at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., with 3 p.m. activity choices, an additional night fire class, and evening entertainment. However, there are many choices during these time slots! If you can't choose everything you want, find someone who attended and strike up a conversation!
Tues: 3 workshops, campfire
Wed: 7 workshops, 1 discussion group, 2 activities, entertainment, campfire
Thurs: 7 workshops, 1 discussion group, 2 activities, entertainment, campfire
Fri: 6 workshops, 1 discussion group, 2 activities, "Talent Show," campfire
Sat: 10 workshops, 1 discussion group, “Swap Meet and ‘Flee’ Market,” 3 parties, campfire
Sun: 4 workshops, 1 discussion group
Dome Yurt with Electricity
The Frolic 2023!
Aug 15–20
VIP ROOMS
Last Yurt!
We had four YURTS to auction and we’ve come to our last one! Imagine spending this Frolic warm and cozy at night with your plus-one inside a beautifully decorated Mongolian yurt with a queen-size bed.
Bidding begins at $200, but we fully expect this to go higher! These rooms normally rent for $150/night online and you get it for six days and five nights! Please keep in mind that your ticket to The Frolic is NOT included and must be purchased separately. Bidding is for the add-on VIP room only.
Auction Dates
Yurt 1 (Heart Yurt) - $525 (sold)
Yurt 2 (Soul Yurt) - $530 (sold)
Yurt 3 - (First Yurt) - $980 (sold)
Yurt 4 - (16' Dome Yurt with electricity) Auction starts June 15. Ends July 7.
Now is the time to buy your Frolic tickets during our Pride Month Special, and get your bid on for the final VIP Yurt!
The Frolic Director, Larry Grella
(as interviewed by Turtle)
Q: When did you join the community?
A: 2002 locally. Online maybe 30 years ago.
Q: What drew you to it (BDSM)?
A: I think I was born a pervert!
Q: How did you find the Wet Spot? [previous name of the CSPC]
A: I was doing online dating and someone told me about it.
Q: How have things changed over the years?
A: The Center was always inclusive, but after we were forced to leave Interbay, we worked really hard to become even more actively inclusive.
Q: But how does it feel different?
A: The thing I feel most is because of the current structure (renting space), we don't have the same sense of a community center that we used to have so I'm looking forward to a new building and getting that feeling back. We do what we can under the situation we have. [Note: the CSPC used to provide meeting space for numerous other community organizations.]
Q: Kinky camping the way we do seems to have a long history as a distinctly WA activity.
A: Maybe a year after I joined, I heard about two events: In The Woods and Paradise Unbound (CSPC.) I went to both and immediately started volunteering for both.
Q: Were they different from today's kinky camps?
A: Not a lot different from what we are doing now. Workshops and getting to know each other…except now there's probably more group activities…though we used to do things like lube wrestling.
Q: Any favorite memories?
A: I met a woman who became a lifelong friend. Made a lot of other friends. It's a great place to meet people from different areas. You have to bring your own creativity! <grin> I remember the time I stapled my girl to the stage. Fire play and eventually fire flogging. Group meals and the camaraderie. So many classes.
Q: Favorite acts from the Friday night Talent Shows?
A: Someone picked up traffic cones with her pussy! (We are still friends.) Fire performances! Ponies pulling carts! The hook pull and hook suspensions.
Q: Why did you decide to lead The Frolic 2023?
A: I wanted to help create a memorable event and wanted to expand it.
Q: Anything special you are looking forward to this year?
A: I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of happy people! I'm excited to see the creativity of the participants and what they come up with!
Q: You usually teach Fire. This year you are teaching canes. Why?
A: Because we had other options for fire presenters. I wanted our members to see other perspectives and how they ply their trade.
Q: How long have you been doing canes?
A: I've been doing them so long that I don't remember when I started exactly.
Q: Canes for Pleasure and Pain. Which do you prefer giving? Pleasure? Or pain?
A: It's really hard to separate the two. I really like sending somebody into subspace!
Sam
Sam is a fat, queer, mostly femme-of-center, mostly bottom who is enthusiastic about pleasure. Since joining the CSPC, she has learned a LOT about what it means to be present, embodied, and take up space. As a teacher and former therapist, she seeks to hold space where people can explore the intersections of desire, fear, and curiosity in a safe, affirming, and nonjudgmental way. As a founder and cohost of the Finding YOUR Way discussion group and a co-host of Fresh Meet, she is committed to helping people explore their sexualities and kinks and learning from both the positive and negative experiences along the way. She recognizes that everyone's bodies, desires, quirks, and definitions of success are different and seeks to support folks in moving toward whatever success looks like for them. Most of all, she is a big goof and tries to remember that at the heart of all of this is play—our biggest risk is taking ourselves too seriously and forgetting to have fun.
Fri 8/18 3 p.m. Body Art for Affirmation
Sun 8/20 10 a.m. Navigating Kink with a History of Trauma
Elissa
I have been in the scene for many years; it will be about eight years as of the time of The Frolic. I've played as a top or domme occasionally for most of that time, but only started focusing on it for the past four years or so. This topic is something that I talk about almost every month at the S/switch discussion group. Almost every time someone asks how to get started as a top, so I've dealt with it pretty much on a monthly basis for several years. I also work in education in my day job and I know how to communicate complicated ideas to a wide variety of people.
Thurs 8/17 10 a.m. Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands (Our hands are versatile tools!)
TK aka Turtle
TK Kasnick began presenting at the early age of 12 through their local 4-H program. Their education in college workshops, conferences, and classes in event planning/implementation, organizing, and communication have created a lifelong passion for helping people to communicate and interact more completely with each other. TK has experienced significant health issues all of their life but doesn't allow them to define them. They believe in living proactively. They began attending workshops and doing research to better understand the challenges inherent to a life-altering illness through a team approach to health care, meditation, and a life lived in balance and moderation. On another note, they are also a heyoka (type of empath), an Indigo Scout, and a Wiccan Metaphysicalist. This has led to deep study in energy play and tantric body work. These deepen the intimacy and energetic connective tissue between humans during scenes, feeding aspects of self you may not have realized are desperately hungry for care. TK Kasnick now leads a full and satisfying life.
Wed 8/16 1 p.m. Digital Orgasm (Using fingers to achieve vaginal pleasure)
Fri 8/18 1 p.m. Tantalizing Energy Play