The Frolic 2024 - Featured Presenters!

Mac Scotty McGregor [Featured Presenter]

Mac is the author of the best-selling book, Positive Masculinity Now and a radio show host of "The You Can Make A Difference Show" on Rainier Avenue Radio. The Mayor appointed Mac as a Seattle City Commissioner as chair of the LGBTQ commission in 2011 and he served until 2016. Mac worked on a small team to help the Seattle Police Department develop policy and training around how police officers deal with the transgender and gender-diverse community and has given gender training to the U.S. Border Patrol. 

Mac has been a keynote speaker at many events including the University of Washington, Mayo Clinic, numerous colleges, corporate events, organizations, and conferences. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of Positive Masculinity, a non-profit that educates about dismantling toxic masculinity and creating a model of healthy masculinity. 

Mac's experience prior to transition was that of a successful female athlete and business owner. This experience led him to be a champion for women's rights, closing the pay gap, and equal opportunity for women and folks who are gender variant. He was a former U.S. karate team member, champion martial arts competitor, coach, and teacher. He has extensive training in conflict resolution and arbitration through being a certified coach and referee through the AAU and U.S. Olympic committees. 

Mac has used his extensive 50+ years of martial arts training and teaching to help educate folks in the sex-positive and kink community about how to play rough in a safe way. He has a 4th-degree black belt of above in 17 styles of martial arts. He is an expert in striking, grappling, jujutsu, sword, staff, knife fighting, and take-aways, as well as a certified defensive tactics instructor for law enforcement. He has been a bodyguard for many famous celebrities and dignitaries. Mac has appeared on Ripley’s Believe it or Not, The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel, the 700 Club, and Univision, and has been featured in People Magazine and many more. Mac has been inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in two categories. 

Class List: 

• Grappling for BDSM play

• Impact Playing: Giving & Receiving

• Erotic Energy Play (co-teaching with Dawn Celeste)

READING from his book Positive Masculinity

Grappling for BDSM play - Mac McGregor

Featured Presenter, Level 1, BDSM, Grappling, Hands-on

Do you want to learn how to incorporate ground grappling into your BDSM play? This is a class for you. We will start with basics, this is a hands-on class where you will get to practice these jujutsu techniques. This can add new excitement to your play and in this class, you will learn how to grapple safely. 

What to bring: You can bring and wear knee pads as we will be doing much of this from a kneeling position.

Impact Play (giving and receiving) - Mac McGregor 

Featured Presenter, Level 2, BDSM, Hands-on, Impact

Want to master impact play? If you do, this class is for you! Tops and bottoms can learn how to strike with effectiveness as well as how to take a hit so you can play longer and with more intensity. All levels can benefit from this class. We will start with the basics and build on them. This is a hands-on class where you will pair up and practice with one another. 

What to bring: Wear comfortable clothes that you can move freely in and tennis shoes.

Positive Masculinity in a Patriarchal World (book reading & signing) - Mac McGregor

Featured Presenter, Activism, Book Signing, Journey, Psych, Reading, Society, 

In a world where traditional gender norms often perpetuate harmful stereotypes and inequalities, cultivating positive masculinity is not only beneficial for men but for society as a whole. This book delves into the concept of positive masculinity within the context of a patriarchal society, exploring how men can redefine masculinity in constructive and empowering ways.

Books available to purchase

Dawn Celeste McGregor [Featured Presenter]

Dr. Dawn Celeste McGregor is an adjunct professor and scholar. She is passionate about her research on women’s empowerment and is currently studying female socialization and its effect on agency. She has published research on awe and the connection between grief and gratitude and recently published her dissertation on The Development of Sexual Agency as Effective Toward the Empowerment of Women. Further publications are in national and local magazines for her advocacy around LGBTQ+, women’s issues, and sexuality. She has a section in the revolutionary book, Sex Positive Now, and is in the process of publishing her spiritual adventure novel. Dr. Dawn has been active and teaching within the sex-positive community since 2015 and has worked with sex, sexuality, and magic for 30 years

Class List:

• Sexual Intuition: Reading Your Lover’s Body

• Sexual Freedom and Agency

• Erotic Energy Play (co-teaching with Mac McGregor)

Sexual Freedom and Agency - Dawn Celeste McGregor

Featured Presenter, Level 1, Consent, Negotiation, Sex

What is sexual freedom? What is agency? Why is it important to understand the intricacies of these concepts in the kink and sex-positive communities? Based on Dr. Dawn’s academic research on the actualization of sexual agency, we will uncover psycho-social conditioning around sexuality and why it is more complicated than we think to BE agentic. This is an opportunity to explore what holds us back from freedom, and how consideration of other people’s agency is equally as important to our own. Finally, we will discuss useful tools to develop further agency and recognize when we or others cannot access the inner truth. This workshop will further each participant's access to sexual freedom through the development of internally directed will.

Sexual Intuition: Reading your Lovers Body - Dawn Celeste McGregor

Featured Presenter, Level 1, Body Language, Energy, Sex

This workshop will dive into the depths of intuition by giving you the keys to unlocking your inner wisdom. As you begin to understand how to interpret the feelings and signals in your own body you will receive access to your lover in ways you never imagined possible. Once you learn the secrets of interpretation we will move into the subtlety of significance in physical response and how to ride the wave of erotic intuition towards mutual satisfaction. This workshop will be a combination of understanding and practice woven together to optimize each participant's openness to the internal and external cues available to them.

Frolic Discord!

The More You Know!

Are you wondering where all the active members are posting, if not on Fetlife? Where are we sharing titillating thoughts, planning scenes for events, and just gabbing about our interests?

Did you know that we have a Frolic-specific channel on the CSPC Discord server? 

If you are a CSPC member with an active membership, you can join the server by clicking on the Discord link on the bottom of our CSPC website 

If your membership is inactive, choose the Membership tab at the top of the page to reactivate your membership first. 

Otherwise, go to our event page to register for a New Member Orientation. They are available both virtually and in person! It’s only $10 to join and one hour of your time! 

Frolic Presenter Bio - Maeve McBride

Maeve McBride (she/they) is a kink educator, erotic coach, sexological herbalist, event producer, and Executive Director of KinkFest 2025. She has been studying the intersections of kink, sacred sex, plants, trauma, and personal alchemy for more than 22 years. A fun, sensual, and compassionate switch-witch, Maeve enjoys assisting folx of all persuasions to work towards their unique health, erotic, and sexual goals. She combines evidence-based teaching methods, anatomy geekery, goal setting, mind-body-spirit trauma healing techniques, communication tools, and a sense of playfulness, experimentation, and exploration in a non-judgmental learning environment. Her goal is always to help students and clients assemble a toolkit of things that work for their own unique needs and empower them to live their best pleasure-filled lives.

1. Botanica Erotica: Kinky Plants for Pleasure, Pain, and Passion

2. Energetic Protection for Everyone

3. Transformative Accountability 101

4. Trauma-Informed Topping

Botanica Erotica: Kinky Plants for Pleasure, Pain, and Passion 

Level 3, BDSM, Botany, Sex

Green witches do it better. Have the roses AND the thorns! This class introduces you to the myriad of sexual adventures enhanced by using plants for kinky play.

Topics covered will include the use of herbal aphrodisiacs to assist with relaxation and dropping in, sensation and impact play toys using safe abundant, and ethically harvested natural materials, natural first aid and aftercare, botanical sexual health support, and herbs to help prevent or mitigate the symptoms of drop.

Energetic Protection for Everyone 

Level 1, Energy, Esoteric, Psychological Safety

Who is this class for? This class is for BDSM explorers, both new and experienced, and members of the kink community who would like to bring mindfulness practices into their play and interactions. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

After an intense few years of collective stress and anxiety, we think it is more important than ever to incorporate self-care and protection into your BDSM dynamics. Setting physical, emotional, and energetic boundaries on either side of the slash is important for creating a safe container and dynamic in any D/s relationship or play session.

In this workshop educator Maeve McBride will explore the unique energetic protection needs of BDSM players including:

Easy ways to identify energetic vampire characteristics in potential play partners, as well as shadow characteristics within yourself that need to be healed.

Practical and magickal ways to create safe and sacred space for yourself and those you play with.

Communication strategies for creating clear and healthy boundaries that enhance the fun and enjoyment for all involved.

Ways to preserve and enhance your physical, emotional, and kinky energy to avoid feeling depleted.

How to protect yourself and extricate yourself from situations that involve human energy vacuums and high drama folx.

Transformative Accountability 101

Level 1, Accountability, Psychological Safety

There is a lot of conversation happening in the community regarding accountability processes for when someone causes harm to another person. This class will explore the essence of accountability, debunk misconceptions, and showcase diverse accountability frameworks to consider as you begin to build your accountability processes and circles in anticipation of the inevitable time when you fuck up. Because everyone fucks up at some point…

What to bring: An open mind. 

Trauma-Informed Topping 

Level 2, Kink, Psychological Safety, Topping

To play with kink is to play with safety, trust, and unfortunately, often to wade through the waters of trauma and the risk of activating those we play with as well as ourselves. In this class we will discuss ways to be a trauma-informed, aware, and responsive top or dominant who can be prepared, compassionate, and caring about the activations and triggers you or your bottom might experience while playing.

By being a trauma-informed top, you can help facilitate reframing, transformation, catharsis and even healing for yourself and your play partners with a little awareness, a few tools, and a handful of techniques.

In this class you will learn how to read body language and activation cues, how trauma affects the brain and body, and many mind-body techniques to incorporate into your dynamics and play to help both yourself and your partners heal from old wounds, prevent new ones, and reclaim your kinky pleasure.

What to bring: Paper/pen for notes. 

The Frolic Lore: Updates

May 4th Stewardship Day

This Saturday, May 4th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., we look forward to joining another sex-positive group as well as The Grove’s residents in laughter, elbow grease, and property primping, followed by a Beltane celebration, hot tubbing, and hob-knobbing with new friends! Email frolic@thecspc.org if you have questions not covered by the instructions below.

The Frolic 2024 Stewardship Day! Sign up today!

Once you follow the link to VolunteerLocal, do the simple join process with a chosen name and email.

Sign in if you already have done so.

Then, under the list of Community Service options, choose Stewardship Days and sign up for one or both days! (May 4th, June 16th)

Have You Checked Out the Website?

Presenters and Workshops

You will not believe the program we are laying out for you! Bios, a list of presenters, classes, and class descriptions have been added to the website! OMG, there are only two repeat classes from last year. Every newsletter will spotlight a different presenter. The current issue features Maeve McBride from our sister city to the south! Look at the last newsletter to peruse Ms. J’s classes. What a HOT picture! And there’s a class with FIREBALLS!

Meals

The Meal Team is hard at work organizing yummy food for everyone. It’s a difficult job to plan for numerous different diets and palates. They are motivated! Or maybe it’s because we gave them purple aprons…hmmmm! We will release the meal plan on the website as we get closer to camp.

Entertainment

Entertainment has two leads and they are busy giggling under their breath so I can only imagine what they have in store for us! Rumors of a drum circle, campfire singing, a lube slip ‘n’ slide, a quest to follow, float around chit chat by both the leads and attendees! Returning is Taster’s Choice (try it, you might like it), the Swap Meet and Fleeee Market, and more talented folks enthusiastically performing in the Talent Show. I don’t know how we are going to beat someone playing guitar with their dick or a human stripping pole! 

The Grove

The Grove has added four dedicated RV spots and possibly composting toilets.

Improvements

Many parts of the camp will remain the same. At the same time, we’ve worked hard to create more efficient processes behind the scenes. For example: we have a Logistics team who just tracks and buys “all the things” we need! May we heap all blessings upon Logistics. Not to say that all the other teams aren’t just as amazing! 

Registration

Our online ticket registration includes a quick-ish orientation video and asks for all the information we needed to have you fill out last year onsite. You’ll literally drive up to the Loop, park, show your legal identification, get a swag bag, and go find your campsite! We even located a portable toilet behind the Registration booth (The Vault)!

We will also have a virtual Pre-Frolic 411 again so store up those questions for Wednesday July 17, 7-9 p.m.

Redbubble displays all the fantastic swag you can order. Check it out! 

Don’t wait to buy your ticket!

Join in the discussion on Discord and Fetlife! 

YURT AUCTIONS

Yep, I said it! Click on the link to be wowed by their awesomeness! The Gaia Yurt was won for $610 at auction! The Soul Yurt is up now and runs through 12 p.m. on May 13.

The Frolic Follies (2023)

Member quotes from the 2023 Frolic

"There is an undeniable magic that happens when this community gets together in the woods. This was my second year and once again, those who arrived as strangers become friends and lovers. Together we held a safe space for each of us to express who we are and experiment with who we could become. I left feeling seen and welcomed." —Freebird

"I didn't know I needed waffles until there were waffles!" —anonymous

"Today I got all emotional doing laundry remembering all the fun I had in various outfits, particularly the onesie. I tried to find a better laundry setting because 'normal' did not seem to fit, and 'kinky' was not an option." —Anthropic 

"Someone wrote on the pick-up play board for a stunt bottom to practice techniques from the Digital Orgasm class. Can I just write, 'me too!' under it?" —heard three times from three different people.

"So lovely seeing everyone share their experiences. There was so much going on, I wish I could have experienced it all. For me, one of the highlights was meeting so many people with different kinds of families, friendships, and relationships. You really made me feel seen and welcomed! You are all wonderful people." —Allen

"Why is everyone telling me about consent? Is it because I'm the consent person?"

"Um…no. It's because it's a Kinky Kindness Bingo square!" —Seq and Turtle

"I experienced an unparalleled level of spontaneous community, body positivity, and acceptance that still have me glowing. I've never received, nor been so able to take in, the sort of positive attention and compliments I got in spades at The Frolic, and I am doing my best to hold onto all the highlights as reminders of my self-worth and sexiness. Inspired by everyone who worked hard to make it happen and so looking forward to future kinky camping opportunities." —betwixt

"I'll never be able to look a pony girl in the face again after that story [by 7]!" —overheard anonymously in the dark

"As a socially awkward kid new to the CSPC, I was really nervous to go to Frolic alone. I'm really glad that I pushed myself to do it though: by meeting people at Frolic I now feel a lot safer attending other CSPC events by myself, because I'll definitely know people there. Thanks everyone for being so welcoming!" —GB (GoodBoy)

"Power Bottom." [nuff said] —the entire audience

"I hope he didn't get any pubic hairs caught in the guitar strings." —overheard in the dark

Frolic Presenter Bios!

Welcome Back Presenter Ms. J!

Classes she will be teaching:

Fireplay 101: C’mon Baby, Light My Fire 

Do you want to learn fireplay instead of just watching it? Ms. J will take you safely from nervous fire novice to enthusiastic pyromaniac. In this class you will watch, learn, and (with time permitting) try a tiny bit of hands-on fireplay yourself.
Ms. J begins with an explanation of general preparation and fire safety for you, your bottom, and your venue. Then construction and fire kit contents. Learn to warm up your fire bottom by starting small and increasing the amount of flame to get your bottom’s endorphins flowing. Tips for bottoms will include communicating with your top, a breathing technique to process the sensations, and aftercare for the bottom.  
Come on, try it, become one of Ms. J’s baby fire-dragons!

Fireplay 301: The Firestorm 

So, you learned basic fireplay, and now you want to learn those bigger, better, badder fire techniques. Ms. J will teach you how to use the fire glove, play with mousse, use flash cotton, play with butane bubbles, and throw a fireball. Each of these topics will include their own specific safety tips and techniques. As time permits, a hands-on portion will be included. 

It is not required that you attend the Intro to Fire class, but if you are new to any type of fireplay, it is highly suggested that you attend it, as safety tips in the advanced class build upon safety learned in the Intro class. 

Sensual Savagery

A delicate brush of the hand up the breast...slowly traversing up the neck...pausing slightly to caress the ear...then a formidable fist full of hair...the hushed whisper “I’ma fuck you up…while your partner just watches and does nothing!” The slow retreat of the hand as though this interaction was a sensual and intimate exchange between you two.

The juxtaposition of soft and sensual with the sadistic will leave your partner’s head swooning. Mixing massage with pressure points; the bump-and-grind for a tease of sexual intimacy on their leg with a knee to the genitalia; passionate kisses with a nip to the lip; a sweet hug with the deprivation of air will leave them in a daze. This class is a delightful compilation of rough body play, pressure points, and sexual intimacy directly appealing to any connection and reaction junkies. Come play with Ms. J to discuss and see how to make your inner Sensual Sadist flourish.

Devil’s Fire / Micro-branding / Cell Popping

What is Devil’s Fire, microbranding, cell popping, and body modification? Are they the same or are they different? Does a rose by any other name still smell as sweet? Does that metal by any other name still burn as fiercely???

Ms. J will discuss tools and fuels, negotiation, techniques, safety, and aftercare. Is your scene about creating a design or giving them a floaty endorphin high? You will learn how to make your design and transfer it to your bottom. A demo portion will be included so you can see this type of play in action. 

Ms. J - BIO

Ms. J (she/her) identifies as the Happy Bouncy Sadist, Nana-Dragon pyromaniac, Agent of Chaos, Mama Bear to many, Connection Junkie, Purveyor of bruise poking, a bus-driving RACK playing mostly toppy kinda girl, and a blissfully married monogamish human. 

Although best known for her kinky fireplay passion, Ms. J also enjoys rough body play coupled with soft and gentle contact for that ultimate mind fuck in impact play, blade play with a sharp and shiny to slice off your clothes, the sticky sloppy wet sensations of food play, and drive-by dork play. Want to make her day — ask her to slap you!

Yurt Auction

Enjoy The Frolic in a beautiful 18-foot yurt in the heart of 40 acres of forest. Relax in our community seven-foot cedar hot tub and watch the sunset over our beautiful property. Connect with others in a serene and playful nature space.

The yurt includes a nice fluffy bed with sheets, a clean flat floor, a solar-powered mini heater, lots of room to spread out and chill with friends under a roof, and beautiful decor in a comfy Mongolian yurt. 

The current bid as of Thursday evening is $280. Bidding runs until noon 4/22! (Read bidding rules on the auction website!)

Place you bid HERE

(Must buy a ticket separately or a bid will not be accepted.)

Don’t miss out on the most amazing kinky camping convention this summer! For more information, click on thecspc.org/frolic2024.

The Frolic 2024 - April 4 Teaser

The Frolic 2024

For more information, visit our website 

Or the FetLife Event

Join The Frolic! Group Discussion on FetLife

August 6–11, 2024

All humans 18+ are welcome. Tickets available for members and nonmembers!

Tickets must be purchased online; there are no door sales. Please note: ticket sales for The Frolic are final; they are not refundable or transferable to other events.

The Frolic Team has worked our fingers to exhaustion to create an incredible experience! We can't wait to release bios of the incredible presenters showcasing a diverse range of topics. We are even buying our camp swag on Redbubble already!

Even though The Frolic is a six-day, five-night experience, it’ll feel like a place without time as you immerse yourself in kinky classes, fun social activities, and break bread with your community. 

Visit our website for detailed information and keep an eye out on future articles for our presenter bios! We’ll have more information on our classes, activities, and menu as we get closer to the event.

Want to have a sneak peek at the venue? The Frolic Team is collaborating with the venue owners on two stewardship days! Click here to sign up and join us on May 4 and/or June 16 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. where we’ll have various levels of volunteering as we help the owners work on their property. Lunch will be provided, and for those joining on May 4, you’re welcome to stay for the Beltane celebration. Accommodations will be provided for those who would like to clean up and change before the celebration. Note: Venue address will be sent out three days before each stewardship day via text message. 

If you have any questions, concerns, or run into any issues signing up for stewardship, please email froliccommservice@thecspc.org. Any other questions/concerns can be sent to frolic@thecspc.org. 

TICKETS

Tickets are on sale NOW!

The next tier goes on sale immediately after the previous one sells out. 

Get your tickets here!

$275 per person Early Bird tickets for the first 25 people

$300 per person Second Tier tickets for the next 25 people

$325 per person Third Tier tickets until we are sold out at 150 attendees including volunteers

*There is limited free ticketing for volunteers working the entire event. If you are interested, please complete this questionnaire to notify us of your interest, and a Frolic Lead will contact you!

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION

(Per vehicle):

• ADA [upper] - limited spaces, by request (Disability parking permits are required)

• Secondary parking [in/out privileges]: $40

• Tertiary parking [parking shuttle provided]: $30 

• Car camping: $50 (in camping area, not parking lot)

• Additional for an RV (hook-ups are not available): $75

• Additional for tent trailer (includes a parking pass for vehicle towing trailer): $60

• Round trip ride from the Sumner Sounder Station $10

ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION - COMING SOON!

Two presenter bios will appear in every newsletter! See all the classes when you buy your ticket!

VIP ROOMS

We have five yurts to auction! Imagine spending The Frolic nights toasty and cozy inside a beautifully decorated Mongolian yurt with a queen-size bed. 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.

Yurts: Auction Dates

1. Gaia Yurt: Auction is LIVE! Ends April 22

2. Soul Yurt: Auction starts April 23, ends May 13

3. Heart Yurt: Auction starts May 14, ends June 3

4. Prism Yurt: Auction starts June 4, ends June 24

5. Celestial Yurt: Auction starts June 25, ends July 15 (16' Dome Yurt with electricity)

The Frolic 2024 - Call for Volunteers

The Frolic - Facilities Co-Lead

The Department Leads are the pillars of success when it comes to this annual Frolic summer event. The Facilities department maintains the property, orders equipment and helps our Setup/Strike department with assembly/take down, collaborates with the venue owners and other departments to ensure a smooth relay for all, and more. We are looking for our second Co-Lead to volunteer with the pre-planning and 20 on-site hours and in return, you’ll be given free admission to the event. Our Leads never ride solo, so you’ll also have the guidance of your Frolic Directors and a veteran Frolic volunteer who led Facilities previously. If you’re self-motivated, have confident negotiating skills, and can lead a team, we invite you to join our team! Fill out this two-minute questionnaire and follow up with an email to frolicfacilities@thecspc.org so we can discuss this amazing opportunity! 

The Frolic - Registration Co-Lead

Hello Future Frolic Volunteer!! 

My name is Carter and I am the Registration Co-Lead for The Frolic 2024 event. I am excited to be working with The Frolic team this year with planning and getting the behind-the-scenes ready!! We currently have an opening for another Registration Co-Lead! If you are someone who is dedicated to the CSPC and likes planning, please fill out this two-minute questionnaire and follow up with an email to frolicregistration@thecspc.org so we can discuss this amazing opportunity! We will be very happy to have you!!

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Join Turtle and Mina, 2024 Frolic Co-Directors, at the next monthly virtual meeting on April 18th at 7:15 p.m.! 

The CSPC is a volunteer-based organization and we wouldn't be able to do all these fun events without our members donating their time to help create this space for their community. We're looking for folx with active CSPC memberships who may be interested in becoming a Frolic volunteer for leadership positions, web designers, presenters, etc.

Interested but have questions? Please join us! You do not need to register in advance, just click the Zoom link below when it's time for the meeting. 

The Frolic Team meets virtually every third Thursday at 7:15 p.m. As we get closer to the event, we'll add on additional meeting times.

Hope to see you there!

P.S. Volunteers are required to complete our self-service “Volunteer Orientation.” Click here to start the process!

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