Parties from the Past: Paradise, Part 2

By Teeebone

With the success of Paradise over the years, the CSPC decided to do something extra special for its 10-year anniversary in 2011. By that time, it had expanded from a long holiday weekend to almost a week, Tuesday to Sunday, August 9th to the 14th! Here is a passage from the event program:

Unity Ceremony, Paradise 2011 - Festival!

Tuesday, August 9th, 7:00 pm

Let the drum draw you into the circle of stones, to the circle of friends and family at Paradise.

A Community Color Guard will open our Unity Ceremony this year. We hope all will attend and stand to honor the many varied communities who attend Paradise.

Announcements will be shared with the circle.

Hedonist, Holy, and Spiritual Benediction.

Acknowledgement of people who have made Paradise possible over the years.

Lighting of the Unity Flame.

Thank you to Allena.

Closing of the Unity Ceremony led by the Color Guard.

Color Guard escort to the stage for a spinning presentation to kick off Pride Rally!

A pretty cool way to start things out, huh? But wait, there’s more! That year they had 36 different presenters offering classes and discussions on many of the various things we at the CSPC know and love: Basic Flogging, Sensual Caning, Erotic Hypnosis, How to Do a Striptease, How to Whip like a Pro, Yoga in the Dungeon, and so many others.

In the evenings, there was entertainment (and some fire play!). On Friday night there was a live music concert featuring Mindvice, followed by a talent show “ghosted” by Morgue Ann, and then the evening concluded with an outdoor movie. Saturday night featured W.E.L.T., a whip performance troupe, and after that there was an erotic vaudeville show.

Paradise also had a group of dedicated vendors who set up shop to sell their wares to those who were looking to purchase new toys to play with later. Some vendors were active sponsors of the event like Moonsong Chainmail, Wild at Heart, and Golem Copy Center while other sponsors were sex-positive organizations like the Seattle Girls of Leather, Leather Reign, and the Seattle Men In Leather.
Everyone who attended received a Paradise 2011 commemorative pin with the event logo on it, the perfect souvenir for a one-of-a-kind experience. It was nothing short of epic because all told, it took the work of 90+ volunteers to make it happen. And coming up this August 15th, we’ve got The Frolic! Tickets are on sale now, so get them while you can! Come join us in this gathering of kinksters to go camping, have fun, and live our best lives.

Pre-Frolic 101 and Munch

Both events are ONLINE and FREE! Find all the details here.

Pre-Frolic 101 - Wednesday, August 2

7:00-7:30 p.m.

How to Get the Most Out of The Frolic

Teachers: Turtle + Tristan

How is a kinky campout different from a regular campout? Come find out how to make the most out of your experience without wasting precious time!

Pre-Frolic Munch - Wednesday, August 2 

7:30-9 p.m.

Join your fellow kinksters for a pre-Frolic Community Munch starting right after the pre-Frolic 101, at 7:30 p.m. 

Join the fun and meet other campers before the weekend campouts begin. Build familiarity and perhaps plan shenanigans to look forward to!

The Frolic 2023 Sponsors--Thank You!

It is with immense gratitude that The Center for Sex Positive Culture and The Frolic Team thank these sponsors for their support in all the various forms they are expressed!

Crystal Fire Entertainment 

https://www.facebook.com/CRYSTALFIREENT

crystalfireent@gmail.com

Mobile music for all your entertainment needs!

DJ Ren1, DJ Oblique, DJ Teeebone 

Lover's Lair

https://loverslair.com/

4001 198th Street Southwest, Lynnwood, Washington 98036

425-775-4502

Ask about the exclusive CSPC discount!

Grove Getaways 

25101 136th Street Court East, Buckley, WA 98321

Available on both Hipcamp.com and Booking.com

desi(re al)chemy

Eirikah Delaunay 

Sex & Relationship Coach

Eirikah@DesireAlchemy.com

https://DesireAlchemy.com

Frolic Talent Show: Sneak Peek!

By Maggie, The Frolic Entertainment Co-Lead

"Choose Your Adventure" is the theme of this year's frolic, and it’s time for you to start considering what talent you’re going to share at The Frolic! That’s right! Friday night, August 18, the entertainment is all of you uniquely talented individuals! The talent show is a time-honored tradition and highlight for most! 

Without question, we have some of the most uniquely talented individuals on this precious earth attending The Frolic this year. As such, we are basically all but required to give you an opportunity to showcase those talents.

From magic tricks and optical illusions to dramatic readings and serenades. As we welcome people from all walks of life, we welcome all forms of talent to this show.

Throw your propriety to the wind, and share those secret talents you’ve been hiding.

Get creative! Can you juggle dildos? Can you pick up a dumbbell with your penis? Play the flute with your vagina? Make your boobs dance in opposite directions? Do you have a comedy routine you’d love to share? Or a monologue about pooping at work? Now is the time to bust out your favorite scene from The Vagina Monologues or refresh your best dance routines.

With less than a month until the opening ceremonies, get your mind working and rehearsals started. Or wing it! Sign-ups will be available during The Frolic leading up to the event on Friday night, so be sure to sign up early if you want to set the bar high and catch the audience while they’re fresh! 

Are you so talented that you’re not sure what would be best to share, or worried your talent might violate an existing rule for the camp? Feel free to reach out to The Frolic entertainment team for advice and approval at frolicentertainment@thecspc.org and remember that standard camp rules apply. 

We can’t wait to see all of your wonderful/funny/terrifying/creative talents!

Frolic Flee Market!

"Hold on a second! Don't you mean Flea Market?"

"Nope! I meant Flee!"

Get your extra gear that is gathering dust, that corset you never wear, those special books, cuffs, leather, latex, spanking bench… Clean it up and bring it to our mini Frolic market. Buy, sell, trade…then flee the market to try out your new treasures!

Are you a maker or creator? Bring your kinky goods to sell! You must be attending The Frolic to participate. No, we are not taking a cut. We just want to support our community members! Email Turtle or Larry at frolic@thecspc.org with questions!

Frolic in Style: Reminders

The Prism Yurt is currently at $780. The auction ends July 30 at noon. Remember, this does NOT include camp registration.

https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/109513/auctions/146796/auction_items/4676362

Tickets are getting picked up quickly! Get your tickets for The Frolic today! 

https://thecspc.org/frolic 

Want to pick your camp spot early and eat yummy gyros?  Arrive between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Monday, August 14 for setup. We'll have gyros for dinner. Strike on Sunday includes dinner. You are welcome to stay over but you don't have to. The best part… The Queen of setup and strike is in charge! (And it's not me, says Turtle.)
Email Turtle to sign up for setup/strike! Frolic@thecspc.org

Frolic Presenter Bios: The Awesome Continues!

Sequentialized (Seq)

The Frolic’s featured presenter, Sequentialized or Seq (Pronounced "seek") uses they/she pronouns, with a preference for "they.” Seq identifies as an open-minded, neuroqueer, pansexual, polyamorous, nurturing top/dominant and edgeplayer living with chronic illness. 

Seq first encountered the kink community in the late '90s after devouring the book Different Loving by Gloria Brame. Over the years, Seq has assisted both large and small events in a variety of roles. In their earlier years, Seq walked in and coordinated kink fashion shows, sometimes performing on stage as well. While living in NYC and Long Island, NY, Seq had private play spaces and studios, and hosted private events, allowing peers to make use of an extensive collection of props and equipment. 

These days, Seq works with multiple nonprofit organizations to support strong consent culture both within and outside of our communities. Seq is a serial volunteer of sorts and you may encounter them hosting munches, developing/teaching consent curricula, moderating or offering community support at conferences, and advocating for the rights of alt-sex communities. 

Seq’s interests include reading, travel, photography, adventuring, video mixing, performance art, and lending an ear or hand to those in need.

8/16  10 am  Explicit Prior Permission: NCSF

8/18  10 am  Immersive Open Guided Relaxation Experience

8/19  10 am  Hypnotic Makeovers: Kinesthetic & Vocal Trance for All Gender Identities

Eirikah Delaunay

Eirikah Delaunay (she/her) is a writer, Witch, and sexual rebel who identifies as a polyamorous, pansexual, cisgender woman, Dominant-leaning Switch, and sadomasochist. Both/and is her magic word, and she likes to play nearly all the games with nearly all the people. The founder of Desire Alchemy (https://DesireAlchemy.com), Eirikah is a certified somatic sex+relationship coach and initiated priestess who offers individual and partnered coaching for people curious and excited about using effective communication, magic, sexuality, kink, and/or power exchange relationships as vehicles for personal growth and bliss. 

Eirikah has 30+ years of lifestyle BDSM practice and more than a decade of connection, education, and service in the Seattle sex-positive community, where she currently serves on the Board of the Center for Sex-Positive Culture. Eirikah also co-hosts the CSPC’s monthly online erotic co-writing and reading event, Wicked Wordplay. Her erotic writing (poetry and stories) has been published in five of the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival Literary Anthologies. 

8/15  3 pm    Everyday Power Exchange

8/16  10 am  Building Better Boundaries: Beyond Yes and No

8/16  1 pm    Making the Switch: Finding Your Flow

8/19  1 pm    Exploring Pervertables: Show and Tell!

Community Matters: Volunteering Makes the Hotness Happen!

Volunteer Appreciation!

It's no secret that the CSPC’s volunteers are the life of the party. Literally. Without your support the CSPC wouldn't be here. You create all our fun parties, keep our events safe and even take out the trash and clean the floors. Without you, none of this kinky fun would be possible!

As a “Thank you!” for all your hard work, the Board is putting together a day of fun in the sun on Sunday, July 23 from 12 to 6 p.m. Current CSPC volunteers with active Volgistics accounts (as well as up to two guests) are invited to this free, outdoor play party. (As this is outdoors, masks are optional. See our Volunteering web page for the simple steps to become a volunteer–it’s not too late to join us!)

Come on out for socializing, home cooked food, a swag raffle, lots of play time, and a pile of thank you's.

Our outdoor venue is located in Snohomish; address will be provided via email after registration. Register here today! Please consider carpooling as parking will be limited. Carpooling can be arranged on Discord or through the Volunteer Google Group. Please note any dietary restrictions during registration.

Thank you so much for all you do for the CSPC family! We'll see you on the 23rd for a big ol' Smack on the Back!

Advanced Volunteer Training

Ready to up your volunteering game? Join us online July 24 for advanced volunteer training! From 7-8 p.m. there will be Registration training for anyone interested in facilitating our front-of-house operations. If you have experience in customer service and like the idea of greeting our partygoers while smoothing their way to kinky enjoyment, this could be a great opportunity. 

From 8-9 p.m. we'll have a Monitor training classroom. Monitors are a key component of our mission. If you're passionate about consent culture, responsible kink, and just plain helping your fellow community members, please consider becoming one of our Monitors by taking this first step.

To sign up, simply follow these steps:

• Log into Volgistics (if you haven't already created an account, use the new volunteer steps here to get started)

• Select the “My Schedule” tab/menu item, then navigate to July 24

• Use the “Schedule me” buttons to sign up for each class you plan to attend

A shortened link to the Zoom meeting is included in the shift information. Signing up in Volgistics for the classes will help us update accounts more quickly after each class as well as letting the team know you plan on attending (in case of any technical difficulties or similar, we can send a note to let you know what's going on).

If you have opted in for 'Schedule Reminder' communications, you will also receive the link via email 2 days before the training.

A couple of notes on training:

• Monitor class attendees will have completed the first step on the path for monitoring. You'll work with monitorlead@thecspc.org to schedule shadow shifts for training with a monitor at events before you will be able to sign up for monitoring on your own.

• Registration class attendees should be ready for shifts right away (please allow up to 1 week for Volgistics to be updated after class)

If you have any questions please send emails to eventsdirector@thecspc.org. 

Hope to see you there!

Frolic Stewardship Day: Date Change!

Stewardship Day 2 - Important Date Change!

Awesome CSPC Members!

Register for The Frolic stewardship day on the CSPC’s event page.

Date: Saturday, August 5 

Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Payment: free meal for you + jokes, smiles, and camaraderie

Our own Frolic Stewardship opportunity in Buckley at Grove Getaways will be Saturday, Aug 5 and they will feed us! I just need to tell them how many to expect so they have enough food to feed everyone. 

I know, I know! So many events, so little time! It is well worth it! And they knocked quite a chunk of change off the rental fee if we'd do stewardship days, so please come out with some CSPC pride!

Please register on the stewardship day event page to receive all the necessary information!

This is outdoor work: cleaning, landscaping, building etc., to each person's capacity. Bring gloves, a water bottle, and wear "get dirty" clothes (not that kind, the other kind). The event starts around 9:30–10 a.m. Stay as long as you are able. Feel free to bring your own tools, but make sure they have your name on them.

These are amazing people and you are sure to have a good time. You will leave tired in body but reenergized in spirit!

Sign up today! 

Thank you!

Larry & The Frolic Team