Join us for the last official meeting of the semester! Avivokhai will discuss usual boot kink, pain, and kicking, as well as methods of femme style domination with boots, especially forms that are creative but non-painful. Demonstration will be “pretty and flexible”.

On a personal note: Avivokhai introduced me to Conversio Virium and her legs have captivated me since freshman year. I can’t think of a more suitable ending to my time as an administrator. Drop in and say goodbye before our graduation!

The East Coast Leather Town Hall (ECLTH) presents a moderated, open forum and panel discussion on the history and future of the different BDSM, Scene, and Leather and Fetish groups. Many people, whether members of this community or just discovering it, are unaware of the vast array of different groups, their goals, and the variety of events in which they are involved.

Conversio Virium’s current and future presidents will both be on the panel representing our organization. Come to show your support for CV and experience the diversity of the BDSM community!

The event details:

5$ suggested donation
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212 620 7310

Join us in 303 Hamilton for a very important presentation. Sir Guy is a dominant uniform fetishist, a NYS certified emergency medical technician, and a trainer of EMS personnel. His presentation on BDSM E.R. is a must see:

Your “hot” wax scene gets a little TOO hot, and someone gets burned… You are a little TOO sharp with your knife play and your bottom finally gets the point… Your gag works a little TOO well and your bottom has no voice, and NO BREATH… What do you do? Sir Guy will review these and other scenarios as he guides you through medical emergencies in the scene. He will also deal with first aid musts, improvised first aid, when to call for help, and what to tell first responders.

Do you like consensual violence and loud noises? Do you aspire to Zorro and Indiana Jones? Or would you prefer to disarm them and give them a taste of their own medicine? Would-be heroes and dastardly perverts, join us as Rob introduces the sexiest, noisiest toy in the box.

If you have a single tail handy, it’s BYO toys! Glow-in-the-dark nylon, kangaroo hide, whatever; CV encourages diversity.

Please note: due to spring break, there will be no meeting on March 17th.

Suspend DC is a flesh hook event that offers horizontal and vertical suspensions, energy pulls, and plenty of vicarious endorphins. At The Crucible, DC’s largest and best equipped public dungeon. The club’s ceiling winch allows for plenty of lift for high flying. Play stations throughout the space give ample public and private space for BDSM play. Early registration closes March 22nd.

Vertical Suspension costs $100 for pre-registrants/$120 for those paying at the door and includes 4-6 hooks set in the shoulders, chest, arms or knees which are then attached to ropes and rigging. As the rigging is lifted, up you go on your hooks. Like bungie jumping with a little more edge and not so much bounce.

Horizontal Suspension costs $140 for pre-registrants/$160 for those paying at the door and includes upward from a dozen smaller hooks set into the sides of the body at key points, then attached to more extensive ropes and rigging before being lifted. Fly like Superman or just hang and chill like one of the bodies in the movie Coma.

Folks not ready to fly can still play with hooks and sensation by participating in an energy pull, alone or with friends.
Energy Pulls cost $60 for pre-registrants/$80 for those paying at the door and include hooks set in the chest, arms or back which are then attached to ropes allowing the hooks to be pulled by others or by the individual in resistance to an anchor point.

If this sounds exciting, but you are not sure if you are ready to try either, supporters and spectators are welcome, and encouraged.
Spectators/supporters pay $25 to get in the door and are welcome to drum, eat and generally help hold the space.

The Crucible
1816 Half Street SW, Washington DC
Suspend DC asks that you be sober for this event. There will be enough endorphins and adrenaline to go around. Please read the Registration Guidelines for more information.

Join Mistress Trish, Calico, Mike S, Lady D, and Bo as they tackle the age old question:

This “SM Thing” is really exciting and all cool and stuff but… How come it’s so darn hard to attract the kind of top/bottom/switch I want?! Why does everything seem so clique-ish. Do I need a secret handshake? A Password??

Join a fabulous panel of Tops, Bottoms, Switches, Pro and Lifestyle players who will give you insight and answer all your questions.

260 W 36th Street 3rd floor, between 7th and 8th Avenues
$4 for members; $8 for non-members

TES-TiNG, TES’s group for young adults, aged 35 and under, is like Conversio Virium’s big sister; a sexy, incestuous big sister who coordinates with us on parties, demos, discussion groups, and kink-related mayhem. Now we urge our members to come show their support at TNG’s summit forum:

Is TNG, still relevant? Does the need for such a SIG still exist? Does TNG still serve the needs of its young members…, and the larger leather community? Or is that need now being met by local college BDSM groups? Please join us for this important meeting, where we hope to discuss/answer these questions, as well as develop ideas and strategies on how to reenergize TES-TNG. We are very honored to have Boymeat and Josh Hightower, our TNG founders, to discuss the history and growth of TNG, as both a local and national entity…and to give a special reading of Boymeat’s 2007 Rio Grande Leather Keynote Speech.

$4 for members; $8 for non-members
260 W 36th Street 3rd floor, between 7th and 8th Avenues
College students get in FREE with a valid student ID!!!

“And they came, with silver skin & flashing hair, eyes glinting with cold metallic mercy. A virus of lust had been downloaded & they had gathered to run the program… They came to dent fenders, to overload circuits, to liberate black oil thick like blood… It was the beginning of the CyborRevel”

NOT TO BE MISSED: the first College Night of 2008, hosted by Antonia and Blaise. Come for Rob’s “piercing couture” and stay for college discounts, cyborg-themed decadence, Automaton Tunes, anime porn, and a floor show!

Paddles 250 W 26St, basement, between 7th and 8th Ave
Students With Valid ID: $10, Members: $25, Non-Members: $35

You are all set to go to a Friday night play party… But what are you going to wear? Join Rob and friends for a demo that Combines piercing and fashion. We will cover the basics, demonstrate some techniques, and then show off our hot couture. Please join us for this very special pre-party meeting, where TNG will be handing us the reins. And don’t forget to stay for the TES Annual College Night Party, one of the hottest play parties of the year.

Paddles, 250 W 26St, basement, between 7th and 8th Ave
$10 student special with valid ID!

Come one, come all to 303 Hamilton for a panel discussion, moderated by Blaise. TES-TiNG, TES’s group for young adults, aged 35 and under, will be dropping by for a visit. Together, we will tackle questions of purpose and identity. Why are young adults a special interest group? What can we offer? Where can we improve? Why did I choose head a BDSM Education Group when I should have been studying for my GREs? In what ways are Conversio Virium and TES-TiNG important to the wider BDSM community?