Kink Calendar
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FRIDAY 3/18

AMATEUR STRIP NIGHT

Swing club Redmond Ranch welcomes newcomers for an amateur strip party. Single men must RSVP to get on the waiting list, but couples and single women can just show up. 425-868-8169 or www.redmond-ranch.com, doors at 7 pm, new people must arrive by 8 pm, $45 for couples/$25 for single women.

POLYAMORY: STRUCTURES AND SKILLS WORKSHOP

Sex educator Tracy Bartlett will look at several alternative-relationship structures and the joys and pitfalls of each, and she'll offer tools for communicating and negotiatiating the strong emotions which often arise in poly. Wet Spot, 270-9746, info @wetspot.org, 7 pm-9 pm, membership not required, $20.

SATURDAY 3/19

TANTRA TEMPLE PUJA

A puja is a Tantric ritual celebrating the union of sex and spirit, and honoring the divine masculine and feminine in each of us. School of One, 523-5544 or www.schoolofone.com, 8 pm-midnight, $30 per person/$55 per couple, pre-registration required.

SUNDAY 3/20

PARADISE POOL TIME

A clothing-optional (read: nude) "swim and be social" event at an indoor pool, with areas for sex and light BDSM play. The Longhouse, 23301 Redmond-Fall City Rd, Noon-6 pm, $10, Wet Spot members and their guests only, RSVP required, write pool@wetspot.org or call 270-9746.

NORTHWEST RECORD CONVENTION

Indulge your fetish for list-making, bin-browsing music geeks at this clearinghouse for the Hi Fidelity crowd. Snoqualmie Room at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, 425-228-3537, 10 am-6 pm.

WOMEN-ONLY NIGHT AT THE WET SPOT

Gay, bi, queer, whatever--if you're a woman and you like to fuck, play with, or flirt with women, you're welcome. Wet Spot, 270-9746, women-only@wetspot.org, 9 pm-3 am, members only, female ID required.