Kink Calendar December 9-15 mattise@thestranger.com

FRIDAY 12/10



MEN IN LEATHER PRESENT: PICTURES WITH SANTA!

Kinky Santas (and sometimes Ms. Santas), scantily clad elves, and a willing-and-able photographer ready to snap nice or naughty pics of you on Santa's lap. Perfect for homemade holiday cards, plus all profits benefit the LGBT Community Center. Also on Fri Dec 11. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave, 9 pm-1 am, $5 per photo, pictures delivered at the event, 21+.

SATURDAY 12/11



CIRQUE DU NOC

Seattle's "Premier Fetish Event of the Season" features something for everyone: holiday shopping at a fetish bazaar, a Circus Contraption performance an auction of fetish clothing from local designers. Seattle Center Northwest Rooms, www.cirquedunoc.com. Fetish Bazaar, San Juan Room, 12-8 pm, $3 suggested donation; Circus Contraption, Fashion Show, and Live Auction, Olympic Room, 7-9 pm, $15 adv./$20 DOS; Masquerade Ball, Rainier Room, 9 pm-1 am, $15 adv./$20 DOS, 21+.

SUNDAY 12/12



G-SPOT LABORATORY

Ladies, learn the ins and outs of your interior power-strip in this "experiential class for women" led by Integrative Body Work Counselor Alex Jade with the help of Toys in Babeland's in-house sex educators. Toys in Bableland, 707 E Pike St, 328-2914 to register, 2 pm, $60. Interview required.

MONDAY 12/13



DAIRY QUEEN UNVEILS FESTIVE HOLIDAY BLIZZARD

The twisted minds at Dairy Queen--easily America's kinkiest fast-food joint--spice up the holidays with their Merry Mint Chip Blizzard, wherein DQ soft-serve is blended with M&Ms and crème de menthe candies to create a "one-of-a-kind cool, crispy treat" that never once employs the phrase "ice cream." Through December. To find the Dairy Queen nearest you, see www.dairyqueen.com.