Workshops and Classes

Need a unique speaker for your next event? Let Charlie Copper and Gregg Lind share their experience and knowledge of the following areas with your group or conference:

Sample Topics

Gregg and Charlie have experience presenting information on these topics to a variety of audiences, in both small and large groups. They have presented at the 8th Internation Conference on Bisexuality, the BECAUSE 2003 conference, the Central States Anthropology Conference, and a number of private events. They also do research and production work on the BiCities! television program.

Sample Seminar Description, presented at BECAUSE 2003

Safe, Sane, and Consensual: Introduction to BDSM and Sensual Play

This interactive workshop is intended for Beginner and Intermediate BDSM hobbyists, or those wanting a refresher course on best practices. Topics will include:

  • Truth and Myths about BDSM
  • Negotiating Consent
  • How to get started
  • "BDSM on a Budget"

Our central theme will be that the lessons and techniques of BDSM are applicable to all types of sensual play. We will also be displaying and using a variety of sensual toys and apparatus.

Participants can expect to gain a new understanding of the sensual aspects of BDSM, the value of increased communication with their partners, and new areas for exploration. Experienced BDSM enthusiasts are also encouraged to attend to share their experiences and techniques with workshop participants.

Consensual Non-Monogamy: A Guide To Polyamory, Swinging, and Open Relationships

WORKSHOP DATE: Sat. Jan. 17th, 2003 -- 7 pm

Free Admission (No Cost!)

Smitten Kitten

2223 East 35th St
Minneapolis Mn
612.721.6088

http://www.SmittenKittenOnline.com/

  • Are you curious about swinging, polyamory, or open relationships?
  • Do you have fantasies that you don't know how to fulfill, or don't know if you want to fulfill?
  • Didn't swinging die in the 1970s?
  • Aren't all polys pagan?
  • Isn't all this stuff cheating?
  • What the heck is a Family of Choice?

Consensual Non-Monogamy: A Guide To Polyamory, Swinging, and Open Relationships is a fun interactive workshop that will explore these areas and help you get answers to these questions and share your stories. We will be going over definitions and differences, exposing myths, the motivations people have for entering into these unusual relationships, dealing with jealousy, and how to find other people like you.

Why should you attend?

  • Door Prizes – Among other things, there will be a free Coppertone Studios session. We hope to announce other prizes soon.
  • The Smitten Kitten is great, and you've needed an excuse to go!
  • Talking about swinging is a good way to get revved up for evening. Since it starts at 7pm, there's still plenty of time to party afterwards, and you'll already be in Minneapolis
  • The Fresh Meat©™ Factor – Some of the attendees will be people wanting to get into Swinging, and just needing that final push...shouldn't you be the one to do it? :)
  • Part of why we're having the workshop is to show how (distressingly, in our case) normal swingers are. We'd love to have your stories, and have people there to give other opinions than ours.

Click on the image below for a larger poster:
Smitten Kitten Event Poster

Materials

Here are some materials from various workshops we do/have done.

Note: Not all of this material are in open formats. If you need these in other formats, such as pdf or OpenOffice, we can get them for you.