Tomorrow! Scarleteen Benefit at Early to Bed Chicago

We love Scarleteen. Wait. You haven't heard of Scarleteen? Well, I'm so glad you asked. It's just the best website and organization dedicated to educating young people about sex education. Though we've heard it's not just for teens. Well, our absolute favorite sex shop Early to Bed is back. Want to learn about how to be an awesome, sex positive parent from the Executive Director of Scarleteen? Read on and RSVP today!

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This is a Workshop (that's also a benefit) to Support Children and Young People in Healthy Sexualities. Get an overview of sexual development from infancy through adolescence and helps for supporting a healthy sexuality in children and young people as a parent, teacher, mentor or ally from experienced educator Heather Corinna, while helping to support the most widely used sexuality education website online by young people internationally!

In addition to the great info you’ll get from the amazing Heather Corinna (bio below), Early to Bed will also be making this a festive event with wine & snacks. Come out and not only support this great organization but also get some helpful insight on how to support your kids in developing healthy sexualities. Think: answering all your burning questions on how to be a better, more sex positive parent! This workshop is also a great idea for anyone who works with young people or has them in their lives or will later.

Speaker: Heather Corinna is the founder and executive director of Scarleteen, the pioneering, positive and inclusive sexuality education resource for young people established in 1998.

She is also the author of the popular book S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College, a writer and contributor to numerous publications, including the most recent edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and has been working as an educator and youth advocate for over 20 years, and as a sexuality educator specifically for 15.

Follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherCorinna on Twitter and subscribe to Heather's feed on Facebook. Not following @EarlytoBed on Twitter or Facebook? Follow them, too!

When: Wednesday, December 5th, 7-9PM

Price: $20 suggested donation (100% of your donation goes to scarleteen to support the kickass work they do).

Location: At the Early to Bed shop, 5232 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL. See the map below for any other questions on location. 

Tickets: Buy tickets through Early to Bed (or the button on the right). RSVP in advance is necessary, though you may be able to purchase tickets at the door. Just RSVP, folks!

Speaking of amazing events, have you 'Liked' GetLusty on Facebook yet? We're giving away a Tiani 2 to a lucky 'Liker' by December 1st. We're also on Pinterest and Tumblr, as well as Twitter @getlusty. What?! You're on those platforms and aren't in tune with our awesome content? Have amazing sex. Get lusty.

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This Weekend! CineKink Chicago Film Festival

Are you interested in exploring a wide variety of sexuality through film? This weekend, CineKink will showcase sex-positive and kink-friendly films in a two night event. From documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, the films recognize and encourage the positive depiction of sexuality and kink. GetLusty's Milan Weasley explores this exciting film festival in Chicago this weekend!

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CineKink, founded in 2003, celebrates the exploration of sexuality and kink in film and television. CineKink holds an annual film festival in New York City,  celebrating sex positivity and kink in popular culture.

'The Kinky Film Festival' includes a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off fundraiser. This year they will hold the festival in the East Village, throughout Februrary, 2013.  The main theatre of events will be the Anthology Film Archives at 32 Second Avenue. Afterward, they hit the road and tour around the country, and soon it will make its way to Chicago!

Friday, November 16th, will be the first day. At Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 North Greenview, CineKink will screen the Best of CineKink 2012. With films named Petal to Pleasure, Smut Capital of America, What Makes Us Queer, and Tooshie Smooshie, the genres range from campy comedies to documentaries. The films start at 8pm, and afterward guests are invited to stay for snacks.

Saturday, the 17th, the festival returns to Leather Archives & Museum to show four more films opening with Sweet Prudence & the Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot at 2pm, and closing with Sirwiñakuy at 9pm.

After Sirwiñakuy, guests are invited to end the evening at The LRA - Chicagoland BDSM Dungeon and Leather Club. We haven't been able to double-verify that all are invited -- members and non-members, but we're assuming that this invitation is also extended to GetLusty for Couples readers, too!

For all you kinky filmmakers who might be interested in submitting short films for 2014, customary topics include, BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, role-play and gender bending, sex work and sex geekery. As long as your film celebrates sex as a right of self-expression, CineKink will be happy to consider your submission. Call for entries can be found here.

Milan Weasley is one of our first lesbian writers. (Ah! Dykes and dildos!) She spends her days procrastinating grad school and her nights procrastinating everything else. She enjoys writing, gogo dancing, sewing, pole dancing, and defending the Oxford comma. Get in touch with her at milan@getlusty.com.

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In 2 Days! Ladies Night Out: Exploring Female Orgasm

Just 1 day left to register! After our chat with Cheryl Sloane of G Boutique, we got a call from Michelle Herzog, MSMFT about her upcoming event at G Boutique. We were already set to feature the event and now there's even more of a reason. Michelle Herzog explains more why she's leading an event on female orgasm and why you must attend! RSVP directly here.

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Female Orgasm: It’s About the Journey, Not the Destination.

Female orgasm is something I have become very passionate about in the past few months. In preparation for a workshop I am giving in early November at G Boutique in Chicago, I began researching the female orgasm and all of its glory. What did I find? A Lot.

As a clinician, I see a variety of people who experience difficulty with intercourse and orgasm. In the U.S., we are taught a traditional model of intercourse, which frames sex as an activity and orgasm as the final goal. Think of this model as a game.

A game with a beginning, middle and end. Maybe a little bit of foreplay to start the game off right, throw in some intercourse when the players are ready, and by the end, everyone orgasms and calls it a night. Sound familiar?

It is my belief that how we feel and treat our sex lives should not be based on a standard (and very limited) way of thinking. Sex is fluid and different for everyone. Whether you orgasm or not, experiencing pleasure and connection with your partner or on your own can be a very powerful part of your sexual journey. I believe people can have fulfilling and amazing sex lives without the pressure of orgasm hanging over their heads. This is hard for people to hear because of how we are socialized to think about sex. Being open to new ways of thinking about and exploring sex are the first steps towards new levels of pleasure and excitement in the bedroom.

In my upcoming workshop, I will be inviting women to think outside the traditional box of what sex “should” look like. I will be educating about the different aspects of female orgasm, including the G-Spot and female ejaculation. Other topics include masturbation, mindful sex and orgasm-inducing techniques. Cheryl Sloane, the owner of G Boutique, will be demonstrating and educating about orgasm friendly products throughout the presentation. This is sure to be a fun and female friendly night out! More details can be found below.

Where: G Boutique 2131 N. Damen Ave. Chicago
When: Monday, November 5th at 7:15pm
Cost: $20.00
RSVP: Registration required. Please visit here to RSVP.

More about Michelle:

Michelle Herzog, MSMFT, is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in adult individual, couple and sex therapy. Michelle received her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from DePaul University in Chicago. Michelle is a staff therapist at the Center for Mindful Living, a boutique group practice specializing in the confidential treatment of sexual constraints. Learn more about Michelle at the Center for Mindful Living.

See the map below for G Boutique below.

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Exclusive! Searah Deysach on Masturbation & Self-Love

We simply adore Early to Bed. They recently celebrated their 11th anniversary, and we caught up with Owner Searah Deysach. Of course, we recorded a podcast for your listening pleasure.

More on what we talked about:

• Why did Searah start Early to Bed? As she notes, "Because of my own frustrations with sex toy shops in Chicago in the late '90s."
• She's interested in helping women become knowledgeable about their own bodies and working through issues of dissatisfaction in their sex lives.
  
• She strives to make sex new and exciting for customers, with mutual satisfaction and comfort, so sex and relationships are happy rather than stressful.
  
• She looks to get to know each customers individual situation to genuinely help them rather than simply sell products.
• Her main recommendation for a great sexual experience? "Be your own best lover"; she believes women especially need to explore their own bodies and their own sexual responses.
  
• Why is masturbation is so important to her? It's the power behind self-pleasure, as this helps in communicating your needs to your partner.
  
• She recommends taking various workshops (such as Early to Bed's blowjob workshop) to help create a mutually beneficial experience for both partners.
  
• What is Early to Bed working on? Workshops on less-discussed but important topics, such as cunnilingus.

More about Searah:

Frustrated with the lame sex toy scene in her hometown, Searah Deysach, with help from her friends and family, opened Chicago’s first woman-owned, education-focused sex shop, Early to Bed (early2bed.com) in 2001.

Now Searah spends her days spreading the good word about sex-positivity and the joys of masturbation through her store, writings and a busy schedule of talks at local community groups and colleges around the country. She was the sex columnist for (the now defunct) Punk Planet Magazine and has a blog skewering some of the more ridiculous aspects of the sex toy world at Screwy Sex Toys. She lives in Chicago with her girlfriend and their ridiculously adorable kid. Follow @EarlytoBed on Twitter and Facebook.

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Today! GetLusty FlashDance Mob @ SlutWalk Chicago

Do you want to have an awesome time for a good cause? GetLusty is featuring our very first event along side SlutWalk Chicago! PS: RSVP to our Facebook event!

Haven't heard of SlutWalk? SlutWalk aims to combat the myth of "the slut" and the culture of victim blaming that prevails the world over. Their mission is to enforce the truth that those who experience sexual assault are never at fault, ever.

Why?

SlutWalk seeks to create a consent culture (versus rape culture), and we're totally behind that. We think consensual sex is wonderful sex. SlutWalk is all about marching, walking, parading, rocking, and rolling in demand of a revised cultural attitude toward sexual assault and rape.

Again--at GetLusty, we are all about healthy, amazing, consensual sex. We also want to take the shame away from sex and create an environment focused on sex positivity.

Attire

Your sluttiest!

When? 

Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 11AM. We'll gather alongside SlutWalk Chicago.

Tutorial will be at 11.15AM.

The dance starts promptly at 11.30-11.35AM.

The SlutWalk officially starts walking at 12PM, so we'll be here early and having a ball with other SlutWalkers.

What are we dancing to? 

Yes, we're planning on flash mobbing the electric slide! To what song? The one and only, Salt N Peppa's, "Let's Talk About Sex."

The best part of the event? Feel free to strip into your skivvies! Underwear, shorts, tank tops, anything sexy or whatever you feel comfortable in. We will be handing out GetLusty stickers, posters, and other brand material to show off. If you're not comfortable dancing, feel free to still join in the fun by holding banners, jumping around, and just having fun!

Where? 

James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph Street (see map here or below).

11:30AM Sharp, ladies & gents! The song will only last 5 minutes, so be prompt!

Questions or comments? Leave them below or e-mail our event co-ordinator annelise@getlusty.com.

Don't know how to do the electric slide? Check out these detailed video instructions below. Skip to 25 seconds for the dance tutorial portion.

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G Boutique: a Chicago Sex Boutique Fav

G Boutique is one of Chicago's few wonderful adult stores. It's located in the Bucktown area of Chicago at 2131 N. Damen Avenue. Not sure how to use Google Maps? We even located it on a map for you at the bottom of this article. Aren't we nice?

They sell everything from lingerie, to toys, to porn, to lusty accessories, oh my! In business since 2002, their goal is to provide women and men alike a fun, safe, relaxed environment to do their personal sexy shopping. They do cater especially to ladies, yay!

Why? The owners of G Boutique are two ladies! Cheryl and Kari. Two friends brought together by mutual family friends who originally wanted to write erotica.

Instead, they got the idea that it would fabulous for Chicago to have a store run by women for women. And who doesn't love a good feminist sex toy store? They wanted to make women feel like they were coming into a store run by their girlfriends.

G Boutique professionals are knowledgeable and open to answering any questions you have about sex, sex toys, and all other things lusty.

Shoppers are 18+ and range in interests, occupations, orientation and sex. Haven't been to early to G Boutique yet? Stop by and we are sure you won't be disappointed.

They brought in some theatre friends to help design the space and before you knew it something sexy was born. As you can see in the picture below, the store design looks inviting and gorgeous. For more information, visit the G Boutique website! Haven't been to G Boutique yet?


Plan your first trip and some support them as GetLusty ramps up as a media sponsor and partner on upcoming events! Good things are coming in the near future, lovely readers!

Can you find G Boutique on the map below? Check it out!

This is a guest post by our very own Crimson Love.

Crimson is our resident BDSM fetish expert. If you don't see Crimson out dining with her adoring boyfriend, you'll find her reading books on innovation or finance. Crimson is currently finishing off her Bachelor's, she is passionate about food, photography, music and especially sex--and she's not afraid to talk about it. With everyone!

Have story ideas? Get in touch with Crimson Love at amber@getlusty.com. 

   

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Tomorrow! Blowjob 101 at Early to Bed

Early to Bed is an awesome feminist sex toy store in Chicago. They recently celebrated their 10th anniversary! In addition to being an awesome, they also have workshops, oh my. This is one of it's most in-demand workshop yet; a class focused on blowjobs, male anatomy, and women's feelings about them.

After a brief lesson on pleasure points Early to Bed will move on to instructions for what makes a stellar handjob and then techniques to give a mind-blowing blowjob, all without gagging or getting a sore jaw!

You'll even learn how to put a condom on without using your hands! This is a fun class that takes sexual pleasure seriously. Come prepared with any questions you have about head, and leave a fellatio all-star. Great for any woman who wants to be more confident in her man-pleasuring skills.


Instructor: Rebecca Steinmetz has enthusiastically been a sex educator for Early to Bed since 2003. She has created and presented numerous workshops on everything from flirting to strap-on sex.

She has presented at venues including universities such as Columbia, University of Chicago and Northwestern, Lawrence College in New York, LGBTIQ organizations, activist collectives and non-profit agencies. She has an undergraduate degree in Gender Studies from DePaul University and an MSW from the University of Chicago. Her sex ed related work has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Reader, TimeOut Chicago and Eight-Forty-Eight on Chicago Public Radio.

When: Thursday, September 27th

Where: Early to Bed 5232 N Sheridan Rd Chicago, IL


Time: 8PM

Ticket price: Register online $20 per person, $35 if you register yourself and a friend, and $15 for low income attendees and students. Reservations are required. Purchase tickets here.

This workshop is for women-identified folks only.

Check out Early to Bed on the map below.

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Press Release: GetLusty for Couples to Organize Flashmob Dance to End Boring Sex, Support Consensual Sex

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Erica Grigg
Founder, GetLusty for Couples
(773) 413-8403
Erica@GetLusty.com
www.GetLusty.com

Chicago, IL, 9/26/12 – Seven years ago, the Founder of GetLusty for Couples was raped near her university, DePaul University Chicago. Six weeks ago, she founded GetLusty for Couples to promote amazing, consensual sex between loving couples to end the shame and stigma of sex.

Love and relationship media resource GetLusty for Couples will work alongside SlutWalk Chicago to execute a flashmob dance with the mission of ending boring sex for couples. For 5 minutes, we'll do the electric slide in support of SlutWalk Chicago. An electric slide tutorial starts at 11:15AM and the dance itself starting promptly at 11:30AM on September 29, 2012 at the James R. Thompson Center (100 West Randolph Street, Chicago). Participation is open to the general public.

SlutWalk Chicago is an international annual event that aims to combat the myth of "the slut" and the culture of victim-blaming in sexual assault. “In the last year, this fight has spread to over 200 cities around the world, where independent organizers have organized locally-driven SlutWalk-inspired events. SlutWalk started, and is still going, because we and so many others around the world have had enough,” said SlutWalk Toronto originators Sonya Barnett and Heather Jarvis.

GetLusty For Couples, like SlutWalk, aims to promote consensual, amazing sex. We're completely behind the SlutWalk movement and we think you should be, too!

GetLusty aims to help SlutWalk Chicago in eliminating shame and embarrassment surrounding sexuality. The attendees will perform the Electric Slide dance in their undergarments (if they so choose) to Salt-N-Pepa's, "Let's Talk About Sex" and "Push It" to promote this discussion of sexuality in a public forum. After the conclusion of the dance, SlutWalk Chicago will proceed with their event from 12:00PM until 1:00PM.

RSVP today! Please visit the event page on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/PG0eXH or GetLusty’s related blog post at http://bit.ly/GetLustyFlashMob for additional information.

Contact GetLusty founder Erica at (773) 413-8403 or by e-mail at Erica@GetLusty.com with interview requests. For any other questions or comments get in touch with our press manager, Hailee Moore at hailee@getlusty.com or the event organizer Annelise@getlusty.com.

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This Friday! Superstars of Burlesque

This Friday only! The Music Box is hosting this year's Superstars of Burlesque!

There are 2 showings at 7:30 and 10PM so don't miss your chance! Studio L’amour, FEW Spirits, Fancy Feather and Taboo Tabou present the most ambitious and spectacular burlesque show ever to hit Chicago.

This one night only event, created by Michelle L'amour is guaranteed to be the most ambitious burlesque show to ever hit Chicago.

Come for this featured event for an exciting and sexy night filled with glitz, glamour, and nearly nude debauchery.

And as if that wasn’t enough, for the first time Superstars of Burlesque is bringing a guest of honor to the stage – a living legend of burlesque – B-Movie vixen and former wife of sexploitation king Russ Meyer – Miss Kitten Natividad.

Tickets are $25 each for regular admission. Buy your tickets here (or click on the button below).

VIP Admission is $50 and includes two drink tickets and priority seating (buying 2 VIP tickets gets you a bottle of champagne to share).

Plus passes to the September 20th VIP party at the Everleigh Social Club (first come, first served – while supplies last) featuring drinks by FEW Spirits, food by Get Off the Couch catering and a sexy lingerie fashion show by Taboo Tabou.

Scout out the Music Box Theatre location below.

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G* Boutique: 50 Shades of Grey Book Club

Couldn't get enough of 50 Shades of Grey? Are you curious about the world of BDSM? Maybe G* Boutique's 50 Shades of Grey Book Club is just for you! Warning: This is not your grandmother's book club.

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What exactly are those little balls and do people really like that? You’ve read the book (or at least the sex scenes) and you just have to talk about it. So many questions, so little time. Why not take a few moments from your busy schedule and sign up for this book club discussion held on September 19 at the Bucktown G*Boutique location. 

Joining us for this hot topic are Mistress Xena, a working Domme, and Chicago’s Red Light District tour guide and sex educator, Sunny Megatron. Start brainstorming your questions now: they will be answered!!!

Sunny Megatron is a pleasure advocate, sex blogger, and sexuality educator. She teaches various workshops around the country including: Kinky Networking, BDSM 101/ Beyond 50 Shades of Grey, Electric Play, G-spot &  Female Orgasm, Oral Sex Techniques, Sex Toys 101, etc.   On weekends you can also find her hosting Red Light District Sex Tours through Weird Chicago Tours.

Sunny’s special areas of interest are the female orgasm and alternative sexuality— from LGBTQ topics to swinging, BDSM, nontraditional relationships, extreme toys, g-spot techniques and more. She particularly enjoys helping those who are curious about adding a little spice to their sex lives but aren’t sure where to begin.

Mistress Xena is from Chicago. She entered the realm of kink at 18 years old.  Mistress Xena is a Professional and Lifestyle Domina and co-owner of The Studio. She is also a model (fetish, nude, glamour ) and has been published in many zines, books & newspapers. Mistress Xena has also appeared in several films.

 

A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to The Global Seva Challenge 2012. This challenge aims to raise awareness of the root causes and impact of the global sex trafficking industry. Funds go to support organizations in India that are providing refuge, rehabilitation and economic opportunities to survivors, and empower survivors to lead lives with dignity and respect.

When: September 19, 2012

Where: G*Boutique 
            2131 N. Damen Ave.
            Chicago, Il, 60647
            773-235-1234

Time: 7:15 PM- 9:15 PM

Ticket Price: $20

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Sexy Events: Sept. 17-22

September keeps getting sexier with a list of events for the week of the 16th. For a complete list of information, please visit our Events page. Our Events Intern, Annelise, explores a little more of what's going on that's sexy in Chicago.

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Monday

A Red Orchid Theater: Skin Tight

“Skin Tight” is a highly physical, two-person love story about Tom and Elizabeth. With a run time of only one hour, they journey through their riveting romance with laughter, violence and erotic abandon. You will witness the first time they make love, Tom going off to war, Elizabeth confessing unfaithfulness, the loss of their family farm, their blame for their daughter’s distance and the ultimate fight that keeps their love ablaze.  Shows start at 8pm and tickets are 15 dollars.

Tuesday

Argentine Tango Intermediate Lessons

 If you're looking for a fun and sexy date night idea, Argentine tango is the perfect idea. Dance lessons involve sensually embracing and spicy new moves. Dance Center Chicago Studio offers intermediate dance lessons from 8-9:30PM.

A Red Orchid Theater: Skin Tight 

Tuesday night offers yet another showing of "Skin Tight" if you missed Monday nights performance.

Strippertopia

Tuesday also offers recurring weekly Strippertopia event at Exit Bar. Liven up your Tuesday with great drink specials, fetish porn featured on the TVs, as well as sexy dancers from the Admiral Theater.

Wednesday

Paperback Grotto Ladies Night Out

Ladies, do you want to spend a sexy night on your own? Ladies Nights are female only events that Lovers Playground stores host occasionally through out the year. Come and enjoy an evening out with just the girls. Event details differ from store to store. There are different games to play, gift baskets to win, and as always there is no charge for attending. Many  Ladies Nights have after parties at local bars and restaurants where there are even more contests, special deals, and prizes! For specific details about your local Ladies Night, please contact the store directly.

G Boutique* 50 Shades of Grey

What exactly are those little balls and do people really like that? You’ve read the book (or at least the sex scenes) and you just have to talk about it. So many questions, so little time. Take a few moments from your busy schedule and sign up for our book club discussion. Joining us for this hot topic are Mistress Xena, a working Domme, and Chicago’s red light tour guide and sex educator, Sunny Megatron. Start writing your questions now, they will be answered.

Thursday

Argentine Tango Beginners Lessons

Not quite confident in your dance skills but still want to partake in the sexy dance of love? Dance Center Chicago Studio offers beginners lessons from 7:30-9PM.

Friday 

 Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Every Friday night is a new explosion of entertainment at the Greenhouse Theater Center. Featuring one of our charming hosts, hilarious comedians, talented musicians, the unforgettable Kiss Kiss Coquettes as well as special guests and fun surprises, every show is different! Featuring The Flattery Brothers as hosts, The Claptrap Family Orchestra & The Kiss Kiss Coquettes
A 90-minute long, late-night adult cabaret with comedy, music, magic, and beautiful girls! Shows start at 11pm and $15 advance tickets are available at 773.404.7336 or www.GreenhouseTheater.org.

Studio L'amour: Superstars of Burlesque

Be sure not to miss this yearly spectacular. With two showings on Friday, one at 7:30 and one at 10:00, the Music Box Theater is feautirng Superstars of Burlesque. A cast of over 25 performers will grace the stage at Chicago’s Historic Music Box Theatre for Superstars of Burlesque. Every act is a Burlesque Hall of Famer – Michelle L’amour, Imogen Kelly, Dirty Martini, Russell Bruner, Roxi D’Lite, Frenchie Kiss and Jett Adore, Dolls of Doom, Julie Atlas Muz, Kalani Kokonuts, Chicago Starlets, and Foxy Tann and the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams. All titanic talent hosted by none other than “Mr.” Showbiz – Murray Hill. And as if that wasn’t enough, for the first time Superstars of Burlesque is bringing a guest of honor to the stage – a living legend of burlesque – B-Movie vixen and former wife of sexploitation king Russ Meyer – Miss Kitten Natividad. It’s an unstoppable lineup of incredible striptease expertise. And it’s only in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre. Tickets start at $25 each for regular admission.

Saturday

Argentine Tango

 AcroYoga Fundamentals

If you're dying to introduce some new flexible moves in the bedroom, yoga lessons might be the perfect idea, especially AcroYoga. Open your practice with the ease, comfort and the support of a partner. This workshop touches upon all the disciplines that AcroYoga offers, combining Yoga, Acrobatics, and Thai Massage. The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage. Grounded in the breath, we will draw upon the natural forces of gravity and "metta" loving kindness to encourage the body to let go of fear and tension. Students are requested to have familiarity with yoga. No partner necessary!

On the Edge: Cryoplay

Ice and cold are not new. Technology and chemistry have given us some amazing advances in this realm. Ken Melvoin-Berg, our resident science geek and sexpert, will be teaching this edge play seminar. We will be addressing the medical/aftercare side of all this play as well. Hypothermia, cold burns, lacerations and asphyxiation are all dangers in this sort of play. We will help you identify and treat these issues before they become a problem. This event is at The Studio in Chicago, IL. All our events are clean and sober, the age limit is for people 18 and up. Please have IDs available at the door.

Twisted Spoke: Smut and Eggs

It all begins at midnight on Saturdays and runs until 2:30 am. Upon the witching hour, the bartenders will loudly announce that it's time for smut and the kitchen will serve whatever you want from the brunch menu while you take in a porn flick.








Now, who is Annelise? Annelise just started as the Events Intern for GetLusty. She's completing her events management degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago. She loves Twitter, Facebook and all things sexy.

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Blowjob Class Tonight!

Our friends Sunny Megatron & Ken Melvion-Berg are a couple. They also happen to be teaching a blowjob master class tonight! See Sunny herself having fun in a photo booth, preparing for the blowjob class.

Where: Taboo Tabou (see map below)
When: 7PM
Who: Ken Berg & Sunny Megatron (see their profiles below)

About the class:

Join Sunny and Ken for a memorable evening of fun and felatio! Unlike other blow job classes, this one is taught from both a giver and receivers prospective. We’ll go over anatomy, technique, safer sex tools, the etiquette of swallowing/spitting plus extras like hand jobs and perineal/prostate massage.

We’ll also talk about what goes through your head while giving or getting head: get tips on how to get into the right headspace (<– not so accidental pun), how to give a confident blow job, how to battle a sore jaw, how to figure out what your partner likes best and a lot more.

This will be an interactive evening as participants have the option to practice everything they learn on their very own “stunt cock.” And of course, with Ken and Sunny, the evening is sure to provide lots of laughter!

About the Instructors:

Ken Melvoin-Berg owns Weird Chicago Tours and the Midwest’s premier S&M Dungeon, The Studio. As a Lecturer and Sexstorian, he is the creator of On The Edge (a lecture/film series on BDSM). In addition to authoring 14 books on various subjects, Ken edits and writes numerous articles on sexuality.

He travels around the world teaching kink awareness to various private groups and continually develops new kink-friendly/sex positive classes.

Ken is responsible for the infamous Northwestern University Fucksaw controversy while teaching his class, Networking for Kinky People. Sunny Megatron is his partner in crime in his perverted adventures.

Sunny Megatron is a pleasure advocate, sex blogger, sexpert, adult sexuality educator and accidental superhero. Along with Ken, she is one of the infamous Northwestern Fucksaw Four and is the proud owner of that fucksaw heard around the world.

On any given weekend you can find Sunny hosting Red Light District Sex Tours and bachelorette parties for Weird Chicago Tours. She also teaches various sexuality workshops around the country including: Networking for Kinky People, BDSM 101, How to Give a World Class BlowJob, Exploring Non-Monogamy, ZAP! Electrical Play, The Female Orgasm, and Junk For Your Junk: Sex Toys 101. Thanks weheartit.com for the pic.

Although Sunny covers various subjects, her specialties are the female orgasm and alternative sexuality— from LGBTQ topics to swinging, BDSM, nontraditional relationships, extreme toys, g-spot techniques and more. She particularly enjoys helping those curious about adding a little spice to their sex lives that aren’t sure where to begin.

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Exxxotica Expo 2012: 10 Reasons to Attend

Who needs a reason for attending a convention solely dedicated to sex? Well, I guess some of you Lustys might need some convincing, so we've compile a list of reasons you should be at this year's Exxxotica Expo.

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We're really looking forward to Exxxotica Expo 2012, so below are some of the reasons we look
forward to attending and covering this expo.

1. The after parties!

2. To meet others in the sex positive community in Chicago

3. To find out more about sex stores from across Chicago 

4. Look forward to attending the sexy, informational seminars

5. Meeting porn stars, both ladies and gents will be very cool!

6. To find the inside scoop on the newest, best sex toys

7. It will provide another space to feel and be sexy!

8. Because you can finally talk to your significant other about what's working. And what's not.

9. Learn about some new positions!

10. Learn from the pro's how to have better sex. Very exciting!

This is post by Erica Grigg, our Founder and Chief Lust Officer. She's a writer, marketer, social entrepreneur and sex geek. She wants to end boring sex. If you don't see Erica riding around downtown, Chicago in her beach cruiser or at a diner with her adoring husband, you see her chatting up the tech community about the importance of sex and love in marriage. Follow Erica on Twitter @ericagrigg or subscribe via Facebook and Google+. Want to connect about business partnership with a woman-run business that cares? E-mail me directly at erica@getlusty.com.

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Windy City Burlesque Festival Chicago: This Weekend!

We get so excited about burlesque here at GetLusty, and this weekend Chicago hosts a whole festival dedicated to the sexy art! The Windy City Burlesque Fest is here, and we're losing our minds in anticipation. We hope to see you there Lustys!

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Did you know this weekend is the Windy City Burlesque Fest? From July 12-15, there's going to be shows, classes, and the best performers from across the Midwest and beyond!

The 3rd Annual Windy City Burlesque Festival is going to add even more sizzle to Chicago’s summer, and at an all-new venue.

It’s going to be a cavalcade of feathers, rhinestones, fans, sparkle, sass, and sexy fun as performers from all over the world descend on the Windy City to strut their stuff.

But, it just wouldn’t be the Windy City Burlesque Fest without a killer Opening Night Party, would it?

You’ll get a chance to meet and mingle with the lovely ladies and dashing gents while getting a special preview show at the same time.

This year, the festival takes over the recently remodeled Stage 773 for an all-burlesque weekend.

That’s right, it’s all ours, and we’re going to bedazzle every square inch of the place in preparation for our six spectacular shows on July 13th and 14th.

Showcasing talent from all over the world, this year’s fest will continue to cement Chicago’s standing as a premiere burlesque destination.

This is post by Erica Grigg, our Founder and Chief Lust Officer. She's a writer, marketer, social entrepreneur and sex geek. She wants to end boring sex. If you don't see Erica riding around downtown, Chicago in her beach cruiser or at a diner with her adoring husband, you see her chatting up the tech community about the importance of sex and love in marriage. Follow Erica on Twitter or subscribe via Facebook and Google+. Want to connect about business partnership with a woman-run business that cares? E-mail me directly at erica@getlusty.com.

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