[Regional News]


Los Angeles Leather Scene
by George Wong




I N T E R R O G A T I O N
The Ultimate Role Playing Scene

AVATAR's August Program

Mark Malan (IML 1998 1st Runner-Up), Mike Taylor (IML 2000), Scott Bloom (IML 2000 1st Runner-Up) and Bill Armstrong present an interrogation scene for your twisted pleasure. The scene will be proceeded by a brief lecture and discussion about interrogation as a scene, and the concerns and requirements to performing one.

Wednesday, August 22nd - 8:30 - 10:00pm
Donation: $5

Place: MCC Church in the Valley
5730 Cahuenga Ave., No. Hollywood
(1.5 blocks north of Burbank Blvd.)

See you there!
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Rope Bondage
Presenter: Fetish Diva Midori

AVATAR's September Program

Well known and respected SM/fetish player, educator, and author, Fetish Diva Midori, presents her special rope bondage technique and style to you. Many admire Her Japanese rope bondage as art work. www.FHP-Inc.com

Wednesday, September 26th 8:30 - 10:00pm
Donation: $5

Place: MCC Church in the Valley
5730 Cahuenga Ave., No. Hollywood
(1.5 blocks north of Burbank Blvd.)

See you there!
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Avatar Leather Lab
A.L.L. for Education

presents a class on

FLOGGING

COME JOIN ALL FOR EDUCATION ON THEIR FIRST FIELD TRIP! ALL's next class will be Saturday, Sept. 8th, in the art of FLOGGING. The class will be held in a private dungeon in Silverlake. All participants will top and bottom to this fetish and learn the correct, stimulating, and safe way to flog. How do you work up your bottom in this scene? All appropriate restraints will be supplied, as well as the floggers. Come and whip the fall into shape with us.

A.L.L. is a New Hands On Program for MEN ONLY.

Presented by well known and skilled players in the community.

Saturday, September 8, 2001

Three Class Sessions to Choose From: 12:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm

$20/Person 10 people per class session

> All levels of experience welcome.
> Participants learn from the Top and bottom positions.
> Silverlake location given upon complete registration.
> Must register and pay to reserve your space.
> Register by replying to this email or call (818) 563-4626.
> Pay by PAYPAL at www.Avatar-LA.org

Upcoming A.L.L. Class Topics
(These are proposed topics and may change, please keep checking.)
Rope Bondage -- October 6
Play Piercing -- October 27
The Best of ALL 2001 -- December 1

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Mr. Southern California Drummer Contest

Who will be selected to represent
So. California at
International Drummer Contest?

Saturday, August 25th 8:00pm
Pistons Bar
www.Pistonsbar.com 562-422-1928
(2020 E. Artesia @ Cherry, Long Beach)
Door Cover: $5

LA Bondage Club Night
Tie Me Up / Tie Me Down

Bring your toy bag of
ropes, restraints, cuffs,
and kinky toys to play.

Wednesday, September 12th 8:00pm - ???
Club Centaur - 3341 La Cienga Place, Los Angeles (
around La Cienega & Jefferson) www.ClubCentaur.com
Contact: Ken -- LABondageBear@hotmail.com

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Satyrs Motorcycle Club
40th Badger Flat
Labor Day Weekend Event

August 29th - September 3rd
$165.00/person
All bikers & non-bikers welcome.
Applications due 8/24/01 -- No admission at gate.
More FUN details at: www.SatyrsMC.com

A weekend of fun with the Satyrs MC!

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L.A. Male Subs

A new group in the Los Angeles area for gay or hetro boys, slaves and other submissives to talk with each other, safe place to receive help, socialize, network and learn from each other. Also provides an opportunity for those in need for general servitude.

For more information, please contact: slavejoe@gay.com

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M O O N B U R N
Men's Monthly "Spank Night" Play Party

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001
1st Saturday of Each Month
7:30 PM -- 12:00 AM
$5 Donation

Contact for more details: Chief10611@aol.com
(All levels of experience, ages, shapes, sizes, etc. welcome.)

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LEATHERFEST XI
by ClubX of San Diego

August 31 -- September 3, 2001 Labor Day Weekend

Palm Springs Riviera Resort and Racquet Club
Palm Springs, California

Hot times in Palm Springs await you! Held for 10 years in San Diego, ClubX San Diego has moved the event to Palm Springs for our eleventh year of exploration and empowerment! We are very excited for our “Back to the Edge” event of “Power and Discipline.” LeatherFest is one of the largest pansexual leather/fetish/kink events in the country and LeatherFest XI has taken extra steps to accommodate the diversity of our attendees. New for LeatherFest XI this year will be the Boys and Girls Training Academy, Dog Training and Pony Show. Our dungeon features a pansexual grand dungeon space as well as separate female only and male only spaces, for total of 27,000 square feet of pure playing pleasure!
Register On-line Now!
www.LeatherFest.com

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Upcoming Events:
August
Aug 21 -- "STD's" OCLA Program; Garden Grove; 8pm; www.OCLA.org
Aug 22 -- Interrogation - The Ultimate Role Playing Scene @ Avatar; 8:30pm
Aug 24 -- SLAVE Night @ Gauntlet II Bar; 10pm Aug 25 -- So. Calif. Mr.
Drummer Contest; Pistons Bar Aug 25 - Trident Intl. Dungeon Play Party;
$25; TridentLA@aol.com Aug 29 -- Satyrs 40th Badger Flat Weekend;
www.SatyrsMC.com Aug 31 -- Leatherfest XI by ClubX; Palm Springs;
www.leatherfest.com

September
Sept 1-2 -- Leatherfest XI by ClubX; Palm Springs; www.leatherfest.com
Sept 1 -- Pistons Bar 6th Anniversary Celebration; 6-9pm Sept 1 -- Spank
Party by Moonburn; 7:30-12am; Chief10611@aol.com Sept 4 -- OCLA Leather
Rap 101; Garden Grove; 8pm; www.OCLA.org Sept 7 -- The Freakshow @
Gauntlet II Bar; 9-2am Sept 7 -- Six Flags Magic Mtn "Gay (Leather)
Night"; 7:30pm - 1am Sept 14-16 -- SlingFest 2001 @ Palm Springs CCBC
Resort Sept 18 -- OCLA Program; Garden Grove; 8pm; www.OCLA.org Sept 22 --
Avatar Bar Event @ Faultline Bar; 9pm-1am Sept 26 -- Rope Bondage by
Fetish Diva Midori @ Avatar; 8:30pm Sept 27 -- KinkyGAM Workshop Series;
San Francisco Sept 28 -- SLAVE Night @ Gauntlet II Bar; 10pm Sept 28-30 --
Folsom Street Fair weekend; San Francisco Sept 28-30 -- FolsomFringe
weekend; San Jose; www.smodyssey.com Spet 30 -- Oedipus MC Day Ride;
http://members.aol.com/OedipusMC

October
Oct 2 -- OCLA Leather Rap 101; Garden Grove; 8pm; www.OCLA.org
Oct 5 -- The Freakshow @ Gauntlet II Bar; 9-2am
Oct 5-7 -- 43rd Annvy @ Lake Isabella; http://members.aol.com/OedipusMC
Oct 6 -- ALL Class @ Avatar; 12pm, 2pm, 4pm; www.Avatar-LA.org Oct 6 --
Spank Party by Moonburn; 7:30-12am; Chief10611@aol.com Oct 16 -- OCLA
Program; Garden Grove; 8pm; www.OCLA.org Oct 19-21 -- OCLA Sampler XII;
www.ocla.org Oct 24 -- Avatar Monthly Program @ Avatar; 8:30pm Oct 26 --
SLAVE Night @ Gauntlet II Bar; 10pm Oct 28 -- Oedipus MC Day Ride;
http://members.aol.com/OedipusMC

For more information and events, please visit the following:
Los Angeles area -- www.leatherguidela.com; www.prideguide.net
San Diego area -- www.sdlog.org
San Francisco area -- www.hooked.net
National -- www.leathernetwork.com; www.leatherpage.com; www.the
leatherjournal.com


Enjoy! e-mail George


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