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Making Open Relationships Work
How do people create nontraditional partnerships that are loving and satisfying? In this class, Tristan Taormino will share some of the key principles that can help your open relationship(s) succeed. She'll discuss common issues and problems — from "new relationship energy" and time management to jealousy, power dynamics, and agreement violations — and…
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Am I Doing This Right?: Navigating Communication and Relational Trauma in Ethical Non-Monogamy
Are you intellectually on board with non-monogamy but struggling to get your body and heart on the same page? Does the phrase "I want this but I feel like I'm going to die" (from Clementine Morrigan's zine Love Without Emergency) resonate with you? This is a class for the folks who really want…
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Here, There, Everywhere: Navigating Long-Distance Relationships (AKA Surviving The Relationship Apocalypse)
Long-distance relationships can be difficult to manage, but they don’t have to be impossible! Join Dirty Lola as she discusses ways to create sustainable long-distance relationships with multiple partners. Learn how to stay connected, set realistic expectations, and manage conflict from a distance.
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Am I Doing This Right?: Navigating Communication and Relational Trauma in Ethical Non-Monogamy
Wednesday, May 6th — 5:30 p.m. PST — $15-25 This class will be held online via Zoom — you will receive an email prior to class with a link. Are you intellectually on board with non-monogamy but struggling to get your body and heart on the same page? Does the phrase “I want this but…
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New Horizons in Kink & Polyamory: An Evening with Authors Kevin Patterson & Dr. Liz Powell
Monday, December 16th — 7: 30 pm — $10-25 (sliding scale) Are you looking for some new takes on non-monogamy? What about more progressive ways of approaching kink? Have you read “that book” on polyamory or BDSM, but want some new perspectives? Authors, polyamorists, and educators Dr. Liz Powell and Kevin Patterson, MEd…
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Polyam Dating 201
Thursday, November 7th — 7:30 pm — $25 Do you find yourself anxious and scared when your sweetie is on a date with someone else? Have you hurt a sweetie’s feelings with how you came back to them after a date you were on with someone else? Time to take your multiamorous dating…
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This Heart Holds Many Book Reading & Event with Koe Creation
Sunday, June 2nd — 7:30 pm — FREE (with option to pre-order This Heart Holds Many at 10% off) As polyamory becomes ever more present in our society, the question blooming in people’s minds is: what about the children!? Fortunately, Koe Creation is here with an answer. This Heart Holds Many: My Life…
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Beyond Monogamy
Thursday, November 29th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 A growing number of people are exploring alternatives to monogamy, through swinging, polyamory, and other types of open relationships. If you or someone you know are one of those people, this might be the workshop for you! Whether you are curious about opening up, already…
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Love’s Not Color Blind: Race & Representation in Polyamorous Communities
Thursday, May 10th — 7:30 p.m. — $15 Polyamorous people and communities can appear, at first glance, to be very open and welcoming. However, in many cases, they don’t take the time to get introspective about why they may come across as unfriendly or inaccessible to people of color. Join Kevin Patterson, author of Love’s…
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Poly-Curious 101
Wednesday, November 15th — 7:30 pm — $20 Curious about this new “lovestyle” you’re hearing a lot about called polyamory? Maybe you’ve read all the books but want to talk to folks actually living and loving the poly lifestyle. Opening up any relationship takes skill, patience and perseverance. Mistakes will be made. But…
