ScrewSmart Workshops

We screws are stoked that you are considering coming to our workshop! Please come prepared to laugh, question, and converse. To foster a safe environment please do NOT come to workshops under the influence. Our workshops are meant to educate and aid exploration, and are not intended to provide counseling or therapy. 

Loving Openly: Navigating Open Relationships

Successful open relationships can intensify and expand the boundaries of romantic and sexual love.  Join us for a facilitated discussion that will include how to determine if loving openly is for you.  If you already know you want to be open, come and learn some new and important communication skills.  We will delve into strategies for battling the green eyed monster of jealousy, and describe different relationship models.  Whether or not you are in an open relationship, you will leave this workshop with new ways to communicate openly with all your partners. wanna prepare for class? read: Opening Up by Tristan Taormino

The Anatomy of Pleasure: What You Didn’t Learn In Health Class

The human body is an amazing tangle of nerves and erogenous zones there for the taking, yet our delicious ability to give and receive pleasure is usually the first thing skipped over in health class.  But not for long!  Come explore the inner and outer workings of the body’s pleasure centers and learn how to maximize your enjoyment.  Get the most out of your body’s tingly bits! wanna prepare for class? read: The Science of Orgasm by Komisaruk, Flores, and Whipple

 Starting at the Bottom: An Intro to Anal Play

Where do you start when you want to learn new information and pleasure heightening tricks? At the bottom, of course, and that is just where this anal 101 begins. From the basics of safety and starting out, to the perfect techniques and tricks to get your ass begging for more, this workshop will calm your fears, answer your questions and most definitely welcome you into the wonderful world of anal play. However you identify, as long as you have an ass, or know someone that does, you are welcome to come join in the fun! wanna prepare for class? read: The Anal Sex Position Guide by Tristan Taormino 

Sex 101: The basics of pleasure and passion

Spend a sex-smart evening relearning the basics of pleasure and passion with sex-educators and playtime-acolytes JD, Rebecca, and Kira. Brush up on skills like communication and anatomy using sex tools, toys and dirty pillows. Come with arms open wide to accept helpful handouts, zines, and tips that will come to you in the heat of the moment by yourself or with another. This workshop is has something for all orientations, gender expressions and couples as well as individuals. wanna prepare for class? read: The Guide to Getting it On by Paul Joannides

Porn You Can Salute: Alternatives to Mainstream Pornography

Forget about giant fake breasts and even faker orgasms – porn is not what it used to be.  The seedy underbelly of the industry still exists, but in recent years a movement to create super sexy movies filled with real bodies and real passion has exploded onto the scene.  With a range of identities both in front of and behind the camera, these films take an ethical tilt that bust at the seams with respect, enthusiasm and sex-positivity!  Come explore this new ‘Golden Era’ of porn with an evening of good conversation, engaging activities and, of course, more HOT DIRTY MOVIE CLIPS than you can shake a dildo at!  Straight porn, queer porn – we cover it all. Celebrate the sex appeal of Tristan Taormino, Courtney Trouble, Nica Noelle and more!  However you identify or whatever bits you desire, this is a not-to-be-missed workshop (provided that you're over eighteen)! wanna prepare for class? read: The Smart Girl’s Guide to Porn by Violet Blue

Sexy After Sixty: The Mind Body Mambo

Master's and Johnson's said that we stay the same sexual person throughout our life. However, we also know that sexuality is an ever-evolving part of the human experience.  This can be hard to believe when living in a culture that often portrays only youth as sexual, but we know better! Staying in touch with your sexy side is an important part of your happiness and health at any age. Join us for a pleasure-based educational workshop where we’ll discuss physical and mental paths to pleasure, consider ways to stay sensual while experiencing bodily and life changes, and share ideas about ways to live as a sexually satisfied person throughout your life! wanna prepare for class? read: Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex by Joan Price

Queer History

Queer History so often goes undiscussed in schools, unknown in our own community and unmentioned in the big institutions. Join ScrewSmart for this workshop in which you'll interact with people, places and events that make up this rich history and discuss the ways the legacy of silence affects us all. This is a perfect survey for allies and queers alike! wanna prepare for class? read: A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski

 

Pack it Up, Pack it in- Let me begin!

In this introduction to strap-on-sex class, everyone will get down and jump around!  Everyone is invited to learn how to make their cock crow like a pro! We’ll start off this lesson by getting a closer look at the hardware involved, so everyone can pick a pecker that will make them proud.  We’ll keep the party bumping with some hot how-to’s: pegging, BJ’s, skillful strokes and more are all on our playlist. Come learn a few new ways to give it like you mean it during your next playtime packing! Everyone 18 years and older is welcome! wanna prepare for class? read: The Adventurous Couples Guide to Strap-On Sex by Violet Blue

Unusual and Fantastic Sex Practices

While meat and potato sex gives us enough to talk about, we can't help but adding a serving of sexual specialities! Join ScrewSmart as we lovingly examine nine different sex exploits that resist the mainstream: adult baby play, furverts, and vampirism are just the beginning! In this workshop, folks will learn about these practices, their histories, local resources, how to's and the negotiation tips that make these practices as hot as they are compelling. Scratching the surface will give you fever for more, more, more! wanna prepare for class? read: Lovemaps by John Money

Pollination Books: Binding Your Sexual History 

It has been said that the unexamined life is not worth living, and we agree. But when its our personal sex lives that we're examining, it hardly feels like work at all! Part book binding demo and part personal sexual history exploration, this free workshop will send every person home with a self-made pollination book. Join the furies of ScrewSmart as we share professional sexual history taking techniques to examine your steamy past and present so that you may mindfully determine where you'd like to go. Let us exert our craftiness and teach you how to make a stab binding book in which you can begin to record your findings. All materials are provided and people in all sexual stages are welcome. Warning, after making this incredible piece of personal narrative, you may want to find the proper hiding place for it~ wanna prepare for class? read: Booklyn's Educational Manual

Another F*cking Zine!

What the world needs: Another fucking zine! ScrewSmart is calling your hands, heads and loins to make the dream a reality~ Join us at this workshops where you will learn the pamphlet stitch; a simple binding great for anyone looking to mass-produce handmade zines. We will transform the space into a safe, smutty zone and walk the group through a sex-smart creative writing routine. No one leaves without a one-of-a-kind book, a new binding ability and another way of looking at the shared sexual experience. wanna prepare for class? read: Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk

Adult Playtime

As children we were encouraged to play.  Research widely supports the fact that playing allows children to build important skills like: creative expression, improved communication skills, and the ability to bond with others.  This workshop helps participants to approach sex in a playful manner!  Adults have enough pressure in our lives- don't we deserve a little playtime?  Dynamic and engaging, the furies of ScrewSmart will help you laugh when things get absurd, reconnect with your imagination, and see your sexual landscape with wonder!  Bring an open mind and a willingness to laugh!  After all, these are the best tools we know for building a healthy and satisfying sex life! wanna prepare for class? watch: Stuart Brown's TEDtalk

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**cost varies by venue, but all ScrewSmart-hosted workshops are sliding scale**

**we welcome any gender expression, configuration and orientation at our workshops**