LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - New Years Party
2021-12-28 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
For the last show of the year we’re having a special OPEN MIKE edition of the Erotic Story Hour! Come and bring your erotic poetry and short stories or excerpts. Celebrate the year of erotic stories past in 2021 and the one yet to come in 2022!
Also play kinky Mad Libs with us!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
For our special New Years Party, we will be having Open Mic – so join us with a story (four to six minutes) to share – and Naughty Mad Libs.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-01-05 18:00 - 19:00 | San Francisco Public Library, Main Library - 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Agenda here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRGWV6UJBluUw1crKo-kLrNYCYZiHO3XJrAEt09fgFQ
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

LCD: Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting
2022-01-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-02-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-03 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Diversity & Membership Committee Meeting guides efforts to increase District membership with an emphasis on representing all members of our community.
First Thursdays at 6 pm PST
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248
Proposed Agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WXvW91IgDN2ZOn-uh2wzRSISrTI1XaR0k-v091-zgbo/edit#heading=h.6bc6e5a12ww9
3 Functions of this Committee:
1. Membership drive and process
2. Diversity part I- outreach to groups and gain attendance from all clubs and groups within our community
3. Diversity part II- ensure our committees are functioning from a viewpoint of diversity in their structure and event planning.
Hope you can join us!

LCD: Land Use Committee Meeting
2022-01-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-02-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-03-08 18:30 - 19:30 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Land Use Committee tracks changes to real estate in the District in order to mitigate the effects of development and gentrification.
Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 865 1085 0238
Password: [REDACTED]
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The Land Use Committee for the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is interacting with city agencies, developers, and a range of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, regarding a wide range of land use issues within the recently-created Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.
There are a wide range of opportunities for involvement, from being on call to show up at a meeting in City Hall, to critical negotiations with planners and developers.
While special skills in real estate or civic planning are great, anyone with an interest in the Cultural District is welcome to join.
Agenda is available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XX0IL_LNtV8EXYldtS3E-Yj-cCG_oZE6xm4iUf7-qsE/edit
For more information, please visit http://SFLCD.org, or contact land-use-chair@SFLCD.org.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - January 11
2022-01-11 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
O S
Element Eclipse
Willow
Houston Oak
Special Guest Reader
James Leon aka ChameLeon, lyricist,
writer, and filmmaker
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2022-01-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-02-10 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District.
Join via Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039453815
Join by phone:
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 840 3945 3815
Please contact the committee chairperson, Bob Brown with any questions: bob.brown@sflcd.org

LCD: Board of Directors Meeting
2022-01-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-16 18:00 - 20:00
Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting is free and all community members are welcome to attend.
Please join us remotely via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84789060820…
You can find the meeting agenda here:
You can also call 1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) and use Meeting ID: 844 9193 7145 and Password: [REDACTED] (Or find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl0fPTq3u)
Board meeting minutes will be available when they are approved at the following meeting.
For more info, visit http://www.sflcd.org.

Fundraising Committee
2022-01-25 18:00 - 19:00
The Fundraising Committee is planning ways to supplement our City funding with private monies to create even more events, public art, and neighborhood projects.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 826 2422 3540. The full agenda will be posted soon.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-01-25 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Houston Oak
JConr B. Ortega
Copper Wolf
Penelope Flynn
Special Guest Reader
Cornelius Belmont
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-01-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
Committee members and guests always have great ideas to share, which we often develop into wonderful projects and events.
This month we will be begin planning for our 2022 “SOMA Second Saturdays”, our Anniversary celebration in May, and something very special for Ringold Alley.
View the draft agenda at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hX9wdjoGM8Q9p7y89wEBzw1VYrXFNpHJB5o3ZSMoO88/
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

LCD: Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-02-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District is creating an Internet-based Walking Tour of noteworthy past and present locations in our South of Market neighborhood. We will help folks rediscover the lost gathering spaces of the past, and appreciate the businesses and cultural institutions that now struggle to survive.
We need folks help develop the content for the tour, and to provide (or help us recruit) expertise in research, editing, and voice acting.
This is a great time to get involved, whether your interest is historical, architectural, cultural, technological, or prurient. We need your input!
This is a free Zoom meeting, open to all 18+.
Agenda here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HeyGiuuRoC8G4Jv6gHPcZLV0efBPUsIvcspajAMYIos/
Join at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792
or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792.
More info at /make-tour

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Black Representation Edition
2022-02-08 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Penelope Flynn
Dicey Grenor
Element Eclipse
Domina Atua
Special Guest Reader
Linda Addison, the first African-
American author to win the prestigious
Bram Stoker Award
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

SOMA Second Saturdays! Game Day
2022-02-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
SOMA Second Saturdays! returns with two months of indoor events (which will pivot to Zoom if circumstances dictate) before returning to our outdoor street fair format in April.
Our February event will be Game Day.
Possible games are:
Kinky Pictionary
Taboo
SOMA Trivia
UNO Dare!
Cards Against…
Your Own Favorites!
Please bring proof of vaccination and Mask Up. This is a smoke-free event.
Free snacks and non-alcoholic beverages!
Find out who else is going with Bloom.
SOMA Second Saturdays! is a project of Folsom Street, the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, and Soma West CBD.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-02-22 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
mollie
mrPam
Jconr B. Ortega
Special Guest Reader
Willow
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
If you want to see who else will be watching, meet up for a watch party, or chat, we’re on Bloom.
https://bl.ooo/m/erotic-storytelling-hour
If you would like to be a reader, contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
Committee members shared some great ideas at our last meeting, which we hope to develop into active projects in the coming year.
We are actively recruiting artists, both for our art shows and other programs, and in leadership roles in our organization.
We will also continue planning for “SOMA Second Saturdays” (see /show/) and other upcoming events.
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

LCD: Walking Tour Subcommittee Meeting
2022-03-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - RPG Edition
2022-03-08 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Communal, improv storytelling shows based on tabletop role-playing games have seen a meteoric rise in popularity lately. Dungeons and Dragons is great, but some of us want something a bit more . . . mature! Veteran TTRPG players and streamers Princess Teacup, Syringa Vulgaris, and Alexei Othenin-Girard will play Avery Alder and an sheep’s “A Place to Fuck Each Other”, a game about lesbians hooking up in the face of a cisheterosexist society that denies us our full agency.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting
2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
The Communications Committee plans and guides the messaging and branding decisions for the District.
We will have updated info about the branding project, a review of the communications calendar, and begin discussion of the program piece of the May 7 District Anniversary Celebration.
Join via Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039453815
Join by phone:
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 840 3945 3815
Please contact the committee chairperson, Bob Brown with any questions: bob.brown@sflcd.org

SOMA Second Saturdays! Movie Day
2022-03-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Folsom Street, 145 9th St Ste 105, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US
Our second SOMA Second Saturdays! indoor event of the winter before returning outdoors in April.
Join us at the Folsom Street Community Center (145 9th Street) for an exciting selection from local filmmakers. Yes, there will be popcorn (as well as other snacks and non-alcoholic beverages).
If you would like to have your short film or excerpt of a longer film shown, check out the guidelines at /movie-day/
The event is free. Donations are welcome but not expected.

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour - Mocha Memoirs Press Edition
2022-03-22 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
We have a very special edition of ESTH for you this time. To celebrate Mocha Memoirs Press’ reissue of our host Sumiko Saulson’s book “Happiness & Other Diseases,” Sumiko will read an excerpt from the book. They will be joined by three other MMP readers and the District’s first manager, Beth Bicoastal.
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Rie Sheridan Rose
Todd Sullivan
Alexandra Christian
L. Marie Wood
Special Guest Reader
Sumiko Saulson, reading from
“Happiness & Other Diseases”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to see who’s tuning in and chat before you go? Check out Erotic Storytelling Hour – Mocha Memoirs Press Edition on the Bloom Community app:
https://bl.ooo/m/erotic-storytelling-hour-mocha-memoir-press-edit
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org

LCD: Arts and Culture Committee Meeting
2022-03-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District’s Arts and Culture Committee is dedicated to reactivating Folsom Street and environs as a cultural and community hub.
Committee members shared some great ideas at our last meeting, which we hope to develop into active projects in the coming year.
We are actively recruiting artists, both for our art shows and other programs, and in leadership roles in our organization.
We will also continue planning for “SOMA Second Saturdays” (see /show/) and other upcoming events.
Full draft agenda is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l4Z7zIHBxnBt_t5Ps8y0hHkwllp7KvkJABA5hzI92h8/
The meeting is free, and open to all.
Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702.
We hope you will join us!

Sold out: Once Upon A Time, presented by Twisted Windows at Folsom Street Events
2022-04-02 19:30 - 23:00 | 145 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103-2620, United States
This event is now sold out. You can join the waiting list at the ticket link, and join our mailing list so you don’t miss future events: http://eepurl.com/bufQZL
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An evening of fantasy fairy tales, combining scintillatingly sensual shows with interactive marvels. This gala reception features exquisitely erotic, sensually subversive, and particularly provocative performance art, including suspension bondage, pole dance, living statues, fetish acts, and burlesque, as well as decorated selfie stations, interactive art, gourmet bites, and other participatory marvels. All proceeds go to compensate artists and to support the Folsom Street 501(c)3 non-profit arts and culture organization.
Tickets are available here: https://forbiddentickets.com/events/twisted-windows/dbbe6e2198
Performers include:
* Vix Nolan
* Amermaidrenegade & MxBliss
* LaTahsha Ruby
* Drago Nesa
* Rain DeGrey
* Danarama & Shell
* Doll Fatale
* Rae Lune
* Shay
* Shibaritta
* Sluttyhands & Xean
* Cerulean
* JD (RopeRigger) & Kitty
* Angel
* EroticFixation & NotYourAnything
* The Purple Anon
* Sunny & KnottyDaddy
**Please carefully read our COVID guidelines to determine whether attending this event is within your risk profile. Particularly, note the k/n95 mask and up-to-date vaccination requirements, which includes a booster if eligible. Details at the ticket link.**
“Twisted Windows is like going to the ballet for kinksters. Every single time, there is a performance that makes me belly laugh. One that brings me to hot tears. One that inspires me to take my kink to the next level. And always several that just make me think about the intersection of kink and art. There is nothing else like it.” – Mir, owner of Wicked Grounds
Event photo by The Silence

LCD: Erotic Storytelling Hour
2022-04-05 20:00 - 21:00 | LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
San Francisco’s LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
presents a special, 18+ only, online event:
The Erotic Storytelling Hour!
Come hear some provocative, graphic, sexy, titillating, and funny stories (and more) from selected writers of our community!
Be 18+
Hosted by Sumiko Saulson, David Hyman, and Cal Callahan
Featured Readers:
Lusciouse
Houston Oak
Grok Amiri
Cornelius Belmont
Special Guest Reader
Daniel Erickson, author of the Erik Atlas
novels
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86868208302?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 868 6820 8302
Password: [REDACTED]
Or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter meeting ID: 856 5465 2578 and password: [REDACTED]
(Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdjuCNy9C )
Want to be a reader for a future event? contact: manager@sflcd.org
The event is free; want to thank us? Donate at /donate/
Or become a member: https://join.sflcd.org/
Check out our Website: https://sfleatherdistrict.org
