Organized by Eric Rogers, Tobie Tusing

This week, Tobie will give a talk considering the nature of pornography, focusing on Susan Sontag's essay "The Pornographic Imagination". We will consider the boundaries between pornography, literature, and obscenity.

Optional reading: http://www.remittancegirl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/124506505-The-Pornographic-Imagination-by-Susan-Sontag.pdf

////////SCHEDULE:
_8:00 pm - Doors open
_8:30 pm - Talk: The Pornographic Imagination - Tobie
_9:00 pm - Workshop: Wax Play - Tobie and the Playful Deer
_9:30 pm - Exploration space - Wax Play hands-on!
_11:30 pm - Tidy up the space (as a free event, we ask our guests to please assist in this.)

Cover art by Michael Borel

Critical Hedonism(s) is a social movement dedicated to redefining the ways that care and pleasure circulate and get expressed, integrating critical, analytical thought with experimentation and exploration. More here: http://www.criticalhedonisms.com/

*This event WILL likely involve sex and/or nudity. All attendees must be at least 18 years of age. We are compelled by the law to check IDs at the door, so please bring a valid, state-issued ID. This is a sex-positive, consent-oriented, trans-inclusive, body-positive space. Please respect other people’s choices, refrain from judgement about others’ pleasures or desires, respect everyone’s gender/identity expressions and body shapes, and obtain explicit consent before touching or engaging intimately with anyone. We reserve the right to ask attendees to leave at any time, and for any reason.