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Hello lovelies,
Spooktober is a great time to start or upgrade your membership with us: we have *six* membership-required events this month, including our annual dungeon blowout Persephone. Persephone alone is $50, btw, which makes our $55 top tier an incredible value: it gets you into ALL October HoS events with no additional fees. Not up for a huge monthly commitment? Basic membership is just $5! All memberships are instant & don't require approval.
Heads up: earlybird discounts for both G&S and HoS Halloween parties end at *11:59pm tomorrow*; see below.
As always, full details for all events are below these summaries, including all rules & requirements for attendance. Get your membership and your tickets, and we will see you here soon.
- Wed 10.9 - Bedroom Badass ($0-30, members only) - Mx Fox is back with one of their signature classes. Take your playtime up a level, with one or multiple partners: elevate your scenes with co-topping and wordcraft. [Joined in July? You get $15 tickets! Same code as before, email us if you can't find it.]
- Fri 10.11 - Lip Service ($0-25, members only) - pansexual makeout party - Are you ready to play? Dirty Jenga, Spin The Bottle, and other PG-13 games await.
- Wed 10.16 - Sinema Club ($0-10, members only) - Spooky season top pick: The Hunger, an aesthetic masterpiece sexy AF vampire flick with David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. Plus, a talkback discussing queer interpretations of the vampire genre and more. [Joined in July? You get FREE tickets! Same code as before, email us if you can't find it.]
- Fri 10.18 - Fierce! (FREE / by donation, open to all) - a dance party and mixer giving you one more chance to meet the community before the big blowout Halloween weekend. You'll surely want to know more of our peeps better by then...
- Wed 10.23 - Bedroom Badass ($0-30, members only) - You've been asking, and here it is: Rope Play 101! This is the second class in the series, where you will learn to broaden your skills a bit. We provide all supplies; you come get adventurous and learn new skills. Prior experience / class 1 attendance NOT required, but please be on time to catch the initial/refresher instruction. [Joined in July? You get $15 tickets! Same code as before, email us if you can't find it.]
- Fri 10.25 - our grand Halloween Persephone event is back ($0-50, members only) - Kinky cabaret meets dungeon play party, against our Dark Decadance goth dance backdrop. Dark music, dark vibes, happy playtime. EARLYBIRD TIX: until Wed 10.9, each higher membership level gets you $10 off instead of $5.
- Sat 10.26 - G&S will be doing its usual Masquerade Macabre with brass bands, live acts and DJs. All info TK to G&S page & mail list: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html but tix are now on sale. EARLYBIRD TIX: until 11:59pm Wed 10.9, $25 tix are available, plus the usual $20 Low Income tix, which tend to go quickly.
- Thur 10.31 - Cute Halloween ($0, open to all) - G&S is testing out a new party idea...a Halloween with all the costumed excess treats but none of the horror tricks. Blood and gore are not for everyone! Come get cute with us.
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Please reserve tickets in advance! It helps us plan staff and supplies. Friend with Benefits level+ members can even retain credit for any unused tickets and roll them over to another event. If you want to upgrade levels: https://bit.ly/4bsZAKQ
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9.11, 9.18, 9.25 - Every Wednesday: House of Scorpio Clubhouse. Whatever your membership level, you are invited to use our space as your own for the night...as your clubhouse. While classes & movie nights take place in the main space, the bar and lounge remain open 7pm-11pm (12am if enough people are lounging). Just like with regular events, if you're Friend level and above, you can bring up to two friends with you. Order in dinner, have a few drinks, run a friendly board game, or just read a book on the comfy couch. This is not a mixer -- just us opening our doors for our members. It's up to you how much you socialize, if at all, and with whom. Miss Scorpio will be there herself running the bar and her vintage, designer & statement clothing boutique, so come have a drink and play dress-up.
If there's interest enough, we'll run the Clubhouse weekly, which means adding another stage-side activity on the first Wednesday of the month: kinky skill share? saucy life drawing? sassy photo sessions? What would you like to see happen? Let us know, and we'll work on setting it up.
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Cheers,
Miss Scorpio
http://www.houseofscorpio.com
One-time donations: https://www.paypal.me/geminiandscorpio or https://www.venmo.com/gemini-scorpio
Monthly donations & HoS event access: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html
HoS FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259688232814
Miss S on Fetlife: http://fetlife.com/users/680639
G&S regular events & list: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gemini_scorpio
Instagram: http://instagram.com/gemini_scorpio | http://instagram.com/houseof_scorpio
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DEAR PRESS,
We love you, but please don't list HoS events without checking with us. ~ xo, Miss S
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WED 10.9: CLASS
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Bedroom Badass class & practice with Mx Foxie Lou
Collaborative play: Mastering co-topping and wordcraft in your scenes
P1: Wordcraft: Elevating Your Play with Language
P2: Dynamic Duos: The Art of Co-topping
Wed Oct 9*, 7-11pm, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only**
Main space: class followed by guided practice, $0-30 depending on membership level
Bar & lounge: HoS Clubhouse, $FREE***
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/397322266498696
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1600841
PL: https://plra.io/m/bedroom-badass-kinky-class-and-practice-co-toppin
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #houseofscorpio
P1: Wordcraft: Elevating Your Play with Language
Words, communication and language are the backbone of the way we connect with each other, and they are a powerful tool for enhancing your intimate experiences. This class focuses on the strategic use of language to create emotional depth, amplify intentions, express desires, navigate boundaries, compose fantasies, and create opportunities to explore empowerment and shadow play.
Some topics to be covered:
- How to choose and understand the words you're using
- Understanding the importance of explicit communication
- Aligning language
- Creating fantasies
- Using words to create a feeling in a scene
- Getting comfortable with kinky or "dirty talk"
P2: Dynamic Duos: The Art of Co-topping
Learn the art of co-topping: creating a magical experience for you and your friends and lovers as a group. Co-topping is not just empowering and bond-reinforcing, but simply extra fun, as it inherently makes room for double the creativity in your scenes.
Some topics to be covered:
- Negotiating for three (or more)
- How to use explicit communication to set the scene
- Determining roles
- Ideas and techniques
- How to work collaboratively together
- How to bottom/negotiate for more than one top
All BB classes are a mixture of lecture, hands-on experience, and dedicated Q&A time. New in 2023: we're adding dedicated practice & play time after class, to help you solidify your skills, while our teacher remains available for guidance. Class and practice are in the main space, while the bar lounge is open 7pm- 12am if you want to arrive early or leave late -- or just need a break. Always BYO practice items, where relevant, hough we will always have a selection on hand.
Our teacher: Mx Fox is a Femme Domme, Kink educator and Relationship & Intimacy coach who has been in the scene for 8 years. Whether you're experienced or new to the scene, Fox loves to work with folks of all levels to help them feel excited to express themselves shamelessly and of course, have hotter safer and sexier relationships.
Bedroom Badass is our series of workshops to take couples and individuals through various steps in opening up their relationships, or in exploring more adventurous sexual experiences. Whether you're a total novice or an old pro, each class has a range of information relevant to all experience levels.
*Bedroom Badass happens on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
**HoS rules: HoS membership required; dress code, PAL or prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.
***Plus: House of Scorpio Clubhouse. Whatever your membership level, you are invited to use our space as your own for the night...as your clubhouse. While the ticketed activities will take place on the stage side of the room, the bar and lounge will remain open 7pm-11pm (12am if enough people are lounging). Just like with regular events, if you're Friend level and above, you can bring up to two friends with you. Order in dinner, have a few drinks, run a friendly board game, or just read a book on the comfy couch. This is not a mixer -- just us opening our doors for our members. It's up to you how much you socialize, if at all, and with whom.
COVID safety: HoS requires proof of vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers cycle the air.
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FRI 10.11: MAKEOUT PARTY
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House of Scorpio
presents
Lip Service: pansexual kissing and cocktails party
Fri Octoboer 11*, 9pm-2am, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only**
$0-25 depending on membership level
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/475810928774032
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1600826
PL: https://plra.io/m/lip-service-pansexual-kissing-and-cocktails-party-283
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #houseofscorpio
Bring your luscious lips (yours and your PAL's), and join us for lubricating cocktails and naughty games with sexy friends and intriguing strangers. Bring toys & games to share (blindfolds? rope? sexy dice?).
Feeling shy or wanting to meet new folks? Come early! Meet our founder, Miss Scorpio. Between 9-10:30pm, Miss S is there to introduce new members to old timers, explain how the whole HoS thing works, and generally make a delightful fuss over your presence.
Dress to be kissed: sexy and fun. Fetish attire, formalwear, lingerie, corsets, tutus and costumes always welcome...and we consider those unisex options (the more colorful and outrageous, the better). No casual or business; door person WILL turn you away -- see Code of Conduct page on our site for more details on the dress code.
Feeling shy or wanting to meet new folks? Come early! Between 9-11pm, Miss Scorpio is there to introduce new members to old timers, explain how the whole HoS thing works, and generally make a delightful fuss over your presence. It's also a great time to ask her everything you ever wanted to know about HoS.
Think of our makeout parties as R-rated community mixers--a place to get to know your fellow kinksters, introduce a partner to a more playful lifestyle, and maybe even find a future PAL--before attending the more naughty play parties. It's also a way for us to vet you in person for those parties; talk to us at the event.
*Lip Service happens on the second Friday of every month
**HoS rules: HoS membership, PAL & Dress Code required; no prior approval required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.
COVID safety: HoS requires proof of vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
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FRI 10.16: FILM
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House of Scorpio
presents
Sinema Club: The Hunger with special guest Nancy Roche
Wed Oct 16*, 7-11:30pm, 21+ (25+ suggested), open to all
Main space: movie night, $0-$10 sep on membership level
Bar & lounge: HoS Clubhouse, $FREE***
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/838751448443167
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1609161
PL: https://plra.io/m/sinema-club-sex-pos-and-lgbtq-film-club-the-hunge
Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio
The body's largest sex organ is the brain. Sinema Club stimulates yours with films that are explicitly erotic, homo-romantic, or gender-exploring -- and always thought-provoking. A rousing discussion follows; drinking is encouraged throughout, and mingling happens before, during and after: the bar remains open for socializing, while the film plays in the main space. Plus: free popcorn from our vintage cart. Order dinner in, and make it dinner and a movie.
This months screening: hot hot hot noir vampire classic The Hunger (1983) with Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie
When The Hunger was first released, it got mediocre reviews: dismissed as a stylistic triumph at best, but not a particularly noteworthy addition to the vampire movie genre. Yet more than 40 years later, the film remains a cult classic. It's not difficult to see why: look just a little bit beneath the surface of the plot -- a couple of sexy-as-all-hell vampires approach a beautiful young doctor (Susan Sarandon!) when one of the immortals finds they're having a serious health problem -- and you get unexpectedly poignant themes of mortality and loss of long-term domestic partnership alongside the more familiar tropes of power, sex, and bloodsucking. And of course, the film remains aesthetically breathtaking.
Our screening of The Hunger will be followed by a talkback with Nancy Roche, noted writer and academic. Nancy currently teaches film studies with emphases on gender and identity at Belmont University. We will discuss the film -- and vampire mythos in general -- through a queer lens.
Sinema Club is curated and hosted by Phil Guie-Ng (@thatphilguymovies): an inquisitive, ardent longtime film critic who is dying to tell you about movies you haven't heard of yet. As a reviewer at the website Film-Forward, his self-appointed mission was covering documentaries and features about subjects who challenged conventional attitudes about gender, masculinity, and more. When Phil isn't writing about movies, you can find him in Brooklyn taking part in protests on behalf of basic human rights.
*Sinema Club happens on the third Wednesday of every month
***Plus: House of Scorpio Clubhouse. Whatever your membership level, you are invited to use our space as your own for the night...as your clubhouse. While the ticketed activities will take place on the stage side of the room, the bar and lounge will remain open 7pm-11pm (12am if enough people are lounging). Just like with regular events, if you're Friend level and above, you can bring up to two friends with you. Order in dinner, have a few drinks, run a friendly board game, or just read a book on the comfy couch. This is not a mixer -- just us opening our doors for our members. It's up to you how much you socialize, if at all, and with whom.
COVID safety: HoS requires proof of vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
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FRI 10.18: DANCE PARTY & SOCIAL
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House of Scorpio
presents
Fierce! poly, kinky, queer & allies dance party & social
Fri Oct 18, 10pm-3am, 21+ (25+ suggested)*
For existing & prospective HoS members
FREE! $5-20 sugg donation to cover staff & loft rent
(Advance donations help a LOT, so the usual $0-15 tix are avail)
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info & house rules: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1495245261134730
FL:
PL:
Socials: @gemini_scorpio @houseof_scorpio #houseofscorpio
Calling all poly, kink, LGBTQIA+ and other "alternative" dating/sex/gender-aligned humans and their allies for a chill social & dance gathering in our lush nightlife lair. We got lights & smoke & lasers, booming bass, spinning disco ball, lots of dance floor, lots of couches. Queer DJs lay down an eclectic mix of retro and current pop hit remixes & mashups with happy house vibes.
Dress code: your queerest self! Sparkly unicorns, leather daddies, LED aliens, fancy fairies, punk dykes, glitter glamour queens, sequin divas, kinky party monsters, dandy butches, neon rainbow bears. This party is inclusive of all genders & expressions -- except casual wear. Dress to dance!
*HoS rules: Dress code required; HoS membership, PAL or prior approval not required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.
COVID safety: HoS requires proof of vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
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WED 10.23: CLASS
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House of Scorpio
presents
Bedroom Badass class & practice with Multithreaded
Topic: Beginner Rope 2 (part 1 not required to attend)
Wed 10.23, 7-11pm, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only**
Main space: class followed by guided practice, $0-30 depending on membership level
Bar & lounge: HoS Clubhouse, $FREE***
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy tix)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2290053288009826
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1610693
PL: https://plra.io/m/bedroom-badass-kinky-class-and-practice-rope-par
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #houseofscorpio
Although rope seems like the obvious choice of bondage material to many, it is a very difficult medium for beginners to manipulate properly. We will make it easy for you by introducing basic safety and tool concepts before moving onto basic rope restraint techniques. These rope ties can be used decoratively and restrictively in a variety of positions, which can be customized to meet yours and your partners' physical abilities and personal goals.
Some topics to be covered:
- Why rope?
- Safety basics
- Rope tension
- Scene experience options
Demos & practice:
- Connected tying demo/exercise
- Beginner friendly wrist & ankle cuffs with options
- Basic chest harness with flexibility options
- Simple full body harness
All BB classes are a mixture of lecture, hands-on experience, and dedicated Q&A time. After class, stay for dedicated practice & play time to help you solidify your skills, while our teacher remains available for guidance. Class and practice are in the main space, while the bar lounge is open 7pm-12am if you want to arrive early or leave late -- or just need a break. Always BYO practice items, where relevant, though we will always have a selection on hand.
Our teacher: Multithreaded/Mike (he/him) Is a long time rope enthusiast with 10+ years of experience in the NYC Rope/Kink community. He enjoys exploring the power and versatility of rope as a creative act of communication, connection, and shared experience through an improvisational and observant style. He also enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others along their rope journey.
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SAT 10.25: HoS HALLOWEEN
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House of Scorpio
presents
Persephone: dark dance + dungeon Halloween
Fri 10.25, 9pm-4am, 21+ (25+ suggested), HoS members only
$0-50 depending on membership level / $20 after 12:30am if capacity allows
// EARLYBIRD SALE: each membership level gives you $10 off instead of $5, until Wed Oct 9 //
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info TK: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Memberships & tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in to buy)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/557466569958107
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1610749
PL: https://plra.io/m/persephone-dark-dance-dungeon-halloween-35
Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio #gspersephone
As autumn's chill stills the air, Persephone once again journeys to the underworld to bring redemption and pleasure to its denizens and to seek out her immortal lover Hades. Taste the sacred pomegranate and join us in a modern recrafting of the sacred and erotic Eleusian mysteries.
A dark and haunting mix of dance, performance, sensory experience and kink play, Persephone is a myth-meets-fetish Halloween celebration. Featuring interactive sensory experiences and performances by Lydia Vengeance, Vonka Romanoff, Logan Laveau, Andreas Fenix and more. You may engage our dark demigods for personal scenes with their consent (and your tips) between their performances. Our resident dark DJ Alley Shiver keeps you dancing all night with goth, industrial, synth, dark 80s, new wave, electro and more.
Explore your dark desires...bring your dates & your toys. Consent and polite party behavior strictly enforced. Welcome to our underworld.
Dress code: gods and goddesses, devils and demons, damned souls, gothic, fetish, dark Lolita, cyberpunk, ninja warrior. Effort required / no casual wear.
HoS rules: HoS membership is required; no PAL requirement except at or near play stations (BYO or engage one of our hosts); dress code and Code of Conduct apply; no photos except in the designated front area.
COVID safety: HoS requires proof of vaccination on file; masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
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SAT 10.26: G&S HALLOWEEN
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
Masquerade Macabre
Sat 10.26, 9pm-4am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
$25 earlybird until Wed 10.9 / $30-60* GA / $20 after 12am if capacity allows
Gemini and Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tix: https://buytickets.at/geminiandscorpio/1415152
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/3496214010676024
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #geminiandscorpio #MasqMacabre
A marvellous and mysterious event...a Halloween celebration of the extravagant and the grotesque...an all-night spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse entertainments...an explosion of riotous live music, dancing, circus arts and late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning speakeasy. A Halloween like only G&S can do.
Featuring:
- Live bands TBA soon!
- Bawdy burlesque by Logan Laveau
- Glorious sideshow by Maggie McMuffin
- Daring aerial stunts by Lys
- Demonic dance floor by resident DJs
- Ghostly visuals
- Absinthe and other mind-altering potions by The House of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. cocktails...)
Dress code: your glamorous, dark, witchy, steampunk best or your Halloween wear. Effort required / no casual wear / if we have to ask, it's not a costume. You WILL be turned away without a refund.
COVID safety: masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
*All tickets offer the same access to the event. Please buy at the highest price you can, to support artists, production and affordable tickets for everyone. For every patron ticket ($60) we add a low income ticket ($30).
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THUR 10.31: HALLOWEEN
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Gemini & Scorpio
present
Cute Halloween
Tue 10.31, 7pm-12am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
FREE! / Sugg donation $5-20 towards loft renovations
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
Official info: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/515114224762551
Socials: @gemini_scorpio / #geminiandscorpio
Darkness is not for everyone! Welcome to our safe-space Halloween, where the only costumes allowed are...CUTE. Nothing offensive, nothing dark, nothing bloody. Wear your frilly or nerdy or kawaii best and join us for drinks, dancing and lounging. Selfie photo booth open. You're even welcome to get your dinner delivered here. No cover, but donations welcome.
COVID safety: masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.
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