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Hello lovelies,

Hope you all had a cozy and happy holiday stretch, whether or not you celebrate Christmas. We've got just a few days left of 2024, and two parties for your enjoyment. Almost immediately after NYE, we kick off our 2025 with the open-to-all Taste The Rainbow! Countdown is back just a few weeks into the new year, so make your new friends now, kiss them at Lip Service, and get down at Countdown.

- Tomorrow! Fri 12.27 - Dark DecaDance ($15-20 everyone / as low as $0 w membership discount) - Krampus time! Holiday goth dance party bringing dark queer & ally kinksters together -- and celebrating the birthday of our resident DJ Alley Shiver! Light kink play is ok, but there's no dungeon setup and no dedicated safety monitors.

- This Tues 12.31 - Friends & Family NYE ($20 + whatever you want to donate) - Here's our feeling about this year's Big Night: we'd love to see our beloved G&S/HoS folk, but a big expensive blowout just doesn't feel right. Instead, we offer you a cozy safe space and probably the most affordable way to spend the night you can find anywhere in town. We will not be promoting this event, so it really is just friends & family. We would prefer to have a smaller gathering & sell out to our closest people in advance, so please reserve ASAP if you think you want to join us.

We know you're not thinking about 2025 yet, but here are your key January dates -- tix are avail in our membership system:
Thu 1.2 - Taste The Rainbow: community social (open to non-members)
Fri 1.10 - Lip Service: pansexual makeout party
Wed 1.15 - Sinema Club: Arabian Nights (1974)
Fri 1.24 - Dark DecaDance with live band (open to non-members)
Sat 1.25 - Countdown returns!

Oh and: if you need killer party wear, Miss Scorpio is hosting browsing appts in her boutique in our loft almost every day. Reply to this email or find her (and some of the items) on http://instagram.com/miss_scorpio_fashion

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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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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
Instagram: http://instagram.com/houseof_scorpio | http://instagram.com/gemini_scorpio
Bluesky: @gemini-scorpio | Twitter: @gemini_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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FRI 12.27: MIXER & DANCE PARTY
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Gemini & Scorpio and House of Scorpio
 
present
 
Dark DecaDance
 
Fri Dec 27*, 10pm-4am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
For existing and prospective HoS members**; members: $0-20 / non-members: $15 adv, $20 door
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
 
G&S: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
HoS: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
Tix: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/membership.html (log in for HoS member discounts)
 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/563948563028699
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1646949
PL: https://plra.io/m/dark-decadance-goth-dance-and-kink-play-party-in-lg-224
Socials: @houseof_scorpio @gemini_scorpio #darkdecadance #houseofscorpio
 
DDD is a queer-forward kink-friendly goth dance celebration, inviting all participants to let go, dance and play in our luscious private loft. We embrace all genders and sexualities and levels of darkness. Consent and polite party behavior strictly enforced.
 
On decks:
 
Resident DJ Shiver has been bringing the best of darkwave, goth, industrial, and post-punk sounds since 2015. Having spun at Femme Fest LA, Defcon NYC, and co-founding clubs Dolce Vita and Physical Ruins, she continues to blend both beloved classics and the best of new dark music. She also runs Wire Trap music magazine featuring the best new darkwave and post-punk music and events.

Guest DJ Kamikaze Tomato has played darkwave, goth & other dark alternatives genres while on the scene the last few years.  Despite this short time, she has been a guest DJ at About to Cry, Fright Market, No Return Post Punk Society, QXTs, Resurrection 2.0, Satanic Temple events, Sirens of Sound, Sunday Mourning and more. She currently has her own dark dance night, Sanctified, at Amityville Music Hall in Long Island. Other monthly residencies include the Flying Fox Tavern & Ian Ford's Caffeine Underground.
 
Dress code: goth, fetish, romantic, vampire, dark Lolita, neo-Victorian, steampunk, ninja warrior. Effort required / no casual wear. This month: bring your darkest Krampus 'fits!
 
*Dark DecaDance happens on every fourth Friday of the month.
 
**HoS rules: HoS membership, PAL and prior approval not required. Dress Code required; Code of Conduct always applies; no photos except in the designated front area.
 
COVID safety: masks encouraged; two hospital grade UV air purifiers cycle the air.

 

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TUE 12.31: FRIENDS & FAMILY NYE
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Gemini & Scorpio / House of Scorpio
invite you to

Friends & Family NYE

Tues 12.31, 9pm-2am, $20 + whatever you want to donate
Gemini & Scorpio Loft, 267 Douglass St, 3rd fl (ADA accessible)
 
G&S: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
HoS: http://www.houseofscorpio.com/events.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1682191849314064
Tix: https://buytickets.at/geminiandscorpio/1510026 (while they last)

Opening our doors to our community for a semi-private, old-school loft hang. Think of it as partying in your cool friend's 5k sq ft living room. You can dance under the spinning lights, lounge on the cozy couches or socialize in the jungle-themed bar. As always, we'll have an extensive non-alcoholic drink menu.

If you'd like to contribute to this event in any way, please reach out: gs [at] geminiandscorpio.com or DM us on Insta. Snacks? Performances? DJ? It's a community party!

One thing we ask: please still wear your sparkly best, from clubwear to formalwear, so we can all feel fancy and get great photos (no casual attire admitted, as always). This really helps keep ours a safe space, and we appreciate you putting in the effort.

We ask for a base rate of just $20 to cover core expenses. However: we've been teetering on the verge of extinction all year, so any further donation you can add would help us keep the magic going into 2025 and beyond.

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FRI 1.2: MIXER
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House of Scorpio
presents

Taste The Rainbow: sex-positive kinky poly LGBTQ+ mixer

Thur Jan 2, 7pm-12am, 21+ (25+ suggested)
For existing & prospective HoS members; members: $0 / non-members: $10
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 for member tix)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1692845331282659
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1663463
PL: https://plra.io/m/taste-the-rainbow-sex-positive-kinky-poly-lgbtq-292
Socials: @houseof_scorpio [producer] @gemini_scorpio [venue] #houseofscorpio

We get asked all the time how people can join HoS if they are shy, don't have like-minded friends, lack PALs for play parties, have no idea how this whole thing works, don't feel like jumping into sexy activity but want to connect to open-minded humans, etc. This party is the answer!

Calling all LGBTQIA+, poly, kink, swinger and other "alternative" dating/sex/gender-aligned humans and their allies. We're creating a protected and judgment-free space for connections, conversations, community, games and interactivity. This is the key HoS event open to non-members. Come meet us before you join!

For those of you new to it all: direct introductions to HoS members new and old; facilitated discussions on poly, kink and swinger lifestyles; icebreaker games to welcome you to our club.

For our regulars: a way to ease new friends into our scene; a chance to meet all the new faces you may want to kiss later; a visit with the community even if your PAL is not around.

For everyone: tabletop and social games, both risqué and plain fun; a charming host to make the introductions and explain all things HoS and sex-positive, and a cozy setting for conversations and future kisses. Our main icebreaker game, HoS Guest Bingo, runs from 7:30pm until we have a winner: get to know everyone in the room, and win a drink if you complete your bingo card.

Miss Scorpio is back hosting the mixer! Come ask her directly anything you want to know about this community. We've been building it for you for 10+ years, and hope to be here for 10+ more.

HoS rules: HoS membership, PAL and dress code not 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; windows will be partially open for ventilation; two hospital grade UV air purifiers will cycle the air.

*Taste The Rainbow happens every first Thursday of the month except when a month starts on Friday (otherwise it would end up the night before Lip Service).

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FRI 1.10: MAKEOUT PARTY
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House of Scorpio
presents

Lip Service: pansexual makeout party

Fri Jan 10*, 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/1226254288473470
FL: https://fetlife.com/events/1663469
PL: https://plra.io/m/lip-service-pansexual-kissing-and-cocktails-party-324
Socials: @gemini_scorpio #houseofscorpio

Bring your luscious lips (yours and your PAL's), and join us for lubricating libations 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.

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.

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.

*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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Do you have something to share with us? We're always open to suggestions & feedback: scorpio@PROTECTED
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