Upcoming Spanking Events

Don't let this happen to you!

No, don't let your carefully-planned spanking social event be under-attended like this one was (you knew that's what we meant all along, didn't you?). The organizers of the 2003 Annual Antwerp Spanking Festival (shown above) must have been disappointed when, from across all of Europe, only nine people showed up. If only they had taken advantage of the free event advertising in The Chicago Spanking Review! (Of course, it might also have helped if they had actually held the Antwerp Festival in Antwerp instead of Helsinki, and it probably wouldn't have hurt to have issued some really big paddles rather than the tiny miniature being used here, but never mind).

If you would like to see your event listed on this page, send an e-mail to the web-ed (please put the word "spanking" in the subject line to help us distinguish your mail from the hundreds of spams we get every week). We are most interested in events held in the midwest, because we feel this area of the country is underrepresented in the scene, but we will be glad to help publicize your event even if it is in Antwerp!

June 6 - 8, 2008 Come and get tanned in the Florida sun! Sun, Surf, Sand and Spanking. You can have them all at the 2008 Florida Moonshine Tropical Beach Party, June 6-8 th., 2008 in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Held at a beautiful, recently redesigned and refurbished beachfront hotel, and we mean right on the beach. The party will feature a repeat of the fun and games that were enjoyed at our 2007 hotel party including the Colorado Spankers' Spanking Trivia Quiz, CP court with Judge OTK Dave, the Governesses Gathering and a schoolgirl classroom led by not one, but two of the best known headmasters in the scene from both sides of the Atlantic. New, will be the first ever MoonDance Film Festival featuring the latest videos and hottest models from five of the worlds top spanking video producers. All activities will take place in a completely private penthouse area featuring four, two bedroom suites each with private balconies looking out on the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches and Intracoastal waterway. Some activities, including the Friday night vendor fair and Saturday night sit-down banquet, with live entertainment, will be held in a downstairs ballroom. The price for all of this, only $90 per person if you take advantage of our early-bird special and purchase your tickets before April 1st. So don't be the April Fool this time as Ticket prices after that will be $100.00 which is still a great deal up until the ticket deadline of Saturday May 4 th, We have been able to negotiate an excellent room rate with the hotel of $139, plus fees and taxes, per night which is very reasonable for a beach front hotel at this time in Florida. Suites are available at slightly higher prices. To get the hotel information you must be a member of Florida Moonshine as the information is only available on our FMInvite Yahoo group site which is restricted to Florida Moonshine members. If you are not a member, go to www.floridamoonshine.com and fill out and submit a membership form. Membership in our Florida Moonshine 05 Yahoo Group does not make you a member of Florida Moonshine. We plan to make this a party you will never forget and will certainly not want to miss, so make your hotel and party reservations now. We can't wait to see you all. The Florida Moonshine group

July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13, 2008 GD2 NEWCOMERS' SOCIAL 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Galleria Domain Two (GD2) Chicago, Illinois www.galleriadomain.org RSVP preferred but not required* Open to All 21+ FREE *************** You do NOT need to be a member of GD2 to attend. GD's Newcomers' Socials are FREE and open to everyone 21+. * Please send RSVPs to Carol at MztrsCarol@aol.com and include your first name. Confirmation of your RSVP, along with GD2's address, will be sent via email. *************** GD2's socials have become one of the best and busiest places to meet and mingle with diverse members of our communities and to meet new friends, play partners, and more. The Newcomers' Socials draw attendees from all over Chicago's BDSM and alternative lifestyle communities, including practitioners of BDSM, fetishists, members of Leather communities, polyamorists, members of the next generation, some of GD2's 180+ active members, and others. We provide an exceptional, no pressure environment for socializing and welcome everyone, whether you are completely new, curious about what a BDSM club is like, or have years of experience. Come join us! *************** For more information about GD2, including a calendar of upcoming activities, socials, and educational events, please visit www.galleriadomain.org.

The Web-Ed's non-review of GD2: I say non-review because you can't really review a B & D club the way you can a book, movie, or play, and besides, I'm not a member and so have never spent an evening at play there. But I did attend the 6/14/2008 social, and I can share my impressions of the facilities I saw and the people I met.

First, the people: everyone I met was very friendly, and the atmosphere was one of openness and tolerance. Certainly no one is going to frown on any kind of spanking, paddling, caning, etc. that you might wish to engage in. The hosts are Carol and Colt, who have obviously devoted a great deal of time and effort to the club, as evidenced by the impressive physical facilities and careful selection of equipment. There appear to be approximately 200 members, with the number attending on any particular evening difficult to predict. The club is open Friday and Saturday evenings from 08:00 P.M. to 03:00 A.M., with the larger crowds appearing on Saturdays.

There are three main play rooms designed to offer different moods (very open, more laid back, and semi-private). The rooms are spacious, well-equipped, and very attractive. I don't know if Carol did the decorating, but whoever it was should consider a career in interior design. Each room had a great variety of equipment (the semi-private one was of necessity somewhat smaller). Now, since I'm only into spanking and not the other myriad forms of B & D, I'm not sure I can remember all that I saw, but there were crosses, exam tables, cages, rope bondage and suspension gear (even a cage that could be hoisted up in the air!) and probably some stuff I couldn't figure out. I note in particular that each room had its own spanking bench, one of which was of a design I had never seen before.

Now for the hardest question: should a spankophile join the club? I would say that if your interests extend beyond spanking, the answer is yes. If you're like me, and don't really see the point of bondage except as an adjunct to spanking (e.g., tying someone to a spanking horse for a good paddling or caning), it's a more difficult call. While women would probably have no problem finding men to spank them (since there could be non-spanko men willing to give it a try in addition to the usual male Tops), a man (whether Top, Bottom, or Switch) might very well not be able to find enough women to play with to make it worth his time and effort. Something I've learned through many years of experience is that for males, it's difficult to find suitable play-partners, even at a spanking party. This certainly isn't the fault of anyone at GD2, it's just the way the spanking world is. For that reason, I won't be joining anytime soon myself, but I would certainly recommend to anyone else at least attending a Newcomers' Social before making that decision. Some kind of trial membership is available, by the way, but I don't have the details.

July 31 - Aug 2, 2008 -- Crimson Moon 3-day Summer Bash!

Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2008 -- Crimson Moon Halloween party. Always a favorite!

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