

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Class is in Session
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Minnesota Leather Pride in proud partnership with Twin Cities Leather &amp; Fetish Weekend, invites you to an afternoon of queer connection, kinky exploration, and unapologetic self-discovery. Whether you’re a curious newcomer, a seasoned deviant, or somewhere deliciously in between, our presenters are ready to offer you tools, insights, and some sexy inspiration. MNLP and TCLF are proud to offer ASL interpreters throughout the day’s programming to help ensure this space is accessible, welcoming, and affirming for our Deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.

Start your day off by joining the TCLF  Town Hall,  12-1 pm. Choose from 4 engaging workshops. Then roll right into an afternoon of low-key mingling and high-impact conversation at the Socials. Rub shoulders (and maybe more) with Leatherfolk, Rubber enthusiasts, pups, handlers, critters, and queer kinksters of all kinds before the contest kicks off later in the evening.

Bring your curiosity. Bring your gear. Bring your whole queer, kinky self.

Schedule:

Disco Bar:
12:00-1:00 Community Wellness Townhall
1:00-2:00 Silent Symphony: The NonVocal Adventure with Lucian and celina
2:00-3:00 Trauma- and Somatic-Informed Rope Play with Nikki Nails
Fireside Bar:
1:00-2:00 Vaginal Play 101 with Kai
2:00-3:00 To The Point: Sharps Play 101 101 with TheStyxRiver


Trauma- and Somatic-informed Rope Play- Nikki Nails
Trauma- and Somatic-informed Rope Play will give you knowledge and tools for how to talk about and be aware of our histories with stressful events and how they still show up in our bodies. We'll cover how to work around and with physical trauma responses in your negotiations, rope scenes, and aftercare as both the Top and bottom. The content will be using rope play as a specific focus, but will be applicable to other kinds of scenes as well!


To The Point: Sharps Play 101- TheRiverStyx
Have you ever stabbed someone and wondered how to make it more fun? Or been curious about pointy items and how to stick them into people? In this 101 approach, TheStyxRiver will take you through the basic concepts of sharps play that sticks "to the point" of what info is important to know when diving into this edgeplay kink. This class will include a live demonstration, but will not have a hands on component. As such, all are welcome to attend, with (or without) a partner(s) regardless of role or side of the slash you might find yourself on when playing.


Silent Symphony: The Nonvocal Adventure- Lucian and celina
What happens when you as a bottom go silent during play? What can you do to actively negotiate and communicate with your partner(s)? What is the game plan when your top goes silent? Develop a deeper understanding of the power of nonverbal cues, body language, and expressive communication. We will discuss how to navigate the 'board game' of nonverbal communication through the land of negotiations, the sea of scenes, the dark forest of dynamics and more. This class aims to enhance interpersonal skills, empathy, and self-awareness while fostering an appreciation for the richness of nonverbal communication.


Vaginal Play 101- Kai
"If the idea of vaginal sex feels like foreign territory, you're not alone - but you are in the right place.
Good News: the vagina doesn't bite (promise), and this no-pressure, no-judgment session is here to answer all your burning questions.
Topics will cover:
Anatomy
Pleasure
Technique
How to make the experience fun and comfortable for everyone involved
Whether you're here to learn or just satisfy your curiosity, you'll leave with the knowledge and confidence to navigate new terrain."
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/minneapolis/class-is-in-session/200029039785903
- **Event Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures, parties, contests, it, health-wellness, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 107

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029039785903?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=minneapolis-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Minneapolis
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Saloon MN
- **lat**: 44.97683
- **long**: -93.27707
- **full address**: The Saloon MN, 32 N 9th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Minnesota Leather Pride (https://allevents.in/org/minnesota-leather-pride/26008851)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Saloon MN, 32 N 9th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Minnesota Leather Pride
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, trips-adventures, parties, contests, it, health-wellness, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Class is in Session ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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