Master/slave Retreat 2007

T3WD is proud to announce our

THIRD ANNUAL MASTER/slave RETREAT
featuring

MASTER MATTHEW CARY & LADY BETH

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007
10:00am - 6:00pm

Made possible in part by sponsorship from

SouthEastLeatherFest

MORNING SESSION - Doors Open at 10:00am, presentation begins at 11:00am sharp!

MASTER MATTHEW CARY - Mr. Southeast Leatherfest 2006

“Leather History: Uncovering the Mine Shaft.”

You know our leather history must be out there, but you’ve never seen it with your own eyes. We’ve all heard about magazines like Drummer, The Leather Journal, and Dungeon Master, but when was the last time you could touch and even actually read them? You’ll have that chance in this presentation.

But this presentation will go a step further; as we take a step back in time to the Mine Shaft, New York’s most notorious leather bar in the 70’s and 80’s. “The Shaft” comes alive in newsletters, posters, artwork and over 1500 photographs recently discovered in an attic right here in the Southeast. These photos have been digitized and will be presented with a projector at life size, giving you the feeling of being present in the bar. Join the crowd at a “Mine Shaft Man” contest; see a demonstration at “The School for Lower Education;” and check the dress code as you enter and take a look around the bar.

If you’ve ever wondered what the New York leather scene was like in the 80’s, here’s your chance to immerse yourself in the experience.

BIO:

Matthew Cary traces his kinky roots back to his early years, when he discovered the joys of tying up his babysitters. His BDSM activities continued into high school and college. In 1993, when the book “Different Loving” was released, he learned that there was a vocabulary and culture that went along with the activities in which he’d been engaged, and this opened up a whole new world for him.

Cary has since devoted himself to learning and sharing as much about the lifestyle as he can pack into a lifetime. He has created a vehicle for his passion, Leather Journey Magazine, which enables him to pursue both of these goals, by creating opportunities for interactions with both the community and the individuals that make it so interesting.

He is the founder and current Director of the Smoky Mountain Power Exchange in Knoxville, TN (SMPEX), Leather Journey Magazine, and House Cheiron. In addition, he has served as Program Coordinator for NLA-Nashville.

Cary has presented a variety of interactive discussion workshops for SMPEX, Tri-Cities Power Exchange, MSDB, NLA-Nashville, Darke Family, Charlotte Lovers of All Kink (CLOAK,) MDG, and GLOVE. He is a member of SMPEX, Leather Journey, NLA-I, the Leather Archives and Museum, NCSF, Charlotte Area Power Exchange (CAPEX), CLOAK and Leather Tribe.

As the current Mr. SELF (Southeast Leatherfest) and the first runner up in the inaugural Mr. World Leather contest, Cary’s goal is to pass on his enthusiasm to others and encourage them to document and record their local leather histories.

AFTERNOON SESSION - Begins @ 2:00pm

LADY BETH FROM SC-LOCK presents:

Can You Hear Me Now?

How many times have you heard the word “communication” at a BDSM class concerning relationship issues? It is the all-encompassing answer to every question we have, and as kinky folk we profess ourselves to be experts at ‘communicating.” This powerful word has become our standard answer to dealing with any and all issues that we struggle with in our kinky relationships, while at the same time we think we are better at it than most ‘vanilla’ folk. But are we? How many broken BDSM relationships have you experienced or seen among your friends? What does ‘communicating” mean? How do we go about improving this most important of all actions?

Come out and spend some time with us as we dissect and discuss what it means to "communicate," discover the elements necessary to improve our skills so that we can "communicate" more effectively, and determine how to translate your communication skills into your BDSM partnerships and relationships! We will even look into how to add elements of sensual communication into your kinky play and scenes!

BIO:

Lady Beth is a well known, highly respected and much loved member of the southeast region SM community. Synonymous with SC-LOCK, and considered the matriarch to a large SE leather "family", she has for years, expended her energy to ensure quality education in the S/m community. We at T3WD are very fortunate to have the benefit of her fantastic knowledge and experience.

$20.00 members/25.00 guests

DOORS OPEN 10:00 AM

Morning Session BEGINS at 11:00 AM

LUNCH Break @ 1:00 PM

Afternoon Session BEGINS @ 2:00pm
PROGRAM ENDS 6:00 PM

(Times are approximate for program flow and breaks as directed by our presenters. There will be no entry into the programs once they begin except at breaks.)

LUNCH & SNACKS PROVIDED BY T3WD

JOIN US FOR DINNER AS A GROUP AFTER THE EVENT ! ! !

Please RSVP to t3wdevents2000@yahoo.com with M/s Retreat in the Subject line.
As always the location with be sent 7-10 days in advance to those who are members in good standing of T3WD,
reciprocal groups or who can prove active status in an established group.

This program was sponsored by SouthEast LeatherFest Mini Grants program. T3WD was granted $300.00 in order to provide quality programming for you.
Please visit SELF at http://www.seleatherfest.com for more information and a full accounting of grant funds.

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