Events Calendar

Taboo Tabou is now offering a monthly adult sex-ed series taught by two of Chicago’s most informative and notorious sex educators, Ken Melvoin-Berg and Sunny Megatron.

ZAP! Electric Play is the first in the series. It will take place on Wednesday, March 7th from 7-9pm. We expect this event to sell out, so get your tickets in advance!

TENS Units, Violet Wands, Neon Wands, where do I begin? What do they feel like? Are there differences between each one? Can these toys bring sensual and erotic play to the bedroom? How will I use them in hard core BDSM scenes? Get the answer to all these questions and more when Ken and Sunny take you through the ins and outs of electrosex toys!

During the class, you’ll get to sample a number of e-stim toys along with a wide variety of their attachments and accessories. Whether you are new to electric play or a seasoned pro, you’ll get an overview of the basics and be walked through advanced techniques. We will learn about alternate uses and get a sneak peek at some brand new products. We’ll also be giving away a Power Tripper! This new attachment for a Violet Wand/Neon Wand has not been released to the public yet!

Classes are at Taboo Tabou’s Salon Cabaret, located above the main store at 854 W Belmont Ave, Chicago Il 60657

Pre-registration is encouraged, as class size is limited. You can pre-register in the store or online here:http://www.thealleychicago.com/servlet/the-template…

Registration is also open for all classes through May 2012:
April 4th – How to Throw the World’s Best Bachelorette Party!
April 18th – Safewords and Consent
May 2nd – Sex Toys 101: Junk for Your Junk

About the Instructors:
Ken Melvoin-Berg  is Chicago ‘s premier pervert and resident sexstorian. His vast sexual knowledge and dirty mind come in very handy when he covers subjects such as: Japanese Rope Bondage, Electric toy play, Balloon Bondage, BDSM 101 and Networking for Kinky People. His personal passion for all things sex includes, but is not limited to: fetishes, swinging, pornography, fetish films, gangbangs, the History of Red Light Districts and sex, prostitution, dungeons and orgies. And did we mention sex?

He has been involved in various sex industries from modeling, porn, owning an S&M dungeon, campaigning for sex workers rights, organizing kinky social events, raising money for AIDS charities to teaching adult sex education/kink classes for the last two decades. In addition to giving tours and lecturing, he travels around the world teaching kink awareness to various private groups. New kink-friendly/sex positive classes are also in development for 2012. He is also responsible for the infamous Northwestern University Fucksaw incident when he was teaching his class Networking for Kinky People to the Human Sexuality class. No fucksaws were harmed during this event.

Sunny Megatron is a pleasure advocate, sex blogger, sexpert, adult sex educator and accidental superhero. Along with Ken, she is one of the infamous Northwestern Fucksaw Four and is the proud owner of that fucksaw heard around the world.

On any given weekend you can find Sunny hosting Red Light District Sex Tours and bachelorette parties for Weird Chicago Tours. She also teaches various sexuality workshops around the country including: Networking for Kinky People, BDSM 101, How to Give a Really good BlowJob, Exploring Non-Monogamy, ZAP! Electrical Play, The Female Orgasm, and Junk For Your Junk: Sex Toys 101.

Although Sunny covers various subjects, her specialties are the female orgasm and alternative sexuality— from LGBTQ topics to swinging, BDSM, nontraditional relationships, extreme toys, g-spot techniques and more. She particularly enjoys helping those curious about adding a little spice to their sex lives that aren’t sure where to begin.

More info:
http://www.weirdchicago.com/sextour.html
http://www.sunnymegatron4.com.php56-15.dfw3-2.websitetestlink.com/
http://psychicken.com/

Sunday, March 18, 2012 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

On The Edge presents Erotic Photography with Liquid Mojo and Zaana. We will take a look at the basics of digital cameras and how to shoot erotic photography where ever you may be, a dungeon, your house or on the street. Bring your digital camera, as the course will cover the functions and options available on your device, and any questions you have about the art of erotic photography. This class is best if you come with a friend/lover/playmate so that your favorite model is ready to start shooting with you the moment you get home.

This event is clean and sober, no alcohol, drugs or smoking allowed. This event is open to anyone 18 years or older. IDs with proof of age will be required at door.

RSVP to Ken Melvoin-Berg’s email [email protected] by no later than 3/17/12 for the info on location of the Studio (approx 10 mins southwest of downtown Chicago).

This class will be about Erotic Photography with digital cameras – The Basics:

1) Introduction
2) Composition
3) Lighting
4) The Camera
5) Post-Production
6) Practical Application
7) Q & A

The instructors for this course are pretty well known in the Chicago scene, but if you’re not in the know or you don’t know their entire backgrounds, here you go:

Tunde, aka “Liquid Mojo”, has been shooting professionally since 2005. He specializes in glamour, boudoir and fetish portrait photography. Tunde has had many shoots nation-wide, and his work has been on display throughout the United States, including national shows such as the Dirty Show #10 and #11, as well as internationally in countries such as Germany. He enjoys working with women of all shapes, sizes and ages and has a particular talent for capturing the special beauty of each model. He is active in the Chicago BDSM community, having worked with many models on both FetLife and Model Mayhem. His home base is in the Chicago area.

View his work here:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/liquidmojo
Twitter – https://twitter.com/liquidmojo
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/83381
Instagram: @liquidmojo

Zaana, the artist behind Ann Drake Photography, is a newcomer, but has quickly made her mark on the Chicago photography scene. With a focus in glamour, fetish and boudoir photography, she enjoys finding ways to bring out the beauty and sexiness within each model that steps in front of her camera. Zaana has been both active and a leader in the BDSM community for 2 years, creating and running the Lakeview Munch and working with many models and kinksters to produce erotic, gorgeous art. Having just started working within the Chicago sex toy industry, Zaana hopes to continue learning more to further sex-positivity and body-positivity, and to continue understanding exactly what it is that makes people feel sexy and beautiful; in front of her lens and elsewhere. Her home base is in the city of Chicago.

View her work here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anndrakephotography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anndrakephoto
Model Mayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/2199091
Instagram: @anndrake

This Event will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan  and is brought to you by GRALE: http://www.gralemi.org/

Time: 6 pm to 1 am, presentation begins at 7 pm, play party starts at 9pm.
Where: Plainwell Area. Address and directions given after registering for event.
Dress Code: Vanilla until inside and then anything goes,  21+ with ID

TENS Units, Violet Wands, Neon Wands, where do I begin? What do they feel like? Are there differences between each one? Can these toys bring sensual and erotic play to the bedroom? How will I use them in hard core BDSM scenes? Get the answer to all these questions and more when Ken and Sunny take you through the ins and outs of electrosex toys!

During the class, you’ll get to sample a number of e-stim toys along with a wide variety of their attachments and accessories. Whether you are new to electric play or a seasoned pro, you’ll get an overview of the basics and be walked through advanced techniques. We will learn about alternate uses and get a sneak peek at some brand new products.

About the Instructors:

Ken Melvoin-Berg  is Chicago ‘s premier pervert and resident sexstorian. His vast sexual knowledge and dirty mind come in very handy when he covers subjects such as: Japanese Rope Bondage, Electric toy play, Balloon Bondage, BDSM 101 and Networking for Kinky People. His personal passion for all things sex includes, but is not limited to: fetishes, swinging, pornography, fetish films, gangbangs, the History of Red Light Districts and sex, prostitution, dungeons and orgies. And did we mention sex?

He has been involved in various sex industries from modeling, porn, owning an S&M dungeon, campaigning for sex workers rights, organizing kinky social events, raising money for AIDS charities to teaching adult sex education/kink classes for the last two decades. In addition to giving tours and lecturing, he travels around the world teaching kink awareness to various private groups. New kink-friendly/sex positive classes are also in development for 2012. He is also responsible for the infamous Northwestern University Fucksaw incident when he was teaching his class Networking for Kinky People to the Human Sexuality class. No fucksaws were harmed during this event.

Sunny Megatron is a pleasure advocate, sex blogger, sexpert, adult sex educator and accidental superhero. Along with Ken, she is one of the infamous Northwestern Fucksaw Four and is the proud owner of that fucksaw heard around the world.

On any given weekend you can find Sunny hosting Red Light District Sex Tours and bachelorette parties for Weird Chicago Tours. She also teaches various sexuality workshops around the country including: Networking for Kinky People, BDSM 101, How to Give a Really good BlowJob, Exploring Non-Monogamy, ZAP! Electrical Play, The Female Orgasm, and Junk For Your Junk: Sex Toys 101.

Although Sunny covers various subjects, her specialties are the female orgasm and alternative sexuality— from LGBTQ topics to swinging, BDSM, nontraditional relationships, extreme toys, g-spot techniques and more. She particularly enjoys helping those curious about adding a little spice to their sex lives that aren’t sure where to begin.

More info:
http://www.weirdchicago.com/sextour.html
http://www.sunnymegatron4.com.php56-15.dfw3-2.websitetestlink.com/
http://psychicken.com/

It seems everyone’s talking about non-monogamous relationships these days.  Polyamory has recently been featured on prime time news shows, magazine covers and reality TV programs.  If you’ve thought about exploring some form of non-monogamy, you’ve probably wondered:

Is there a difference between and open relationship and a polyamorous one?   How do swinging and group sex factor in? What is the appropriate way to approach someone for a threesome? How is jealousy managed with multiple partners? Isn’t “open-relationship” just a fancy term for cheating?  Are people poly because they like to have lots of sex?  How I talk to my partner about opening up our relationship?  What happens if I get jealous? 

There is no magic formula for an open relationship or one right way to be poly. In this workshop Ken and Sunny explain different types of non-monogamous relationships and give you tools to craft and maintain a relationship that’s right for you (and them!).

This class is through Chicago’s Meow University

And will take place at:

Good Gyrrl Studio
1200 W 35th St
Chicago, IL 60609

Eventbrite ticket page and additional details coming soon!

About the Instructors

Ken Melvoin-Berg owns Weird Chicago Tours and the Midwest’s premier S&M Dungeon, The Studio. As a Lecturer and Sexstorian, he is the creator of On The Edge (a lecture/film series on BDSM). In addition to authoring 14 books on various subjects, Ken edits and writes numerous articles on sexuality.

He travels around the world teaching kink awareness to various private groups and continually develops new kink-friendly/sex positive classes.

Ken is responsible for the infamous Northwestern University Fucksaw controversy while teaching his class, Networking for Kinky People. Sunny Megatron is his partner in crime in his perverted adventures.

Sunny Megatron is a pleasure advocate, sex blogger, sexpert, adult sexuality educator and accidental superhero.

Along with Ken, she is one of the infamous Northwestern Fucksaw Four and is the proud owner of that fucksaw heard around the world.

On any given weekend you can find Sunny hosting Red Light District Sex Tours and bachelorette parties for Weird Chicago Tours. She also teaches various sexuality workshops around the country including: Networking for Kinky People, BDSM 101, How to Give a World Class BlowJob, Exploring Non-Monogamy, ZAP! Electrical Play, The Female Orgasm, and Junk For Your Junk: Sex Toys 101.

Although Sunny covers various subjects, her specialties are the female orgasm and alternative sexuality— from LGBTQ topics to swinging, BDSM, nontraditional relationships, extreme toys, g-spot techniques and more.  She particularly enjoys helping those curious about adding a little spice to their sex lives that aren’t sure where to begin.