Events Calendar

New York Jump to Events for: Mar - Apr - Other March: The Art of the Blow Job Sunday, March 21, 07:30PM, $35 Learn how to give great head! Babeland Sex Educators tell you how to find the sweet spots, discuss never-fail oral sex tips, hand and tongue techniques, and demonstrate the perfect toys to blow his mind. (SoHo) Contact Store for More Information Babeland Spring Break: Show Us Your Wits Thursday, March 25, 07:30PM, Free Cancun might be this year’s hot spot, but everything you need to relax and feel good can be found right here in NYC! Babeland Sex Educators will take you on a whirlwind tour of sex toys and tips and will give a mini workshop on how to have mind-blowing sex on a college budget. A sex-positive quiz will leave lucky students with prizes to take home! (SoHo) Contact Store for More Information Talking with Your Kids About Sex Sunday, March 28, 07:30PM, $15 Nationally recognized certified Sexuality Educator, Amy Levine, will share tips about how to talk with your kids about sex and how to answer questions for kids of all ages. This discussion is for parents who aren’t sure where to start, what to say or how to keep conversations open and ongoing. Learn more at www.sexedsolutions.com. (SoHo) Contact Store for More Information April: BDSM Workshop for Men by Babeland Monday, April 05, 06:30PM, $10 Introduce some restraint into your sex life! Learn the essentials of light bondage, negotiation, spanking, sensation play, and dirty talk. Babeland will teach you how to incorporate BDSM basics (and then some) into your sex life. Reserve tickets at 212-620-7310 or gaycenter.org. This is a class for men only, led by Babeland Sex Educator, Kelly Arbor, who has been teaching about gender, sex, and pleasure for over a decade. He is a queer who recently received his Master's Degree in Whole System Design. (LGBT Community Center) Contact Store for More Information Hand Job How-to Sunday, April 11, 12:00PM, Free Some say the art of the hand job has been lost; others say it was wasted on their teen years. Any sex act is better when your hands are involved – pulling, tugging, stroking. Take him over the top with these tried and true techniques. A raffle for a Hand Job Helpers Kit ($30 value) will be held at the end of the workshop. Enjoy complimentary mimosas and brunch goodies.(LES) Contact Store for More Information Art of the Blow Job Sunday, April 11, 07:30PM, $35 Learn how to give great head. Babeland Sex Educators tell you how to find the sweet spots, discuss never-fail oral sex tips, hand and tongue techniques and demonstrate the perfect toys to blow his mind. (SoHo) Contact Store for More Information Cheap Date Night: Spanking Friday, April 16, 08:00PM, Free How to give and get a good smack with a hand, paddle, crop, flogger or whip. Discover new ways of teasing, touching, adding pressure, and stimulating. The first 25 couples will receive a free gift bag full of toys, tips and discounted coupons to use that night for other cheap date night activities – including discount tickets to Sunshine Cinema’s midnight movie.(LES) Contact Store for More Information The Vagina Monologues Sunday, April 18, 08:00PM, second show, 10pm. $15 in advance, $20 day of show Babeland staffers are joining the global effort to stop violence against women and girls by presenting Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues. This event features an all-Babeland cast. Proceeds from all ticket sales benefit Right Rides, www.rightrides.org, and the V-Day 2010 Spotlight on Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo, www.vday.org. Experience this groundbreaking play about women’s empowerment as performed by a group of talented performers and sex-positive activists. (SoHo) Contact Store for More Information Save the Earth, One Kink at a Time Thursday, April 22, 07:00PM, $5 materials fee Babeland is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with a SMACK by recycling bicycle tires and turning them into DIY Floggers. Enjoy a delicious Dirt Cup while you make you make your own accoutrement of pleasure and pain. A lucky participant will go home with an eco-friendly, stainless steel Fun Wand from Njoy, too. Contact Store for More Information	Seattle Jump to Events for: Mar - Apr - Other March: Women: Get What You Want in Bed Sunday, March 21, 07:30PM, $35 Do you know what you want? Do you know how to get it? Overcome the blocks that prevent women from having an orgasm. We’ll cover masturbation, the G-Spot, sex toys, show you chow to stimulate all your senses to have new, exciting sexual adventures whether you're solo or partnered. Contact Store for More Information Making Open Relationships Work with Tristan Taormino Sunday, March 28, 07:30PM, $35 Do open relationships really work? How do people create nontraditional partnerships that are loving and lasting? Tristan Taormino, relationship expert and author of Opening Up, shares some of the key principles that can help your open relationship(s) succeed. Tristan will offer tips on communication, negotiation, and boundary setting, as well as how to cope with change. Whether you're a newcomer or veteran to the world beyond monogamy, come discover strategies to help you nurture and grow your open relationship(s). Contact Store for More Information Cheap Date Night: Sex Positions Wednesday, March 31, 06:00PM, Free You don’t need to be a yoga master to try new positions. Learn what positions will help you more easily reach the g-spot, spend longer downtown or use a toy during sex. The first 25 couples will receive a free gift bag with toys, tips and sweet ticket deals from The Central Heating Lab at ACT. Contact Store for More Information April: The Art of the Blow Job Sunday, April 11, 07:30PM, $35 Learn how to give great head. Babeland Sex Educators tell you how to find the sweet spots, discuss never-fail oral sex tips, hand and tongue techniques, and demonstrate the perfect toys to blow his mind. Contact Store for More Information Kinky Crafts: DIY Floggers Thursday, April 22, 06:00PM, $5 materials fee There's now a kinky upside to having a flat! Come to Babeland to find out how to make your very own flogger using recycled bike tires. All materials will be provided and you'll leave the store with one of your very own. Smack Contact Store for More Information Talk with Your Kids About Sex, Amy Lang, MA Sunday, April 25, 07:30PM, Free Amy's lecture “Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids” is for parents of elementary school age children and older. This interactive talk helps parents understand the need to start the conversations early and continue them throughout childhood and adolescence. Parents learn what works for kids, have time to talk about their own experiences and values, and learn about teen sexual behavior in an open and candid atmosphere. Amy Lang, MA has a 16-year history as a Sexual Health Educator. (7:30-8:30pm) Contact Store for More Information	Brooklyn Jump to Events for: Mar - Apr - Other March: Sexy Moms Series: Lesbian Parenting Wednesday, March 24, 07:00PM, Free Lauren Abrams, a community health center midwife from Park Slope, will speak about her experience as a lesbian partner raising two children. She'll discuss navigating the medical world as part of a lesbian couple, communication between the birth and non-birth mother, changing desires, donor dads, taboos, etc. This event is jointly sponsored with Choice in Childbirth/The New Space for Women’s Health and Park Slope Parents. Complimentary refreshments will be served courtesy of Sip Wines and Joyce Bakery. Contact Store for More Information How To Please Your Man Sunday, March 28, 07:30PM, $35 Explore the myriad ways you can please your man, from oral sex to toys for boys. Babeland Sex Educators will teach you everything we know about the joys and merits of hand jobs, blow jobs, and prostate stimulation. Enhance your techniques and learn new positions. Contact Store for More Information April: Babeland Brunch: Rabbit-Style Vibrators Sunday, April 04, 12:00PM, Free Long after its cameo on Sex and the City, the Rabbit is still helping women do the bunny hop in bed. Learn how these vibrators work (hint: dual stimulation of clit and G-spot), why they are shaped like bunnies, and how to teach your rabbit new tricks. Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries from Blue Sky Bakery. Happy Easter! Contact Store for More Information Aural Sex with Midori Wednesday, April 21, 08:00PM, $35 Suggest, command, tease and take control with your voice. The brain is the biggest sex organ and the voice can be the tool to create the hottest scenes. Midori will show you how to seduce your lover long before you enter the bedroom. You’ll learn techniques to discover your and your lovers’ fantasies, practice storytelling, and improve them. Midori is an acclaimed sex educator, speaker and writer, author of Master Han’s Daughter (fiction) and The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage (non-fiction). Contact Store for More Information She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasing a Woman Sunday, April 25, 07:30PM, $35 Do you know that a woman’s clitoris has eighteen parts? Let’s face it: when it comes to understanding female sexuality, most guys know more about what’s under the hood of a car than under the hood of a clitoris. Developed with Ian Kerner and based on his bestselling book, She Comes First, this workshop details techniques for consistently satisfying a woman and developing better connections with your partner. Copies of She Comes First will be raffled during the workshop, too. Contact Store for More Information Sexy Moms Series: Talking with Your Young Kids About Sex Tuesday, April 27, 07:00PM, Free How young is too young? Dr. Judith Steinhart will address ways of talking to your young children (infants – pre-teens) about sex, even when it seems too early. Judith, a Certified Sexuality Educator, Clinical Sexologist, and a mother herself, has worked with and taught thousands of young people about and parents on talking with their children about sex. Get the info you need to help your child develop the basis for their sexual health. This event is jointly sponsored with Choices in Childbirth/The New Space for Women’s Health and Park Slope Parents. Complimentary refreshments will be served courtesy of Joyce Bakery. Contact Store for More Information
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About our Workshops

From the basics of sexual literacy to advanced algorithms of satisfaction, Babeland University workshops have students begging for homework!

General Information:

Singles and couples of every gender and sexual orientation are invited to attend our workshops.
Pre-registration is strongly recommended to guarantee a spot. You can now register online for workshops that require a fee!
Classes start promptly; please arrive 15 minutes early to check-in and get a good seat.
All workshops are held in-store unless otherwise noted.
Babeland stores are wheelchair accessible.
Depending on store resources, ASL interpretation may be available with 2 weeks advance notice—please inquire at the specific store for more info.

Registration:

Pre-registration is required to guarantee a spot. To register we must receive payment at one of our locations, by credit card over the phone, or through our new online registration. See contact info for each store below.

Cancellation Policy:

Please remember that others may be waiting for an opening in the workshop you have registered for. If you must cancel, please notify Babeland at least 48 hours prior to the workshop and you will receive a Babeland Gift Card, less a $10 cancellation fee per ticket. Cancellations made with less than 48-hours notice are not eligible to receive a gift card.

Refund Policy:

A refund is issued to you only in the unlikely event that Babeland cancels a workshop. Forty-eight hours cancellation notice is required to receive a store credit voucher, minus a $10 cancellation fee.

Locations and Contact Information:

Seattle:

For Seattle registration, call (206) 328-2914 or email our Seattle Workshop Coordinator for more information.
For Seattle store directions and information, click here.

New York:

Our NY workshops are held at our Soho store on Mercer St, our Lower East Side store on Rivington, and our newest store in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please check each workshop's description for the correct location.
For NY registration, call (212) 966-2120 or email our New York Workshop Coordinator for more information.
For New York store directions and information, select either Soho, Lower East Side, or Brooklyn.

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