Sub Rosa hosts kink and BDSM classes in Portland and online. Scroll down to see our upcoming events and classes.
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Kink and BDSM Classes in Portland and Online
IN PERSON EVENT
October 11th, 11am-3pm
Harlots High Tea with Princessa Natasha
Join Princessa Natasha for an afternoon of fine tea, exquisite company, and the very particular pleasure of knowing exactly where you stand — and loving every moment of it.
Submissives: This is your moment to step gracefully out of the spotlight, and shine in the most delicious way — through silence and devoted service. Dominants: This is your invitation to take up every inch of space you deserve, recline magnificently, and allow yourself to be thoroughly attended to.
Tea. Snacks. Smacks. Giggles. Services to expect include foot rubs, shoulder rubs, fetching tea and snacks, food preparation, human furniture and more. Service is, after all, the most exquisite of gifts. We look forward to receiving yours — and to giving you precisely what you came for.
IN PERSON EVENT
October 21st, 6pm-9pm
Sub Rosa Social
The monthly Sub Rosa Social (on 3rd Wednesdays) at Wayfinder Beer in SE Portland expands the opportunity for people to connect with the community created around Sub Rosa’s space and classes. It’s a munch! But we don’t like that word and think “social” sounds so much more fancy. So come join us at this purely social event (no kink play). This event is open to all, but our space is femme & femdom-led.
This is a free event! Wayfinder has a great food menu as well as lots of NA beverages, beer, wine, and cocktails (you pay for your drinks and food). Portland-style vanilla (or vanilla adjacent) attire is required – this is a public venue with children and strangers nearby. Please be respectful of the environment and the space.
The parking lot across the street from Wayfinder becomes conditional parking for the restaurant at 6pm so there should hopefully be plenty of parking. Wayfinder has accessible access with a ramp going up to the restaurant and inside to access lower seating levels as well. The Social is in the side room to the left when you enter.
Wayfinder Beer, 304 SE 2nd Ave
IN PERSON EVENT
October 22nd, 8pm-1am
Mistress Viola presents STFU
Mistress Viola is delighted to bring STFU back to The Den, this time during creepy season! Vampire’s Kiss will be the vampiest, trampiest STFU – so get together your drenched-in-fake-blood ensembles, channel your inner Queen of the Damned, plaster on some pallid Twilight makeup, or bring your deadliest old world immortal looks. The theme is never mandatory, just some solid inspo! Other Halloween looks encouraged as well.
STFU is the infamous FemDom event (formerly known as 50 Shades of STFU) – a BDSM play party centering femme/themdoms, hosted by Mistress Viola since 2017. All are welcome if you love and/or worship femdommes, if you’re a femme/them domme, if you’re a switchy slut with nothing to lose — you know the drill.
The Den, 116 SE Yamhill
Read full description and get tickets here. Purchasing a Supporter Ticket makes our community discounts possible!
IN PERSON EVENT
October 27th, 7pm-9pm
The Sub Rosa Supervillain Open House
We invite you to an evening of socializing with fellow Supervillains inside Portland’s most decadent boutique fetish space.
The evening features ongoing tours of our sexy lair, a delicious snack spread (including vegan and gluten-free options), sparkling wine, and non-alcoholic beverages, served by superheroes at your beck and call.
Tour the spaces, see what’s new, and recruit some kinky allies.
We share our space with vetted members of the community, and this is a great way to meet us, tour the dungeon, and see what Sub Rosa is all about.
Each ticket holder will receive a $20 discount on a future private rental.
IN PERSON CLASS
November 5th, 7pm-10pm
FemDom Bootcamp
Hosted by Natasha Strange & Viola Parker, this event includes a discussion on consent and safety, followed by demonstrations on how to safely negotiate a scene, with the help of experienced volunteers. After discussion and negotiation demos, we use the gorgeous space and gear at Sub Rosa for experiential practice and play with our demo bottoms. Support dommes circulate to train the attendees on the activities, toys and gear, teaching techniques and giving tips.
FemDom Bootcamps are geared to women and/or nonbinary folks at the early stages of exploring, seeking confidence, community, hands-on experience, and to further develop their dominant power. This is not an event for single men, submissive or dominant.
This is a coached play party that focuses on learning, consent, negotiation, and practice in a femdom context. We encourage questions and active participation in demos, however, those interested in learning by watching/voyeurism are always welcome.
IN PERSON EVENT
November 13th-15th – Save the date!
Pink Collar Weekend
This November, our first ever Pink Collar Weekend is coming to Sub Rosa!
Save the date for this intensive for sissies, bimbos, and maids – and those who adore them.
Join Princessa Natasha and Mistress Viola at Sub Rosa for a weekend celebrating and exploring bimbofication and more. Learn how to turn a look, develop service skills, gain confidence, enjoy yourself with other bimbos, sissies, and maids and the dommes who love them – and much more!
This experience is open to all genders and orientations, because anyone can be transformed into a bimbo, sissy, or maid at the Pink Collar Weekend! Blossom and learn about yourself in a safe space, in good company.
Tickets and more info coming soon.
RECORDED VIRTUAL CLASS
Always available
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Kink with Marla Renee Stewart
Marla Renee Stewart, MA (she/her) is a professional sexologist, intimacy/relationship/sex coach, speaker, and author.
In this workshop, she helps bring the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the kink and bdsm communities. This workshop and pdf combo is useful for bdsm educators, dungeon moderators, adult performers, and anyone in the scene.
Accessibility
Community Discounts
Sub Rosa offers reduced-rate tickets to black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) as well as those experiencing financial hardship, for all our kink and BDSM classes in Portland and online. Email us at info@subrosapdx.com to request these ticket order codes. Full price tickets help allow us to offer these discounts. Joining our Patreon also supports our ability to offer community discounts.
Disability Access
There are some challenges to accessibility in our old industrial building. There is no passenger elevator, and stairs are required. The exterior steps have no handrail and the door is heavy. The interior stairs do have a handrail (around 25 steps required).
Please request assistance if you would like someone to meet you at the door. We apologize for this issue and recognize that the impact on people with disabilities is felt deeply in our community. If there are other accommodations we can make please reach out.
Events and classes can be ASL interpreted upon request. Please request interpretation at least 48 hours in advance in the notes section of your order and email us at info@subrosapdx.com.
COVID Safety
Masks are welcome but optional for events at Sub Rosa. We continually run an air purifier in the space. We do not require vaccination cards or COVID tests, but visiting educators may enact different policies.
FAQ
Do you have any more recorded classes for purchase?
Unfortunately it can be difficult to find a host for sex education accounts. Our account on Gum Road has mostly been suspended. We are seeking a new platform and hope to have more recorded classes available soon.
All ticket holders to our online classes have access to a recording of the class for 30 days.
Where is Sub Rosa located?
Ticket holders receive our SE Portland address 24 hours before a class/event.
Can I come to a class if I have no experience with BDSM?
Yes! Our goal is always to teach BDSM and kink in an approachable and inclusive way. Most of our classes are appropriate for beginners and the curious. We will note it in the description if a class is directed at experienced kinksters.
Who teaches your classes?
Mistress Viola and Princessa Natasha Strange teach together and individually. We also periodically work with guest educators to teach in person or online.
Can I teach a class at Sub Rosa?
We love our guest teachers but have limited capacity to work with guest educators, so we can’t say yes to everyone. If you’re interested in teaching with us, fill out this intake form.
Can anyone under 18 attend your classes or events?
No, all our in-person and virtual classes and events are for adults 18+ only.
How often do you announce new classes?
We always have something new in the works! Our classes run year round (online only the in the summer). The best way to stay informed about our classes and events is by joining our newsletter.