Sign up for our newsletter for updates about our events (we are always adding more!), or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Fetlife. Here we have a list of both events at our space, online events, and other events we support or are involved in. All events are 18+ only.
IN PERSON EVENT
May 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 does have 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.
IN PERSON EVENT
May 22nd, 8pm-close
Fifty Shades of Shut the Fuck Up
Mistress Viola Parker presents the monthly kinky play party celebrating all things FemDom! Don’t miss this epic social event for femdoms, femme tops, and the individuals who serve and worship them.
This month’s theme is TBD, stay tuned. As usual the themes are not mandatory but the dress code is.
Sanctuary, 33 NW 9th Ave
IN PERSON EVENT
May 28th, 7pm-9pm
Mindfuckery for Femmes with Princessa Natasha
Bondage and impact play are fun and all, but have you ever really fucked with someone’s mind? Come learn how from The First Lady of Mindfucks herself, Princessa Natasha Strange.
Mindfuckery is the (not so) simple act of setting expectations, and purposely missing them. It’s smoke and mirrors. It’s subtle. It’s outrageous. It’s anything the Top wants it to be. It’s about leaving your submissive second-guessing themselves, while trusting you.
In this class we will discuss society’s expectations for femmes, why the brain loves a good mindfuck, negotiating and planning mindfucks, mindfuck tools, and more.
This class is open to anyone of any gender presentation but will primarily be aimed at tops and dominants who are femme or femme leaning.
IN PERSON EVENT
June 5th, 7pm-10pm
FemDom Bootcamp – Level II
Level II is back! Hosted by Natasha Strange & Viola Parker, co-owners of Sub Rosa, this three-hour event is for people who have already attended FemDom Bootcamp a few times, and are ready to level up.
Level II will focus more on the play portion of the event. The introduction discussion will be kept brief, since you’ve already heard our consent talk more than once. After demo bottom introductions and negotiations, we turn up the music and use the gorgeous space and gear at Sub Rosa for experiential practice and play with our most experienced demo bottoms. We aim to have some more advanced activities demonstrated at Level II. Natasha and Viola and the support dommes will circulate as usual to provide guidance and tips.
FemDom Bootcamp Level II is geared to women* and/or nonbinary folks at the intermediate stages of exploring, seeking increased confidence, community, hands-on experience, and to develop their dominant power even more after attending the original Bootcamp a few times. *Trans women are women! Sub Rosa is a trans-inclusive space and transphobia will not be tolerated.
VIRTUAL EVENT
July 15th, 6pm-7:30pm
Skills for Switches with Luna Matatas
Sub Rosa welcomes guest educator Luna Matatas, teaching an online workshop for switches to build skills for dominance and submission.
You might identify as a switch if you enjoy some dominant kinky things and some submissive kinky things. How do you communicate about switching? How do you navigate the challenges of being a switch? This workshop focuses on skill-building for BDSM switches through communication techniques, skills in erotic creativity, and tools for getting curious about power exchange desires. You’ll learn things like how to build a scene, how to explore switching fantasies, practices and tools for building switch confidence, and more.
This class is suitable for absolute beginners to intermediate kinksters. All genders are welcome. No partner or experience required.
Accessibility
Unfortunately, our space is located in an old industrial building that poses a challenge to accessibility. There is no passenger elevator. The steps to the exterior door do not have a handrail; the stairs to the second floor do have a handrail, with 12 steps to the landing and 11 more to floor 2. 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 you would like assistance getting into the building and up to our space for a class, please ask and we will make sure someone is there to meet you. We are making considered efforts to improve this issue, offer virtual classes, and ensure that events outside of our space are always planned in accessible venues. If there are other accommodations we can make please reach out. Events & 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.
Sub Rosa offers reduced-rate tickets to each of our classes for black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) first and foremost and those experiencing financial hardship or limited income as well. Please reach out to info@subrosapdx.com to request these ticket order codes.
COVID Safety
Masks are optional for events at Sub Rosa (this is subject to change depending on COVID rates).
We are moving away from requiring vaccination card checks at our events at Sub Rosa. Some visiting educators ask vaccination checks, so this will depend on the class. This policy is subject to change.
Recorded Classes
UNFORTUNATELY THE PLATFORM WE HOSTED RECORDED CLASSES ON IS SHUTTING DOWN SEX EDUCATION AND SUSPENDING ACCOUNTS. WE ARE SEEKING A NEW PLATFORM FOR THESE CLASSES BELOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
Come Correct: How to Approach, Serve & Dazzle Dominant Femmes
Natasha Strange and Viola Parker present a mini charm school for those with submissive inclinations, who desire to meet and serve dominant femmes. We coach eager newbies on the fine art of kinky networking, both in-person and online (with a stronger focus on how to better connect online during social distancing). Purchase on Gum Road.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Kink
Marla Renee Stewart, MA (she/her) is a professional sexologist, intimacy/relationship/sex coach, speaker, and author. She is the owner of Velvet Lips, a sexuality education company, as well as Contract Liberation, a company focused on research for non-profit groups.
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. Purchase on Gum Road.
