Monday, February 8, 2010, 5:30pm
@Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Plaza
Left Coast Writers® and Book Passage host a reading and pre-Valentines Day treat.
Editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King introduce the Hot Flashes Sexy Little Stories & Poems writers in Continue Reading »
Join Lone Morch, acclaimed Dare to be Beautiful photographer, filmmaker and founder of Lolo’s Boudoir on February 13th, at one of the most beautiful resorts in Northern California, The Claremont Hotel Club and Spa, and get the new feminine super powers every modern day woman needs…
This isn’t just another workshop or conference with break out sessions. This is an experience that participants create together – full of interactive talks, live performances and group interaction. Continue Reading »
Sometimes the slant of sunlight on the hills …
as here
the new light fingering its way
into a darkened chamber
into sleep
crisp morning licking
at the pillowcases and
the sheets to drive
us out
our bodies, calipers,
curled drowsily
toward one another
flame red
twin tulip petals tipped
in scarlet
in that refraction
our kisses multiple and
so inflected that
the sun comes rivening into
our plain souls
suffusing us.
—Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Accepting submissions: Hot Flashes 3: more sexy little stories & poems
Champagne and bijou …Artist Jacqueline Miyata opens her studio again for the holidays. Jacqueline’s work in semi-precious gemstones and metal is unique, organic and inspired by the beauty of the natural world. Her versatile pieces are truly a blend of technique and inspiration. Miyata specializes in hand wrought chain, often creating custom designs in a variety of metals. This is not jewelry for shrinking violets. It’s bold and Continue Reading »
Bonk? Boink? Bang? Call it what you will, it’s arguably the most exciting act in our repertoire. People do it. Politicians legislate against it. Scientists study it. And Mary Roach makes quite a case for it. Roach’s book tells you all you need to know about the “curious coupling of science and sex” … and then some. Pages and pages of research on the topic are totally informative, sometimes funny, sometimes silly, sometimes so painful—think penis implants—you’ll have to laugh.
Masks and Miyata
It’s a month of masks and disguises when secret sides emerge. Our not so secret passion is the work of artist, Jacqueline Miyata. Jacqueline works in semi-precious gemstones and metal. She specializes in unique, organic designs inspired by the beauty of the natural world. Her versatile pieces are truly a blend of technique and inspiration. What we love most, though, is her chain work. We’re not sure how many feet, yards, miles of handcrafted chain she’s produced, but we know all of it is exquisite and we’d happily deck ourselves out in nothing but that! Jacqueline Miyata’s work is available through the artist or at one of her exclusive Open Studios.
Leafy Sea Dragon
Check out the sexy little seahorses at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We could learn a lot about romance from them. Seahorses court with color changes and synchronized swims, often holding tails and slow dancing for hours. When they’re ready to make the big commitment, they release their hold on the sea grasses that anchor them and rise upward, nose-to-nose, in elegant spirals. The courtship doesn’t end with parenthood either. Did you know it’s the male seahorse that carries the eggs in his pouch? The newly slim female swims away, but she returns to visit her guy every day and the romance continues. Colors changing, they whirl around holding tails in their very own version of a Viennese waltz. In 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the species, the male releases the oh-so-fragile fry. They drift away on the current, hopefully to mature and find their own dance partners one day.
Camille Cusumano, Author of TANGO, an Argentine Love Story (Seal Press), The travel memoir of a woman who loved, lost, got mad—and decided to dance shares some of the most memorable pick-up lines she’s heard … in Spanish. Pues, por su entretenimeinto …
Che, churro! Translation: Hey, sweet stuff.
Mamita, que linda que sos! Translation: Little mama, how beautiful you are.
Si Adan se comio una manzana por Eva, yo por vos me comeria una fruteria. Translation: If Adam ate the apple for Eve, for you, I’ll eat the whole produce stand.
Por ti, pequeña! Translation: Here’s lookin at you, kid!
Back by popular demand from Buenos Aires for two weeks, Camille will be appearing at the San Francisco Museum of Performance & Design (September 29)and the Larkspur Library (October 1). Details on both events: www.camillecusumano.com
Chocolate Reveries
We love Bill Keener’s poetry … and he really knows his chocolate. He has a new book out: Gold Leaf on Granite. Sample his work with this:
Taste the Heart of Darkness
In the hall of the mountain chocolatiers,
I saw their creamy magic, stared down at
giant shining paddles dipping in tandem,
churning great vats into a molten brown
Lolo’s Boudoir in connection with Joy of Romance, Inc. is offering a series of Love Lessons this fall: Love Secrets: Archetypes, Chemistry and Passion.
• Reconnecting with your sensual self
• Revealing your full self
• Remaining YOU in relationships
on Thursday evenings from monthly. They culminate in a Sensual Symposium on January 14th.
For dates, cost and to register, check the website.