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• Upcoming 15 Association Events
• November Party
• December Holiday Party
• Boot Camp XXXV
• Member News
• Other News and Events

Upcoming 15 Association Events

Get out and play with your brothers! Mark your calendars for these upcoming 15 Association Play (and other) Events:

• Sat Nov 23rd 6pm – 11pm (Doors Close: 9pm) — Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Recommended.
• Sun Dec 15th 2pm – 6pm (Doors Close: 4pm) — Holiday Play Party — Stopgap, 1277 Mission St, SF, $15 for Members; $20 for Guests. Advance Ticket Recommended.

For Advance Ticket Recommended events, tickets can be purchased in advance on the website, but can also be obtained at the door if they are still available (however the only payment allowed is credit/debit card, i.e. no cash).

The Calendar on our website is more current than the Inquisitor.

November Party – Saturday Nov 23rd

Do you want to be bound and trussed up, have your hole stuffed, or be carved up like a turkey? Come celebrate with your 15 Association leather family at our November play party.

December Holiday Party – Sunday December 15th

Come celebrate with us at our legendary holiday party. The December party is often an “away game” and this year is no exception. We will be taking over the Stopgap Dungeon (at the old Mission St Citadel space). We will have snacks, cookies and other food as well as a fully stocked dungeon for you to explore and play in. Never played at Stopgap? Now is your chance. This is one party not to be missed.

Boot Camp XXXV

Dear Boot Campers:

I am happy to announce that we have locked in the dates for Boot Camp XXXV! We have also reached an agreement with Saratoga Springs to keep the same date format going forward.

Boot Camp XXXV will start on Friday, June 20 and continue to Wednesday, June 25. Going forward, Boot Camp will be scheduled to begin on a Friday and end the Wednesday before San Francisco Gay Pride.

Set-Up this year will begin on Wednesday June 18, 2025. Tear Down will be on Wednesday June 25, 2025. Everyone will need to be packed up out of their lodging by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, and off the property by 1:00 p.m.

Mike Walker, who has joined me as Boot Camp Committee Co-Chairman, the Boot Camp Committee and I are working with a couple catering options and need to nail that down in order to complete the budget, which will dictate the pricing. It is always our intention to keep prices as low as possible. This year our goal is to have an option for men who can't camp, which will allow a lower entry price. We will keep you posted, and get the pricing information out as soon as possible.

As always, Member Registration will open on January 1, 2025, although this year it will open at noon, rather than midnight. Guest Registration will open on February 1, 2025.

I look forward to a deliciously debauched time with all of you next June!
— Jeff Garner

Member News

Welcome our newest Fraternal Member, Richard Anderson, Sir Feather!

“I’ve joined the Fraternal Committee to take on a mission to help bring in new members so we grow, younger men so we don’t age out, and encourage those in the LDG Mentoring Program to find a home with us (where I’ve been mentoring and teaching for the last six years). I also want to help our guests feel welcome, meet guys with similar interests, and ease them into play, if they need guidance. I’ll be working closely with Eric, our Party Chairman.”
— Richard Anderson

Other Events

Other events of interest to 15 Association members:

Wed Nov 27 – Sun Dec 1 — CLAW LA Leather Getaway, Los Angeles. See clawinfo.org for details.

Sat Dec 7 – 1pm – 3pm — LDG Volunteer Appreciation Holiday Party, Transform 1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF.

Curtain Call Theater

Greetings Theater Lovers.

A very exciting production is happening at Curtain Call Theatre. Sponsored by a partial grant from Creative Sonoma, this comedy is a discourse on the environment adapted from Anton Chekov’s “The Cherry Orchard” by Avilynn Pwyll, one of our talented actors/directors.

The play runs four weekends from November 15 through December 7 at Russian River Hall, 20347 Highway 116, Monte Rio, CA 95462.

There will also be a one-time-only open forum discussion of the environment as a bonus to the play on November 7 at 7PM at Solar Punk Farms, 15015 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, CA 95446. Admission is free, so dress warm and come early. Seating is limited.

Reserve your tickets now by calling 707-387-5072.

Thank you for your continued support of your local theater.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Michael Tabib, Artistic Director
Curtain Call Theatre at the Russian River
michael.tabib@gmail.com

Sober Leathermen – Find Recovery at Leather Events

The soberleathermen.org website was born out of the desire to connect people to sobriety at leather events. While the focus is on gay leathermen, we hope that people of all gender identities will find the website helpful when navigating sobriety in leather spaces.

This website is not affiliated with any event, meeting, or fellowship.

Leather 12 Step Recovery

For those who are in recovery from addiction, there is a Zoom Leather Recovery group that meets several times a week. Not affiliated with AA/NA/Al-Anon and established over the pandemic, it is an open 12-step meeting for those who are in our community and wish to meet with and be supported by like-minded individuals who understand their kink & fetish interests and how those can interact with recovery.

To inquire, email zoomleatherrecovery@gmail.com for more information.

The group meets on:
Monday @ 5:30pm
Tuesday & Thursday @ 6pm
Sunday @ 10am

Patreons

Transform1060! Check out the website www.Transform1060.org for donation opportunities and description of the facility.

The Leather Journal — NOW back to paper print! Still recording our history and the greater Leather, Kink and Fetish community for over 35 years!
https://www.patreon.com/theleatherjournal
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-leather-journal-going

Got News? We want it!

Do you have News or Events our members would have interest in or enjoy outside the Dungeon?! Whether you are producing an event or just attending one others may not be aware and wish to participate. Our Community has much to offer and a variety of tastes so don’t hesitate to e-mail by the 25th of the month for publication in the following month’s issue. Inquisitor editor: Tyler Fong tazpuppy15@gmail.com.