Upcoming: art and naked internetness

After two weeks of (relative) relaxation - which still doesn’t seem to involve more than 5 hours of sleep a night - I’m gearing up for the west coast leg of my tour. However, I do need to squeeze in one last NYC event before I go - and that’s happening tomorrow at Arena Studios [407 Broome Street, Suite 7A at 2 pm]. Vivid-Alt director and visual artist Vena Virago will present and discuss a selection of her artwork as part of the Sex Worker Visions II exhibit. And yes, that is one of her pieces at the top of this post. The event is free, and I know you like free stuff. Plus Vena is smart and has pink hair, and I know you like that too. Or at least, I do, which is why I invited her on over.

Then on Monday, I’m headed to the west coast. This trip is less travel-intensive than my east coast romp - I’m only going to do events in two cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles. I am going to have a lot more free time to explore, hang out, all that good stuff. Which means that if you’re in the aforementioned cities, and especially if you’re a blogger, sex worker, or smutmeister, you should get in touch before my dance card is full. I’m really excited about this trip because of all the cool and interesting people I’m going to get to see along the way.

Here are my official events:
July 10: Audacia Ray and Violet Blue discuss sex, tech and mutual awesomeness at an event sponsored by the Center for Sex and Culture, 7 pm at the (new location) Center for Sex and Culture, 934 Howard, 2nd floor, San Francisco
July 11: Modern Times Bookstore, 7.30 pm at 888 Valencia Street, San Francisco
July 14: Writers with Drinks with Ben Fong-Torres, Lynn Peril, Deborah Ross, Jimmy Chen, Kaya Oakes at The Make-Out Room, 7.30 pm at 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco
July 17: Freddy & Eddy, 8 pm at 12613 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles
July 19-20: Desiree Alliance conference, “Sex Work: Culture, Policy, and Benefits Exploring the Lives of Sex Workers and their Diverse Realities” at 3543 18th St #8,
San Francisco

Although there are some venue complications at the moment, it is also entirely likely that on July 22nd I will be stripping down for Dr. Sketchy’s Barbary Coast. So you can come on down and, uh, admire my curves. Purely for artistic research of course.

I return to NYC on July 24th - and that night The Bi Apple will be screening at the New Filmmakers series at Anthology Film Archives, with dirty readings interspersed between the scenes. And later that week, on July 26th, is the closing reception for Sex Worker Visions II. I’m tired and excited just thinking about all this stuff.

This is me in Boston at the Brookline Booksmith on June 7th. Photo by Punk Rock Dan