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October 20, 2009
ArtCore
Friday November 6
Doors 8pm/show 9pm
Bread and Circus (299 Augusta Street)
$10 at the door. Proceeds supporting the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards
One person’s art is another person’s porn, and one person’s porn is another person’s art. ArtCore will look at art influenced porn and porn influenced art with video screenings and performances that laugh in the face of boundaries between the erotic and the artistic.
Featuring clips from both new directors and new work from Feminist Porn Award winning directors, this evening promises you’ll never look at fruit, hot dogs, Barbie dolls or fully clothed men in quite the same way again.
Art House Sluts- follows the rise and sexual downfall of artsy slut Maddie Superstar, with an impressive performance art scene starring Jiz Lee and Syd Blakovich along the way. Directed by Madison Young, winner of Feminist Porn Awards for Hottest Kink Film 2008 Bondage Boob Tube and 2009 for Perversions of Lesbian Lust, as well as Indie Porn Pioneer 2009.
Fruitcake - How do you spell revolution? We spell it A-N-U-S. From Sweden, directed by Sara Kaaman and Ester Martin Bergsmark. Part of Dirty Diaries: 12 Shorts of Feminist Porn.
Glamazons - Zaftig mega-star April Flores shows us what Barbie dolls are really good for. Directed by Carlos Batts, Winner of an Honourable Mention Feminist Porn Award Winner for Voluptuous Biker Babes in 2009.
Headshot - A different take on Andy Warhol’s “Blowjob”. How explicit does something have to be to be called porn? What is too explicit to be called art? Directed by Jennifer Lyon Bell, winner of an Honourable Mention Feminist Porn Award for Matinee in 2009.
+ Performances and installations:
Dylan Ryan investigates the interplay of fantasy life and public space that is present in the creation of porn, through dance and more. Dylan is also the 2009 Feminist Porn Award winner for “Heartthrob of the Year”.
Frances Mahon’s “Donut Spectacular” is an intimate, interactive performance exploring sexiness, awkwardness, greed, and sugar.
Ab Horrence will set your loins aflame with his intimate and interactive bed time story.
+ raffles galore, art surprises, and more!
ArtCore is a fundraiser for the Fifth Annual Feminist Porn Awards, which will be held on Thursday, April 8 and Friday April 9 2010.
October 19, 2009
Good For Her has oodles of workshops that are open to men, but I wanted to take a moment to point out the workshops that we have especially for men!
Muff Diving For Men: The Art of Cunnilingus Thursday October 22 (7-9:30pm)
Timing is everything! The art of muff diving requires awareness and desire. Explore advanced tips, techniques and positions for going down on women. This workshop will also offer advice on  communication, safer sex, and toys; all are keys that can help her realize mind-blowing, toe-curling orgasms. Be there! Men* only. $35. With Renee Pilgrim
Find Her G-Spot: A Workshop for Men Wednesday November 4 (7-9:30pm)
In this workshop you will learn everything there is to know about her anatomy and how to hit the spot that everyone is talking about! Say goodbye to the mystery with these new skills and positions to pleasure her more than either of you thought possible. Men* only. $35. With Tara McKee
Enhance your lovemaking skills and bring her to ecstasy every time. Find out how to help her get “in the mood” and bring her to new heights once she is there. Learn advanced techniques that will ensure that she keeps coming back for more. Be the lover she fantasizes about! Men* only. With Carlyle Jansen
October 2, 2009
How exciting is this?
Good for Her is thrilled to present the 5th Annual Feminist Porn Awards. The Feminist Porn Awards honor pornographers whose groundbreaking work offers a fresh perspective on the sexual expression of women and everyone who finds themselves under-represented in mainstream pornography.
The official nomination period for consideration for the Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards opens on October 5, 2009 and will close on January 31, 2010.
In order to be considered for a Feminist Porn Award, submissions must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
1) A woman had a hand in the production, writing, direction etc. of the work.
2) The work depicts genuine female pleasure
3) The work expands the boundaries of sexual representation on film, challenges stereotypes and presents a vision that sets the content apart from most mainstream pornography
Categories for awards may include, but are not limited to: Canadian Content, Diverse Cast/Representation, Emerging Filmmaker, Independent, International, Kink/Fetish, Lesbian/Dyke, Short Film, Straight, Trans, and Web-Based.
Please send 4 screener copies of each work to be considered on DVD to:
FPA Nominations
c/o Good For Her
175 Harbord Street
Toronto ON M5S1H3
Canada
* For website submissions, please email your information and include a user name and password to be used by jury members
Filmmakers should also feel free to include any other information about their work that is worthy of consideration by the jury.
The two-night celebration will be held on April 8th and 9th, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario.
Please visit http://www.goodforher.com/Feminist_Porn_Awards/FPA_2010.html for more information about the event.
Good For Her is entering their fifth year as producers of the Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards, the largest and longest running celebration of feminist porn in the world. Since 1997, Good For Her has been creating a nurturing environment where everyone can feel comfortable learning about sex and pleasure. Good For Her provides quality sex toys, erotic and educational books as well as DVDs and workshops that empower and celebrate the diversity of everyone’s sexuality.
October 1, 2009
On November 6th, Good For Her is hosting a fundraiser for the fabulous 2010 Feminist Porn Awards entitled: ArtCore. The focus of this event is the ongoing debate between Art Vs. Porn. What is the difference? Is there a difference? Who gets to decide?
ArtCore will be a combination of screenings and performance art and will be held at Bread and Circus Theater in Kensington Market and is wheelchair accessible. We have secured amazing screening c ontent and are now looking for folks with interesting performance material to get on board the ArtCore train! Do you have a great, irreverent, hilarious, moving, sexy performance that you are ready to unleash upon the masses? LET US KNOW!
We’d really like to encourage: First time performers, men, people of colour and Aboriginal/First Nations performers, dis/Abled people, sex workers and generally fabulous people to let us know what you’ve got up your sleeves/under your pasties. Due to the nature and current content of the event, we regret that we are not looking for spoken word pieces.
Please forward this freely and email alison@goodforher.com with your proposals. When writing, please include the approximate length of the piece, any tech requirements, and anything else you might need to make this a fabulous event for you.
Thanks!
EDIT: What I didn’t include was a DEADLINE! Please get all proposals to me by Thursday, October 8 at noon. I know it’s not a lot of time but I have confidence in you!
September 22, 2009
One of Good For Her’s very favourite Feminist Porn Award winners for 2009 was Courtney Trouble’s Roulette. This movie proves that it is possible to show hot queer sex with couples with searing chemistry and sizzling  diversity. Trouble is back at it, and Good For Her is excited to present the Canadian launch party for her second feature, Nostalgia.
Come watch as Trouble and Pepper are at home fooling around and watching porn, only to find that all of their favorite classic titles have been queered. Join them as they watch the mythical creatures, fresh faced angels, and tattooed misfits of the underground fuck, suck, and hold hands all the way to hell… or is this heaven? Inspired by classic porn that defined the genre, NoFauxxx.Com creator Courtney Trouble has twisted the past into the future of alternative queer porn. Step behind the queer door for a sneak peek of one of 2009’s new classics.
This evening will feature a screening of a scene from Nostalgia, saucy burlesque from Ceci Myplaymate, the hunks of Boylesque TO, a queer punk soundtrack to makeout to after, and RAFFLES GALORE! Including:
- 3 year-long memberships to NoFauxxx.com! (Trouble’s award winning website!)
- Copies of “Nostalgia” and “Roulette”
- Sexy Swag from Good For Her!
All money raised benefits The 2010 Feminist Porn Awards!
Wednesday, September 23, Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar (1214 Queen Street West). 7:30 to 10:30pm.
FREE!
August 19, 2009
ALPHABET PORN
By Cheri Michael
August 18 – September 29
Art Party Thursday August 27, 7-9 pm
Cheri Michael began studying Sacred Sexuality seven years ago. As a workshop and event facilitator for over a decade, it has become Cheri’s desire to inspire others to embrace their sexuality. Cheri teaches sexuality workshops at various locations as well as offering individual counseling sessions, private workshops, and group workshops in-house or on-site.
An artist in her own right, Cheri has been writing poetry and creating other forms of art for as long as she can remember. Her favorite artistic muse is sacred sexuality, self-exploration, and eroticism.
The Alphabet Porn series is a playful project for Cheri and combines her love of words, letters, collage and playing with ideas / items in a manner that is outside their ordinary use. The idea of Alphabet Porn came up at a social gathering in the beginning of 2009. Cheri loved the concept and decided to see what letters creating porn would look like. This series is the end result. Hope you enjoy!
Good for Her regularly shows erotic art within our store. If you would like to display your work, please contact us.
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