New York City's biggest week for kink is coming up! It's the second annual Fetish Marathon, the fabulous five-day fetish extravaganza that includes TES Fest 04, Gomorrah's Meet & Greet, The 11th Annual Black & Blue Ball, SMack!, The Baroness's Strict Fetish Cocktail Party, play parties at Paddles, The Den of Iniquity and the TES Fest hotel, and much, much more!

The wicked week kicks off on Wednesday with Gomorrah's Meet & Greet at The Coral Room. Aware that people will be traveling and exhausted, the Gomorrah crew offers a relaxed ambience with no dress code, encouraging attendees to save their spectacular ensembles for the big events. But that doesn't mean it won't be a wonderful night! Julie Atlas Muz will be swimming in the giant fish tank dressed in a fabulous latex mermaid costume courtesy of The Baroness. DJs Frances and Lestat will make sure everyone is aurally gratified. And don't leave without your goodie bag! Click on www.gomorrahnyc.com for more info.

Thursday is the beginning of the four-day TES Fest 2004. The folks at TES Fest have set it up so you can come to Manhattan, check into their host hotel and experience the entire event without ever leaving the building. This year they've doubled the size of their hotel play space and they'll be open around the clock! If that's not enough play for you, Manhattan's number one public play space, Paddles, is a mere eight-block cab ride away. Entry is free to participants both Friday and Saturday night.

They've got some of the top names from around the country lined up for their seminars, including Midori, Jack McGeorge, Lolita Wolf, Sharrin Spector, Monica Glass, Susan Wright, Lthr Edge, Phantom + Femmcar and many more. There are over 100 classes scheduled, vendors from all across America and numerous organized play parties to attend. The event's hotel is located in the heart of midtown and you can be assured that TES Fest 04 has done extensive outreach with the police and community in New York City as well as the "National Coalition for Sexual Freedom" to make sure that this year's event goes just as smoothly as last year's. If you're interested in attending TES Fest '04, click on www.tesfest.org for tickets and complete information.

Thursday night is Manhattan's largest annual fetish event, The Black & Blue Ball 11, which takes place at Spirit, a cavernous new nightclub in Chelsea. This year's theme is "SuperNova," and entertainment includes a fashion show by Kathleen Marie; live music by KhZ, Hate in the Box and Grounded; and special surprise performances by Boy George, Shane Savant, GrinderGirl Kiva and Angel Idealism. Fetish installations will be presented throughout the club, including Andrew and The Den of Iniquity, and a "Prix Fixe " dinner is offered from 7:00 till 9:00.

Mistress Evita hostesses the VIP Room and there will be a dungeon on the second level whose host is yet to be announced. Your emcees are Kate Rigg, Shane Savant and Penthouse Pet of the Year Victoria Zdroc. Spinning the sensual sounds are Boy George, Die! J Mars and St. James. And your hostesses and producers are the legendary Mistresses Leda and Carrie of Arena Productions. Proceeds will benefit Positive Health Project, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and Heifer International. For more information and to purchase tickets online, check out www.theblackandblueball.com.

Friday night starts early with The Baroness's Strict Fetish Cocktail Party. You must be on her RSVP list for admission, so click on www.Baroness.com for details. Then head over to Xris Flam's fantastical SMack! party. Last year's SMack! Reloaded was an orgy of visual delights and this year's promises to be just as exciting. Xris has booked fetish sensation Masiumi Max as his headlining performer, with a scintillating supporting cast. Click on www.smack-fetish.com for complete details.

And save your energy for the SMack! afterhours play party at The Den of Iniquity, where Mistress Evita will be hosting "Indulge," her monthly play party. "Indulge" will feature shows by LA's Mistress Lolita and Chicago's Mistress Marilyn. There will be a Best-Dressed Couples Contest and sexy scenes all night by the Dommes and subs of Den of Iniquity. Free champagne and snacks all night should help you maintain your stamina. Doors open at 9:00, but they'll still be playing when the sun comes up! Click on www.doinyc.com for more information.

Saturday afternoon you can visit the vendors at TES Fest, but Dominas are invited to EditrixAbby's her home for D'Omelette, an all-female brunch. Have a little hair of the dog with a mimosa or bloody mary, fortify yourself with an omelette and let your hair down among friends. Email Abby directly at www.editrixabby.com if you're interested. And Saturday night, if you can still stand, TES hosts their big Play Party at the hotel.

Then, before you leave town or drop from sheer exhaustion, Toys in Babeland presents their workshop Heavy Petting: Hands on Sex Play. The week wouldn't be complete, without a kinky event at New York's premiere sex accessory establishment in their new Soho location. Learn how to enhance your solo sessions or rev up your partner play with new tips and techniques for erotic vulva and penis massage, masturbation, hand jobs and finger penetration. Open to singles and couples of every gender and sexual orientation. Click on www.babeland.com for complete course information.

This is definitely the most exciting AND exhausting week of fetish fun the Manhattan metropolitan area has ever seen. The producers didn't name it the Fetish Marathon for nothing! Do you have the stamina? There's no rest for the wicked!

For complete listings of all events, click on www.fetishmarathon.com.

The Fetish Marathon - by Abby Ehmann

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