Outing to the Original Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, CA
2026-05-09 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renaissance Pleasure Faire at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, 15501 E, Arrow Highway, Irwindale, CA, 91706, United States
BARDIC PLAYS, BAWDY SONGS, PAGEANTRY, UNUSUAL FOOD, SAUCY WENCHES and OTHER DELIGHTS.
CALL LTD HOT LINE 818-886-0069 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US THERE.
This will be forwarded to Terry’s cell phone day of Faire—call to connect with us on site.
Join us at 10:00 am for the Opening Parade, Faire closes at 6:30.
Location: at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, which is at the Irwindale exit off the 210 Freeway, just
east of where the 210 and 605 Freeways cross.

Spider Robinson's Poly Primers
2026-05-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon introduces a group of people who support each other in handling their problems and celebrating their joys. In this and later books they go beyond this to actual group telepathic communication. In Callahan’s Keys they show their commitment to each other by all moving out-of- state together when local laws and the abuse of them prevented them from meeting together where they were.
According to Spider’s biographical material, many of the metaphysical as well as the group related experiences come from his real-life ones with his expanded family and close friends during the ‘60s in Haight-Ashbury.
For more details, see the full article in the April-May Live the Dream Newsletter.

LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Polyamorous Communities, led by Rhiannon Zell
2026-06-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
If you seek to deepen respect, communication, and belonging, join us for a
discussion concerning LGBTQ+ Allyship & Inclusion in Polyamorous
Communities. Discover practical tools for creating relationships and group
cultures where every identity is honored and love can thrive in its fullest form.
Rhiannon Zell, wife of Oberon Zell since 2024, partners with him in many ways at
Pagan Gatherings nationwide. She has been a leader in the Pagan community
for decades.

Karaoke with KJ David Beal. Come sing with us!
2026-06-20 15:30 - 18:30 | Live the Dream Center, 8515 Penfield Ave., Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States

A Shared World by W. D. Beal. A book series, bedtime stories for adults. Led by the author, David Beal.
2026-07-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
A Shared World is a series of books with tales of magic and polyamory, as a
young couple learns how to love without exclusivity. Through an Entity known as
Magik, they discover their own abilities to intimately love each other and those
they are close to.
This series is written by W. D. Beal, who grew up around polyamory. He also had
connections to tantra through his late wife, Tantrica Shama, and other lovers.

A Wizard's Guide to Witchy Women
2026-08-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Unlock the ancient mysteries of love, attraction, and connection in A Wizard’s Guide to Witchy Women—a playful, wise, and wonderfully unconventional journey into the hearts and minds of extraordinary women.
Written by Oberon and Rhiannon Zell, with contributions from others in the Magickal Community, this enchanting guide blends myth, humor, psychology, body language, sacred sexuality, and real-world relationship insight into one unforgettable volume.
Oberon and Rhiannon will join us via Zoom to talk about this book and answer your questions.

LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, in Anaheim, CA
2026-08-27 - 2026-08-31 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, United States
Thursday, August 27 through Monday, August 31, 2026
LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention
Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, the Hilton Anaheim Hotel,
and the Anaheim Marriott Hotel
Visit https://www.lacon.org for details on the convention.
Join us at Lacon V! We will be at the following panels. You will also find us helping out at the autograph table. Note: this information is based on the schedule that was available at the time of this newsletter’s publication deadline. Please verify with the final program.
Heinlein and the Professionals of Early LA Science Fiction
Room Huntington ABC at 12:00 PM PDT on Thursday, August 27, 2026
Glen Olson, Terry Brussel-Roger’s co-author of Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement, moderates this panel, which includes Terry Brussel-Rogers.
Los Angeles in the 1930s and 1940s wasn’t just a hub of fandom, it was a magnet for prominent SF professionals whose work helped define the Golden Age. This program focuses on Robert A. Heinlein, whose move to LA immersed him in local fandom and war-era research culture, and the meetings of his Mañana Literary Society. It will also highlight the editors, illustrators, and pulp authors who made SoCal a pressure point for modern SF. Questions and comments on Heinlein’s later books on polyamory are welcome.
Heinlein wrote For Us The Living in 1938, though it wasn’t published until 2003. It had plenty of poly oriented material in it long before the word was coined. It also contains fascinating bits which later became full novels prominently portraying the concept of multiply committed relationships, group marriage and group living.
Is Fandom Really Egalitarian?
Room 263 A at 10:30 AM PDT on Monday, August 31, 2026
Terry Brussel-Rogers is moderating.
Egalitarianism is an ideal fandom aspires to, where fan spaces are open to everyone and everyone is an equal. Yet, we all know fandom often misses that mark. Panelists will discuss the unequal realities within fandom, and steps we can all take to make these spaces into more equal and welcoming places.
Saturday Open Filk
Room San Simeon A starting at 9:00 PM PDT on Saturday, August 29, 2026
Filk music started out with people getting together in a circle in some random place at a convention to swap songs. We’re official now and in a larger space, but it’s still the same supportive tradition of sharing music together late into the night. All voices, instruments, and styles including a cappella are welcome! Come by to sing or to listen!

Science Fiction Entry into Polyamory
2026-09-19 11:00 - 16:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Looking for Your Tribe? Here We Are!
Were you inspired by the multi-generational Line Marriage from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, warmed by the Nest in Stranger in a Strange Land, fascinated by the group marriage and other relationship possibilities presented in Time Enough for Love through To Sail Beyond the Sunset? Robert Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Anne McCaffrey, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many other SF and Fantasy authors have all written books with polyamory material in them.
