Upcoming Events!

Bi? Pansexual? Or?

This meeting is led by a trans woman and cis male both identifying as Pansexual and both unmarried at present. They have many years of experience in the poly lifestyle. When I (Terry) first heard the term Pansexual, I thought it was just a fancy name for Bisexual. Apparently not. That term refers to people […]

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: Poly? Science Fiction/Fantasy?

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Yes to all that. It is even Pagan, as time travel is accomplished by going Through the Stones -- best done at the time of Samhain. I have on my refrigerator a magnet which says “Not only was I a bigamist and an adulteress, I had enjoyed it.” Claire Frazier on her wedding night to […]

Group Living, Intentional Communities and Polyamory: How Can YOU Create the Group House or Intimate Network of Your Dreams?

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Today we will discuss group living, its advantages/disadvantages, whether it would be right for you, and how you could put together a group house if that is your desire. Penfield House (about 3500 sq. feet) has been a group house since 2003. It actually got its start from an unintentional group house, bursting at the […]

Atlas Shrugged: What If Ayn Rand Had Made Her Characters As Poly as She Was?

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Ayn Rand married Frank O’Connor in 1929. In 1954, she began a passionate relationship with Nathaniel Branden. It is widely reported that both Any Rand’s husband and Nathaniel Brandon’s wife approved of this affair; thus, it would now be considered a polyamorous relationship. In Ayn Rand’s book Atlas Shrugged, Dagny Taggart deeply loved three men […]

Southern California Poly Meetup

Pitfire Pizza 5211 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA, United States

www.meetup.com/socal-polyamory Monthly meetup that happens on the first Saturday of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm PDT located at Pitfire Pizza 5211 Lankershim Blvd. NoHo, led by Jim Bratcher. Join us for informal socializing with kindred spirits in the Poly community! Call Jim at 626-818-8021 for more info.

From Family Synergy to Live the Dream: Carrying the Torch

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Live the Dream Founded in 1987 by Terry Brussel and Brian Gitt Based on the philosophy of Family Synergy, Founded 1971 by Hy Levy and Pat LaFollette THE BEGINNINGS OF SYNERGY: Multiply Committed Relationships, Group Living and Group Marriage Excerpt from Fifty Years of Polyamory In America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement by […]

2150 AD by Thea Alexander: Key to a Poly Future?

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Led by Rick Davilla—based on knowing the author We'll discuss Thea Alexander's story of time travel, group living, sexual/spiritual delights and past life soul mate connections. How can we use her findings in our own relationships? Note: according to several usually reliable sources, this book is not just fiction! 1pm Pot Luck Lunch-bring something healthy […]

How to Love & Grow Closer with Your Poly Mates & Their Mates

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

LIVE: 11 AM – 4 PM PST Zoom: 1–1 PST 11-1 Poly Discussion, 1pm Pot Luck Lunch, 2-4 pm Growing Closer Exercises and Socializing in Clothing Optional Jacuzzi If you have been in this lifestyle for a while, you may have a lover, committed partner or spouse living with you, a lover or two visiting […]

LOSCON 50, the 50th annual Los Angeles Science Regional Fiction and Fantasy Convention

Loscon at the LAX Hilton Hotel 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

We would like to direct your attention to the panel Social Conventions in Heinlein: Families, Finances, and Systems of Government, which is scheduled to start at 10 AM PST on Sunday, December 1st. Join Glen Olson and Terry Brussel-Rogers, co-authors of Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement, and […]

Group Marriage/Group Living SF Samples

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

Saturday December 21, 2024 Live: 11 AM – 4 PM PST Zoom: 11-1 PST Group Marriage/Group Living SF Samples: Robert A. Heinlein (Future History), Spider Robinson (Callahan books) & S. M. Sterling’s Novels of the Change:Fantasy or reality? What aspects of these do we want in our own lives & how can we create them?

Winter Solstice Ritual and Holiday Party

Live the Dream Center 8515 Penfield Ave., Winnetka, CA, United States

6 PM: Pot Luck Dinner7:30 PM: Winter Solstice Ritual led by High Priestess Lillith Latkes (provided by Live the Dream, along with Apple Sauce and Sour Cream), songs about the Maccabees, dreidels, lighted up Christmas miniature houses, and a Winter Solstice ritual. Although Hanukkah doesn’t start until December 25th this year, we will still light […]

Polyamory and Swinging : Black and White or Shades of Gray?

Live and on Zoom 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, United States

When does “swinging” become deep and caring enough to be called Polyamory?Led by Paul Gibbons. Paul and Terry did Live the Dream presentations at the Lifestyles Convention for several years, and also led Evening of Caressive Intimacy, one of that convention’s main events. It included sensual massage and guided meditation for deeper connection with the […]

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