Live The Dream

Room Available at Live the Dream’s Group House near Northridge, CA
2026-01-02 - 2026-02-01 | Penfield Houe, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306-1403, United States
Room Available at Live the Dream’s Group House near Northridge, CA
8515 Penfield Ave., Winnetka, CA 91306
ROOM with private FULL BATH, its own large closet and book case for an avid reader.
AVAILABLE IN A GROUP HOUSE IN WEST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY – CALIFORNIA
$1200 includes rent, utilities and internet. Couple $1400
Optional: $85 a week per person includes food + use of washer/dryer including laundry
detergent, etc.
$100 per person a month for use of washer/dryer including laundry detergent, etc., without food.
Home of Terry Lee Brussel-Rogers, (founder and organizer of Live the Dream) and her husband Craig Brussel Rogers + 1 other lady (a retired nurse with us since 2015) and 3 gentlemen one of whom is a poly writer who was with us when we bought the house in 2003.
Many of our concepts on relationships come from Robert Heinlein’s stories Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Our home is a beautiful one in a nice neighborhood of the west San Fernando Valley. It has two fireplaces, a high ceilinged grand living room, dining area, and big country kitchen. Washer and dryer are available. We have a clothing optional hot tub. We share good conversation, holidays, outings, special occasions,
hugs… and household chores.
Imagine coming home to a beautiful house, a well kept yard filled with flowers and trees. Space for a garden if you have a green thumb. The fire place may be lit if it is winter. You come home to the smell of something delicious being cooked by one of your housemates. Or perhaps you are the housemate doing that cooking—that nurturing. You share a good dinner with whoever is at home tonight. Afterward, you might enjoy the massage chair, go to the privacy of your room,
soak in the hot tub with good friends, join a lively discussion in the living room or cuddle by the fire.
Sound good? MAKE YOUR FANTASY A REALITY… If you have an interest in living in a lovely home with warm, caring, like minded people. Call (818) 886-0069 for more information.

Memorial for Leslie Fish
2026-01-17 11:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Live the Dream will host a memorial day for Leslie Fish, Poly anarchist and prolific filk writer/performer.
Joining us for this Memorial to speak about Leslie and share their personal experiences with her:

Oberon Zell, founder of Church of All Worlds, the first officially recognized Neopagan religion in the US.

Paul Gibbons, Political Activist/Libertarian/Anarchist and Water Brother to Leslie Fish.

Elaine Anderson, Deputy Lady in Waiting to the Queen of Caid in the SCA for 2025.

Terry Brussel-Rogers, Founder of Live the Dream and Leslie’s Water Brother will share her knowledge of some of Leslie’s Poly experiences.

Additional speakers may be announced in the future.
The day includes a potluck lunch and a potluck dinner. There is afternoon time for discussion, socializing, etc.
In the evening, Live the Dream will host the monthly LAFA (Los Angeles Filkers Anonymous) filksing, focusing on Leslie and her music.
The Live the Dream meeting will be Live and On Zoom 11am – 1 pm PT.
The LAFA filk will be Live and On Zoom 6 – 11 pm PT; the first hour will be a live and virtual dinner, with music commencing at 7 pm PT.

Happy Valentine's Day Poly Style!
2026-02-14 11:00 - 16:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
2nd Saturday this month only due to Conscious Life Expo falling on the 3rd Saturday with Terry presenting that day (+ Terry being a 4th generation matchmaker).
Whether you are a single looking for a primary partner or partners, or a couple looking for a single or another couple, etc, there are MANY ways to get into the relationship you desire. We will talk about some of those ways as well as how to maintain and bring more Joy to ongoing romantic relationship… help them evolve into a live in situation if they haven’t gotten there yet and that is what you want.
If it is marriage you seek, that may look like an open committed legal marriage between two people or a plural marriage by contract with similar rights and responsibilities to a legal marriage. Whatever it is you want, it can be accomplished by knowing how to make it happen.
Terry wrote Choosing, Finding and Attracting Your Lifemate in 1992. Its most recent edition was introduced at Conscious Life Expo in February of 2020. That edition (with a newly updated Poly Supplement included) will be e-mailed as a gift to whoever attends this event on Zoom with a hard copy autographed edition given to whoever attends in person. A guided meditation for Attracting Your Special Someone(s) will climax the Zoom portion of this event.
Want some help with finding your Right One(s)? Call Terry Brussel-Rogers at 800-Life Mates. That’s 800-543-5628.

Fifty Years of Polyamory in America Made the Bold Authors Curated Reading List
2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement, by Glen W. Olsen and Terry Lee Brussel-Rogers, made the Bold Authors curated reading list Listicle #2, titled Looking Ahead to 2026: Cultural & Social Perspectives That Matter. Glen Olsen will join us for our March 21, 2026, Live The Dream meeting to tell us all about it.

Live The Dream Annual Passover Seder
2026-04-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Penfield Houe, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306-1403, United States
This holiday commemorates the first time one People (the Jews) freed itself from bondage to another People (the Egyptians).
We’ll do this with plenty of group participation! You don’t have to read Hebrew for this or even be Jewish. Whether you want to learn more about your own heritage, just share this special
holiday with those you care about, or discover a cultural experience new to you, you are welcome!
This is coordinated pot luck since it requires special foods. This event is FREE to one clean up coordinator and a single or couple who volunteer to bring 5 pounds of lamb or 10
pounds of chicken.

Cost: $8.00 with arranged food contribution and one bottle of kosher wine for each adult in
your party, one bottle of grape juice for each child.
$18 each without food contribution + bring beverage.
Children under thirteen free with food, $5 without.

You can arrive 6-7 pm to socialize and help with preparations. Seder itself starts at 7:00 pm.
Led by Rob Milander.

Poly Intersection: Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Society for Creative Anachronism, and Dungeons & Dragons.
2026-04-18 11:00 - 16:00 | Live and on Zoom, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306, United States
Led by Elaine Anderson.
Elaine has been a member of Queen’s Court in SCA several times, participated in Renaissance Pleasure Faire, and been active in Dungeons & Dragon activities for many years.
The Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California was founded by Phyllis and Ron Patterson in 1963. In 1966, a group of friends (including the writers Diaba Paxson, Marion
Zimmer Bradley, Poul Anderson, and Karen Kruse Anderson) interested in historical reenactment and science fiction/fantasy founded the Society for Creative Anachronism at an
event now known as First Tournament in Berkeley, California.
Between that time and this couples have met at Faire or SCA, married in the Faire Wedding Garden and brought their children back to enjoy it. Some of them have been in Guilds which
feature role play Families which can become very real for the 6-12 weekends of Faire and preparing for Faire each year..perhaps for decades. This is even more true with SCA events
which occur several times a year and can involve staying on site for whole weekends or more for the Wars.

Beltane Celebration led by High Priestess Lilith
2026-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Penfield Houe, 8515 Penfield Ave, Winnetka, CA, 91306-1403, United States
Details TBA.

Outing to the Original Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, CA
2026-05-09 10:00 - 19:00 | 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.
