A number of people have asked what there is to do during Leather Week also known as Folsom Street Week. I suppose that means a number of San Diegans will be fleeing America’s Finest City and heading for Fagdad-By-The-Bay. The official Leather Week begins on Friday, Sept. 18 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 27. Those with a hell of a lot of vacation time and unlimited disposable funds or a generous sugar daddy can have the full San Francisco experience the entire time.

There are a few events happening in San Diego which may convince you to skip the trek up north and enjoy all that the weather, the beaches and the parks have to offer. On Friday, Sept. 18, Club X will sponsor a Foreplay Mixer at Starbucks in the Uptown Shopping Center. This is the perfect opportunity to meet some of the members and players of one of the countries most well established BDSm organizations. This weekend Club X will also host BondageFest Weekend. The weekend will include the Exploratorium, Vendor Faire, Workshops and other fun which dare not be described in these pages. If you are an adult there is more information on their website www.clubxsd.org.

The San Diego Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are having a ’60s Woodstock Theme Stuff Your Bunz Pool Party on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 1- 6 p.m. There will be silent auctions, raffles, games, entertainment, food and drink all for a donation of $10. Profits from this event will be used to Promulgate Universal Joy and Expiate Stigmatic Guilt, the mission of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, through its condom outreach and other programs. This is a 21 and over event so leave the kids at home. E-mail beaforewarnd@yahoo.com for the location and other information.

If all that fun and excitement isn’t enough to keep you from driving 10 hours with a group of people who’ve packed way too many pairs of boots, toys and other needless accoutrements then go ahead and make your way to the northern city of sin, debauchery and over indulgence. My advice for anyone doing the trek to San Francisco Leather Week is to skip the official events, hang out in any South of Market bar and wait to be invited to any number of clothing optional parties. Which , is why you don’t need to pack all that leather since with any luck you’ll be taking most of it off… most of the time.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, men will be stripping down for the Bearracuda Underwear Party which requires briefs, boxers, jocks & less! This all happens at the DECO lounge located at Larkin and Turk. The following day at noon leather folk will gather at the corner of Castro and Market for the raising of the leather pride flag which will replace the gay pride flag for the week. Once the flag is raised the Leather Walk, which is a fundraiser for the AIDS and Breast Cancer Emergency Funds, will begin and make its way to the Eagle Tavern South of Market. There, The Bare Chest Calendar Men will be auctioned off with their baskets of goodies for dinner dates. My roommate known as Jake Mitchell is one of the calendar men so if you’re in San Francisco you better be there.

If you must attend a dance make sure it’s the BigMuscle.com Meet and Greet on Saturday, Sept. 26. It’s not necessary to be a member of the Big Muscle Web sites to attend but be ready to experience some of the friendliest and hottest half-naked men you’ll ever find. For some reason everyone at this party which happens at DNA Lounge from 1-6 p.m. in a good and giving mood. Even better, there’s always a few after parties which are even friendlier and hotter.

There are dinners, dances, beer busts, play parties, dungeon tours and anything else you can imagine happening this week with prices ranging from $5 to $150. It all leads to the world’s largest leather event, The Folsom Street Fair. The fair takes place on Sunday, Sept. 27 and will cover 13 city blocks with the sin, debauchery and over indulgence you came for. If you need a list of all official happenings log onto www.folsomstreetfair.org. Or, you can do it my way. Just hang out somewhere South of Market and let the good times find you.