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Lifestyle
Alternatives Centre
The
founder of the Lifestyle Alternatives Centre
of Palm Beach (LAC), Domina DeManda, is honored to have
been asked to organize and produce this year's Fetish
School. She, along with some of the LAC members and
guests who are known and wonderful educators in various
fetishes and alternative lifestyle practices are thrilled
to be presenting 14 workshops and making them kinky
reality for the attendees of Fetish Factory's 13th Anniversary
Weekend.
Click
here to learn more about Fetish Factory's kinky
education courses.
Tickets
for our Kinky Educational courses will be available
soon at Fetish Factory and online in the coming
weeks.
Visit
LAC's official website here.
Why
LAC?
LAC
is a privately structured and operated as a members-only,
not-for-profit educational and social organization that
is based in Palm Beach County and solely committed to
benefit its Members, Visiting Guests, Sponsors and those
Alternative Lifestyle Communities who fund its operations.
LAC is dedicated to its mission to provide those benefits
in the form of resources that are thoughtful, risk-aware,
consensual, and non-exploitative in any and all forms,
including:
- Information on alternative performance arts, art,
culture, life and living; and
- Support-related resources and solutions; and
- Exposure through demonstrations and performances;
and
- Education options that are focused on styles, practices,
techniques, and modalities; and
- Experience in a location where guided practice and
hands-on practical applications can better hone skills
in a manner that is conducive to putting alternative
lifestyle performance arts, arts and culture to living
form as safely as possible; and
- Socializing at our facility and functions that will
provide opportunities to interact and network with others
who have similar interests; and
- Opportunities to promote or be exposed to a variety
of alternative performance arts, arts, culture, life
and living supportive businesses that may benefit our
LAC Members through special programs, discounts or offerings.
How
long has LAC been around?
Its
origins date back to 1998 when the original Founder
of BDSM-Village, Domina DeManda, along with her husband,
Daddy Jeff (AKA Shaman), relocated to Southeast Florida
and began investigating community needs. In 2001, the
couple's efforts helped them to identify that there
was a definite need for diverse support resources, educational
options, applied practice venues and social/cultural
interaction environments for those interested in the
alternative arts, culture, life and living, including
styles, practices, techniques and modalities that also
translated well for film, photography, set design, costuming,
roleplay, and performance arts.
The
original model for LAC was developed in August 2004
and evolved from the original mission of BDSM-Village
with a primary objection for the new LAC model being
to create resources, options, venues and environments
that would fill a diverse void in various alternative
lifestyle communities that embraced fetishes. Unfortunately,
the launch of the LAC model was delayed for two years
due to several active hurricane seasons which culminated
with Hurricane Wilma destroying the original facility
for LAC. In June 2006, the search began for just the
right facility and in July 2006, a new facility was
secured a facility which enabled a full launch the LAC
model, with it's re-grand opening held in September
2006, followed by the launch of PAG.
Committed
to Your Health & Benefit
LAC
is non-smoking, no drugs, no alcohol facility located
in a secured and gated complex that is safe, well-lit
and located in a city that is supportive of its mission.
There's
one steadfast rule at LAC:
All
Members participating in any and all alternative performance
arts, arts, cultural, lifestyle and living activities
at any LAC functions or its facility must always be
thoughtful, risk-aware, consensual, and non-exploitative
to others in any and all forms. We hope this rule translates
beyond the scope of the LAC facility and functions to
our Members' lives beyond. In other words, live life
fully and enjoy as much as possible in doing so, but
live consciously and conscientiously with care for others
and their well-being, as well as your own.
Who
are the Members of LAC?
There
is a great group of people who make up the Membership
of our pansexual organization. LAC Members are people
of all genders, all sexual preferences (straight/gay/bisexual/trans)
and all role orientations who are 20 years of age or
older. Our Members range from inexperienced newcomers,
who may be just beginning their research and experience,
to seasoned veterans with many years of knowledge and
experience in alternative performance arts, arts, culture,
life and living.
Photo
Artisans Guild
Becoming
a LAC Member supports LAC remaining open and also gives
you an optional membership in the Photo Artisans Guild
(PAG), which will provide LAC Members who are into fine
art photography, performance art, acting, modeling,
make-up artistry, costuming and corsetry with an awesome
opportunity to practice and hone their wonderful skills,
whether amateur or professional. Please contact the
Director of LAC for more details.
Sounds
good, so how do I join LAC?
You
must be at least 20+ years old and provide proof of
age and identity using a state or federally issued photo
identification and be current with your monthly membership
dues. For more details on joining this great organization,
please visit the LAC website at http://www.lifestylealternatives.org.
LAC
and PAG Founders
At
the prompting (and gentle nudging) of their beloved
sister and leather lifestyle elder, Viola Johnson, as
well as others who this couple looks to as Mentors and
Leaders in the various alternative lifestyle communities
to get out and "share opportunity for knowledge
and education with others", Domina DeManda and
Daddy Jeff (AKA Shaman) launched their lifestyle household,
House of Shaman, in January of 2004, BDSM-Village in
July of 1997, LAC in August of 2004 and again in September
of 2006 at its new facility and PAG in September of
2006. See their bios on our Who's
Who or Education pages.
Links
Click
here to learn more about Fetish Factory's kinky
education courses.
Visit
LAC's official website here.
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