Ignite: After Dark
January 30, 2026
7:00PM
Brava Mainstage
Ignite: After Dark
Friday, January 30th, 2026
7pm - 10pm
Brava Theatre Center, 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
We are thrilled to present the second iteration of Ignite: After Dark! Join us on Friday, January 30th at the Brava Theatre Center in San Francisco from 7pm to 10pm for a night to remember. Get ready for hot insights from electrifying speakers, each offering their own unique take on sexuality, intimacy and other tremendously adult topics. This is a public, 18+ event.
What’s an Ignite Talk? Each speaker gets just 5 minutes to share their ideas with 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds, creating a fast paced, engaging experience. But Ignite! After Dark turns up the heat, with topics that dive deep into sexuality, kink, the adult industry, pshychedelics, and non-traditional relationship structures like non-monogomy.
Prepare for a night of bold ideas and stories that are sure to leave you inspired and intrigued!
THE LINEUP:
—> Dr. Allison Ash | Intimacy Coach & Educator | How To Eat Pussy Like A Champ
—> Anna D. Hirsch, MS | Artist, Writer, & Therapist | Sex Art Recovery
—> Brett Chamberlin | Executive Director, OPEN | TBD
—> Carol Queen, PhD | Staff Sexologist, Company Historian, and Curator of Antique Vibrator Museum at Good Vibrations | I Came to San Francisco to Fight AIDS. I Did it by Hosting Safer Sex Parties
—> Claire Perelman | Sex Therapist | How Being a Slut Made Me a Better Therapist
—> Dvorit Mausner, ACC | Relationship Coach | The Saboteurs of Sex
—> Heather Atles | Relationship, Sex, & Intimacy Coach | What to Do When Netflix & Chill Becomes... Just Netflix
—> Jackie Rotman | Founder and President of Center for Intimacy Justice | Changing Censorship of Women's Sexuality Online: Freeing Expression
—> Lorina Manzanita MA, SEP | Somatic Sex & Relationship Coach, Trauma Resolution Practitioner, & PhD Student in Human Sexuality | Waterfalls & Me: An International EcoErotic Love Story
—> Marie Thouin, PhD | Dating & Relationship Coach, Author, & Compersion Expert | Alchemizing Jealousy Into Erotic Compersion
—> Matt Sturm | Sex Educator, Author, & Transformational Guide | Secure Attachment In The Erotic Village
—> Michael W. | Techno-Hedonist | Connection and Intimacy... at a GANG BANG
—> Noa Elan | Founder, Community Organizer, & Groupie | The Best Way To Keep Your Forever Person: GROW THE FUCK UP!
—> Nyxie Noc | Kink Presenter & Community Organizer | The Illusion of Yes: Power, Privilege, and the Practice of Agency
—> Tessa Vita | Psychotherapist, Ritualist, & Co-Steward of the Global Psychedelic Society | Innocence Is a Trap
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW (and they will sell out!)
>> Buy your tickets here on HeyUpTo <<
Ticket options include:
General admission tickets are $55.
Want to guarantee a spot in the front row? Buy a VIP ticket for $75.
We know not everyone can make it out to the event, so we also offer a live streaming ticket for $50.
Wheelchair accessible spots are also available, choose that option when purchasing your ticket.
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