The Chemistry Collective Weekend of Connection

Overview

Queer art, a hilarious and sexy comedy and burlesque show, and a high connection open community party come together as one expansive experience. And of course, an all ppuppet led consent talk.

Welcome to The Chemistry Collective: A Poly/ENM Dance Party — Play Edition!

AND THE NEXT DAY AT A PRIVATE OAKLAND LOCATION...

The Chemistry Collective Presents: Poly Gardens - A poolside party for your favorite people - Swim & Play!

***PLEASE NOTE*** For the Poly Gardens Pool party, a PAL will be required for those who are not an active Bonobo or Mission Control member.

***The Chemistry Collective Play Edition does not require a PAL.***

✨️Tickets drop TODAY July 7th at 7pm✨️

We are throwing a massive weekend of connection, dancing, play, and daytime poolside shenanigans 🩵

Come party with us Friday night at The Chemistry Collective, go home, sleep, shower, feed the dog, and pay the babysitter, then come right back out to spend the day poolside at Poly Gardens: A party for your favorite people

Friday September 18th:

The Chemistry Collective Play Edition!

Our signature connection and dance forward play party returns with the three in one magic you know and love.

3 events in 1:

✨ Queer Canvas — 7:00pm–11:00pm

✨ Comedy and Burlesque Hour! —

8:00pm–9:00pm

✨ Opening Circle — 9:00pm–9:30pm

✨ The Chemistry Collective: Play Edition— 9:30pm–1:00am

All guests must arrive by 9:00pm to join

the opening circle.

A same day negative COVID test is required for entry

Saturday September 19th

The Chemistry Collective Presents: Poly Gardens: A daytime poolside play party for your favorite people

Poly Gardens is an afternoon made for showing up with your crew of favorite people while everyone else brings theirs.

It’s a day of chosen family photos in the garden, tea in the lounge, tarot, bodywork, play, and two DJ sets that carry us from soft daytime flow into a warm sunset groove.

***PLEASE NOTE*** For the Poly Gardens Pool Party, a PAL is required for anyone who is not an active Bonobo or Mission Control member.

For the Chemistry Collective Play Edition, a PAL is not required.

✨ Doors Open — 12:00pm-2pm

✨️Garden Clothing Sawp - 12pm-7pm\

✨ Poly Gardens Photos with your favorite people — 12:30pm to 5:00pm\

✨ Opening Circle — 1:30pm to 2:00pm\

✨ Garden Awakening DJ Set — 2:00pm to 4:30pm\

✨ Garden Oracle Tarot Readings — 2:00pm to 6:00pm\

✨ Garden Room Tea Lounge — 2:00pm to 6:00pm\

✨ Garden Healer Bodywork Sessions — 3:00pm to 7:00pm\

✨ Set at Sunset w/ DJ Vanessa— 4:30pm to 7:30pm\

✨ September Babies Birthday Celebration — 4:20pm

All guests must arrive by 1:30pm to join

the opening circle.

A same day negative COVID test is required for entry

Come to one. OR come to BOTH. Choose your own adventure and get the best pricing when you spend the weekend with us.

Either way, you do not want to miss this one!

Expanded event details below!

September 18th 7pm-11pm

Live Performance Art Gallery ft. Queer Canvas Artists

A rotating, immersive gallery featuring live performance art and a curated selection of visual and multidisciplinary artists from Queer Canvas. This installation brings queer creativity to the center of the night — bold, intimate, playful, and deeply expressive.

The gallery unfolds across the space with shifting performances, interactive moments, and opportunities to meet the artists behind the work. Expect vivid visuals, embodied storytelling, and art that invites you to feel, witness, and connect.

What You’ll Experience

Live performance art woven throughout the evening\

A curated gallery of queer painters, photographers, sculptors, textile artists, and experimental creators\

Artist meet‑and‑greets and opportunities to support local LGBTQ+ makers\

Interactive elements that evolve as the night progresses

Why It Belongs Here

Queer Canvas celebrates queer brilliance, sensuality, and creative abundance. Featuring these artists inside the event amplifies community voices and deepens the connective, celebratory energy of the night.

The Artists

A mix of emerging and established queer creatives whose work spans visual art, movement, storytelling, and hybrid forms — all bringing pieces that reflect the humor, depth, eroticism, tenderness, and power of queer life.

September 18th 8:00pm-9:00pm

Comedy and Burlesque Hour!

A night built for people who love performance with personality. Comedy, movement, and a little theatrical flair all share the stage, creating a show that’s fun, expressive, and full of surprise. Every act brings its own style, and together they make a night that feels alive.

What to Expect

•A consent‑minded space where everyone’s comfort matters

•A mix of comedy, burlesque‑inspired acts.

•Performers who bring everything from playful to powerful

•A crowd that shows up ready to enjoy themselves

•Appreciation encouraged, boundaries respected.

A room where people get to show up as themselves and enjoy the ride.\

You’ll laugh, you’ll react, you’ll feel pulled into the moment, no pressure, no expectations.

Community Care

•Stay home if you’re not feeling well

•Consent applies to everyone

•Boundary violations will end your party

•We look out for each other — on stage and off

Who’s Invited

• All genders, identities, and orientations\

• Folks who love performance, comedy, and expressive art\

• First‑timers and seasoned nightlife people alike\

• Anyone who values consent, creativity, and community energy

Why It Exists

Comedy & Burlesque Hour gives performers space to show their craft on their own terms — and gives the audience a chance to experience something real.

How to Participate

• Cheer, and support your performers\

• Be part of the energy in the room\

• Respect boundaries — always\

• Let yourself enjoy it\

• Come as you are, leave a little more lightened up

September 18th 9:30pm-1:00am

The Chemistry Collective: A Poly/ENM Dance Party — Play Edition

At the Play Edition of The Chemistry Collective yes, the possibilities have expanded, but let's be clear...this is still a dance party. The music leads. Consent is the baseline. Respect is non negotiable. That is the culture.

Play Edition brings a sweeter, slightly cheekier current to the dance floor. A space where connection can build naturally through movement, conversation, and mutual interest, all at your own pace.

This dance gathers the energy and experiences of the delicious succession of Queer Canvas and Comedy & Burlesque Hour!, bringing them onto the floor for a night of rhythm, connection, and a spark that carries us into what comes next.

You must arrive by 9pm for the opening circle. All Chemistry Collective attendees are required to be present for this collective grounding and consent setting before the dance begins.

What to Expect

• A consent forward dance party centered on autonomy, clarity, and joy\

• Social spaces for conversation, connection, and low stakes flirtation\

• A curated soundtrack designed to spark movement, attraction, and flow\

• A welcoming environment for solo attendees, partners, polycules, and curious newcomers\

• A playful undertone where you always choose your own adventure

The Vibe

This is a space where you can come to dance hard and leave it there. Or strike up a conversation that surprises you. Or simply enjoy being surrounded by people who understand expansive connection.

No pressure. No performance. No creepy energy.

Just good music, good people, and the freedom to explore chemistry at your own pace. Flirt if you want. Decline if you want. Change your mind. Communicate. That is the culture.

Health and Community Care

• A same day negative COVID test is required for entry\

• If you are feeling sick, please stay home\

• Any consent violations will result in immediate removal from the party

We take care of each other here. That includes bodies, boundaries, and the overall container of the space.

Who’s Invited

• Polyamorous, ENM, and open relationship communities\

• All genders, identities, and orientations\

• People exploring new relational formats or seeking community\

• Anyone who values consent, communication, and playful respect

Why It Exists

The Chemistry Collective creates real world spaces where open community folx can meet without apps, scarcity, or awkward guesswork in finding other poly/ENM folx.

Play Edition celebrates embodied joy, mutual attraction, and the spark of discovering who you vibe with on and off the dance floor while staying rooted in care for one another.

How to Participate

• Dance and enjoy the music\

• Connect in social spaces\

• Flirt responsibly, read the room, ask first, respect the answer

• Explore new dynamics with clarity and consent\

• Come solo, partnered, or with your whole ecosystem

September 19th 12:00pm-8:00pm

The Chemistry Collective Presents: Poly Gardens: A daytime poolside play party for your favorite people

Poly Gardens: A daytime poolside play party for your favorite people

Poly Gardens is a daytime pool party made for showing up with your crew of favorite people while everyone else brings theirs. It’s a celebration of chosen family with photos in the garden, tea in the lounge, tarot, bodywork, play, and two DJ sets that carry us from soft daytime flow into a warm sunset groove.

PAL Requirement

For the Poly Gardens Pool Party, a PAL is required for anyone who is not an active Bonobo or Mission Control member.

For the Chemistry Collective Play Edition, a PAL is NOT required.

What to Expect

* A consent-forward poolside party centered around relaxing and enjoying everyone's favorite humans

* Social spaces for conversation, connection, and community building

* A curated soundtrack that flows from soft daytime beats into a warm sunset groove

* Chosen family photos in the garden to celebrate your polycules or favorite people

* Tarot readings, bodywork, and playful offerings throughout the day

* A special Poly Gardens celebration for September birthdays

* Tea service in the lounge for grounding and connection

* A welcoming environment for solo attendees, partners, polycules, and curious newcomers

* A playful undertone where you always choose your own adventure

* All guests must arrive by 1:30pm to attend opening circle

The Vibe

This is a space where you can come to lounge by the pool, dance, swim, play, and enjoy your favorite humans.

No pressure. No performance. No weird energy. Just sunshine, good music, and good people. A pool where you can float, splash, dance, or lounge exactly how you want. Connect if it feels right. Decline if it does not. Change your mind. Communicate. That is the culture.

Health and Community Care

* A same-day negative COVID test is required for entry

* If you are feeling sick, please stay home

* Any consent violations will result in immediate removal from the gathering

We take care of each other here. That includes bodies, boundaries, and the overall container of the space.

Who’s Invited

* Your entire crew

* Polyamorous, ENM, and open relationship communities

* All genders, identities, and orientations

* People exploring new relational formats or seeking community

* Anyone who values consent, communication, and playful respect

Why It Exists

Poly Gardens was created so poly and ENM communities can meet each other in a real, relaxed setting instead of relying on apps or hoping to find the right people by chance. A pool party invites openness without pressure. People can float, talk, laugh, dance, or simply enjoy the sun with their chosen family. It is a space designed for ease, clarity, and connection, where discovering who you resonate with feels organic and supported by a culture of consent and care.

How to Participate

* Lounge, relax, swim, dance and enjoy the music, or play

* Connect in social spaces and areas for play

* Flirt responsibly, read the garden, ask first, respect the answer

* Explore new dynamics with clarity and consent

* Come solo, partnered, or with your whole ecosystem