Nude poet dinner?

Apparently the Scots aren't against all nudity, aka the Naked Rambler.  They're hosting a nude weekend along with the country's first nude Burns Supper.  The Burns Supper is in celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns' birthday.  I say any occasion is great for being nude together.

News:

Nude Burns Supper on naked Scots holiday

Nude Bowling comes to NYC

The Young Naturists of America have made an agreement with the chic midtown bowling alley, Frames, to host a private nude bowling event.  What is interesting is that they are getting more upscale establishments to accept nudists as guests.  While nude bowling is no new thing it just broadens the opportunity to allow new people to experience nudity in a social setting and have fun doing it.  New York City isn't exactly teeming with nudist resorts.


More:

No Shirt, No Problem -- Nudist Event Held at Frames Bowling Lounge in NYC

Nudists lose again

I love how local authorities and federal authorities alike tend to hide behind seemingly "reasonable" approaches to eventually wiping out nudity on public lands.  County authorities agreed to listen to nudists' land management plan for the confluence of the Willamette River’s coast and middle forks, which is used as a land bridge to access state-owned Glass Bar Island Park in Oregon.  This area has been used by nudists for years.  Instead they chose the plan proposed by a "conservationist" which involves flooding the nudist use area.  No trespassing signs have already gone up.

The story:

County picks conservation plan over nudist legacy for land

Naked Girls Reading

Well I don't know how this relates to the formal topic of nudism but I find it intriguing.  A group of women in Chicago formed a group, "Naked Girls Reading" in 2009.  Apparently they get naked and then take turns reading a novel aloud in a public place.  Sort of a cross between a book club and burlesque.  And it's gaining participants in other cities as well (Asheville, NC, Austin, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, London, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Portand, Victoria BC, and Washington, DC). If it gets nudity in a normal setting for both the participants and the public to be comfortable with it, I'm all for it.

Check it out:

Know Your Naked Girls – Michelle L’amour