The week's events
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Jul 14(3 events)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy (All day): Youth Camp(All day): Youth Camp (All day) Youth in grades 3 through 8 will participate in a variety of programs; including campfires, swimming, horseback riding, drama, arts and crafts, and adaptive sports. Campers are encouraged to explore new challenges independently with their new friends. Campers will gain greater understanding of their differences in eyesight and build self-confidence as they bond with others with shared experience. To apply, fill out the application online, or print out and send in a paper form. More information as well as the application forms can be found on the camp session website. 2:15 pm: Try it Workshop: Aerial Hoop2:15 pm: Try it Workshop: Aerial Hoop – A lyra hoop is a circular ring similar to a hula hoop that's suspended in the air by a cable or any lengthy cord attached to the ceiling. It's often used by circus performers in showcasing aerial acrobatics for their acts.The Lighthouse is partnering with San Francisco Pole and Dance to present this Try It Workshop. If you've ever wanted to try this fun form of exercise and aerial art, this workshop is for you! We are looking for a small group of blind and visually impaired adults to attend a private class where you will learn the basics of lyra in a safe and supportive environment. Because of this wonderful partnership, we can offer this class at the very low cost of ten dollars. Please RSVP right away by calling or emailing Amber Sherrard at asherrard@lighthouse-sf.org or (415)-694-7353. Space is very limited. |
Jul 15(1 event)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy |
Jul 16(1 event)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy |
Jul 17(1 event)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy |
Jul 18(6 events)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy (All day): Teen Camp(All day): Teen Camp (All day) Extended in length by popular demand, our summertime teen session is the crown jewel of Enchanted Hills Camp, where the most dynamic and charged bonds occur. Teens get to ride horses, learn woodworking, take riflery, and perform in the Redwood Grove Theater. What’s particularly special about teen session is how most of the Counselors and CITs are blind or visually impaired themselves, and many have attended camp as young teens. Here teens in grades 9 through 12 will experience all the offered youth camp activities and special events, including the STEM track which is built into this year’s teen timeline. Additionally, campers will participate in activities geared toward building leadership abilities and setting goals for the future. To apply, fill out the application online, or print out and send in a paper form. For more information and to get an application form, visit the camp session website. 10:00 am: ASL/VIP Tactile Expressive Arts10:00 am: ASL/VIP Tactile Expressive Arts – ASL/VIP Tactile Expressive Arts Thursdays weekly, 10 a.m. to Noon Join our community of Deaf and blind/low vision adults and enjoy specialized sensory activities, gardening, cooking, exercise, music, cultural arts and more, all led by instructors fluent in ASL and trained to ensure you have a safe, fun, and rewarding experience. This exciting program is brought to you in proud partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. For more info or to RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. 10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. 1:00 pm: Learn to Use NFB-NEWSLINE1:00 pm: Learn to Use NFB-NEWSLINE – Learn to Use NFB-NEWSLINE Are you unable to easily read newspapers due to vision loss, physical disability or Dyslexia? Learn how to use the NFB-NEWSLINE Information Service. It is a free service and multiple ways of accessing it means there's a good fit for you. 6:00 pm: 30% & Growing6:00 pm: 30% & Growing – 30% & Growing A hop, skip, and a jump from the San Leandro BART station, nestled at the edge of the Safeway shopping center near E. 14th St. is an upscale, stylishly casual tavern featuring a satisfying menu of seasonal dishes with a unique selection of craft beers, artisan cocktails & distinctive wines. Find your 30% crew enjoying a warm summer evening and tell some tall tales about your work life balance. To RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
Jul 19(4 events)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy (All day): Teen Camp(All day): Teen Camp (All day) Extended in length by popular demand, our summertime teen session is the crown jewel of Enchanted Hills Camp, where the most dynamic and charged bonds occur. Teens get to ride horses, learn woodworking, take riflery, and perform in the Redwood Grove Theater. What’s particularly special about teen session is how most of the Counselors and CITs are blind or visually impaired themselves, and many have attended camp as young teens. Here teens in grades 9 through 12 will experience all the offered youth camp activities and special events, including the STEM track which is built into this year’s teen timeline. Additionally, campers will participate in activities geared toward building leadership abilities and setting goals for the future. To apply, fill out the application online, or print out and send in a paper form. For more information and to get an application form, visit the camp session website. 1:30 pm: Lightening Nutrition Counseling1:30 pm: Lightening Nutrition Counseling – Enjoy a fifteen-minute one-on-one nutrition counseling session with Alicia Conner who is a visually impaired, Registered Dietitian and excited to provide her services to the LightHouse community. You will leave your session with practical steps to take that will leave you feeling healthier and closer to your goals. Alicia is hoping to offer sessions every third Friday of each month between 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., so check the calendar and stay tuned. Sessions are free and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each session requires an RSVP, call or email to Amber Sherrard at (415)-694-7353 or asherrard@lighthouse-sf.org Check out a video from Alicia’s YouTube Channel here: 4:00 pm: Dinner and Bingo4:00 pm: Dinner and Bingo – Dinner and Bingo Enjoy a community dinner and lots of rollicking bingo fun on the third Friday of each month at the LightHouse. RSVP by noon on the Tuesday prior and $7 covers your dinner (RSVP later or not at all and your dinner is $10). Braille and large print bingo cards make bingo accessible for everyone. Bring a handful or two of coins for small-change competitiveness … we play a couple of nickel games, several dimes games, and after dessert, one quarter gets you three games – good company – good food – good fun! To RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
Jul 20(2 events)
5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy – Youth Employment Series (YES) AcademyJune 23 – July 21, 2019 This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy (All day): Teen Camp(All day): Teen Camp (All day) Extended in length by popular demand, our summertime teen session is the crown jewel of Enchanted Hills Camp, where the most dynamic and charged bonds occur. Teens get to ride horses, learn woodworking, take riflery, and perform in the Redwood Grove Theater. What’s particularly special about teen session is how most of the Counselors and CITs are blind or visually impaired themselves, and many have attended camp as young teens. Here teens in grades 9 through 12 will experience all the offered youth camp activities and special events, including the STEM track which is built into this year’s teen timeline. Additionally, campers will participate in activities geared toward building leadership abilities and setting goals for the future. To apply, fill out the application online, or print out and send in a paper form. For more information and to get an application form, visit the camp session website. |
The events for the upcoming week are read aloud on our event hotline every Friday, which can be accessed by calling 415-694-7325. For more information about visiting the Adaptations Store, head to our shop page.
The LightHouse is scent-free. Please abstain from wearing colognes, perfumes, or other scented products. Additionally, coffee must be securely lidded at all times and citrus should not be peeled on the premises. Thanks for supporting our efforts to respect chemical sensitivities!
