LightHouse will be closed on Wednesday, September 25 for an agency-wide all-staff event.
Events in September 2024
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Labor Day holiday (LightHouse Closed) Labor Day holiday (LightHouse Closed)
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Sep 2 -
Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 3In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Exercise with Denise or volunteers: A routine of exercises for working the whole body is the focus. All exercises can be modified to fit anyone’s level. The class also includes gentle aerobics and breath work.
The class takes place in-person at Room 3 and on Zoom.
RSVP to: PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692 .
Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person) Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person)
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Sep 3Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Learn beginning tap dance basics in this descriptive class. Denise will verbally describe each movement, demonstrate the sounds the taps make, and work with each person individually to insure their understanding of the step or combination. The focus is balance and spatial awareness, knowledge of the tap steps, while in a fun supportive environment.
RSVP to Denise Vancil at DVancil@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7832.
Find Your Balance Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Find Your Balance Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 3Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Focuses on body awareness and activity to increase balance. Discussion of fear of falling and home safety.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
Radically Rethinking Museum Access Discussion at USF (hybrid) Radically Rethinking Museum Access Discussion at USF (hybrid)
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Sep 3McLaren Conference Center
2130 Fulton St, San FranciscoJoin Finnegan Shannon and Andrea Torrice, room 250 at the McLaren Building at University of San Francisco for a conversation on Radically Rethinking Museum Accessibility (click here for the USF map link). Finnegan Shannon, a Bay Area native and New York City-based artist whose work centers the experience of people living with disabilities, will be in conversation with acclaimed documentary filmmaker, former Museum Studies MA student, and accessibility advocate, Andrea Torrice. They will discuss Finnegan’s art and ways to radically rethink accessibility within museums and cultural heritage organizations.
If you attend in person, masks are highly encouraged for the safety of others. The event is also Zoom accessible via Hyflex. The conversation will be live-captioned and include ASL interpretation. All visual materials will be described. If you need accommodations or wheelchair access, contact Student Leadership and Engagement at 415-422-7256 or email sle@usfca.edu with the name and date of the event as well as the accommodation requested. Questions? Contact Museum Studies Program Manager Javier Plasencia at jplasencia3@usfca.edu. If you plan to attend by Hyflex Zoom, register online for Radically Rethinking Museum Access.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online) Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Sep 4We offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction for beginners and advanced practitioners. Everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial into Zoom, find a comfortable position. Instructor Ellen Simpson has 50 years of meditation experience. After raising a family and retiring from a career in women's health, she became a resident at San Francisco Zen Center.RSVP online for Stress Reduction & Meditation or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.Gratitude VIBES (online) Gratitude VIBES (online)
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Sep 4Gratitude-VIBES is evolving! Our Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions will now take place twice a month. These sessions remain a space for student presentations, individual check-ins, and gratitude-closers that uplift and connect us all.
September 4: LightHouse student Dorothy D. shares the story of her writing through two original poems, including “Sweet Saturday Morning.”
September 18: Music Appreciation: Share the Joy. Bring a song that fills you with joy and tell us why it resonates with you.
RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
Goalball with BORP (in-person) Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Sep 4Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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EBC Vision Group (hybrid) EBC Vision Group (hybrid)
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Sep 5Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
In this low vision and blindness support group, we come together to share our experiences, socialize, have discussions, hear guest speakers and become part of our blindness community.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
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SF Achilles Chapter Regular Guided Endurance Workouts (in-person) SF Achilles Chapter Regular Guided Endurance Workouts (in-person)
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Sep 7Join the SF chapter of Achilles in regular guided endurance workouts - whether you prefer to run, walk, or roll!
Achilles Overview: Achilles International is a global organization operating in 18 countries, including several US chapters. Its goal is to empower people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection.
Welcoming Athletes and Guides: Achilles welcomes people of all ages living with a disability to join us for a run, walk or roll. Membership is free!
SF Chapter: Holds inclusive workouts where everyone is welcome to be paired with a volunteer guide, or chart their own course. Also supports athletes in endurance races, including the SF Marathon.
How to join: Email Achilles at achillessfbayarea@gmail.com to join and learn more about when and where we will be hosting Achilles workouts! Typically they are held at 9:30 AM on the first and third Saturday of each month at Judah & Great Highway. Please email to confirm.
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The Night Alive with Audio Description and Haptic Tour (in-person) The Night Alive with Audio Description and Haptic Tour (in-person)
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Sep 8Altarena Playhouse
1409 High Street, Alameda
Haptic tour: 1:00 pm
Performance: 2:00 pmTommy’s just getting by. He’s renting a run-down room in his uncle’s house, rolling from one get-rich-quick scheme to the other with his pal Doc. He comes to the aid of Aimee, who’s not had it easy herself, struggling through life the only way she knows how. Their pasts won’t let go easily, but together there’s a glimmer of hope they could make something more of their lives, something extraordinary, perhaps.
With inimitable warmth, style, and craft, this play deftly mines the humanity found in the most unlikely of situations. The Night Alive is the winner of the 2013–2014 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.
You can buy tickets for The Night Alive online, and then email Kari Warfield General Manager, at generalmanager@altarena.org. to reserve a headset for audio description. You can also buy tickets via your email to Kari. Tickets are $33 for seniors, $35 for adults and $15 for students. Students need to provide a student ID.
The live audio description for this performance will be provided by Gravity Access Services, Inc.
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Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 9In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Although there isn’t a right or wrong way to meditate, it’s important to find a practice that meets your needs. There are many popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness, spiritual, focused, movement, mantra, visualization and passage meditation are some. We will discuss and practice together. Input and reflection from everyone are encouraged.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
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Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 10In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Exercise with Denise or volunteers: A routine of exercises for working the whole body is the focus. All exercises can be modified to fit anyone’s level. The class also includes gentle aerobics and breath work.
The class takes place in-person at Room 3 and on Zoom.
RSVP to: PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692 .
Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person) Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person)
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Sep 10Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Learn beginning tap dance basics in this descriptive class. Denise will verbally describe each movement, demonstrate the sounds the taps make, and work with each person individually to insure their understanding of the step or combination. The focus is balance and spatial awareness, knowledge of the tap steps, while in a fun supportive environment.
RSVP to Denise Vancil at DVancil@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7832.
National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online) National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)
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Sep 10The National Federation of the Blind is a nationwide community of members that believe blind people can live the lives they want. We meet online via Zoom with the following schedule:
6:00 pm to 6:30 pm – Virtual Happy (Half) Hour
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Chapter MeetingTo RSVP, contact President Bobbi Pompey at bobbipompey@gmail.com or 336-988-6375.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online) Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Sep 11We offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction for beginners and advanced practitioners. Everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial into Zoom, find a comfortable position. Instructor Ellen Simpson has 50 years of meditation experience. After raising a family and retiring from a career in women's health, she became a resident at San Francisco Zen Center.RSVP online for Stress Reduction & Meditation or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.Speak Imagery from the Fine Arts Museums (online) Speak Imagery from the Fine Arts Museums (online)
Sep 11Docents Etta Herbach and Shelley Ford will take us on a journey through the American Beauty exhibit, which features faces and places in the American art collected by Bernard and Barbro Osher.
Register for Speak Imagery from the Fine Arts Museums. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to the meeting.
Goalball with BORP (in-person) Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Sep 11Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 16In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Although there isn’t a right or wrong way to meditate, it’s important to find a practice that meets your needs. There are many popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness, spiritual, focused, movement, mantra, visualization and passage meditation are some. We will discuss and practice together. Input and reflection from everyone are encouraged.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
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Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 17In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Exercise with Denise or volunteers: A routine of exercises for working the whole body is the focus. All exercises can be modified to fit anyone’s level. The class also includes gentle aerobics and breath work.
The class takes place in-person at Room 3 and on Zoom.
RSVP to: PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692 .
Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person) Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person)
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Sep 17Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Learn beginning tap dance basics in this descriptive class. Denise will verbally describe each movement, demonstrate the sounds the taps make, and work with each person individually to insure their understanding of the step or combination. The focus is balance and spatial awareness, knowledge of the tap steps, while in a fun supportive environment.
RSVP to Denise Vancil at DVancil@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7832.
Find Your Balance Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Find Your Balance Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 17Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Focuses on body awareness and activity to increase balance. Discussion of fear of falling and home safety.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online) Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Sep 18We offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction for beginners and advanced practitioners. Everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial into Zoom, find a comfortable position. Instructor Ellen Simpson has 50 years of meditation experience. After raising a family and retiring from a career in women's health, she became a resident at San Francisco Zen Center.RSVP online for Stress Reduction & Meditation or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.Gratitude VIBES (online) Gratitude VIBES (online)
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Sep 18Gratitude-VIBES is evolving! Our Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions will now take place twice a month. These sessions remain a space for student presentations, individual check-ins, and gratitude-closers that uplift and connect us all.
September 4: LightHouse student Dorothy D. shares the story of her writing through two original poems, including “Sweet Saturday Morning.”
September 18: Music Appreciation: Share the Joy. Bring a song that fills you with joy and tell us why it resonates with you.
RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
Goalball with BORP (in-person) Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Sep 18Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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CCB San Francisco Chapter monthly meeting and Student Education Access Grant lunch (hybrid) CCB San Francisco Chapter monthly meeting and Student Education Access Grant lunch (hybrid)
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Sep 21The CCB San Francisco Chapter meets on the third Saturday of the month. September's meeting will be followed by our annual Student Education Access Grant lunch. RSVP to Frank Welte at Frank.A.Welte@gmail.com or 510-541-1442. -
Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 23In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Although there isn’t a right or wrong way to meditate, it’s important to find a practice that meets your needs. There are many popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness, spiritual, focused, movement, mantra, visualization and passage meditation are some. We will discuss and practice together. Input and reflection from everyone are encouraged.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
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Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Exercise Class at Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 24In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Exercise with Denise or volunteers: A routine of exercises for working the whole body is the focus. All exercises can be modified to fit anyone’s level. The class also includes gentle aerobics and breath work.
The class takes place in-person at Room 3 and on Zoom.
RSVP to: PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692 .
Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person) Tap Dancing with Denise at Earle Baum Center (in-person)
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Sep 24Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Learn beginning tap dance basics in this descriptive class. Denise will verbally describe each movement, demonstrate the sounds the taps make, and work with each person individually to insure their understanding of the step or combination. The focus is balance and spatial awareness, knowledge of the tap steps, while in a fun supportive environment.
RSVP to Denise Vancil at DVancil@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7832.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online) Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Sep 25We offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction for beginners and advanced practitioners. Everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial into Zoom, find a comfortable position. Instructor Ellen Simpson has 50 years of meditation experience. After raising a family and retiring from a career in women's health, she became a resident at San Francisco Zen Center.RSVP online for Stress Reduction & Meditation or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.Goalball with BORP (in-person) Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Sep 25Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid) Meditation Exploration At Earle Baum Center (hybrid)
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Sep 30In-person attendees can join us at Earle Baum Center, 4539 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa
Although there isn’t a right or wrong way to meditate, it’s important to find a practice that meets your needs. There are many popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness, spiritual, focused, movement, mantra, visualization and passage meditation are some. We will discuss and practice together. Input and reflection from everyone are encouraged.
RSVP to Patricia Jefferson at PJefferson@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7692.
Fine Arts Museums Virtual Access Day (online) Fine Arts Museums Virtual Access Day (online)
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Sep 30Sonia Gallant and Karen Berniker of the Disability Access office at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce a descriptive Zoom presentation by docent Anne Burns Johnson on Monday, September 30. This DeYoung Virtual Access Day is on the exhibit American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art currently on view at the DeYoung. Zoom information and registration links are below. Questions can be directed to Sonia at sgallant@famsf.org, 415-750-7678
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The 19th and 20th centuries were an exceptionally dynamic time in American culture. Anchored by Impressionist and Realist artworks, this exhibition spans the years 1848 to 1960 and presents a variety of artistic responses to this complex period. This gift from Bernard and Barbro Osher enhances the museum’s American art collection with several significant firsts: the first large-scale oil painting by Winslow Homer (The Angler, ca. 1874), the first genre picture by William Merritt Chase (Spanish Bric-à-Brac Shop, 1883), the first major George Bellows landscape (In Virginia, 1908), the first Georgia O’Keeffe images of the Southwest (Front of Ranchos Church, 1930 and The Patio, 1940), plus thirteen artists entering the museum’s collection for the first time. The historic sweep of these paintings, drawings, and sculptures is reflected by several recurring themes, including the adventurous spirit of artists abroad, the enduring allure of Impressionism, intimacy and immediacy of portraiture, and beauty of America’s landscapes and seascapes.
Register for Anne’s 11:30 am descriptive docent talk for the Fine Arts Museums Virtual Access Day.
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!
