Calendar

Events in May 2022

  • Little Learners Playgroup (online)

    Little Learners Playgroup (online)


    May 5

    Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!

    For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call (415) 694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!

  • American Red Cross Blood Drive at LightHouse

    American Red Cross Blood Drive at LightHouse


    May 6

    Every blood donation can save up to three lives. Will you join the LightHouse community in giving back by giving blood? To schedule your appointment or for more information visit this link or call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

    If you have questions regarding your eligibility to donate blood, please call 1-866-236-3276. This event is co-sponsored by LightHouse for the Blind and American Red Cross.

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club (online)

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club (online)


    May 6

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club Fridays in May @ 8:00 pm
    We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly showing will start at 8:00 pm but we will have plenty of time after to connect with your EHC and LightHouse friends.
    Who: Teens and young adults who are blind or have low vision
    What: Audio description media club via Zoom
    When:
    • Friday, May 6 Daredevil Season 2 Episode 13
    • Friday, May 13 Coda Friday
    Where: Anywhere you can access a Zoom meeting
    RSVP: Please contact Jamey Gump by email at jgump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.
    Note: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm of the day before the program.
  • College Spaces in the Community (in-person)

    College Spaces in the Community (in-person)


    May 7

    College Spaces in the Community: Spark Social SF Outing

    When: Saturday May 7 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

    Where: We will be meeting at Embarcadero BART and walking over, but you are welcome to meet us at Spark Social!

    Address: 601 Mission Bay Blvd, San Francisco

    Calling all College Spaces members! We’re excited to announce our first official in-person outing, happening the first Saturday in May at Spark Social SF. We will be gathering for an afternoon of good food and reconnecting with friends, and hope you all can join.

    With questions or to RSVP, reach out to Daisy at dsoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7328 . Please RSVP by Monday May 2, 2022.

    Note: Remember to bring money for food, and a warm jacket as we will be sitting outside!

  • Little Learners Spring Garden Party (in-person)

    Little Learners Spring Garden Party (in-person)


    May 9

    Little Learners welcomes families to a Spring Garden Party on the patio at Ed Roberts Center in Berkeley. Fun activities for children ages birth to six will include sensory play, bubbles, lemonade-making and more! Enjoy light snacks, meet other families and take home a beautiful keepsake photo.

    Address: Ed Roberts Center 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

  • The Pandemic: Now What? (online)

    The Pandemic: Now What? (online)


    May 10

    Collaborate with new Adult Program Coordinators Maia Scott and Sabrina Bolus to answer some important questions about your past, current and future interests. What are your favorite LightHouse programs? What would you like more of? How can we continue to improve? This is a four-session forum that includes self-reflection, brainstorming, and program building.

    To RSVP please contact Sabrina Bolus at sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

    National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)

    National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)


    May 10

    The 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 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Virtual Happy (Half) Hour
    6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Chapter Meeting

    To RSVP, contact President Bobbi Pompey at bobbipompey@gmail.com or 336-988-6375.

    College Spaces From Different Places (online)

    College Spaces From Different Places (online)


    May 10

    College Spaces From Different Places: The college experience around the world

    When: Tuesday May 10, 2022 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM

    Join us for the last College Spaces meeting of the schoolyear! This month we will be joined by blind and low-vision college students from other countries, who will be sharing about their experiences. Come learn how different, and similar the experience of blindness and college is outside of the USA, and meet some great new friends in the process! Bring all your questions and join us for this exciting evening!

    College Spaces from Different Places is a peer led student organization which cultivates connections and community for all undergraduate college students. College Spaces from Different Places is a group designed by and for low vision and blind students to have fun, build community, and share in our struggles and accomplishments. Many undergrads are currently missing out on forming social connections on their own college campus. Therefore, joining College Spaces from Different Places will give you an opportunity to come together with others from across the state. Leave your books and syllabi behind and join us!

    If you have any questions or would like to be part of future College Spaces from Different Places gatherings, contact Daisy Soto dsoto@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7328To learn more. Please RSVP by May 6, 2022 to receive the Zoom link.

    NOTE: The Zoom link to join will be distributed the morning of the meetup. All blind/low vision college students are welcome, and you DO NOT need any authorizations from the DOR to join.

  • Create in Community (in-person)

    Create in Community (in-person)


    May 12

    Get your creative juices flowing every Thursday afternoon as the Craft Room reopens in person for us to explore a variety of different arts media and prompts that will change each month. Loose your curiosity and sense of play in a supportive space where you are welcome to experiment with the current projects or bring your own craft to work on alongside friends. No experience is necessary. Wear or bring something you don't mind getting dirty.

    THIS MONTH: We will celebrate the LightHouse's reopening with paper craft and collage projects and prompts inspired by the act of opening.

    Please reach out to Maia with any questions: Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org

  • The Art of Disability Culture (in-person)

    The Art of Disability Culture (in-person)


    May 13

    Join us at Ruth’s Table (21st Street and Capp in San Francisco) for a docent led tour of empowered art by artists with disabilities followed by a hands-on art making session. This exhibit boasts accessibility features including print and braille labels along with QR Codes leading you to audio descriptions in the artists’ own voices. No cost. (Optional bring or buy your own lunch meet-up in the garden at noon.)

    RSVP: Maia Scott at mscott@lighthouse-sf.org 415-694-7608S. Space is limited, so please RSVP Friday May 6, 2022.

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club (online)

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club (online)


    May 13

    Reel Escape Audio Description Club Fridays in May @ 8:00 pm
    We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly showing will start at 8:00 pm but we will have plenty of time after to connect with your EHC and LightHouse friends.
    Who: Teens and young adults who are blind or have low vision
    What: Audio description media club via Zoom
    When:
    • Friday, May 6 Daredevil Season 2 Episode 13
    • Friday, May 13 Coda Friday
    Where: Anywhere you can access a Zoom meeting
    RSVP: Please contact Jamey Gump by email at jgump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.
    Note: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm of the day before the program.
  • Polishing to Perfection (online)

    Polishing to Perfection (online)


    May 14

    During the last few years of teen session at EHC, our youth have been lucky to have a group of wood workers inspire our campers to take up the hobby. In order to encourage youth to further their excitement around this craft, the LightHouse Youth Program will be hosting a monthly virtual wood polishing club. In addition to making space for EHC and LightHouse friends to connect while polishing wood into art, we will invite a woodworker who is blind or has low vision to join us and share their story and share wisdom with the next generation of artiest. Students that sign up for the program will receive the basic materials and equipment to get started with wood polishing. Those students that remain active in the program and improve their skill will become eligible for additional raw materials that they can turn into art or gifts for loved ones. The polishing party takes place on the second Saturday of the month at 7:00pm. Each gathering will have time dedicated to update others about their projects, learn a little about that month’s mentor, and most importantly have as much time as the evening will allow to hangout and polish with your blind and low vision friends.

    Who: Teens and young adult students who are blind or low vision

    What: Virtual gathering space for young wood workers to connect with their EHC friends and other blind and low vision woodworkers from all over

    When: Second Saturday of the month at 7:00pm

    Where: Anywhere you can access a zoom meeting

    Students who sign up for the program at least one week in advance will receive the basic materials and equipment to get started with wood polishing. Those students that remain active in the program and improve their skill will become eligible for additional raw materials that they can turn into art or gifts for loved ones. Each gathering will have time dedicated to update others about their projects, learn a little about that month’s mentor, and most importantly have as much time as the evening will allow to hangout and polish with your friends.

    RSVP to Jamey Gump at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372.

  • The Pandemic: Now What? (online)

    The Pandemic: Now What? (online)


    May 17

    Collaborate with new Adult Program Coordinators Maia Scott and Sabrina Bolus to answer some important questions about your past, current and future interests. What are your favorite LightHouse programs? What would you like more of? How can we continue to improve? This is a four-session forum that includes self-reflection, brainstorming, and program building.

    To RSVP please contact Sabrina Bolus at sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Virtual Nature Program with East Bay Regional Park District

    Virtual Nature Program with East Bay Regional Park District


    May 18

    May 16
    Join us for our monthly virtual nature program that our friends from the East Bay Regional Parks District have been so generous to lead us in. If you are blind or low vision and want to learn more about nature, we invite you to join us between 3:00 and 4:00 pm on the third Wednesday of the month as our naturalist from the East Bay Regional Park District, Michael, leads us in that month’s nature lesson. Our May gathering will take place on Wednesday, May 18 and will have us learning all about official flora and fauna of California. You may know California’s official flower, or bird! But how about the official rock, grass, lichen, reptile, and many other things? You may be surprised on what has been voted to become something official and why. If you have any questions or would like access to the zoom link for the East Bay Regional Park Tours series, please contact Jamey Gump by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.

  • Little Learners Playgroup (online)

    Little Learners Playgroup (online)


    May 19

    Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!

    For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call (415) 694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!

    Create in Community (in-person)

    Create in Community (in-person)


    May 19

    Get your creative juices flowing every Thursday afternoon as the Craft Room reopens in person for us to explore a variety of different arts media and prompts that will change each month. Loose your curiosity and sense of play in a supportive space where you are welcome to experiment with the current projects or bring your own craft to work on alongside friends. No experience is necessary. Wear or bring something you don't mind getting dirty.

    THIS MONTH: We will celebrate the LightHouse's reopening with paper craft and collage projects and prompts inspired by the act of opening.

    Please reach out to Maia with any questions: Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org

  • Virtual Bingo

    Virtual Bingo


    May 20

    Please join our virtual game room for all that bingo fun with Enchanted Hills Camp Assistant Director and Community Service volunteer Annalisa. Come for the bingo excitement, stay for the prize at the end. If you don't have cards, you can order them online at Adaptations.org or by phone at 888-400-8933.

    A limited supply of accessible bingo cards are also available for free loan by contacting Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7618 where you can also direct your RSVP and request for Zoom access details.

  • Blind Soccer Clinic with BORP (in-person)

    Blind Soccer Clinic with BORP (in-person)


    May 21

    Saturday, May 21st @ 12:00 pm

    Blind Soccer is coming to the Bay Area. On Saturday May 21 at 12pm the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) is hosting the first ever Blind Soccer Clinic. In partnership with the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) this clinic will be an introduction to the sport of Blind Soccer. Participants will learn basic skills like dribbling, passing and have an opportunity to play in a game at the end of the session. Open to all blind and visually impaired youth and young adults as well as their families.

    Click here for a short video on the sport of Blind Soccer. Blind Soccer Clinic Athletes.

    RSVP to Brandon Young at brandon@borp.org.

  • The Pandemic: Now What? (online)

    The Pandemic: Now What? (online)


    May 24

    Collaborate with new Adult Program Coordinators Maia Scott and Sabrina Bolus to answer some important questions about your past, current and future interests. What are your favorite LightHouse programs? What would you like more of? How can we continue to improve? This is a four-session forum that includes self-reflection, brainstorming, and program building.

    To RSVP please contact Sabrina Bolus at sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Little Learners Playgroup (online)

    Little Learners Playgroup (online)


    May 26

    Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!

    For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call (415) 694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!

    Create in Community (in-person)

    Create in Community (in-person)


    May 26

    Get your creative juices flowing every Thursday afternoon as the Craft Room reopens in person for us to explore a variety of different arts media and prompts that will change each month. Loose your curiosity and sense of play in a supportive space where you are welcome to experiment with the current projects or bring your own craft to work on alongside friends. No experience is necessary. Wear or bring something you don't mind getting dirty.

    THIS MONTH: We will celebrate the LightHouse's reopening with paper craft and collage projects and prompts inspired by the act of opening.

    Please reach out to Maia with any questions: Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org

  • Memorial Day - LightHouse Closed

    Memorial Day - LightHouse Closed

    (All day)
    May 30

    LightHouse will be closed for Memorial Day.

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