LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
The week's events
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The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike Cole (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike Cole (online)
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Apr 3What does it mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, leads this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins and outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies.
RSVP for The Business of Blindness online or contact Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642.
Vision: Peer-Led Support Group (online)Vision: Peer-Led Support Group (online)
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Apr 3Vision is a peer-led drop-in support group that runs on a 12-week cycle of topics based on Hannah Fairbairn’s 2019 book, “When You Can't Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery”. Every first and third Monday of the month, we meet to discuss different topics and share our experiences, thoughts, and knowledge. We are people with similar experiences who genuinely want to support one another in all aspects of living independently with our changing vision. Reading is not required. However, if you would like topic details beyond our discussions, please refer to the book available on BARD (DBC11619).
April 3: The Shock and the Doc
April 17: Back at HomeRSVP online for Vision or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Apr 5We offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for beginners and advanced practitioners and provides instruction in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience.RSVP for Stress Reduction & Meditation online, or contact Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.Gratitude VIBES: April 2023 (online)Gratitude VIBES: April 2023 (online)
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Apr 5Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a student presents something that invigorates them. Previous presentations included poetry, singing, drumming, visualization, calligraphy, self-care, gardening, and employment journeys. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations.
April’s theme: Advocacy
April 5: Paratransit
April 12: Home Life/Neighborhood
April 19: Through Fundraising
April 26: Ride Share TaxisRSVP to Gratitude-VIBES online or contact Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Create In Community Art Class (in-person)
Create In Community Art Class (in-person)
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Apr 6Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space at LightHouse San Francisco (1155 Market) to explore a different art process, style or media each moth while connecting with fellow creatives. These are exploratory, process-oriented classes that invite you to work at whatever level you are, be it first timer to expert.
In April, let's experiment with creating Junk Journals, personalized scrapbooks loaded with uneven pages, ephemera, pockets, fold-outs, dangles and anything else you choose to insert within its pages. Bring old trims, tickets, postcards, and other bits of stuff to personalize your creation.
RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
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Creators' Space: Ahmet Ustunel, "Please Touch the Art" works in clay (in-person)
Creators' Space: Ahmet Ustunel, "Please Touch the Art" works in clay (in-person)
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Apr 7From detailed masks celebrating the working hands of laborers to detailed dragons disguised as teapots, Ahmet's ceramic creations are a feast for the senses. During Creator's Space this month, get your hands on some of Ahmet's intricate and thought-provoking sculpture and hear his stories. Afterward, get your hands on some air-dry clay and create your own work inspired by Ahmet's work, prompts and technique ideas.
RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
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!
