For Adaptations hours, please visit the Adaptations page.
| SunSunday | MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Jan 27 | Jan 28 | Jan 29 | Jan 30(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop(All day): Winter Woodworking WorkshopJan 30 – Feb 2(All day) Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers. The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home. Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking. Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants. Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance. Participation Notes:
Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking Spouse/Companion Cost: $150 For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310. About Brian Buhrow Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night. Brian has always been handy and creative. Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation. He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know. About Jerry Kuns Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods! |
Jan 31(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop(All day): Winter Woodworking WorkshopJan 30 – Feb 2(All day) Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers. The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home. Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking. Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants. Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance. Participation Notes:
Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking Spouse/Companion Cost: $150 For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310. About Brian Buhrow Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night. Brian has always been handy and creative. Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation. He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know. About Jerry Kuns Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods! |
Feb 1(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop(All day): Winter Woodworking WorkshopJan 30 – Feb 2(All day) Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers. The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home. Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking. Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants. Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance. Participation Notes:
Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking Spouse/Companion Cost: $150 For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310. About Brian Buhrow Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night. Brian has always been handy and creative. Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation. He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know. About Jerry Kuns Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods! |
Feb 2(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop(All day): Winter Woodworking WorkshopJan 30 – Feb 2(All day) Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers. The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home. Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking. Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants. Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance. Participation Notes:
Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking Spouse/Companion Cost: $150 For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310. About Brian Buhrow Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night. Brian has always been handy and creative. Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation. He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know. About Jerry Kuns Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods! |
Feb 3 | Feb 4 | Feb 5 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Feb 81:00 pm: Blind Arduino Bay Area Monthly Meet Up1:00 pm: Blind Arduino Bay Area Monthly Meet UpFeb 8 – Bring your creativity to the Blind Arduino Bay Area Monthly Meet Up at LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco (1155 Market St., 10th Floor), on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. To get involved, drop in to a meeting or join the group mailing list at this website: http://groups.io/g/babamm * This group is not affiliated with LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| Feb 9 | Feb 10 | Feb 116:00 pm: National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting6:00 pm: National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter MeetingFeb 11 – The National Federation of the Blind is a nationwide community of members that believe blind people can live the lives they want. Join the San Francisco Chapter for our monthly meeting where we’ll enjoy a light dinner and chat blindness issues and advocacy. For more information, email ms.christina.daniels@gmail.com or visit their website.
Read more: National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting |
Feb 12 | Feb 13 | Feb 14 | Feb 1510:30 am: California Council of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting10:30 am: California Council of the Blind San Francisco Chapter MeetingFeb 15 – California Council of the Blind San Francisco Chapter meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on the 10th floor of LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco. For information, visit the CCB website.
Read more: California Council of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting |
| Feb 16 | Feb 17 | Feb 18 | Feb 19 | Feb 20 | Feb 21 | Feb 22 |
| Feb 23 | Feb 24 | Feb 25 | Feb 26 | Feb 27 | Feb 28 | Feb 29 |
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.