LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Jan 28

Hooray for Braille (In person)

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Jan 27

Celebrate the New Year by joining members of the San Francisco Chapter of the California Council of the Blind as they honor Louis Braille’s revolutionary tactile system of reading and writing.

Beginning with its adoption by France in 1854, Braille has made books, music symbols, mathematical notation, and other printed material accessible for people who are blind or have low vision.

Event activities include:

DEMOS & DISPLAYS
Main Library - Atrium, January 27, 12:00 - 3:00 PM

Have your name written in Braille and explore tactile maps and drawings. All questions about how Braille is used in everyday life will be gladly answered.

TECH SHOWCASE
Main Library - Atrium, January 27, 12:00 - 3:00 PM

A variety of high and low tech tools and devices will be on hand to illustrate the power of Braille and related technology.

STORYTIME
Main Library - Children's Center, January 27, 2:00 - 2:30 PM

Enjoy songs, fingerplays and interactive print/Braille story books read by members of the California Council of the Blind.

Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome.

To check out the San Francisco Public Library Facebook Event, visit this link.

Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Audio-Described Performance & Haptic Tour (in-person)

7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Jan 27

WHAT: Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo

WHEN: Saturday, January 27 Haptic Tour at 7.00pm and 8.00pm Performance.

WHERE: Cal Performances 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720.

For lovers of live performance, there is a deeply satisfying combination of delights that the Trocks deliver better than almost anyone else: exquisite technique and elegant styling, deftly delivered with a hilarious punchline. Celebrating its landmark 50th anniversary season, the all-male drag ballet company is adored for affectionately skewering the old warhorses of classical dance and inviting audiences to rediscover both obscure and beloved scenes from classic repertoire. The Trocks were groundbreaking at their founding in 1974, and their irreverent, deeply informed romps through the glories and excesses of the dance world continue to offer laughs for aficionados and novices alike. “This is a company that brings its audiences pure joy” (The Seattle Times).

Purchase tickets to Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

To reserve a spot on the haptic tour and a listening devise for the audio described portion of the performance, contact the box office after January 3rd by calling 510-642-9988 or via email at tickets@calperformances.org.

More info about Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

The live audio description for this performance will be provided by Gravity Access Services, Inc.

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!