Events in January 2023
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Jan 1(1 event)
(All day): Winter Holiday Break (LightHouse closed)(All day): Winter Holiday Break (LightHouse closed) (All day) |
Jan 2(1 event)
(All day): Winter Holiday Break (LightHouse closed)(All day): Winter Holiday Break (LightHouse closed) (All day) |
Jan 3
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Jan 4
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Jan 5(2 events)
11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person)11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person) – Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space 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. Square off for the new year with origami creations throughout January. Learn or relearn how to fold a crane, explore modular origami, make a lotus flower and more. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. 2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online) – Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Para registrarse, contacten a Jeffrey Colon JColon@lighthouse-sf.or o 415-694-7323. Join our monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. RSVP to Jeffrey Colon at JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323. |
Jan 6(2 events)
5:00 pm: EHC Virtual Campfire (online)5:00 pm: EHC Virtual Campfire (online) – These fun-filled evenings will consist of all your favorite real campfire traditions, including camp’s traditional opening campfire ceremony rituals, special guest performances, and singalongs. Campfire attendees will also be informed of rebuild updates and all other camp related program offerings. RSVP to Andrew Martinez at Amartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642. 5:30 pm: Creators' Share Space (in-person)5:30 pm: Creators' Share Space (in-person) – Artists, Makers, Creatives and thinkers; do we have the perfect Friday Night for you. Join together with other artists, writers, musicians, artisans and anyone who enjoys creative process to share works in progress and completed creations in a laid back and friendly vibe. Give and receive feedback about shared work if it's desired and support our community as they press forward to complete projects for festivals, shows or personal growth. Whatever you're making, bring it! RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
Jan 7
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Jan 12(1 event)
11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person)11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person) – Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space 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. Square off for the new year with origami creations throughout January. Learn or relearn how to fold a crane, explore modular origami, make a lotus flower and more. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
Jan 13
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Jan 15
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Jan 16(1 event)
(All day): MLK Day Holiday(All day): MLK Day Holiday (All day) |
Jan 17
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Jan 19(2 events)
11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person)11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person) – Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space 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. Square off for the new year with origami creations throughout January. Learn or relearn how to fold a crane, explore modular origami, make a lotus flower and more. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. 2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online) – Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Para registrarse, contacten a Jeffrey Colon JColon@lighthouse-sf.or o 415-694-7323. Join our monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. RSVP to Jeffrey Colon at JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323. |
Jan 20
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Jan 22(1 event)
11:00 am: Lighthouse Goes Rock Climbing (in-person)11:00 am: Lighthouse Goes Rock Climbing (in-person) – Discover the sport of rock-climbing with the always fun and supportive volunteers of ParaCliffHangers. There is no better way to get moving and stay active, than hanging off the side of a rock wall. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and no prior experience is needed. Equipment can be rented upon arriving. We will be meeting at Lighthouse San Francisco at 1155 Market at 11:00 am and heading over on BART as a group. The event starts at noon. RSVP to Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642 |
Jan 23
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Jan 24(2 events)
5:15 pm: Audium: Artists in Residence Soundscape Works-in-progress (in-person)5:15 pm: Audium: Artists in Residence Soundscape Works-in-progress (in-person) – Wind your way past immersive sound sculpture and installations, then settle in your seat amidst a dome covered in over one hundred fifty speakers, including beneath your feet. During this casual visit to the Audium in San Francisco, we will have the opportunity to hear works in progress created by their artists-in-residence. Audium provides opportunities for sound designers and musicians to push their limits by experimenting and shaping sound using Audium's incredible sound system and technology. Our group will be treated to a montage of concepts certain to be surprising, thought provoking and a wonder to behold. Audium is located at 1616, Bush Street in San Francisco. The nearest cross street is Franklin. RSVP by January 19 to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. 6:30 pm: Toastmasters Demonstration (online)6:30 pm: Toastmasters Demonstration (online) – Toastmasters is a place to practice public speaking, improve your communication and build leadership skills. It's a place to develop skills of self-empowerment. Is Toastmasters right for you? Join us as we host a demonstration meeting. RSVP to Sabrina Boluns at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. No Longer Hiding by Ashley Nemeth (Copied from the Toastmasters International website.) Before I joined Toastmasters, I was very shy around those whom I was not comfortable with—basically, anyone other than my family. I had a hard time at work and was very sensitive to anything my boss said to me. I hated going anywhere new and meeting new people. I was always hiding a piece of me that I was embarrassed of, even though that piece was not always easy to hide. I am visually impaired. This made it awkward to meet new people because I couldn’t pick up on social cues from their facial expressions. Shortly after joining the Indian Head Toastmasters club in 2013, I did a speech on my disability. It felt so good to have somewhere to go where I could be myself and not have to hide. I set a goal to do a speech every week and make it through all 10 projects of the Competent Communication manual. During my journey, my vision started to deteriorate even more. Within a few months I quickly went from having fuzzy vision to not being able to see anything except for bright light. This was very hard to deal with, but with the help of Toastmasters I kept giving speeches as a way to help me cope. It made a world of difference to have that safe place to tell my story and have the support of others who never judged me. The members of the Indian Head club continue to be there for me. When I got my first guide dog in 2014, they were some of my biggest cheerleaders. They gave me the confidence to be my own advocate. I have made a few public speaking appearances, talking about blindness and guide dogs, and have started a support group for seniors new to vision loss. Two years ago I would have struggled to tell you my name was Ashley Nemeth. Now I speak confidently and proudly wherever I am. |
Jan 25
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Jan 26(1 event)
11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person)11:00 am: Create in Community Art Class (in-person) – Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space 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. Square off for the new year with origami creations throughout January. Learn or relearn how to fold a crane, explore modular origami, make a lotus flower and more. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
Jan 27(2 events)
4:00 pm: LightHouse CEO Welcome Reception (in-person)4:00 pm: LightHouse CEO Welcome Reception (in-person) – On behalf of the Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to celebrate and welcome our new CEO, Sharon Giovinazzo, at a Welcome Reception on Friday, January 27, 2023 from 4-6PM at Lighthouse Headquarters, 1155 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. I hope to see you on the 27. Warm Regards, Sharon Sacks, Lighthouse Board Chair Please RSVP by January 24 to Carin Elman at CElam@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7681. 6:30 pm: Surpassing Sight Private Film Screening (in person)6:30 pm: Surpassing Sight Private Film Screening (in person) – On January 27, shortly after the Welcome Reception with new LightHouse CEO Sharon Giovinazzo, LightHouse will be hosting a free private movie screening of the documentary Surpassing Sight which follows two blind men, Jack Chen and Dan Berlin, who completed the Race Across America, a road cycling race across the United States. There will be a Q&A with Jack and film writer and producer Lukas Behnken. What: Surpassing Sight Private Film Screening with Audio Description and Q&A Directions to LightHouse San Francisco |
Jan 28
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Jan 30(1 event)
7:00 pm: Talkin' About Books: Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey (online)7:00 pm: Talkin' About Books: Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey (online) – In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence. Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind—but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town, memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at the age of thirty-eight, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes, paired with a Labrador named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is both a method and a state of mind. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
Jan 31(1 event)
12:00 pm: Museum of Craft & Design Descriptive & Interactive Tour (in-person)12:00 pm: Museum of Craft & Design Descriptive & Interactive Tour (in-person) – Visit the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco for an exclusive tour of current exhibitions including BULL.MELATIC: Proxistant Vision which is the culmination of an innovative, art and technology research project that explores the impact of new aerial imaging technologies and their influence and power in everyday life. Staff members will take us on a descriptive tour of current exhibitions, invite us to hold and touch artifacts created by the exhibiting artists using similar techniques and walk us through an art making experience inspired by the work on display in their galleries. Museum of Craft and Design is located at 2569 3rd Street, right on the San Francisco Muni Bus T Line with stops nearby. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
Feb 1(2 events)
(All day): Enchanted Hills Camp Summer 2023 Sessions Registration Opens(All day): Enchanted Hills Camp Summer 2023 Sessions Registration Opens (All day) Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) is back for a full summer of camp sessions this summer! Registration will open on February 1, with more info to follow. For now, check out the different sessions that will be offered.
1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. This solutions-based group can help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity and build strong relationships. Previous sessions included demonstrations of poetry, music, drumming, visualization, Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, self-care, gardening, and employment journeys. These are followed by individual check-ins. Our February 2023 theme is Relationships. Students will present on the following topics: February 1: Relationships between animals and people RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707
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Feb 2(2 events)
11:00 am: Create In Community Art Class (in-person)11:00 am: Create In Community Art Class (in-person) – Let'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. This month we will create a variety of painted and textured papers that we will later use as collage materials to create colorful and tactile artworks. RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. 2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online) – Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Para registrarse, contacten a Jeffrey Colon JColon@lighthouse-sf.or o 415-694-7323. Join our monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. RSVP to Jeffrey Colon at JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323 |
Feb 3(1 event)
5:00 pm: EHC Virtual Campfire (online)5:00 pm: EHC Virtual Campfire (online) – These fun-filled evenings will consist of all your favorite real campfire traditions, including camp’s traditional opening campfire ceremony rituals, special guest performances, and singalongs. Campfire attendees will also be informed of rebuild updates and all other camp related program offerings. RSVP to Andrew Martinez at Amartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642. |
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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.
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