Calendar

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

Events in August 2023

  • EHC Virtual Campfire (online)

    EHC Virtual Campfire (online)


    Aug 2

    These fun-filled evenings will consist of Enchanted Hills Camp updates, songs, alumni check-ins and LightHouse information and resources. All are welcome to join.

    RSVP to Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642.

     

  • Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)

    Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)


    Aug 3

    Join the LightHouse’s 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.

    This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone.

    Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323.

  • Disney's ALADDIN the Musical with Audio Description

    Disney's ALADDIN the Musical with Audio Description


    Aug 6

    11:30 am  - Pre-show mixer
    1:00 pm - Showtime

    Orpheum Theatre: 1192 Market St. San Francisco

    From the BroadwaySF website:

    Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical.

    From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.

    Hailed by USA Today as “Pure Genie-Us,” ALADDIN features all your favorite songs from the film as well as new music written by Tony® and Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (Newsies) with lyrics penned by the legendary Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast), Tony Award winner Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aida), and book writer Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer).

    Running time is approximately two hours and thirty minutes including one intermission.

    Tickets are $50 each and our friend, Brett, from BroadwaySF has set up a promo code and link so you can order tickets directly without service fees!

    Enter promo code ADBSF at https://www.broadwaysf.com/events/aladdin/

    OR - use this direct link that includes the promo code: https://www.broadwaysf.com/events/aladdin/orpheum-theatre/tickets/73B5F6B8-59B2-475A-BB0D-E3429A331AFC/?pc=EE9AF53E-D21D-4B6A-9FF2-956FEC596BD9

    Here are some logistical details about seating choices:

    • Audio described seating will be found in front orchestra, as well as mid-back orchestra.
    • All seating is located at DOOR 3
    • You will want to select the seats that show up with a STAR over them. This will indicate they are AD seats. You must enter the promo code first to activate these seats.
    • Those with service animals will want to grab seats on the aisles to allow more room.

    If you find navigating, the seating a challenge, please email me with your phone number so I can put you in touch with Brett who can help you book your tickets over the phone.

    RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org and let her know who needs an AD headset for the show (so I can submit a list to Brett).

  • The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)

    The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)


    Aug 7

    What 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 online for Coffee with Mike Cole or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)

    The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)


    Aug 14

    What 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 online for Coffee with Mike Cole or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

    Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)

    Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)


    Aug 14

    Toastmasters is a place to develop skills of self-empowerment. It's a place to practice public speaking, improve communication, and build leadership skills. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 5 PM-7:30 PM.

    RSVP online for Toastmasters, or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)

    Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)


    Aug 17

    Join the LightHouse’s 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.

    This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone.

    Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323.

  • 30% & Growing (in-person)

    30% & Growing (in-person)


    Aug 18

    Join us for 30% and Growing this month as we visit the Fermentation Lab at 1230 Market St in San Francisco! The Fermentation Lab is only a five-minute walk from Lighthouse headquarters as well as Civic Center Bart. Come out and enjoy food, drinks and comradery with others who are blind and low vision in different stages of their career. We will be gathering at 6:00 p.m.

    Contact Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642 to RSVP.

  • Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Professionalism with all Authors (online)

    Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Professionalism with all Authors (online)


    Aug 19

    Since April, Lighthouse has offered a semimonthly virtual writing workshop series. Each month a blind author would cover a different genre. Genres included poetry, personal essay/op ed, journalism and fiction. Each author provided writing tips as well as tips of the trade including how to submit your work, how to pitch ideas to editors, and what it takes to have a writing career. In the final two classes of this workshop, the four authors will return to discuss professionalism.

    Join authors Stephen Kuusisto, Andrew Leland, James Tate Hill and M. Leona Godin and other aspiring LightHouse writers for the final two classes.

    This virtual writing workshop series will help you grow confident in several genres: poetry, personal essay/op ed, journalism, and fiction. It will also address professionalism including: how to submit your work, how to pitch ideas to editors, and what it takes to have a writing career. Each month a visiting author will give students an overview of the genre, give an assignment for the following week, and provide spoken feedback on a portion of the work as well as suggestions for next steps.

    RSVP online for Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Professionalism with all Authors or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707.

  • The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)

    The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)


    Aug 21

    What 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 online for Coffee with Mike Cole or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Meet You At The House (online)

    Meet You At The House (online)


    Aug 23

    Pull up a comfy chair and join Community Outreach Specialist Sheri Albers in the LightHouse virtual living room to talk about all things LightHouse! Have you been experiencing changes in your vision that have been affecting your daily life, but did not know who to talk to? LightHouse in San Francisco may have the solutions you have been looking for. This is a safe place to bring the questions that you have been wanting to ask. As always, Raqi from the Adaptations Store will be on hand to let us know what is new in the world of low vision and blindness products.

    RSVP to Sheri Albers at SAlbers@LightHouse-sf.org or 415-694-7331.

  • The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)

    The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)


    Aug 28

    What 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 online for Coffee with Mike Cole or to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

    Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)

    Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)


    Aug 28

    Toastmasters is a place to develop skills of self-empowerment. It's a place to practice public speaking, improve communication, and build leadership skills. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 5 PM-7:30 PM.

    RSVP online for Toastmasters, or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

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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