LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Events in October 2023
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The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
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Oct 2What 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 415-694-760
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Goalball with BORP (in-person)
Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Oct 4Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Little Learners Playgroup (online)
Little Learners Playgroup (online)
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Oct 5Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!
For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!
Museum of Craft & Design Mobile Make Art Activation (in-person)Museum of Craft & Design Mobile Make Art Activation (in-person)
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Oct 5The Museum of Craft & Design (MCD) returns for a series of monthly artmaking sessions featuring projects, processes and prompts inspired by their latest exhibitions. Whether you craft, build, paint, garden, sew or sculpt at any level experience, MCD's Mobile Make art activations are sure to push your envelope or meet you in your happy place. Come to the craft room on the 11th floor of Lighthouse San Francisco HQ for good times with great people.
RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
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The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
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Oct 9What 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 415-694-760
Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)
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Oct 9LightHouse Visionaries provides blind and visually impaired people with a supportive and fun environment to develop public speaking and leadership skills, empowering us to enhance our personal and professional lives.
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.
RSVP online for Toastmasters, or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Visionarios (hybrid)
Visionarios (hybrid)
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Oct 10This Spanish speaking social group involves discussions, guest speakers, and group activities.
This group meets twice a month. Meetings on the second Tuesday are in-person and meetings on the fourth Tuesday are virtual.
RSVP to Esmeralda Soto at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323.
National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)
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Oct 10The National Federation of the Blind is a nationwide community of members that believe blind people can live the lives they want. We meet online via Zoom with the following schedule:
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Virtual Happy (Half) Hour
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Chapter MeetingTo RSVP, contact President Bobbi Pompey at bobbipompey@gmail.com or 336-988-6375.
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Goalball with BORP (in-person)
Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Oct 11Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Little Learners Playgroup (online)
Little Learners Playgroup (online)
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Oct 12Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!
For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!
Create In Community: Art Class (in-person)Create In Community: Art Class (in-person)
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Oct 12Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space at LightHouse San Francisco at 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.
During the month of October, celebrate white Cane Day, Disability Awareness Month and any other identity or truth you wish to share out loud. From producing signs for the White Cane Day bridge walk to speaking out about identity, be prepared to create out LOUD.Walk-ins are welcome. But you can also RSVP to Maia Scott at Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
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White Cane Whimsy: WCD Swag Production (in-person)
White Cane Whimsy: WCD Swag Production (in-person)
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Oct 13What do you get when you cross a lollipop stick, a couple bits of tape, a snippet of string and a single bead? Believe it or not, they create the coolest DIY lapel pin ever. Help Lighthouse celebrate mobility empowerment and independence by joining together to create white cane lapel pins that may be given out during the forthcoming Golden Gate Bridge walk. No experience necessary to help out, just a bit of volunteer mindedness, a love of supporting good community and interest in making things.RSVP to Maia Scott at Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. -
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
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Oct 16What 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 415-694-760
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Goalball with BORP (in-person)
Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Oct 18Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
(All day)
Oct 19 – Oct 22Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Superfest celebrates cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens and features films starring and created by poeple with disables.
Superfest 2023 will occur online Thursday, October 19 through Sunday October 22 with in-person screenings Saturday October 21st at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley and Sunday October 22 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
For more information, please visit the Superfest Film website.
Little Learners Playgroup (online)Little Learners Playgroup (online)
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Oct 19Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!
For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!
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Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
(All day)
Oct 19 – Oct 22Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Superfest celebrates cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens and features films starring and created by poeple with disables.
Superfest 2023 will occur online Thursday, October 19 through Sunday October 22 with in-person screenings Saturday October 21st at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley and Sunday October 22 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
For more information, please visit the Superfest Film website.
30% and Growing (in-person)30% and Growing (in-person)
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Oct 20As the October air gets cooler and the leaves begin to turn, join friends inside for drinks and conversations. This month 30% and Growing will be meeting at Tap in Lounge in Berkeley (2012 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704): a bar and restaurant with New York Style pizza and Indian style appetizers. Come out and enjoy food, drinks and comradery with others who are blind and low vision, as we navigate different aspects of the workforce. We will be gathering at 6:00pm.RSVP to Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642. -
Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
(All day)
Oct 19 – Oct 22Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Superfest celebrates cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens and features films starring and created by poeple with disables.
Superfest 2023 will occur online Thursday, October 19 through Sunday October 22 with in-person screenings Saturday October 21st at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley and Sunday October 22 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
For more information, please visit the Superfest Film website.
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Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
Superfest Disability Film Festival (hybrid)
(All day)
Oct 19 – Oct 22Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Superfest celebrates cutting-edge cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens and features films starring and created by poeple with disables.
Superfest 2023 will occur online Thursday, October 19 through Sunday October 22 with in-person screenings Saturday October 21st at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley and Sunday October 22 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
For more information, please visit the Superfest Film website.
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The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
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Oct 23What 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 415-694-760
Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)
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Oct 23LightHouse Visionaries provides blind and visually impaired people with a supportive and fun environment to develop public speaking and leadership skills, empowering us to enhance our personal and professional lives.
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.
RSVP online for Toastmasters, or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Visionarios (hybrid)
Visionarios (hybrid)
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Oct 24This Spanish speaking social group involves discussions, guest speakers, and group activities.
This group meets twice a month. Meetings on the second Tuesday are in-person and meetings on the fourth Tuesday are virtual.
RSVP to Esmeralda Soto at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323.
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Goalball with BORP (in-person)
Goalball with BORP (in-person)
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Oct 25Bay Are Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) Goalball Practice is a fun way to get exercise and meet new people. The practice is designed for beginners and experienced players. If you do not have your own equipment, we can provide you with both elbow and knee pads and eyeshades.
When: Wednesdays, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: The gym is located at 2100 Browning St. BerkeleyFor more details, please contact Brandon Young brandon@borp.org
Please note - Proof of full vaccination is required and will be checked for new participants.
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Little Learners Playgroup (online)
Little Learners Playgroup (online)
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Oct 26Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!
For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!
Create In Community: Art Class (in-person)Create In Community: Art Class (in-person)
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Oct 26Let's gather together in the 11th floor art space at LightHouse San Francisco at 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.
During the month of October, celebrate white Cane Day, Disability Awareness Month and any other identity or truth you wish to share out loud. From producing signs for the White Cane Day bridge walk to speaking out about identity, be prepared to create out LOUD.Walk-ins are welcome. But you can also RSVP to Maia Scott at Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
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Fall Intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club (online)
Fall Intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club (online)
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Oct 27It’s time for another intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club with your blind and low vision friends of all ages. This time around, our club members have chosen Coco. Coco is a story that follows a 12-year-old boy who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living and to reverse his family's ban on music. Our featured film will start after we get a chance to learn a little bit about who has joined us. After the film, we will have space to talk about the film or just connect with your LightHouse friends.
To RSVP, contact Jamey Gump at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372
If you are new to LightHouse programs, need help signing up, or have any questions about our Intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club, please contact Jamey Gump, Youth Services Coordinator at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372.
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2023 LightHouse Family Pumpkin Palooza
2023 LightHouse Family Pumpkin Palooza
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Oct 28Come one, come all to our second annual Family Pumpkin Palooza! We're brewing up a cauldron of Halloween excitement that the whole family can enjoy. This thrilling event will feature a unique blend of creativity, inclusivity, and spooky spirit. The afternoon will start with some pumpkin carving followed by a costume contest. Our Halloween theme festival hosted by the LightHouse Youth Program team takes place at our 1155 Market ST. headquarters in San Francisco.
Program Highlights
🎃 Pumpkin Carving Led by Blind and Low-Vision Mentors:
Step into a world of sensory delight as our blind and low-vision mentors guide youth and their families through the art of pumpkin carving using nonvisual techniques.
👻 Get Ready for Spooktacular Fun in our annual Costume Contest!
Dress to impress in your most hauntingly creative costumes! We encourage everyone to participate, whether you're a ghostly ghoul, a bewitching witch, or a heroic superhero. Prizes await the spookiest, funniest, most original, and most creative family theme costumes!What to Bring:
- Your enthusiasm for Halloween fun
- Your amazing costumes for the costume contest
- A pumpkin (We welcome families to bring their own pumpkins to carve; however, LightHouse is happy to help provide for those that request them.)
In addition to our family fun taking place at the Pumpkin Palooza, the Community Services Team will be hosting several other community activities that day that you and your family may like to attend. Please check our calendar for information about the other activities taking place that day.
Who: All families with at least one blind and low vision family member of any age
What: Family Pumpkin Palooza with pumpkin carving, and a costume contest
When: Saturday, October 28, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: 10th floor of LightHouse Headquarters at 1155 Market St. San Francisco
Program fee: To help offset program expenses we are requesting a $10 donation per participant or $25 per family who wish to take part in pumpkin carving. In addition, San Francisco residents participate for free thanks to a grant from the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services.
RSVP: Please contact Jamey Gump, Youth Services Coordinator at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372 by October 20Bingo (in-person)Bingo (in-person)
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Oct 28In-person bingo is coming back to the Lighthouse! Get ready for a festive and spooky afternoon with new and old friends. Win prizes, have snacks and dress up for great Halloween fun.
Whether you're a bingo fanatic or just looking for a chilling good time, our Halloween Bingo event promises a wickedly entertaining evening that's perfect for everyone.
We will be gathering at the Lighthouse (1155 Market St) at 1:00pm and wrapping up our festivities at 3:00pm.
RSVP to Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642.
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The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)
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Oct 30What 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 415-694-760
Voices of the Community (online)Voices of the Community (online)
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Oct 30Do you want a voice in planning adult programming at the LightHouse? Your input is crucial for our success. Join our quarterly meeting to help craft programs that suit your interests and needs!
RSVP online for Voices of the Community or to 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.
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!
