LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Events in October 2023
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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!
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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!
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White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March
White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March
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Oct 15October is Blindness Awareness Month, and LightHouse is celebrating in a big way! As many of our community members already know, we are leading a White Cane Day march across the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday, October 15!
White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March Schedule
8:30 am – Meet at LightHouse HQ, 1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco
8:45am – Shuttles will depart from LightHouse HQ to Sausalito Vista Point
10:00 am – Official start of White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March
10:30 am – Buses will depart from LightHouse HQ to Crissy Field (for those who cannot physically participate in the march but want to join the picnic at Crissy Field)
11:00 am – Meet at West Bluff Picnic Area at Crissy Field for our Community Celebration and Picnic after the march (limited parking available at picnic area)
1:30 pm – Shuttles will depart from West Bluff Picnic Area to return to LightHouse HQPlease note: Due to a high volume of RSVPs, the shuttle space is now full. We still warmly welcome all interested parties to join us, however if you have not yet registered for the event, you will need to provide your own transportation to the Sausalito Vista Point and from the West Bluff Picnic Area. If you completed the RSVP form before October 1, your shuttle seat has been reserved!
But wait… there’s more!
Adaptations October Sale!
In observation of Blindness Awareness Month and White Cane Day, we’re celebrating all month long! Enjoy 10% off all white canes and cane accessories from Adaptations! Stock up on all your favorite cane-related products online or in-person all 31 days of October! Start shopping and saving starting October 1!
You Cane Give: Used Cane Fundraiser
After you stock up on new canes from Adaptations, what to do with those old, out-of-use canes? This year, as part of our White Cane Day celebration, we are partnering with You Cane Give to collect used canes and help them find homes with other blind folks around the world who are in need of one. To donate your cane, please feel free to bring it with you on the day of our march across the bridge or drop it off at the designated bin at LightHouse reception anytime in the month of October. To learn more about You Cane Give, click here.
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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.
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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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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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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!
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!
