LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Events in January 2019
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Dec 30(1 event)
(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day (All day) All LightHouse offices will be closed through New Years and will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. |
Dec 31(1 event)
(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day (All day) All LightHouse offices will be closed through New Years and will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. |
Jan 1(1 event)
(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day(All day): LightHouse Closed All Day (All day) All LightHouse offices will be closed through New Years and will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. |
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Jan 10(1 event)
4:30 pm: Kurt Schwartzmann Art Opening4:30 pm: Kurt Schwartzmann Art Opening –
ART OPENING Join us on Thursday, January 10th for an Art Opening at the LightHouse 4:30 – 6 pm. The exhibition showcases the work of Kurt M. Schwartzmann. Kurt is a LightHouse client who lost all vision in his left eye in 2006 due to complications of AIDS. His first series of 64 drawings, entitled ‘Yellow Line’, is a tribute to the hard working Operators of SF MUNI that put up with SO much drama and still manage to keep the city moving efficiently, rain or shine. What: Art Opening at the LightHouse for the Blind Gallery featuring the artwork of Kurt M. Schwartzmann Refreshments will be served * Meet the Artist * Schmooze with the LightHouse Community Please RSVP to Jennifer Sachs: jsachs@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7333. Tell your friends and circle of connections. Hope you can make it!
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Jan 15(2 events)
(All day): Holman Prize 2019: Applications Open(All day): Holman Prize 2019: Applications Open (All day)
1:00 pm: Tech Together1:00 pm: Tech Together – Tech Together Do you use your access technology regularly, but don’t have time to keep up with what’s new and what’s changing? Do you sometimes hit roadblocks in your technology use and wish you could problem solve with someone else? Do you love your iPhone or iPad and want to learn more about accessible apps? Are you a screen reader or magnification user who’s trying to adapt to increasingly complex websites? Do you just want to talk about technology and the latest developments for blind and low vision users? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions , the Lighthouse invites you to Tech Together. Tech Together is a monthly technology learning group of blind and low vision technology users. We blind folks are resourceful and clever, but there is no reason we should each have to reinvent the wheel, or the app, for ourselves. In these sessions, we will discuss the topics that are of interest to the group, and help one another to understand troubleshooting, find app recommendations, and learn about the latest in Tech… Together! These sessions will be facilitated by LightHouse Access Technology specialists, but the meat of the event is for the participants to decide on themselves. At this inaugural event, we will pick a few bits of news to whet the appetite, and then, we will turn it over to you all to share your insights and help one another grow as technology users. Come with ideas on topics and bits of news and software you want to share with your friends. If you’re brand new to access technology, you may wish to book an individual appointment with an Access Technology instructor before joining this group. This group is free and open to all, but a current LightHouse waiver is required. To make sure you’re registered as a LightHouse student, contact Amelia Hogan, 415-694-7343 or ahogan@lighthouse-sf.org |
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Jan 19(2 events)
10:00 am: Women's March Oakland: Disabled Contingent10:00 am: Women's March Oakland: Disabled Contingent – Women’s March Oakland will be held on January 19, 2019 and they have secured a place at the front of the parade route for a pan-disability contingent. Join the Women’s March and LightHouse as we march the streets of Oakland to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities in Oakland… to create transformative social change.” Women’s March Oakland will be at Lake Merritt and the start of the disabled contingent will be under half a mile from Lake Merritt BART. More detailed location logistics will be released closer to the march date. If you plan on attending please RSVP on our Eventbrite page. This will also ensure that you receive all important communication leading up to the march. LightHouse is working with Women’s March Oakland and has the ability to pair you with a guide for access and visual interpretation of an exciting day! We know that a march of this size can provide barriers and we want to make sure you can participate. In order to request a guide, please request one on Eventbrite or contact Allyson Ferrari at aferrari@lighthouse-sf.org or (415) 694 – 7320. We can only provide so many guides, so please let Allyson know by Thursday, 1/10/19. 1:00 pm: Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Jess Curtis/Gravity1:00 pm: Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Jess Curtis/Gravity – Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Jess Curtis/Gravity FREE Contact Improvisation is an improvisational dance form utilizing physical principles such as touch, momentum, gravity, friction, resistance, counterbalance, lifting and falling. Primarily practiced as a duet form, Contact trains the senses and reflexes to allow for nuanced communication through touch, and the playful interaction of weight and momentum in space. This workshop will focus on the fundamental skills of Contact Improvisation, in a way that can be useful to the first time contacter as well as offering more experienced contacters a variety of concepts and exercises to increase their skill and options in the dance. We will address and practice 1) sustaining a clear point or points of contact. 2) Giving our weight through touch clearly and safely 3) Trusting our reflexes to find balance outside of the vertical and in motion 4) Moving our attention easily between our own body, our partners body and the space around us 5) Finding a variety of qualities in our dancing and our ability to move easily and intentionally between them 6) Finding our way easily into and out of dances. To RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. Image courtesy of Jess Curtis. Read more: Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Jess Curtis/Gravity |
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Jan 21(1 event)
(All day): LightHouse Closed for MLK Jr. Day(All day): LightHouse Closed for MLK Jr. Day (All day) All LightHouse for the Blind offices will be closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day/ |
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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.
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!
