LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Events in October 2019
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Oct 3(2 events)
10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. 4:30 pm: Learn More About Better Market Street4:30 pm: Learn More About Better Market Street – You are invited to a community gathering on Thursday, October 3, to learn more about and give input to the Better Market Street project. Better Market Street is the City's multi-agency project to transform 2.2 miles of Market Street from Octavia Boulevard to Stuart Street, enhancing safety and accessibility, improving transit performance, replacing aging infrastructure, and revitalizing the corridors streetscape. The project is advancing toward approval this fall and in the coming months. Team members from San Francisco Public Works and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will be joining us for community meetings to provide updates on the project. At our first meeting, we will hear an overview of the project with an emphasis on the first phase of the project: Market Street between Eighth and Fifth streets. The team will also discuss proposed transit stops and passenger drop-off zones. Please join us at 1155 Market Street, 10th floor, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 4:30-6 p.m. RSVP directly to Jennifer Blot of San Francisco Public Works: Jennifer.blot@sfdpw.org or (415) 554-6993. " |
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Oct 10(2 events)
10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. 5:00 pm: Museum Meanderings: Bonus Edition @ the CJM5:00 pm: Museum Meanderings: Bonus Edition @ the CJM – Museum Meanderings Bonus Edition @ the CJM Setting standards of excellence for their descriptive tours, the CJM once again invites us to enjoy the upcoming exhibit, "Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped," via a verbal descriptive tour not to be missed. Spaces are limited, one guest per LightHouse participant please, and RSVP is required by Monday, October 7 to solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. About the Exhibit: This exhibition is the first major survey of Annabeth Rosen (b. 1957 Brooklyn, NY), Robert Arneson Chair at UC Davis, and 2018 Guggenheim fellow. Within the genre's trajectory, Rosen functions as an integral link between such artists as Peter Voulkos, Jun Kaneko, Mary Heilman, Lynda Benglis, and a new generation of artists working in ceramics. From monumental sculptures binding multitudes of discrete works together in a gravity-defying feat, to undulating drawings that illustrate the meticulous intention behind the artist’s creative process, this exhibition celebrates the diverse and prolific career of this pioneer of ceramic sculpture. |
Oct 11(3 events)
1:00 pm: Talking Titles1:00 pm: Talking Titles – Talking Titles Calling all book worms and word nerds! Let's talk titles, talking titles, that is. We're grabbing great titles from the National Library Services, devouring great reads in our preferred format, and gathering on the monthly to share all the feels, the highlights, the low-lights, and dissect with reckless abandon. Keep reading for more details on NLS if you are new to the alternative format book game, and contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316 to suggest titles, submit queries or simply RSVP. About NLS: 5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO – Youth Employment Series (YES) In October, join the LightHouse Youth Employment Series, YES, and workshop celebrating White Cane and National Disability Employment Awareness as transition-age youth engage in career exploration at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Gainful employment and effective use of mobility tools are critical to pursuing self-confidence, personal satisfaction, economic empowerment, and disability talent development. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience an interactive visit and discover career paths at SFO, to be challenged in confidence building outings, and to collaborate with one another in engaging activities throughout the weekend in preparation for life post high school/college. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, increasing and providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. The YES Workshop in October will provide students with the tools to obtain information on career pathways in both the public and private sectors, to create a disability disclosure and advocacy plan for work and school, to learn and improve mobility and independent travel skills, as well as to refine their interpersonal skills (soft-skills). The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional aspirations. Workshop Learning Objectives: If you are interested in participating in the October YES Weekend Workshop, please: If you have any questions or would like to pay for your participation in the workshop, please contact youth@lighthouse-sf.org. Each workshop costs $950 to attend for the entire weekend. Please note, space for this program is limited and workshop attendance must be confirmed one week prior. 7:00 pm: Jess Curtis/Gravity Presents: (in)Visible7:00 pm: Jess Curtis/Gravity Presents: (in)Visible – Jess Curtis/Gravity Presents: (in)Visible (in)Visible, a new evening-length work by Jess Curtis/Gravity, dislocates vision from the center of your experience. Developed in collaboration with—and particularly focusing on access to culture for—blind and visually impaired audiences, (in)Visible is created and performed by an international cast of six blind, visually impaired and sighted body-based dancer/performers who dance, sing, whisper and feel their way into your consciousness, bringing experimental dance/performance and sensory accessibility practices into a rich and moving interaction. LightHouse will be taking in the Friday 10/11 show and you can join us for $10 (saving you a visit to the website to make your own purchase and we've picked up the ticket surcharge), and thanks to the generous support of the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), San Francisco residents are FREE. We’ll start by sharing a bite to eat starting around 5, then venture to the theater together to enjoy the pre-show haptic tour starting at 7. Show will start promptly at 8 and no late seating is permitted. Dinner is optional. Secure your ticket for this performance by RSVPing to Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316 and indicate whether you’d like to join the group for dinner beforehand. Audio description and haptic tours will be offered for the duration of the show's run, October 3-13, and other accessibility accommodations are available. For more information about (in)Visible, visit their website. |
Oct 12(2 events)
5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO – Youth Employment Series (YES) In October, join the LightHouse Youth Employment Series, YES, and workshop celebrating White Cane and National Disability Employment Awareness as transition-age youth engage in career exploration at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Gainful employment and effective use of mobility tools are critical to pursuing self-confidence, personal satisfaction, economic empowerment, and disability talent development. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience an interactive visit and discover career paths at SFO, to be challenged in confidence building outings, and to collaborate with one another in engaging activities throughout the weekend in preparation for life post high school/college. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, increasing and providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. The YES Workshop in October will provide students with the tools to obtain information on career pathways in both the public and private sectors, to create a disability disclosure and advocacy plan for work and school, to learn and improve mobility and independent travel skills, as well as to refine their interpersonal skills (soft-skills). The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional aspirations. Workshop Learning Objectives: If you are interested in participating in the October YES Weekend Workshop, please: If you have any questions or would like to pay for your participation in the workshop, please contact youth@lighthouse-sf.org. Each workshop costs $950 to attend for the entire weekend. Please note, space for this program is limited and workshop attendance must be confirmed one week prior. 12:00 pm: Superfest Disability Film Festival12:00 pm: Superfest Disability Film Festival – Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Since 1970, we have celebrated cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens. We strive for accessibility with audio description, captioning, and ASL/CART. Showtimes:OCTOBER 12, 2019 BERKELEY FREIGHT & SALVAGE 12 - 2:30 p.m. OCTOBER 13, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2 - 4:30 p.m. Visit the Superfest website for info and tickets. Co-hosted by: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the San Francisco State University Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability. To book a traveling Superfest Showcase, contact superfestshowcase@gmail.com. |
Oct 13(2 events)
5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO5:00 pm: YES Weekend - Soaring Futures: Career Exploration and Travel at SFO – Youth Employment Series (YES) In October, join the LightHouse Youth Employment Series, YES, and workshop celebrating White Cane and National Disability Employment Awareness as transition-age youth engage in career exploration at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Gainful employment and effective use of mobility tools are critical to pursuing self-confidence, personal satisfaction, economic empowerment, and disability talent development. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience an interactive visit and discover career paths at SFO, to be challenged in confidence building outings, and to collaborate with one another in engaging activities throughout the weekend in preparation for life post high school/college. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, increasing and providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. The YES Workshop in October will provide students with the tools to obtain information on career pathways in both the public and private sectors, to create a disability disclosure and advocacy plan for work and school, to learn and improve mobility and independent travel skills, as well as to refine their interpersonal skills (soft-skills). The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional aspirations. Workshop Learning Objectives: If you are interested in participating in the October YES Weekend Workshop, please: If you have any questions or would like to pay for your participation in the workshop, please contact youth@lighthouse-sf.org. Each workshop costs $950 to attend for the entire weekend. Please note, space for this program is limited and workshop attendance must be confirmed one week prior. 11:00 am: Superfest Disability Film Festival11:00 am: Superfest Disability Film Festival – Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Since 1970, we have celebrated cinema that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, unabashed and engaging lens. We strive for accessibility with audio description, captioning, and ASL/CART. Showtimes:OCTOBER 12, 2019 BERKELEY FREIGHT & SALVAGE 12 - 2:30 p.m. OCTOBER 13, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 2 - 4:30 p.m. Visit the Superfest website for info and tickets. Co-hosted by: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the San Francisco State University Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability. To book a traveling Superfest Showcase, contact superfestshowcase@gmail.com. |
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Oct 15(1 event)
10:00 am: Celebrate White Cane Safety Day with SF Mayor London Breed10:00 am: Celebrate White Cane Safety Day with SF Mayor London Breed – Tuesday, October 15 is White Cane Safety Day! Come celebrate the day and promote safety awareness in the neighborhood of LightHouse Headquarters (1155 Market St., San Francisco). Join LightHouse staff and ambassadors as we celebrate and spread awareness of White Cane Day from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We encourage everyone to bring their canes or guide dogs with them for the event and to invite your friends and blindness allies if they are interested. We will start off with a 30-minute welcome meeting at LightHouse on the 10th floor to talk about white canes, LightHouse's involvement with the Safe Streets project and pedestrian safety in the city. Come to LightHouse headquarters for the pre-walk event and meet San Francisco Mayor London Breed who will be in attendance. There will be refreshments for those attending the welcome. After the meeting concludes at 10:30, we will go out as a group to City Hall and back to create awareness and visibility of the white cane and blind pedestrians. Anyone who comes to walk with us will get a free Safe Streets t-shirt – now in white! If you are coming, RVSP directly to Briana Kusuma at bkusuma@lighthouse-sf.org or 415.694.7335 with your shirt size (if you would like one of our 2019 shirts) and be sure to wear your Safe Streets t-shirt if you already have one or don’t want to wear the new white one that day. |
Oct 16(1 event)
6:00 pm: One City One Book—San Francisco Reads Author Talk with Tommy Orange6:00 pm: One City One Book—San Francisco Reads Author Talk with Tommy Orange – One City One Book—San Francisco Reads Author Talk with Tommy Orange Wednesday, October 16, 6 - 7:30 p.m. San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St., Koret Auditorium Now that you’ve joined Talking titles at the Ed Roberts Campus on October 11, and your brain is full of “There There,” bring your enthusiasm to this exciting author talk hosted by the San Francisco Public Library, who are honored to announce its 15th Annual One City One Book main event, There There by Tommy Orange. Tommy Orange will be at the Main Library in conversation with San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck. To join Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen for pre-event dining in the neighborhood, let her know you plan to join the party by RSVPing to solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. We’ll gather at LightHouse HQ around 4, head out to a local spot for a bite, and be at the library before 6 to get settled. |
Oct 17(1 event)
10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
Oct 18(1 event)
4:00 pm: Dinner and Bingo4:00 pm: Dinner and Bingo – Dinner and Bingo Enjoy a community dinner and lots of rollicking bingo fun on the third Friday of each month at the LightHouse. RSVP by noon on the Tuesday prior and $7 covers your dinner (RSVP later or not at all and your dinner is $10). Braille and large print bingo cards make bingo accessible for everyone. Bring a handful or two of coins for small-change competitiveness … we play a couple of nickel games, several dimes games, and after dessert, one quarter gets you three games – good company – good food – good fun! To RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
Oct 19(1 event)
10:00 am: Youth Extreme Recreation Adventure: Master of the Maze10:00 am: Youth Extreme Recreation Adventure: Master of the Maze – Youth Extreme Recreation Adventure: Master of the Maze During the 2019-2020 school year, the LightHouse's Youth Program will be hosting monthly extreme recreation activities and adventures for youth that are blind or have low vision. Those that sign up for these monthly outings will have opportunities to make new friends, meet mentors and develop life skills that will help them be successful in other aspects of life - all while enjoying the wonderful recreation options that the Bay Area and surrounding areas have to offer. During our October adventure we will head to Livermore for some Halloween fun. We will gather at G&M Farms at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, where we will start our day with a corn maze. After we find our way through the corn maze we will gather for a picnic lunch before an epic hunt for the perfect pumpkin. Students that are low vision or blind of all ages and their immediate family are encouraged to join us in costume as there will be a costume contest during our lunch. Who: low vision and blind youth of all ages and their immediate family members If you wish to RSVP or have any questions about this outing, please contact Jamey Gump by Friday, October 18 by phone at (415)694-7372 or by email at jgump@lighthouse-sf.org. |
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Oct 24(2 events)
10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. 4:00 pm: Pumpkin Palooza4:00 pm: Pumpkin Palooza – It is that time of year - nights are cooler, days are shorter, and the air is more crisp. You guessed it, fall is here and LightHouse is kicking off the season with a Pumpkin Palooza, part of our Milestone Meetup series. When: Thursday, October 24, 2019, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. LightHouse friends of all ages will join together for yet another inter-generational Milestones Meet-Up to celebrate all things pumpkin. We will be carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, candle holders or other festive creations. We'll simmer a savory pot of pumpkin curry, bake a mouthwatering loaf of pumpkin bread, and enjoy all of these activities while sipping pumpkin spiced lattes and hot cider, socializing with other folks of various ages who are blind or have low vision, and most importantly practicing valuable blindness skills. Those attending should be comfortable with knives and other sharp tools, stove-tops, ovens and wet/dry measurements. Thanks to grant funding, this event is FREE for San Francisco residents. What is the Milestone Meet-Up?
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Oct 25(1 event)
12:00 pm: Food & Film Fridays12:00 pm: Food & Film Fridays – Food & Film Fridays What: Watch the audio described version of the film Coco. Did you know that the San Francisco Public Library offers an audio described movie on the fourth Friday each month, absolutely free of charge, and the audio description is open—no headsets to mess with and the liberating feeling that access is the norm and the default—everyone gets to experience what audio description does for blind & low vision movie goers. We’ll meet at LightHouse Headquarters at 1155 Market St. in the street-level lobby at noon, and for the price of lunch at one of the many nearby eateries, we’ll grab a bite to eat, then head over to the theater to enjoy a free open audio described movie that starts at 2. Contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316 so we know you’re coming and don’t leave you behind. Learn more about October’s open audio described movie. A note about audio description for the uninitiated: Audio description layers description onto the soundtrack that describes visual cues used to establish place, create mood, and foreshadow events. Most major movie theaters offer this service upon request, complimentary with the price of admission, and provided via a headset. We all know that movies can be expensive these days, and the headsets are sometimes cumbersome. |
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10:00 am: Knitting10:00 am: Knitting – Every week, our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
Nov 1(2 events)
12:00 pm: Giving Blood, Giving Life: Bay Area Blind Community's Day of Giving Blood Drive12:00 pm: Giving Blood, Giving Life: Bay Area Blind Community's Day of Giving Blood Drive – The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood. 12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC – Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC Starting this November, the LightHouse Youth Program will be heading up to beautiful Enchanted Hills Camp for our new quarterly weekend nature themed retreats. "Sensing the Seasons" weekends will be filled with lots of learning opportunities for you and your blind and low vision friends to observe the changing of the seasons and how it impacts the natural habitats of EHC. In addition to seeing friends, participants will gain a great appreciation of the area by learning about the flora and fauna, the natural history of the majestic Mayacamas Mountain Range and the native people of Napa. The program curriculum has been packed full with hands on and thought provoking activities and opportunities for blind and low vision students to learn and develop many skills from the Expanded Core Curriculum from WOLF School Naturalist Academy and experienced LightHouse for the Blind and Low Vision mentors. The Expanded Core Curriculum concepts that are addressed during these ongoing retreats include: independent living skills, orientation and mobility, sensory efficiency, self-determination, social interaction skills and recreation and leisure. For more information about the WOLF School please visit their website. Who: Youth between the ages of 12 and 20 that are Low Vision or Blind If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Sensing the Seasons program please contact Jamey Gump at (415) 694-7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org. |
Nov 2(1 event)
12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC – Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC Starting this November, the LightHouse Youth Program will be heading up to beautiful Enchanted Hills Camp for our new quarterly weekend nature themed retreats. "Sensing the Seasons" weekends will be filled with lots of learning opportunities for you and your blind and low vision friends to observe the changing of the seasons and how it impacts the natural habitats of EHC. In addition to seeing friends, participants will gain a great appreciation of the area by learning about the flora and fauna, the natural history of the majestic Mayacamas Mountain Range and the native people of Napa. The program curriculum has been packed full with hands on and thought provoking activities and opportunities for blind and low vision students to learn and develop many skills from the Expanded Core Curriculum from WOLF School Naturalist Academy and experienced LightHouse for the Blind and Low Vision mentors. The Expanded Core Curriculum concepts that are addressed during these ongoing retreats include: independent living skills, orientation and mobility, sensory efficiency, self-determination, social interaction skills and recreation and leisure. For more information about the WOLF School please visit their website. Who: Youth between the ages of 12 and 20 that are Low Vision or Blind If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Sensing the Seasons program please contact Jamey Gump at (415) 694-7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org. |
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!