LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Events in April 2019
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Apr 4(3 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. 11:00 am: Stress Relief Series: An Hour of Yin11:00 am: Stress Relief Series: An Hour of Yin –
6:00 pm: Accessing the Arts: A Panel Discussion on Sensory Diversity and Performance6:00 pm: Accessing the Arts: A Panel Discussion on Sensory Diversity and Performance – Accessing the Arts: A Panel Discussion on Sensory Diversity and Performance The performing and other arts have long been thought of as out of reach for many in the disability community. The ADA has made physical access greater, and technologies like audio description or ASL interpretation, where available, have raised the bar on participation. How do we expand the scope of what access to the arts and full participation really mean and how do we make it a reality? Lighthouse for the Blind, Gravity Access Services, and Dancers' Group will be hosting a panel discussion and information session on access accommodation practices for live performance. Panelists include: Author and Access Consultant Georgina Kleege; Gravity Artistic Director Jess Curtis; Blind dancer and access consultant Tiffany Taylor; Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Bay Area Deaf Dance Festival, Antoine Hunter; Assistant Director of the Deaf Dance Festival (and dancer) Zahna Simon; and LightHouse Adult Program Coordinator, Serena Olsen. We invite all interested members of the disability and arts communities to be a part of this very important dialogue. Light refreshments will be available beginning at 6 p.m. and the panel discussion will start at 6:30, followed by time for Q&A. RSVP to Serena at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. |
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Apr 6(1 event)
9:30 am: Museum Meanderings: de Young9:30 am: Museum Meanderings: de Young – Museum Meanderings: de Young Celebrate spring and flowers through the work of Monet for the April Museum Meandering. We'll take a specialized docent-led tour of the current de Young special exhibit, "Monet: The Late Years" at 9:30 a.m. that will last about an hour, and you are free to continue enjoying the museum on your own time thereafter. One guest per LightHouse community member and spaces are limited; RSVP is req uired by Friday, March 29, by contacting Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. *Please note that April's Meander is the first Saturday, not the regularly scheduled second Saturday. As it is a volunteer driven program, we've rescheduled in deference to the celebration of our LightHouse volunteers scheduled for the second Saturday in April. Thanks in advance for your flexibility. About the Exhibit: The exhibition will feature nearly 50 paintings by Claude Monet dating mainly from 1913 to 1926, the final phase of the artist’s long career. During his late years, the well-traveled Monet stayed close to home, inspired by the variety of elements making up his own garden at Giverny, a village located about forty-five miles from Paris. With its evolving scenery of flower beds, footpaths, willows, wisteria, and nymphaea, the garden became a personal laboratory for the artist’s concentrated study of natural phenomena. The exhibition will focus on the series that Monet invented, and just as important, reinvented, in this setting. In the process, it will reconsider the conventional notion that many of the late works painted on a large scale were preparatory for the Grand Decorations, rather than finished paintings in their own right. Boldly balancing representation and abstraction, Monet’s radical late works redefined the master of Impressionism as a forebear of modernism. |
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Apr 11(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. 5:30 pm: LightHouse Listenings: Music In the Dark with Ioana Gandrabur5:30 pm: LightHouse Listenings: Music In the Dark with Ioana Gandrabur – LightHouse continues its live listening party for ears only, LightHouse Listenings, on April 11 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at LightHouse Headquarters. Join us for an evening of live music in the dark with award-winning classical guitarist Ioana Gandrabur, as she incorporates music with lively interactive discussions about music, blindness, and non-visual entertainment. Tickets are $5-$10 on Eventbrite by clicking this link. When: Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. About the performer Born in Bucharest, Romania, Ioana Gandrabur started playing piano at the age of five. At twelve she discovered the guitar and, feeling an immediate connection with this instrument, she began to study with Liviu Georgescu and Petre Fartatescu. After only two years she won the Romanian National Guitar Competition, becoming its youngest laureate to this day. At the age of 16, Ioana Gandrabur immigrated to Canada. She continued her studies at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal under the direction of Jean Vallières and graduated with honours. Then, receiving full scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, she traveled to Germany for postgraduate studies at the Musikhochschule in Köln (germany) with Hubert Käppel, the Musikakademie in Basel (Switzerland) with Oscar Ghiglia and the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf (Germany) with Joaquin Clerch. She received degrees from each of these schools. To learn even more, read the blog post on the LightHouse website. Read more: LightHouse Listenings: Music In the Dark with Ioana Gandrabur |
Apr 12(1 event)
2:00 pm: Let's Go Hiking: Tilden Regional Park2:00 pm: Let's Go Hiking: Tilden Regional Park – Let’s go hiking at Tilden Regional Park! We will meet at the Ed Roberts Campus at 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley, just above Ashby BART station, 2:00 p.m. We’ll then take a bus to Tilden Park for a naturalist-led hike! We will return to the Ed Roberts Campus by 4:30 p.m. Please RSVP by calling or emailing Amber Sherrard at asherrard@lighthouse-sf.org or (415)-694-7353. |
Apr 13(1 event)
1:00 pm: Try It Workshop: Pole Dance1:00 pm: Try It Workshop: Pole Dance – Pole Dance combines strength, flexibility, athleticism, poise and dance all into one confidence boosting activity. If you have ever wanted to try Pole Dance, this workshop is for you! We are looking for a small group of blind and visually impaired adults to attend a private class at San Francisco Pole and Dance where you will learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and supportive environment. This class is open to everyone, all genders are welcome. Please RSVP right away by calling or emailing Amber Sherrard at asherrard@lighthouse-sf.org or (415)-694-7353. Space is very limited. |
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Apr 18(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. |
Apr 19(2 events)
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. 4:00 pm: Superfest Disability Film Festival with Special Guest Gaelynn Leas at SF Main Library4:00 pm: Superfest Disability Film Festival with Special Guest Gaelynn Leas at SF Main Library – Superfest International Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world, co-hosted by San Francisco's Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State. Gaelynn Lea will be a guest speaker. GAELYNN LEA- THE SONGS WE SING Directed by Mark Brown United States, 2017, Documentary Short. STUMPED Directed by Taylor Keating & Cedar Wright United States, 2017, Documentary Short. WHO AM I TO STOP IT Directed by Cherly Green & Cynthia Lopez United States, 2017, Documentary Short. Please make all access requests, including ASL interpreting/live captioning by April 9, 2019. Visit the event website to RSVP. Read more: Superfest Disability Film Festival with Special Guest Gaelynn Leas at SF Main Library |
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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. |
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May 1(1 event)
12:00 pm: Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)12:00 pm: Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) – If you or someone you know has, or is at risk for, pre-diabetes or Type 1 or 2 Diabetes, then this workshop is for you! You will learn about nutrition, physical activity, medications, stress management, and other tools to help you manage or lower your risk for Diabetes. This is a six-week course beginning on Wednesday, May 1st. The class will be every Wednesday from 12 to 2 p.m. for six weeks. You must attend four out of six classes to receive your certificate of completion. RSVP is required. Please contact Amber Sherrard for questions at (415)-694-7353 or asherrard@lighthouse-sf.org |
May 2(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. |
May 3(1 event)
(All day): Health and Wellness Retreat(All day): Health and Wellness Retreat (All day)
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May 4(1 event)
(All day): Health and Wellness Retreat(All day): Health and Wellness Retreat (All 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!
