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Jun 1(1 event)
11:00 am: Museum of Craft & Design Mobile Art visits LightHouse (in-person)11:00 am: Museum of Craft & Design Mobile Art visits LightHouse (in-person) – The Museum of Craft and Design, will be pulling up in their Mobile Art Studio to join us for two sessions of our "Create in Community " art class, to offer art activations inspired by their upcoming exhibits. Meet on the 11th floor in the craft room at LightHouse San Francisco headquarters to create with new materials, unpack thought-provoking prompts and spark vibrant conversation with guest artists from a fabulous local arts institution. Sessions stem from work with the view that we will revisit that work later in June. The Mobile Art Studio features a collection of works showcasing the art as a means of coping with changes in the Bay Area and an artist's concept of "Concrete Journals". If you have any questions, please contact Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
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Jun 4(1 event)
4:00 pm: Shotgun Players Presents "Yerma" with Audio Description (in-person)4:00 pm: Shotgun Players Presents "Yerma" with Audio Description (in-person) – West Coast premiere! Set in Southern California in the 1930s, Yerma is Lorca’s lyrical exploration of infertility, feminism, and obsession. Yerma is a woman who deeply loves her husband Juan, but she longs above all to have a child. In this darkly poetic fable, Yerma’s all-consuming desire propels her into a collision with the universe that is urgent and terrible in scope. Join Shotgun Players and Gravity Access for a haptic tour and audio-described performance on Sunday, June 4. Use code 10AMO to save $10 off. The haptic tour begins at 4:00 pm and the performance at 5:00 pm.Ashby Stage is in Berkeley at 1901 Ashby Ave., just across the street from the northwest corner of the Ashby BART parking lot. Buy tickets online for Yerma or call the Shotgun Players box office: 510-841-6500 ext. 303. |
Jun 5(3 events)
9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online) – What 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 to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 6:00 pm: State of the Art: Checking in on the Evolution of Access Practices for Blind and Low Vision Audiences in Bay Area Performing Arts (in-person)6:00 pm: State of the Art: Checking in on the Evolution of Access Practices for Blind and Low Vision Audiences in Bay Area Performing Arts (in-person) – Join Lighthouse for the Blind and Gravity Access Services as they host a discussion on the evolution of access practices for Blind and Low Vision audiences in the Performing Arts in the Bay Area and beyond. Please come and be in conversation with thought leaders about Access from the Blind Community, Bay Area Theaters, Artists and Funders that are all figuring out how to do this important work together. To RSVP, contact Maia: Mscott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. This event is funded by a Creative Work Fund grant. 6:00 pm: Vision: Peer-led Support Group (online)6:00 pm: Vision: Peer-led Support Group (online) – Vision is a peer-led drop-in support group that runs on a 12-week cycle of topics based on Hannah Fairbairn’s 2019 book, “When You Can't Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery”. On the first and third Mondays of the month, we meet to discuss different topics and share our experiences, thoughts, and knowledge. We are people with similar experiences who genuinely want to support one another in all aspects of living independently with our changing vision. Reading is not required. However, if you would like topic details beyond our discussions, please refer to the book which is available on the National Library Service Braille and Audio Recoding Download (BARD) at book number: DBC11619. June 5: Retraining Your Senses and Your Brain (Chapter 5) RSVP online for Vision: Peer-led Support Group or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. |
Jun 6(1 event)
12:00 pm: Museum of Craft & Design Descriptive & Haptic Tour (in-person)12:00 pm: Museum of Craft & Design Descriptive & Haptic Tour (in-person) – The San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design continues its ongoing partnership LightHouse with an invitation to visit its latest exhibits: FIGHT AND FLIGHT: CRAFTING A BAY AREA LIFE - A timely examination of the Bay Area arts ecosystem featuring 23 local artists who, despite the many crises of our times, continue to call the Bay Area a creative home. CONCRETE JOURNALS: ANNE HICKS SIBERELL - Drawing inspiration from ancient cuneiform tablets, Siberell commits her diaristic collages to concrete–a literal and figurative manner of preserving the past. After we tour the exhibitions, complete with descriptive details and haptic opportunities, we are invited to spend the last twenty to thirty minutes experiencing an art activation process inspired by one of the exhibitions. RSVP by June 2 to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608. |
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Jun 12(2 events)
9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online) – What 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 to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 5:00 pm: Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online)5:00 pm: Toastmasters: LightHouse Visionaries (online) – We did it! We are an official Toastmasters Chapter and are supported by experienced Toastmasters mentors! This is a safe and fun place to develop skills of self-empowerment. Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.
RSVP or send questions to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Jun 16(1 event)
6:00 pm: 30% & Growing (in-person)6:00 pm: 30% & Growing (in-person) – Warmer temps, longer days, and more reasons for happy hour—and now on Friday’s! This month 30% & Growing is going to Eureka! (2068 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704). Eureka! is only a 2-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley Bart station. Come out and enjoy food, drinks and comradery with others who are blind and low vision in different stages of their career. RSVP to Andrew Martinez at AMartinez@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7642. |
Jun 17(1 event)
10:00 am: Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill (online)10:00 am: Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill (online) – Writers Lane at the LightHouse: A Writing Workshop Series with Blind Authors Spring & Summer 2023 This virtual writing workshop series will help you grow confident in several genres: poetry, personal essay/op ed, journalism, and fiction. It will also address professionalism including: how to submit your work, how to pitch ideas to editors, and what it takes to have a writing career. Each month a visiting author will give students an overview of the genre, give an assignment for the following week, and provide spoken feedback on a portion of the work as well as suggestions for next steps. June 17 & 24: Fiction with James Tate Hill Upcoming workshops in this series: July 15 & 22: Personal/opinion essay with M. Leona Godin RSVP online for Writers Lane at LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
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Jun 24(2 events)
10:00 am: Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill (online)10:00 am: Writers Lane at the LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill (online) – Writers Lane at the LightHouse: A Writing Workshop Series with Blind Authors Spring & Summer 2023 This virtual writing workshop series will help you grow confident in several genres: poetry, personal essay/op ed, journalism, and fiction. It will also address professionalism including: how to submit your work, how to pitch ideas to editors, and what it takes to have a writing career. Each month a visiting author will give students an overview of the genre, give an assignment for the following week, and provide spoken feedback on a portion of the work as well as suggestions for next steps. June 17 & 24: Fiction with James Tate Hill Upcoming workshops in this series: July 15 & 22: Personal/opinion essay with M. Leona Godin RSVP online for Writers Lane at LightHouse: Fiction with James Tate Hill or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. 1:00 pm: Rainbow Oasis: Pride Celebration Hang-Out (in-person)1:00 pm: Rainbow Oasis: Pride Celebration Hang-Out (in-person) – Make your Pride Festival and celebration home base at Lighthouse HQ on Market Street, Saturday afternoon on the day before the big parade. Hang out with friends, enjoy refreshments, find a quiet place to relax away from the crowds and play some favorite rainbow games including Braille Uno and tactile Twister. In addition, volunteers will be available for guides and visual interpretation to visit the Pride Festival at Civic Center, which will have concerts, vendors, and more. RSVPs are required. RSVP by June 22 for Rainbow Oasis: Pride Celebration Hang-Out. For any questions, please contact Daisy Soto at dsoto@lighthosue-sf.org or 415-694-7328 |
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Jun 26(1 event)
9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online)9:30 am: The Business of Blindness: Coffee with Mike (online) – What 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 to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. |
Jun 27(1 event)
7:00 pm: Summer Intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club (hybrid)7:00 pm: Summer Intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club (hybrid) – It’s time for another intergenerational Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club with your blind and low vision friends. This time around, our movie club gathering will be a hybrid with an option for campers from the EHC Adult session to call in as a group from camp. 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 discuss it or just connect with LightHouse friends. The film for our June gathering has not been selected yet and we hope you can help us with that. Below you will find a couple of links, the first is to a survey where you can share your vote for the film. Followed by a set of links that you can use to register for the event. To help us select a film for our gathering, please take a moment and fill out the following form. Please be sure to cast your vote before June 15. RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP using the below links. Current Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club members can RSVP here. New to the Reel Escape Audio Description Movie Club member can sign up here. If you have any questions contact Jamey Gump at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372. |
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