[Nfbc-info] Films, Fun and Flow
LightHouse for the Blind
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Wed Oct 2 16:29:49 UTC 2013
LightHouse October 2013 Newsletter
Superfest: Just Days Away!
Image: Superfest logo
Let us entertain you! Come to Superfest, the International Disability Film Festival Saturday on Saturday, October 12, hosted by LightHouse for the Blind and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability.
Holler, heckle and hoot during "The Dissies" (modeled after the acclaimed Razzies), as we watch (and "dis") the most cringe-worthy clips in disability film history.
Vote for the Worst of the Worst during the world's longest-running international disability film festival.
Superfest is more than a great night out. It's the place to be if you are interested in disability history and advocacy. You don't want to miss this chance to mingle with our extended community; to see where we've been and what we can build in the future. We will be serving wine and beer at 6:00 p.m. and the clips start at 7:00.
When: Saturday, October 12, 6:00 p.m.
Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street in San Francisco Buy tickets at http://bit.ly/superfest2013buytickets.
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You're Invited to Have A Good Time and Support Enchanted Hills at V.I.B.E.S.
Photo: Joyce Cid and her guide dog
If you love our Enchanted Hills Camp and want to spend an afternoon listening to great music, mingling with fun people and dining in Martinez' most fun location, then come to V.I.B.E.S., Visually Impaired and Blind Entertainment Sunday. V.I.B.E.S.
is a fundraiser for Enchanted Hills Camp youth sessions and will be held on Sunday, October 13. Join host Joyce Cid and the Ruby Red Girls for a fantastic afternoon of music, food, prizes and more!
Learn more about V.I.B.E.S. at http://bit.ly/vibesfundraiser2013.
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Mill Valley Film Festival: LightHouse Co-Presents Imagine, a Captivating Film About an Unorthadox Teacher at a School for the Blind
Image: Imagine Poster
Join us for the screening of Imagine at the Mill Valley Film Festival, co-presented by the LightHouse for the Blind on Saturday, October 5th. Purchase tickets at http://www.mvff.com.
When: Saturday, October 5, 6:15 p.m.
Where: Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, 94901.
Phone: (415) 454-1222.
Imagine is a full-length English-language film produced by Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski,set in a fictitious school for the blind in Portugal. A new teacher espouses the virtues of echolocation, causing quite a controversy. It's a thought provoking film. Audio description headsets will be available.
A post screening discussion will be led by LightHouse's Executive Director Bryan Bashin and Donor Relations Coordinator Lisamaria Martinez.
Watch the Imagine trailer at http://bit.ly/imaginemovie.
See you at the film festival!
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Unique Dinner, Concert and Dialog in the Dark to Benefit Enchanted Hills Camp
Image: The Blind Cafe logo
What: San Francisco Blind Cafe
When: October 10, 11 and 12 at The Center SF, 548 Fillmore Street, San Francisco Time:Doors will open at 6:30, dinner and event 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Tickets: Sliding scale from $85 to $150
To purchase tickets, call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 or buy tickets online at http://bit.ly/blindcafetickets.
The San Francisco Blind Cafe is a mind bending, heart opening experience where the audience will indulge in a vegetarian 'Sensory Tasting Experience', participate in a Q & A with their blind wait staff and enjoy a concert of original music, all in the pitch dark. This is NOT just another dinner in the dark. It's a community experience where people connect, learn and grow while participating in something greater than themselves. The San Francisco Blind Cafe is designed to help you feel more alive, awake, present and connected to your world. Proceeds go to Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind.
For more information go to http://theblindcafe.com/san-francisco-blind-cafe/.
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Walk with the LightHouse for the Blind on White Cane Awareness Day Join the LightHouse for our 2nd Annual White Cane Awareness Day Walk. Celebrate the significance of this day and honor the importance the white cane has to those who are blind.
When: Tuesday, October 15, 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm
Where: LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters
We will meet at the LightHouse and walk together around the perimeter of San Francisco City Hall.
We are excited to announce that Supervisor Eric Mar from District 1, Supervisor Scott Wiener from District 8, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Bike Coalition Leah Shahum and the Interim Director of the San Francisco Mayor's Office on Disability Carla Johnson will be participating in this year's walk. Following the walk we'll gather at the LightHouse for light refreshments.
LightHouse clients, staff and friends stand proudly in front of San Francisco City Hall with white canes and signs in hand
RSVP to Beth Berenson at 415-694-7322 or bberenson at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:bberenson at lighthouse-sf.org>.
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New - Body Flow Yoga and Meditation with Sally Mitchell
When: Every Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters
Sally Mitchell is a professional, caring and thoughtful yoga teacher, massage therapist and chi running instructor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She creates a safe, supportive and nurturing environment in all her classes and sessions, allowing her clients to feel at ease.
Read more about Body Flow Yoga at http://bit.ly/bodyflowyoga.
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What do Pumpkins, Old Ships and Ghosts Have in Common?
Answer: The LightHouse for the Blind Youth Program
Over the next few autumn-laced weeks, the LightHouse Youth Program will venture out into the city for some autumn-type fun including:
--a trip to a pumpkin patch on Saturday, October 12th from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m.
(http://bit.ly/pumpkinpatch2013)
--a Halloween costume party and social on Friday, October 25 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
(http://bit.ly/lhhalloweenparty)
--a trip to the waterfront to explore historic ships on Saturday, October 26 from
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (http://bit.ly/oldshipsoct2013) --a trip to Chinatown on Saturday, November 9th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for a tour of the supernatural (http://bit.ly/lhchinatownghosttour)
Image: spooky image of SF Chinatown
Don't miss out on the fun! Please check our more detailed blog postings for deadlines to sign-up.
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Get Certified - Take the National Certification in Literary Braille Exam this November
The LightHouse for the Blind is once again honored to hold the National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB) exam this November.
When: Saturday, November 2, 2013
Where: LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters, 214 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Please sign up by Friday, October 25, 2013.
Read more about the exam at http://bit.ly/braillecert.
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The Mechanics of Finding A Job: Alfredo Estrada, LightHouse for the Blind Employment Immersion Success
For 24 years Alfredo Estrada, Jr. was an airplane mechanic for United Airlines.
He has a vision impairment that renders him legally blind, but with a narrow tunnel of vision he was able to work on aeronautical engines with deep concentration. He eventually lost his job and faced unemployment for 3 years. His Department of Rehabilitation counselor, John Grote, encouraged Alfredo to consider the LightHouse's Employment Immersion Program.
Read more about Alfredo at http://bit.ly/alfredoestrada.
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Adaptations Reopens With New Inventory, Energy!
Photo: Pink and red fireworks
Adaptations, the LightHouse store, has reopened with new staff and new energy. Store hours are Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Learn more about what we carry, our new staff and how to reach us at http://bit.ly/adaptationsreopens.
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Check Out the Newly Installed Tactile Lands End Model
The LightHouse is proud to see the fruits of its consulting labors at Land's End.
The newly installed tactile Lands End model is located outside of the Lands End Lookout Center on the concrete plaza in between the North end of the building and the parking lot. It awaits the perusal of your fingertips.
Read more about the Lands End model at http://bit.ly/tactilelandsend.
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LightHouse Now Distributing Transit Orientation Guides Plus Trainings
LightHouse is not only in the process of rolling out its Transit Route Orientation Guides for BART, Caltrain, and selected Muni and Samtrans routes - we are offering orientation trainings to make it easier for blind and visually impaired transit riders in the Bay Area to travel independently.
Transit Route Orientation Guides are Braille pamphlets which contain lists of the stops along a bus or train route with information about the transfers available at each stop, and the orientation of each stop. Low vision and blind travelers may sign up to receive up to 10 hours of orientation training to these systems at no charge, to familiarize themselves with the BART, Caltrain, Samtrans and Muni routes for which we provide Transit Route Orientation Guides.
Funding for these much needed guides is provided by a New Freedom Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
To order a Transit Route Orientation Guide, or to request orientation training to help you make the best use of these guides, contact Frank Welte at 415-694-7363, or fwelte at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:fwelte at lighthouse-sf.org>.
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You Can Go Back Again: Sharon Sutherland Hones Her Skills at our Changing Vision, Changing Lives Immersion Class at Enchanted Hills
Sharon Sutherland is a Registered Nurse whose career was put on hold when her vision suddenly decreased. She has attended our Changing Vision Changing Lives Immersion training not once, but twice. Her participation in our immersion trainings at Enchanted Hills has provided her with the knowledge, support and resources to that will allow her to return to her profession.
Read more about Sharon, her journey and our immersion class at http://bit.ly/sharonsutherland.
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Six Enchanting Reasons to Hold Your Get-Together at Enchanted Hills Retreat
You already know that Enchanted Hills is a beautiful, relaxing and reasonably priced place to get people together, whether it be for a family reunion, business off-site, religious group outing, wellness retreat or other celebration.
The rustic and comfortable cabins at Enchanted Hills Retreat
Go here to read six more reasons why Enchanted Hills is the perfect place for your
retreat: http://bit.ly/sixreasonsehc.
To reserve Enchanted Hills for your get-together of 30 to 120, please call (415)
694-7310 or go to www.enchantedhillsretreat.com<http://www.enchantedhillsretreat.com>.
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The Gift That Lives On
"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."
-William Shakespeare
The lasting impact of bequests-both large and small-has helped shape the LightHouse for the Blind into what it is today. For many friends of the LightHouse, a charitable bequest is the easiest and best way to make a gift. By means of your will or other estate plan, you can name LightHouse for the Blind or Enchanted Hills Camp as the beneficiary of a portion of your estate, or of particular assets in your estate.
Many of the most powerful gifts with an enduring impact have been bequests.
There are many reasons to make a bequest. A bequest allows you to honor a loved one, while providing critical support to the organization. Giving by bequest costs nothing now, yet it may give you a great deal of satisfaction to know that your future gift will live on, promoting independence, self-reliance and confidence for blind and visually impaired individuals for years to come.
Want to know more? Please call us at (415) 694-7333 or email jsachs at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:jsachs at lighthouse-sf.org>.
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Check out our Online LightHouse Calendar at http://bit.ly/lhcalendar.
Keep up-to-date on the dozens of fun, educational and interesting community classes, workshops, training courses and events we offer. In October you can try a new yoga class or visit a historic ship. In November check in with the LightHouse Outdoor Adventurers. And there's so much more. Visit our calendar at http://bit.ly/lhcalendar.
Want to receive a weekly update of LightHouse activities? Sign up for our Community Services Activities and Events List by emailing Beth Berenson at bberenson at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:bberenson at lighthouse-sf.org> and be sure to read our blog.
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