[SC-CSTD] FW: : iBUG Today Events for December

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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for December are listed below. Note: all times listed are Central Time (US).  The events may be navigated by headings with your screen reader.  All events are available on the iBUG Zoom conference platform unless otherwise noted.

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** Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk:  Star Trek – The Next Generation, S5E16, S5E17
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Date of Event:    Thursday, December 1, 2022
Time:   8:00 to 9:30 PM
Details:   Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to discuss the Star Trek episodes.  The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is facilitated by iBUG members Kenny Norton and Jody Ianuzzi.  Everyone (including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate.  For more info about Trekkie Talk, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:  https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=4482a08018&e=4a1274db42
Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Unplugged:  Before You Bid Adieu to 2022
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Date of Event:    Saturday, December 3, 2022
Time:   8:00 to 10:00 PM
Details:   What was your favorite news story of 2022?  What about your favorite personal or public event?  What was your proudest accomplishment?  Do you have a favorite piece of music, movie, etc. that you experienced?  What are you most looking forward to during this holiday season?  This month, we will explore the answers to these and other questions from the past year.  You are invited to join us for the next episode of iBUG Unplugged for an informal conversation with iBUG members and friends. This iBUG Unplugged conversation will be facilitated by special guest host, Terry-Ann Saurmann.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Time:   5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:   Mac Buzz on Clubhouse is a free Q&A help session for anyone with MacOS and Mac hardware accessibility questions or issues. Mac Buzz is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Herbie Allen. You may join us on Clubhouse using the following link:   iBUG Today, Inc. (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=f3282c6a10&e=4a1274db42)
Contact Name:   Herbie Allen
Contact Email:   herbie.allen at gmail.com

** Event:   It’s iBUG’s Life:  Decorating for the Holidays
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Date of Event:   Wednesday, December 7, 2021
Time:   7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:   It’s iBUG’s Life is a conversation on independent living and various life skills issues, adaptations, and tips for the blind. This month’s interactive and engaging training session will explore holiday decorating tips around the home.  It’s iBUG’s Life is facilitated by iBUG member, George Battiste.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG VILA Book Club
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Date of Event:  Thursday, December 8, 2022
Time:   6:30 to 7:45 PM
Details:   Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading:
Writers and Lovers, Lily King, DB98766
Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody arrives in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan, but determined to live a creative life. When she falls for two very different men at the same time, her world fractures even more. (8 hours, 16 minutes)
Facilitator:  Sandhya Rao
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Café
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Date of Event:  Sunday, December 11, 2021
Time:  4:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:   Join us for this free "deep dive" training session on iOS 16.1 accessibility features to gain a hands-on, working understanding and utilization of the apps.  The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy.
Contact Name:   Sree Roy
Contact Email:   sreebroy1 at outlook.com (mailto:sreebroy1 at outlook.com)

** Event:   iBUG Mini-Buzz on Clubhouse
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Time:   5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:   This free Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues. You may join us on Clubhouse using the following link:   iBUG Today, Inc. (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=0150964030&e=4a1274db42)
Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk:  Star Trek – The Next Generation, S5E18, S5E19
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Date of Event:    Thursday, December 15, 2022
Time:   8:00 to 9:30 PM
Details:   Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to discuss the Star Trek episodes.  The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is facilitated by iBUG members Kenny Norton and Jody Ianuzzi.  Everyone (including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate.  For more info about Trekkie Talk, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:  https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=0ff05497d2&e=4a1274db42
Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Apple Workshop
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Date of Event:  Saturday, December 17, 2022
Time:   2:00 to 4:00 PM
Details:  The iBUG Apple Workshop explores all things from the Apple-verse.  Join us for this free training session to learn more about the iOS and macOS accessibility features of Apple products.  The iBUG Apple Workshop is facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Time:   5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:   Mac Buzz on Clubhouse is a free Q&A help session for anyone with MacOS and Mac hardware accessibility questions or issues. Mac Buzz is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Herbie Allen. You may join us on Clubhouse using the following link:   iBUG Today, Inc. (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=dec00db2cd&e=4a1274db42)
Contact Name:   Herbie Allen
Contact Email:   herbie.allen at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Android Insight
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Date of Event:    Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Time:   7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:   Do you want to know about the accessibility features of Android devices? Do you want to know how Android devices are different from Apple devices? Do you want to become more proficient using an Android device?  If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then come join us for our free iBUG Android Insight training session, facilitated by iBUG advanced members, Ava Carruth and Harshid Trivedi. Android Insight is open to anyone desiring to become more proficient with the accessibility features on various Android devices.
Contact Name:  Ava Carruth
Contact Email:  avacarruth3 at outlook.com (mailto:avacarruth3 at outlook.com)

** Note:   There will be no iBUG events December 24 thru December 30.
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** Event:   iBUG Virtual Movie and New Year’s Eve Celebration
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Date of Event:  Saturday, December 31, 2022
Time:   7:30 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM
Details:  The movie discussion and trivia will start immediately following the movie as usual.  After that we will ring in the New Year with the Times Square Ball Drop from the Big Apple.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Buzz
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Date of Event:    Weekly – Mondays
Time:   7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:   This free weekly Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues.  The first 45 minutes are dedicated to the beginner or novice user.
Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Buzz Radio Program
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Date of Event:    Weekly
Time:   Wednesday, 1:30 PM, rebroadcast the following Tuesday, 5:30 PM and Wednesday, 5:30 AM, or On Demand
Details:   A weekly half-hour condensed version of the Monday night iBUG Buzz Q&A help session covering common accessibility questions and issues with iOS and iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV).  Also, apps useful to the blind and visually impaired are demonstrated. Listen via Sight into Sound Radio, using the special digital receivers from Sight into Sound, Sero app on your smart phone or via the internet by going to the Sight into Sound website at the following link and select the "Tune in Now" button at the times indicated above or on demand by selecting the “Podcast” button:  https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=bd50d29c86&e=4a1274db42 (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=0e181acd50&e=4a1274db42)
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies
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Date of Event:    Weekly – Fridays
Time:   7:30 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM
Details:   To bring old friends together and to meet new ones, we have created iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies on Friday evenings.  We meet prior to the film for a pre-movie social with song games, jokes and more. The movies are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion and movie trivia will follow immediately after the movie. Visit our website to check out the movie feature of the week:  https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=57e10f4df4&e=4a1274db42 (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=c85f183f09&e=4a1274db42)   This presentation by iBUG Today is for the blind and visually impaired and is produced and distributed exclusively for use by blind, visually impaired, or physically disabled individuals under the authority of Section 121 of Title 17 of the United States Code, or with permission of the copyright owner(s).
Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:   iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and iBUG Android Insight Podcasts
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Date of Event:    On Demand
Details:   To review a past iBUG training session, check out our podcasts of the various weekly and monthly sessions. Available on Apple, Spotify, Google and Alexa by asking your voice assistant to play the latest iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk or iBUG Android Insight Podcast. Also available on your favorite podcast app by subscribing to the appropriate iBUG podcast.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

** Event:   iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and iBUG Android Insight on YouTube
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Date of Event:    On Demand
Details:   Did you miss the latest iBUG training session? Do you want to review a past training session? Are you looking for an alternative way to listen to the iBUG training sessions other than the iBUG Today website archives?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are in luck. iBUG Today’s training sessions are also available on YouTube. There are separate playlists within the iBUG Today YouTube channel for the iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and iBUG Android Insight training sessions.  You may use the following link to access the iBUG Today YouTube channel (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=4bc4090095&e=4a1274db42) . Please select the subscribe button and then select the notification bell to receive notifications when the latest training session has been uploaded.
Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

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