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

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

Please note the following iBUG Today program changes effective May 1, 2025.
1.    It’s iBUG’s Life will take place on the fourth Thursdays of the odd months at 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

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** Event:   iBUG Unplugged: iBUG’s Got Talent Showcase
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Date of Event:  Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time:  7:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to join us for the second annual iBUG’s Got Talent Showcase. The talent showcase will feature 38 iBUG members and friends with outstanding musical performances, comedy routines, poetry readings and more. We have an exciting and entertaining evening planned and look forward to seeing you there.  The iBUG’s Got Talent Showcase will be hosted by Pete Lane.
Facilitator:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com


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** Event:   iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  Mac Buzz 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.
Contact Name:  Herbie Allen
Contact Email:  herbie.allen at gmail.com (mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com)



** Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk:  Star Trek – Voyager, S2E13, S2E14
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Date of Event:  Thursday, August 7, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 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 Jody Ianuzzi and Kenny Norton.  Everyone (including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate. ​ For more info about Trekkie Talk, please visit the ​iBUG Trekkie Talk website:  https://ibugtoday.org/social Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao Contact Email:  sraotexas at gmail.com



** Event:  iBUG Café
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Date of Event:  Sunday, August 10, 2025
Time:  4:00 to 5:30 PM
Details:  Join us for this free "deep dive" training session covering the following:
The AGiGA Echo Frames, including what they are, overview, benefits over the Ray-Ban Meta Frames, supported apps, app install process, and demo of the frames. 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
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  This free Q&A help session is for anyone with questions or issues about hardware and accessories that connect to iOS devices such as smart glasses and other wearables, smart things in the home, external chargers, speakers, etc. The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Sandhya Rao and Michael McCulloch.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG VILA Book Club
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Date of Event:  Thursday, August 14, 2025
Time:  6:30 to 8:00 PM
Details:  Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading:
The Women by Kristin Hannah, DB118896
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets and becomes one of the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. 15 hours, 0 minutes
Facilitator:  Gail Greenberg
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com


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** Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  Mac Buzz 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.
Contact Name:  Herbie Allen
Contact Email:  herbie.allen at gmail.com



** Event:  iBUG Android Insight
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Date of Event:  Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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)



** Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk:  Star Trek – Voyager, S2E15, S2E16
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Date of Event:  Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 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.org/social Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao Contact Email:  sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  This free Q&A help session is for anyone with questions or issues about hardware and accessories that connect to iOS devices such as smart glasses and other wearables, smart things in the home, external chargers, speakers, etc.. The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Sandhya Rao and Michael McCulloch.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Mac-N-Talk
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Date of Event:  Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:  Are you thinking about getting a Mac? Are you wondering if you will be able to learn the MacOS on your own? Do you have issues or questions about the accessibility features of your Mac?  If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you should join us for the free iBUG Mac-N-Talk training session facilitated by advanced iBUG members, Chanelle and Herbie Allen.
Contact Name:  Chanelle Allen
Contact Email:  chanellem.allen at gmail.com (mailto:chanellem.allen at gmail.com)



** Event:  It’s iBUG’s Life: No meeting this month
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Date of Event:  Thursday, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  Join iBUG facilitator, George Battiste, as he hosts another conversation on independent living and life skills issues, adaptations, and tips for the blind. This month’s free interactive and engaging training session – no meeting this month.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com



** Event:  iBUG Apple Workshop
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Date of Event:  Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time:  2:00 to 4:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to the upcoming iBUG Apple Workshop which explores all things from the Apple-verse. Join us for this free fun-filled training session for the latest news/rumors, app demos, and learn more about the 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)


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** 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, 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 After Buzz
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Date of Event:  Weekly – Mondays
Time:  9:00 to 11:00 PM
Details:  This forum is intended to be a relaxed, casual and safe space to share events in our daily lives. Topics may range from simple ways to accomplish daily tasks to taking exotic or adventurous trips. Topics that are off limits include, but are not limited to those related to politics, religion and technology involving iBUG training. The meeting is open to everyone, however only those who are logged in prior to the start time will be admitted.
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:  Thursdays, 9:30 AM, rebroadcast the following Tuesdays, 5:00 PM, or On Demand (see link below)
Details:  A weekly half-hour condensed highlights version of the Monday night iBUG Buzz Q&A help session covering common accessibility questions and issues with iOS and iDevices (iPhone, iPad, 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:  http://www.sightintosound.org (http://www.sightintosound.org/) 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:  7:00 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 plenty of argle-bargle. The movies are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion and movie trivia will follow immediately after the movie. Visit our website each week to check out the movie feature:  https://ibugtoday.org/movie-nights. 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, iBUG Android Insight, and It’s iBUG’s Life 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 on the iBUG Today YouTube channel for the iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk, iBUG Android Insight, and It’s iBUG’s Life sessions.  You may use the following link to access the iBUG Today YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNJsQKMJrgakBEKzcZUKuA) . 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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