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

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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for March are listed below. Note: all times listed are Central Time (U.S.). The events may be navigated by headings with your screen reader.

Please note the following iBUG Today program change effective January 1, 2026.
1.    iBUG VILA Book Club will take place on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 to 8:30 PM (time change only).

All events are available on the iBUG Zoom conference platform unless otherwise noted.
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** Event:  iBUG $500 Tech Shopping Spree
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Date:  March 1 to May 23, 2026
Details:  How would you like to go on a $500 shopping spree to get the popular Ray-Ban Meta glasses, new smart speaker, headphones, or other tech device?
For a donation of only $10, you will be entered into iBUG Today’s drawing for a $500 Gift Card to your choice of the Apple, Google, or Amazon Stores to use any way you like. Increase your chances by purchasing 6 tickets for $50!
The drawing will be held at our 15th Anniversary iBUG Apple Workshop on May 23, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM Central Time. Winner need not be present.
Purchase tickets via the following methods. Be sure to include your phone number, email, and the words "iBUG Shopping Spree" in the notes section of your payment. Deadline to enter the drawing is May 22, 2026.
1. Credit card, debit card or PayPal® account (https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=a73b1d2ce8&e=9fe0993fee)
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Contact:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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** Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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:  Herbie Allen, herbie.allen at gmail.com (mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S3E14, S3E15
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Date:  Thursday, March 5, 2026
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:  Sandhya Rao, sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Unplugged: He’s Such a Ham!
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Date:  Saturday, March 7, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to join us for another thought-provoking episode of iBUG Unplugged. This month’s presentation is all about the hobby of amateur radio. Its purpose is to provide a general understanding of what it is, how it works and why it remains a vibrant and important service even as new technologies evolve. There will be audio demonstrations, a presentation on the more than 125-year history of amateur radio and ample time to take comments and questions from the audience. We look forward to you joining us for this fun and informative presentation with this month’s iBUG Unplugged host, Robert Carter.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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** Event:  iBUG Café
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Date:  Sunday, March 8, 2026
Time:  4:00 to 5:30 PM
Details:  Join us for this free training session featuring a detailed review of the BARD Mobile app on the iPhone. During our weekly iBUG Buzz and monthly iBUG Apple Workshop, we may demo an app and provide a high-level overview of the basic features of the app. The iBUG Cafe is a "deep-dive" training session on an app to gain a hands-on, working understanding and utilization of the app. Periodically, new hardware connecting to the iPhone may also be reviewed.
The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy.
Contact:  Sree Roy, sreebroy1 at outlook.com (mailto:sreebroy1 at outlook.com)

** Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Homeland Watch Party
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Date:  Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 9:30 PM
Details:  iBUG invites you to a watch party of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series, Homeland, which originally aired on Showtime in 2011 to 2019. We will initially watch the first two episodes: Pilot and Grace, and then depending on interest, continue with the rest of Season 1. Note that the episodes are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion will follow after the episodes.
Storyline:  Homeland is a political espionage thriller that follows Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but deeply troubled CIA officer whose instincts often place her ahead of the intelligence community—though at great personal cost. The series begins with Carrie’s suspicion that a rescued American prisoner of war has been turned by terrorists, but over eight seasons it expands into a sweeping examination of global intelligence operations. The story moves from domestic terrorism and CIA internal politics to high-stakes conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and ultimately Russia. Along the way, the show explores themes of loyalty, manipulation, patriotism, betrayal, and the psychological toll of living in constant moral gray zones. Carrie’s bipolar disorder is not merely a character trait but a defining force that both sharpens her insight and destabilizes her life. Relationships fracture, alliances shift, and victories often come at a profound emotional cost. By its final season, the series circles back to Cold War–style espionage, placing Carrie in a morally ambiguous position that mirrors the very betrayals she once sought to expose, bringing the story to a tense and ironic conclusion. Rated R for violence, language and sexual content.
Creators:  Alex Gansa (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304536/?ref_=tt_ov_1_1) , Howard Gordon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330258/?ref_=tt_ov_1_2)
Stars (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1796960/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_sm_2#amzn1.imdb.concept.name_credit_group.7caf7d16-5db9-4f4f-8864-d4c6e711c686) :  Claire Danes (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000132/?ref_=tt_ov_2_1) , Mandy Patinkin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001597/?ref_=tt_ov_2_2) , Damian Lewis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/?ref_=tt_ov_2_3)
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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** Event:  iBUG VILA Book Club
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Date:  Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:  Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading:
Heartwood by Amity Gaige, DB128729
In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental. The mystery inspires larger questions about the many ways in which we get lost, and how we are found. 8 hours, 47 minutes
Facilitator:  Jo Ann Schotz
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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** Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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:  Herbie Allen, herbie.allen at gmail.com (mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Android Insight
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Date:  Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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:  Ava Carruth, avacarruth3 at outlook.com (mailto:avacarruth3 at outlook.com)

** Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S3E16, S3E17
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Date:  Thursday, March 19, 2026
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:  Sandhya Rao, sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Mac-N-Talk
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Date:  Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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, then please join us for this free iBUG Mac-N-Talk training session facilitated by advanced iBUG members, Chanelle and Herbie Allen.
Contact:  Chanelle Allen, chanellem.allen at gmail.com (mailto:chanellem.allen at gmail.com)

** Event:  It’s iBUG’s Life: Movin’ on Up
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Date:  Thursday, March 26, 2026
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 will focus on preparing, organizing and making a successful move.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Apple Workshop
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Date:  Saturday, March 28, 2026
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. This free fun-filled training session will review the latest news/rumors, conduct 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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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** Event:  iBUG Buzz
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Date:  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. The iBUG Buzz training sessions are facilitated by Maria Kristic, Brad Snyder, Sandhya Rao, Pete Lane, Ned Vanders, Stephen Kerr, and Michael McCulloch.
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG After Buzz
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Date:  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. The iBUG After Buzz sessions are facilitated by Jody Ianuzzi, Terry-Ann Saurmann, Mary-Alice Middleton and Ed Rhynold.
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, sraotexas at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Buzz Radio Program
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Date:  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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies
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Date:  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:  Sandhya Rao, 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:  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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

** Event:  iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk, iBUG Android Insight, It’s iBUG’s Life, and special episodes of iBUG Unplugged on YouTube
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Date:  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, and special episode of iBUG Unplugged. 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:  Michael McCulloch, mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com (mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com)

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