We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who have supported our Online 50/50 Raffle through donations, testimonials, and spreading the word. Your support means the world to us and helps us continue our mission. There’s still time to participate! 🎟️ Purchase Raffle Tickets: https://bit.ly/VERaffle2024 (Link in Bio) A special shoutout to community member Tony from New York for his incredibly generous donation and kind words. Tony shared: "Thank you for providing access to a dedicated, international ‘family’ of blind/low vision participants, sharing wide-ranging, varied artistic vistas through the Almost Live format." With over 150 Almost Live presentations to date, featuring diverse forms of art and culture, we’re proud to offer these enriching experiences to our blind/low vision family. Thank you, Tony, and everyone who has supported us along the way. Let’s keep the momentum going! Don’t forget to join our raffle and spread the word. Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, June 5 at 5pm Pacific Time. *Must be a resident of British Columbia and 19+ to purchase. Image: Black text within a multi-coloured border reads: “Thank you for the phenomenal opportunity to learn about and experience performance art, culture, music, story telling, plays, films, murals, Indigenous traditions, art/sculptures, and so much more, through the dedication of the Vocal Eye Team. - Tony S. from New York.” #ThankYou #Support #Community #MakingEndsMeet #Raffle #OnlineRaffle #VocalEye #BlindLowVision #AlmostLive #ArtForAll #Gratitude
🍿 Bring your popcorn and join us for this month’s audio play! This week on Almost Live | Lite Nite, we’re presenting ”Where the Blood Mixes”, a powerful story by award-winning Actor, Playwright and Producer, Kevin Loring. Produced as an audio play by CBC PlayMe Podcast. (As a reminder, VocalEye’s Almost Live Lite Nites are more casual presentations of accessible audio plays or audio described films. Amy Amantea will open up the virtual lobby as usual, at 6:30 pm Pacific Time) Wednesday, May 22 (show time 7 pm Pacific Time) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required. *This event will not be recorded. You can read more about Lite Nite | Where the Blood Mixes here: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-154/ or visit www.vocaleye.ca - Image: Against a black background, Zorana Sadiq kneels down, one hand resting on the handle of a stereo boombox. The other hand is raised up expressively. Colourful text reads: “MixTape“ next to white text: “by Zorana Sadiq”. VocalEye Almost Live Lite Nite branding lines the bottom of the graphic. 📸 Photo credit: Aleksandar Antonijevic #VocalEye #AlmostLive #LiteNite #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #AudioPlay #Popcorn
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🧿))) This week on #AlmostLive, join us for descriptive highlights from @cuartgallery’s recent exhibition ‘The Art of Faye HeavyShield’. We’re thrilled to welcome back special guest Fiona Wright, CUAG gallery educator. Join us! Wednesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ (Link in bio) Faye HeavyShield’s work has had a profound impact on Indigenous artists from the Northern Plains and across Turtle Island. Drawing on her experience as a Blackfoot (Blood) woman and cultural matriarch from Kainai territory, in the foothills of Southern Alberta, HeavyShield created a new artistic vocabulary and potent minimalist aesthetic that established her as a major contributor to contemporary art. This first touring retrospective of HeavyShield’s work spans four decades of her practice and occupies all of CUAG’s gallery spaces. It presents a powerful selection of the artist’s drawings, paintings, sculptures and installation works, which are grounded in the deep art history of the prairies and in her personal and communal experiences. HeavyShield’s approach as an artist centres relationality, in an aesthetics of humility and in poetic visual articulations of Blackfoot language — all rooted within her specific cultural context. 💕 This VocalEye Almost Live Zoom event is presented with kind permission of Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG). VocalEye Event info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-153/ - Image: Gallery patrons at the entrance of CUAG’s exhibition ‘The Art of Faye HeavyShield’. A red dress stands on a podium beside a white wall with gallery info displayed in black font. VocalEye Almost Live event info rests above the photo and Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom with event date (May 8). #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube
Performing Tomorrow at the #ALMOSTLIVE Comedy Show🌟I’m hella excited cuz I’m lowkey funny so I’m bringin jokes to my set 😆🤫 @jzltheempress #stayanchored ⚓️ 🎟️ $25 thru the link / $40 @ the door 📍137 3rd St. Los Angels, CA 🎶 @djeveready 🚪 Open @ 8
🧿))) Happy Monday! Back in April, VocalEye introduced a new “Half Time” schedule, where we cut back to two Almost Live Zoom events per month, every other Wednesday. Join us for our next #AlmostLive event and experience the poetic power of the work of Blackfoot (Blood) artist Faye HeavyShield! Wednesday, May 8 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm Pacific Time) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Event info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-153/ Registration required. Host Amy Amantea will be joined by Carleton University Art Gallery educator Fiona Wright, who will present descriptive highlights from the gallery’s recent exhibition. Presented with the kind permission of the @cuartgallery. But wait, there's more! Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? 📧 It's the easiest way to stay in the loop and never miss an update. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/VENewsSubscribe www.vocaleye.ca - Image: A graphic featuring a night sky with a moon and a blue panel that is peeled back to reveal text: “Almost Live Zoom Half Time and Lite Nites”. The VocalEye Zoom eyeball logo rests in the bottom corner next to text that reads vocaleye.ca. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #HalfTime #LiteNites #CommunityConnection #VirtualEvent #AudioDescription #Accessibility #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #LowVision
Exciting news 💫 -—————————————- We are excited to announce that our first product has just arrived at Golden Day! 🎉📦 It’s a bag stand! Comes in 2 colors, gold and silver. Why a bag stand? As most know, Britt is a big bag fan and what is missing from the market? A beautiful, convenient and sturdy bag stand. Store your bags neatly from now on, by hanging them on our cool bag stand! Looks great in your closet, your bags stay beautiful and they are easier to pick up. This is an important milestone for us. Many more products will follow in the coming weeks and we will continue to share them with you. Can you guys already guess what we will be doing? Let us know in the comments! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #comingsoon #newbeginnings #staytuned #newbusiness #newbusinessowner #newbusinessideas #togheterforever #businesspartners #andlovers #firstproduct #almostonline #almostlive
Had lunch with @johnmkeister a little while back, but that's not all we also interviewed him for Rainier: a beer odyssey. Yes, the John Keister from Almost Live! "It was probably our favorite show growing up. We watched it every Saturday night before SNL. Sometimes, we even skipped SNL" said Peterson Bros. John served as our films local historian, advertising expert, and comedy relief. It was a great pleasure to include him in this film, and we can't imagine it without him now. Here are a few photos of us at 1111 for lunch, John checking out our old seattle magazine collection and on location for our interview . Movie premiering at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian on May 13th at 6:30pm and May 16th at 3:30pm . . #rainierbeermovie #seattlebeer #seattlelife #seattle #celebrity #localcelebrity #comedian #documentaryfilm @petersonbros1111 #independentfilm @rainier_beer @siffnews #comingsoon #interview #localhistory #seattlehistory #Washington #pnwlife #pnw #almostlive #rainierbeercommercial #breweriana #sketchcomedy #Rainier #filmrestoration #beer #outforlunch #filmlocation #onlocationshoot @allsop.karl #siff2024 #interview #rainierbeer #worldpremiere
The new Co-op "Almost" Live. #coop #co-op #cooplive #almostlive #architecture #etihadcampus #manchester #musicauditorium #livemusic #gasometer #black #blackbuilding
Did you spot the Moon already? #almostlive #justnow #picoftheday #itsallabouttiming #lookaroundyou #theworldisyours #moon #fullmoon #moonphotography
🧿))) This week on #AlmostLive, join us for descriptive highlights from @capturephotofest’s 2024 feature exhibition ‘On Time’! Our Almost Live host Amy Amantea will be joined by special guests: curator Emmy Lee Wall and Sarah Wang! Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ On Time considers the ways in which contemporary lens-based artists have challenged the inextricably linked relationship between time and photography and the traditional notion that an image captures a single moment outside the temporal flow. Through their work, the artists in this exhibition ask questions around how photographs can be durational, provide context, and point to what happens before and after. How can practitioners collaborate with time or make time an ally in conveying their message? Artists: Sungseok Ahn, Gabi Dao, Pendarvis Harshaw, Brandon Tauszik, Aaron Leon, Anthony Lepore, Diane Meyer, Alp Peker, Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez On Time is organized by Capture Photography Festival in partnership with Booooooom and is co-curated by Emmy Lee Wall, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Capture Photography Festival, Jeff Hamada, Founder and Editor in Chief, Booooooom, and Chelsea Yuill, Assistant Curator, Capture Photography Festival. 💕 This VocalEye Almost Live Zoom event is presented in partnership with Capture Photography Festival. VocalEye Event info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-151/ - Image: Installation view of On Time at Pendulum Gallery, with framed photo works arranged on three white walks. Event info lines the top of the graphic and VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom with event date (Apr 24). 📸 Photo by Dennis Ha. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #AccessPhotography #Capture
Happy LOUIE LOUIE DAY! On this date in 1985, State Senate Resolution 1985-37 declared April 12 as "'Louie Louie Day." Television host Ross Shafer and Seattle's "Almost Live" instigated a campaign to declare "Louie, Louie" as the official state song, but tradtionalists weren't budging from "Washington, My Home." #waleg #louielouie #almostlive
🍿 Bring your popcorn and join us for this month’s audio play! This week we’re kicking off the first #AlmostLive Zoom event in our “Lite Nite” series with “MixTape”, a solo show written and performed by Zorana Sadiq, produced as an audio play by CBC PlayMe Podcast. (As a reminder, VocalEye’s Almost Live Lite Nites are more casual presentations of accessible audio plays or audio described films. Amy Amantea will open up the virtual lobby as usual, at 6:30 pm Pacific Time) Wednesday, April 10 (show time 7 pm Pacific Time) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required. *This event will not be recorded. You can read more about Lite Nite | MixTape here: https://bit.ly/VEOnlineBulletin_150 or visit www.vocaleye.ca - Image: Against a black background, Zorana Sadiq kneels down, one hand resting on the handle of a stereo boombox. The other hand is raised up expressively. Colourful text reads: “MixTape“ next to white text: “by Zorana Sadiq”. VocalEye Almost Live Lite Nite branding lines the bottom of the graphic. 📸 Photo credit: Aleksandar Antonijevic #VocalEye #AlmostLive #LiteNite #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #AudioPlay #Popcorn
De vrouwen achter de podcast? Dat zijn jullie! Samen met ons aan het stuur 🎙🚙. Wij zijn Sofie van @moederkevoormoederkes en Ellen van @wirre.war , nice to meet you 🍾🥳 #podcast #almostlive
🧿))) As of April, VocalEye will be operating on #AlmostLive “Half Time“ and rolling out our new “Lite Nites” series. Lite Nites will feature an accessible audio play or audio described film with no guests and no recording - just the presentation with some social time with Amy and fellow community members before and after the show. The events will run on the same schedule to make things as smooth as possible Here is the schedule for VocalEye Almost Live Zoom events this month! (Virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm Pacific Time. Free to attend.) April 3: Off | No Program April 10: Lite Nite | Mix Tape (Bring your popcorn and join us for an audio play!) April 17: Off | No Program April 24: On Time - Capture Photography Festival April 26: Describer Cafe #36 “The VIEW from Winnipeg” To register for Almost Live Zoom events: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Keep up to date with VocalEye events by subscribing to our e-newsletter: https://bit.ly/VENewsSubscribe All of the links can be found in our linktree, or you can visit vocaleye.ca 🌼 Image: A calendar of VocalEye online events on a background of dandelions.
Of Darkness and Ruination by @rachelfallonauthor will be live TOMORROW!!!! When I tell y'all this book is an absolute must read, I am not exaggerating!! It's got fantasy, magic, adventure, shifters, fae AND super steamy scenes!! If you aren't following Rachel Fallon, you absolutely have to! She's posted beautiful artwork of Asteria and Calix. I'm a lucky member of Rachel Fallon's ARC team and this book is everything! I arc read it weeks ago and am still swooning over it!!! #bookworm #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #arcreader #booksyoushouldread #booksyouneedtoread #booksofinstagram #romantasy #romancereadersofinstagram #romancebookstagram #magicalromance #faeromance #shifterromance #ShadowDaddy #shadowdaddyromance #steamyromance #steamybooks #bookishcommunity #bookish #bibliophile #almostlive #ofdarknessandruination #rachelfallonauthor #rachelfallon
April Online Zoom Bulletin is hot off the presses and we have an announcement to make 🗣️ https://bit.ly/VEOnline_April2024 VocalEye recently has been in the tough position of scaling back on programming due to cuts in government funding. In order to conserve resources, we are making a slight change to our Almost Live programming. Beginning in April, we’re introducing a "Half Time" schedule, which means cutting back to two Almost Live events per month, every other Wednesday. We're also introducing a new “Lite Nites” series! Lite Nites will feature an accessible audio play or audio described film with no guests and no recording - just the presentation with some social time with Amy and fellow community members before and after the show. The events will run on the same schedule to make things as smooth as possible. Check out our April news for more details + upcoming events: https://bit.ly/VEOnline_April2024 Link in bio! - Image: A graphic featuring a night sky with a moon and a blue panel that is peeled back to reveal text: “Introducing Half Time and Lite Nites”. The VocalEye Zoom eyeball logo rests in the bottom corner. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #LiteNites #HalfTime #Community #OnlineZoom #AudioDescription #AccessArt #AudioPlay #AccessTheatre
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Website Coming Soon! We are so close to finishing the website and going LIVE! So much effort has been put into this and we are so excited and just can’t wait to announce it LIVE! #website #almostlive #soclose #florals #flowerstagram #perth #shop #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #soexciting #followus #staytuned
Last summer, VocalEye hosted a Descriptive Walking Tour in Mount Pleasant, of a selection of @vanmuralfest murals, led by Ali of @vancouverdetours with description by Eileen Barrett of VocalEye. We’re so excited to revisit the amazing artwork we toured last summer and share descriptive highlights with you all! You don’t want to miss the rich descriptions, context and conversation - tomorrow on #AlmostLive! Mount Pleasant Mural Tour Wednesday, March 27 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm Pacific Time) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration and event info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-149/ 💕 Presented in partnership with Vancouver Mural Fest and Vancouver DeTours. This season’s descriptive tours are made possible by funding from @metrovancouver. - Image: Describer Eileen Barrett standing next to Ali Butcher (Vancouver DeTours) in front of a mural titled “The Reflection” by artist Dimitri Sirenko. They both smile at the camera. 📸 Photo by Robert Ouimet. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #DescriptiveMuralTour #VancouverMurals #AccessMurals #Community #CulturalConnection #Blind #PartiallySighted #LowVision
🧿))) This week on #AlmostLive, join us for highlights from last summer’s Descriptive Walking Tour of @vanmuralfest murals in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, with tour guide Alasdair (Ali) Butcher from @vancouverdetours and describer Eileen Barrett from VocalEye! Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ 💕 Presented in partnership with @vanmuralfest and @vancouverdetours. This season’s descriptive tours are made possible thanks to funding from @metrovancouverbc. Event info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-149/ - Image: A photo from the descriptive mural tour of community members standing in front of a mural titled “The Matriarch” by Squamish artist Siobhan Joseph. The mural is painted on the north-facing side of a 2 storey building at the SE corner of Main Street and East 7th Avenue (home of Slim’s BBQ). Text rests above the photo that reads: “Mount Pleasant Mural Tour with special guests”. Vancouver Mural Fest and Vancouver DeTours logos sit to the side. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic. 📸 Photo by Robert Ouimet. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #VancouverMuralFest #Accessibility #Murals #MountPleasant #VMF
🧿))) Join us this week for a very special #AlmostLive event: Vancouver Writers Fest Literary Cabaret 2023! We’re thrilled to welcome back returning guest Sarah Wang, Programming Coordinator for Vancouver Writers Fest. Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required (link in bio), or visit: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ * Be sure to attend this one as it will not be recorded for copyright reasons. It’s a formula that never fails: combine six acclaimed and award-winning authors with one band and a table of friends for a night of exceptional art and delight! At the helm of the Vancouver Writers Festival flagship event is new Musical Director, Benjamin Millman: a pianist, producer and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Vancouver, whose mission is to pay homage to the great legacy of the Black American and African Diasporic Music he loves. He’ll direct Benjamin Millman and the Oxymorons as they interpret readings from authors including Patrick deWitt (The Librarianist), Jenny Erpenbeck (Kairos), Elaine Feeney (How to Build a Boat), Paul Harding (This Other Eden), Kai Thomas (In the Upper Country), and Tania James (Loot). 💙 Presented in partnership with @vancouverwritersfest. - Image: A grid of six author headshots centred against a light blue background. Text lining the top reads: “Literary Cabaret 2023 with special guest Sarah Wang“ beside the VMF logo. Authors from top left to bottom right of the grid: Patrick deWitt, Jenny Erpenbeck, Elaine Feeney, Paul Harding, Kai Thomas, and Tania James. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #VancouverWritersFest #LiteraryCabaret
Yes, in two days we are going live! The dresses are made in small batches, so if you really want one, be sure to get them early! . . . . . #atelierlily #almostlive #dresses #twodaystogo #smallbatches #smallbusiness #ootd #childrenswear #bohem #linen #naturalwaer #kids #happy #launchingsoon #slowfashion #eticallymade
Yes... ..Exciting news! Our website is almost ready to go live, which means you'll soon be able to order the dresses you like. The dresses we have in store at the moment are for children aged 2 to 7 years old. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. . . . . . #almostlive #launchingsoon #dresses #3daysleft #newbrand #naturalwear #childerenswear #childrensfashion #happy #boho #handcrafted #excited #linen #smallbatches #smallbusiness
This week on #AlmostLive, join host Amy Amantea for a Storytelling Showcase with Robert Kingett! Robert Kingett identifies as a blind, gay, disabled author of fiction and non-fiction and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to share a sampling of his own short stories from a variety of genres including romance, sci-fi and fantasy. 🧿))) Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required (link in bio): https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! _ Image: A photo of Robert Kingett smiling while unfolding a white cane sits in a circular frame beside text that reads: “Storytelling Showcase with Robert Kingett”. In the background is a row of books arranged by colour, creating a rainbow. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #RobertKingett
🧿))) This week on #AlmostLive: @cuartgallery educator Fiona Wright presents descriptive highlights from ‘Drawing on Our History’, a wide-ranging exhibition that celebrates and showcases drawings by historical and contemporary Canadian artists. Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm PST) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! _ Image: A photo centred within a square graphic of an installation view showing the introductory wall at the Carleton University Art Gallery. The wall is painted black with white text applied that reads the name of the exhibition: “Drawing on Our History Celebrating CUAG’s 30th anniversary“. The work of artist Luke Anguhadluq can be seen in the background. Text at the top of the graphic reads: “Descriptive Highlights from Drawing on Our History with guest Fiona Wright”. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom, with the date of event: March 6. Photo courtesy of the Carleton University Art Gallery. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #DrawingonOurHistory #Description #ArtsAccess
As the day gets closer to the end, here’s your reminder: We go live at 6:30 PM EST with Fierce Indie Game Odyssey. It’s almost time for more Hollow Knight adventures. See you soon for some epic gameplay! 🔗 https://www.twitch.tv/fiercejaythejuggernaut #FierceIndieGameOdyssey #FierceJayTheJuggernaut #AfternoonReminder #GamingTonight #TwitchLive #IndieGameStream #AlmostLive #PreStreamHype #EveningPlans #JoinUsLive #GameTimeSoon #CountingDown #StreamersOfTwitch #GamerEvening #HollowKnightChallenges #AdventureAwaits #StreamingAlert #GetReady #GamingCommunity #SeeYouLive
March #AlmostLive events are lined up and ready to bloom! Find all the details + two great Community Highlights in our March newsletter: https://bit.ly/VEOnline_March2024 Pssst… You can find this newsletter and other great info at the link in bio! Almost Live Zoom events are designed to be accessible for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome to join us. Events are free and registration is required for first-time attendees. - Image: A calendar of events placed on a background of cherry blossoms in bloom. Five lines of text are highlighted in pale green, with dates placed in brown circles. They read: “Mar 6 Drawing on our History, Mar 13 Storytelling Showcase, Mar 20 Literary Cabaret 2023, Mar 22 Describer Cafe #36, Mar 27 Mount Pleasant Mural Tour”. #VocalEye #AccessArt #AudioDescription #AlmostLIve #OnlineZoom #CommunityConnection #CulturalConnections
🧿))) We’re so excited to welcome blind author and performer Leona Godin (@drmlgodin) as our special guest on this week’s #AlmostLive! Join us for SIGHTED PEOPLE SUCK! and hear excerpts from Leona Godwin’s hilarious and irreverent new solo storytelling show and other recent work that explores living the art of blindness in an ocularcentric world. Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm PST) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ _ Image: A photo of a woman walking confidently with a white cane (Leona Godin) down a street in East Village. To the right of her, there are several people walking and talking. On the sidewalk, there is graffiti in red and yellow spray paint that reads “Sighted People Suck!”. Highlighted text at the top of the graphic reads: ”Stories by Leona Godin”. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom, with the date of event: Feb 28. 📸 Photo credit: Alabaster Rhumb Photo taken from Leona Godin’s solo show November 8. Extended image description + info: https://drmlgodin.com/.../sighted-people-suck-november-8.../ #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #SightedPeopleSuck #LeonaGodin
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Countdown is on! ⏰ 30 minutes to go until we’re live with Fierce Indie Game Junction. Doing some last-minute checks to ensure everything runs smoothly (well, as smoothly as live streaming goes 😅). Excited to see you all at 6:30 PM EST – let’s make it a night to remember! https://www.twitch.tv/fiercejaythejuggernaut #FierceJayTheJuggernaut #Palworlds #FierceIndieGameOdyssey #CountdownToStream #GamerReady #LiveSoon #TwitchGamingNight #StreamAlert #FinalChecks #GamingStream #IndieGamesNight #ReadyToGame #StreamingSetup #AlmostLive #TwitchReady #GameTimeSoon
🧿))) Almost Live Surprise Event Reveal! The suspense is over and we're thrilled to announce this special screening of 'Reel Injun' with Audio Description! We hope you can join us! Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm PST) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ In this feature-length documentary, presented by the National Film Board of Canada, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema. Featuring hundreds of clips from old classics as well as recent releases, the film traces the evolution of the “Hollywood Indian.” Diamond guides the audience on a journey across America to some of cinema’s most iconic landscapes and conducts candid interviews with celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson and Jim Jarmusch. VocalEye’s Artist in Residence, Deanna Gestrin, will join Amy for pre-show and post-show conversation. This documentary film is presented with audio description, courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada – @onf_nfb *This episode will not be recorded for copyright reasons. More info at the link in bio, or visit: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-144/ _ Image: A film marquis sign that reads: "Reel Injun a film by Neil Diamond presented with Audio Description". Two actor headshots are placed within the graphic of Russel Means (left) and Adam Beach, Salteaux First Nation (right). The National Film Board - ONF logo is present. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom, with the date of event: Feb 21. Photos copyright Rezolution Pictures/ National Film Board of Canada #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #AccessFilm #Documentary
Hey, thanks Boppin' Colin! Hear "How 'Bout It Baby" on his Radiobilly 'Almost Live' catch up show over at MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/bopping-colin-freeman/almost-live-with-boppin-colin-freeman-no1/ #almostlive #mixcloud
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🧿))) This week on #AlmostLive, Describer JJ Hunt breaks down the visuals of Barbie, the box office smash hit, with guest host Christine Malec! Barbie World Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm PST) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Join the conversation and weigh in with your thoughts about Barbie, the doll, the movie, the audio description, the Oscar controversy and the colour pink! Clips and images will be shared and described. Barbie is currently streaming in Canada on Crave with #AudioDescription. 💖 Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! 💖 Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. More info about this event: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-143/ _ Image: Photo from the 2023 box office hit Barbie with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken riding a pink speedboat through blue water. Bold pink text reads: “Barbie World” at the top, with a highlighted text box below that reads: “With JJ Hunt + Guest Host Christine Malec!” VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #LiveStream #YouTube #Barbie #AccessBarbie #Pink
Appreciation Post 💕 We have a few extra shoutouts to make this week, so get ready to share in some gratitude! Last night on #AlmostLive, we enjoyed an impactful evening sharing highlights and descriptions from our recent satellite project with Ithaca Murals. Thanks to our guests Caleb R Thomas of Ithaca Murals, and Lucy Jiang for joining us in the virtual space, but most importantly for supporting and facilitating this project. In fact, if it weren’t for Lucy, the Crowder: Ithaca, NY Edition would not have happened! 🎨 To the Artists: A heartfelt shoutout to the artists whose murals we featured in this project. For a complete list of artwork, visit: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/crowd-source-description-ithaca-murals/ 🤝 To the Volunteers: The backbone of our project – thank you to our Volunteer Describers who took the time to thoughtfully described each mural. Whether you described one or all twelve, your commitment to making art accessible to all has left a huge impact! 🌐 To Community: Your enthusiasm, support, and eagerness to participate have made this project a true success. The possibilities are endless, but the goal remains the same. Increase access to art + culture for the blind and partially sighted community. 🙏 To Individuals: Behind every success story, there are individuals who go above and beyond. Whether you shared our project, provided invaluable feedback, or think about accessibility and public art in a new way – we appreciate you! Stay tuned for more about this project and if you missed us this week, find previous episodes of #AlmostLive on our YouTube channel @vocaleye - Image: A group of five individuals face a large, mosaic mural titled ‘Feels Like Home - Spirit of Ithaca’ by artist Annemarie Zwack (@Zwackart). Three folks on the left reach out to touch the textured tiles of the mural. Photo taken on the Descriptive Mural Tour in Ithaca, October 2023.
“When I get Crowder descriptions, it brings the art alive for me.” - Julia Bonnett, member of the VocalEye community. Public art is all around us, but it’s not accessible to everyone. VocalEye's Crowd-Source projects are all about making public art more accessible for people who are blind and partially sighted. In August of last year, we partnered with @ithacamurals and our first satellite Crowd Source Project was born! We asked Volunteer Describers to submit descriptions of twelve Ithaca Murals over the course of 6-weeks. We are enormously grateful to all of the Describers who participated and we can't wait to share a selection of some of the amazing public art in Ithaca, with their descriptions! Tune in to #AlmostLive tomorrow evening, where we'll share highlights from the Ithaca Mural Crowder, joined by special guests: Caleb R Thomas (Founder of Ithaca Murals), and project assistants Lucy Jiang, Jiten Beairsto and Lindsey Adams. Free to attend! Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Wednesday, January 31, 2024 online via Zoom. Hosted by Amy Amantea. The virtual lobby opens up at 6:30 pm Pacific Time and the event begins at 7 pm. - Image: A cropped photo of the mural Youth Farm Project by artists Efren Rebugio and Brittany Johnson. This mural was part of the VocalEye + Ithaca Murals Crowder project. A quote inside a text box reads: “When I get Crowder descriptions, it brings the art alive for me.”
This week on #AlmostLive 🧿))) Don’t miss highlights from VocalEye's first satellite CrowdSource Description Project, in partnership with @ithacamurals! Ithaca Mural Crowder Highlights Wednesday, January 31 (virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm PST) Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Back story: Last summer, VocalEye partnered with Ithaca Murals on our first satellite CrowdSource Description Project in Ithaca, New York The online phase of this project included 12 murals that we asked volunteers to describe for people who are blind and partially sighted. An in-person descriptive tour was also created and hosted in Ithaca last October. Join us for highlights from this project with special guest Caleb Thomas from Ithaca Murals and project assistants Lucy Jiang, Jiten Beairsto and Lindsey Adams, who will read aloud descriptions from a selection of the project’s murals! Presented in partnership with Ithaca Murals. Link in bio for more details and registration. Visit www.vocaleye.ca Image: A group of people standing in front of a mural (Welcome to Downtown Ithaca, by artist Kaitlyn Cronin), taken from the VocalEye + Ithaca Murals Descriptive Mural Tour. Text highlighted in yellow reads: “Ithaca Mural Crowder Highlights with special guests!” VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (Jan 31) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #AmyAmantea #LiveStream #YouTube #AccessMurals #Crowder #IthacaCrowder
🎸 Join us at The Station Saloon, Downs for "Almost Live" tonight from 7-10 PM! Relive the hits from the '60s to the '90s. Good food, good music, and great times await. Don't miss this blast from the past! 🎉 #AlmostLive #GoodTimes #MusicMemories
Join us this week on #AlmostLive for a filmed version of Vancouver’s best loved holiday theatre tradition - with #AudioDescription! Almost Live Episode #141 🧿))) East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ (Link in bio) Get ready for a hilarious adventure through the neighbourhoods of East Van! Featuring unforgettable characters, pop song parodies, stunning sets, silly costumes, and fantastic performances by some of Vancouver’s best actors, Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto is an enchanting experience for audiences of all ages! Experience this filmed version of the live theatre performance, presented with audio description by Eileen Barrett. Presented in partnership with @theatrereplacement and @thecultch. ❤️Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. _ Image: A promotional photo from Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto with actors dancing onstage. A banner at the top holds text that reads: “Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto Beauty & the Beast with Audio Description!” VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (Jan 24) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #CommunityUnity #CulturalConnections #AmyAmantea #LiveStream #YouTube
🎸 Join us at The Station Saloon, Downs for "Almost Live" on Friday, Jan 26th, 7-10 PM! Relive the hits from the '60s to the '90s. Good food, good music, and great times await. Don't miss this blast from the past! 🎉 #AlmostLive #GoodTimes #MusicMemories
QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL Huima kokemus nähdä yksi maailman suurimmista bändeistä IMAX-salin jättinäytöllä. "QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL" konserttitaltiointi pyörii maailmanlaajuisesti vain tämän viikonlopun. Keikka on vuodelta 1981 ja antaa konkreettisen tuntuman bändin mielettömästä liveatakista. Taltiointi on ensimmäistä kertaa digitaalisesti uudelleen re-masteroitu The IMAX Experience®:n kuvan- ja äänenlaatuun, mukaan lukien 12-kanavainen surround-ääni, kristallinkirkkaat kuvat ja IMAXin räätälöity teatterigeometria. Rock & roll kuninkaalliset Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor ja John Deacon nousevat lavalle ja antavat musiikin puhua. #queen #queenlive #rockmontreal #imax #oneweekendonly #freddiemercury #brianmay #johndeacon #rogertaylor #almostlive
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our first #AlmostLive event of 2024 last night, and to our special guest Andrea Cownden (Accessible PuSh Coordinator), for sharing with us what is #Accessible at this year’s @pushfestival! A special thanks to the artists and creatives involved in the festival, and to those who shared their work for this event specifically 💗 We encourage everyone to check out this year’s PuSh Fest, which opens today and runs until February 4! They have an exciting selection of Blind/ Low-Vision Friendly shows, an excellent ticket offering for VocalEye patrons (including free companion ticket), and Sighted Guides are available. No one will be turned away due to financial barriers. Thank you to our partners at PuSh for putting care and thought into the accessibility of the Festival 💗 List of Blind/ Low-Vision Friendly shows: https://pushfestival.ca/?filter%5B0%5D=low-vision-friendly A reminder that PuSh Fest’s LORENZO, starring Ben Target, is coming up with VocalEye Live Description on January 20 at the Annex! 🧿))) Join us next week on Almost Live (Jan 24) for a filmed version of East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast, presented with audio description by Eileen Barrett. In partnership with Theatre/Replacement and The Cultch. Info: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-141/ #VocalEye #AlmostLive #AccessArts #Accessibility #Blind #LowVision #PartiallySighted #AccessTheatre
We are super excited to welcome Andrea Cownden, @pushfestival’s 2024 Accessibility Coordinator, as our special guest on this week’s #AlmostLive episode! Find out what is exciting and #Accessible at this year’s PuSh Fest! Tune in via Zoom on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time! Free to attend. Registration required. 🔗 https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Andrea Cownden (she/her) is an independent dance artist and emerging audio describer of european ancestry living on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations. Since completing training at Modus Operandi, she has been honoured to dance for artists such as Naomi Brand, Sasha Kleinplatz, Alexa Mardon and Erika Mitsuhashi, and to facilitate accessible dance classes for All Bodies Dance Project. In 2019, Andrea had the pleasure of working as a sighted guide in Translations, a dance performance for the non-visual senses created by All Bodies Dance Project and VocalEye. Since this rich introduction to the creative potential of integrated access in the performing arts, she has grown as an audio describer through the creation of descriptions for All Bodies Dance Project, Company 605, Arts Assembly, and a number of independent artists. She is grateful for these opportunities, as well as consultation and feedback from friends and community members, as she continues to learn about accessibility and the arts. - Image: A headshot of Andrea Cownden, who smiles slightly and looks at the camera. She has dark shoulder length hair with bangs and wears a white turtleneck and dark blue vest. Photo by K Ho.
Almost Live returns this Wednesday! Join host Amy Amantea online with special guests and find out what is exciting and #Accessible at this year’s annual @pushfestival! 🧿))) Accessible PuSh Preview 2024 Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Register at the link in bio or copy and paste this URL: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ One of Vancouver’s signature events, produced over three weeks each January, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking works in the live performing arts: Theatre, Dance, Multimedia, Music, and Circus. Host Amy Amantea will be joined by Accessible PuSh Coordinator, Andrea Cownden and special guests. Presented in partnership with the PuSh Festival. ❤️Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. _ Image: A promotional photo from PuSh Festival 2024 rests below the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival logo. The image features a performer reaching upwards. The PuSh Festival tagline reads: ”A Manifesto for Live Art”. Text below reads: “Accessible PuSh Preview“. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (Jan 17) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community
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🧿))) Almost Live returns January 17! We're thrilled to welcome you into the new year and back to the virtual space for a new lineup of #AlmostLive "Cultural Connections" - your weekly dose of awesome events and community conversation! Check out our January e-newsletter to find event details, registration and Community Highlights: 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/VEOnline_Jan2024 We’ll be kicking things off with a preview of what’s exciting and accessible at this year’s @pushfestival, with special guest Andrea Cownden, PuSh Festival’s Accessibility Coordinator. - Image: VocalEye Online Zoom events listed within textboxes, including event dates: “Jan 17 Accessible PuSh Preview 2024, Jan 24 East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast, Jan 26 Describer Cafe #34 (with an icon of a coffee cup beside it), Jan 31 Ithaca Mural Crowder Hightlights“. VocalEye Zoom eyeball logo sits in the top right corner, above text that reads: “Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Pacific Time”. The background of the calendar is fireworks against a black sky. #AccessArts #VocalEye #Online #AlmostLive #VirtualEvent #Accessible #AccessibleArts #OnlineZoom #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community #CulturalConnections
- Books are magic - Music is magic What about books about music? WOOOOOOWWWWWW! #DepecheMode #KarelStumpf #LightPainting #Magic #Würzburg #MementoMori #PhotographicPictures #AlmostLive #Photographic
Current readz. Can’t decide. #georgelucas #freddiemercury #glynjohns #gratefuldead #AlmostLive #hagstromguitars
ANOTHER ONE!! . Iets wat nu inmiddels een begrip is geworden binnen onze vriendenkring. En ja waarom eigenlijk niet de podcast ook gewoon zo noemen? 😎 . 3 vriendinnen, 3 moeders, 3 ondernemers. Allemaal andere typetjes, maar een geweldig trio. Een podcast die over grappige, gevoelige en interessante topics zal gaan! Stay tuned, want de eerste aflevering komt binnenkort uit! Er zullen in de komende afleveringen verschillende interessante mensen uitgenodigd worden, dus volg alvast, want dit wordt gezellig! 🥳
What I appreciate most is how we’d pray together before bedtime. You were a believer before I believed in myself. It feels like what I’m dreaming for..you manifested already. Everything just feels right. #ALMOSTLIVE
Friends, we’ve arrived ❄️ Happy Winter Solstice, from VocalEye! As we slow down and take time to rest and reflect, we wanted to send everyone off with a few of our favourite things from around the web, including some holiday-inspired recipes and YouTube vids, your top Almost Live episodes, and a special ‘tropical treat’! Check out our Winter Solstice Newsletter 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/VEWinterSolstice2023 You can also find it at the link in our bio. We hope it will keep you going until the New Year! Most of all, the turn of seasons feels like a good opportunity to express our gratitude for the amazingly diverse and creative 2023 we’ve had! Thanks to all and wishing everyone out there a cozy Solstice and holiday. Stay with us and stay tuned for an exciting 2024, filled with accessible arts adventures live in the theatre and online in the virtual space! For updates, visit the VocalEye website: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/ - Image: A still from the movie A Christmas Story. A young boy is bundled up in a red snowsuit and long knit scarf that is wrapped so many times around his neck and head that only his eyes can be seen. His arms stick out from his sides from the many layers. #VocalEye #Solstice #Newsletter #WinterSolstice #AlmostLive #Accessible #AccessibleArtsAdventures
𝚃𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢! 🙌🏻 Get ready to buy your last minute Christmas presents 🎁🎄 • • • #qtpaws #almostlive #christmaspresents #hondenhalsbanden #hondenspeelgoed #hondenaccessoires #gratisgravering
Drumroll, please! The winner of VocalEye‘s very first online 50/50 raffle is….. Maria Cutchey! We announced the winner during our #AlmostLive event on Wednesday and now we’re sharing it with everyone! Congratulations to our friend and community member for winning the jackpot and to everyone who participated in the raffle, our hearts are filled with gratitude for supporting VocalEye! All proceeds from this online fundraiser go towards funding VocalEye programs and services that are designed to make arts and culture more accessible to people who are blind and partially sighted. We can’t wait to share all of the amazing arts adventures online and in person coming up in the new year! Stay tuned: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/ Image: Hands form the shape of a heart and sit against a background of confetti. Text reads: Thank you for supporting VocalEye! #VocalEye #Online5050 #Fundraiser #Winner #Jackpot #Accessibility #Community #NonProfit #ThankYou
Don't miss our last #AlmostLive event of 2023 filled with Secret Santa surprises! 🧿))) Another Holiday Surprise! Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Register at the link in bio or copy and paste this URL: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ It’s never too early for eggnog and ugly Christmas sweaters! Join us for our festive end-of-year celebration featuring our Toronto pals Christine Malec and JJ Hunt. They’ll join Amy in the Solstice spirit with fun, games, music and more Secret Santa surprises. We’ll also announce the winner of our online 50/50 raffle! Raffle tickets start at $5! Purchase here: https://bit.ly/VERaffle2023 Tickets for the raffle will be sold up until 5 pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, December 13 and the winner takes half of the jackpot! All proceeds go towards VocalEye programs and services that make arts and culture more accessible to people who are #Blind and #PartiallySighted, in person and online. ❤️Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. _ Image: Three circular photos of Christine Malec, JJ Hunt and Amy Amantea are placed above illustrations of ugly Christmas sweaters. Text is applied above against a snowy background that reads: ”Another Holiday Surprise!” VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (DEC 13) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community
Don’t miss a virtual live reading of @t@tippiandstan by Governor General’s Award-winning playwright, composer and storyteller Dorothy Dittrich! 🧿))) On #AlmostLive this Wednesday, December 6! Register at the link in bio or copy and paste this URL: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ This event will not be recorded, so be sure to attend this one! We’re thrilled to welcome Dorothy back for a live reading of the latest chapter of her popular Tippi and Stan series, featuring the remarkable friendship between a cat (Tippi) and a pigeon (Stan). Don’t worry, you don’t have to be familiar with any previous chapters to enjoy this episode! Tippi + Stan: End of Lockdown Wednesday, December 6 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend ❤️Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. _ Image: A photo of four Tippi + Stan books spread, with text above and below that reads: “Tippi +Stan“ End of Lockdown Live reading! With special guest Dorothy Dittrich! VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (DEC 6) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community
This week on #AlmostLive, join community for a trip back in time to an important moment in Canadian history. Time Traveller’s Testimony is a mixed media sharing of artists’ creative responses to archival interviews from ancient-forest protectors. Eight artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds respond to the voices of people who were on the front lines during the Clayoquot Sound times of mass protests against logging of the rainforest. Almost Live Episode #137 🧿))) Time Traveller’s Testimony Wednesday, November 29 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required (link in bio) URL: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Host Amy Amantea will be joined by members of the creative team for conversation and Q and A. ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. For more info about this event ➡️ https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-137/ ___ Image: A photo of protesters in Clayoquot Sound (1993) seated in a crowd, some holding signs. Title text reads: “Time Traveller’s Testimony”. A graphic of single tree stands to the left of the photo. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (NOV29) date of the event. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community
Happy 68th #Birthday, Bill Nye!!! What's YOUR #favorite #BillNye TV Show or Movie??!! #BDay #TVShow #TVShow #Movie #BillNyeTheScienceGuy #Mank #AlmostLive #StargateAtlantis
Join us this Wednesday evening for highlights from one of the most unique vocal ensembles in the country! Enjoy highlights from @musicaintima’s outstanding spring 2023 vocal music concert. musica intima is a JUNO nominated & groundbreaking 12-voice collaborative vocal chamber music ensemble operating on the stolen lands of the Coast Salish peoples. Almost Live Episode #136 🧿))) (re)birth with @musicaintima Wednesday, November 22 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required (link in bio) URL: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ We are so thrilled to be joined by VocalEye’s artist-in-residence, good friend and one of the ensemble vocalists, @deanna_gestrin! Presented in partnership with @musicaintima. ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. For more info about this event ➡️ https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-135/ ___ Image: A still (from whereverever) of a landscape scene with a person wearing blue in the distance. The Western Front logo rests at the top with text: “whereverever Mardon + Mitsuhashi”. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (NOV15) date of the event. *Photo courtesy of the artists. Camera by Alysha Seriani. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community Edited
We’re back online with a special #AlmostLive event this week! Join us for “whereverever”, a new work by Canadian choreographers and media artists Mardon + Mitsuhashi. Presented with #AudioDescription in partnership with @western_front. Almost Live Episode #135 🧿))) whereverever Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ “whereverever“ is a new work in two parts, a call and response between film and live dance that explores family and history, relationships and distance. Created by Canadian choreographers and media artists Mardon + Mitsuhashi in collaboration with Alysha Seriani (video) and Sasha J. Langford (live sound). Almost Live host Amy Amantea was the accessibility consultant on this project and she will be joined by members of the company for conversation and Q and A! ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. For more info about this event ➡️ https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-135/ ___ Image: A still (from whereverever) of a landscape scene with a person wearing blue in the distance. The Western Front logo rests at the top with text: “whereverever Mardon + Mitsuhashi”. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (NOV15) date of the event. *Photo courtesy of the artists. Camera by Alysha Seriani. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Blind #PartiallySighted #Community
A reminder that there is no #AlmostLive event this week. We will return next Wednesday with whereverever, a new work in two parts, a call and response between film and live dance that explores family and history, relationships and distance. Presented with #AudioDescription in partnership with @western_front. Almost Live Episode #135 🧿))) whereverever Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ Created by Canadian choreographers and media artists Mardon + Mitsuhashi in collaboration with Alysha Seriani (video) and Sasha J. Langford (live sound). Host Amy Amantea was the accessibility consultant on this project! Members of the company will join her for conversation and Q and A. ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. ___ Image 1 : A globe rests on a blue background. A green paper umbrella (the kind you’d see in a tropical drink) sticks out from the top of the globe. Bold yellow text reads: “Climate Change Small Talk” and below this additional text: “with special guest: Christine Malec.” Below is VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding, with the date of the event (Nov 1) and VocalEye Zoom logo. Image 2: A still (from whereverever) of a landscape scene with a person wearing blue in the distance. The Western Front logo rests at the top with text: “whereverever Mardon + Mitsuhashi”. VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding lines the bottom of the graphic with (NOV15) date of the event. Photo courtesy of the artists. Camera by Alysha Seriani. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt
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Tune in to #AlmostLive for a virtual conversation about climate change, how it’s affecting artists and how they are addressing the topic in their work. Our host Amy Amantea will be joined by friend and special guest Christine Malec! Almost Live Episode #134 🧿))) Climate Change Small Talk Wednesday, November 1 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. ___ Image: A globe rests on a blue background. A green paper umbrella (the kind you’d see in a tropical drink) sticks out from the top of the globe. Bold yellow text reads: “Climate Change Small Talk” and below this additional text: “with special guest: Christine Malec.” Below is VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding, with the date of the event (Nov 1) and VocalEye Zoom logo. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt
Join us for a special #AlmostLive event this week! Our friend, Describer JJ Hunt will be introducing us to the celebrations of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through live stream description direct from Mexico! Almost Live Episode #133 🧿))) Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Wednesday, October 25 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-133/ It’s always a treat to have our pal JJ Hunt in the virtual space - his knack for lively description and exciting storytelling always makes for an entertaining evening! JJ Hunt will be Zooming in from Mexico to give us a close-up look at the distinctive visual elements of the rituals, ceremonies and celebrations that mark this festive annual event. ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. ___ Image: A photo of a white skull, hand painted in colourful flowers and designs. The skull rests on a table, surrounded by other items: pink and orange flowers, another skull and two burning candles. Text above the photo reads: “Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with special guest JJ Hunt!” Below is VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding, with the date of the event (Oct 25) and VocalEye Zoom logo. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt #Describer #LiveDescription
There’s still time to register for this evening’s #AlmostLive event! Our host Amy Amantea will be joined by Anishinaabe playwright and performer, Yolanda Bonnell (@yobiwankenobe), who will read from her recently published book, bug. Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom | Free to attend Register at the link in bio, or copy and paste: https://www.vocaleye.ca/almost-live-zoom-registration/ We are honoured to welcome Yolanda back to the Almost Live virtual space for this online live reading! Yolanda Bonnell (She/They) is a Bi/Pan/Queer 2 Spirit Ojibwe, South Asian mixed (Scottish & English) storyteller. Originally from Fort William First Nation Indian Reservation 52 in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Superior Robinson Treaty territory), her arts practice is now based in Tkarón:to. She is a proud citizen of the Anishinaabeg Nation. In Anishinaabe culture, it used to be that one’s roles and responsibilities were the identifiers within a community. Yolanda’s role as a storyteller covers the many aspects of their artistic practice (performer, creator, facilitator, space-holder, producer, director) and they consider this role as a way to maintain sovereignty over their work. Their storytelling is a form of Indigenous governance. Image: An illustrated cover image of the publication ‘bug’, by Yolanda Bonnell. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #AccessArt #Accessible #Blind #PartiallySighted #ArtForAll #YolandaBonnell #bug
Join us tomorrow evening on #AlmostLive for a live reading by Anishinaabe playwright and performer, Yolanda Bonnell (@yobiwankenobe)! Almost Live Episode #132 🧿))) bug, a live reading Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom Registration required: https://www.vocaleye.ca/events/zoom-132/ We are so thrilled to welcome back Anishinaabe playwright and performer, Yolanda Bonnell, into the Almost Live space! Yolanda will read from her recently published book, bug. About bug: The Girl traces her life from surviving the foster care system to her struggles with addictions. She fights, hoping to break the cycle in order to give her daughter a different life than the one she had. The Mother sits in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, recounting memories of the daughter that was taken from her, and the struggles of living on the streets in Northern Ontario. They are both followed by Manidoons, a physical manifestation of the trauma and addictions that crawl across generations. bug originated as a solo performance and artistic ceremony that highlights the ongoing effects of colonialism and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women, as well as a testimony to the women’s resilience and strength. ❤️ Almost Live online Zoom events are designed for people who are blind and partially sighted, but everyone is welcome! ❤️ Registration is required for first-time attendees. You can sign up for one event or the whole season free of charge. Links in bio to view VocalEye’s online event calendar and to register. ___ Image: A photo of Yolanda Bonnell from the live performance of bug. Yolanda crouches down, in the darkness, bathed in red light, in a fierce position. A hood embroidered with flowers covers Yolanda’s eyes and her tongue sticks out. Text is placed in the negative black space Yolanda: “bug a live reading | With special guest Yolanda Bonnell”. Below is VocalEye Almost Live Zoom branding, with the date of the event (Oct 18) and VocalEye Zoom logo. #VocalEye #AlmostLive #OnlineZoomEvent #Virtual #Accessible #AudioDescription #AccessArt
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