Local Events

Listed by state are upcoming cultural events in the United States for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.  If you would like to add an event, please contact Trisha Donaldson at 212-328-9483 or at tdonaldson@drf.org with the subject line: Local Event Listing. 

Please note:  The Deafness Research Foundation does not list for charitable events.

District of Columbia

"Healthy Relationships"
Support Group for Deaf People who have HIV
To view flyer, click here

Healthy Relationships is a program for small groups of Deaf men or women living with HIV/AIDS.
To participate, contact Richard Rice, HIV Prevention Program Coordinator at:

Deaf-REACH
3521St NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 832-6681 (V/TDD)
(202) 832-8454 (FAX)
Videophone IP address:
209.165.255.109
Email: HIVPrevent@Deaf-REACH.org

Groups meet for two hours, usually once a week, for 5 to 8 weeks. Meeting times vary, so ask Rich about the current schedule when you call. If you need help with childcare or transportation, let Rich know when you sign up.

New York

Hispanic Society of America's Audubon Terrace
Broadway between 155th and 156th streets
June 30, 2009
7:00PM
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NYC's Hispanic Society of America, presented by DIA Art Foundation, will host a project by Eileen Myles called The Collection of Silence, a baroque site-specific work around the possibilities of silence as central to the syntax and punctuation of everyday life. A diverse group of poets will present short pieces at various locations on the outdoor plaza of Audubon Terrace, where they will be joined by a group of students from PS4.  Admission is free.  Reservations are recommended 212-293-5582  or at Tuesdays@diaart.org.  All programs are outdoors; visit www.diaart.org for inclement weather updates.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
New York, NY 10128-0173
MIND'S EYE
Free Programs for Partially Sighted, Blind, and Deaf Visitors
Mondays, 6-8 pm
June 8 – Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
July 13 – Touch tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum
August 3 – Learning By Doing discussion and workshop

Join Guggenheim Museum educators Georgia Krantz, Guthrie Nutter, and Ellen Edelman for a tour, discussion, and private reception. Separate programs are presented through Verbal Imaging, touch, and American Sign Language.  Admission is freee.  Space is limited. RSVP: 212-360-4355 or access@guggenheim.org.  For more information, click here.

Friedman Diabetes Institute's 2nd Health Fair for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Beth Israel's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East, 2nd Floor
May 27, 2009
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Friedman Diabetes Institute is having its second health fair for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community at Beth Israel's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center located at 10 Union Square East, 2nd floor on Wednesday, May 27th from 1 - 4pm.  Screenings for blood preseeure and blood glucose will be available.  In addition, workshops on foot care, self-breast examination, nutrition, prostate health, and digestive health will be available.

ASL Tour at the Rubin Museum of Art
March 20, 2009
7:00 PM
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The Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) is offering an ASL Tour on March 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM led by Maleni Chaitoo.  The evening’s topic will be “Embroidery and Identity” and will focus on our tapestry, textiles and embroidery exhibit on the museum’s 4th floor. Please take a moment to view our website: www.rmanyc.org for a glimpse of this exhibit.  As always our ASL Interpreter, Andria Alefhi, will accompany the tour and translate for our hard of hearing audience as we do not have assistive listening devices.

The tour meets at the bottom of our spiral staircase.  So come and enjoy free Fridays at the RMA from 7:00 PM – 10 PM.  Prior to the tour do stop by the K2 Lounge on the 1st floor. Happy Hour begins at 6:00 PM and drinks are two-for-one.