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Gifted Blind Artists, Crafters, and Knitters (GiftedBack)<\/p>\n
In the Dark<\/p>\n
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM<\/p>\n
University of San Diego – La Gran Terraza\n <\/p>\n
All Ages\n <\/p>\n
$125-$150\n <\/p>\n
You can purchase tickets online or by contacting Pearl Mecenas, one of the event hosts, at 619-433-4493.<\/p>\n
In the Dark: A Sensory Experience<\/p>\n
Experience an evening designed to engage the senses at In the Dark<\/a>, an annual benefit hosted by the University of San Diego\u2019s Engineering Exchange for Social Justice (ExSJ) <\/a>in collaboration with Gifted Blind Artists, Crafters, & Knitters (Gifted Back)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taking place Saturday, October 10, from 5\u20138 p.m. at La Gran Terraza at the University of San Diego, the event celebrates the creativity and talents of the blind and low vision community through art, music, live entertainment and an immersive dining experience.<\/p>\n Guests will discover tactile artwork created by blind and low vision artisans, hear their stories, and enjoy a three-course dinner curated by a University of San Diego chef. During dinner, guests are invited to wear an optional blindfold to engage their other senses and experience the meal through touch, taste, sound, and smell.<\/p>\n The evening also features live entertainment, opportunities to meet featured artisans, a silent auction, and artwork available for purchase.<\/p>\n Proceeds support ExSJ and Gifted Back programs that bring students, community partners, and members of the blind and low vision community together through accessibility-focused projects, workshops and community programs.<\/p>\n Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 5\u20138 p.m.<\/p>\n La Gran Terraza | University of San Diego<\/p>\n 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110<\/p>\n Tickets start at $125<\/p>\n Event Supported By<\/p>\n Gifted Blind Artists, Crafters, and Knitters (GiftedBack)<\/p>\n 619-433-4493<\/p>\n pearl.a.mecenas@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gifted Blind Artists, Crafters, and Knitters (GiftedBack) In the Dark Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 5 PM to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-492013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}