{"id":7177,"date":"2022-02-08T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7177"},"modified":"2022-02-08T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:32:41","slug":"interested-in-joining-an-association-of-blind-students-the-pennsylvania-association-of-blind-students-is-hosting-their-2nd-annual-virtual-piano-bar-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7177","title":{"rendered":"Interested in Joining an Association of Blind Students? The Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students is Hosting Their 2nd\u00a0Annual Virtual Piano Bar !\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6040\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7177-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"podcast-summary\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nfbp.org\/piano-bar\">Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students (PABS)<\/a>&nbsp;gathered in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">Blind Abilities<\/a>&nbsp;Studio to announce the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual virtual Piano Bar Fundraising event. Happening on Wednesday, February 16 from 6 PM Eastern, 5 PM Central and 3 PM Pacific Time. This 3 hour virtual event will showcase college students playing piano and singing songs and engaging with the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students, Simon Bonenfant, introduces the performers as they unveil\u2011 their songs of choice and the dedications and tributes that you will be able to hear by registering for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nfbp.org\/piano-bar\">Piano Bar event<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nfbp.org\/Piano-Bar\">www.NFBP.org\/Piano-Bar<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0The cost is only $5 and the PABS members thank you for all your support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in joining an Association of Blind Students, check out these links to the Student Associations at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nabslink.org\/\">NFB<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acb.org\/affiliate-ACBS\">ACB<\/a>&nbsp;and see how you can participate and learn, share and contribute to the body of like-minded students engaging in their educational journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6042\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7177-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/PianoBarPABS.mp3 Podcast Summary: Members of the&nbsp;Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students (PABS)&nbsp;gathered in the&nbsp;Blind Abilities&nbsp;Studio to announce the 2nd&nbsp;Annual virtual Piano Bar Fundraising event. Happening on Wednesday, February 16 from 6 PM Eastern, 5 PM Central and 3 PM Pacific Time. This 3 hour virtual event will showcase college students playing piano and singing songs and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1RL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8244,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8244","url_meta":{"origin":7177,"position":0},"title":"By Popular Demand: Blind Piano Lessons: With nearly 20 years of teaching through distance learning, meet Mark Miller and begin playing today!","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"April 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Mark Miller has been teaching Blind and Visually Impaired students to play piano for nearly 20 years. 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