# Event Details - **Event Name**: Weather for the Blind - July - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: A disability-informed auditory experience where you can 'listen to the weather' in real-time in 4DSOUND. Hosted by Carmen PapaliaAbout this EventFRIDAY July 24th 6:00pmWeather for the Blind Vancouver is a healing, disability-informed sound event by non-visual social practice artist Carmen Papalia, featuring the Weather Warlock — an analog synthesizer built by New Orleans musician and inventor Quintron. The instrument responds to real-time weather conditions through a sensor tree that includes inputs for temperature, wind, light/UV index, rain/moisture, and barometric pressure. This event will be the third of a seasonal series in which Papalia has invited an audience to appreciate the power of the Weather Warlock with him. He will share the story of the instrument, offer a demonstration, perform live, and lead a discussion about its effects. Papalia, who lives with sickle cell disease and vision loss, has incorporated the Weather Warlock into his daily care routine as a grounding tool. He considers it a public utility — a sonic companion and therapeutic presence — for anyone who might benefit from its steady, weather-driven soundscape.Suggested donation: $15 (sliding scale). Nobody turned away for lack of fundsDonations help cover accessibility features and support future Weather for the Blind events.~~~Carmen Papalia is a nonvisual social practice artist whose performances, public interventions and curatorial projects explain aspects of Disability culture such as interdependence, de-medicalization and creative accessibility. His practice is an effort to enliven his 2015 Open Access manifesto–a set of guidelines that undermines dominant institutional frameworks by approaching accessibility as a “temporary, collectively-held space”. Often emphasizing the possibilities of living on ones own terms, his work is a remedy for the complications of cultural ableism. Papalia’s performances, videos, installations and curatorial projects have been shown in Canada, US, UK, EU, Australia, Korea and Japan. He is a recipient of the 2020 Sobey Art Award. Papalia’s current work includes Up in the Clouds, Down in the Valley–a full-length documentary about creative accessibility and Disability culture that he is co-writing with Vancouver filmmaker Carmen Pollard.ACCESSIBILITY NOTES: there will be deaf-lead ASL interpretation, sound description, visual description and objects for comfort and relief from pain. Lobe Studio has two steps up to the listening room, and two steps down to the washroom. Please contact Lobe Studio if there are any questions or requests related to accessibilityThank you to the City of Vancouver and Other Sights for Artist Projects for their generous support - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/weather-for-the-blind-july/100001992949001111 - **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, music, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Lobe Studio - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: Lobe Studio - **lat**: 49.281281 - **long**: -123.0889717 - **full address**: Lobe Studio, 713 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Weather for the Blind - July - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/e997581d0e25f551f894c3ff70602b489ec3e05a76801a9cbaaef251f8a877bc-rimg-w800-h366-dc5c6579-gmir.jpg?v=1783362463 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Weather for the Blind - July being held? - **A:** Weather for the Blind - July takes place on Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Lobe Studio, 713 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Weather for the Blind - July? - **A:** Weather for the Blind - July is organized by Strathcona Spatial Sound Society. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Weather for the Blind - July is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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