Events & Activities Calendar

Whether you’re a long-time fan of comic books or just getting into them, we have a new group for you! Jacob Davis and staff person Julie Miller will lead us in a discussion of some of our favorite superhero comics.

We are proud to be partnering with the Evanston Public Library to produce this club. The comic books we read will be available to borrow at the main branch of the library.

Comic Book Club will be in-person and on Zoom – $30 for 3 events. In person location is the CIF office, 1015 Davis Street, Evanston. 

Minimum enrollment: 5

HeARTwords is a creative writing workshop facilitated by Joe Jackson and Paul Fields. HeARTwords is a safe space to express your emotions, thoughts, stories, etc. in a variety of formats. Be the ART. A playground for the mind, a sanctuary for the heart.

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925. 

This is an additional reading of the same book that is read at 5:00 PM. Our hope is that by offering an additional time (1:30-2:30), more people will be able to participate. You are welcome to sign up for both sessions and come to both. You may also just attend the one that works best for you.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Should you have any questions regarding Zoom, please contact Jeff Morthorst at 224.545.3925.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteer to will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

Paul will host our yoga classes at Evanston Athletic Club and on Zoom at the same time. Evanston Athletic Club has generously provided us with a yoga studio to use. Please check in at the front desk if you attend class in person.

Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteers to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

You don’t know how to draw? Neither do we! Mark, our instructor, makes it really easy and fun. We have lots of laughs sharing the characters we draw and the stories we make up for them! Come join the fun! You may choose to join us at the CIF office or on Zoom.

$15 for 3 events.

Location: 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201 or Zoom.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno and Yahtzee.

The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.

Get together virtually with others in our Independent Futures community.

Join us in working towards feeling calm and in control. We follow recorded, guided meditations together. There will also be discussions about how the meditations make us feel.

The fee is $130 for 13 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Minimum enrollment: 4

This new group will be led by professional live musical theater actor, Jacob Hoffman and a staff member. “Each class, we will spend time celebrating and learning more about America’s greatest invention: Musical Theater. Participants will explore musicals and their connection to other forms of entertainment. How does The Wizard of Oz influence its modern sibling, The Wiz? How do modern movie musicals borrow from their live counterparts (i.e. Hairspray live on Broadway vs. the many movie iterations of Hairspray)? We will travel from musical theater’s infancy in the 1940s all the way to today’s hits, with fun trivia, guest appearances, and scene study sprinkled in along the way. Writing exercises, small group sharing, in-session viewings, and Zoom sing-a-longs will make for a time you won’t soon forget!” Jacob

The fee is $180 for 9 events.

Minimum enrollment: 7 

Please note that we will not meet on April 7, 14, or June 2.

Join our community for a game of virtual bingo. This is a great opportunity to connect with friends we haven’t been able to see. Jeff will email everyone their bingo card prior to the start time.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5. You will be notified if the minimum is not met.

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Please note that we will not meet on April 2, 9, and 23, Mother’s Day – May 14, June 4 or on Father’s Day – June 18.

We will share our favorite music with each other! This group is an excellent opportunity to find new music to love! All genres of music are welcome. Please join Jeff for these events. It will be a blast!!!

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Please note that we will not meet on April 2, 9, 23, May 14, June 4, and 18.

This is an additional reading of the same book that is read at 5:00 PM. Our hope is that by offering an additional time (1:30-2:30), more people will be able to participate. You are welcome to sign up for both sessions and come to both. You may also just attend the one that works best for you.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Should you have any questions regarding Zoom, please contact Jeff Morthorst at 224.545.3925.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteer to will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

Paul will host our yoga classes at Evanston Athletic Club and on Zoom at the same time. Evanston Athletic Club has generously provided us with a yoga studio to use. Please check in at the front desk if you attend class in person.

Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteers to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

You don’t know how to draw? Neither do we! Mark, our instructor, makes it really easy and fun. We have lots of laughs sharing the characters we draw and the stories we make up for them! Come join the fun! You may choose to join us at the CIF office or on Zoom.

$15 for 3 events.

Location: 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201 or Zoom.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno and Yahtzee.

The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.

Get together virtually with others in our Independent Futures community.

Join us in working towards feeling calm and in control. We follow recorded, guided meditations together. There will also be discussions about how the meditations make us feel.

The fee is $130 for 13 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Minimum enrollment: 4

Chill and chat with Center for Independent Futures community and staff members.

Enrollment is limited to 30 people. Minimum: 7

Location: Center for Independent Futures office 1015 Davis St., Evanston 

Join Anime Club in watching and discussing Japanese animated productions called Anime. Anime enthusiast Sheila Serota supports the group in choosing which series will be viewed.

The fee is $30 for 3 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5. You will be notified if the minimum is not met.

Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

This new group will be led by professional live musical theater actor, Jacob Hoffman and a staff member. “Each class, we will spend time celebrating and learning more about America’s greatest invention: Musical Theater. Participants will explore musicals and their connection to other forms of entertainment. How does The Wizard of Oz influence its modern sibling, The Wiz? How do modern movie musicals borrow from their live counterparts (i.e. Hairspray live on Broadway vs. the many movie iterations of Hairspray)? We will travel from musical theater’s infancy in the 1940s all the way to today’s hits, with fun trivia, guest appearances, and scene study sprinkled in along the way. Writing exercises, small group sharing, in-session viewings, and Zoom sing-a-longs will make for a time you won’t soon forget!” Jacob

The fee is $180 for 9 events.

Minimum enrollment: 7 

Please note that we will not meet on April 7, 14, or June 2.

Paul will host our yoga classes at Evanston Athletic Club and on Zoom at the same time. Evanston Athletic Club has generously provided us with a yoga studio to use. Please check in at the front desk if you attend class in person.

Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.

Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno and Yahtzee.

The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.

Get together virtually with others in our Independent Futures community.

Join us in working towards feeling calm and in control. We follow recorded, guided meditations together. There will also be discussions about how the meditations make us feel.

The fee is $130 for 13 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Minimum enrollment: 4

This new group will be led by professional live musical theater actor, Jacob Hoffman and a staff member. “Each class, we will spend time celebrating and learning more about America’s greatest invention: Musical Theater. Participants will explore musicals and their connection to other forms of entertainment. How does The Wizard of Oz influence its modern sibling, The Wiz? How do modern movie musicals borrow from their live counterparts (i.e. Hairspray live on Broadway vs. the many movie iterations of Hairspray)? We will travel from musical theater’s infancy in the 1940s all the way to today’s hits, with fun trivia, guest appearances, and scene study sprinkled in along the way. Writing exercises, small group sharing, in-session viewings, and Zoom sing-a-longs will make for a time you won’t soon forget!” Jacob

The fee is $180 for 9 events.

Minimum enrollment: 7 

Please note that we will not meet on April 7, 14, or June 2.

HeARTwords is a creative writing workshop facilitated by Joe Jackson and Paul Fields. HeARTwords is a safe space to express your emotions, thoughts, stories, etc. in a variety of formats. Be the ART. A playground for the mind, a sanctuary for the heart.

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925. 

Join our community for a game of virtual bingo. This is a great opportunity to connect with friends we haven’t been able to see. Jeff will email everyone their bingo card prior to the start time.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5. You will be notified if the minimum is not met.

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Please note that we will not meet on April 2, 9, and 23, Mother’s Day – May 14, June 4 or on Father’s Day – June 18.

We will share our favorite music with each other! This group is an excellent opportunity to find new music to love! All genres of music are welcome. Please join Jeff for these events. It will be a blast!!!

The fee is $60 for 6 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Please note that we will not meet on April 2, 9, 23, May 14, June 4, and 18.

Center for Independent Futures is throwing a summer bash – Brews & Bites –  our second biggest fundraiser of the year!

Come out for a night of fun – for a great cause!
Every ticket purchase supports our

• Person-Centered Coaching 
• Community-Based Supported Housing
• Inclusive Community Building
• Consulting Services for Schools and Agencies

Click HERE to get your tickets today! 

Can’t join us? Please consider making a gift to support CIF today.

This is an additional reading of the same book that is read at 5:00 PM. Our hope is that by offering an additional time (1:30-2:30), more people will be able to participate. You are welcome to sign up for both sessions and come to both. You may also just attend the one that works best for you.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Should you have any questions regarding Zoom, please contact Jeff Morthorst at 224.545.3925.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteer to will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

Paul will host our yoga classes at Evanston Athletic Club and on Zoom at the same time. Evanston Athletic Club has generously provided us with a yoga studio to use. Please check in at the front desk if you attend class in person.

Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.

We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.

Please Note:  Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club.  Participants may volunteers to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week.

Please note that we will not meet April 24, May 8, Memorial Day-May 29, or June 19.

Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno and Yahtzee.

The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.

Get together virtually with others in our Independent Futures community.

Join us in working towards feeling calm and in control. We follow recorded, guided meditations together. There will also be discussions about how the meditations make us feel.

The fee is $130 for 13 events.

Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Minimum enrollment: 4

Put on your dancing shoes for a night of dancing fun as we “Get Down for Good” benefitting Center for Independent Futures!

At the beginning of 2023, Evanston Made (a nonprofit arts organization with a mission to connect Evanston Artists and Creatives to the World) and Evanston Pour (a coffeehouse and wine bar, 528 Dempster Street) presented the first “Get Down for Good” dance party. This series of monthly evening events celebrates community and benefits local nonprofits.

There will be a $5 suggested donation at the door! Hope to see everyone there!

The Center for Independent Futures invites you to come to a Summer Backyard BBQ Bash on Saturday, July 17th from 12 pm to 3 pm.

We will have food, beverages, and games hosted in the backyard of Hub 930, located behind 930 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Your $25 ticket price includes your choice of hamburgers, hot dogs, turkey burgers, and Beyond burgers (gluten-free options available). Salads, chips, and more!

The fun will include music and desserts.

Save the date! Tickets will go on sale in July. Don’s miss the fun!