Events & Activities Calendar

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 November 24.

Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each event.

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

The fee is $120 for 12 events.

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

Please note that we will not meet on October 1 and December 24.

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 $120 for 12 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Please note that we will not meet October 1 or December 24.

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.

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.

Please note that we will not meet on December 25.

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.

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.

Professional instructors from Fonseca Martial Arts  will teach us how to avoid and escape unsafe situations. The class will be interactive and lots of fun!!!

Please call Jeff Morthorst at 224-545-3925 if you have any questions.

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 $120 for 12 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 November 24.

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. 

Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each event.

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

The fee is $120 for 12 events.

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

Please note that we will not meet on October 1 and December 24.

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 $120 for 12 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Please note that we will not meet October 1 or December 24.

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.

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.

Please note that we will not meet on December 25.

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.

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 $120 for 12 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 us in watching and discussing Japanese productions called Anime. Facilitator Sheila Serota supports the group in choosing which series to view together.

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.

Join Art Encounter teaching artist Val McCune at the Noyes Cultural Center, where she will coach you to channel your inner artist.  The activities will range from viewing and discussing art to engaging in hands-on, creative projects.

You will be presented with a theme of art exploration and will have the opportunity to display their interpretation of that theme followed by an explanation of their piece. All art materials will be provided by Art Encounter.

For our first session, we will meet at the Evanston Art Center on October 12th at 7:00, 1717 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201.

For the remaining sessions, we will meet at the Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201, on Thursdays, October  26, November 2, 9, and 16, and December 21.

The fee is $90 for the 6 sessions.

If you would like help planning your way to the Evanston Art Center at 1717 Central Street or the Noyes Cultural Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, 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 November 24.

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 $120 for 12 events.

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

Minimum enrollment: 4

Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each event.

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

The fee is $120 for 12 events.

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

Please note that we will not meet on October 1 and December 24.

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 $120 for 12 events.

The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.

Please note that we will not meet October 1 or December 24.