Welcome to the Independent Futures events calendar! Activities registration opens each quarter with a new calendar. To be added to the notification list, please email center@independentfutures.com.
Before signing up for activities, new participants are required to meet with staff and complete an introduction process. This is necessary to guarantee that the best supports are available for each individual.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns and we look forward to hearing from you soon. If you would have any questions, please reach out to Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925.
November 2024
sun03nov11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 3, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun03nov12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
November 3, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon04nov4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
November 4, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon04nov5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
November 4, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
tue05nov3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
November 5, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed06nov1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
November 6, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed06nov6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
November 6, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu07nov1:00 pmthu2:00 pmSocial Hour - Thursday - In Person
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with othes? Come to our Social Hour, where good vibes and great conversations await. Enrollment is limited to 30 people. Minimum:
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with othes? Come to our Social Hour, where good vibes and great conversations await.
Enrollment is limited to 30 people. Minimum: 7
Thursdays, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
This activity is FREE.
Location: Center for Independent Futures office 1015 Davis St., Evanston
Time
November 7, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
thu07nov5:00 pmthu7:00 pmAnime Club - In-Person and Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
Thursdays: October 24, November 7 and December 5.
Minimum enrollment: 5, In-Person and Zoom
Location: Zoom or the CIF office at 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 7, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
fri08nov10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
November 8, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri08nov7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
November 8, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sat09nov3:00 pmsat5:30 pmHeARTwords Workshop - Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
On December 14, heARTwords will have a holiday celebration.
The fee is $40 for 5 events.
Saturdays, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 9, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun10nov11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 10, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun10nov12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
November 10, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon11nov4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
November 11, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon11nov5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
November 11, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon11nov7:00 pmmon8:00 pmBowling at Wilmette Bowl - In Person
Event Details
NEW TIME! We will bowl from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We hope that starting Bowling at 7:00 will give anyone who wants time to attend Book Club on Zoom and then
Event Details
NEW TIME! We will bowl from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We hope that starting Bowling at 7:00 will give anyone who wants time to attend Book Club on Zoom and then get to Wilmette Bowling Center by 7:00. If you need assistance planning your transportation to and from the bowling alley, please call Jeff Morthorst at 224.545.3925.
The fee for 3 events is $75.
NEW TIME! The dates are Mondays 7:00 to 8:00 pm on October 21, November 11 and December 9.
Minimum enrollment is 12, and maximum enrollment is 20.
Location: Wilmette Bowling Center, 1903 Schiller Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091.
Time
November 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Wilmette Bowl
1903 Schiller Avenue
tue12nov3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
November 12, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed13nov1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
November 13, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed13nov6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
November 13, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu14nov11:00 amthu1:00 pmCooking Club - In-person
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Location: HUB 930, 930 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.
$125 for 5 events
Please note that the event end time has changed to 1:00 pm.
Minimum Enrollment: 7. Maximum Enrollment: 10
Time
November 14, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
HUB 930
930 Chicago Ave.
thu14nov7:00 pmthu8:30 pmArt Club - In Person
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
We will meet at the Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201. Sessions will be from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
If you would like help planning your way to the Noyes Cultural Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 14, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Noyes Cultural Center
927 Noyes St.
fri15nov10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
November 15, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri15nov7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
November 15, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sun17nov11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 17, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun17nov12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
November 17, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon18nov4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
November 18, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon18nov5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
November 18, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
tue19nov5:00 pmtue7:00 pmPizza Friendsgiving
Event Details
🍕 Pizza Friendsgiving is Here! 🍕 Join us for a night of fun, food, and gratitude at Center for Independent Futures’ Pizza Friendsgiving! On Tuesday, November 19, from 5pm to 7pm, gather with your
Event Details
🍕 Pizza Friendsgiving is Here! 🍕
Join us for a night of fun, food, and gratitude at Center for Independent Futures’ Pizza Friendsgiving!
On Tuesday, November 19, from 5pm to 7pm, gather with your CIF friends to enjoy delicious pizza and celebrate the amazing community we share. This is your chance to savor the season in a unique way—over slices of pepperoni, cheese, veggie, and Gigio’s famous homemade sausage pizza, all while supporting CIF’s programs for coaching, housing, activities, and consulting.
For just $25, you’ll get all-you-can-eat pizza and soft drinks at Gigio’s Pizzeria, 1000 Davis Street in Evanston. Whether you’re a cheese lover or a sausage fan, there’s something for everyone!
Stop by anytime between 5pm and 7pm, and let’s celebrate our CIF community with lots of pizza, laughter, and gratitude. Get your tickets now and come hungry! 🍕
🎟️🍕 Buy your tickets here and join us for Pizza Friendsgiving! 👉 http://bidpal.net/friendsgiving2024
Time
November 19, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Gigio's Pizzeria
1001 Davis Street
tue19nov3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
November 19, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed20nov1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
November 20, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed20nov6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
November 20, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu21nov11:00 amthu1:00 pmCooking Club - In-person
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Location: HUB 930, 930 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.
$125 for 5 events
Please note that the event end time has changed to 1:00 pm.
Minimum Enrollment: 7. Maximum Enrollment: 10
Time
November 21, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
HUB 930
930 Chicago Ave.
thu21nov7:00 pmthu8:30 pmArt Club - In Person
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
We will meet at the Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201. Sessions will be from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
If you would like help planning your way to the Noyes Cultural Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 21, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Noyes Cultural Center
927 Noyes St.
fri22nov3:45 amfri4:45 amComic Book Club - In person and on Zoom
Event Details
Comic Book Club, where the comics come alive! We will work with facilitators Jake and Joanna to choose which comics to explore. We will read the comics together
Event Details
Comic Book Club, where the comics come alive! We will work with facilitators Jake and Joanna to choose which comics to explore. We will read the comics together at each gathering.
Please note that we will not meet in October.
Location: CIF office, 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201.
$20 for 2 events.
Minimum enrollment: 5
Time
November 22, 2024 3:45 am - 4:45 am(GMT-05:00)
Location
CIF office
1015 Davis Street
fri22nov10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
November 22, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri22nov7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
November 22, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sat23nov3:00 pmsat5:30 pmHeARTwords Workshop - Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
On December 14, heARTwords will have a holiday celebration.
The fee is $40 for 5 events.
Saturdays, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 23, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun24nov11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
November 24, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun24nov12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
November 24, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon25nov4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
November 25, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
tue26nov3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
November 26, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed27nov1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
November 27, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed27nov6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
November 27, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
December 2024
sun01dec11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 1, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun01dec12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
December 1, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon02dec4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
December 2, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon02dec5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
December 2, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
tue03dec3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
December 3, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed04dec1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
December 4, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed04dec6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
December 4, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu05dec11:00 amthu1:00 pmCooking Club - In-person
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Location: HUB 930, 930 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.
$125 for 5 events
Please note that the event end time has changed to 1:00 pm.
Minimum Enrollment: 7. Maximum Enrollment: 10
Time
December 5, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
HUB 930
930 Chicago Ave.
thu05dec5:00 pmthu7:00 pmAnime Club - In-Person and Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
Thursdays: October 24, November 7 and December 5.
Minimum enrollment: 5, In-Person and Zoom
Location: Zoom or the CIF office at 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 5, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu05dec7:00 pmthu8:30 pmArt Club - In Person
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
We will meet at the Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201. Sessions will be from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
If you would like help planning your way to the Noyes Cultural Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Noyes Cultural Center
927 Noyes St.
fri06dec10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
December 6, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri06dec7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
December 6, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sun08dec11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 8, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun08dec12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
December 8, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon09dec4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
December 9, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon09dec5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
December 9, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon09dec7:00 pmmon8:00 pmBowling at Wilmette Bowl - In Person
Event Details
NEW TIME! We will bowl from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We hope that starting Bowling at 7:00 will give anyone who wants time to attend Book Club on Zoom and then
Event Details
NEW TIME! We will bowl from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. We hope that starting Bowling at 7:00 will give anyone who wants time to attend Book Club on Zoom and then get to Wilmette Bowling Center by 7:00. If you need assistance planning your transportation to and from the bowling alley, please call Jeff Morthorst at 224.545.3925.
The fee for 3 events is $75.
NEW TIME! The dates are Mondays 7:00 to 8:00 pm on October 21, November 11 and December 9.
Minimum enrollment is 12, and maximum enrollment is 20.
Location: Wilmette Bowling Center, 1903 Schiller Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091.
Time
December 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Wilmette Bowl
1903 Schiller Avenue
tue10dec3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
December 10, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
tue10dec5:15 pmtue9:00 pmLightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden - In-Person
Event Details
Ignite the holiday spirit and celebrate by joining us to stroll through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s renowned musical, holiday light show! We will meet at the CIF office at 5:15.
Event Details
Ignite the holiday spirit and celebrate by joining us to stroll through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s renowned musical, holiday light show! We will meet at the CIF office at 5:15. Please eat dinner before arriving. From the office, we will travel as a group using public transportation to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Please bring your transit card. When we’re done enjoying the displays, we will use public transportation together to return to the CIF office. We expect to arrive back at the office between 8:30 and 9:00 pm.
Tickets are $20 and are limited and available on a first come first served basis.
Beginning and ending location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
December 10, 2024 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed11dec1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
December 11, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed11dec6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
December 11, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu12dec11:00 amthu1:00 pmCooking Club - In-person
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Event Details
Join CIF staff to cook lunch and bake a dessert together! When the cooking is done we will share our wonderful meal, clean up and hang out together!
Location: HUB 930, 930 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.
$125 for 5 events
Please note that the event end time has changed to 1:00 pm.
Minimum Enrollment: 7. Maximum Enrollment: 10
Time
December 12, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
HUB 930
930 Chicago Ave.
fri13dec3:45 amfri4:45 amComic Book Club - In person and on Zoom
Event Details
Comic Book Club, where the comics come alive! We will work with facilitators Jake and Joanna to choose which comics to explore. We will read the comics together
Event Details
Comic Book Club, where the comics come alive! We will work with facilitators Jake and Joanna to choose which comics to explore. We will read the comics together at each gathering.
Please note that we will not meet in October.
Location: CIF office, 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201.
$20 for 2 events.
Minimum enrollment: 5
Time
December 13, 2024 3:45 am - 4:45 am(GMT-05:00)
Location
CIF office
1015 Davis Street
fri13dec10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
December 13, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri13dec7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
December 13, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sat14dec3:00 pmsat5:30 pmHeARTwords Workshop - Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
On December 14, heARTwords will have a holiday celebration.
The fee is $40 for 5 events.
Saturdays, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Questions? Call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 14, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun15dec11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 15, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun15dec12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
December 15, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon16dec4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
December 16, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon16dec5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
December 16, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
tue17dec3:00 pmtue4:00 pmTuesday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo! Please note that we
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games, such as Uno, Yahtzee, or Bingo!
Please note that we will not meet on December 25 and 31.
The location is 1015 Davis Street, Evanston, IL.
This activity is FREE.
Time
December 17, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
wed18dec1:00 pmwed2:00 pmSocial Hour - Wednesday - Zoom
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await. This activity is FREE. Please note that
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with others? Come to Social Hour on Zoom, where good vibes and great conversations await.
This activity is FREE.
Please note that we will not meet on December 25.
Time
December 18, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
wed18dec6:30 pmwed9:00 pmPoetry Plus - Zoom
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself
Event Details
Calling all writers! Do you like to write poetry? Do you like to learn about different types of poems? Do you sometimes sit down to write, but then find yourself wondering where to begin? Have you never written poetry before but would like to start?
Then join us at Poetry Plus! We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. We alternate topics every week — one week we will focus on crafting a specific poetic form, and the next week we’ll have Freestyle Night where we get a list of different prompts and write whichever ones we’d like in whatever way we choose. We will share our newly written poems throughout the meeting. Can’t make every single meeting? No problem! Each week is different, so if you have to miss here and there, you can still join in and not feel like you’re behind on anything. At the end of each evening, we will take some time for anyone who wants to share something they have written outside of Poetry Plus with the group.
Please note that we will not meet on October and December 25.
Time
December 18, 2024 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
thu19dec1:00 pmthu2:00 pmSocial Hour - Thursday - In Person
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with othes? Come to our Social Hour, where good vibes and great conversations await. Enrollment is limited to 30 people. Minimum:
Event Details
Looking for a chance to relax and laugh with othes? Come to our Social Hour, where good vibes and great conversations await.
Enrollment is limited to 30 people. Minimum: 7
Thursdays, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
This activity is FREE.
Location: Center for Independent Futures office 1015 Davis St., Evanston
Time
December 19, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
thu19dec7:00 pmthu8:30 pmArt Club - In Person
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
We will meet at the Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201. Sessions will be from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
If you would like help planning your way to the Noyes Cultural Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 19, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Noyes Cultural Center
927 Noyes St.
fri20dec10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
December 20, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
fri20dec7:15 pmfri8:15 pmMusical Theater Appreciation - Zoom
Event Details
This 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
Event Details
This 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? 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
Fridays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM.
The fee is $120 for 6 events.
Please note that we will not meet on November 20 and December 27.
If you were registered for the Summer session of Musical Theater Appreciation Group, you may attend a makeup event on October 11 that was rescheduled from September 27. For those enrolling in the Fall quarter who were not registered for the Summer session, the next Musical Theater Appreciation Group event is scheduled for November 3.
Minimum enrollment: 7
Time
December 20, 2024 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm CST(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom
sun22dec11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 22, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun22dec12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
December 22, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon23dec4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
December 23, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon23dec5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
December 23, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
fri27dec10:30 amfri11:30 amFriday Walking Club - In Person
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee. The activity is free and
Event Details
Walking Club walks or plays games – depending on the weather! The group will decide whether we walk or play games such as Uno or Yahtzee.
The activity is free and will meet on Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Please note that we will not meet on November 29.
Location: 1015 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Time
December 27, 2024 10:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT+00:00)
Location
Center For Independent Futures
1015 Davis St.
sun29dec11:00 amsun12:00 pmBingo - Sundays - Zoom
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! Everyone registered will be emailed a link to their bingo card at the beginning of each
Event Details
Join us for fun-filled Bingo with friends! You could be a lucky bingo winner! 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.
Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:00 pm to 11:00 am.
Should you have any questions, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.
Time
December 29, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
sun29dec12:30 pmsun2:00 pmMusic Sharing Group - Zoom
Event Details
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
Event Details
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!!!
New Time!!! Sundays, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
The minimum enrollment for this activity is 5.
Time
December 29, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
mon30dec4:00 pmmon5:00 pmYoga - Monday - In Person & Zoom
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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 at the club.
Location: Zoom or the Evanston Athletic Club, 1723 Benson St, Evanston.
Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Time
December 30, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Evanston Athletic Club and Zoom
1723 Benson Ave
mon30dec5:00 pmmon6:30 pmBook Club - Zoom
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer
Event Details
We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club.
The Library staff will be facilitating the Book Club. Participants may volunteer to read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what they read each week. This quarter we’ll read “The Kingdom of Sweets” by Erika Johansen. Its a science fiction/dystopian retelling of “The Nutcracker”.
Please note that on December 23, the group will meet for an extra hour (5:00 to 7:30 pm).
Also note that we will not meet on October 7 and November 25.
Time
December 30, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Zoom Meeting
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