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SUMMARY:[FAN] A Life of Art\, Music\, and Changing the Culture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 19\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nEverybody’s Fly: Art\, Music\, and Changing the Culture\nA FAN in-person featuring Fab 5 Freddy\, in conversation with Theaster Gates\nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Everybody’s Fly to attendees\, while supplies last. \nBlondie’s declaration on their 1980 hit “Rapture” introduced listeners around the world to Fred Brathwaite\, also known as Fab 5 Freddy\, a pioneering cultural icon whose fearless creativity reshaped the worlds of art\, style\, and music. Next spring\, Viking is proud to publish his electrifying memoir Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art\, Music\, and Changing the Culture. \nEverybody’s Fly is an essential\, street-level cultural history from one of our most curious\, passionate\, and inspiring minds still working today. Picking up where Patti Smith’s (FAN ’19) Just Kids leaves off\, it offers an intimate look into how New York’s underground art and music scene—guided by Fab’s singular vision of what could be possible— irrevocably transformed mainstream culture from the late 1970s to today. \nBecause Fab doesn’t just have a great story—he is the story. Name a seismic cultural shift of the last five decades\, and chances are\, he wasn’t just there—he was making it happen. He’s the graffiti artist who turned subway tags into fine art\, showing his work most recently at the Saatchi Gallery in London; the visionary behind the first hip-hop movie; the bridge between Jean-Michel Basquiat and the downtown punk scene; the first person to take rap global on MTV as the original host of Yo! MTV Raps; the director behind iconic music videos for Snoop Dog\, Nas\, Queen Latifah\, and KRS-One; and\, of course\, the inspiration for the opening rhyme of Blondie’s number one smash hit “Rapture”—the song that propelled hip-hop from the Bronx to popular culture for the first time. With a spirit of joyful creativity\, he shattered racial and artistic boundaries\, bridging worlds and bringing underground movements to the mainstream. \nVibrant\, rhapsodic\, and compulsively readable\, Everybody’s Fly is a love letter to the art of seeing\, a fascinating account of an inimitable creative life\, and a celebration of what it means to shape culture. \nFab will be in conversation with Theaster Gates\, world-renowned artist\, archivist\, social innovator\, and professor and Special Advisor to the President at the University of Chicago. Gates creates work that focuses on space theory and land development\, sculpture\, and performance. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-a-life-of-art-music-and-changing-the-culture/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260317T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 17\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nThe Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action\nA FAN webinar featuring Zorana Ivcevic Pringle\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Marc Brackett\, Ph.D. (FAN ’19\, ’25). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/PringleFANWebinar \nAnyone who has ever participated in a brainstorming session knows that most of us do not lack ideas. Yet many people never breathe life into them. To turn inspiration into real achievement\, you must decide to act—and then decide to act again and again\, despite obstacles\, until your thoughts take shape and come to life. This is what psychologist Zorana Ivcevic Pringle\, Ph.D.\, calls the creativity choice. \nIn her new book The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action\, Pringle—a senior research scientist at Yale University’s Center for Emotional Intelligence—draws on twenty years of research to dispel one of our most stubborn myths: that creativity is an innate gift reserved for the Albert Einsteins\, Steve Jobses\, and Coco Chanels of the world. In fact\, creativity is a decision. And it is one that anyone can learn to make. \nWith stories ranging from an entrepreneur who built a national nonprofit\, to a YouTuber who turned a hobby into a professional career\, to a business leader who established a company culture of innovation\, Pringle illuminates\nhow people make creative ideas happen. She shows what it takes to get started\, the psychological and emotional tools needed to navigate the creative process\, and the social conditions that allow creativity to flourish—from the casual relationships that spark unexpected ideas\, to the close bonds that sustain risk-taking and perseverance. \nAmong her key insights: problem finding matters more than problem solving; emotions are not obstacles to creativity but valuable information that can be strategically harnessed; and the difference between a one-hit wonder and a consistent innovator often comes down to the quality of one’s social network. Pringle also explores why people who genuinely want to be creative so often avoid it\, and how accepting the anxiety that accompanies originality is itself the first creative act. \nPringle studies the role of emotion\, emotional intelligence\, and self-regulation in creativity and well-being\, as well as how to use the arts (and art-related institutions) to promote emotion and creativity skills. She will be in conversation with Marc Brackett\, Ph.D. (FAN ’19\, ’25)\, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence\, a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University\, and the author of the 2019 bestselling book Permission to Feel and 2025’s Dealing with Feeling. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-creativity-choice-the-science-of-making-decisions-to-turn-ideas-into-action/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T130000
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child's Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Food
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 13\, 2026 | 12:00 PM CT (Note earlier-than-typical start time) Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods A FAN webinar featuring Michaeleen Doucleff\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Heidi Stevens. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/MDoucleffFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Dopamine Kids to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nNearly everything you’ve heard about dopamine is wrong. It’s not the molecule of happiness — it doesn’t give us pleasure; it gives us motivation. Today\, unprecedented “dopamine surges” pull us toward technology and ultraprocessed foods like magnets\, many times a day\, and neuroscientists have now begun to understand how these surges alter our choices\, habits\, and moods — driving adults and kids toward activities that bring no real enjoyment and leave us feeling sad\, lonely\, anxious\, and depressed. \nWhen Michaeleen Doucleff\, Ph.D. (FAN ’21)\, set out to address her own family’s screen time and dependence on processed foods\, she discovered that study after study refuted nearly everything the media claims about dopamine. She took that new neuroscience and merged it with practical experience to shift the power dynamic back to families — so that instead of devices and foods controlling us\, we control them. The result is Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods\, a five-step operating manual for habit remodeling that helps parents create boundaries\, replace screen time with equally enticing alternatives\, remove triggers\, and celebrate new choices — ultimately weakening the neurological pull of devices and making dopamine work in a family’s favor. \nDoucleff’s research culminates in a four-week plan to build screen-free sanctuaries that protect conversation\, focus\, sleep\, and adventure. Where Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation sounded the alarm about screens\, Dopamine Kids is the handbook for solving the problem — teaching kids a healthy relationship with technology and food while meeting their genuine biological and emotional needs. Doucleff has a chemistry doctorate from UC Berkeley\, a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH\, more than a decade covering children’s health for NPR’s science desk\, a Peabody Award\, and the New York Times bestseller Hunt\, Gather\, Parent. \nDoucleff will be in conversation with Heidi Stevens\, Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. She writes a weekly nationally syndicated column\, “Balancing Act.” Stevens has been a FAN board member since 2021. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Wolcott College Prep\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-dopamine-kids-a-science-based-plan-to-rewire-your-childs-brain-and-take-back-your-family-in-the-age-of-screens-and-ultraprocessed-food/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260310T190000
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
DESCRIPTION:The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation A FAN in-person featuring Rep. James E. Clyburn\, in conversation with Natalie Y. Moore. Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The First Eight to attendees\, while supplies last. \nToday\, South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) is renowned as a Democratic kingmaker and one of the most distinguished Black political leaders in American history. But behind him stand eight other remarkable men: the first Black politicians elected to Congress from his home state\, who blazed the path for his own ascent. Since arriving in Congress in the early nineties\, Congressman Clyburn has been guided by their wisdom and example — and sobered by their struggles\, particularly against the enduring demon of American racism. \nSouth Carolina’s first eight Black congressmen all rose to office in the wake of the Civil War and emancipation — only to see their gains extinguished as the dark veil of Jim Crow fell across the South. It would take nearly a century before the ninth Black representative from the state\, Clyburn himself\, was elected. \nIn The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation\, Rep. Clyburn brings these men’s stories — and their message of liberty — to the nation they served. Among them: Joseph Rainey\, born enslaved in 1832\, who became the first Black politician elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in American history; Robert Smalls\, celebrated for his extraordinary Civil War heroism\, when he commandeered a Confederate vessel and delivered it — and his freedom — to the Union; and Richard Cain\, editor of a widely read newspaper for Black South Carolinians and a figure deeply associated with Emanuel AME Church\, one of the oldest and most distinguished Black churches in America\, and where nine Black congregants were murdered in a racist mass shooting in 2015. \nThrough the trials\, tribulations\, triumphs\, and setbacks all nine men faced\, Rep. Clyburn illuminates a whole new way of understanding the arc from the Civil War to the present day. \nThe First Eight is a singular blend of history and memoir — at once a monument to eight trailblazing Americans\, a meditation on progress\, and a clear-eyed reckoning with how far we have yet to go in our nation’s ongoing struggle for true democracy. \nRep. Clyburn will be in conversation with Natalie Y. Moore\, an award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-first-eight-a-personal-history-of-the-pioneering-black-congressmen-who-shaped-a-nation/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260302T200000
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SUMMARY:[FAN] How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 2\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most. A FAN webinar featuring Sonja Lyubomirsky\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18\, ’22). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/SLFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of How to Feel Loved to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWhy\, in an age of constant connection\, do so many of us still feel lonely\, anxious\, or unseen? In their new book\, How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets Get You More of What Matters Most\, Sonja Lyubomirsky\, Ph.D. — the world’s preeminent expert on happiness — and Harry Reis\, Ph.D.\, one of the world’s leading authorities on relationships and connection\, reveal the simple yet powerful shifts that can transform how we experience our closest relationships. \nThe authors argue that the problem isn’t the number of friends we have or how busy our social calendars are — it’s that too often\, our interactions don’t leave us feeling genuinely loved. We may worry that if people really knew us — our flaws alongside our strengths — their affection would disappear. Or we may quietly conclude that we’re simply not lovable enough. \nHow to Feel Loved offers a liberating alternative. You don’t need to reinvent yourself\, impress others\, or bend over backward to earn love. Instead\, the key lies in shifting how you approach your next conversation. The authors present five practical mindsets that can fundamentally change the way you relate to others — habits that\, with practice\, will help you create relationships where you feel deeply known\, valued\, and loved. \nLyubomirsky is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California\, Riverside\, and the author of the bestselling The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness (published in 39 countries). She has been featured across a wide range of media\, including The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and The Atlantic\, as well as the Today show\, NPR\, and CNN. \nLyubomirsky will be in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18\, ’22)\, the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books ranging from human motivation and the science of timing to a graphic novel career guide. His deeply researched works have been translated into 46 languages and have sold more than five million copies worldwide. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Wolcott College Prep\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-how-to-feel-loved-the-five-mindsets-that-get-you-more-of-what-matters-most/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T210000
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SUMMARY:FSC's 21st Century Trivia | 3rd Annual Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Grab your team of six and join us for a fun evening of trivia. Register your team today.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fscs-21st-century-trivia-3rd-annual-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Max & Benny’s\, 461 Waukegan Rd\, Northbrook\, IL\, 60062\, United States
CATEGORIES:FSC Fundraiser
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T200000
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 26\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT. Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History. A FAN webinar featuring Helen Zoe Veit\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with John Waller\, Ph.D. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/VeitFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Picky to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on\nthe webinar registration page. \nAre children naturally picky\, or did pickiness develop over the past century? Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by historian Helen Zoe Veit\, Ph.D.\, is an eye-opening investigation into why American kids no longer eat broadly and with gusto. As an award-winning historian of American food\, Veit demonstrates compellingly that mass childhood pickiness is a cultural invention – not a biological inevitability. \nPickiness used to be almost nonexistent. Well into the 20th century\, Americans saw children as joyful omnivores who were naturally curious and eager to eat. Kids in the past loved spicy relishes\, vinegary pickles\, and bitter greens. They spent their allowances on raw oysters and looked forward to their daily coffee. American parents of the past assumed children could enjoy the same food as adults\, and they almost always did. \nPickiness used to be almost nonexistent. Well into the 20th century\, Americans saw children as joyful omnivores who were naturally curious and eager to eat. Kids in the past loved spicy relishes\, vinegary pickles\, and bitter greens. They spent their allowances on raw oysters and looked forward to their daily coffee. American parents of the past assumed children could enjoy the same food as adults\, and they almost always did. \nVeit is an associate professor of history at Michigan State University and the director of the “What America Ate” and “America in the Kitchen” projects. She was an advisor for HBO’s The Gilded Age\, and her work is often cited in The New York Times\, Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, and more. \nVeit will be in conversation with John Waller\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at Michigan State University who has published seven books spanning science\, medicine\, and social history\, and has just completed a major study of group dynamics across the past 12\,000 years of human history. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Chiaravalle Montessori School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-picky-how-american-children-became-the-fussiest-eaters-in-history/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 24\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT. The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself A FAN webinar featuring Nedra Glover Tawwab\, LCSW\, in conversation with Natalie Y. Moore \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/TawwabFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Balancing Act to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nLicensed therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab\, LCSW (FAN ’23)\, has built a remarkable platform exploring relationships and self-care—two New York Times bestsellers\, 1.8 million Instagram followers\, a weekly podcast\, and a widely-read newsletter. Her newest book\, The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself\, extends her groundbreaking work by offering a roadmap to relationships that honor both dependency and individuality. \nWith signature clarity and honesty\, Tawwab explores what it means to cultivate healthy dependency in contrast to the extremes of hyper-independence or codependency that many of us struggle with. While her previous books examine the importance of setting boundaries for internal peace\, The Balancing Act combines boundary-setting with building and maintaining relationships through genuine connection. Covering attachment styles\, family systems\, social media habits\, and cultural norms\, Tawwab addresses why we swing between hyper-independence and hyper-dependence\, how to recognize unhealthy patterns from codependency to indiscriminate distrust\, and practical strategies for strengthening relationships while maintaining individuality. \nEach chapter combines relatable vignettes\, expert guidance\, and reflective questions that empower readers to evaluate their patterns\, navigate conflict\, and build relationships that feel authentic\, nourishing\, and balanced. Whether seeking more closeness with a partner\, clarity with a friend or family member\, or greater agency in your own life\, The Balancing Act offers a path toward connections that sustain rather than drain you. \nTawwab will be in conversation with Natalie Y. Moore\, an award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections for the Homeless\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-shared-wisdom-cultural-evolution-in-the-age-of-ai-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 19\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT. Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI A FAN webinar featuring Alex “Sandy” Pentland\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Lisa Kay Solomon \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/PentlandFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Shared Wisdom to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nIn Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI\, Alex “Sandy” Pentland\, Ph.D.\, delves into the history of innovation\, emphasizing how technologies and cultural inventions have shaped human society. Humanity’s great leaps forward—the rise of civilizations\, the Enlightenment\, and the Scientific Revolution— were all propelled by cultural inventions that accelerated our rate of innovation and built collective wisdom. Solving today’s global challenges\, from climate change and pandemics to failing social institutions\, will require similarly fundamental inventions. \nShared Wisdom provides a unique perspective on human society and offers insights into how we can use technologies like digital media and AI to augment\, rather than replace\, our human capacity for deliberation. Drawing on his expertise in both social science and technology\, Pentland bridges the gap between these disciplines and offers a holistic view of the challenges and opportunities we face in the age of AI. By examining our deep history\, he argues that the better we understand the key factors that accelerate cultural evolution\, the greater our chances of surmounting our current problems. \nPentland is a Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He is a serial entrepreneur\, was named one of the “100 People to Watch This Century” by Newsweek and “one of the seven most powerful data scientists in the world” by Forbes. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering\, an advisor to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Lab\, and an advisor to Google\, AT&T\, and the UN Secretary General. \nPentland will be in conversation with Lisa Kay Solomon (FAN ’24)\, a lecturer and the Futurist in Residence at the Stanford University d.school. She is the host of the How We Future podcast and Substack and the co-author of the bestselling books Moments of Impact and Design a Better Business. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-shared-wisdom-cultural-evolution-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20260203T201141Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 16\, 2026 | 7 PM CT – NOTE THAT THE TIME HAS CHANGED FROM 12 PM to 7 PM CT! The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World  A FAN webinar featuring Brad Stulberg\, in conversation with Angela Duckworth\, Ph.D. (FAN ’12\, ’16) \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/StulbergFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Way of Excellence to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nIn The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World\, bestselling author and performance coach Brad Stulberg offers a practical guide to realizing our potential amid the chaos of modern life by reconnecting to ourselves through the pursuit of excellence. Combining modern science\, timeless wisdom\, and actionable strategies\, Stulberg redefines excellence—not as a finish line to cross\, but as an ongoing process of growth and becoming that allows us to reach our fullest potential while staying deeply connected to our values and what truly matters. \nInspired by research from diverse fields and grounded in real-world application\, Stulberg frames excellence as the integration of mastery and mattering\, providing a clear\, sustainable path for pursuing meaningful goals with focus and intention. Unlike “hacks” and the hustle culture of “pseudo-excellence\,” this book champions meaningful challenges that align with our values and goals and foster deep satisfaction\, fulfillment\, and contribution. \nStulberg explores critical principles such as defining and living in alignment with your values\, cultivating focus\, prioritizing consistency over intensity\, building genuine confidence\, and creating environments that foster our best performances. He shows how striving for genuine excellence can reconnect us to ourselves\, our work\, and each other\, creating lives rich in meaning and purpose. \nStulberg is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change\, and coauthor of Peak Performance. He regularly contributes to The New York Times\, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic\, among other outlets. He is co-host of the podcast excellence\, actually and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. \nStulberg will be in conversation with Angela Duckworth\, Ph.D. (FAN ’12\, ’16)\, the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative\, and founding faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. She is also co-host of the podcast No Stupid Questions. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-way-of-excellence-a-guide-to-true-greatness-and-deep-satisfaction-in-a-chaotic-world/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20260202T202959Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling\, Why It Matters\, and What to Do about It
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 12\, 2026\, 7:00 PM CT\, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling\, Why It Matters\, and What to Do about It\, a FAN webinar featuring Richard V. Reeves\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with David Schreiber\, MD. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/ReevesFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away paperback copies of Of Boys and Men to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nBoys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have left many losing ground in the classroom\, the workplace\, and the family. While the lives of women have changed\, the lives of many men have remained the same—or in some cases\, worsened. \nIn the widely praised book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling\, Why It Matters\, and What to Do about It\, Richard V. Reeves\, Ph.D.—a father of three sons\, a journalist\, and the founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men (AIBM)—takes on the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood. Reeves argues that our attitudes\, institutions\, and laws have failed to keep up\, and that politicians across the ideological spectrum have offered more heat than solutions. \nReeves examines the structural challenges facing boys and men and offers fresh\, evidence-based solutions that turn the page on the corrosive narratives surrounding this issue. Of Boys and Men makes the case that helping the other half of society does not require abandoning the ideal of gender equality. The book was named a “Best Book of 2022” by The New Yorker and The Economist and was a 2024 Summer Reading Selection of Barack Obama. \nIn addition to leading AIBM\, Reeves is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution\, where he previously held the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies. His work has appeared in The Atlantic\, The Wall Street Journal\, and The New York Times. Earlier in his career\, Reeves was director of the U.K.- based think tank Demos\, director of futures at the Work Foundation\, principal policy adviser to the U.K. minister for welfare reform\, social affairs editor at The Observer\, economics correspondent at The Guardian\, and a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London. \nReeves will be in conversation with David Schreiber\, MD\, a psychiatrist specializing in child\, adolescent\, and adult crisis care. Dr. Schreiber is the CEO and co-founder of Compass Health Center\, which provides in-person and virtual Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) services across Illinois\, Maryland\, Minnesota\, and Wisconsin\, with additional virtual care available in Washington\, DC\, and Virginia. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Bennett Day School\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-of-boys-and-men-why-the-modern-male-is-struggling-why-it-matters-and-what-to-do-about-it/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T200000
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 11\, 2026\, 7:00 PM CT\, Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want\, a FAN webinar featuring Judd Kessler\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Corinne Low\, Ph.D. (FAN ’25). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/KesslerFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Lucky by Design to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \n“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity\,” Seneca\, the ancient Roman philosopher\, once said. For many of us\, luck feels like pure chance—the result of outcomes blindly doled out by the universe. A coworker scores coveted World Series tickets; a friend finds the love of their life on Tinder; a neighbor’s child gets into the best preschool in town. But what if Seneca was right—and luck is more than chance? What if there are hidden markets all around us—ones we navigate every day in work\, education\, and life— that dictate who gets what? And what if it’s possible to learn how to sway the odds in our favor? \nAccording to Wharton economist and market designer Judd Kessler\, Ph.D.\, we do have the power to make our own luck. In Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want\, Kessler pulls back the curtain on the hidden markets we routinely encounter\, explaining the rules by which they operate and how to make choices that lead to better outcomes. In familiar markets—such as the stock market or your local farmer’s market—what we get depends on how much we’re willing to pay. Hidden markets don’t rely on prices; instead\, they follow a different set of rules\, and you can’t simply buy your way into a better position. \nKessler shows that the world doesn’t have to work this way. By revealing how hidden markets function and where we go wrong\, he offers practical insight into making smarter choices when money\, merit\, and timing aren’t what determine the outcome. \nKessler is the inaugural Howard Marks Endowed Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. His research and writing have appeared in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Scientific American\, Harvard Business Review\, Politico\, NPR\, Hidden Brain\, Freakonomics\, and more. \nKessler will be in conversation with Corinne Low\, Ph.D. (FAN ’25)\, associate professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Low is the author of the 2025 book Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Bennett Day School\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-lucky-by-design-the-hidden-economics-you-need-to-get-more-of-what-you-want/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20260112T190933Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 29\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose A FAN webinar featuring Jennifer Breheny Wallace\, in conversation with Kelly Corrigan \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/JWKCFANWebinar \nBonus Book Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Mattering to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nIn her groundbreaking new book Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose\, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jennifer Breheny Wallace (FAN ’23) argues that mattering—the feeling that we are valued and have the chance to add value—is a core human need\, as essential to our well-being as food and water. Yet in today’s world\, that need is increasingly unmet\, with serious consequences. As mental and social health crises surge\, we often point to social media\, the pace of modern life\, or polarizing politics. Wallace reveals a deeper\, more fundamental problem: what she calls “an erosion of mattering.” \nDrawing on rigorous research and deeply moving stories\, Wallace explores what happens when people lose—and regain—the sense that they matter. From burned-out employees and overwhelmed caregivers to those navigating grief or major life transitions\, Mattering shows how lives are transformed when we are reminded\, in small but intentional ways\, that we are seen\, valued\, and needed. Wallace identifies the essential components of what she calls a “mattering core”: recognizing your impact\, being relied on (but not too much)\, feeling prioritized\, and being truly known and invested in. \nBoth a diagnosis and a remedy\, Mattering offers a clear call to action along with a practical blueprint for change. With accessible insights and actionable takeaways\, Wallace shows how to strengthen our own sense of mattering—and how to build cultures of mattering in our homes\, workplaces\, and communities—at a moment when it has never been more urgent. \nWallace will be in conversation with Kelly Corrigan\, author of four New York Times bestselling memoirs about family life: The Middle Place\, Glitter and Glue\, Lift and Tell Me More. She is the host of PBS’ Tell Me More and the top 1% podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Chiaravalle Montessori School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic HS\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican HS\, Resurrection College Prep HS\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township HS D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette D39\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-mattering-the-secret-to-a-life-of-deep-connection-and-purpose/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251222T190715Z
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SUMMARY:John Trautwein on Life Teammates
DESCRIPTION:Since losing his 15-year-old son in 2010\, former MLB player John Trautwein has been sharing what he has learned as a grieving parent caught unaware of the challenges that faced his son Will—struggles that burden millions of kids today. John’s wonderful team of lifelong friends stepped up to help him and his family turn a tragedy into a message of love and hope. Come hear Trautwein’s motivational message for all of us\, in the Sanctuary\, in this event co-sponsored by Kenilworth Union’s Adult Education Committee and Alison Tobey Smart Memorial Fund. This event is open to all. Please register before attending. \nJohn Trautwein is a Chicago-area native who played baseball at Northwestern University before pitching in the MLB for seven years with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. Following the death of Will\, the oldest of his four children with wife Susie\, the Trautweins founded “The Will to Live Foundation\,” spreading a hopeful message\, to include the importance of life teammates and teaching teens how to improve their own “will to live.”  Awards received include the “George W. Bush Presidential Point of Light Award” and Northwestern University’s prestigious “A Life Touched\, A Generation Changed” award. \nAll are welcome\, please register here: https://kuc.org/event/john-trautwein-on-life-teammates/
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/john-trautwein-on-life-teammates/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Union Church\, 211 Kenilworth Avenue\, Kenilworth\, IL\, 60043
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20260108T172401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T172401Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kid
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids A FAN webinar featuring Meredith Elkins\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Rebecca Jenkins \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/ElkinsFANWebinar \nBonus After-Hours Event: FAN donors are invited to attend a private After-Hours event hosted by Elkins that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nParenting is hard—especially for families navigating anxiety. Today’s parents face an overwhelming volume of advice shaped by rigid cultural ideals of what “good” parenting looks like\, particularly when it comes to managing children’s fears and worries. How do you raise resilient children in an age of uncertainty? How do you parent effectively when you yourself are anxious? \nMuch of the advice parents encounter\, unfortunately\, encourages responses that can increase the long-term risk of anxiety in children. In trying to protect kids from discomfort\, well-intentioned parents may block experiences children need to build courage\, confidence\, and resilience. \nIn her new book Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids\, Meredith Elkins\, Ph.D.\, a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Harvard Medical School\, brings clarity to this increasingly urgent conversation. Drawing on her clinical work with children and families—and her own experience as a parent—Dr. Elkins helps parents rethink so-called “negative” emotions such as fear\, sadness\, and guilt\, and understand how modern parenting pressures contribute to anxiety in both children and adults. She encourages families to clarify their values and adopt a “love and limits” approach—balancing compassion with healthy boundaries while resisting the urge to shield children from every discomfort. \nDr. Elkins offers concrete\, evidence-based guidance for families experiencing everyday anxiety as well as those coping with anxiety disorders. This indispensable resource provides a clear roadmap for helping both children and parents build adaptability\, emotional flexibility\, and resilience across all stages of development. \nDr. Elkins will be in conversation with Rebecca Jenkins\, superintendent of Libertyville D70 in Libertyville\, IL.  Jenkins has presented about leadership at the National Conference on Education by the American Association of School Administrators\, the award-winning PowerTrip conference for women in education; at the Illinois Association for Superintendents; and with Google at the ASU+GSV summit\, a global meeting for leaders in education\, technology\, and workforce development. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Chiaravalle Montessori School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community HS D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic HS\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican HS\, Resurrection College Prep HS\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township HS D113\, Township HS D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette D39\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-parenting-anxiety-breaking-the-cycle-of-worry-and-raising-resilient-kid/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Anxiety,Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] "Hold These Truths": A Table Reading
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026\, 7:00\, Hold These Truths: A Table Reading\, North Shore Country Day Auditorium\, 310 Green Bay Rd.\, Winnetka\, IL 60093.  \nNO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. \nInspired by the true story of University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi\, the acclaimed play Hold These Truths follows his principled resistance to the U.S. government’s decision to forcibly remove and incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. \nHirabayashi openly defied the relocation and internment orders\, refusing to report for evacuation to an internment camp. Instead\, he turned himself in to the FBI to assert his belief that these policies were racially discriminatory. He was subsequently convicted by a U.S. federal district court in Seattle of defying the exclusion order and violating curfew. Hirabayashi appealed his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court\, which ruled against him in 1943. Following World War II and his imprisonment\, he earned a doctoral degree in sociology and became a professor. In 1987\, his conviction was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. \nWritten by award-winning actor and playwright Jeanne Sakata\, the celebrated solo work Hold These Truths premiered in New York in 2012 and has since been produced dozens of times nationwide\, earning rave reviews from The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, and other AP critics. \nFor this event\, award-winning stage and screen actor Joel de la Fuente will present a table reading of the play\, reprising his role as Gordon Hirabayashi and 36 other characters. De la Fuente spent 10 years touring Hold These Truths to critical acclaim while also starring as Chief Inspector Kido in Amazon Prime’s most watched series of its era\, The Man in the High Castle\, and as Dr. Johann Pryce in Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning Hemlock Grove. \nFollowing the reading\, de la Fuente will be joined onstage by Sakata for a moderated Q&A with Lisa Doi\, Ph.D.\, assistant curator and project manager at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Both de la Fuente and Doi are North Shore Country Day alums. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will not be recorded or live streamed. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections for the Homeless\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-hold-these-truths-a-table-reading/
LOCATION:North Shore Country Day School\, 310 Green Bay Rd\, Winnetka\, 60093\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20260107T203342Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Running Ground: A Father\, a Son\, and the Simplest of Sports
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 12\, 2026\, 7:00 PM CT\, The Running Ground: A Father\, a Son\, and the Simplest of Sports\, a FAN webinar featuring Nicholas Thompson\, in conversation with David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/NTFANWebinar \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of The Running Ground to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nFor Nicholas Thompson\, author of the new book The Running Ground: A Father\, a Son\, and the Simplest of Sports\, running has always been about something more than putting one foot in front of another. He ran his first mile at age five\, using it to connect with his father as his family fell apart. As a young man\, it was a sport that transformed\, and then shook\, his sense of self-worth. In his 30s\, it was a way of coping with a profound medical scare. \nBy his early 40s\, Thompson had many accomplishments. He was the editor in chief of a major magazine; a devoted husband and father; and a passionate runner. But he was haunted by the recent death of his brilliant\, complicated father and the crack-up that derailed his father’s life. Had the intensity and ambition he’d inherited made a personal crisis inevitable for him as well? \nThen a chance offer gave him the opportunity to train for the Chicago Marathon with elite coaches. Giving himself over to the sport more fully than ever before\, he discovered that aging didn’t necessarily put you on an unbroken trajectory of decline. For seven years after his father died\, Thompson transforms his body to perform at its highest capacity\, and the profound discipline and awareness he builds along the way changes every aspect of his life. Throughout the narrative\, he weaves in stories of remarkable men and women who have used the sport to transcend some of the hardest moments in life. \nThe Running Ground is a story about fathers\, sons\, and the most basic and most beautiful of sports. \nThompson is the CEO of The Atlantic\, a position he has held since 2021. He was previously the editor-in-chief of WIRED and the editor of NewYorker.com. He films a daily video on tech policy for LinkedIn and has roughly two million followers across social media platforms. He writes a monthly newsletter\, The Most Interesting Reads\, which currently has about 500\,000 readers\, about the best things he has read recently. \nThompson has long been a competitive runner; in 2021\, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race. \nThompson will be in conversation with David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20)\, a science writer and author of the New York Times bestsellers Range and The Sports Gene. His forthcoming book\, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better\, will be published in May 2026. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-running-ground-a-father-a-son-and-the-simplest-of-sports/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251118T165558Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Wiser Guy: Life-Changing Revelations and Revisions from Tech's Chief Evangelist
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 4\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, Wiser Guy: Life-Changing Revelations and Revisions from Tech’s Chief Evangelist\, a FAN webinar featuring Guy Kawasaki in conversation with Heidi Stevens. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/KawasakiFANWebinar \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: FAN donors are invited to attend a private AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Kawasaki and Stevens that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWiser Guy: Life-Changing Revelations and Revisions from Tech’s Chief Evangelist is Guy Kawasaki’s dynamic update of Wise Guy\, delivering a fresh collection of stories that combine humor\, humility\, and the wisdom gained from five more years of life―and 250 episodes of the Remarkable People podcast. \nThis new edition reflects Kawasaki’s continued evolution\, enriched by deep conversations with luminaries such as Jane Goodall\, Steve Wozniak\, Stephen Wolfram\, Angela Duckworth\, Ph.D. (FAN ’12\, ’16)\, and Julia Cameron. These interviews have broadened his perspective and deepened the relevance of his advice―transforming Wiser Guy into more than just a memoir; it’s a collaborative\, cross-generational conversation about purpose\, resilience\, and leadership. \nWhether you’re launching your career\, building a company\, navigating uncertainty\, or simply striving to grow\, Wiser Guy is a practical and inspiring guide. It offers candid reflections and actionable insights from Kawasaki and the remarkable minds who have influenced him―creating a roadmap for living a more meaningful\, impactful life. \nKawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva\, host of the Remarkable People podcast\, author of 18 books\, and adjunct professor at UC Santa Cruz. He was the chief evangelist of Apple\, trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation\, and brand ambassador of Mercedes-Benz. \nKawasaki will be in conversation with Chicago-based writer Heidi Stevens\, Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. Prior to joining the University of Chicago\, Stevens worked at the Chicago Tribune for 23 years\, where she wrote a daily column called “Balancing Act.” She was awarded the Anne Keegan Award for Distinguished Journalism in 2018\, and maintains a nationally syndicated column once a week. Stevens has been a FAN board member since 2021. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-wiser-guy-life-changing-revelations-and-revisions-from-techs-chief-evangelist/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251118T164857Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025\, 12:00 PM CT\, Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World\, a FAN webinar featuring Anne-Laure Le Cunff\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Susan Dominus (FAN ’25). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/LeCunffFANWebinar \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of Tiny Experiments to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nMost of us are taught to climb a ladder of success: set ambitious goals\, work harder\, follow the script. But what happens when the script no longer fits\, or when life throws uncertainty in our path? \nIn Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World\, Anne-Laure Le Cunff\, Ph.D.\, argues that rigid goal setting is out of step with the complexity of modern life. Instead of being paralyzed by uncertainty or trapped in toxic productivity\, she shows how curiosity\, small tests\, and playful experimentation can help us grow in ways that are more sustainable\, creative\, and meaningful. \nHer tools for cultivating an experimental mindset are both science-backed and deeply practical—timely guidance in a world where many feel burned out\, stuck\, or unsure of their next steps. \nDrawing on scientific evidence and her own journey from tech executive to neuroscientist and entrepreneur\, Le Cunff invites us to rethink ambition itself. Can we replace fixed ladders with growth loops? And what would it mean to live a life defined not by control\, but by curiosity? \nLe Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Ness Labs\, where her weekly newsletter reaches more than 130\,000 readers. Her research at King’s College London focuses on the evolutionary neuroscience of curiosity. She previously worked at Google on digital health projects and has received support from UK Research and Innovation\, the British Neuroscience Association\, and the King’s Engaged Research Network. \nLe Cunff will be in conversation with Susan Dominus (FAN ’25)\, Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and author of the 2025 book The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-tiny-experiments-how-to-live-freely-in-a-goal-obsessed-world/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains\, a FAN webinar featuring Pria Anand\, MD\, in conversation with Anupam B. Jena\, MD\, Ph.D. (FAN ’23). \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/AnandFANWebinar \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: FAN donors are invited to attend a private AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Anand and Jena that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nStories are etched into the very structure of our brains\, coded so deeply that the impulse for storytelling survives and even surges after the most devastating injuries. But our brains are also porous—the stories they concoct shaped by cultural narratives about bodies and illness that permeate the minds of doctors and patients alike. In the history of medicine\, some stories are heard\, while others—the narratives of women\, of Black and brown people\, of displaced people\, of disempowered people—are too often dismissed. \nIn The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains\, neurologist Pria Anand\, MD\, reveals—through case study\, history\, fable\, and memoir—all that the medical establishment has overlooked: the complexity and wonder of brains in health and in extremis\, and the vast gray area between sanity and insanity\, doctor and patient\, and illness and wellness\, each separated from the next by the thin veneer of a different story. \nMoving from the Boston hospital where she treats her patients\, to her childhood years in India\, to Isla Providencia in the Caribbean and to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa\, she demonstrates repeatedly the compelling paradox at the heart of neurology: that even the most peculiar symptoms can show us something universal about ourselves as humans. \nAnand is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Medical School\, and she trained in neurology\, neuroinfectious diseases\, and neuroimmunology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is now an assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine\, and she cares for patients at Boston Medical Center. \nAnand will be in conversation with Anupam B. Jena\, MD\, Ph.D. (FAN ’23)\, the Joseph P. Newhouse Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and a physician in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the host of the Freakonomics\, MD podcast\, and co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors\, Impact Patients\, and Shape Our Health \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Chiaravalle Montessori School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-mind-electric-a-neurologist-on-the-strangeness-and-wonder-of-our-brains/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251106T224538Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 10\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America\, a FAN webinar featuring Jeffrey Rosen\, in conversation with David Blight\, Ph.D. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/JRFANWebinar \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of The Pursuit of Liberty to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nIn The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America\, bestselling author and president of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen explores the clashing visions of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson about how to balance liberty and power in a debate that continues to define—and divide—our country: Jefferson championed states’ rights and individual liberties\, while Hamilton pushed for a strong Federal government and a powerful executive. This ongoing tug-of-war has shaped all the pivotal moments in American history\, including Abraham Lincoln’s fight against slavery and southern secession\, the expansion of federal power under Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal\, and Ronald Reagan’s and Donald Trump’s conservative push to shrink the size of the federal government. \nRosen also shows how Hamilton and Jefferson’s disagreement over how to read the Constitution has shaped landmark debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power\, from John Marshall’s early battles with Andrew Jackson to the current divisions among the justices on issues from presidential immunity to control over the administrative state. \nMore than ever\, the clash between Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian ideals resonates today in our most urgent national debates over the question of whether modern presidents are consolidating power and subverting the Constitution—the very threat to American democracy that both Hamilton and Jefferson were determined to avoid. The Pursuit of Liberty is a compelling history of the opposing forces that have shaped our country since its founding\, and the ongoing struggle to define the balance between liberty and power. \nRosen hosts the weekly podcast We the People and is a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School. He is the author of nine books and is a staff writer for The New Yorker. \nRosen will be in conversation with David Blight\, Ph.D. (FAN ’19)\, Sterling Professor of History and Director\, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery\, Resistance\, and Abolition\, Yale University. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wintrust Financial\, Woodlands Academy.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-pursuit-of-liberty-how-hamilton-vs-jefferson-ignited-the-lasting-battle-over-power-in-america/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251023T204019Z
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SUMMARY:Taste of Glenview 2025 presented by the Glenview Sunrise Rotary Club
DESCRIPTION:Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/tasteofglenview2025 \nThe Glenview Sunrise Rotary Club is thrilled to present Taste of Glenview\, a flavorful evening celebrating the community’s rich and diverse culinary scene. Mark your calendar for Saturday\, November 8\, 2025\, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Glenview Park Center—where local cuisine meets global inspiration. \nThis signature event invites food lovers and community supporters alike to enjoy an unforgettable night of international bites\, live music\, and community spirit. Guests will sample an exciting array of small plates prepared by some of Glenview’s favorite restaurants—offering everything from savory dishes to sweet treats that reflect the vibrant flavors of the community. \n“The funds raised from this event allow the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise to support local organizations and perform service projects throughout the year\,” said Marcia Cebula\, Club President. “Having fun while helping others is what we’re all about.” \nLast year’s Taste of Glenview was a sold-out success\, and this year promises to be even more exciting. Proceeds from the event will directly support the Rotary Club’s ongoing efforts to uplift and serve the Glenview community. \nDon’t miss your chance to eat well—and do good.\nTickets and event details are available now at: https://bit.ly/tasteofglenview2025
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/taste-of-glenview-2025-presented-by-the-glenview-sunrise-rotary-club/
LOCATION:Glenview Park Center\, 2400 Chestnut Ave.\, Glenview\, 60026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20250924T172544Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Chrysalis Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:When: November 6\, 2025 11:00am – 1:30pm\nWhere: Valley Lo Club\, 2200 Tanglewood Dr\, Glenview \nRegistration coming soon! \n 
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/2025-chrysalis-luncheon/
LOCATION:Valley Lo Club\, 2200 Tanglewood Dr.\, Glenview\, IL\, 60025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,FSC Fundraiser
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ORGANIZER;CN="Family Service Center":MAILTO:info@familyservicecenter.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251014T151748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T151748Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] FAN Roundtable: Dealing with Feeling Marc Brackett\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:FAN Roundtable Workshop: Wednesday\, October 29\, 2025\, 12-1:30 PM CT\, Dealing with Feeling\, Glenview Public Library Community Room\, 1930 Glenview Rd.\, Glenview\, IL 60025. Free copy of Dealing with Feeling for each guest. \nSpace is limited to 100 attendees. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: www.bit.ly/MBFANWorkshop \nIn Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want\, Marc Brackett\, Ph.D. (FAN ’19)\, offers an essential guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions to transform our lives. \nSuccess in virtually every aspect of life―career\, friendship\, love\, and family―is determined mainly by one thing: how we deal with emotions. In your most challenging moments\, how did you respond? Did you fly off the handle? Were you paralyzed by indecision? Did you engage in behaviors that undermined your best intentions? Or did you exhibit grace under pressure and flourish? How you responded likely shaped what happened next. But emotion regulation isn’t a fixed trait\, as many believe. It is a set of skills and strategies that must be learned\, practiced\, and refined over a lifetime. \nBrackett examines his own challenges dealing with emotions\, explains the latest science of emotion regulation\, and provides a set of practical\, evidence-based strategies to help us use our feelings wisely to nurture healthy relationships\, achieve ambitious goals\, and experience greater well-being. At the heart of his message is acceptance: There are no bad emotions―only emotions we don’t understand or know how to direct in positive\, intentional ways. \nBy honing our emotion regulation skills\, we can increase our chances of achieving success in all facets of our lives. Dealing with Feeling will show you how to work with your and others’ emotions―not against them―so you can become the best version of yourself and lift others up\, too. \nBrackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence\, a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University\, and the author of the 2019 bestselling book Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success. He is the lead developer of RULER\, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by more than five thousand schools around the globe. In 2024\, he launched the YouTube webcast Dealing with Feelings. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Chiaravalle Montessori School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections for the Homeless\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette D39\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-fan-roundtable-dealing-with-feeling-marc-brackett-ph-d/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251014T150620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T150620Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Validation: How to Transform Your Relationships\, Increase Your Influence\, and Change Your Life Caroline Fleck\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 22\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, Validation: Transform Your Relationships\, Increase Your Influence\, and Change Your Life\, a FAN webinar featuring Caroline Fleck\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Kelly Leonard. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/FleckFANWebinar \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: FAN donors are invited to attend a private AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Fleck and Leonard that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWe all spend an absurd amount of energy trying to get people to listen to us\, and despite our best efforts\, we often fail. But what if the secret to changing behavior was to demonstrate acceptance? \nEnter validation — communication that one is mindful\, understands\, and empathizes with another person’s experience\, thereby accepting it as valid. When validation-based treatment\, also known as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)\, was introduced over thirty years ago\, it revolutionized psychology and facilitated change even amongst those patients who were highly resistant to it. Yet\, its practice has remained largely buried in treatment manuals and research articles written for psychologists — until now. \nWith Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships\, Increase Your Influence\, and Change Your Life\, psychologist and DBT expert Caroline Fleck\, Ph.D.\, brings these validation techniques out of therapy and into everyday life to help anyone decrease conflict\, strengthen relationships\, and change behaviors—in themselves and in others. \nPart memoir and part practical guide\, Fleck explains how and why validation is a catalyst for transformation. She draws on her two decades of experience to shows how anyone can develop the DBT skills of a therapist through the “Validation Ladder”: an actionable eight-step model that will help cultivate and communicate acceptance across relationships and unlock the potential for growth. \nFleck will be in conversation with Kelly Leonard\, Vice President of Creative Strategy\, Innovation\, and Business Development at The Second City in Chicago. He is the author of the acclaimed book Yes\, And and hosts the popular podcast Getting to Yes\, And for Second City Works and WGN radio. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\,  Compass Health Center\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-validation-how-to-transform-your-relationships-increase-your-influence-and-change-your-life-caroline-fleck-ph-d/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251007T193116Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups Noah Giansiracusa\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 20\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life\, a FAN webinar featuring Noah Giansiracusa\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Karen Saxe\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/NGFANWebinar \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: FAN donors are invited to attend a private AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Siracusa and Saxe that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nEverything we do today is recorded as data that’s sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies more profitable. But all this comes at a price. It’s easy to feel like an insignificant number in a world of number crunchers who care more about their bottom line than your humanity. It’s time to flip the equation\, turning math into an empowering tool for the rest of us. \nIn his new book Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life\, award-winning mathematician Noah Giansiracusa\, Ph.D.\, explains how the tech giants and financial institutions use formulas to get ahead—and how anyone can use these same formulas in their everyday life. Through real world events and relatable examples\, Giansiracusa makes math fun and relevant\, equipping readers with simple math hacks and streamlined formulas that can be applied immediately. You’ll learn how to handle risk rationally\, make better investments\, take control of your social media\, and reclaim agency over the decisions you make each day. \nGiansiracusa\, an associate professor of mathematics at Bentley University and a visiting scholar at Harvard University\, has spent his career studying algorithms and society. He has penned over a dozen prominent op-eds at outlets including Scientific American\, TIME\, WIRED\, Slate and more. He excels at explaining complex math to wide audiences and has been on national television programs discussing timely topics like AI-generated misinformation and the importance of mathematical literacy. \nIn a society that all too often takes from the poor and gives to the rich\, math can be a vital democratizing force. Robin Hood Math helps you to think for yourself\, act in your own best interests\, and thrive. \nSiracusa will be in conversation with Karen Saxe\, Ph.D.\, senior vice president\, government relations\, for the American Mathematical Society. She is Professor Emerita at Macalester College where she served as chair of the Department of Mathematics\, Statistics\, and Computer Science. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-collective-edge-unlocking-the-secret-power-of-groups-noah-giansiracusa-ph-d/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups Colin M. Fisher\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 15\, 2025\, 12:00 PM CT\, The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups\, a FAN webinar featuring Colin M. Fisher\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Amy C. Edmondson\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/CFisherFANWebinar \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: FAN donors are invited to attend a private AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Fisher that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page. \nLife is full of groups—work teams\, families\, friends\, and communities defined by race\, religion\, and nationality. Yet\, in our hyper-individualized society\, we spend surprisingly little time thinking about what groups really are\, how they work\, and how to get the best out of them. It’s time to change that. The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups by Colin M. Fisher\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Organizations and Innovation at University College London’s School of Management\, reveals the invisible forces that shape group dynamics and shows how understanding these forces can lead to extraordinary accomplishments. Fisher is a renowned expert in team dynamics and leadership\, with years of experience in studying and advising on effective teamwork. \nDrawing on decades of research across social psychology\, sociology\, economics\, anthropology\, political science\, neuroscience\, and management\, this comprehensive\, approachable guide illustrates how groups and teams affect everything from complicated family dynamics and frustrating work meetings to the successes of the 2008 US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team and The Rolling Stones. \nOrganized into four main sections—Cooperation\, Conformity\, Competition\, and Leadership—each part of the book is packed with action-oriented “Group Thoughts” to help apply the principles discussed. Fisher’s engaging storytelling makes complex scientific concepts accessible and relatable\, offering readers practical tools to improve their leadership\, relationships\, decision-making\, creativity\, and sense of belonging. \nFisher’s research has uncovered the hidden processes of helping groups and teams in situations requiring creativity\, improvisation\, and complex decision-making. He has written about group dynamics for both popular science and management audiences\, and his work has been profiled in prominent media outlets such as BBC\, Forbes\, Harvard Business Review\, NPR\, and The Times. \nFisher will be in conversation with Amy C. Edmondson\, Ph.D.\, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School\, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-collective-edge-unlocking-the-secret-power-of-groups-colin-m-fisher-ph-d/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20251007T190047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T190047Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef Curtis Duffy
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 9\, 2025\, 12:00 PM CT\, Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef\, a FAN webinar featuring Curtis Duffy in conversation with Heidi Stevens. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/CDuffyFANWebinar \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of Fireproof to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nFireproof: Memoir of a Chef charts chef Curtis Duffy’s rise\, despite a childhood and adolescence rife with trauma\, to being mentored by and recognized among the world’s top chefs. Amid family chaos in rural Ohio\, a young Duffy found refuge first in a high school home economics class\, then at one of Columbus’s best restaurants\, where he honed his skills. His passion ignited\, Duffy was determined to leave Ohio and break the Duffy family curse. \nBut the tragic deaths of Duffy’s parents when he was only 19 jeopardized his promising professional career. Summoning extraordinary fortitude and resilience\, Duffy ate pain\, graduated culinary school\, and moved to Chicago to work in chef Charlie Trotter’s namesake restaurant\, a hotbed of talent that produced prominent alumni such as Grant Achatz\, Graham Elliot\, and Homaro Cantu. Inspired by stellar peers and staging for Thomas Keller at the French Laundry\, Duffy’s drive only grew. \nDuffy’s laser-focused ambition cost him a marriage\, and Grace restaurant. Grace earned three Michelin stars four years in a row\, solidifying Duffy’s place as one of the world’s greatest culinary artists. But in a heartbreaking act of defiance\, Duffy walked out after disputes with Grace’s owner. \nUndeterred\, Duffy created Ever restaurant—a launch nearly derailed by the pandemic. He persisted where many others would have resigned their craft\, and Ever earned two Michelin stars from 2021-2024. Duffy was ranked one of the “50 Most Powerful People in American Fine Dining” in 2024 by the Robb Report. \nDuffy will be in conversation with Heidi Stevens\, Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health\, and creative director for Parent Nation\, an initiative of the TMW Center. Stevens has been a FAN board member since 2021. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-fireproof-memoir-of-a-chef-curtis-duffy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20250924T171711Z
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SUMMARY:Evereve at the Glen's Fashion Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Mark the date for Evereve at the Glen’s Fashion Fundraiser:\n\n\n\nShop 10am – 8pm on Friday\, October 3rd\, at 2670 Navy Blvd\, Glenview\, and 15% of purchases will benefit FSC!\n\n\n\nYou’ll be doing good and looking good! Thank you\, Evereve at the Glen\, for supporting mental health in our community
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/evereve-at-the-glens-fashion-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Evereve at the Glen\, 2670 Navy Blvd\,\, Glenview\, IL
CATEGORIES:Community Event,FSC Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T060542
CREATED:20250911T155446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T155446Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Mastery: Why Deeper Learning is Essential in an Age of Distraction Ulrik Juul Christensen\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 25\, 2025\, 7:00 PM CT\, Mastery: Why Deeper Learning is Essential in an Age of Distraction\, a FAN webinar featuring Ulrik Juul Christensen\, MD\, and Tony Wagner\, Ed.D.\, in conversation with Fernande Raine\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: Click here to register \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of Mastery to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nHow much information is forgotten almost immediately after it is taught? How many students graduate from high school unprepared for careers where lifelong learning is essential to succeed? These problems stem from an educational system that uses time spent in a classroom and the results of standardized\, multiple-choice tests as proxies for actual understanding. In their new book\, Mastery: Why Deeper Learning is Essential in an Age of Distraction\, educators Tony Wagner\, Ed.D.\, and Ulrik Juul Christensen\, MD\, call for a radical new system of learning\, where students progress individually when they demonstrate that they can use what they have learned—no matter how long it takes to get there. This is called mastery learning\, and it is the future of education. \nThis book shows how mastery learning is already being used in the United States and around the world\, from kindergarten to college and in the workplace. Through conversations with teachers\, students\, parents\, policymakers\, and employers\, Wagner and Christensen show how mastery improves motivation and prepares students for productive work\, an engaged civic life\, and personal growth and well-being. They also outline the challenges of adopting mastery learning and how to overcome them. Mastery is an urgent call to action to transform education for all. \nChristensen is a globally recognized authority in learning technology\, and a co-founder of Area9 Group\, a leader in personalized and adaptive learning. His current focus is on Area9 Lyceum\, which has integrated the group’s educational investments and technologies to develop the fourth-generation adaptive learning platform and to pioneer four-dimensional education. \nWagner currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute. He was the founder and co-director\, for more than a decade\, of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is the author of eight books\, including the international bestseller The Global Achievement Gap. \nChristensen and Wagner will be in conversation with Fernande Raine\, Ph.D.\, a historian\, serial entrepreneur\, and Founder and Co-Lead of History Co:Lab. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-mastery-why-deeper-learning-is-essential-in-an-age-of-distraction-ulrik-juul-christensen-md/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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ORGANIZER;CN="FAN%3A Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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