Presented by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with Compass Health Center, Erika’s Lighthouse, Josselyn Center, the Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies Program at The Family Institute at , and the Women’s Center at NU.

Balancing Acceptance and Change: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the Future of Skills Training Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington Director, Linehan Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, UW Founder, The Linehan Institute and Behavioral Tech Research, Inc. Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 7:00 PM New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium 7 Happ Rd., Northfield CEUs available: http://bitly.com/fan-linehan-ceu Free and open to the public. INFO: familyactionnetwork.net Annual sponsors:

Mammel Foundation

Strategic Partners:

In-Kind Sponsors:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARSHA LINEHAN, Ph.D. CONTACT: Lonnie Stonitsch, Executive Director of FAN, [email protected]

Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Balancing Acceptance and Change: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the Future of Skills Training, 7:00 PM, New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, 60093. CEUs available for licensed professionals: http://bitly.com/fan-linehan-ceu Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral approach that emphasizes the dialectical synthesis of acceptance and change as central to effective treatment. The theory behind the approach is that some people are prone to react in a more intense and out-of-the-ordinary manner toward certain emotional situations, primarily those found in romantic, family, and friend relationships. The core of DBT is skills training in four different modules: mindfulness and distress tolerance (acceptance skills), and interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation (change skills). DBT starts from a presumption that people are doing the best they can, and that they must do better, and that they are either lacking skills or are influenced by positive or negative reinforcement within their environment.

The demand for DBT skills-based trainings is now spreading beyond clinical settings and into education and corporate environments as well. An individual’s bio-social-emotional competence is a major predictor of life satisfaction -- students and workers who are skilled in managing their emotions, working collaboratively, and tolerating failure and disappointment will find greater personal and professional success.

Family Action Network (FAN) is proud to present the developer of DBT, Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and Director of the Linehan Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) at UW, a research consortium that develops, evaluates and disseminates treatments for multi-diagnostic, severely disordered, and suicidal populations. Dr. Linehan is also the founder of The Linehan Institute, a non-profit that helps advance mental health through support for education, research, and compassionate, scientifically-based treatments, and the founder of Behavioral Tech Research, Inc., a company that develops innovative online and mobile technologies to disseminate science-based behavioral treatments for mental disorders. This must-see event is an excellent opportunity for clinicians, patients, parents, educators and professionals to learn more.

Sponsored by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with Compass Health Center, Erika’s Lighthouse, Josselyn Center, The Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies Program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and the Women’s Center at Northwestern University. FAN is grateful for the support of its 2015-16 annual sponsors Compass Health Center, Erikson Institute, Evanston Township High School D202, Make It Better Foundation, New Trier High School D203, Pathways.org, the Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation, the Mammel Foundation, and Tina & Byron Trott; our strategic partners Acclaim Media, Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University, Evanston/Skokie D65, Hackstudio, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, the Master of Science in Education Program at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, New Trier Parents’ Association, North Shore Community Bank, Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED), ReDefined Fitness, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.), and the YWCA Evanston/North Shore; and our in-kind sponsors Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Turing Group.

Presented by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with the with partnership in NetworkActionPresentedFamily (FAN),by North Shore Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., North ShoreNorthCountry Day School, America,Inc., of JackandJill ShoreNorthChapter of and the Women’sandthe Northwestern University. at Center

O ur Racial MomentOur Racial Truth of Isabel Wilkerson Isabel Author, The Warmth of Other Suns winner for her work as Chicago Bureau Chief for Monday,PMNovember7:00 2015, 16, EvanstonTownship SchoolHighAuditorium 1600DodgeEvanston Ave.,

Free and open to the public. INFO: familyactionnetwork.net

Annualsponsors:

MammelFoundation

Strategic Partners: Strategic

In-Kind Sponsors: In-Kind

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ISABEL WILKERSON CONTACT: Lonnie Stonitsch, Executive Director of FAN, [email protected]

Monday, November 16, 2015, Our Racial Moment of Truth, 7:00 PM, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, 60201. Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson is author of The Warmth of Other Suns, the New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of three people who made the decision of their lives during the Great Migration, a watershed in American history. The book won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, and it made national news when President Obama chose the book for summer reading in 2011. In 2012, The New York Times Magazine named The Warmth of Other Suns to its list of the best nonfiction books of all time. Wilkerson spent 15 years working on The Warmth of Other Suns, interviewing more than 1,200 people to tell what she calls one of the greatest underreported stories of the 20th Century.

A gifted storyteller, Wilkerson captivates audiences with the universal human story of migration and reinvention, and examines what we can glean from the Great Migration to better inform present-day racial issues. In her lectures she expertly explores the need for a modern reconstruction to help reconcile America’s troubled racial past. With the high-profile killings of unarmed African-Americans at the hands of police and civilians, many people are asking just how far have we really come since the days of Jim Crow – and the need for dialogue has never been greater. Wilkerson’s talk will address the persistence of racial injustice as a national challenge and what history can teach us as we work to resolve it.

Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for her work as Chicago Bureau Chief of The New York Times in 1994, making her the first black woman in the history of American to win a Pulitzer Prize and the first African-American to win for individual reporting in the history of American journalism. She has lectured on narrative writing at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University and has served as professor of journalism at Princeton, Emory, and Boston universities. Her work has garnered seven honorary degrees, most recently from Bates College and Southern Methodist University. She has appeared on national programs such as CBS’s 60 Minutes, PBS’s Charlie Rose, NPR’s Fresh Air, NBC’s Nightly News, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, and others.

Sponsored by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with the North Shore Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., North Shore Country Day School, and the Women’s Center at Northwestern University. FAN is grateful for the support of its 2015-16 annual sponsors Compass Health Center, Erikson Institute, Evanston Township High School D202, Make It Better Foundation, New Trier High School D203, Pathways.org, the Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation, the Mammel Foundation, and Tina & Byron Trott; our strategic partners Acclaim Media, Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University, Evanston/Skokie D65, Hackstudio, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, the Master of Science in Education Program at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, New Trier Parents’ Association, North Shore Community Bank, Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED), ReDefined Fitness, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.), and the YWCA Evanston/North Shore; and our in-kind sponsors Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Turing Group.

Presented by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with the Center for Independent Futures.

Different, Not Less: NeuroTribes and the Future of Neurodiversity Steve Silberman Author, NeuroTribes: e Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 7:00 PM New Trier High School, Northeld Campus, Cornog Auditorium 7 Happ Rd., Northeld Free and open to the public. INFO: familyactionnetwork.net

Annualsponsors:

MammelFoundation

Strategic Partners: Strategic

In-Kind Sponsors: In-Kind

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STEVE SILBERMAN CONTACT: Lonnie Stonitsch, Executive Director of FAN, [email protected]

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, Different, Not Less: NeuroTribes and The Future of Neurodiversity, 7:00 PM, New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, 60093. In this lecture, Steve Silberman, the award- winning science writer whose articles have appeared in Wired, , the MIT Technology Review, Nature, Salon, Shambala Sun, and many other publications discusses neurodiversity, the growing movement to frame autism and other conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD as natural human variations in the human genome rather than disorders. Silberman advocates that neurological differences are authentic forms of human diversity and that often, atypical forms of brain wiring also convey unusual skills and aptitudes. He argues that society should honor and nurture neurodiversity and help individuals make the most of their native strengths and special interests, rather than focusing on trying to correct their deficits or normalize their behavior.

Silberman’s groundbreaking 2015 book NeuroTribes is a compassionate and comprehensive history of the science and culture of autism. NeuroTribes unearths the secret history of autism, while also discovering surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. In her review of NeuroTribes for The New York Times Sunday Book Review, book critic Jennifer Senior (FAN 2014) writes: “The most moving chapter, one that had me fitfully weeping throughout, is the penultimate one, which chronicles that miraculous moment 20 or so years ago when autistic adults finally began to find their own tribe after lifetimes of misdiagnoses and alienation.”

Silberman’s in-depth feature writing on topics such as autism in high-tech communities, the placebo effect in clinical trials, the war on amateur chemistry, and the mind of the late neurologist Oliver Sacks (who wrote the foreword for NeuroTribes) may have brought him a great deal of notoriety and Twitter followers, but it is his nuanced, empathetic approach to the subject of autism and neurodiversity that has gained him respect and gratitude from the communities he profiles.

Sponsored by Family Action Network (FAN), in partnership with the Center for Independent Futures. FAN is grateful for the support of its 2015-16 annual sponsors Compass Health Center, Erikson Institute, Evanston Township High School D202, Make It Better Foundation, New Trier High School D203, Pathways.org, the Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation, the Mammel Foundation, and Tina & Byron Trott; our strategic partners Acclaim Media, Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University, Evanston/Skokie D65, Hackstudio, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, the Master of Science in Education Program at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, New Trier Parents’ Association, North Shore Community Bank, Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED), ReDefined Fitness, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.), and the YWCA Evanston/North Shore; and our in-kind sponsors Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Turing Group.

Nov 14, 15, 21 & 22, 2015 Saturday 4:30 & 7:30 PM Sunday 3:00 PM

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P P m - a S r v n U e E o Dec 6, 2015 – Feb 21, 2016 | All Levels P N Classes SUN 10:00a-1:30p $415 Single Sword is a theatrical style of sword play dating back to the golden age of Hollywood, 2015-16 featured in the classic swashbuckling movies of the 30’s and 40’s and contemporary classics like “The Princess Bride”. Influenced by modern sabre fencing, this is one of the most useful sword techniques to master. Particular attention will be paid to the safeties required to perform fights as well as how to connect stage combat techniques to text, character and intention. The course will conclude with a skills proficiency test. Students that pass will receive a Society of American Fight Director’s ylor certificate in Single Sword. Taught by Society of American Image by Joe Ta Fight Directors Vice-President Chuck Coyl.

Scholarships Available In order to make our classes, camps and workshops accessible to all families and artists, regardless of their ability to pay, The Actors Gymnasium offers generous scholarship, payment plan and work/study barter programs. 927 Noyes Street

Any student may apply. Go to www.actorsgymnasium.org/classes-camps/scholarships/ Evanston, IL 60201

About our Faculty School Director Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi is a second generation circus performer, a Master Teacher, a pioneering theater artist, and an award-winning choreographer.

The Actors Gymnasium faculty hold degrees in Theatre, Dance, Musical Theatre, Photo by Cole Simon Kinesiology, Early Childhood Development, Design, Computer Science and Engineering. Their circus credentials stem from training at The Actors Gymnasium, New England Center for Circus Arts, Circus Juventas, and National École de Cirque. They have performed with esteemed circus and theatre companies.

Our teachers have brought their talents to the screen with movie stunts and motion capture work for video games, and include members of Actors Equity Association, SAG AFTRA, and Society of American Fight Directors. They have worked on Tony-award win- ning shows, earned multiple Jeff Awards, and won silver and gold medals from interna- tional circus competitions in Monte Carlo, Germany and Cuba. For complete bios, visit:

www.actorsgymnasium.org/about-us/faculty/. learn to fly® Photo by Matt Arauz Online registration for these extremely for these extremely Online registration popular camps opens on October 7, 2015 at noon. Perfect for young performers, ages and flex their 9-14, who want to strengthen drama, and muscles with circus, creative movement. Session A: Dec 21, 22 & 23 Session B: Dec 28, 29 & 30 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM $399 for two sessions Tuition: $225 for one session $75 per day Winter Break Winter Break Circus & Performing Arts Camp Circus Contact Info FUN! OF DAYS 6 The Actors Gymnasium | 927 Noyes Street | Evanston, IL 60201 Classes for Kids & Adults 847.328.2795 | [email protected] November 9, 2015 – January 24, 2016 Q: What is ‘Circus Arts’? A: Our most popular class offering a variety of circus skills. Tumbling, aerial silks, lyra (aerial hoop), trapeze, Spanish web, rolling globe, juggling, stiltwalking and tight-wire are among the skills students will explore in this class. Classes are offered for absolute beginners through advanced level students.

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Classes for Early Childhood (in order by age) (in order by age) Classes for Adults Parent-Tot Gymnastics | Level: 2 to 3 years old, with parent Classes for Kids Aerial Arts | Beginning Level WED 11:00-11:40a $165 Tumbling | Beginning/Intermediate Level: 6 to 12 years old TUES 6:45-7:45p $185 | FRI 1:00-2:00p $185 | SAT 11:00a-12:00p $185 TUES 5:00-5:45p $195 Imaginastics | Level: 3 to 4 years old Aerial Arts | Beginning/Intermediate Level THURS 2:00-2:45p $175 Circus Arts | Introductory Level: 6 to 8 years old MON 7:30-8:30p $185 p | p Imaginastics | Level: 4 to 5 years old WED 4:15-5:00 $195 THUR 4:00-4:45 $195 WED 4:00-4:45p Aerial Arts | Intermediate Level (teacher permission required) $175 Contortion | All Levels: 7 years old to Adult WED 7:30-8:45p $215 Imaginastics | Level: 5 to 7 years old THUR 6:00-7:30p $260 Circus Arts | Level 1 TUES 4:00-4:45p $185 | SAT 10:00-10:45a $185 Circus Arts | Beginning Level: 8 to 12 years old WED 6:00-7:30p $248 Circus Arts | Level: 5 to 7 years old SAT 9:00-10:00a $205 | SAT 12:00-1:00p $205 MON 4:00-4:45p | THURS 4:00-4:45p Circus Arts | Level 2 $195 $195 Juggling | Beginning Level: 8 to 16 years old MON 6:00-7:30p $248 NEW CLASSES TUES 4:00-5:00p $205 Circus Fitness | All Levels Circus Arts | Beginning Level: 8 to 9 years old FRI 9:45-10:45a $185 for People with Special Needs MON 4:00-5:00p $205 Circus Arts for Students with Autism Contortion | All Levels Level: 10 to 14 years old Circus Arts | Intermediate Level 1: 9 to 12 years old (teacher permission required) THUR 6:00-7:30p $260 MON 7:30-8:30p $300 MON 5:00-6:00p $205 Gymnastics | All Levels Circus Arts for Students with Down Syndrome Circus Arts | Intermediate Level 2: 10 to 14 years old (teacher permission required) MON 8:30-9:45p $185 Level: 16 years old to Adult TUES 5:45-6:45p $205

FRI 6:00-7:00p $240 Photo by Alissa Chung Single Skill Intermediate Silks | (teacher permission required) Circus Arts | Beginning/Intermediate Level: 11 to 14 years old SAT 10:00-11:00a $235 WED 5:00-6:00p $205 NEW CLASS! Starts Dec 6! Single Sword | (see back panel) Secrets, Lies and Super Spies: Fall Youth Circus Circus Arts | Advanced Level: 11 to 15 years old (teacher permission required) SUN 10:00a-1:30p $415 Leading a double-life can be tough, especially when all of your friends are doing it too! Join the world’s finest secret agents, who have no idea that their civilian best friends are FRI 4:00-5:00p $205 actually their colleagues until a power-mad villain plots to turn them against each other. ® Parkour & Art du Déplacement | All Levels: 11 to 15 years old Learn to Fly! The Actors Gymnasium Circus & Performing Arts School Will their friendship prevail or will the secrets and lies destroy them all? This mission - SAT 1:00-2:00p $185 is dedicated to teaching circus and aerial arts, physical theatre and multi- should you choose to accept it - includes: espionage, acrobatics, live rock music, comedic disciplinary performance. Our highly-skilled faculty teach classes for both adults spyjinx, and DEADLY LASERS! Circus Arts | Junior Circus Ensemble: 12 to 15 years old (teacher permission required) and kids, as well as extremely popular and innovative skill-building camps and November 14, 15, 21, 22, 2015 | Tickets: $15 FRI 5:00-6:00p $205 workshops throughout the year. Saturdays 4:30 & 7:30p | Sundays 3:00p (for teacher permission required classes, contact office for more information) For tickets, visit www.actorsgymnasium.org or call 847.328.2795 Students 15 years and older, see adult class schedule.

Winter I Classes: Nov 9, 2015 – Jan 24, 2016. No classes Nov 26 & 27, Open Registration begins October 7 at Noon www.actorsgymnasium.org Dec 21, 2015 – Jan 3, Jan 18. Classes take place at The Actors Gymnasium, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston.