ITA to Be Part of Evanston Public Library’s Very First North Shore Mental Health & Wellness Fair This fair is a first: the Evanston Public Library will be hosting their 1st Annual North Shore Mental Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 28th, from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. The fair intends to kick off awareness initiatives […]
ITA Out and About: Making (More!) Music at the Library
Indoor Singing Voices Permitted by ITA Intern Ava Marvin at Evanston Public Library’s Parent Child Workshop Ava Marvin, music therapy intern at ITA, was a guest at the Evanston Public Library (EPL) on September 16th as a part of the Parent Child Workshop, 1, 2, 3, Play with Me. At this library program, 1- to […]
Movin’ On Up: Progress on ITA’s New Space
ITA Shares Updates on its Home-in-the-Making On September 19th, ITA Executive Director Jenni Rook, Practice Director Dr. Marni Rosen, Office Manager Julie Mynatt and Past President Jill Calian toured ITA’s new location under construction at 2130 Green Bay Road. It was very exciting to see the framed-out walls and walk through what will soon be […]
Recapitulating a Musical Celebration
ITA Commemorates Partnership Event with Four Star Arts, Side-by-Side by Sondheim After months of planning, promotion, choreography, and rehearsals, Side-by-Side by Sondheim: A Musical Celebration was ready to raise the curtain. Performers of Four Star Arts Theatre Company took the stage at Nichols Concert Hall Saturday, August 12 at 7:30pm to perform a rendition derived […]
Announcing ITA’s First Annual Report!
Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 Now Available for Review ITA’s Annual Report for September 2015 through August 2016 has been compiled and published! In this very first edition, read an opening letter from ITA Executive Director Jenni Rook in which she reflects on the organizations recent transitions and developments within ITA’s first year as […]
ITA Brings Art Therapy to the Evanston Homeless Community Through the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston Souper Saturday.
Bottle Cap Collaging? How does that work? Saturday mornings, the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston holds Souper Saturday, an open meal time for individuals struggling with homelessness or financial distress. ITA is partnering with the First Presbyterian Church to engage guests in a collective meaningful art project that will provide a sense of community, connection, […]
Affordable Care Act Navigators at Evanston Library
Free Opportunity for Affordable Care Act Information and Guidance through the Illinois Insurance Marketplace The Evanston Public Library is hosting Certified Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigators each Friday, 1-5PM, throughout December and January. Certified ACA Navigators from the Patient Innovation Center will provide enrollment assistance and information about health insurance coverage options available through GetCoveredIllinois, […]
Dance It Yourself Nutcracker Returns to Evanston on 12/17
Family Friendly Holiday Event Benefits ITA Calling all wanna-be sugar plum fairies and toy soldiers of every age: dig out your sparkles and buff up your dancing shoes! The Institute for Therapy through the Arts will present another season of a dance-along holiday classic: the “Dance It Yourself Nutcracker” for all ages and abilities. The […]
Get Healthy with ITA!
Come Visit ITA at Downtown Evanston’s Get Healthy Week! On Monday, June 27, 2016 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, ITA will be hosting a table at the Kick Off Event for Downtown Evanston’s Get Healthy Week! Stop by and see us to learn more about our wellness and therapy programs and sign up to […]