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Springfield Student Events

If you are interested in attending any ECVI events, please email info@edcentervi.org or call 1-217-303-9062 to sign up. All events are held at ECVI, 3240 Headley Road, Springfield, IL, unless otherwise noted.

February 6, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Ray Campbell, President of the Illinois Council of the Blind

February 20, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

James by Percival Everett

March 13, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

April 10, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Rich Howard, Activities Director for Illinois School for the Visually Impaired in Jacksonville, IL

May 1, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.​

May 22, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan

June 12, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

July 3, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

July 24, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt

August 14, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

September 4, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Topic TBD

September 18, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

American Lion: Andrew Jackson by John Meachum

October 9, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Topic TBD

November 6, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Topic TBD

November 20, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee & Walker Evans

December 11, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

February 13, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

March 6, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

John Hill, ECVI Board Member and Past President, and his guide dog, Faith

March 20, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

April 24, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

The Sun Does Shine: I Found Life & Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton

May 8, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 3 p.m.

IATP SmartHome Tour, 701 N. Walnut St., Springfield, IL

June 5, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Sandy Eisenmann, Edwards Group

June 19, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Oil & Marble: A Novel of Leonardo & Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey

July 10, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Topic TBD

August 7, 2026

Friendship Friday

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Topic TBD

August 21, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman

September 11, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

October 2, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

October 23, 2026

Book Club

1 - 2:30 p.m.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

November 13, 2026

Faith & Friendships

1 - 2:30 p.m.

December 4, 2026

Christmas Party

12 - 2:30 p.m.

First United Methodist Church, 2941 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield, IL

CONTACT US

Email: info@edcentervi.org

Phone: 1-217-303-9062

3240 Hedley Road

Suite C

Springfield, IL 62711

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