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Name: Gorton Center
Address: 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
Telephone: (847) 234-6060

November 1, 2021

Films

November 1, 2021

LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT AT GORTON

Gorton Center will host two screenings of Dear Mr. Brody on Thursday, November 4 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm Gorton Center, a community center located […]

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October 18, 2021

Live Music

October 18, 2021

SPIN DOCTORS TO PERFORM AT GORTON ON FEBRUARY 26

Get up close with the Spin Doctors in their exclusive Chicago-area concert in the John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton Center on February 26, 2022 […]

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September 17, 2020

Films

September 17, 2020

LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL EXPANDS

LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL EXPANDS VIRTUALLY TO WI/IL AS WELL AS IN PERSON SCREENINGS LAKE COUNTY, IL (September 15, 2020) Returning for its 10th year, Lake […]

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May 13, 2020

Community

May 13, 2020

GORTON IS COMMUNITY

We created this video to let you know how important you – our community – are to us! And to let you know a […]

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May 1, 2020

Musings

May 1, 2020

A MESSAGE FROM GORTON

We are a community center who thrives on bringing people together. Since we cannot do that in the traditional way, we are finding a “new normal”. […]

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LOCATION
400 East Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

CONTACT
(847) 234-6060
info@nullgortoncenter.org

Registered 501(c)(3)
EIN: 20-0484607

This program is is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.