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From the sounds of a Peanuts Christmas from the Chris White Trio to continued traditions like the Kids Only Holiday Shop and film classics like…

Gorton is excited to welcome two interns from Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep this school year. Ashley Hernandez will join Gorton during her freshman…

Gorton Center, a community center located in Lake Forest, IL is proud to announce Josh Wolff as its new Director of Film Programs. Josh is…

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At Gorton, we support our local nonprofits so they can thrive and focus on their missions by offering a shared, collaborative, and creative working environment.…

When you walk into the room to take one of Areta Verschoor’s yoga classes you feel instantly comfortable. Like you have practiced with her for…

Gorton Community 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…

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

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,…

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

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…