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

May 21, 2025

Movie poster for "Into the Woods" featuring some of the characters against a dark background.

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May 21, 2025

Film as Window and Mirror

Film as Window and Mirror: How Cinema Shapes Empathy and Identity In a world that often feels fragmented by difference, film offers a rare and powerful […]

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March 4, 2024

Films

March 4, 2024

Are You a Fly Fisher? Join us April 7th!

The Fly Fishing Film Tour returns to Gorton for a seventh year to Gorton on April 7th! Always an amazing round-up of fishing related films, it […]

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November 1, 2021

Films

November 1, 2021

LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT AT GORTON

Lake County Film Festival: Gorton Center will host two screenings of Dear Mr. Brody on Thursday, November 4 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm Gorton Center, […]

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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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