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SUMMARY:All Level Yoga with Areta
DESCRIPTION:Areta will guide you through a traditional vinyasa flow yoga class incorporating poses\, breath work and meditation. This bi-weekly one-hour practice will help release tension and bring you back into balance while opening\, lengthening and strengthening the body.  Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner\, this mindful flow class will leave you feeling renewed and energized.  Bring a mat and a water bottle. \nTraditional Vinyasa Flow Yoga is a dynamic style of yoga that emphasizes the synchronization of breath and movement as practitioners flow through a sequence of poses. It combines the ancient practice of yoga with a modern approach that focuses on creating a fluid and rhythmic movement pattern. Vinyasa Flow is known for its creative sequencing and the way it allows practitioners to explore their bodies\, breath\, and minds in a harmonious way. \nTaking a yoga class can offer a variety of physical\, mental\, and emotional benefits including improving cardiovascular health\, reducing stress and tension and leaving you feeling more energized and revitalized. \nAreta has been teaching yoga in Lake Forest and in yoga studios along the North Shore for 10 years and is E-RYT 500 Certified. Areta’s passion is bringing yoga to EVERY BODY\, and has additional certifications in Meditation\, Adaptive Yoga for Disabilities\, Senior Yoga\, Love Your Brain for traumatic brain injury\, Yoga for Eating Disorder Recovery\, Yin Yoga\, and Yoga for 12 Step Recovery. Areta teaches yoga to inspire and empower physical well-being\, spiritual balance and awakening for everyday life. She is a long-time resident of Lake Forest and a disability advocate and volunteer yoga coach for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA).
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/all-level-yoga-with-areta/2024-01-23/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Acting for Ages 5 to 8
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a budding actor in the family? Turn your child’s love of make-believe play into a passion for the arts. Through theater games\, improvisation\, performing fairy tales and performing children’s books\, your budding actor will explore her creative side\, build confidence\, and develop spontaneity – while enhancing social and motor skills. Students learn and practice skills such as listening\, sharing the stage\, hitting a mark\, enunciation\, voice projection and creating a character. Ages 5 – 8  \n \n  \nJeremy Kruse\, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio\, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series\, 2017). Jeremy is a professional actor\, published playwright\, award-winning screenwriter\, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting\, Comedic Improvisation\, Sketch Comedy Writing\, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately\, one on one. www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com  \n \n  \n  \nInstructor\, Madison Kisst: Madison Kisst is an actor and physical theatre teacher. She has taught for professional theater companies across the country and for the undergraduate acting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Madison has extensive training in physical and classical theatre\, voice and movement\, and devising. She has her BA in Theatre Arts and Masters of Fine Arts in Performance. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/acting-for-ages-5-to-8/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Age,Classes,Gorton Drama Studio,Youth
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SUMMARY:Growing Microgreens
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT SESSION ON FEBRUARY 21!\nGet your green thumb ready for the gardening season with microgreens. Learn how to plant\, care and harvest microgreens at home. Once set up properly\, most can grow in 5 days in a sunny window.   \nNorth Shore Organic Kitchen Garden was created to help more families build kitchen or vegetable gardens in their yard.  A garden is a great place for kids to learn and a perfect opportunity to get exposed to the world of herbs\, salad greens\, vegetables and fruits.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/growing-microgreens/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:New Books for a New Year!
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE DATES!\nLooking for great titles to add to your “must read” list in 2024? \nJoin book club facilitators Alice Moody and Ann Walters\, founders of Between the Covers Book Discussions\, for an exciting\, in-person event designed to help you break through the clutter. In just one hour\, Alice and Ann will recommend 20+ new books guaranteed to move and inspire you. They’ll depict tales from Jamaica’s Rastafarian community to the gentrifying streets of Wicker Park; they’ll take you on a journey to a women’s prison in California and a cooking school in Paris; they’ll share insights about everything from self-empowerment to consumerism to shifting family dynamics. \nDon’t miss this special literary event. Meet fellow reading enthusiasts and come away with great recommendations to get you through the winter. \nAbout Alice & Ann:  \nAlice Moody & Ann Walters began Between the Covers Book Discussions in 2016. As professional facilitators\, they’ve led hundreds of talks at libraries\, independent bookstores\, community centers\, and private homes and venues. In addition to hosting pop-up recommendation events\, they run a popular online literary subscription series\, now in its third year. Before founding their current venture\, Ann was a longtime bookseller at Lake Forest Book Stores and blogged at Books on the Table. Alice\, a writing coach and workshop leader\, created Short Stories Live\, a unique program that melds live performance with literary discussion. Both Alice & Ann believe in the power of books to build connections and broaden our understanding of humanity. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/new-books-for-a-new-year/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Method Acting - Thursdays: Acting Technique
DESCRIPTION:Learn Method acting technique while doing acting exercises and improvisations. This class is for people of all experience levels and is intended for anyone looking for a creative outlet and a fun time. Previous classes have included first-timers and actors who have agents\, audition regularly\, and work regularly as professional actors. Jeremy focuses on where you are in your creative development and works to take you to the next level. \nImmediately following this class is a one hour scene study class for $100. Use the skills explored and progressed here while working on scripted work. \n8 Classes\nJan 25 – March 14\n$400 \nAbout our Artistic Director: \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJeremy Kruse\, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio\, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series\, 2017). The book was published in Korean and Chinese in 2022. Jeremy is a professional actor\, published playwright\, award-winning screenwriter\, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting\, Comedic Improvisation\, Sketch Comedy Writing\, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately\, one-on-one\, at  www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/method-acting-thursdays/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Organic & Biodynamic Wine Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wine tasting with healthy & clean wines. Learn about biodynamic and organic farming planting\, cultivation\, and harvesting is done according to the astronomical calendar. \nThe Boisset Wine Collection offers  exclusive vineyard wines from their 30 wineries between Napa Valley\, Sonoma\, & Burgundy. Emily  Long will be guiding you through the tasting tour. Wine education materials & light food pairings will be included. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/organic-biodynamic-wine-tasting/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Cooking,Specialty
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