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SUMMARY:After School Art Club with Carole Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:Calling all artists! This after-school art class will not only provide an incredible outlet for self-expression but also help students to develop motor skills\, visual-spatial skills\, and problem-solving skills. Each week a different artist will be featured to inspire students to create their own unique piece of art. This class can get messy\, so please wear old clothing or bring an apron/smock. For grades K – 3rd \nCarole Pearlman’s lifelong fascination with creativity began as a child\, in a neighborhood art class\, where making art in the backyard was the only agenda for an entire summer. Many art classes later Carole completed a BFA in painting\, a MEd in Educational Therapy\, and an MA in Developmental Psychology. Integrating the disciplines of art\, education\, and psychology Carole developed The Joy of Creativity Art program. Carole works as a facilitator of creativity with students ages 4 to 84! Through her teaching\, research\, and daily practice\, she believes that being creative is an essential part of a balanced life. Carole is a professional artist and certified teacher.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/afterschool-art-club-with-carole-pearlman-2/2023-10-16/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes,Youth
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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-3/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Save it to the Cloud
DESCRIPTION:Mike Gershbein of Very Smart People will teach you how to back up your documents\, music and photos to online cloud solutions\, many of which are cheap or free. We’ll also show the basics of onsite backup and options to easily share documents and photos. \nMike Gershbein is the founder of technology training firm Very Smart People. He is a former librarian who believes that if personal technology isn’t fun and easy to use and doesn’t make our lives better then it’s probably not worth using!
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/save-it-to-the-cloud/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Classes,Specialty
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SUMMARY:How Caucuses Serve Voters
DESCRIPTION:A North Shore Caucus Conversation\nJoin us for a community discussion on caucus systems. Representatives from Lake Forest\, Lake Bluff\, Winnetka and Glencoe caucuses will showcase their process fro slating candidates for local public office. A Q&A with the audience is included!\nFree event for the public. No registration needed.\nDoors open at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/how-caucuses-serve-voters/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – Stuart Community Room
CATEGORIES:Community,Events,Rental Events
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SUMMARY:Estate Planning with Alan Sohn
DESCRIPTION:Estate planning doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. But like the air we breathe\, everyone needs to have one. This session will help you gain a better understanding of the process and be an educated consumer when seeking assistance to help you protect the ones you love.  Attorney Alan Sohn will cover a number of topics including: \n\nWhy you need a will\nLiving trusts and why most people should have one\nPowers of Attorney for property and health care\nAnd the preservation of one’s personal estate for the desired objects of their bounty during their lifetimes and after their deaths
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/estate-planning-with-alan-sohn/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Specialty
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SUMMARY:The Seed Keepers; A Conversation with Diane Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Join Lake Forest Library\nPlease come for a thoughtful and compelling conversation between Diane Wilson\, author of The Seed Keeper\, and Davis Schneiderman\, Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Lake Forest College.\nQ & A and book signing to follow. \nRegister at https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/event/conversation-diane-wilson. \nThis event is part of Lake Forest Reads\, our One Book\, One Community program. To learn more\, visit www.lfreads.org. \nThis event is part of Native Voices\, the community-wide initiative to illuminate the historic legacy\, current lives\, and ongoing contributions of Native Americans in Lake Forest and Lake County. For all events\, visit the http://lfola.org/native-voices.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/the-seed-keepers-a-conversation-with-diane-wilson/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Events,Rental Events
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SUMMARY:Salsarobics
DESCRIPTION:Join Esther Gutierrez Sloan for a fun workout that happens each Friday! The major distinction of this program is that the joy\, fun\, and discovery are ongoing!! \nThe option of varying intensity levels from low to moderate to high is a choice that is ongoing throughout the class\, while moving to a myriad of enticing Latin\, Caribbean\, Spaniard and African beats. Low-impact and high-impact options are also presented to choose from. \n-Esther offers an experience that averages  4000-4200 steps with varying degrees of intensity. \n-Total Body Training (TBT) Systems Methodology is used to maintain proper postural alignment and ensure muscular conditioning. \n-Pheripheral Heart Action (PHA) training methodology is used to work with aerobic intensity which is  optional and challenged based on the level that the participant chooses to execute the rhythmic steps \n-Using inline motion protocol\, moving from one end of the room to the other end makes the participant effectively and functionally use steps\, while working on balance and coordination by changing direction {lateral\, diagonal\, front\, backward). \nProprioceptive Neurological Facilitation (PNF) stretching is performed at the end of the session. \nSALSArobics was created by Colombian-born Esther Gutierrez Sloan.  Esther has performed SALSArobics on national television and local television in Illinois\, California\, Florida and New York. \nEsther has led SALSArobics classes\, exhibitions\, workshops and presentations at fitness conventions\, health clubs\, schools\, fundraising events\, ethnic festivals\, internationally and nationally. \nEsther was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2010 in recognition of her pioneering efforts to introduce authentic Latin rhythms and dance steps into aerobic exercise in 1989 when she created SALSArobics.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/salsarobics-11/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:RENTAL EVENT: Tom Fuller Concert
DESCRIPTION:Troubadour Tom Fuller Performs Songs from New Album\nMusical maverick and Billboard-charting singer-songwriter Tom Fuller is a man at a creative crossroads. His passionate career journey to create impactful\, emotional songs continues\, but with significant changes as showcased in his intimate\, soon-to-be-released sixth album\, Straight From The Heart. Always the artistic innovator\, Fuller stripped down past rockers and ballads he wrote down to their core\, reinventing them as intimate acoustic-based love songs\, plus Tom has written a few new tunes. \nOn Friday\, October 20th at the Gorton Center’s John and Nancy Hughes Theater in Lake Forest\, IL\, Tom Fuller will perform a number of these new solo acoustic songs during his first set. Then in the second set\, Tom will lead his top-notch\, full electric band performing his hit songs and fan favorites from Fuller’s 30-year career. While Fuller has performed all over the world at numerous famous music venues\, this concert will also be very special for another reason: Lake Forest is now Tom’s new hometown. \nPop-rocker Fuller’s career accomplishments include the Billboard charting single “Doin’ Nothin’” in 2019 followed by his acclaimed Waterfall album that contained two more Billboard-charting hit singles in 2020 – “Forever I’m Yours” and the title track “Waterfall.” \nOverall\, Tom Fuller’s songs embrace his very personal lyrics that engage\, uplift and resonate with passion\, truth and a lot of heart.  His outstanding Rock/Pop/AC music has broad universal appeal\, with rabid fanbases spread throughout the United States\, United Kingdom and Europe.  Tom has recorded in the past with members of Paul McCartney’s band\, Brian Ray and Abe Laboriel\, Jr.\, plus with a Grammy-award-winning producer on various earlier projects. \nWith his rockin’ five-piece band\, Tom Fuller has performed all over the world at iconic music venues\, such as the Paradiso in Amsterdam\, Gruenspan in Hamburg\, Cavern Club in Liverpool\, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London\, La Maroquinerie in Paris\, plus the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville\, various House of Blues and other classic U.S. musical venues in countless cities.  Fuller and his bandmates have also performed at legendary festivals including Milwaukee’s Summerfest numerous times.  Impressively\, Tom and his band have toured with Little Feat\, Trampled by Turtles\, Tesla and others\, plus played gigs with other chart-topping bands and incredible artists including Soul Asylum\, Guess Who\, Blues Traveler\, Rusted Root\, Robin Trower\, and UFO\, among many others.  Tom Fuller often says\, “Music is my passion and destiny.” \nAfter a break during the COVID pandemic\, Tom’s musical and life journey continues\, and he is excited to exclaim\, “The man is back in action and I’m more than ready to share my new/old love songs and classic rockin’ tunes with you all!!  I hope to see you at the Gorton Center!!” \nFor more information on Tom Fuller\, please visit his website at www.tomfuller.rocks \n  \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/tom-fuller-presents/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Rental Events
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SUMMARY:Art Making Workshop for Kids!
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR MORE CLASSES IN DECEMBER!\nSign your child up to join Jennifer Evans with Periwinkle Art Studio for this fun and creative workshop! Participants will choose from an array of supplies to make a unique art piece: canvas\, weaving\, collage and wood shapes. Registration includes all materials to make one complete project. Ages 7 – 12  \nOur art classes provide your child with a structured environment to explore their creativity and experiment with different artistic techniques. It also offers them a way to express themselves\, their thoughts\, and emotions in a visual and tangible form. Students will be introduced to various artistic styles\, techniques\, and cultural influences from around the world that can help them develop an appreciation for diversity and different perspectives.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/art-making-workshop-for-kids/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Art,Classes,Youth
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SUMMARY:Tai Chi With Ken Ning
DESCRIPTION:Sign up for Gorton’s Tai Chi class and join Ken Ning each Saturday to learn and practice Tai Chi. Ken’s Tai Chi class is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. \nTai Chi is an inclusive form of exercise that anyone can do\, whether you are in peak shape\, or have limited mobility. Despite its slow pace\, Tai Chi is a valuable exercise for all ages\, read about the health benefits of Tai Chi below. Dress comfortably and be prepared to have fun in Ken’s Tai Chi class. \nHealth Benefits of Tai Chi \nTai Chi has numerous health benefits. It is good for balance\, flexibility\, and stress – regular Tai Chi practice can improve overall physical health and well-being. In fact\, Harvard Health suggests Tai Chi might be “…the perfect activity for the rest of your life.” \nAs a form of exercise\, researchers in Toronto found Tai Chi is equivalent to brisk walking. So\, instead of worrying about your steps (how boring)\, join Ken’s Tai Chi class and have some more fun while you exercise. \nUnlike other forms of exercise\, Tai Chi movements are performed with relaxed muscles and a focus on deep breathing. Slow and gentle\, Tai Chi can improve blood flow\, balance\, and relaxation. Each Tai Chi pose flows into the next with circular\, continuous movements. This helps improve your balance and flexibility without putting strain on muscles and joints. \nTai Chi is also a very social activity\, commonly practiced in groups that rhythmically synchronize slow movements with deep breathing. Like meditation\, Tai Chi creates a calm and focused mind and can create a state of mindfulness. \nTai Chi also benefits emotional well-being and mental health. Regular Tai Chi practice can improve concentration\, physical self-awareness\, and create a sense of inner peace. Tai chi is a great exercise for relieving stress and has been shown to benefit hypertension and high blood pressure. \nWhat is Tai Chi? \nTai Chi is a Chinese traditional exercise that blends martial arts’ movement with meditation. Dating back a thousand years\, Tai Chi remains a popular activity in China and around the world. \nTai Chi is a series of slow\, choreographed martial arts movements and poses. Tai Chi poses are circular and continuous\, with an emphasis on smooth transitions and maintaining a centered and grounded posture. Tai Chi poses mimic the movements of animals or nature\, such as flowing water or a bird in flight.  \nKen has been practicing martial arts for 27 years\, and started Tai Chi training in 1996 with Sifu Dale Washington\, Sifu Ban Toy in 2000 and Grand Master Yang Jun in 2006. He has been practicing Tai Chi for 21 years and teaching Tai Chi for 12 years. In 2016\, he received a Gold Eagle certificate from Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association. certificate. Ken is also one of Grand Master Yang Jun’s Disciples for the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan. He teaches Kickboxing and Full-contact Martial Arts teacher and is certified by Ng Family Martial Arts Association.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/tai-chi-with-ken-ning-2-2023-10-21/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Rear Window
DESCRIPTION:A photographer in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window\, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder\, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend. \nDirector: Alfred Hitchcock \nStars: James Stewart\, Grace Kelly\, Wendell Corey\, Raymond Burr
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/rear-window-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics,Film
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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-4/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Yoguitar: Music Meditation with Dave Hiltebrand
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS IS CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT SESSION ON NOVEMBER 28!\nYoguitar is a relaxing hour of serene acoustic guitar music that can help you slow down\, reset and feel rejuvenated. With focus on the present moment\, the music is composed in real time based on the energy of the room\, making each experience unique. \nYoguitar events are not movement based. It is optional to bring a yoga mat if laying down is preferred. All are welcome. \nThis class runs on Tuesday\, October 24\, 7pm – 8pm \n \nDave Hiltebrand has been a full-time musician for over 25 years. Since graduating from DePaul University School of Music\, Dave has had extensive experience as a performer\, composer and studio musician. Highlights include the national tour of Jersey Boys\, co-writing and co-producing two national top-ten songs\, composing work for The Oprah Winfrey Show\, Nike and Allstate\, TV appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show\, Empire and Betrayal\, and tours to South Africa\, Cuba\, Spain\, Italy and Egypt. His debut solo guitar album Yoguitar\, Vol. 1 was released in 2016. Dave is currently an adjunct professor of Digital Music at Elmhurst University.\nwebsite: www.davehiltebrand.com\nInstagram: @davehiltebrand\nYouTube: @dave-hiltebrand
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/yoguitar-music-meditation-with-dave-hiltebrand-6/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Women's Self-Defense Class
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to learn or improve your self-defense skills? This women’s self-defense workshop will teach participants how to defend themselves in multiple ranges of self-defense\, the importance of awareness and the golden rules of self-defense. The workshop will be a mix of a little lecture and a lot of hands-on self-defense training tactics/techniques. Participants will walk away feeling more confident in themselves and their self-defense skills. Fit 2 Defend has trained and empowered hundreds of women in its programs with great results. Ages 13 and Up \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/womens-self-defense-class/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T110000
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SUMMARY:Little Storytellers: Acting for Ages 2.5 to 4
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for an activity for your little one? Through interactive play and fully engaged make-believe\, children are led through stories and become part of the storytelling themselves. Confidence\, individuality\, imagination and skilled listening are fostered as the students are immersed in a joyful fairytale world with their peers. Music\, props\, tasks and obstacles enhance sensory and motor skills. Siblings are welcome to sign up too! Ages: 2.5 – 4 \nPay per class = $25 \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \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 Master of Fine Arts in Performance. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/little-storytellers-acting-for-ages-2-5-to-4/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Age,Classes,Gorton Drama Studio,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T203000
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SUMMARY:FAN IN-PERSON: Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up\, Trying Again\, and Hitting It Out of the Park
DESCRIPTION:No registration required \nIn his wildly popular Basics with Babish series\, YouTube star Andrew Rea\, who has amassed millions of subscribers\, attempts\, often fails\, but always teaches cooking techniques for all levels of cooks. He’s explained everything from how to make challah bread and English muffins to Asian dumplings and homemade bacon. Now those classic\, essential recipes (and many more) are compiled into Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up\, Trying Again\, and Hitting It Out of the Park\, an authoritative cookbook which contains hundreds of step-by-step photographs with tips and tricks to help you troubleshoot anything from broken butter to burnt bread to bony branzino. Basics with Babish isn’t just a kitchen Bible for a new generation of home chefs\, it’s a proud reclamation of mistakes which encourages you to learn from your and Andrew’s missteps alike. \nRea launched Binging with Babish on YouTube in 2016\, recreating and reimagining dishes from famous television programs and movies inspired by everything from Mad Men to The Simpsons to Game of Thrones – it now has over 10 million subscribers and growing. The tie-in cookbook\, Binging with Babish\, was an instant New York Times bestseller\, and fans of that book and countless more will delight in this new cookbook which will truly teach you how to cook\, with Rea’s beloved sense of humor and guiding hand throughout. \nRea’s YouTube channel\, Babish Culinary Universe\, has grown into one of the most successful and widely viewed on the platform with a new companion instructional cooking series\, Basics with Babish. At the heart of everything produced from his home kitchen and studio in Brooklyn\, New York\, is a passion for learning\, connecting\, and pushing himself and others outside of their comfort zone. \nRea will be in conversation with Sawyer Jacobs\, Andrew’s lifelong friend and business partner. Before working at Babish\, Sawyer was an intellectual property attorney representing media clients such as Condé Nast\, reddit\, Inc.\, and The Newark Star Ledger. \nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded but not live streamed and will be available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Basics with Babish at the event\, while supplies last. No registration required.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/fan-in-person-basics-with-babish-recipes-for-screwing-up-trying-again-and-hitting-it-out-of-the-park/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Family & Kids,Family Action Network,Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T200000
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SUMMARY:Seventh Inning Stretch Pants
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a laughter-filled extravaganza at Gorton Drama Studio! Join us on October 27th and 28th\, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm\, as our talented cast of 9 to 13-year-old actors bring the house down with original comedy sketches. The comedic chaos unfolds at Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest. Tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Don’t miss the hilarity – mark your calendars for a weekend of non-stop fun! \n \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/seventh-inning-stretch-pants-october-27/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Events,Gorton Drama Studio,Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic on Guitar
DESCRIPTION:They’re back to open Season 4 of Rendezvous Arts with their amazing energy\, 1000s of notes\, and pure musical joy that only these two guitarists can bring! They are always a Rendezvous Arts Favorite and have sold out in the past – come and you’ll see why! \nInspired by the rhythms and melodies of flamenco\, jazz\, classical\, rock\, and the Balkan region\, this performance features the unrivaled guitar artistry of two of the finest players of their respective generations. Their music is carefully balanced between blazing virtuosity and sheer beauty. Together\, Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque recorded three CDs – Macedonian Blues\, 7 Boats\, and IndoBalkan – to great critical acclaim\, even getting the nod as the top best acoustic guitar albums in 2004 from Acoustic Guitar magazine. \nFriday night concert timeline\n7 – 8:15 PM concert (no intermission)\n8:15 – 8:45 PM conversation with artists\nConcessions for sale\, including beer & wine \n \n \nLiquid Mosiac Art by Inna and Alex Deriy \n\n\nInna is originally from the South Western part of  Siberia. She was born in a family of geologists and from the first days of her life was surrounded by the romanticism of scientific expeditions and the beauty of Siberian nature. Inna graduated from one of the most prestigious art schools of the region in the mid 90’s and tried herself in graphic design and jewelry making\,  participating in multiple projects and exhibitions.  In 2004 Inna relocated to the USA and married Alex Deriy\, and engineer by day and artist and musician by night. \nMoving away from home and traditional oil and pastels Inna joined her creative forces with her husband Alex. They started developing a new technique of painting with pigmented polymers and tried applying it to stone\, glass\, canvas and wood.  Stained glass look of her newly developed works slightly resembles warm and earthy collages made of natural stones that Inna’s parents used to bring back from their geological expeditions. Natural beauty of minerals has always been the couple’s main inspiration. \nThis is part of Rendezvous Arts Series \n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/farreed-haque-and-goran-ivanovic-guitars/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – Stuart Community Room
CATEGORIES:Events,Live Music,Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T120000
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SUMMARY:Tai Chi With Ken Ning
DESCRIPTION:Sign up for Gorton’s Tai Chi class and join Ken Ning each Saturday to learn and practice Tai Chi. Ken’s Tai Chi class is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. \nTai Chi is an inclusive form of exercise that anyone can do\, whether you are in peak shape\, or have limited mobility. Despite its slow pace\, Tai Chi is a valuable exercise for all ages\, read about the health benefits of Tai Chi below. Dress comfortably and be prepared to have fun in Ken’s Tai Chi class. \nHealth Benefits of Tai Chi \nTai Chi has numerous health benefits. It is good for balance\, flexibility\, and stress – regular Tai Chi practice can improve overall physical health and well-being. In fact\, Harvard Health suggests Tai Chi might be “…the perfect activity for the rest of your life.” \nAs a form of exercise\, researchers in Toronto found Tai Chi is equivalent to brisk walking. So\, instead of worrying about your steps (how boring)\, join Ken’s Tai Chi class and have some more fun while you exercise. \nUnlike other forms of exercise\, Tai Chi movements are performed with relaxed muscles and a focus on deep breathing. Slow and gentle\, Tai Chi can improve blood flow\, balance\, and relaxation. Each Tai Chi pose flows into the next with circular\, continuous movements. This helps improve your balance and flexibility without putting strain on muscles and joints. \nTai Chi is also a very social activity\, commonly practiced in groups that rhythmically synchronize slow movements with deep breathing. Like meditation\, Tai Chi creates a calm and focused mind and can create a state of mindfulness. \nTai Chi also benefits emotional well-being and mental health. Regular Tai Chi practice can improve concentration\, physical self-awareness\, and create a sense of inner peace. Tai chi is a great exercise for relieving stress and has been shown to benefit hypertension and high blood pressure. \nWhat is Tai Chi? \nTai Chi is a Chinese traditional exercise that blends martial arts’ movement with meditation. Dating back a thousand years\, Tai Chi remains a popular activity in China and around the world. \nTai Chi is a series of slow\, choreographed martial arts movements and poses. Tai Chi poses are circular and continuous\, with an emphasis on smooth transitions and maintaining a centered and grounded posture. Tai Chi poses mimic the movements of animals or nature\, such as flowing water or a bird in flight.  \nKen has been practicing martial arts for 27 years\, and started Tai Chi training in 1996 with Sifu Dale Washington\, Sifu Ban Toy in 2000 and Grand Master Yang Jun in 2006. He has been practicing Tai Chi for 21 years and teaching Tai Chi for 12 years. In 2016\, he received a Gold Eagle certificate from Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association. certificate. Ken is also one of Grand Master Yang Jun’s Disciples for the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan. He teaches Kickboxing and Full-contact Martial Arts teacher and is certified by Ng Family Martial Arts Association.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/tai-chi-with-ken-ning-2-2023-10-28/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Seventh Inning Stretch Pants
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a laughter-filled extravaganza at Gorton Drama Studio! Join us on October 27th and 28th\, Friday and Saturday at 7pm\, as our talented cast of 9 to 13 year old actors bring the house down with original comedy sketches. The comedic chaos unfolds at Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest. Tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Don’t miss the hilarity – mark your calendars for a weekend of non-stop fun!
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/seventh-inning-stretch-pants-october-28/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Events,Gorton Drama Studio,Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T074910
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SUMMARY:Ghostbusters
DESCRIPTION:Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City\, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers. \nDirector: Ivan Reitman \nStars: Bill Murray\, Dan Aykroyd\, Sigourney Weaver\, Harold Ramis
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/ghostbusters/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classics,Family,Film
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231030T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T183950Z
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SUMMARY:FAN: Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
DESCRIPTION:During the impeachment crisis of 2019\, Heather Cox Richardson\, Ph.D.\, professor of history at Boston College\, launched a daily Facebook essay providing the historical background of the daily torrent of news. It soon turned into a popular Substack newsletter\, Letters from an American\, and its subscriber base ballooned to more than two million dedicated readers who rely on her plainspoken and informed take on the present and past in America. \n  \nIn Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America\, Prof. Richardson crafts a compelling and original narrative\, explaining how\, over the decades\, a small group of wealthy people have made war on American ideals. By weaponizing language and promoting false history they have led us into authoritarianism — creating a disaffected population and then promising to recreate an imagined past where those people could feel important again. She argues that taking our country back starts by remembering the elements of the nation’s true history that marginalized Americans have always upheld. Their dedication to the principles on which this nation was founded has enabled us to renew and expand our commitment to democracy in the past. \nProf. Richardson’s talent is to wrangle our giant\, meandering\, and confusing news feed into a coherent story that singles out what we should pay attention to\, what the precedents are\, and what possible paths lie ahead. In her trademark calm prose\, she is realistic and optimistic about the future of democracy. Her command of history allows her to pivot effortlessly from the Founders to the abolitionists to Reconstruction to Goldwater to Mitch McConnell\, highlighting the political legacies of the New Deal\, the lingering fears of socialism\, the death of the liberal consensus and birth of “movement conservatism.” \nProf. Richardson will be in conversation with Claire Bond Potter\, Ph.D.\, Professor of History Emeritus at The New School for Social Research in New York City\, and the author of the Political Junkie Substack and an associated podcast\, Why Now? She has written for the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, the New Republic\, Yale Review\, and Dissent. Her most recent book is Political Junkies: From Talk Radio to Twitter\, How Alternative Media Hooked Us on Politics and Broke Our Democracy. \nThis event suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! We are giving away copies of Democracy Awakening to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/fan-democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Family Action Network
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231031T100000
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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-5/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231031T180000
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SUMMARY:Private Acting Class with Jeremy Kruse - October
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: When you sign up\, please specify the date and time you would like a lesson. The purchase page will only give you the option of October 31 at 5pm. Thanks! \nAre you working on a part for a play or film and need assistance? If you are new to acting\, Jeremy can teach you what it takes to be an actor and how to bring a character to life. Jeremy can help you with: audition preparation\, the business of acting\, script analysis\, comedic improvisation\, Method Acting Technique and more! \nJeremy can help with your audition for performing arts high schools. His students have gotten into the schools of their choice. \nIf you have training or are a working actor\, Jeremy can help take you to the next level. \nAre you an adult in the work force looking for an acting class that will help you be more spontaneous and personable? Jeremy can help. \n1/2 hour = $40\n1 Hour = $80\n \nNOTE: When you sign up\, please specify the date and time you would like a lesson. The purchase page will only give you the option of October 31 at 5pm. Thanks! \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  www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/private-acting-class-with-jeremy-kruse-october/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Classes,Gorton Drama Studio,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231031T180000
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SUMMARY:Private Acting Class with Madison Kisst - October
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: When you sign up\, please specify the date and time you would like a lesson. The purchase page will only give you the option of October 31 at 5pm. Thanks! \n1/2 hour = $40\n1 Hour = $80\n \nWhen you sign up\, please specify the date and time you would like a lesson. The sign-up page will only give you the option of October 31 at 5pm. Thanks!
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/private-acting-class-with-madison-kisst-october/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Gorton Drama Studio,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T074910
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SUMMARY:Keys to Longevity
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.\nWelcome to Longevity 101! How to stay younger (not just look younger) and live longer. \nThis one-of-a-kind wellness program is for busy moms\, middle-aged professionals\, new grandparents\, and anyone interested in improving the quality and longevity of their life. In this course\, you’ll apply the latest research in longevity to create a personalized plan for reversing aging. By using the keys to longevity\, you’ll prevent (or reverse) chronic age-related diseases like high blood pressure\, diabetes\, and cognitive decline\, and enhance your overall well-being. This positive transformation may even impact the lives of your loved ones. \nPlease note that this is not a diet! Presented by a registered dietitian\, it’s a fun\, engaging\, and eye-opening experience. Materials are included. \nOlga Kras is a Registered Dietitian with over 25 years of experience in the field of nutrition. She has been working in various healthcare settings\, and private practice\, and was a founder of one of the first organic restaurants on the NorthShore\, Organic Wellness Café in Lake Forest. She’s on a mission to promote quality nutrition for families of all ages with a focus on eliminating chronic diseases of aging.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/keys-to-longevity-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Specialty
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T200000
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SUMMARY:FAN: Women In Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity
DESCRIPTION:  \nWomen working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases\, deep systemic problems block women from advancing or push them out of science and technology entirely. Science writer Lisa M.P. Munoz’s new book\, Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity\, examines solutions to this persistent gender gap\, offering new perspectives on how to make science more equitable and inclusive for all. The book shares stories and insights of women from a range of backgrounds working in various disciplines\, illustrating the journeys that brought them to the sciences\, the challenges they faced along the way\, and the important contributions they have made to their fields. Ms. Munoz combines these narratives with a wealth of data to illuminate the size and scope of the challenges women scientists face\, while highlighting research-based solutions to help overcome these obstacles. She presents groundbreaking studies in social psychology and organizational behavior that are informing novel approaches for combating historic and ongoing inequities. \nMs. Munoz is the founder and president of SciComm Services\, a science communications consulting firm. She develops\, leads\, and executes communication strategies for science groups\, including VC funds\, sci-tech startups\, scientific societies and academic research groups\, international organizations\, and other institutions. \nMs. Munoz will be in conversation with Vanessa Bohns\, Ph.D.\, a social psychologist\, professor\, and chair of organizational behavior at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University (the ILR School)\, and author of the 2021 book You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion\, and Why It Matters. \nThis event suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nBONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Women in Science Now from FAN’s partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Munoz that will start immediately after the webinar\, from 8:05-9:00 PM CT. Details on the webinar registration page.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/fan-women-in-science-now-stories-and-strategies-for-achieving-equity/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:Gentle Flow Yoga with Areta
DESCRIPTION:This gentle flow class is warm and light\, ideal for anyone wanting a slower-paced class.  We move to create flexibility and sustain our range of motion through supportive passive openings and longer holds and props.  This class is for any age\, body type\, and level of experience. As you progress\, you will learn how to incorporate breath connection and meditation techniques into your practice.  Please bring a mat and a water bottle. \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/gentle-flow-yoga-with-areta/2023-11-02/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Little Storytellers: Acting for Ages 2.5 to 4
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for an activity for your little one? Through interactive play and fully engaged make-believe\, children are led through stories and become part of the storytelling themselves. Confidence\, individuality\, imagination and skilled listening are fostered as the students are immersed in a joyful fairytale world with their peers. Music\, props\, tasks and obstacles enhance sensory and motor skills. Siblings are welcome to sign up too! Ages: 2.5 – 4 \nPay per class = $25 \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \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 Master of Fine Arts in Performance. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/little-storytellers-acting-for-ages-2-5-to-4-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Age,Classes,Gorton Drama Studio,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T074910
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SUMMARY:ELVIS
DESCRIPTION:This biographic film follows the life of American music icon Elvis Presley\, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager\, Colonel Tom Parker. \nDirector: Baz Luhrmann \nStars: Tom Hanks\, Austin Butler\, Olivia DeJonge \nOur First Thursday Film Series is sponsored by The Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/elvis-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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