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SUMMARY:Aspirational Portraiture: Teen Art Camp with Joalida Smit
DESCRIPTION:Join Joalida Smit in her art studio for a week of drawing and painting an aspirational portrait – an image that reflects both your current inspirations and hopes for your future. We will think about ourselves\, who we are\, what we love and what we hope to change. I will take your budding artist through the process of image-making from ideation to final art work\, focusing on the fundamentals of the art process – drawing faces\, color-mixing for skin tones and composition. This art camp is process orientated\, meaning that I work with your teen’s unique style\, helping them to establish their artistic voice within the safety of a vibrant art studio environment. \nThis camp is ideal for middle schoolers aged 10 – 15 with artistic ability who wants to develop their skills to the next level. \n  \n \nJoalida Smit is a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist turned full time artist. Through these fun workshops she brings together her two passions: art and psychology\, assisting teens to think about their full creative selves. This course is open to all teens. LGBTQ friendly. This is not art therapy but using art to tell stories of psychological significance. www.joalidasmit.com
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/indentity-fashion-aspirational-portraiture-teen-art-camp-with-joalida-smit/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Summer Collection Sewing Camp with Ciao Bella
DESCRIPTION:This is the perfect camp to kick off summer break! Your creative sewer will love using the sewing machine everyday to stitch up a variety of projects. \nDuring our Summer Collection camp sewers will make a variety of projects that they can wear throughout summer. We will make a cute tank top\, matching shorts and a reversible bag! \nThis camp will be led by Ciao Bella Sewing. All supplies\, including fabric\, sewing machines\, and sewing notions are provided. \nIt is SEW much fun to sew and create. Students can bring their own sewing machine or use the provided sewing machines. Students should bring a water bottle and healthy snack everyday. New and returning students are welcome! Ages 8 – 15 \nLearning to sew has many benefits: \n\nSewing allows children to explore their creativity and express themselves through fabric\, colors\, and design choices. They can bring their own ideas to life and create unique garments or crafts that reflect their individuality.\nSewing teaches practical skills that they can use throughout life like learning to sew on buttons\, mending garments\, or even creating their own clothing fosters independence and self-sufficiency.\nFollowing patterns\, measuring\, and making precise cuts and stitches develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as well as problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.\nSewing can be a calming and therapeutic activity. The focus and concentration required during sewing can help children relax\, reduce stress\, and improve their overall well-being. It allows them to immerse themselves in a creative process and enjoy a sense of accomplishment when they complete a project.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/summer-collection-sewing-camp-with-ciao-bella/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Writing Standout College Essays
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.\nCollege essay season is fast approaching! Not sure how to start your personal statement? Concerned about supplemental essays? No need to struggle or stress! During this fast-paced hour\, you will gain a better understanding of the personal narrative structure and what makes a story stand out. \nYou will come away with specific strategies and solutions guaranteed to help you craft meaningful\, memorable essays. Class includes models\, templates & other handouts. Limited spots are available! Ages: High School \nIf you are unavailable to attend the workshops and want support with the essay writing process\, Alice and her team at Platinum Pen Consulting provide one-on-one coaching. For more information\, contact Alice directly at or call 847.843.6321 \nJoin us for the Ultimate Brainstorming Session on Monday\, June 17! Cost for both classes is $175\n \nAlice Moody is a professional writing coach who has spent the past decade running independent writing workshops\, teaching at the Writer’s Studio (part of University of Chicago’s Graham School) and working individually with hundreds of students and professionals to improve their writing. Originally from St. Louis\, Alice holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts in Teaching English from the University of Chicago. With her abundant enthusiasm and energy\, she helps students discover their unique voice\, showcase their story\, and enjoy the writing process. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/writing-standout-college-essays-techniques-tools-tips/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Safety Town Majors Camp 5-7 years
DESCRIPTION:This camp is SOLD OUT. Please call 847.234.6060 to be added to the waitlist. \nTWINS/TRIPLETS/SIBLINGS: Only one camp registration per family. Please call Gorton at 847.234.6060 to register multiples (siblings) and twins/triplets. \n\nThis camp is for 5-7 year-olds only. To register for this camp\, your child must be between the ages of 5 and 7 at the time of camp\, with no exceptions.\nNo repeat campers. Gorton Center will review 2023 graduation list and if your camper has attended Majors camp\, you will be contacted and your child withdrawn. This policy allows more opportunities for new campers in the community.\nHave an 8-10-year-old? Sign up for Safety Town Commanders here!\n\nSafety Town is an interactive safety awareness program for children 5-7 years of age. Each day the children will be introduced to various safety issues in a fun and safe environment. The program is taught by certified teachers with hands-on topics led by community guest speakers as well as visits from the Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department. Teen volunteers lead the children through camp every day and receive valuable training along with obtaining community service hours. Campers learn about pedestrian safety by tricycling about a miniature town complete with streets\, sidewalks\, buildings\, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Importance is placed on having the children memorize a cell phone number to call if they should ever become lost. We use fun songs to reinforce all of these principles and the children memorize our very own Safety Town Pledge! \nSafety Town will be held at Gorton Center from Tuesday\, June 11 through Friday\, June 14 from 1 to 4 pm\, rain or shine. On Friday\, we will have a graduation in our theater. A t-shirt will be provided on the first day of camp for campers to wear throughout the week. We ask that children bring their helmets every day. We will provide the tricycles. \nWhat do Children Learn at Safety Town? Safety Town students learn about a variety of situations and what they should do to remain safe\, including: \n\nPedestrian\, Railroad and Traffic Safety\nBicycle Safety\nWater\, Beach and Playground Safety\nFire Prevention\nPersonal Safety\nPet and Wildlife Safety\nStranger Safety\n\n\nOur Partners: \n\n\n\n\nLake Forest Police Department: LFPD will teach the kids safety awareness and self defense in a fun/interactive way! They’ll creatively cover topics such as gun safety\, bike and skateboard safety\, what to do when you are home alone and cyber safety/online stranger danger.\n\n\n\n\n\nLake Forest Fire Department:  LFFD will teach kids about everything from fireworks safety to first aid\, to even demonstrating a sprinkler system with a real-live fire in the safe confines of their smokehouse. This prompts a discussion about home fire prevention and escape plannning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nK9 Reading Buddies of the Northshore: K9 Reading Buddies of the Northshore will bring their therapy dogs on site and teach the campers all about pet safety! Topics covered will include what to do if a scary or unknown dog approaches and the do’s and don’ts around dogs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOperation Lifesaver: Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions\, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings and trespassing on or near railroad tracks. Operation Lifesaver will be providing our kids with rail safety education! \n\n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nFoss Swim School Libertyville: Foss will be joining us to teach our kids about all things water safety! \n  \n  \n  \nThere will be a graduation ceremony on the last day of the program. Certificates of Achievement will be given to all who go through the program. All family members are welcome!  Police and fire representatives will be on hand to answer any questions. \nWant to be a Safety Town Sponsor? Contact Ann Wildman 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/safety-town-majors-camp-2024-final/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Do Not Submit-Lake Forest
DESCRIPTION:Storytelling Open Mic-WALK-INS WELCOME\n  \nDNS takes place the second Wednesday of every month. No Cover Charge!\n  \nDo Not Submit Lake Forest takes place in a cozy room in the Gorton Center\, Lake Forest. It is a monthly storytelling open mic in an enthusiastic\, supportive environment free from pressure\, judgment\, or scoring. No experience is necessary to participate. All are welcome to speak or simply listen. Arrive at 7:15 to sign up for a spot\, and when your name is called\, participants will have up to 7 minutes to tell/read/tap dance any personal story/fiction/essay on proper flossing they’d like. All language and content is acceptable except for hate speech. No cover charge. Beer\, wine and non alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Hosted by Elizabeth Brown and Jasmin Rodriguez \nAbout Your Host \n  \n   \n\n\n\nJasmin Rodriguez is a trained actress with over 9 years of stage\, commercial\, film\, storytelling experience. Most recently she completed commercial’s for Malman Law and Spirit Juice. She has worked in several independent films\, such as “Faithful Disappointment’s”\, Market Value” and the TV true crime series “American Greed”. She completed her training at Second City\, Vagabond\, Sarantos Studios\, Wheaton Drama\, and Gorton Drama Studio. Jasmin is a dedicated actress and hard worker who is constantly looking to improve her talents. She enjoys nature walks by the lake\, bike riding\, yoga and travels to Europe.   \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuzie Garfield expects everyone to have stories (not just a story) to tell. As for her own background: She’s raised her 2 sons to adulthood. She’s programmed computers\, managed business projects\, learned as much as she could about other stuff\, taught as much of it as she could get to interest other people\, and always—always—told the stories about any and all of it. Now\, as a retiree from the conventional workforce\, an empty nester\, a consumer of food\, opera\, theater\, museums\, the visual arts\, and miscellaneous other adventures\, and a perpetual storyteller\, she keeps looking for and finding the next challenge\, the next thing to learn\, do\, and teach\, and the next story. \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \nAfter teaching studio art and art history in high school and colleges\, Lisa Parr opened and still runs her business internationally restoring Historic Landmark antique carousels\, speaking and writing articles on them and her specialty of original paint. Additional application of her skills is for legal work\, court verifying and identifying carousel figures for insurance\, damage\, and theft for private collectors\, as well as appraisals for museums\, art dealers\, and auctions. In connection with carousel art\, Lisa pursues research in early Celtic design and mythology on site in the upper isles of Scotland. Many early Celtic and pre-Christian designs are reproduced on carousels and carousel animals. Her interest in ancient and contemporary mythology has led her to research mountain storytelling\, initiating more travel and recent storytelling\, herself. Lisa has been telling Highland Park\, Lake Forest\, and several venues in Chicago. For fun\, Lisa also restores antique wood toys and sports cars\, which she drives with vigor and nostalgia.​
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/do-not-submit-lake-forest-6-12-2024/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Susan Werner
DESCRIPTION:If you’re not already\, you will fall in love with Susan Werner\nJoin us for an evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter and humorist Susan Werner  in the intimate John & Nancy Hughes Theater. \nBefore the show\, consider dining at The Gallery or Kuro Bistro\, who are supporting this concert with in-house flyers. Help support our local restaurants! \nOver the course of her twenty-five year career\, Werner has built a reputation as one of the country’s most compelling live performers. Her audience can’t help but sing-along to her amusing and catchy melodies. Formidable on guitar (she began playing at age 5) and piano\, Werner’s songs slide between folk\, jazz\, and pop\, all delivered with sassy wit and classic Midwestern charm.  With her unmistakable contemporary worldview\, reflected in her poetic songwriting\, Werner creates a fresh and unexpected experience for the listener\, culminating in a show you don’t want to end. \nKnown for her engaging and energetic live show\, Susan Werner continues her reign as one of the most bold and creative forces on the acoustic music scene today\, dubbed by NPR as the “Empress of the Unexpected.” \n“(Werner is) a songwriter and musician who is in such complete command of her gifts that it’s almost scary.” -All Music Guide\n“Always an impressive songwriter\, Werner continues to compose sharp\, funny\, compassionate lyrics\, a gift rare enough to set her apart.”-The Washington Post\n“Susan Werner\, a clever songwriter and an engaging performer\, brings literacy and wit back to popular song.” -The New Yorker\n“The classically trained and jazz inspired singer is redefining the genre and winning admirers around the country -Philadelphia Inquirer\n“This woman is great. period.” Music Row Nashville \nThank you to our sponsors\, Bob Scales & Mary Keefe\n  \n       
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/susan-werner/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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