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SUMMARY:MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:The Ten MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists hail from eight countries with films from United Kingdom\, The Netherlands\, Ukraine\, Italy\, France\, Australia\, Croatia\, and Ireland as well as two films from the USA. \nAll Final Ten short films become Oscar-qualified\, meaning they will be automatically eligible for an Academy Award nomination by screening for a week at the Arena Cinelounge in Hollywood in the county of Los Angeles. \nThe MANHATTAN SHORT Final Ten are:\nThe Talent (UK)\, I’m Not a Robot (The Netherlands)\, Mother (Ukraine)\, Dovecote (Italy)\, Pathological (USA)\, Alarms (France)\, Favourites (Australia)\, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia)\, Room Taken (Ireland)\, Jane Austen’s Period Drama (USA).
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/manhattan-short-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:HOLDING IT TOGETHER: HOW WOMEN BECAME AMERICA'S SOCIAL SAFETY NET
DESCRIPTION:America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society together at the seams and fixing it when things fall apart. In this tour de force\, acclaimed sociologist Jessica Calarco\, Ph.D. lays bare the devastating consequences of our status quo. \nHolding it Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net draws on five years of research in which Calarco\, a sociologist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, surveyed over 4\,000 parents and conducted more than 400 hours of interviews with women who bear the brunt of our broken system. Tracing present-day policies back to their roots\, Calarco reveals a systematic agreement to dismantle our country’s social safety net and persuade citizens to accept precarity while women bear the brunt. She leads us to see women’s labor as the reason we’ve gone so long without the support systems that our peer nations take for granted\, and how women’s work maintains the illusion that we don’t need a net. \nCalarco’s research focuses on education\, families\, and health decision-making. She is interested in the structures of power and privilege that maintain socioeconomic\, racial\, and gender inequalities in these settings\, as well as the role that qualitative methods can play in uncovering these mechanisms. \nCalarco will be in conversation with Heidi Stevens\, Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health\, and creative director for Parent Nation\, an initiative of the TMW Center. Prior to joining TMW\, Stevens worked at the Chicago Tribune for 23 years\, where she wrote a daily column called “Balancing Act.” She maintains a weekly nationally syndicated column. Stevens also serves as a FAN board member. \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 Holding It Together from FAN’s partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Calarco and Stevens that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page \n“Holding It Together is both an authoritative indictment of current and past US social policy and an empathetic\, unsettling portrait of American motherhood.” – Jennifer Breheny Wallace\, FAN ‘23
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/holding-it-together-how-women-became-americas-social-safety-net/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:Drawing & Painting in the Studio with Cheryl Steiger
DESCRIPTION:Come develop your artistic skills and creativity in the way that works best for you! \nAre you looking to develop specific skills or a new technique? Individualized art classes allow for a more personalized approach to learning. Cheryl will tailor instruction to your chosen medium\, skill level\, interests\, and learning style. You may choose to work from photos\, a still life\, or your imagination. Students must bring their own supplies. \nDrawing and painting benefit your mind and spirit. Art is an incredibly therapeutic activity\, it is relaxing\, and benefits fine motor skills\, hand-eye coordination\, problem-solving and creative thinking skills. Creative activities like painting are great mood boosters and can even make you more optimistic. Some research suggests art can slow cognitive decline. \nLooking for local art classes? Gorton offers a variety of art classes for all ages throughout the year. Visit our classes page or subscribe to our newsletter for information on our art classes.  \nCheryl Steiger is a Chicago area artist and teacher. Cheryl grew up in Riverwoods\, IL. She studied fine and commercial art at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. In 1979\, she became a freelance illustrator\, also working on commissioned pieces and producing audio-visual shows\, cartooning and fashion illustration. Cheryl has been teaching art for the past 30 years at many Chicago institutions\, including The Art Center of Highland Park\, The Evanston Art Center and Edgebrook Chicago Public School. She shows her fine art locally and around the world. In the summer of 2007\, Cheryl participated in Chicago’s ecologically-themed Public Art Project\, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet. Her small globe was on exhibit at The United Nations\, NY and The Kennedy Center\, and was purchased by the “Clinton Initiative”. The large globe is still being exhibited internationally.  \n “Creating art is my passion. Bringing my internal vision to the canvas to be shared is my greatest pleasure.”
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/adult-art-drawing-painting-in-the-studio-with-cheryl-steiger/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Age,Art,Classes
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SUMMARY:College Freshman Crisis Control
DESCRIPTION:THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT SESSION ON NOVEMBER 5!\n\nJoin us for a transformative workshop led by a seasoned life\, parenting\, and confidence coach\, T-Ann Pierce\, as she delves into the top four reasons why kids falter\, flounder\, flunk\, and fail their freshman year of college. \nAfter coaching panicked parents and stressed-out teens for nearly fifteen years\, T-Ann has learned that faltering in college has nothing to do with brains or ability. Protect your kids and your financial investment while fostering resilience and a stronger emotional connection with your child. \nParents will walk away with concrete strategies\, talking points\, and even a deep dive cheat sheet to help prepare themselves and their college freshmen for the blindspots that often derail success. \nT-Ann Pierce is a life\, parenting\, and confidence coach who helps her clients make meaning and sense of their demanding\, often overwhelming lives. With heartfelt candor and humor\, T-Ann captures emotional truths and offers real-world solutions to the conundrum of being human. She is a mother of four grown kids. She and her husband recently downsized and are trying to figure out what to eat for dinner. \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/college-freshman-crisis-control/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Adults,Classes,Specialty,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Screenagers
DESCRIPTION:“Screenagers: Elementary Edition” is a captivating documentary that explores the impact of digital devices on young children. It offers practical strategies for parents and educators to guide kids toward healthy screen habits. Through real-life stories and expert insights\, this film empowers families to make informed decisions about screen time. \nThis new version of the original Screenagers movie addresses issues that elementary school aged kids\, parents and educators are facing\, i.e.\, smartwatches in class\, unhooking from and monitoring video gaming\, social media pressures\, exposure too young and what research shows is a healthy amount of screen time. With many solutions to these and other challenges. \nThis event is in partnership with Lake Forest District 67 and Lake Bluff District 65.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/screenagers/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Community,Events,Film
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SUMMARY:HOCKEYLAND
DESCRIPTION:In Minnesota’s fabled heartland of US ice hockey\, the teams of rival towns skate for a last chance to etch their names into local lore. \nDirector: Tommy Haines \nStars: Blake Biondi\, Elliot Van Orsdel\, Indio Dowd \nFirst Thursdays are generously sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/hockeyland-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Bruce in the USA
DESCRIPTION:“The most powerful and intense Springsteen tribute on the planet” -Legends In Concert\, LV.\nBruce In The USA is much more than just another tribute. This high-energy musical experience is a note-perfect and visually accurate recreation of a Bruce Springsteen & The E St. Band show.  \nTo millions of diehard fans around the world\, it’s Springsteen’s marathon\, party-like performances that have elevated him to hero status. Bruce In The USA recreates this experience for you\, being met with critical acclaim from across the country\, as the best possible experience next to the real thing.  Be prepared to be on your feet from the first song to the last! \nBruce In The USA is a group of seasoned\, world-class professional musicians. The show has hosted musicians from Queen\, Meatloaf\, Blue Oyster Cult\, Hall and Oats\, Joe Cocker\, Aretha Franklin\, and many more and has taken this genre of performance art to a whole new level\, making it the World’s #1 Tribute to the E Street Band’s musical legacy. \nFood Vendor: Culinary Gangster \n \n\n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/bruce-in-the-usa/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Events,Live Music
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