Gorton Holds Annual Block Party And Movie Under The Stars

From Gorton Community Center:Newer, bigger, and better than ever—Gorton Community Center is hosting its free end-of- summer annual Block Party and Movie Under the Stars on Saturday, September 15. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and your entire family!

Food and entertainment are at the core of this fun event—rain or shine—and Gorton has pulled out all of the stops to woo the crowds once again. Smokin’ T’s Barbecue and Sauced Pizza will be on hand to tempt local tummies, while LoMastro Performing Arts Academy and the band Nouveau will have everyone on their feet. The Wildlife Discovery center, face painters, and balloon artists will keep children entertained so their parents can enjoy this true community event.

At sundown, Gorton will screen “How to Train Your Dragon,” a 2010 American 3D computer- animated action fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Loosely based on the 2003 book by Cressida Cowell, the film was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the duo who wrote and directed Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2002 film Lilo & Stitch. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe’s tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at last of gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer wants to kill the dragon and instead befriends it.

This event is generously underwritten by North Shore Gas and Custom Design Stages & Fabrication.
To learn more about this event or to see a preview of this beloved movie, visit https://gortoncenter.org/event/annual-block-party-2018.

Gorton Community Center is a privately-funded, nonprofit 501c3 organization that operates in partnership with volunteers and the City of Lake Forest to enrich the lives of its residents through cultural arts, education and charitable service. Gorton relies on the generosity of residents and businesses to help fund programs, services and building improvements offered in the historic building owned by the city.

Gorton Community Center: The gathering place in the heart of our community where people connect, converse, learn, listen, play and perform.

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