The Portage Summer Music Series has been a tradition in Portage at Woodland Park for 22 years, providing exciting live performances by local artists inside Oakwood Grand Hall every Tuesday evening throughout the summer months. The success of the 13-concert series is largely attributable to the committed partnership between the Portage Department of Parks and Recreation, which provides the venue, Portage LIVE! which arranges the concerts, and the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, which recruits the sponsors for the series from within its membership.
An entire summer of music and fun for hundreds of concertgoers culminated with a full-to-capacity crowd on August 30 when the popular Rick Lindy & Wild Ones entertained 500 enthusiastic listeners. Featuring music of virtually every era and genre from rock & roll, swing, blues, contemporary, to original tunes, all performers on the series were drawn from our own substantial NW Indiana/Chicagoland talent pool.
The 2022 Summer Music Series was made possible through the generous donations from many businesses and individuals, including 1st Source – Central, Centier Bank – Willowcreek, Chase Bank – Willowcreek, Coldwell Banker Realty – Hortencia Moreno, edible arrangements, Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, Edward Jones Investments, First State Bank of Porter, Terry and Linda Hardin, Hodges & Davis PC, Housing Opportunities, Warren & Ruth Larson, Mayor Sue Lynch, Lovings Heating and Cooling, Miller's Senior Living Community, Minuteman Press, Moses Caregivers LLC, NIPSCO, NLMK Indiana, Ondro CPA PC, Portage Chamber of Commerce, Poe & Associates, Portage Park Dept, Portage LIVE, Porter County Community Foundation, Quinlin & Fabish Music Company, Reeder's Auto Service Center, State Farm Insurance – Ana Gutierrez, and the Visiting Nurses Assoc of NWI.
Jose Moreno, Board President of Portage LIVE! recently received a check for $5,750 from Nancy Simpson, Executive Director of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce consisting of donations made by local businesses and individuals for the 2022 Portage Summer Music Series.
Community spirit moved many others to make donations of $710 in cash and assorted non-perishable goods to Gabriel’s Horn Shelter and Portage Food Pantry all of which were collected at the concerts each week.
Additional donations to support Portage LIVE!’s mission to make live musical entertainment and cultural events available in Portage Township may be made anytime simply by texting the keyword PORTAGE to 44321. Portage LIVE! (formerly the Portage Township Live Entertainment Association) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. Your donations are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
For more information about Portage LIVE!, its Tuesday Night Summer Music Series, Founder’s Square Summer Sunday Series, or its acclaimed Subscription Series of nationally touring musical artists, please call Linda Hardin at (219) 762-5025.
“Portage LIVE Board President Jose Moreno (left) receives a check for $5,750 from Nancy Simpson, Executive Director of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce (right), comprised of donations from local businesses and individuals for the 2022 Portage Summer Music Series.”