PORTAGE LIVE! FALL 2026- SPRING 2027 CONCERT SEASON BEGINS!
Here’s more music to your ears—and pocketbook! For only $50.00/Adult, $10/Student, you can purchase a Portage LIVE! 2026-2027 Reciprocity Season Ticket for admittance to all 10 outstanding live concerts held in Portage, Munster, and Highland IN.
So hurry and purchase your Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Season Ticket now to enjoy diverse live musical entertainment by world-class professional bands and solo artists– at a real bargain!
JOHN BEHLING (CLASSICAL GUITAR)
SUN. OCTOBER 4, 2026—3PM
Since 1984, Behling has been performing Latin American Classical Music, and Pop and Jazz Standards at top Chicago venues. Moreover, he has performed for two US Presidents. In addition to classical guitar music, his program will include jazz standards by such famed artists as Gershwin and Ellington and jazz versions of James Taylor, as well as Beatles tunes and more.
THE BOURBON ARISTOCRACY (BLUEGRASS)
SUN. NOVEMBER 22, 2026—3PM
The Bourbon Aristocracy’s repertoire includes authentic bluegrass classics from artists such as Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury. Stanley Brothers, and many more, alongside more recent bluegrass favorites and songs by classic country artists like Hank Williams and Johnny Cash.
GIRLS LIKE US (TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON)
FRI. MAY 14, 2027—7PM
In their “Rags to Rhinestones” cabaret tribute show, celebrating the legacy of legendary Dolly Parton, Girls Like Us (Marianne Murphy Orland, Laura Freedman and Beckie Menzie) take audiences on a memorable journey from Parton’s impoverished Appalachian upbringing to international stardom. Girls Like Us combines sparkling harmonies, dynamic storytelling, and humor, featuring Marianne Murphy Orland’s rich vocals and music direction by Beckie Menzie.
Portage LIVE! proudly presented Jeff Brown Quartet, the opening show for the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Concert Season! Concert was held on September 13, 2026, at 3:00 pm. Single admission price is only $20.00 for adults and FREE to Portage students.
Patrons enjoyed fabulous afternoon of “Jazz and the Great American Songbook” by the fabulous Jeff Brown Quartet, featuring vocalist Anne Marie Bice. The band’s impressive songbook of popular, standard songs includes an incredible range of music styles from a variety of America’s legendary composers. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Herbie Hancock, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, to name a few.
FALL 2026-SPRING 2027 RECIPROCITY CONCERTS HELD IN MUNSTER AND HIGHLAND
(Details concerning all concert locations, websites, contact names and numbers will be sent after ticket purchases.)
Sept 8, Thu -7:00 p, Sounds of Georgia, 1920s-1990s Music Review, Munster.
Sept 22, Tues 7:00 p, The Dreamboats, 1950s & 1960s, Highland.
Oct 27, Tues 7:00 p, Radio Recall, Broadway Songs, Munster.
Nov 23, Mon 7:00 p, Cece Teneal, Divas of Soul, Munster.
Feb 25, Thu 7:00 p, Yanif Zarif, Beyond Vocals, Munster.
April 2, Fri 7:00 p, Piano Men: Generations, Billy Joel & Elton John, Munster.
Kicking off our 36th Fall/Spring Concert Season, Portage LIVE! is an Indiana Corporation 501 (c) (3) not-for profit organization. Our mission: To foster and encourage public appreciation and expand the knowledge of the Performing Arts in Portage Township and the surrounding areas by providing quality live entertainment at an affordable price. Season Ticket holders help Portage LIVE! realize these goals. To learn more about how to purchase Fall 2026-Spring Reciprocity Season Tickets and how to become a Portage LIVE! donor, sponsor, or patron, call Linda Hardin at (219) 762-5025, email HARDINLL@MSN.COM, or visit www.PortageLIVE.org .
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