Category Archives: Valparaiso

Duo Dequenza Concert at Memorial Opera House
Debra Silvert & Paul Bowman of Duo Sequenza will pay homage to the origins of the flute and classical guitar duo … Latin America! Mark your calendars and buy your tickets early for their All Latin American Concert on Wednesday, March 16th, 2018 at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso! The night will kick off…

Oldtime Dances Return in February
The Valparaiso Oldtime Dance will be the 3rd Saturday of each month from 7-10 pm on the third Saturday of the month in 2019. Contras, squares and circle dances will be taught to live music. No experience or partner is needed. Layered clothing is recommended. Dances are held at the Valparaiso YMCA. (Click…

Spring Master Recycler program to feature Pratt tour
The Porter County Master Recycler Program has added a new feature to its already full spring schedule; a tour of Pratt Industries paper mill and corrugated recycling plant. “We are so excited Pratt has offered to give Master Recycler class number five students a tour of their plants here in Valparaiso,” Donna Stuckert, program coordinator,…

The Annual Garden Show – Porter County Expo Center
The Annual Garden Show is to be held on January 21st, 2023, at the Porter County Expo Center, in Valparaiso Indiana. Admission is $10, tickets purchased at the door only, kids under 12 free. Included with admission are free tickets for the enormous seed & bulb exchange, or bring your own…

Special Consensus Visits Valparaiso
THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS is a four person acoustic bluegrass band that began performing in the Midwest in the spring of 1975.The first band album was released in 1979 when the band began touring on a national basis. In 1984, The Special Consensus initiated the Traditional American Music (TAM) Program in schools across the country and…

Diners Love DonQuijote Restaurant
Many people who have visited downtown Valparaiso since 1985 have discovered the distinctive cuisine of the regions of Spain at Don Quijote Restaurant. Offering an excellent introduction to the rich and varied flavors and aromas of Iberian cooking, the proprietors and chefs, Carlos Rivero and Elena Jambrina are both natives of Spain. Carlos Rivera…

Yats Cajun Restaurant Opens In Valparaiso
Yats is a local Cajun Creole restaurant recently opened in Valparaiso, Indiana. Yats’ food is New Orleans inspired stews and sauces that are deeply satisfying and served over a bed of rice with Cajun buttered bread. Their food is New Orleans inspired sauces that are deeply satisfying with a touch of spice. …
Holiday Arts Festival by White Key Gallery
White Key Gallery is hosting a Holiday Arts Festival from November 27-Dec 31, 2015. White Key Gallery is housed in a graceful old Victorian on Lincolnway just a few blocks east of the Courthouse. Just inside the entryway you will find its namesake, a magnificent 7′ grand piano, which you may often hear being played…

Northwest Indiana Breweries
For Area Craft Beer Festivals, CLICK HERE! Northwest Indiana Craft Beer Spots to Check out by David Wichlinski Many of Northwest Indiana residents might be seeing a trend upwards in the micro-brewery output in the Region. This rise in business can be attributed to an influx of trendy microbreweries popping up all over Lake,…
Chicago Street Theatre Season 61
For Season 61 the not-for-profit volunteer theatre has selected an eclectic mix of musicals, comedies, dramas, family presentations, new works and cutting edge shows that have gained them an impressive reputation throughout the region. This year the award-winning company will be taking on two new musicals with one being one of two holiday offerings. Chicago Street…