2019 PORTAGE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES OF “FREE” TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERTS AT “WOODLAND PARK” PRESENTS “LARRY SPURLOCK LITTLE BIG BAND” ON JULY 30TH!

2019 PORTAGE  SUMMER MUSIC SERIES OF  “FREE” TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERTS AT “WOODLAND PARK” PRESENTS  “LARRY SPURLOCK LITTLE BIG BAND”  ON JULY 30TH!

Event Information

10:01am - 10:01am

If you're big on the tunes of the swing music genre, you'll love Larry Spurlock Little Big Band, appearing on stage Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Park in Portage, Indiana! This terrific concert is all part of this year's 2019 Portage Summer Music Series of "FREE" concerts held indoors in Woodland Park's Oakwood Grand Hall, continuing every Tuesday through August. Woodland Park is located just south of US 20 in Portage, at 2100 Willowcreek Road (from US 20 & 249, 1/4 mile east to light, 1/4 mile south to park entrance). Seating is provided and the show is open to the public.

Since the 60s, the always popular Larry Spurlock Little Big Band has been entertaining enthusiastic audiences in Northwest Indiana with the timeless vocals and music of the big band swing era of the 30s and 40s-- showcasing the unforgettable tunes of such great performers as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, and so many more music legends!

Concessions and a cash bar add to the concert fun-- and there are dance areas where concert-goers can swing to their favorite tunes the night long!

The 2019 Portage Summer Music Series of FREE indoor concerts at Woodland Park continues with the following bands, entertainers, and music duos performing in August-- Tuesday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in Oakwood Grand Hall:

Aug 6 Hot Sauce Pop Music and Vocals
Aug 13 Monterrey Music and Song Past and Present
Aug 20 Harley Hehr Music, Song, Comedy, Impressions
Aug 27 Joe Zirconia & Dave "Elvis" Thomas Tribute to Neil Diamond & Elvis Presley

Donations of non-perishable food, personal items, and paper products for the Portage Food Pantry and Gabriel's Horn Women's Homeless Shelter are welcomed for collection at every concert, but are not required.

The 2019 Portage Summer Music Series is produced in collaboration with Portage Township Live Entertainment Association (PTLEA), the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, and the Portage Department of Parks and Recreation. Concerts at Woodland Park are made possible by grants from John W. Anderson Foundation and Porter County Community Foundation, Indiana Dunes Tourism, and from donations by local residents and Portage Chamber business members.

The 2019 Portage Summer Music Series Committee includes: PTLEA board members  Jose Moreno, Terry Hardin, Linda Hardin, Paul Panicali, Dushanka Milatovic, and Joe Shukstor;  Nancy Simpson, Executive Director of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce; and Lori Wilkie, Assistant Superintendent of the Portage Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information about the 2019 Portage Summer Music Series, contact: the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce at 762-3300; Portage Parks and Recreation at 762-1675;  Terry Hardin (PTLEA) at 762-5025, or visit the PTLEA website at www.portagemusic.com.

Woodland Park

Address:

  • 2100 Willowcreek Road
  • Portage, IN 46368