Portage Township Live Entertainment Association Fall 2019-spring 2020 concert
Don't miss this heavenly concert! Acclaimed harpists Marguerite Lynn Williams and Julie Spring will perform on Monday, November 4th, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in the Sycamore Room at Woodland Park in Portage, Indiana. This is the first of five great Fall 2019-Spring 2020 live music concerts presented by Portage Township Live Entertainment Association (PTLEA), now in its 30th season of bringing quality live entertainment. 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). Admission: Students FREE; Adults pay only $15.00 at the door --or a PTLEA Reciprocity Season Ticket Pass*.
Marguerite Lynn Williams is the Principal Harpist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Her performances have been described as “ravishing harp artistry” (Charleston Today), “seamless technical polish and lyric sensitivity” (Chicago Classical Review), and “a bravura tour de force” (Miami Herald). An avid chamber musician, Ms. Williams is a founding member of the Chicago Harp Quartet, International Chamber Artists, and La Folia (Harp & Flute). Along with performing at music festivals around the world with these ensembles, she often collaborates with musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Julie Spring has performed internationally as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral harpist. She has held the position of Principal Harp of the Hartford Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, as well as a guest with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Her solo and chamber music appearances have taken her to stages throughout the United States, Canada, and Havana, Cuba.
PTLEA 's exciting 2019-2020 live concert continues with these Portage concerts:
Nov. 21, 2019 Anna Nalick, Singer/Songwriter (Woodland Park, Oakwood Hall, 7 p.m.)
Feb. 27, 2020 Heartache Tonight Eagles Tribute (Portage High School West, 7 p.m.)
March 19, 2020 Comedy & Variety Show: (Portage High School West, 7 p.m.) Comedian Mike Toomey, juggler Jon Brady, and comedy magician Frankie Ace
April 23, 2020 Bopology Swing Band (Woodland Park, Oakwood Hall, 7 p.m.)
Want to hear even more great music? *A Reciprocity Season Ticket Pass for the Fall 2019-Spring 2020 Concert Season, purchased through PTLEA, is a really great deal! The $50/Adult season ticket pass entitles you admittance to all five Portage live concerts-- plus entrance to 13 more concerts to choose from, performed in the neighboring towns of Valparaiso, LaPorte, Munster, and Warsaw, Indiana. Enjoy great and diverse entertainment by professional artists in this exciting season-ticket concert package!
PTLEA is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization whose goal is to make live entertainment cultural events available in Portage Township, at an affordable cost to all--and free to students. Season ticket holders help PTLEA to realize this goal. To order season tickets, inquire about the complete Fall 2019- Spring 2020 Reciprocity Concert Season Schedule, learn about becoming a PTLEA patron of the arts and/or Maestro Society member, call Linda Hardin at 762-5025, email HARDINLL@MSN.COM, or visit www.portagemusic.com.