Gatherings

The R.O.S.E. (Recognition of Service Excellence) Awards took place on Thursday May 9, 2013. It was generously hosted by the Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa in the Stardust Event Center. 17 businesses, individuals, and organizations received awards at...

Flat track roller derby - a seemingly underground sport that's resurgence has quickly taken the world by storm, thunders back into the area with the lightning quick action of your own Region Rat Rollers. Heading to the Windy City, RRR will take on...

If you drive by Chesterton High School on Saturday, May 18 and see a swarm of kids running around on broomsticks, no, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. From Noon to 3 p.m., high school students will compete in the 2013 Quidditch Cup, an adaptation of...

The Indiana Welcome Center will be hosting its annual Explore the South Shore: Kick-Off the Summer event on Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first 250 families at the event will receive a regional passport of savings from participating...

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority hosted its annual tourism luncheon on Wednesday, May 8, inside the Indiana Welcome Center. Hundreds of attendees learned of the necessary step in making progress in the hospitality and tourism...

Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) will host a brown bag book signing and presentation from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame radio personality, John Records Landecker, on Friday, May 10 at noon. Landecker will be selling and signing copies of his new book,...

On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Chicago Street Theatre was hopping with groups of semi-formally dressed people moving about the lobby like a tide fashion. This year Chicago Street Theatre and The Bargain Barn, along with Engstrom Jewlers and the Terry...

The Duneland Exchange Club's 10th annual Frog Hunt will be from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 1 at Sunset Hill Farm County Park, in conjunction with the Porter County Wildlife Management Advisory Board's A Celebration of Wildlife. Saturday's Frog hunt...

In honor of the organization’s second anniversary, Lakeshore PAWS will host a birthday party and adoption event. The celebration takes place May 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at Coco’s Canine Cabana, 405 Elm St, Valparaiso, Ind. All are welcome to...

The deadline for vendor registration for the 2nd Annual Portage Township SummerFest is quickly approaching on Friday, May 17th at 4p. There are a limited number of spaces still available. Always on Father’s Day weekend, Portage Township SummerFest...