SPECIAL EVENTS
CREATE DATE
Join us the SECOND SATURDAY of each month from 1-3pm in the Drury Gallery!
Be inspired by artwork in the gallery, participate in writing prompts or guided sprints, or simply do your own thing in the company of other creative folk! Drop in...free and open to 16years and up. Please register for special events below. See you soon!
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Special Guest Presenters: Create Date AFTER DARK Dec 10 at 6pm
Portage Area Community Theatre Presents:
SHREK: the Musical!
Performances: Nov 6-9 and Nov 13-16, 2025
Thurs-Sat at 7pm, Sun at 2pm
General Admission Adult $20, Student $15
You won't want to miss this dynamite Broadway hit. Our large cast is hard at work bringing this beloved tale to life, don't miss your chance to see it!!
Indie Film Series-Saturday Matinee!
December 6, 2025 at 2pm, approx 90' run time
General Admission $5, or 3 non perishables
Four Short Films--plus world premiere music video! Melonie Gartner is the director, writer and executive producer of “Two Rivers," Where the Great Spirits Live," “Breathing Underwater” and “Swept Off.” This series of films is the culmination of a ten year project that began as an idea for making a low-budget Hitchcockian thriller!
K-6 Drawing Contest
Attn. Kids K-6: your Winter or Holiday Scene could be featured on a Portage Center for the Arts post card, plus win $25! All entries must be returned to the PCA office by Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 either in person, via email, or via post. Entries will not be returned. One entry per person.
The Enchanted Bookshop: a One-Act Production
Performance: Saturday, February 7 at 2pm
General Admission $5
This one-act production showcases the talents of our 3rd-5th grade artists as well as a handful of teen mentors! During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive!
Sponsored by Culver's of Portage and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.