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Events in Portage
Wed11
Today
At 9 AMFree
Other
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
At 9:30 AMFree
Story timeKids' show
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
At 10:30 AMFree
Story timeKids' show
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
At 10 AMFree
Other
Free Movies for Military & Veterans on Veterans Day at Emagine Portage
Emagine Portage
At 4:30 PMFree
Kids
Kids' Food Club: Will It Waffle? (3rd-5th Grade)
Portage District Library
At 6 PMFree
Food
Cooking Demo with Chef Jim Mumford
Portage District Library
At 6 PMFree
Kids
Middle Grade Book Club
Portage District Library
Thu12
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert
Live Music w/ Tressa & Nicole
468 Urban Winery
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
Story time0–5 yrs
Bedtime Storytime
Portage District Library
Tomorrow · 6:30 PMFree
QuizOutdoors
Triple Threat Trivia
Presidential Brewing Company
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
Video gamesTournament
Return to Dragon's Lair 75
3369 Willowcreek Rd
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Literature
International Mystery Book Discussion — A Murder For Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
Portage District Library
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at ZooCity Beastro
ZooCity Beastro
Fri13
Friday 13 November
Fri 13 · 10 AMFree
DocumentaryCinema
Documentary and Donuts — Good Men
Portage District Library
Fri 13 · 12 PMFree
Other
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Fri 13 · 4 PMFree
Parties
Healthcare Appreciation Night
468 Urban Winery
Fri 13 · 5 PMFree
Crafts
Sip & Scent: A Candle-Making Experience
468 Urban Winery
Fri 13 · 6 PM$27.73
Kids4–11 yrs
Mother & Son Movie Mania
Valley Family Church
Fri 13 · 6 PM$44.52
Mahjong
Mahjong 101 - Learn to Play
468 Urban Winery
Fri 13 · 7 PM$28.52
Career
A Night Out in Portage | Dinner with New Friends: Small Town Edition
Restaurant of the Week
Sat14
Saturday 14 November
Sat 14 · 9:30 AM$25
Wellness
Feng Shui Workshop
Portage Parks & Recreation
Sat 14 · 10 AM
Market
Portage Holiday Craft Show
Portage Northern High School Doghouse (Auxiliary Building next to HS)
Sat 14 · 10:30 AMFree
Talk
Depraved Obsession
Portage District Library
Sat 14 · 12 PMFree
Other
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Sat 14 · 1 PMFree
Volunteering
Daughters of the American Revolution — Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter meeting
Portage District Library
Sat 14 · 3 PM
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City — Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 14 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 14 · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 14 · 8 PM$25
Stand-upComedy
Comedy Show
Marina Shores Yacht Club (Open Year Round to the Public)
Sun15
Sunday 15 November
Mon16
Monday 16 November
Tue17
Tuesday 17 November
Tue 17 · 9 AMFree
Other
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 9:30 AMFree
Story time
Family Storytime
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time
Family Storytime
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 12 PMFree
Drop-in services
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 6 PMFree
Talk
Plots and Pages
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 6:30 PMFree
Workshops
Purl for Portage
Portage District Library
Tue 17 · 6:30 PMFree
Parties
Teen Cosplay Party
Portage District Library
Later
Wed 18 · 9:30 AMFree
Kids
Toddler Playtime
Portage District Library
Wed 18 · 10:30 AMFree
Kids
Toddler Playtime
Portage District Library
Wed 18 · 5:30 PMFree
Science7–9 yrs
Things that Fizz, Pop, Erupt and Explode (Gently!)
Portage District Library
Thu 19 · 9 AMFree
Talk
Muffins and the Market
Portage District Library
Thu 19 · 10 AMFree
Drop-in services
Drop-In Genealogy Help
Portage District Library
Thu 19 · 4 PMFree
YogaWellness
Yoga with Apral
Portage District Library
Fri 20 · 4 PMFree
Other
Community Heroes Appreciation Night
468 Urban Winery
Fri 20 · 7 PM$17.85
DJ set
Pour Decisions: Silent Disco Party
468 Urban Winery
Sat 21 · 9 AMFree
Other
Kalamazoo Macintosh Users' Group
Portage District Library
Sat 21 · 9 AMFree
Guided tourHeritage
Air Zoo Day for MDHHS Foster Adoptive & Kinship Families
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
Sat 21 · 10:30 AMFree
Wellness
Saturday Sound Immersion
Portage District Library
Sat 21 · 1:30 PM$28.52–74.41
Crafts
Coloring Party for Stress Relief
Ron’s Beans Coffee Roaster
Sat 21 · 3 PM
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 21 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 21 · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 21 · 8 PM
Stand-up
Next Stop Comedy
Presidential Brewing Company
Sun 22 · 10 AM
Market
Portage Holiday Market
Portage Parks and Recreation
Sun 22 · 11 AM$17.85
DJ set
Kids Silent Disco
468 Urban Winery
Sun 22 · 12 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Air Zoo Day for MDHHS Foster Adoptive & Kinship Families
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
Mon 23 · 12 PMFree
TalkLiterature
Light Lunch and Literature
Portage District Library
Tue 24 · 5:30 PM$64.80
Thanksgiving Centerpiece Making
468 Urban Winery
Wed 25 · 1 PMFree
Creative workshopfrom 0 yrs
Happy Dinovember! Crafting With Your Dinosaur
Portage District Library
Wed 25 · 5 PMFree
Drop-in services
Library closing early
Portage District Library
Thu 26Free
Other
Library closed Thanksgiving Day
Portage District Library
Thu 26 · 8 AM$25–45
RunningSports & fitness
26th Annual Turkey Trot - Portage Township YMCA
3100 Willowcreek Road
Thu 26 · 9 AM$25–30
RunningSports & fitness
KAR Turkey Trot Time Prediction Run presented by Mitten Running Company
7361 Moorsbridge Rd
Fri 27 · 12 PM
Black Friday Free Arcade & Deals
Zap Zone XL - Portage
Fri 27 · 12 PM$0–55.20
Black Friday Free Event at Zap Zone XL | Zap Zone XL Portage
Zap Zone XL - Portage
Fri 27 · 2 PMFree
Animal Rescue Project Adoption Day
468 Urban Winery
Fri 27 · 4 PMFree
Career
Local Businesses Appreciation Night
468 Urban Winery
Sat 28 · 2 PM$59.54
Crushed Glass Resin Pour Party - Portage
Presidential Brewing Company
Sat 28 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 28 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 28 · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play!
Dragon's Lair
Mon 30 · 6 PMFree
TalkCareer
Introduction to Investing
Portage District Library
Tue 1 · 9 AMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Tue 1 · 9:30 AMFree
Story time0–5 yrs
Family Storytime
Portage District Library
Tue 1 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time0–5 yrs
Family Storytime
Portage District Library
Tue 1 · 12 PMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Tue 1 · 4 PMFree
YogaWellness
Yoga with Apral
Portage District Library
Wed 2 · 9 AMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Wed 2 · 3:30 PMFree
Other
Immaculate Snacks & Gaming
Portage District Library
Thu 3 · 9 AMFree
Talk
Muffins and the Market
Portage District Library
Thu 3 · 4:30 PMFree
Holiday Candle-Making
468 Urban Winery
Thu 3 · 6 PM$39.19
Next Level Play: Mahjong
468 Urban Winery
Thu 3 · 6:30 PMFree
Story time
Bedtime Storytime
Portage District Library
Fri 4 · 12 PMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Fri 4 · 3 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Weekend Infinity World Champ Celebration!!!
Dragon's Lair
Fri 4 · 4 PM
Art & Culture
Friends of the Library Members Only
Portage District Library
Fri 4 · 5:30 PM$76.54
Holiday Wreath Making
468 Urban Winery
Sat 5
Market
Portage Christmas Craft Show
Woodland Park
Sat 5 · 9 AM$1–5
Art & Culture
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Portage District Library
Sat 5 · 8:30 AM$0
Guided tourOutdoors
Winter Maritime Wanderers at Portage Lakefront & Riverwalk
Portage Lakefront & Riverwalk
Sat 5 · 12 PMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Sat 5 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 5 · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 5 · 5 PM
MarketStreet party
Traditional Holiday Santa’s Village Boutique Market
Celery Flats
Sun 6 · 11 AM$44.52
Mommy & Me Nutcracker Tea
468 Urban Winery
Mon 7 · 9:30 AMFree
Story timeMusic for toddlers0–3 yrs
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
Mon 7 · 10:30 AMFree
Story time0–5 yrs
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
Mon 7 · 12 PMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Mon 7 · 4 PMFree
Staffed Hours @ The Makerspace
Portage District Library
Mon 7 · 5 PMFree
Portage Public Schools Art Show
Portage District Library
Mon 7 · 7 PMFree
TalkHeritage
Kalamazoo County Historical Society meeting
Portage District Library
Tue 8 · 9:30 AMFree
Music for toddlersClasses0–5 yrs
Wiggle, Giggle, and Groove
Portage District Library
Tue 8 · 10:30 AMFree
Music for toddlers0–5 yrs
Wiggle, Giggle, and Groove
Portage District Library
Tue 8 · 5 PMFree
CinemaCrafts
Cinema and Craft in the Makerspace
Portage District Library
Tue 8 · 6:30 PMFree
LGBTQ+
Teen LGBTQ+ Meet-Up
Portage District Library
Wed 9 · 4:30 PMFree
Kids8–11 yrs
Kids' Food Club: Will It Waffle?
Portage District Library
Wed 9 · 6 PMFree
FoodTalk
Cooking Demo with Chef Jim Mumford
Portage District Library
Thu 10 Dec · 3 PMFree
Creative workshop0–7 yrs
Youth Holiday Keepsake Craft Drop-in
Portage District Library
Thu 10 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
DIY & repair
Makerspace Studio Pocket-Size Journal Cover
Portage District Library
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PMFree
Literature
International Mystery Book Discussion
Portage District Library
Fri 11 Dec · 10 AMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Documentary and Donuts
Portage District Library
Fri 11 Dec · 4 PMFree
Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Hayloft Theatre
Fri 11 Dec · 6 PM$44.52
Holiday Porch Pot Making
468 Urban Winery
Fri 11 Dec · 5:30 PM$23.18–65.87
Portage Wine Walk
Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Sat 12 Dec · 2 PM$64.82
Beach Glass Christmas Trees - Portage
Presidential Brewing Company
Sat 12 Dec · 2 PMFree
Kids5–11 yrs
Snow Much Math Fun!
Portage District Library
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 12 Dec · 6 PM$44.52
Cooking
Cookie Decorating Class
468 Urban Winery
Sat 12 Dec · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play!
Dragon's Lair
Sun 13 Dec · 10 AM$44.52
Brunch with Santa
8842 Portage Rd ste 104
Mon 14 Dec · 6 PMFree
Other
Portage District Library Board Meeting
Portage District Library
Tue 15 Dec · 6 PM$44.52
Holiday Card Making
468 Urban Winery
Tue 15 Dec · 6:30 PMFree
Kids
Teen Candy Cottages
Portage District Library
Wed 16 Dec · 9:30 AMFree
Kids1–3 yrs
Toddler Playtime
Portage District Library
Wed 16 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
Kids1–3 yrs
Toddler Playtime
Portage District Library
Wed 16 Dec · 6 PM$49.87
Wine Cork Christmas Tree Class
Marina Shores Yacht Club (Open Year Round to the Public)
Thu 17 Dec · 4 PMFree
YogaWellness
Yoga with Apral
Portage District Library
Thu 17 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
Creative workshop
Kids Create 3D Paper Lizards
Portage District Library
Thu 17 Dec · 6 PM$55.20
Cooking
Homemade Sushi Rolling Class
468 Urban Winery
Fri 18 Dec
Lax in the Zoo
Kingdom Indoor Soccer Center
Sat 19 Dec · 9 AMFree
Animals0–17 yrs
Air Zoo Day for MDHHS Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Families
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
Sat 19 Dec · 1 PM$3–5
Santa Skate
Ice Rink at Millennium Park
Sat 19 Dec · 1 PMFree
Creative workshop6–12 yrs
Sew Camp II for Kids and caregivers who attended Sew Camp I
Portage District Library
Sat 19 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 19 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 19 Dec · 5:30 PM$7.18
Drawing & painting
Sip & Paint- Decorate a wine bottle
468 Urban Winery
Sat 19 Dec · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play!
Dragon's Lair
Sun 20 Dec · 12 PMFree
Exhibition
Air Zoo Day for MDHHS Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Families
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
Mon 21 Dec · 10 AMFree
Guided tour
Get to Know the Makerspace
Portage District Library
Mon 21 Dec · 12 PMFree
Literature
Light Lunch and Literature
Portage District Library
Thu 24 DecFree
Other
Library Closed
Portage District Library
Fri 25 DecFree
Other
Library Closed — Christmas Day
Portage District Library
Sat 26 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 26 Dec · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 26 Dec · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play!
Dragon's Lair
Thu 31 Dec · 5 PMFree
Drop-in services
Library Closing Early
Portage District Library
Thu 31 Dec · 8 PM
Stand-up
Next Stop Comedy: New Year's Eve
Presidential Brewing Company
Fri 1 JanFree
Other
LIBRARY CLOSED
Portage District Library
Sat 2 Jan · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon’s Lair Hyperia City, Saturday Free Weekly Play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 2 Jan · 3 PM
Trading cards
Dragon's Lair Lorcana FREE learn to play
Dragon's Lair
Sat 2 Jan · 5:30 PM$5
Trading cardsTournament
Dragon's Lair Core Hyperia Cty Competitive Play!
Dragon's Lair
Mon 4 Jan · 9:30 AMFree
Story time0–3 yrs
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
Mon 4 Jan · 10:30 AMFree
Story time0–3 yrs
Baby/Toddler Storytime
Portage District Library
Mon 4 Jan · 4 PMFree
YogaWellness
Yoga with Apral
Portage District Library
Mon 4 JanFree
Talk
Kalamazoo County Historical Society
Portage District Library
Tue 5 Jan · 9:30 AMFree
Story time0–6 yrs
Family Storytime
Portage District Library
See also in Portage
Fri 13 · 7 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Italian pianist Luca Pompilio recital
The Listening Room @ Second, Kalamazoo
Sat 14
ClassicalConcert
Brahms & Bronfman (Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra)
Miller Auditorium
Fri 20 · 7:30 PM$15–35
ClassicalConcert
David Shifrin, clarinet with the Miró Quartet
Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
At 1 PM
Karaoke
Karaoke
Comstock Community Center, Kalamazoo
Fri 13 · 7 PM
Concert
Vanishing Earth @ Papa Pete's
Papa Pete's, Kalamazoo
Sat 14 · 4 PMFree
KaraokeR&B
PLAYAZ ONLY PRESENTS: R&B KARAOKE
Casa di Amici, Kalamazoo
Sun 15 · 4 PM$10–28
ClassicalConcert
Tom Borrow
Cori Terry Theatre (Formerly Wellspring Theater), Kalamazoo
Sun 15 · 7 PM$5–22
ClassicalWorld music
The Nagash Ensemble
Stetson Chapel - Kalamazoo College
Thu 19 · 7 PM$10–25
JazzConcert
Dave Stryker Jazz Show 7:00 PM
Crawlspace Comedy Club, Kalamazoo
Thu 19 · 7 PM$5–17
World musicSinger-songwriter
Ana Everling
Dormouse Theatre, Kalamazoo
Fri 20 · 8 PM$86
Theatre
A Christmas Carol
The New Vic Theatre, Kalamazoo
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
TheatreHip-Hop
WMU Theatre represents Three Musketeers
WMU Gilmore Theatre Complex, Kalamazoo
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
Musical
COME FROM AWAY
Farmers Alley Theatre, Kalamazoo
Sun 15 · 2 PM
TheatreAccessible
Silent Sky
The Parish Theatre, Kalamazoo
Sun 15 · 2 PM$102
ClassicalShows
Cinderella - Ballet
Miller Auditorium - Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$2–15
Poetry slamImprov
Always Hallways Improv Comedy
Crawlspace Comedy Club, Kalamazoo
Tue 17 · 6:30 PM$0–34.59
LiteratureTalk
REBECCA McKEE presents: MR. MENDLEBEE'S LITERARY REPOSITORY
Bookbug & this is a bookstore, Kalamazoo
Fri 13 · 5 PMFree
MarketCrafts
KalamaTopia
Kalamazoo Farmers Market
At 12 PM
TalkFashion & Design
ArtBreak: Clothing Clues: Decoding Signals in Fashion
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Fri 13
Manga & ComicsCinema
Grand Rapids Comic Con (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Kalamazoo County Expo Center
Tue 17 · 6 PMFree
TalkWellness
The Wellness Way Approach to Inflammation
The Wellness Way Schoolcraft
Tomorrow · 11 AM
Exhibition
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
At 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia in the Taproom
Apoptosis Brewing Co, Kalamazoo
At 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Old Goat Tavern
The Old Goat Tavern, Kalamazoo
Tue 17 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at Revel & Roll West
Revel & Roll West, Kalamazoo
Mon 16 · 5 PM
Video gamesTournament
Revel & Roll West #271! WTDSA Post Local!
Revel and Roll West, Kalamazoo
Tue 8 · 6:30 PM$5
Card gamesCar boot sale
Canadian Game Night: Euchre & Crokinole Social
Old Skool Bar, Kalamazoo
At 6:30 PM
Video gamesTournament
Bronco Weekly #63
1070 Arcadia Loop, Kalamazoo
Sun 15 · 5 PM$10
Trading cardsTournament
Sunday Evening Weekly Play (Constructed)
Decked Out Games, Kalamazoo
Mon 16 · 5 PM
Trading cardsTournament
Monday Night Gaming - Lorcana
Razzo Cards, Kalamazoo
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