Feb 2010

Hometown heroes Doc Walker are to return to their stomping grounds in Portage la Prairie to help open the Portage Credit Union Centre.

The award-winning country band will play the centre Sat., April 3 as the first official music act in the brand-spanking new venue.

“They’re excited to come back and play at home,” Portage Regional Recreation Authority (PRRA) executive director Jennifer Sarna said.

While the PRRA is funding the concert, it has partnered with the William Glesby Centre, which will offer its expertise in booking and organizing a concert, and the Portage Industrial Exhibition Association, which will be learning how to host a concert in preparation for its shows during the Portage fair.

“They want to help us and learn how to run a concert at the PCU Centre,” Sarna said.

The show, named Doc Walker — Coming Home, is being billed as a community celebration and will also feature Shane Yellowbird and Deric Ruttan, who will join Doc Walker on-stage to perform a selection of the band’s biggest hits.

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