A rally to save the Portage Theater “as we know it”

A rally to save the Portage Theater “as we know it”

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Finally taking the first step in what is likely to be a protracted and bitter battle, the current film operators of the Portage Theater have announced a rally on Dec. 17th to “save the theater as we know it” in the face of what they and many Six Corner residents fear will be the attempt by its new and controversial owner Eddie Carranza to turn it into the Congress Theater Northwest.

Promising that more details will be forthcoming shortly, the management team, who are fighting Carranza’s bid to evict them, issued the following flier today.