The Portage Center for the Arts is pleased to present a series of events called the Brown Bag Lunch Series, where you can bring your lunch and enjoy a respite while being entertained by various talented guest artists.  Our next offering will be on November 8 from 12-12:45 pm, featuring Kelly Bleich on the life of Hamlin Garland, another of Wisconsin’s Pulitzer Prize winners.  The cost is only $5 at the door.  For more information, contact Portage Center for the Arts, 301 East Cook Street, Portage.  608-742-5655. Open Wed-Fri 1-6, Sat 10-3.  portagecenterforthearts@frontier.com, http://www.Portagecenterforthearts.com