Porterhouse Productions is a family-built, independent and community-focused production company that celebrates the music, arts, ideas and community of northern Michigan. Porterhouse Productions has a pool of over 1,000 committed volunteers, 36,000 email members, 6,000 Facebook fans, and a dedicated community that supports their work.

Since 2008, Sam Porter, his wife, and the Porterhouse Productions team have produced numerous festivals and events in the region, selling over 40,000 tickets to such events as the annual summer and winter Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival; Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula’s Paella in the Park which features local chefs, wineries, and, in 2010, music by GRAMMY Award winner Blues Traveler; National Writers Series’ An Evening with Mario Batali, a seated dinner for 2,000 attendees; a multitude of concerts at the City Opera House and other venues; Charlevoix’s Up North Fourth summer event; and much more. They have created and produced a variety of concerts, arts festivals, youth and cultural events, non-profit fundraisers, film festivals, major corporate events, university and public school events, and other signature events, and support the network of creative arts and local business in the northern Michigan region.