PORTLAND Arts Centre celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday night with a whole lot of glitz, glam, feathers, exotic costumes and singing.

Exactly 120 people bought tickets to Shower Songs, a show jam-packed with glamour, burlesque and singalong hits. But it wasn’t only sparkling dresses and tastefully placed tassels, because Portland members of CEMA (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) also took the stage to sing a few tunes.