Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (June 17, 2022) – The inaugural Land Restoration School at Crossroads at Big Creek opened this week. On Saturday, June 18, Crossroads will hold the 13th annual Crossroads Trail Run & Walk with a restoration twist, and even our activities and lectures this week will focus on restoring the land. As many know, […]
DCA Presents Family-Friendly Americana Act Okee Dokee Brothers June 23
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 17, 2022) – On Thursday, June 23, at 6 p.m., kid-friendly Americana duo Okee Dokee Brothers will perform at Door Community Auditorium (DCA). Ticket holders may also elect to purchase tickets for a pre-show, family-style pizza party. With songs written under wide-open skies and harmonies fine-tuned around the campfire, a spirit […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Housing Capital Campaign and Lead Donor
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 17, 2022) – Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce the public launch of its capital campaign, Act II: Protecting the Past, Ensuring the Future. Through the Act II Housing Campaign, the theater plans to raise $3.5 million to build two new dormitories which will replace the aged, insufficient structures in which members of […]
Death’s Door Dance Festival
Door County, Wis. (June 17, 2022) – Door County will welcome dance movers, makers, and shakers from across the Midwest (and beyond) with the premiere Summer performing arts event, Death’s Door Dance Festival, July 22-24. Join us on Friday, as The Wickman House hosts a pop-up performance of a fierce lineup of guest artists. Let’s […]
English Connections and a Close Call
By Jim Berkenstock Our English Connections program, which starts with the first of four concerts this Thursday, is “connected” largely by one person—Charles Villiers Stanford. Stanford and Edward Elgar were the two greatest English composers at the turn of the 19th into the 20th century. However, Stanford was also a great teacher who thereby connected with a large group […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Dakota
Meet Dakota! This 5-year-old cutie is available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. Dakota has a sweet nature but gets nervous with new people and in new situations. She would love to find a home that allows her all the time she needs to acclimate and get comfortable. For that reason, […]
Southern Door Announces New Elementary Principal
Southern Door, Wis. (June 14, 2022) – The Southern Door County School District is proud to announce that a familiar face will be returning to the district as elementary principal starting July 1. At a Board of Education Special Meeting on June 8th, former teacher and alumnus, Marc Vandenhouten, was named the new Southern Door […]
DCA Presents New Orleans Legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Concert June 22
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 14, 2022) – On Wednesday, June 22, at 8 p.m., New Orleans legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band will return to Door Community Auditorium (DCA) by popular demand. Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, creating music that exemplifies the Crescent […]
Midsummer’s Music Performs 20th Century Composers with English Connections
This program includes an unpublished quintet from Charles Villiers Stanford. Sister Bay, Wis. (June 14, 2022) – Midsummer’s Music continues its exciting 2022 concert season with an inspiring program featuring 20th century English classical composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Charles Villiers Stanford, including a rarely heard, unpublished quintet. Over the past several years, Midsummer’s […]
Woodwalk Gallery Music Scene Heats Up for 2022
Egg Harbor, Wis. (June 14, 2022) – One of the amazing attributes of Woodwalk Gallery, besides the body of artists it represents, is the tremendous acoustics. Musicians love to play all types of music in this historical and open-air barn/gallery and 2022 is no exception. There is definitely something to be said for perennial favorites; […]
