Sister Bay, Wis. (June 21, 2022) – The Griffon String Quartet, Midsummer’s Music’s engaging resident ensemble, headlines the third program of Midsummer’s 2022 exciting summer season with four dynamic concerts from June 24 through June 30. Chosen by Griffon members as personal favorites, the quartet will perform two cyclical pieces by Felix Mendelssohn and Dmitri Shostakovich. […]
DCA Presents Songwriter Charley Crockett in Concert June 29
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 21, 2022) – On Wednesday, June 29, at 8 p.m., one-of-a-kind songwriter Charley Crockett will perform on the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) Main Stage. Part neo-country-western, part bluesman, Charley Crockett is a powerful storyteller and songwriter. Sad, uplifting, hard, and sweet, complex and delicate all at once, his songs are like […]
Crossroads 13th Annual Trail Run & Walk
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 […]
