Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 24, 2020) – On Saturday, October 31, the Door County Historical Society will be hosting a new event, Heritage Halloween, from 3-7pm at Heritage Village. Admission is free, but freewill donations will be accepted. This year, the DCHS mission has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual festivals, including Root Beer […]
Peninsula Players Presents – the History of Peninsula Players Theatre
Fish Creek, Wis. (October 24, 2020) — Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce that Peninsula Players Presents, its online interview series, is continuing to produce episodes beyond the mid-October closing of its regular performance season. Peninsula Players Presents is the theater’s online programming initiative created to give patrons a glimpse beyond the footlights and remind them of […]
Lee Radtke, Best In Show
In memoriam by Kevin O’Donnell On a gloriously warm day in May 2018, my wife Colleen, and I leisurely strolled through a one man art exhibition at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay that featured the work of impressionist painter Lee Radtke. I had admired Radtke’s modern take on the 19th century representational […]
Spook-tacular Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 21, 2020) – Beginning Monday, October 5, kids can pick up a Spook-tacular Sturgeon Bay Scavenger Hunt Map at the Destination Sturgeon Bay Welcome Center. Kids must go around to participating businesses and find our Sturgeon Bay Simon decal in each storefront window. Simon will be dressed up in one of […]
Sunday Funday Chili
Courtesy of Destination Sturgeon Bay. Fun fact. October is National Chili Month—who knew! We definitely wanted to celebrate and this recipe was a fan favorite at our gymnastics meets way back when our daughter was competing. It’s the perfect recipe to help us survive another Wisconsin winter as we’re all anticipating spending a lot more […]
Tuck into Autumn with a Poetry Workshop at Write On, Door County
Juddville, Wis. (October 21, 2020) – Looking to inspire and spark your poetic creative energy, expand your writing community, and connect with others in a group led by experienced, award-winning instructors, all while maintaining social distance? All fall and winter, Write On, Door County continues our Craft of Writing Series over Zoom, each month with a new theme. Members get 10% […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Cougar
Meet Cougar, a 5-month-old kitten available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! This cute little stray was found in a rented RV that made it’s way to Wisconsin from Indiana. Shy at first, Cougar is quickly coming out of his shell and revealing more and more of his sweet personality. Like […]
Autumn Edition of “The Play’s the Thing” Dramatic Audio Production for Halloween
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” broadcast live Friday, October 23 at 9 p.m. Fish Creek, Wis. (October 20, 2020) — Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Chicago Radio Theatre, a dramatic live audio production of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” adapted and directed by Kevin Christopher Fox. The […]
Exploration of Connections and Uncovered Narratives Awaits in New Miller Art Museum Exhibition
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 16, 2020) — The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay will open a new exhibition featuring Wisconsin artist Leslie Iwai on October 24, 2020. Winter’s Spring: An Ältere Garten by Leslie Iwai features nearly 30 works by Iwai and explores the connection between elders and youth with vibrant colors and sculptural creations, […]
Northern Sky Presents “I Love A CabaRAY!” October 24
Fish Creek, Wis. (October 19, 2020) – Northern Sky Theater continues its robust virtual season with I Love a CabaRAY!, a virtual cabaret featuring actor/singer Ray Jivoff. Most recently seen by Door County audiences as the titular “dad” in Dad’s Season Tickets, Ray will bring his pervasive sense of fun and stunning vocal chops to bear on the […]
