By Christoph Ptack, Executive Director, Peninsula Music Festival As we’re all painfully aware, the spread of COVID-19 across the United States, and the number of postponed concerts and season cancellations continues to grow. Over the weekend, the Milwaukee Ballet closed its doors until further notice, the Summer Olympics have been postponed, and just yesterday, the […]
Miller Art Museum Launches Sketchbook Challenge, Seeks to Share Community Narrative Surrounding COVID-19
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 26, 2020) — The Miller Art Museum invites community members to participate in a sketchbook challenge—no matter age or skill level—to document this unprecedented time in our lives. The Miller will have FREE sketchbooks available to anyone wishing to participate. A blank sketchbook may be picked-up any time after 5pm Monday, […]
Donor stepped forward to pledge a $10,000 matching fund for the COVID-19 Relief Fund
Wisconsin (March 27, 2020) – A donor stepped forward to pledge a $10,000 matching fund for the COVID-19 Relief Fund launched this week by Lift for the 22 and the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce. The two organizations announced earlier this week that they have teamed up to raise funds to support Wisconsin’s veteran service organizations. […]
DHS: 707 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin
Wisconsin (March 27, 2020) – The state Department of Health Services announced Thursday there are 707 positive casesof COVID-19 statewide, as well as 11,583 negative tests. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce positive cases. According to figures from DHS and local health officials, 10 people in Wisconsin have died of COVID-19 as […]
Here’s Why So Many COVID-19 Tests Are Coming Back Negative
Wisconsin (March 27, 2020) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said Thursday 707 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19. A significantly higher number of tests — more than 94 percent of the total number conducted in Wisconsin — have come back negative. According to health care professionals, the high ratio of negative-to-positive tests […]
Laura Sawosko Serenades Us ‘Home’
By Laurel Ciohon In the midst of the chaos that is Covid-19, many of us are looking for a glimpse of positivity anywhere we can find it, whether it’s neighbors helping neighbors with grocery shopping, uplifting photos on social media of how people are spending their time in quarantine, watching a happy movie, or Facetiming […]
DCA Launches Online “Spring Training” Programming in Response to Community’s Lockdown
Hoping to spread comfort and cheer during this time of state- and worldwide lockdowns, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) has announced three weeks of “Spring Training” programming on DCA’s Facebook page. Each weekday through Friday, April 3, DCA is offering five different programs: a 6 a.m. morning meditation, an 8 a.m. virtual visual art exhibit, a […]
Door County Health Advisory to Seasonal and Second Homeowners
Door County, Wis. (March 25, 2020) – Pursuant to WI. Stat. 252.03(1), the Door County Public Health Officer has issued a Travel Advisory Order due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the national spread of the COVID-19 virus: Due to high community transmission in certain area of the state and across the nation, Door County Public […]
Response to COVID-19 from ‘We Are HOPE, Inc.’
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 25, 2020) – It is with a heavy heart that We Are HOPE, Inc. announces our close to the public effective March 25, 2020 per the Safer At Home Order from Governor Evers. As a certified Wisconsin Job Center, we also have to follow the state mandates and Job Centers are […]
Baileys Harbor Coloring Contest
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut Grow your soul and participate in the Baileys Harbor Coloring Contest! The theme is “Favorite Thing to do in the Summer in Baileys Harbor.”There will be a winner in each age […]
