Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 22, 2021) — The Miller Art Museum is excited to announce the opening of a pop-up exhibition in conjunction with the Door County Library’s 2021 NEA Big Read activities, which invited artists to interpret through visual art the novel Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel. The installation, which offers a selection of personal […]
Peninsula Players Announces Artistic Director Greg Vinkler to Retire
Fish Creek, Wis. (January 25, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre’s Board of Directors made dual announcements today. When the theater’s 2021 season comes to a close, Artistic Director Greg Vinkler will step down from administrative duties and retire. Linda Fortunato, a dedicated company member of 17 seasons at Peninsula Players, has been appointed associate artistic director and will work […]
Midsummer’s Music Now Accepting Applications Online for Part-Time Associate Director
Sister Bay, Wis. (January 25, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music, has brought chamber music to Door County Wisconsin audiences for more than three decades. Our concerts, which have been called “exciting, pulse-pounding and riveting” have included world premieres and feature world-class artists. The inspiring concerts have touched more than two thousand listeners every year, plus thousands more […]
Peninsula Players Cast Announced for ‘The Dust of Death’ Virtual Production
Fish Creek, Wis. (January 21, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for “The Dust of Death,” an adaptation by Neil Brookshire of Fred Merrick White’s science-fiction short story, “The Dust of Death: The Story of the Great Plague of the Twentieth Century.” “The Dust of Death” makes its world première Monday, February […]
Love in the Water: February DCMM Maritime Speaker Series
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 21, 2020) – Deep in the dark waters of the Great Lakes swims the only freshwater member of the cod family, the burbot (Lota lota) fish. Known by many names, including ‘lawyer’ and ‘eelpout’, the burbot is unknown to most people, but prized by some. Join fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer for a […]
Superintendent Vickman to Retire from Southern Door
Southern Door, Wis. (January 19, 2021) – The Southern Door Board of Education accepted the retirement of Superintendent Patricia Vickman at last night’s board meeting, effective June 30, 2021. Vickman will retire after 45 years in education and nine years serving as Superintendent for the Southern Door School District. She returned to Southern Door in 2012, […]
Northern Sky Presents Eric Lewis, Live from Memphis
“Eric Lewis defies the old saying about the jack of all trades being master of none. Whether he’s picking mountain music with a string band, grinding out blues, or making the sacred steel squall and cry, ‘masterful’ is one of two adjectives that immediately spring to mind. ‘Authentic’ also works.” – The Memphis Flyer Fish […]
How Performing Arts Organizations Challenged the Covid Crisis – and Won!
Courtesy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Door County, Wis. (January 18, 2020) – On April 16 this past year, the unthinkable happened. Peninsula Players – Door County, Wisconsin’s oldest, largest, and best-known outdoor theatre – announced that it was cancelling its entire 2020 season. Not just a performance, series, or run … but the entire season: “The […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 2021 Virtual Winter Play Reading Series
Fish Creek, Wis. (January 15, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce that The Play’s the Thing, its winter play reading series presented to Door County audiences, will be offered virtually in 2021. Fully cast play readings will be available to stream for one night only through the theater’s online ticketing system located at www.peninsulaplayers.com. The plays will […]
Miller Art Museum Launches 2021 with ‘From Deep Within: Meditations of Wisconsin Abstractionists’ and Extension of ‘Winter’s Spring
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 13, 2021) — The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay is set to unveil a new exhibition on January 16 that provides a platform for the exploration and discussion of abstract art. From Deep Within: Meditations of Wisconsin Abstractions features the work of regional artists Marjorie Mau of Green Bay, Cristian Andersson […]