By Allyson Fleck, Executive Director and Assistant Artistic Director, Midsummer’s Music “Too long denied sufficient hearings, these three women present contrasting styles and convincingly moving musical statements, full of power and élan, demanding that they be heard.” A coveted text in any musicologist’s library is the Cobbett Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Thanks to MM […]
Midsummer’s Music: Flair Fare
By Jim Berkenstock, Artistic Director, June 10, 2023 “Opening with a Flair!” the program book reads. Okay, Great! “But Bartók and Fauré?” you say. So, let me explain. I understand that putting those two composers on the same program may seem strange, but there is reason behind my madness, which I think you will appreciate […]
Coming Out as a Writer
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. –Audre Lorde Recently, a member of one of our writing groups said, “You know, it was hard coming out as gay. It’s been just as hard — maybe even harder — to come out as a […]
Plan Your Next Trip To Door County
By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Waves crashing, your Adirondack perfectly positioned so the water barely touches your toes and your cup full of Cold Brew coffee….ahhh.. The time to start planning your yearly trip to Door County is here! We have put together some of our favorite activities in Door County to help […]
Wisconsin had the second-best 10-year small business survival rate over the last decade
Originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio (wpr.org) Wisconsin had the second-best 10-year small business survival rate in the nation over the last decade. Only Iowa had a better ranking. That’s according to a recent analysis from The Southern Bank Company, a financial institution based in Alabama that looked at data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
Writing as Medicine: Mental Health Awareness Month
Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change. –Julia Cameron May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We often talk about how difficult it is to write, how satisfying it is to have written. We don’t talk as often as we should about the health benefits […]
What is a Mushroom?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Mushroom Day, Bird Club and a Master Gardener Lecture featuring Door County Parks are the public educational programs this week, while out in the preserves, EarthWorks after school group, the Big Plant, Habitat Healers, Bio-Blitz, Wetland Monitoring and Fish Monitoring programs are all underway. At the end of this week, […]
Call the Fish Veterinarian
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Question: What do you do if you catch a fish with a virus? Answer: Call the fish veterinarian. (And, really, you shouldn’t use a virus to catch a fish; you should use a lure.) Actually, that is not a joke and we now all know […]
Something Fishy at Crossroads
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Construction on the new bridge at Crossroads at Big Creek is on hold until June. The reason is revealed in the name of the bridge – Pike Passage. Big Creek is up, our floodplains and wetlands are full of water and Northern Pike are making […]
EGG-Stravaganza
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. After extensive review of scientific research, we at Crossroads have determined that it is highly unlikely that rabbits deliver eggs to Crossroads at Big Creek. But other creatures, large and small, do. Consequently, our programs this week will all focus on eggs in one way […]
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