DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE

Free Community Showings of Groundbreaking Childcare Documentary “No Small Matter”

There are more than 1,000 children under the age of five in Door County today. How many ofthem have to be taken care of all day, every day by an adult? ALL of them. Some families are able to have […]

Amber’s Last Promise Awards Grant to Sunshine House for Mental Health Awareness Classes with Counseling Associates of Door County

Sunshine House has recently been granted funds from Amber’s Last Promise to host mental health awareness sessions for their clients. Sessions will be led by Counseling Associates of Door County and will cover subjects such as Self Esteem, Healthy Friendships, […]

Grants Awarded to United Way of Door County and Door County Medical Center Foundation

The Women’s Fund of Door County has awarded the United Way of Door County a Sustainability Grant. This grant supports the Door County Partnership for Children and Families. The Partnership, a program of the United Way, will use this grant […]

Two Door County Residents Join the Midsummer’s Music Board of Directors

Midsummer’s Music draws on the wisdom and guidance from individuals who comprise the board of directors. Board members typically exhibit a special, continued dedication to Midsummer’s Music through their support for the organization, musicians and staff. We welcome Ann Morgan […]

Door County Wellness Festival Assembles Diverse Lineup of over 30 Presenters, Advanced Tickets Now Available

Scheduled for June 4-7, the Door County Wellness festival will present a diverse line up of presenters in inspiration, nourishment and movement. Practitioners from Door County and beyond will offer four days of workshops and talks at the Kress Pavilion […]

Ghostly Play Enthralls: The Play’s The Thing Concludes Monday, April 6

Peninsula Players Theatre presented a reading of Joseph Zettelmaier’s Haunted: The Great Lakes Ghost Project on Monday, March 2, to a capacity crowd at Björklunden. This collection of Midwest ghostly tales from around the Great Lakes region captivated those in attendance.Several years ago […]

Southern Door School District Celebrates Groundbreaking

The Southern Door County School District invites all community members to a Groundbreaking Event, to join in a celebration as the District starts construction on projects from their successful referendum. The ceremony will be held on March 16, 2020 at […]

March 2020 Events at Door County YMCA

Tuesday, March 3 – YMCA Day of Giving. See website for full event details. Wednesday, March 4 – Wisdom Wednesday in Sturgeon Bay at 9:50am. Honor and Remember with Joe Molnar. Friday, March 6 – JULIET (Just Us Ladies Indulging […]

Frykman Studio Gallery Presents Little Sister Puzzle Company

Frykman Studio Gallery is proud to announce Little Sister Puzzle Company, featuring wooden jigsaw puzzles made by the folks at the Frykman Studio Gallery in Sister Bay. David Frykman draws his own unique puzzle designs while Luke and Heather Frykman mount their photographs […]

Two Stages. Ten Shows. Total Joy. Tickets for Northern Sky’s 2020 Season On Sale NOW

Are you ready for ten times the fun? Be one of the first to get your tickets for Northern Sky’s Anniversary Season! Northern Sky’s 2020 season celebrates 50 years of performances in the park, 30 as a professional theater company, and […]

Birch Creek 2020 Summer Concert Tickets on Sale Now

Birch Creek Music Performance Center is happy to present the 2020 season of summer concerts, with tickets going on sale March 1. Tickets may be purchased online at birchcreek.org/tickets or by calling the Birch Creek office at (920) 868-3763. Opening […]

Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Ticket Sales for its 85th Season

Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce individual tickets go on sale March 1 for its 85th season performing June 16 through October 18, 2020. Nestled along Door County, Wisconsin’s scenic […]

Maritime Speaker Series Built for Battle: Sturgeon Bay Ships in World War II

The next presentation of the Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series will be held on Thursday, March 5, and will feature DCMM Curator Rhys Kuzdas taking about Built For Battle: Sturgeon Bay Ships in World War Two. The year 2020 marks the 75th […]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Participants Wanted

Come celebrate County Door in fashionable St. Patrick’s Day style. Enter your business, organization, or group in the 27th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Destination Sturgeon Bay is now accepting parade participants for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade taking […]

5th Annual Owl-O-Rama

Owl-O-Rama – Saturday, February 29, 9am – 2pm These fascinating birds of prey are known for their distinct calls, nocturnal habits, and silent flight. There will be great learning experiences for the entire family. Activities include night hikes, Story hour, […]

Ghostly Play Reading Slated for Monday, March 2

Peninsula Players Theatre presents a reading of Joseph Zettelmaier’s latest theatrical project entitled Haunted: The Great Lakes Ghost Project on Monday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at Björklunden, located at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. Zettelmaier is a four-time nominee for the […]

DCMM Congratulates Sevastopol SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Team

The Door County Maritime Museum extends huge congratulations to Sevastopol School District’s SeaPerch underwater robotics team for winning second place at the North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance’s Northeast Wisconsin regional SeaPerch competition on Saturday, February 22nd. The Sevastopol team earned their trip […]

Tickets On Sale March 2nd For Northern Sky Theater’s 2020 Outdoor & Indoor Seasons

Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales and casting for the 2020 season in Door County, Wisconsin. Tickets are on sale March 2nd online at www.NorthernSkyTheater.com and at the Northern Sky box office at the Gould Theater in Fish Creek or via phone […]

Built for Battle – A Performance to Remember!

The Door County Maritime Museum and the Southern Door School District are collaborating to bring songs, images and stories from the 1940’s to the Southern Door stage in a presentation related to the new Museum exhibit Built For Battle: Sturgeon Bay […]

2020 Fire & Ice – Ice Carving Competition Results

Volunteer ice carvers braved the chilly elements today, Saturday, February 15, 2020. Carvers began chipping, sawing, and molding ice blocks throughout Sturgeon Bay at 9am. Unique and original “ice-terpieces” were formed out of 300-pound crystal clear ice blocks. The brave […]

Katie Dahl Notches Fifth Consecutive Month on Folk Radio Charts, Sets Off on European and East Coast Tours

Katie Dahl’s success on folk radio has continued into 2020, with February marking the Door County-based songwriter’s fifth consecutive month in the upper rankings of the international folk radio chart. After debuting at #7 in September, Dahl’s latest album, “Wildwood,” […]

DCA Weekend Features Words on Fire Coffeehouse Concert; Lecture About American Abolitionists

On Saturday, February 29, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer two events: at 10 a.m., a “Door County Talks” presentation about American abolitionists, and at 7 p.m., the annual poetry/music coffeehouse Words on Fire in the DCA Fireside Lobby. Door […]

Women’s Fund Awards Sustainability Grant to the United Way

April Verch Band Performs at White Gull Inn on Feb. 26

Canadian fiddler, singer and step dancer April Verch and her band will be featured at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Wednesday, February 26. Tickets for the 8 pm concert are $25 per person. While Verch is perhaps […]

Southern Door Student Performs at Carnegie Hall

Southern Door High School sophomore Dalena Pakalske recently performed with the 2020 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall Mixed Choir on February 2nd. Participation in these Honors Ensembles are limited to the highest-rated high school performers from across […]

Happy Valentines Day from Door County Rubber Stamps

“I’ll share my pennies all with you, Give you half my ice cream, too, Give all the world if it were mine, If you would be my Valentine.” Door County Rubber Stamps considers all of their customers and friends their Valentine! As […]

Climate Change Coalition of Door County & Door County Brewing Company Host 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off

Beat winter’s brrs and blahs with the Climate Change Coalition of Door County and the Door County Brewing Company as they host the third annual Chili Cook-Off from 6 to 7:30 pm Saturday, March 7, at the Door County Brewing […]

Midsummer’s Musicians Margaret Butler and Heather Zinninger-Yarmel Perform with Milwaukee Musaik

Fans of Midsummer’s Music musicians Margaret Butler, oboe, and Heather Zinninger-Yarmel will be delighted to know they will perform with Milwaukee Musaik’s March 2 and April 9 concerts! The March 2 concert – Dusk to Dawn – features Night Music for Flute and String […]

Sunshine House Announces New CEO, Randy Morrow

On January 31, 2020, at the annual staff celebration dinner, Julie Gerndt, Board of Directors Chair Person, proudly announced that Randy Morrow has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sunshine House (SHI). Randy began his tenure with […]

Great Lakes/Great Books Discussion Group at DCMM March 5

Write On, Door County’s monthly book club discusses works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that have the Great Lakes as a setting or as subject matter. March 2020’s selection is Across the Great Lake by Lee Zacharias. “It was a huge and […]

DCA Weekend Features Tight Folk Harmonies from The Brother Brothers; Lecture About Women’s Suffrage

On Saturday, February 22, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer two events: a 10 a.m. “Door County Talks” presentation about women’s suffrage and a 7 p.m. Fireside Coffeehouse Concert by close-harmony duo The Brother Brothers. Door County Talks: “Woman Suffrage 100 […]

Southern Door High School Student Council Blood Drive

The Southern Door Student Council and the American Red Cross are sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, February 14, 2020 from 9am-2pm at Southern Door High School, 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels. Anyone who is at least 17 years of […]

Birch Creek Receives Grant Award from Wisconsin Arts Board “Creation and Presentation Program”

Birch Creek is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board’s Creation and Presentation program, supported by funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Foundation for the Arts. The grant will provide […]

Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department Invites the Public to Attend Public Input Sessions

The Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department is hosting three sessions in February to gather public input to use in developing the next ten-year Land and Water Resource Management Plan for Door County. The plan identifies Door County’s land […]

‘Popcorn Falls’ Sets Attendance Record

Peninsula Players Theatre presented a reading of James Hindman`s “Popcorn Falls” on Monday, February 3, to a capacity crowd at Björklunden. The new two-person comedy is set in the sleepy town of Popcorn Falls, whose only claim to fame – […]

DCA Presents Davina and the Vagabonds, Hot Club of Cowtown Present Music of World War II in “The Finest Hour”

On Friday, February 14, at 7 p.m., high-energy bands Davina and the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown will come together at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) to present “The Finest Hour,” a celebration of American music at the end of […]

Valentine’s Weekend Fundraiser Concert at Birch Creek

Valentine’s Weekend Fundraiser Concert at Birch Creek is nearly sold out! If you would like to be part of this beautiful evening on Saturday, February 15, in Juniper Hall, please call Birch Creek’s office at 920-868-3763 or go online to […]

DeJardine Joins Northern Sky Theater Board of Directors

Northern Sky Theater announces the addition of Eric DeJardine to their Board of Directors. Eric is Vice President of Commercial Banking at Nicolet National Bank. He graduated from St. Norbert College in 2005 and has been employed with Nicolet National […]

Storytelling Workshop at Door County Brewing Co. with Write On, Door County

Door County Brewing Co. and Write On are teaming up to present a night of storytelling about life in the Door County trades. Both workplaces are the sources of joy and frustration, of laughter and tears, of kooky colleagues and eccentric […]

Maritime Museum Tower Construction Update

The Maritime Lighthouse Tower construction camera is now live! The camera was installed around 2pm January 21st. It takes a photo every half-hour, round the clock. Right now, you can view the images as static photos. Once enough images are collected, you’ll […]

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