DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE

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

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 […]

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 […]

11th Annual Door County Short Film Fest Arrives in Sister Bay on Feb. 14-15

The Sister Bay Advancement Association (SBAA) has announced that the 11th Annual Door County Short Film Fest (DCSFF) will once again take place in the Sister Bay Village Hall on Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15. For the first […]

Fire & Ice Weekend – So Hot, It’s Cool!

Carve out some time to come to Sturgeon Bay on Saturday, February 15 for the 15th annual Fire and Ice weekend- an event so hot, it’s cool! Enjoy the beauty of winter while watching ice carvers of all levels and professional […]

Griffon String Quartet to Play at Artigras in Green Bay

The Griffon String Quartet – the resident string quartet of Midsummer’s Music – will play at Artigras 2020, a fine arts festival, at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay. GSQ is scheduled to perform from 3–4pm on Saturday, February 29. […]

February Events at the Door County YMCA

Friday, February 7: JULIET (Just Us Ladies Indulging Everything Tasty) at The Hitching Post in Sturgeon Bay at 12:00pm. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 5. Friday, February 7: Family Fun Night & Super Kids Fun Night at Northern Door from […]

DCA Weekend Features Concert by Forté & The Pianissimos; Lecture About “The Long Civil Rights Movement”

On Saturday, February 8, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer two events: a 10 a.m. “Door County Talks” presentation about “the long civil rights movement,” and a 7 p.m. Fireside Coffeehouse Concert (and ukulele jam) by ukulele orchestra Forté & […]

Go Back In Time With Two Performances by The Swingin’ Door Big Band at The Lodge at Leathem Smith

The Swingin’ Door Big Band, a subsidiary of the Peninsula Symphonic Band, is performing at the Lodge at Leathem Smith on Thursday, February 13 and Sunday, April 26, 2020. Patrons of these great events will get a taste of what life […]

Northern Sky Theater Announces 2020 Scholarship Opportunity for Door County High School Seniors

Northern Sky Theater, together with Werner and Sue Krause, announce their 2nd annual scholarship to support a Door County high school senior who is pursuing a course of study in various theater arts or music performance. “As patrons of performing […]

Maritime Speaker Series: “The Ledge, the Lake, and the Limestone”

The next presentation of the Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series will be held on Thursday, February 6, and will feature Dr. Don Mikulic taking about “The Ledge, the Lake, and the Limestone.” The Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker […]

Annual Valentine’s Day Show at Plum Bottom Gallery’s Downtown Location

Plum Bottom Gallery (downtown location) invites you to its Annual Valentine’s Day Show on Saturday, February 1 from 10am–4pm. The art show will featuring the work of resident jewelry artist Angela Olson Luberger. Angela has created a unique collection of […]

Musical Theater Love Songs Featured at Birch Creek Valentine’s Fundraiser Concert

Birch Creek celebrates the Valentine’s weekend with an evening concert of Broadway’s favorite love songs featuring Tenor and Birch Creek Alumnus, Jonathan Zeng. On Saturday night, February 15, Zeng will be joined on the Juniper Hall stage by his ensemble […]

Comedy Reading Slated for Monday, February 3 ‘Popcorn Falls’

Peninsula Players presents a reading of Popcorn Falls, a new two-person comedy by James Hindman. Popcorn Falls will perform on Monday, February 3 at 7 p.m. at Björklunden, located at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. Popcorn Falls is produced with support from and in […]

Winter Open Day at Open Door Bird Sanctuary

On Saturday, February 1 from 11am–3pm, Open Door Bird Sanctuary will be having their 2nd Annual Winter “Open Day.” Stop in and enjoy the trails for a snowshoe, hike, or cross-country ski (please bring your own equipment). The trails, just […]

Door County Reads: Kickoff Author Talk with Leif Enger

Write On, Door County is proud to be a presenting partner in Door County Reads. The selection for 2020 is Leif Enger’s novel Virgil Wander. After a car accident, the title character suffers memory loss and struggles to reconstruct his past. […]

“Mile Twelve” Bluegrass Returns on Jan. 30 to White Gull Inn

Mile Twelve, a Boston-based bluegrass band that played to a sold out crowd at the White Gull Inn last May, returns to the Fish Creek inn for a Thursday night concert on January 30. Tickets for the 8 pm concert […]

Door Shakespeare Announces New Home for 2020

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, Door Shakespeare will be celebrating its 25th anniversary year in a home of its own. In late November, the theater company took possession of the building at 10038 Hwy 57 in the Town […]

Grants Awarded to Door County Medical Center Dental Clinic and Sturgeon Bay School District

The Door County Community Foundation has awarded the Door County Medical Center a Sustainability Grant from the Ruth & Hartley Barker Memorial Fund and the John and Nell Herlache Community Impact Fund. This grant supports the Door County Medical Center […]

Innovative Dance Troupe Pilobolus Presents “Shadowland: The New Adventure” at DCA

On Tuesday, January 28, at 7 p.m., the unconventional, award-winning dance troupe Pilobolus will present its original mixed-media program “Shadowland: The New Adventure” on the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) main stage. Formed by a group of college students at Dartmouth […]

Baileys Harbor Announces Summer 2020 Concert Lineup

June 26 – Smitty in the Mix July 3 – The Dots Sponsored by John & Heidi Dohmen July 10 – Pete Thelen & Friends Sponsored by Harbor Fish Market & Grille July 17 – Frank Maloney & His Big Country […]

« Previous
1
…
48
49
50
51
52
…
70
Next »

DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE

Share this post: