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February 2024
Door County Talks: Kristopher Purzycki – For the Love of Blank Space: Creative Practice and the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
Over the past year, we’ve seen a rise in the use of special computer programs that can write and create art almost like humans. These tools, which respond to our instructions, are changing how we think about writing, drawing, and making videos. While many people worry these advancements might replace human artists and writers, others find them helpful for coming up with new ideas and making their work easier. In this talk, we’ll explore how these tools work in a…
Find out more »Fireside Coffeehouse Concert: pat mAcdonald
Since his techno-folk pioneering Timbuk3 days, pat mAcdonald has been tinkering in relative obscurity. His one-man electro-blues experiments of the late ’90s/early 2000s led to the Lowebow-driven proto-rock of Purgatory Hill. Life-threatening illness in 2016 brought a long pause. Now, five years cancer-free, he’s writing, rediscovering the six-string, and reanimating his pre-T3 acoustic roots with finger-style remakes from his back catalog. The new songs flirt with a twisted spirituality, hints of hope, and optimism embraced and defaced by his trademark…
Find out more »Griffon String Quartet Outreach
The Griffon String Quartet presents a special performance at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens for the Brain Center of Green Bay.
Find out more »March 2024
Art/Speaks
Write On, Door County, in partnership with the Miller Art Museum, presents Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to exhibited artworks. Led by poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, the 60-minute writing activity is perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Free; advance registration is not required.
Find out more »The Studio Door | Mary Porterfield and Ellen Holtzblatt
Join Curator Helen del Guidice in conversation with artists Mary Porterfield and Ellen Holtzblatt for an engaging discussion exploring their careers, artistic practices, and the development of the exhibit, Vestiges of the Tide. An audience Q&A will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Artist Reception
A reception with artists Mary Porterfield and Ellen Holtzblatt will be held in conjunction with Vestiges of the Tide in the main gallery of the Miller Art Museum on Friday, March 1, 2024. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
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Makin’ Cake with Dasha Kelly Hamilton
“There was something baking during the production that was better than cake. The sense of community. I left feeling closer to the person next to me. And I think we could all use a second helping of that these days.” – Scottie Lee Myers, PBS In “Makin’ Cake,” Dasha Kelly Hamilton slices into American history to explore race, culture, and class in a refreshing and fun way. “Makin’ Cake” is storytelling in layers, filled with aha moments, poignant vignettes, and…
Find out more »Fireside Coffeehouse Concert: Hans Christian
Throughout his life as a composer, performer, and producer, German-born Hans Christian has been inspired to create music that induces introspection, soul meditation and melancholic passion. He has developed a unique voice for the cello in a variety of compositions that include neo-classical, ethnic, and ambient/electronic elements. While deepening his own musical journey since his first release of original music in 1988, Christian has also served as recording engineer and producer. Hans is currently nominated for a Grammy® in the…
Find out more »Gather with the Griffon
The miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation. Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.
Find out more »Seven Last Words of Christ
The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross (German: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze) is an orchestral work by Franz Joseph Haydn, commissioned in 1786 for the Good Friday service at Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Holy Cave Oratory) in Cádiz, Spain. Midsummer’s Music presents the Pro Arte Quartet along with community speakers at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay and First Presbyterian Church in Green Bay for this moving piece. David…
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