Tickets are now on sale for the 4th Annual Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival. This annual festival takes place October 6-7, 2018 and is comprised of land and boat tours featuring some of Door County’s most iconic lighthouses. Visitors will get a rare opportunity to explore some of these maritime treasures and enjoy seeing them […]
Living on Love Opens August 15 at Peninsula Players Theatre
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre, presents the regional première of “Living on Love,” a new romantic comedy by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, based on the play “Peccadillo” by Garson Kanin. The delightful “Living on Love” opens at Door County’s theatrical icon on Wednesday, August 25 and performs through September 2 […]
U.S. Poet Laureate to Visit Door County in October
The local arts organization Write On, Door County will bring U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Door County for a program with students and a public reading on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Southern Door Community Auditorium in Brussels, WI. A goodwill donation by attendees is requested, but regardless, no one will be […]
Ghostwrighting Featured Topic for Pre-Show Seminar at Peninsula Players
Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of the Midwest premiere of a new Broadway comedy “Living on Love,” will host author Patricia Skalka. Skalka will present in a free pre-show seminar on the process and challenges of ghostwrighting in the theater Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to performances of “Living on […]
Upcoming Events at the Door County YMCA
STURGEON BAY PROGRAM CENTER GYM CLOSURE Monday, August 20 – Monday, September 3: Sturgeon Bay Program Center Gymnasiums A/B and C will be CLOSED for annual maintenance. For more information please call 920.74.4949. ANNUAL MEETING AND VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PICNIC Thursday, August 23 at 5:30pm in Peterson Park, Sturgeon Bay program center: Join us for a potluck style picnic and […]
Living History: Blacksmithing at Noble Square
Living History is an activity that brings a trade from a bygone era to life. Gibraltar Historical Association has teamed up with Door County’s Thumbs Up Riders to bring old together with the new by demonstrating horse shoeing at Noble Square. See live horses, the bending of metal, and learn how to shoe a horse […]
Midsummer’s Music Cellist Walter Preucil Plays 500th Concert
Midsummer’s Music Cellist Walter Preucil celebrated his 500th concert with the organization on July 21 during the Bach at 333 program at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall in Fish Creek. In 1991, Walt joined the original Midsummer’s Music ensemble for the inaugural concerts that played at the homes of Diane and Peter Trenchard in Sister Bay […]
Son Volt and Pokey LaFarge Will Share Bill at DCA August 12
On Sunday, August 12, at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a not-to-be missed double bill: seminal Americana band Son Volt, and “riverboat soul” bandleader Pokey LaFarge. Son Volt has been one of the seminal bands of the Americana movement since 1994, when it was founded by Jay Farrar upon the breakup of […]
Hand Picked Bluegrass Band at Fishstock on July 29
Hand Picked Bluegrass Band (HPBB) from Tomahawk, WI will appear at the Fishstock Music Series on July 29 in Fish Creek. This multi-talented group prides itself on their strong musical ability and powerful vocal arrangements. Their innovative approach to “acoustically grown” music ranges from bluegrass to swing and everything in between. Besides their own originals, […]
Blues Traveler Comes to DCA July 17
On Tuesday, July 17, at 8 p.m., beloved jam band Blues Traveler will take the stage at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek. Blues Traveler is one of America’s most popular live bands, having built a dedicated fan base with their boundless energy, improvisational live shows, and tireless touring. The band’s breakthrough, multi-platinum selling […]