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  • New Algoma Library Programs

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    Be at the Algoma Public Library on Sept. 12, 10 am,​ for the kickoff storytime of 1,000 Books before Kindergarten: a library initiative that encourages parents and caregivers to read 1,000 books to and with children before they enter kindergarten. Books and other rewards are given as incentives along the 1,000-book journey. Learn more at […]

  • First Friday Art In Algoma

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    Visit Ladybug Glass Studio & Gallery, 219 Steele St. in Algoma, on Sept. 1, 5-8 pm, during Algoma’s First Friday event to see sculpture by Naomi Moes of Green Bay. This show – featuring figurative creatures that come to life in paper and resin compositions – will continue until Sept. 13.

  • Best Bloody Mary in Wisconsin

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    Smashed On The Rocks Saloon in Algoma won best bloody mary in Wisconsin for the third year in a row at the Bloody Mary Festival at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee.  The saloon received three, first-place wins for best traditional bloody mary, best garnish and best bloody mary in Wisconsin. The festival included bar and […]

  • Soar On The Shore

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    Algoma’s Crescent Beach will be inundated with kites Aug. 19, 11 am – 4 pm, for the 9th Soar on the Shore Kite and Beach Festival. This event is presented by Friends of Crescent Beach and the Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce. The Wisconsin Kiters Club will provide stunt kites, giant display kites and a […]

  • Guest Sculptor At Ladybug Glass

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    Ladybug Glass Studio & Gallery is hosting Naomi Moes-Jenkins – a sculptor who works in paper, resins, metal, fiberglass and epoxy – as a guest artist during August, and she will attend the opening reception Aug. 4, 5-8 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Moes-Jenkins is a self-taught artist who typically creates figurative work with […]

  • The Bronze Art of Bren Sibilsky

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    In Algoma, a mile or so west of Lake Michigan, is the Algoma Atelier of Sculpture and Art, where Bren Sibilsky creates bronze sculptures, often with mythical, historical or spiritual themes. Sometimes they’re portraits of people – occasionally memorializing people who have died – but often they’re depictions of horses. She doesn’t have to go far […]

  • Algoma Welcomes Passenger Cruise Ship

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    On June 16, the City of Algoma will be considered an International Port of Entry when it welcomes the passenger cruise ship Viking Polaris to its shores. Algoma is the only city in the state to host the ship during its 15-day Great Lakes Collection cruise, which tours all five Great Lakes. Leaders from the […]

  • Trunk Sale Fundraiser In Algoma

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    The Friends of the Algoma Long Term Care Unit group is sponsoring a fundraiser trunk sale June 16, 9:30 am – 2 pm, on the lawn at the Algoma Medical Center, 1510 Fremont St.  Proceeds will benefit the nursing home residents through making holidays brighter, providing equipment, booking entertainment for residents’ activities, and facilitating special […]

  • Event Offers Safe Space for Differently Abled

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    Harmonii Gerlach, a junior at Algoma Venture Academy, is hosting a speed-meeting event June 6, 12-2 pm, for people with different abilities at the Wilson’s Wish animal-rescue facility, N7916 Cty AB in Luxemburg. Participants will have the opportunity to interact, socialize and make special connections with others in a neutral, low-stress, safe environment. “I want […]

  • Roots Yoga Celebrates Opening

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    Roots Yoga and Healing held an open house – and the Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting – May 5 to celebrate the official opening of the permanent location of Roots Yoga and Healing. Owner Jamie Schmiling and her husband, Aric, have orchestrated a soft opening for a year as they’ve completed renovations on […]

  • Sibilsky Earns Award for Sculpture

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    Algoma artist Bren Sibilsky is among eight artists to receive a Special Recognition Award – in this case, for her work “Her Ancestor’s Dream,” which was part of the HerStory 2023 exhibit organized by Manhattan Arts International. The exhibit drew hundreds of participants worldwide. Sibilsky is a full-time, international sculptor and painter who works in a […]

  • Paint-by-Number Mural in Algoma

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    Yonder artists Don Krumpos and Erin LaBonte have spent the winter collaborating with students from Algoma Venture Academy on a new mural to be painted on the south wall of the Algoma Book Corner, 401 3rd St.  Students have been part of each step of the process, from applying for grant funds to conceptualizing the […]

  • European-Weekend Raffle at Algoma Community Band Concert

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    The Algoma Community Band will present its annual After Taxes Concert on May 17, 7 pm, at the Algoma Elementary School Performing Arts Center. One of the pieces will be performed in memory of longtime band member Ann Ostrand, who died in December 2022. The band, which is traveling to Scotland and England in August, […]

  • Algoma Artist Speaks to East Carolina University Sculpture Class

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    Algoma artist/sculptor Bren Sibilsky recently gave a virtual presentation to a sculpture class at East Carolina University. Sibilsky was invited by sculpture professor Hanna Jubran, who was Sibilsky’s professor when she studied at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Sibilsky sought to inspire the students and discuss opportunities for careers as fine artists.

  • Yardstick Hosts Reading, Signing with Milwaukee Author

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    Milwaukeean Zhanna Slor will be at Yardstick Books on May 13, 1-2 pm, to read from and sign her book Breakfall, and answer questions from the audience. Slor was born in Ukraine and moved to the Midwest in the early 1990s. NPR called her debut novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left, “elegant […]

  • Opening Reception at Ladybug Glass May 5

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    Stop by Ladybug Glass Studio & Gallery on May 5, 5-8 pm, during First Friday Art in Algoma. The gallery is hosting an opening reception featuring new photography by gallery owners Kimberly and John Lyon, and light refreshments will be served. John specializes in astrophotography, creating detailed photos of the night sky using telescopes and […]

  • The Many Media of Erin LaBonte

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    In Erin LaBonte’s Algoma studio, three sculptures of standing women with protruding stomachs and large breasts stand in the corner.  “I made it when I was pregnant,” LaBonte explained. “My life, relationship and my experience as a woman are changing, and that has my art changing, too.” Most of LaBonte’s creations are about women in […]

  • Author to Sign Book About Major League Baseball

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    Jacob Kornheiser, the author of The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History, is doing a book reading and signing May 6, 1-2 pm, at Yardstick Books. Reaching the major league is a pipe dream for most young baseball players in America. The Cup of Coffee Club tells the stories […]

  • Celebrate Birds in Algoma

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    Bird City Algoma is hosting a World Migratory Bird Day Celebration on April 29, 9 am – 2 pm, at the Algoma Youth Club, 620 Lake St.  This year’s global theme is Water: Sustaining Bird Life, so the event includes a 10 am program by photographer John Walch about aquatic habitats for birds, an 11 […]

  • Roots Yoga Host Official Opening

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    Roots Yoga and Healing is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting May 5, 12 pm, to celebrate the official opening of its permanent location at 417 Steele St. in Algoma. Visit rootsyogamindbody.com to learn about classes and services and to book appointments.