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  • Overheard and Obsessions: Dec. 9, 2016

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    OVERHEARD Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud?   “For the record, I took no part in creating anything other than disturbances.”   “Well, he bought a bride ya know.” […]

  • Trivia: Who Was First Woman to Become Four-Star U.S. Army General?

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    Question: Who was the first woman to become a four-star U.S. Army General, and when did she reach that rank?   Answer: Ann Dunwoody on Nov. 14, 2008

  • Katie Dahl Releases Single Reflecting on Election, Holidays

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    On Dec. 2, Door County songwriter Katie Dahl released “In the Dark,” a single she calls “a hymn for the longest nights of the year.” Dahl recorded the song in Memphis in mid-November. Although she wrote it almost a year ago, she says the divisive political climate and the change of the seasons in the […]

  • Peninsula Singers Hold Pair of Christmas Concerts Dec. 10 & 11

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    The Peninsula Singers will perform their 37th annual Christmas concerts at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church on Dec. 10 at 7 pm and again at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek at 3 pm on Dec. 11. Artistic Director Merle Colburn opens this year’s concert with the rousing “The Sleigh” by Richard Kountz, […]

  • Rogue Theater’s Christmas Program Runs Dec. 9-11 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

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    Rogue Theater will celebrate its fourth Christmas with an outstanding holiday production by Kim Saunders, The Evening News Hour. In this production, the Channel 7 Evening News Hour reports on the birth of the new Savior with several field reporters interviewing all the characters to set up the crèche scene. There are also humorous commercial […]

  • Cast Announced for Sturgeon Bay High School’s “Godspell”

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    Sturgeon Bay High School recently announced its cast for the 2017 musical, Godspell. Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. The main story of Godspell is portrayed in the way the players interact […]

  • Two Baileys Harbor Indoor Farmers Markets Left in December

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    Baileys Harbor Indoor Farmers Markets are being held at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall on Dec. 11 & 18, 9 am to 1 pm. The December markets feature more than 14 vendors with a host of items including free massages, fresh local produce, locally produced bakery including holiday goodies, specialty foods, handcrafted adult and children’s […]

  • Join Jingle, Jingle, Mix & Mingle Gala at Door County Maritime Museum

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    On Dec. 11, 5:30–8:30 pm, the Door County Maritime Museum’s (DCMM) Merry-time Festival of Trees culminates with the popular Jingle, Jingle, Mix & Mingle Gala. Guests will enjoy live seasonal entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Thyme Cuisine, along with a live and silent auction and tree raffle drawing. The gala offers a fun evening at […]

  • Dancin’ on the Door’s Holiday Ballet On Stage in Baileys Harbor

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    Dancin’ on the Door’s Youth Program presents “Sara and the Toy Shoppe: A Mini Ballet Production” on Jan. 8 at 3 pm at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. This is a sweet story about a girl, a toy shoppe, magical Christmas snow and the gifts of this beautiful season of giving. Admission for ages 10 and […]

  • Natural Christmas Celebrated at The Ridges, Dec. 10

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    Everybody deserves to spend a few hours this holiday season surrounded by the natural beauty of The Ridges Sanctuary. Stroll down the softly lit Hidden Brook Boardwalk and join in the beautifully decorated Kaye Cabin, while sipping on warm cider, eating delicious cookies and listening to holiday music. This program offers a wreath-making workshop, holiday […]

  • Christmas Tree Lighting and Caroling at Noble House

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    Gibraltar Historical Association presents a Christmas tree lighting and caroling on Dec. 10 at 5 pm at the Alexander Noble House. Bundle up and come down to the corner of Main Street in Fish Creek to sing in the holidays. There will be traditional songs, candlelight and special guests, the Gibraltar High School Chorus. Sing […]

  • Become a Better Bird Watcher at Crossroads at Big Creek

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    At Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay, birds are taking advantage of the emerald ash borers that are killing the ash trees, but they still come to the feeders at the Collins Learning Center. The number of feeders at Crossroads is growing as they develop an Accessible Bird and Butterfly Garden around the building. […]

  • Len Villano Photography Exhibit at TAP Lobby Gallery

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    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces the opening of Seeing the Light, a solo exhibition by photographer and Peninsula Pulse Photography Director Len Villano. The show runs Dec. 7- 24, in the TAP Lobby Art Gallery at 234 N. Third Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Showing at the same time as Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Seeing the […]

  • Open Studio at Door County Makers Space

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      In support of spreading a clear message that our community welcomes all, Door County Makers Space is hosting a pop-up printing studio to make hundreds of brightly-colored NOH8 window signs and patches on Dec. 9, 2 – 6 pm, and Dec. 10, 10 am – 2 pm. The paper or fabric 11” signs are […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Holiday Art Crawl Door Prize Winner Named by Sturgeon Bay Holiday Art Crawl

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    When the 10th Anniversary Sturgeon Bay Holiday Art Crawl came to an end a few weekends ago, one last item of business remained: choosing a lucky winner of the annual Door Prize. The winner, chosen randomly from slips filled out by the hundreds of visitors to the artists’ studios, is Janet Peters of Sturgeon Bay, […]

  • Deborah Dendler Solo Show in Boston

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    Deborah Dendler, local sculptor, is presenting her work in a solo exhibition, Deborah Dendler Drawings and Sculptures, at the Landau Gallery, Belmont, Mass., from Dec. 1 to Jan. 15. Dendler’s solo show is a cohesive body of her latest work, featuring more than 40 bronze, terra cotta and porcelain sculptures, and drawings. Using old master […]

  • Dickinson Poetry Series Features Karen Wilson

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    Karen Wilson will be the featured poet in the UU Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series on Dec. 14 at 7 pm. Wilson has resided in Juddville for close to 40 years. While that doesn’t make her native here, it has been long enough to gain perspective. When contemplating the changes she has seen, Wilson thinks back […]

  • Readers Rampant Next Meeting is Dec. 13

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    Want to read about a bookstore in a barge on the Seine and an owner who chooses the exact book each reader needs? Join the Readers Rampant Book Club on Dec. 13 in discussing The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. The group meets each month at 2:30 pm in the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library’s […]

  • The Bestseller List: Nov. 27, 2016

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      TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman 2. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, by Fredrik Backman 3. The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen 4. The Sellout, by Paul Beatty 5. The Bookshop on the Corner, by Jenny Colgan TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION  1. Alexander Hamilton, by Ron […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Going After Premier Economic Development District Designation

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    Thanks to a law Gov. Scott Walker signed at Lambeau Field last March to benefit the new Titletown District, the City of Sturgeon Bay is on its way to creating a Premier Economic Development District. At the Dec. 6 common council meeting, Community Development Director Marty Olejniczak explained to the council that this new law […]