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  • Obituary: Barbara Kenyon

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    Barbara Kenyon of Fish Creek died Aug. 29 peacefully with her family close by after an 11-year battle with cancer. She was born on January 18, 1939 in Chicago to Helen and Henry. Barbara attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and spent 38 years as a graphic designer. She honed her oil and watercolor […]

  • Obituary: Ronald Gordon Luebke

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    On August 28, 2016 a wonderful, thoughtful, caring man was taken from us too soon. Ronald Gordon Luebke was born on August 9, 1960, in Neenah, WI to the late Daniel and Mabel (Hanson) Luebke, and left this world in the early morning of August 28, 2016. On September 29, 2012, Ronny married the love […]

  • Birch Creek Presents Harmonica Player Howard Levy

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    Howard Levy, a world renowned harmonica player from the Chicago area, will perform at Birch Creek Music Performance Center on Sept. 17 for their Fall Concert Series for Academy Scholarships. The concert takes place in the Dutton Concert barn at 7:30 pm. Levy will be joined by Dane Richeson, percussion faculty at Birch Creek and […]

  • Obituary: William L. Cisewski

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    William L. Cisewski, 85, of Institute, died Thursday afternoon, August 25, 2016 at his home. He was born June 1, 1931, in Winona, MN, the son of Joseph and Nora (Herbert) Cisewski. Bill attended high school in Winona, and after graduating in 1949, he enlisted with the United States Marines and served during the Korean […]

  • “The Gin Game” Opens at TAP Sept. 8

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    D. L. Coburn’s play The Gin Game opens at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in downtown Sturgeon Bay on Sept. 8 and will run through Oct. 16. Humor and psychological warfare crackle over a card game between two quick-witted residents of an assisted living facility in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play directed by TAP’s Co-Artistic Director Robert […]

  • Shepherd of the Bay Hosts Organist Dr. Catherine Rodland

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    Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church is pleased to present organist Dr. Catherine Rodland in concert on Sept. 3 at 7 pm. The program will include works by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Louis Vierne and more. Rodland, whose playing has been described as “transcendent” (The American Organist), is Artist in Residence at St. Olaf […]

  • Midsummer’s Music Festival Concludes Season

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    Midsummer’s Music Festival is concluding its 26th season with The Kahn-Brahms Connection program and a fundraiser supporting the Door County Land Trust. Serenade in F Minor, Op. 73, was published in 1923 by Robert Kahn and is heavily influenced by Brahms. Arthur Foote, a composer from Massachusetts who is considered the first important American composer […]

  • Obituary: Donald Lee Kozlovsky

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    Donald Lee Kozlovsky, 78 years, of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, August 22, 2016 at Ministry Door County Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1938 in Sturgeon Bay the son of the late Adolph and Lucille Kozlovsky.  Don graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1956 before receiving his Masters in Mathematics. He then entered the […]

  • Winners of Classic & Wooden Boat Fest Announced

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    Rich and Nancy Kapellen of Sheboygan not only were the People’s Choice Award winner for the best sailboat but claimed Best of Show honors with their 17-foot Penobscot 17 at the Door County Maritime Museum Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, Aug. 12 & 13 in Sturgeon Bay. Other class winners in the People’s Choice voting […]

  • Sixth Annual Cemetery Walk on Sept. 12

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    The sixth annual Cemetery Walk at the Ephraim Moravian Cemetery will take place Sept. 12, rain or shine. Tours are at 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Tickets are required and will be handed out immediately before the tours. Tickets are free, limited to the first 70 people at the 1 pm tour. Sponsored by the […]

  • Birth: Kendra and Christopher Krueger

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    Kendra and Christopher Krueger, Forestville, are the parents of a son born at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay, on Aug. 20, 2016. Maternal grandparents are Julie and Kerry Dragseth, Sturgeon Bay. Paternal grandparents are Jean and Mark Kruege, Forestville.

  • The Clearing Hosts Annual Picnic Gathering

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    The Clearing Folk School is celebrating its Annual Picnic Gathering on Sept. 10, starting with a social hour under the big tent on campus in the Homestead Meadow at 11 am. A picnic lunch will follow at noon. A special presentation by award-winning landscape architect Nancy Aten and conservation partner Dan Collins will begin at […]

  • Celebrate Newport Wilderness Day Sept. 4

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    Sept. 4 is Newport Wilderness Day at Newport State Park. This event was started in 1992 as a way for the members of Newport Wilderness Society, the park’s friends group, to showcase their beautiful wilderness park. Volunteers lead hikes on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, covering many areas of interest. This year’s programs include: […]

  • Crossroads Presents Monarch Tagging Program

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    Along with a grateful nation, Crossroads at Big Creek is saluting the National Park Service as it celebrates its centennial. The Door County Historical Society, the Door County Library and Crossroads have collaborated to bring an exhibit to Door County and to present supplemental programs celebrating the National Park Centennial and the legacy of John […]

  • Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer Perform at Woodwalk Gallery Sept. 2

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    Celebrating the last of summer, Woodwalk Concert Series presents Pacific Northwest-based songwriter duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer on Sept. 2. This duo voyages even further out to sea on their latest self-produced/recorded release Off-Grid Lo Fi. Recorded entirely with solar and wind powered electricity on a nearly uninhabited, remote, off-grid island in northwest Washington […]

  • The Clearing Presents its Fall Workshop Program

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    The Clearing Folk School continues its Workshop Program of one- and two-day classes this fall. Fall Workshop Program classes are in the arts, fine crafts, natural sciences and humanities and available through mid-November. Author and rural historian Jerry Apps is back with a newly added date of Oct. 28 for his “Writing from Your Life” […]

  • Salsa with J-Ro Offers Dance Lessons

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    Located in Sturgeon Bay, Salsa with J-Ro offers both private and group dance classes for individuals, couples and groups of all sizes. They teach a variety of dance styles including Waltz, Rumba, Foxtrot, American Tango, Swing, Salsa, Cha Cha, Argentine Tango, Samba, Country Western Two Step, Bolero, Merengue, Bachata, Nightclub Two Step and more. Dancing […]

  • Savory Spoon Offers Mexican Culinary Experience Nov. 6 – 13

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    Join Janice Thomas of Savory Spoon Cooking School for a culinary adventure in Tepoztlán, Mexico from Nov. 6 – 13. Visitors will stay at La Villa Bonita – a true culinary destination, complete with heated pool carved out of volcanic rock, organic citrus orchard and vegetable garden, as well as a specially designed open-air kitchen […]

  • UUF Presents TED Talks on Income Inequality

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    On Sept. 7 at 4 pm, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will present TED Talks on income inequality with a focus on “How We Got This Way.” There will be an open discussion following the presentation. Everyone is encouraged to attend and share thoughts and opinions on the causes of and solutions to income inequality. The […]

  • Autumn Dobbeck Hosts Dance Workshop

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    Dancin’ On The Door is offering a fun and exciting modern contemporary dance workshop for teens and adults on Sept. 3, 5 – 6:30 pm. The workshop will be led by Autumn Dobbeck. Dobbeck is a student at Elgin Community College in Illinois. She is currently working on her associate’s degree in Education. She began […]