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  • Chaining Demo at Artzy Studio

    Artzy Studio will have a variety of new fall jewelry on display. On Sept. 29 & Oct. 1, Cynthia L. Koshalek will demonstrate how to create different styles of chaining using a pliers and hammering techniques. Chaining is a centuries-old technique and it is still very much in use for contemporary jewelry. Artzy Studio is […]

  • Manners Matter: Distracted Driving

    Dear Mary Pat, The leaves are starting to change and the cars are already slowing down as a result. I know the trees are beautiful but I see cars driving too slow and not always staying inside their lane. Can you please remind people that driving while looking at everything but the road can be […]

  • Free Continental Breakfast at Ephraim Moravian Church, Oct. 7

    The Ephraim Moravian Church will host a free continental breakfast on Oct. 7, from 8 to 10:30 am. The breakfast is free to all and will include Moravian sugar cake and other bakery, fresh fruit, juices and coffee. Tours of the church will also be conducted. There will be a free-will offering for the Moravian […]

  • Ephraim Sculpture Withstands Hurricane Irma

    Category-three hurricane force winds did no damage to Ephraim artist Geoffrey Lardiere’s wall sculpture in Naples, Fla. The sculpture was designed and engineered for category-five hurricane winds. The enormous wall sculpture is in the Permanent Collection of The von Liebig Art Center in Naples, where Lardiere resided and served on the Board of Directors of […]

  • Free Three-Part Screening of ‘Race: The Power of Illusion’

    The Racial Justice Action Team of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) is screening a three-part PBS mini-series, Race: The Power of an Illusion. Each screening is followed by a thoughtful, civil and honest community dialogue about America’s understandings of race and what it means for Door County. This event is free. Race […]

  • Ephraim Approves $48,000 for Reconstruction of Cherry Street Steps

    The Ephraim Village Board approved up to $48,000 for Hockers Concrete and Hockers Excavating to reconstruct the Cherry Street steps between Cherry Street below and Cherry Lane atop the bluff. Village officials have discussed the reconstruction of the steps for six years, prompting the go-ahead despite not knowing exactly where the money would come from. […]

  • Sitting around singing with Katie Dahl. Photo by Len Villano.

    Katie Dahl Brings “Sit Around Singing” Back to the UU

    This fall, “Sit Around Singing” gatherings will be resurrected at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim. Gatherings take place the first Thursday of every month (except November). Events take place from 7 – 8:30 pm at the UU Fellowship, which is located at 10341 Water Street/Highway 42 in north Ephraim. The dates for upcoming Sit […]

  • Free Screening of ‘Gender Revolution’ at UUF

    On Sept. 19 at 4:30 pm Movies That Matters presents a free screening of Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric. This powerful film explores the rapidly evolving complexities of gender identity in today’s society. PFLAG of Door County screened the National Geographic documentary in Sturgeon Bay, and had many requests to show the movie […]

  • Award-winning Hunt Quartet Comes to Door Sept. 16

    Midsummer’s Music presents the Hunt Quartet in concert Sept. 16 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim. The highly acclaimed group, which played a beautiful program in Sturgeon Bay last May, is the elite graduate string quartet for the Mead Witter School of Music, University of Wisconsin – Madison. The evening’s repertoire includes Joseph Haydn’s […]

  • Pottery Made with Tradition and Funk: Ephraim Potter Ryan Pederson

    James Brown’s music helps throw pots. It inspires a pair of hands to make a product that’s precise yet a little funky, pottery that is decidedly different from the traditional pottery that’s made with Johann Sebastian Bach’s help. Which is in turn quite distinct from what happens when you throw an electronic music album on, […]

  • Mixed Media Drawings and Paintings at UU Gallery

    Karen Hertz-Sumnicht and her mixed media drawings and paintings are featured at the UU Gallery throughout September. Born in Indianapolis, Hertz-Sumnicht began her creative practice in ceramics and drawing classes at the University of Chicago Lab School and Munster High School. In 1980, she earned her BFA and teaching certificate at St. Mary’s College of […]

  • Turnover Plagues Local Tourism Associations

    As tourism in the county grows, local business associations are struggling to retain the staff that sustains marketing and events within communities. While local officials say a lack of competitive compensation is the cause for turnover, former coordinators cited politics between boards and business members as the toughest part of the gig. Room tax revenues […]

  • Tom Toerpe Headlines Dickinson Poetry Series

    With more than 30 years of experience in banking and finance, Tom Toerpe brings an uncommon perspective to the craft of poetry. He will share that perspective Sept. 13 at the Dickinson Poetry Series at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County. Toerpe’s poems have explored – among other things – the value of obsolete objects, […]

  • Ephraim Vintage Festival Brings Elegant Automobiles to the Escarpment

    This weekend will see a temporary yet spectacular change in the roads of Ephraim. Saturday morning, workers will go about the task of setting up 30 concrete barriers and 400 hay bales to construct a one-mile course for the Ephraim Vintage Festival Hill Climb and Concours d’Elegance. Entrants bring their vintage cars to run the […]

  • Hardy Gallery Highlights Mark-Making in Final 2017 Exhibit

    Like summer foliage, Door County’s art galleries unfurl for the warm months of the year. They come gradually at first, multiplying their showings in the spring and early summer, and climax in a show of color and change as the season ends. True to this pattern is the opening of the Hardy Gallery’s final exhibit […]

  • Annual Ephraim Cemetery Walk Scheduled Sept 11

    The seventh annual Cemetery Walk at the Ephraim Moravian Cemetery will take place Sept. 11, rain or shine. There will be two tours at 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Tickets are required and will be handed out immediately before the tours. Tickets are free, but limited to the first 70 people at the 1 pm […]

  • Ephraim Prioritizes Stormwater, Street Lights, Sidewalks

    The Ephraim Village Board will prioritize stormwater abatement, replacing street lights and providing sidewalks as it moves toward final plans before the highway resurfacing. The village must make a financial commitment to the Department of Transportation (DOT) by Nov. 1 for these projects. “Understand that this is just the first step and what I hope […]

  • Watch for Signs of Oak Wilt

    Each year, a tree-killing fungal disease strikes and kills thousands of oak trees in Wisconsin’s forests, woodlots and urban areas. Oak wilt is common in southern and central Wisconsin and is becoming increasingly abundant in northern counties. It is difficult to control once the disease takes hold and prevention steps need to be taken to […]

  • EAB Found in Ephraim

    Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been found in the Village of Ephraim by I.S.A. Certified Arborist Andrew Hartman and owner of Acorn Tree Service. Hartman calculates the Village of Ephraim find is simply the Town of Gibraltar find from June 2014 expanding to the north. Sadly, this means there is most likely a complete infestation […]

  • September 1-3, 2017

    Marina Fest, Eric Lewis and More Weekend Plans

    August has blown by. Summer’s not done yet, though; galleries are opening their final exhibits, concert series are having their final shows, and the natural world continues to invite exploration. Labor Day weekend is sure to be full to the brim with live music, celebrations, and performances. Friday, September 1 Quilt Show  Harbor Ridge Winery […]