Area: Fish Creek
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Full-Day ETC Workshops to Focus on the Arts at Gibraltar
This is the eighth year that the Friends of Gibraltar (FOG) and the Hardy Gallery have teamed up to bring creative programming to Gibraltar High School in the Exposure to Creativity (ETC) workshops. This year the program will be a full-day experience for all high school students. There will be Studio Art and Art in […]
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Traditional Irish Session at Starboard Brewing on Feb. 20
The Door County Folk Alliance is hosting two community events in February. On Feb. 20, 4 – 6 pm, there will be a traditional Irish session at Starboard Brewing on Third Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. On Feb. 27, 7 – 9 pm, there will be a barn dance at the Gibraltar Town Hall in Fish […]
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Eight-Player Football Playoffs Set for 2018
By Justin Skiba The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s board of control voted to approve a recommendation for the eight-player football division to implement a tournament series beginning in 2018. This would replace the current Jamboree format, which has been used since 2012. The recommendation came from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association who received several […]
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Door County Half Marathon Seeks Runners for Charities
There’s still time to run for a reason at the 2016 Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k. “We’re striving to help our runners raise more than $25,000 for charity in this year’s Run For A Cause program,” said race founder David Eliot. “The sooner you sign up, the sooner we can help promote […]
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A special meeting of the Gibraltar Town Board on Feb. 11 opened with Fire Chief Caleb Whitney announcing his resignation. “It is not because of politics, because of lack of support, it is simply a function of the economic life that I face,” said Whitney, explaining that he and his wife recently bought a second […]
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“Lord of the Rings” Trilogy Screening Begins Feb. 26 at DCA
On Feb. 26 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a screening of the wildly popular 2001 film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This marks the first of three consecutive Friday Lord of the Rings screenings, in which DCA presents all three parts of director Peter Jackson’s film adaptation […]
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Jazz, Printmaking, World Languages & More Weekend Plans
Jazz, printmaking and world languages highlight the upcoming weekend on the Door Peninsula. Check out our top picks for the weekend ahead! Friday, February 19 Janet Planet Jazz Janet Planet, hailed as the “voice of the New Jazz Culture,” will take the stage at Door County Fire Company at 7 pm on Friday night as […]
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Letter to the Editor: The Importance of Eagle Tower
There has been much written and various hearings held to come up with a viable plan to save Eagle Tower in its present form. The discussions have centered on the many thousands of tourists coming to Door County annually, with Eagle Tower being the most visited site. The other focus has been the huge economic […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Feb. 12, 2016
GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Feb. 19 @ Sevastopol, 7:30 pm Girls Basketball Feb. 15 @ Southern Door, 7:30 pm Feb. 18 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm SEVASTOPOL Boys Basketball Feb. 19 vs. Gibraltar, 7:30 pm Girls Basketball Feb. 15 @ Sturgeon Bay, 6 pm Feb. 16 vs. St. Mary Catholic, 7 […]
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Tickets On Sale for 2016 Peninsula Players Productions
With an exciting line-up, Peninsula Players has season tickets available for a variety of engaging shows – from a gentle new comedy, a classic whodunit, a lively pop-musical, an engrossing new drama and a fast-paced comic thriller. Peninsula Players opens its 81st season on June 14 with the Wisconsin première of Chapatti, a gentle and […]
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Dress Your Best for Northern Door YMCA’s Fundraising Gala
Everyone is invited to don their formal apparel and dancing shoes for a Fundraising Gala to benefit the Northern Door Program Center’s Capital Campaign on Feb. 27 at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club. The festive evening kicks off at 5:30 pm with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and a plated dinner, auction and live music by CAT […]
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Wisconsin Aquatic Ecosystems Are Topic of Next DCA Lecture
On Feb. 20, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer an escape from the cold with an invigorating lecture about aquatic ecosystems. DCA’s Distinguished Lecture Series will offer a lecture titled “The Effects of Disturbance in Aquatic Ecosystems,” presented by Dr. Carrie Kissman, assistant professor of biology and environmental science at St. Norbert College. In her […]
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Deathfolk to Perform in DCA’s Fireside Lobby
On Feb. 20 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a coffeehouse concert in the Fireside Lobby by Deathfolk, the popular Door County duo made up of Jess Holland and Nick Hoover. Brought together by their love of dark folk songs, Holland and Hoover began playing as a duo in 2010. Early in […]
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Masters of the Fiddle Return to DCA Feb. 14
Several years ago I heard Natalie MacMaster play her fiddle at the Door Community Auditorium (DCA), performing in a style that combines French, Celtic, bluegrass and Cajun music. She spoke to the audience about her childhood in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton, and the ceilidhs (KAY-lees) her family enjoyed, Gaelic social gatherings featuring fiddle music and […]
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Peninsula Park Plans Improved Nature Center
The White Cedar Nature Center sits in the heart of Peninsula State Park and it is due for an update. Park officials teamed with the Friends of Peninsula State Park to secure funds for the project that is 50 years in the making. “In the original nature center plans, which date to 1965, there […]
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Winter Fest’s Pie Tin Toss to Benefit Michael Murphy
Sweetie Pies will hold a special fundraiser on Feb. 6 at Fish Creek Winter Festival. This year, proceeds of the popular Pie Tin Toss will go to help cover the health care costs of Michael Murphy, who suffers from a form of leukemia. Murphy is the husband of Sweetie Pies’ founder Susan Croissant. The Pie […]
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Husband-and-Wife Fiddlers at DCA on Valentine’s Day
On Feb. 14, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present “Masters of the Fiddle,” a high-energy concert of fiddle music by Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. MacMaster and Leahy are two of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers – and they just happen to be married to each other. At DCA, MacMaster and Leahy will perform the […]
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Girl Scout Brownie Troop Visits Ministry Clinic and Door County Humane Society
Girl Scout Brownie Troop #4356, second graders from Gibraltar Elementary School, took advantage of a recent day off school to begin work on two badges. They worked with Lindsey Donohue, clinic supervisor at Ministry Health Care North Shore Clinic, on the First Aid Badge on Jan. 22. They then traveled to the Door County Humane […]