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    Peninsula Players Announce 2018 Season

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    Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce its 83rd season performing June 12 through Oct. 14. “On the heels of having successfully completed our 82nd season, I’m very happy to announce next year’s 2018 season,” said Artistic Director Greg Vinkler. “People sometimes ask me if I plan seasons around a theme. The answer is no, […]

  • Find Gifts at Great Northern by Design

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    Great Northern by Design will host its annual Holiday Open House, Nov. 24 & 25, 10 am to 4 pm. Home decor and much more will all be on sale for holiday giving. The public is invited to stop by to sample refreshments and enjoy the shop. The festivities also include Great Northern by Design’s […]

  • Nine Door County Drop-Off Sites for ‘Big Bundle Up’ Campaign

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    Door County’s tourism industry is currently collecting new and gently used coats, scarves, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “Big Bundle Up” donation campaign. The campaign is a statewide collection program that runs from now through Jan. 2, 2018. All items donated locally will stay in […]

  • Obituary: Christopher T. Farmer

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    Christopher T. Farmer, 69 of Fish Creek, WI died on Tuesday November 14, 2017 at his home in Fish Creek. He was born February 21, 1948 to Gilbert and Jeanne (Llewellyn) Farmer. He is survived by his brother Jeff Farmer and Sister Jill Kulczyx and other relatives and friends. There will be a Memorial Service […]

  • Hike the Reindeer Trail at Peninsula State Park

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    Strange tracks have appeared at Peninsula State Park. “I heard the jingle of bells and then felt a whoosh,” said Peninsula State Park Naturalist Kathleen Harris. Come see the tracks for yourself by hiking the Reindeer Trail. The Reindeer Trail, a half-mile woodsy walk, will be ready for young trail trampers on Nov. 25, from […]

  • Link Gallery Announces Winter Exhibits

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    The Link Gallery of Children’s Art, attached to the Door Community Auditorium, will host several different exhibits of Door County student art during the fall, winter and spring. The lineup includes Capturing Kindness (now through Jan. 5), Character Counts and Words of Wisdom (Jan. 8 – Feb. 2), In Your Wildest Dreams (Feb. 19 – […]

  • Big Mouth, Janet Planet & Steve March-Tormé at DCA Nov. 25

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    On Nov. 25, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will get into the holiday spirit with a triple-bill of festive performers, as Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns swing into the holidays with special guests Janet Planet and Steve March-Tormé. Big Mouth, one of Door County’s most popular bands, is known throughout Wisconsin for playing an […]

  • Door Community Auditorium Announces Lecture, Film Series Lineup

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    Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will again offer its Saturday morning St. Norbert College Distinguished Lecture Series this winter. The series will feature lectures about a wide variety of topics, including the relationship between humor, health, and happiness (Jan. 20), Latino/a theologies and aesthetics of justice (Jan. 27), pre-Columbian ceramics in Peru (Feb. 10), Latinos in […]

  • Social Media Post Disrupts Morning at Gibraltar Schools

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    Gibraltar Schools Superintendent Tina Van Meer said the school is secure after an “implied threat” was posted to social media by a student Thursday morning. Van Meer could not provide details on what the threat entailed, but the school notified the Door County Sheriff’s Department upon learning of the post early this morning. The student […]

  • DNR Chooses Canopy Walk Design for Eagle Tower

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    When Eagle Tower is reconstructed, it will include a canopy walk through the surrounding area to the top platform on Eagle Bluff. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released their decision in a press release, citing a majority of more than 650 public comments choosing the canopy walk design among three alternatives. “Most people who […]

  • The Diverse Duties of Artistic Director Greg Vinkler

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    Chicagoan Greg Vinkler was a college sophomore when he first found his home in theater. According to Vinkler, it was in that introductory class for non-majors that he felt for the first time he truly belonged somewhere. “It was like putting on a glove that fit me really, really well,” he said. Vinkler has pursued […]

  • ‘Hip to Be Square’ at Peninsula School of Art

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    Don’t be “a square,” go to Peninsula School of Art and create one on Nov. 15, 6 – 9 pm. The school will host a tile making event for PenArt’s annual SOUP! event. Materials, libations and food are provided; attendees just need to bring their imagination. Hip to Be Square night is part of a […]

  • Door Community Auditorium Announces 2018 Winter Lineup

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    Door Community Auditorium (DCA) announces a winter season packed with entertainment with invigorating shows on DCA’s main stage and coffeehouse concerts in DCA’s cozy lobby. Bryan Nelson, co-chair of DCA’s programming committee, is looking forward to the upcoming winter season. “I’m excited about the cultural and entertainment offerings that our audiences and students will enjoy […]

  • Friends of Peninsula State Park Hold Online Auction for Eagle Tower Rebuild

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    The Friends of Peninsula State Park is holding an online auction to raise funds for the rebuilding of Eagle Tower. Proceeds from the auction will help in reaching the goal of raising $750,000 toward the rebuilding of the tower. More than $650,000 has already been committed to date. Items for sale include artist creations made […]

  • Northern Sky Theater Presents ‘Home for the Holidays 2017’

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    Door County’s award-winning Northern Sky Theater has announced the line-up for its annual holiday concert at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall. Now in its 11th year, “Home for the Holidays” will feature three talented performers Eric Lewis, Katie Dahl and Rich Higdon. The all-new concert for 2017 will play for six performances between Dec. 27 […]

  • White Cottage Red Door Extends Seasonal Hours

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    White Cottage Red Door will have extended seasonal hours through the end of the year. Their hours are 9 am – 5 pm Thursday through Monday, and 10 am – 4 pm Sunday. They are closed Tuesday and Wednesday. These hours are effective now through Dec. 30. They will be closed January through April, and […]

  • Special Event with Author Jill Harding, Two Short Plays at Crescent Studios Nov. 4

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    Crescent Studios is proud to announce Jill Harding, author of The Sign Fairy and Dragonfly Magic, will make a guest appearance and read her books at Crescent Studios on Nov. 4 at 10 am. Her autographed copies will be available for purchase. To add to this special event, Crescent Studios “stars” will present two short […]

  • Church of the Atonement Allocates $9,250 to Local Nonprofits

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    Church of the Atonement, of Fish Creek, has allocated $9,250 in outreach funds to help community organizations in Door County. Lakeshore CAP received $3,250 for the food pantry and JAK’s Place. Northern Door Children’s Center, HELP of Door County and Altrusa of Door County each received $2,000. In recent years the church has raised outreach […]

  • After 44 Years, Weaver Gloria Hardiman Closes Gallery

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    As Gloria Hardiman looks back on 44 years in her Maple Grove Gallery at the intersection of County F and Maple Grove Road, she said, “There are certainly more artists in Door County than there were in 1973, although I think there were more fiber artists then, at least ones who had their own galleries […]

  • Gibraltar Considers Defunding Marigold Planting

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    The Town of Gibraltar proposed defunding a portion of the flower budget that goes toward planting marigolds along the Hwy. 42 corridor at a budget workshop on Oct. 18. At the regular town board meeting on Nov. 1, they will reconsider. “There was such an uproar that we decided to put it on the agenda,” […]