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  • Local Doctors Inspire Northern Sky’s “Doctor! Doctor!”

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    Milwaukee director and performer Matt Zembrowski returns to Northern Sky this season not as an actor (he performed in the 2009 production of Sunsets and S’mores for American Folklore Theatre) but as the playwright, composer, and lyricist of this season’s new show, Doctor! Doctor! Set during the summer of 1938 in the fictional Door County […]

  • Béla Fleck, Chris Thile Join Musical Forces for DCA Show

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    On July 13, the audience at Door Community Auditorium will be treated to a double billing of two of the world’s most talented instrumentalists: banjo player Béla Fleck and mandolinist Chris Thile. Thile is the Grammy-winning virtuoso mandolinist, singer and songwriter behind acoustic trio Nickel Creek and progressive acoustic outfit Punch Brothers. He is a […]

  • Celebrate Camp Meenahga’s 100th Anniversary with Peninsula State Park

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    Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Camp Meenahga at Peninsula State Park with a birthday party on July 12, 10 am to noon. One hundred years ago on July 12, two determined mothers from St. Louis established a girls camp at Peninsula State Park (1916-1948). At the party, meet founder Alice Orr Clark […]

  • DCA Hosts Sarah Jarosz

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    On July 11 at 8 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will host songwriter/multi-instrumentalist prodigy Sarah Jarosz in a concert that is not to be missed. Opening for Jarosz will be Brooklyn-based twin brother duo The Brother Brothers. Since signing to Sugar Hill Records at age 16, Sarah Jarosz has barely stopped to catch her breath, […]

  • Paper Birds Performs at Fishstock

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    Door County favorites Katie Dahl, Rich Higdon, Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan join together July 10 to form Paper Birds at the Fishstock Concert Series in Fish Creek. The show starts at 7 pm. Door County is blessed to call Dahl a resident. A gem of a songwriter with a crystal-clear voice, she brings to […]

  • Glass, Auto Parts Used in ‘Second Chance Collection’

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    Metal/glass sculptures by Mariano Perez will be showcased at the Santa Fe Shop in Fish Creek. Perez was born in Mexico City in 1956. He is an industrial designer and graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara. With many years of experience, hard work and great talent, he has managed to create astonishing works of art. […]

  • Three Generations of Zahn Folk Art

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    Ed Zahn (1923-2012), and great-grandson, Randy Zahn (b. 1953) are featured artists this summer in the Madeline Tourtelot Archives and Study Center at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek. The exhibition, titled INSPIRED: The Folk Art of Albert, Ed, and Randy Zahn, runs from June 25 to Oct. 5. Albert Zahn was a […]

  • Comedic Nuns, Ben Folds & More Weekend Plans

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    This weekend has plenty to offer in events both in and out of doors. Become a kayaking expert, bust a gut at Rogue Theater, or bring home the win at the Belgian Days volleyball tournament.   Friday, July 8 Rutabaga Door County Sea Kayak Symposium Paddlers of all skill levels are welcome to participate in […]

  • Tilton+Oeler: Digital Celebrations of Land, Water + Sky

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    The interaction of humans and technology has always been an interest of artists Dave Tilton and Paula Oeler. It has been a common thread in their work for the past 25 years, from their early years in information design to their current role as digital artists. In the ‘90s, they used evolving technology to communicate […]

  • Northern Door Volleyball League: June 29, 2016 Results

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    Standings As of June 29 Blue Horse Beach Café 20-1 PC Junction 19-2 Husby’s 15-3 Sister Bay Bowl 15-6 Wilson’s 9-12 Nicolet Beach 5-13 Camp David 4-14 Main Street Market 3-18 Team Tomato 0-21   Results June 29 Team Tomato 0, Main Street Market 3 PC Junction 3, Sister Bay Bowl 0 Husby’s 3, Camp […]

  • Conductor Stephen Alltop to Lecture at Church of Atonement

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    Dr. Stephen Alltop of Northwestern University, who has conducted often at the Peninsula Music Festival, will lecture at 7 pm on July 7 at Church of the Atonement in Fish Creek. His topic is “Leadership and the Orchestral Conductor: From Beethoven to Boardroom.” Dr. Alltop is director of music for Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University, conducts the […]

  • Songstress Karen Mal Comes Home to Fishstock

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    Award-winning folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Karen Mal returns to the stage at Fishstock July 3. Mal has opened for or appeared onstage with performers such as Tom Paxton, Slaid Cleaves, Tom Prasada-Rao, Gail Davies, Buddy Mondlock, and Tom Kimmel. Originally from New England, more recently from Wisconsin, Mal worked in regional theatre for several years […]

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  • Suzanne Rose Is Guest Artist at DCAL Gallery

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      Photographer Suzanne Rose will be the featured guest artist at The Gallery of the Door County Art League (DCAL) in July. A nationally recognized artist and educator who practices and teaches fine art photography as a “mindful minimalist,” Rose remains close to her Midwestern roots by photographing thematic bodies of works of family and […]

  • New Work at Degenhardt Studio

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    New paintings by Patty Degenhardt are now on display at Degenhardt Studio. These works on canvas are part of a series of work in the Random Series. They are a visual response of the idea of life’s random events. This seemingly random groupings of shapes, colors and textures are ordered into a cohesive whole and […]

  • Holiday Weekend Jewelry Trunk Show at Edgewood Orchard

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    Edgewood Orchard Galleries will host a jewelry trunk show for Florida jeweler Julie Shaw from July 2-4. The show will run from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served and the public is welcome to attend. Shaw has been designing and crafting exquisite jewelry for more than 30 […]

  • DCAL Selects Jane Hamann as Artist of the Week

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    Jane Hamann of Egg Harbor, Door County Art League’s artist of the week for July 2-8, recalls summer trips to Door County to pick cherries in her aunt’s orchard as an early incubator for her interest in nature and art. She earned a bachelor of science in humanities with a concentration in art and design […]

  • Creative Kids Day Returns to Northern Sky Theater

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    For more than a decade now, Northern Sky Theater has offered Creative Kids Day – a day of creativity dedicated to children and teens interested in learning more about what it means to be part of a professional musical theater troupe in Door County. Over the years, hundreds of youth have taken advantage of the […]

  • DCA Announces Date Change for Ben Folds Performance

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    Door Community Auditorium (DCA) has announced a date change for the performance by eclectic piano rocker Ben Folds. The concert, which was previously scheduled for July 7, will now take place July 8, due to personal circumstances on the part of the artist. Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter/producer Ben Folds first found mainstream success as the leader of […]

  • Renaissance Faire, Lumberjacks & More Weekend Plans

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    This busy holiday weekend is chock-full of activities for adventurers of all types. Delve into the county’s geographic past, dance the night away at Fishstock or discover some of the best beers on the peninsula. Curious about Fourth of July firework and parade schedules? Find them here. Friday, July 1 Beer & Burger Trolley Tour […]