Area: Sturgeon Bay
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Popelka Leads Glass-Techniques Course in Thailand
Artist Residency Thailand invited Sturgeon Bay glass artist Jeremy Popelka to design and organize a three-week course for the Prem International School, north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. During May, Popelka will work with established and emerging Thai glass artists who have varied focuses in glass techniques. The program also includes involvement from Silpakorn University and […]
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Death by the Bay, the latest book in author Patricia Skalka’s Dave Cubiak mystery series, will be fêted at an open house May 26, 12-4 pm, at Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N. Third Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. During the open house, Novel Bay will offer a 15 percent discount on the purchase of any three […]
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Downsizing the festival to nurture the dream A message from pat mAcdonald Not everyone is cut out to be P.T. Barnum. Some of us shy away from any glint of grandiosity, finding greater fascination in subtler, more mysterious constructs. All the people I’ve met in my life could maybe fill a stadium, but I doubt […]
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Alan Kopischke Plays Nine Characters in TAP’s ‘Absolute Brightness’
Currently on stage at Sturgeon Bay’s Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) is a production with nine characters ranging from the lead character – a hard-boiled detective – to an awkward, 16-year-old girl to the force-of-nature owner of the Hair Today Salon to a German clock repairer to the British owner of a school for dance and theater […]
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Door County Martial Arts held black-belt promotions at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA on May 14. Martial artists promoted to first-degree black belt were Zoey Stuth, Theo Goode and Cyrus Alrand. A second-degree black-belt promotion went to Timothy Alrand, and Daniel Barnard earned his third-degree black belt. Submitted.
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CAFO Documentary Has Wisconsin Premier in Sturgeon Bay, ‘Right to Harm’
When the husband-wife filmmaking team of Annie Speicher and Matt Wechsler made the highly praised 2016 documentary Sustainable (now showing on Netflix), they heard a lot about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). “But we were hearing all the classic arguments of animal-welfare issues or environmental issues,” Wechsler said. “We were not hearing at all about […]
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‘Right to Harm’ Wisconsin Premier
Right to Harm’s Wisconsin premiere will take place at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay on May 30, 7 pm. A Q&A will follow with one member of the husband-wife filmmaking team of Matt Wechsler and Annie Speicher. On May 31, 7 pm, the film will premiere in Kewaunee County at James May North, […]
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DCMC Partners with Community Blood Center
Door County Medical Center (DCMC) and the Community Blood Center (CBC) held a May 14 cookie-cutting event and kickoff blood drive to celebrate their ongoing partnership. CBC has been the sole provider of blood and blood products to DCMC since fall 2018. A cookie cutting, in place of a ribbon cutting, marked the first day […]
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Award Winners Announced at Sunshine House Annual Dinner
At Sunshine House’s 48th annual Awards Dinner on May 6, Helen Cordon played her accordion before CEO Cindy Weber thanked the crowd, discussed the past year’s happenings and previewed future plans. Elise Christensen earned the Female Employee of the Year Award, and Patrick Ratajczak was the Male Employee of the Year Award winner. Community Partnership […]
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Pet Tip: How to Redirect Cats’ Scratching Behavior
The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus is temporarily “pawsing” adoptions while it houses many dogs from other shelters to assist those shelters as they work through an animal-health situation (visit wihumane.org/news to learn more). WHS will resume regular adoption processes soon. Until information about pets looking for new homes returns to this space, […]
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A room inside the Door County Community Center was buzzing on May 21 when a group of pen pals who have been corresponding since December met in person for the time. “I think it’s great,” said Grant, a student in Heidi Richard’s fourth-grade class at Sunrise School in Sturgeon Bay. “I think it’s great, too,” […]
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Bay Winery Debuts on Bay Shore Drive
In less than a decade, Ryan Zahler has gone from not drinking wine to becoming a wine appreciator, winemaker and owner of the small-batch Bay Winery in Sturgeon Bay. Originally from southern California, Zahler ironically didn’t find an interest in wine until moving to Door County for a work assignment in 2011. “I moved here […]
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Door 44’s New Location Ties Wine to Terroir
When Steve Johnson and Maria Milano honeymooned in Napa Valley in the mid-90s, the experience led to a life-altering career change. “It was a beautiful, sunny day,” Johnson said. “We were at Coppola Winery and grabbed a bottle of red and a baguette, ventured into the vineyard and said, why not Wisconsin?” He was thinking […]
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Expert Says Potawatomi Tower Can Be Saved
An expert on timber says that Potawatomi Tower can be repaired to serve another 90 years for an equal or lesser cost than reconstructing or tearing it down. And repair could be completed in as little as 10 days, according to Dan Tingley of Wood Research & Development, a firm in Jefferson, Oregon. The Sturgeon […]
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Final Ship Announced in Tall Ships Event
Windy is the final tall ship of nine to be announced for the Nicolet Bank Tall Ships event. Sailing from Chicago’s Navy Pier, Windy is a 148-foot, traditional four-masted gaff topsail schooner built with modern materials and integrating modern amenities and safety features. But, like old trading schooners and sail training ships, this traditional sailing […]
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Volunteers Needed for Crossroads Trail Run/Walk
Organizers of the Crossroads Trail Run/Walk, held on June 22, are seeking volunteers to assist with refreshments, hand water to participants, direct them to the right route, cheer them on at the finish line and hand out native plants to the finishers. The race starts at 8 am and will conclude by 10:30 am. All […]
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Get Well Water Tested through Crossroads
Crossroads at Big Creek will also offer a gentle, one-hour nature hike to Ida Bay – passing through several habitats – on May 26, 4 pm. Meet at the parking lot at the Canal Road/Buffalo Ridge Trail intersection. Join the Door County Beekeepers Club for its monthly meeting in the Collins Learning Center’s lecture hall on May […]
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July 19, 1945 – May 19, 2019 Susan A. Blahnik, 73, of Sturgeon Bay died at her home with family by her side. She was born in Manitowoc, the daughter of the late Milton and June (Blahnik) Hanson. Susan graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc in 1963. On August 22, 1970, she married George […]
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High Schoolers Wow Audience at LibraryLIVE
The kickoff for LibraryLIVE’s season, featuring outstanding students from Door County’s high schools, packed the Miller Art Museum on May 11. Vocalists and musicians performed a variety of works, including The Vagabond by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mozart’s Concerto in G and moving operatic and theatrical pieces. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the performances, and the library […]
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Feb. 28, 1937 – May 17, 2019 Thomas Rodrick McDonald, 82, of Sturgeon Bay died at his home. He was born in Wausau to Harold and Susan (Mayer) McDonald. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1955. His greatest loves in high school were cross-country running and curling. On June 7, 1958, he married Judith Rae Jaecks. In 1965, […]