Area: Sturgeon Bay
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The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay will present its 26th annual Shipyard Tour on May 4. For one day each year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services open their doors for public tours, and for the first time, advance tickets will be available for online purchase. Tours departing from Fincantieri Bay Ship Shipbuilding and […]
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Aldo Leopold and More at Crossroads
Celebrate Aldo Leopold Day and the 70th anniversary of A Sand County Almanac with a showing of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time on March 2, 3 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek. The Emmy Award-winning documentary traces Leopold’s life journey, which led him to develop his “land ethic.” Refreshments […]
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Hope Art Alcoves Showcases Art of Beverly Hart Branson
The works of mixed-media artist Beverly Hart Branson are being featured at the Art Alcoves gallery of Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay through March 11. Branson, a lifetime artist who feels that her creations are constantly evolving, works in watercolor, ink, acrylic, oil and pencil. She enjoys plein air painting and creating […]
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Photography of Dennis Connolly on Display in TAP Lobby Gallery
Dennis Connolly’s photos of refugees from Central America, Vietnam and Cambodia will be on exhibit March 1-3 to complement Third Avenue Playhouse’s performances of Right To Live. The Door County photographer wrote in his artist statement: “Famine and wars, with the accompanying factors of oppression, persecution, starvation and lack of opportunity have forced people to […]
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Feb. 20, 2019 June C. Fledderjohn, 95, formerly of Greenville, Pennsylvania, died at Anna’s Healthcare in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where she had family. There will be no local services. Burial will be at Shenango Valley Cemetery in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The Loutzenhiser-Jordan Funeral Home of Greenville has handled the arrangements.
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Pine Crest Village’s Book Club
Residents at Sturgeon Bay’s Pine Crest Village enjoy reading and discussing books in a variety of genres in their monthly book club. The Friends of Door County Libraries sponsors the club, and Friends volunteer Dorothy Wickman facilitates it. Members of the book club are (left to right, front) Ann Jerdee, Helen Van Akkeren, Helen Jane […]
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Middle Eastern War-Refugee Stories
The Miller Art Museum will open its new exhibition, Mitli Mitlak (Like You, Like Me), on March 2. On display until April 15, it will feature the work of visual artists of Arabic descent from the Middle East and North Africa. The contemporary works include painting, photography and drawing, all telling stories of refuge, displacement, […]
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Fire & Ice Festival Carving-Competition Results
Volunteer ice carvers braved the chilly elements on Feb. 16 to participate in Sturgeon Bay’s Fire & Ice Festival ice-carving competition. Carvers began chipping, sawing and molding ice blocks throughout the city at 9 am. Unique and original sculptures were formed out of 300-pound ice blocks. The ice carvers competed for cash prizes and the […]
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Participate in Ski for Free at Crossroads at Big Creek on Feb. 23, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; and Feb. 24, 1-3:30 pm. The program lends, free of charge, an array of ski and snowshoe equipment. When trail conditions permit skiing, volunteers in the Crossroads Maintenance Building will fit you with equipment. On Feb. 23, […]
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Finding Inspiration in Literature and the Midwest
Singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen to open Tambourine Lounge show Andrea von Kampen, an independent folk singer-songwriter from Nebraska, will open for the band Darling West Feb. 27 at the Tambourine Lounge in Sturgeon Bay. Hear Nebraska has praised von Kampen’s effortless vocal delivery as “soulful and worn-in.” With the successful release of two EPs — […]
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Peninsula Singers Begin Rehearsals
The Peninsula Singers will launch its spring semester March 4 at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St. Registration and refreshments will start at 6:15 pm; the first rehearsal will begin at 7 pm. The group is a nonprofit, non-auditioned chorus that welcomes any singer of high school age or older. Singers rehearse […]
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Holiday Music Motel presents Darling West — with Andrea Von Kampen opening the show — on Feb. 27, 7 pm at the Tambourine Lounge. Coming all the way from Norway, Darling West exemplifies the earthy heart and soul of Americana with the clarity and sparkle of a diamond. The doors will open at 6:30 pm. Darling West […]
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Door County Rubber Stamps presents its spring 2019 Art Extravaganza Weekend April 5-7 at Bridgeport Waterfront Resort in Sturgeon Bay. A welcome with continental breakfast will launch the event on April 5, 9-10 am, followed by all-new, custom classes, 10 am – 9:30 pm, taught by Sarah Justison of The Paper Cut in Appleton. Most […]
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Misty is a two-year-old mix who was transferred to the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus from a crowded shelter in Mississippi. This Southern gal is full of energy and loves everyone she meets, especially if she gets a belly rub! Misty thinks cats are for chasing, not for snuggling, so she’s looking for […]
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Framed: Lions Club at the Bowl-a-Thon
The Sturgeon Bay Lions Club was the highest team fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity’s seventh annual Bowl-a-Thon on Feb. 9. With help from corporate sponsors, bowlers raising pledges, raffle-ticket sales and silent-auction bidding, Habitat received about $10,000. Submitted.
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Sound of Soul/HU Chant Offered on Feb. 23
The Wisconsin Satsang Society – a chartered affiliate of Eckankar, the Path of Spiritual Freedom – will sponsor a Sound of Soul/HU Chant on Feb. 23, 2-3 pm, at the Sturgeon Bay library. Experience chanting HU (a sacred sound and ancient mantra), contemplative time and spiritual conversation with others of like heart. Discover for yourself […]
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PFLAG and Open Door Co-host Film Screening, March 3
All are welcome to attend the film screening of Becoming More Visible by Pamela French. This free event, complete with popcorn and beverages, will be held March 3, 4 pm, at Hope Church, Sturgeon Bay. PFLAG Door County and Open Door Pride are the co-hosts. Challenged by how to identify since early childhood, four fearless […]
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Sturgeon Bay Won’t Join Challenge to DNR’s High Water Mark Ruling
The Sturgeon Bay Common Council will not be joining the appeal of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ruling on the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) on the westside waterfront. A group of citizens brought the appeal to challenge the Jan. 3 DNR ruling that affirmed the settlement reached between the city and the Friends […]
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Video Series on Grief Care Presented at St. Peter’s Church
GriefShare is a weekly, 13-week seminar of video presentations by noted leaders in grief care and small-group discussion. Each week the group considers a different topic. Through group discussion, prayer and videos featuring the nation’s foremost authorities on grief, participants explore mourning in a confidential and sensitive manner, which allows them to better understand what they […]
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Breakfast Rotary Presents 16th annual Trivia, March 16
The Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club presents its 16th annual Trivia Night on March 16 at the Old Jaycee Clubhouse in Sturgeon Bay. Registration will start at 6:30 pm. The trivia competition – 10 categories, 100 questions – will run 7-10 pm and include door prizes and hot appetizers. Winners will receive framed certificates. Teams […]