Category: Art Scene
The latest news on the Door County art and literary scenes, including features, gallery openings, exhibits, and literature events.
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Door County Fiction: Some Other Time
Jim’s ardent declaration of love came as a complete surprise to Betty. Love was the farthest thing from her mind and the last thing she wanted to hear.
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Door County Essay: Opening Day
Opening day, snowing. Northeast wind, what my grandfather called a Sioux wind, he meant Sault St. Marie. I am about to have breakfast, never mind it is late for breakfast, almost nine o’clock.
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By one round estimate, Charles Dickens surely holds the record for theatrical and cinematic adaptations of his work – 180 such projects during and since his lifetime.
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Kathy Faulds’ jewelry is so distinctive that rock stars wear it. Literally. A few years back, musician Chris Aaron heard through the grapevine that Kathy Faulds, the beautiful bartender at the Bayside Tavern, made jewelry. Aaron had a stone that he had been carrying for years. Kathy remembers, “It was this agate stone that he […]
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A Man of Many Faces: Bob Bentley
The work of R.D. Bentley hangs in the White House and in some of the best boardrooms in the nation. His portraits include Sir George Solti, esteemed maestro of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dan Rostenkowski, Chicago Congressman; President George W. and Laura Bush; and countless government, corporate and academic VIPs across the country. A visit […]
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Lost Boys Sparking sideways enough to yank my eyes backwards. I draw a line – they push back – cat’s cradle played twice. Ruth, I am, trailing broken wisdom hidden by peach fuzz. Sister Julie I saw you standing next to Grandma, and Aunt Moots. Tall, Moots stood tall, and […]
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Door County Humor Writing: Bjorn Bakken Reports
Peninsula Pulse Senior Correspondent Bjorn Bakken reports about the Village of Ephraim on a continuing but irregular schedule with emphasis on town meetings which he cannot always attend.
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Door County Fiction: Another Child has Gone
Jerry Donovan had intended to quit his newspaper route after Christmas, but his mother talked him out of it. She said it was important that he continue to have something to do after school and besides, the money he earned was helping the family.
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Door County Essay: Ring Bologna
Bologna – i.e. baloney, as in ring bologna – is not an item often featured at a restaurant. Even one visited by our own favorite gastronome Jimmy “The Spoon” Schuh.
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Door County Literature: Authors and After Words
There are questions about the craft that readers often ask and it’s interesting to hear writers respond to them, because on face value the most common answers are mostly evasions.
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Door County Art News: 22nd Annual Christmas Folk Art Fair
Join the Door County YMCA for their 22nd annual Christmas Folk Art Fair on Sunday, November 23 from 9 am – 3 pm at the Sturgeon Bay Program Center at 1900 Michigan Street.
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Door County Art News: 2008 Art Studio Crawl
The second annual Sturgeon Bay Art Studio Crawl will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 22 and 23. Eight local artists will be exhibiting their work in six Sturgeon Bay home studios from 10 am – 3 pm on the weekend of Christmas By the Bay.
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Door County Art News: Exploring Ceramics With a “Day About Clay”
The Peninsula School of Art invites the public to explore the art of ceramics – from creation to completed works – on Saturday, November 15. All events are free and open to the public.
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Door County Art News: Quilts and Words Telling Stories at Link Gallery
With the pull of a thread and the scratch of a pen, the Trillium Quilt Guild and the Wallace Group have created and crafted a unique collaborated exhibit, “Telling Stories with Quilts and Words.
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Door County Art News: Holiday Features at the Craft Cottage
The Jacksonport Craft Cottage features many hand-crafted, beautifully-made items by local artists for holiday gift giving, and featured this month are the hand crafted dolls and ornaments by Dot Kurten.
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Door County Art News: Exposing Students to Creativity
On Tuesday, November 4, Gibraltar High School students were enthralled in a myriad of creative hands-on workshops offered in collaboration with the Hardy, Friends of Gibraltar (FOG) and Gibraltar High School through the Exposure To Creativity (ETC) program.
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Door County Art News: Creating a Niche
Every business and organization on the peninsula wrestles with change. Change is something we’d all love to do, but like most good things, it takes time and patience.
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Door County Art News: Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art Updates
The Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, who has just added Mark Zelten to their staff, will offer two informational sessions.
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Door County Art News: Award of Excellence Goes to Hargreaves
Jeff Hargreaves, NE Wisconsin resident and former student of the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, received the Award of Excellence for his oil painting, “Homage,” at the recent Oil Painters of America Exhibition in Nashville, TN.
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Door County Art News: Free Admission to the Fairfield Continues
The Fairfield Art Center in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay has announced that Great Lakes Yacht Services (GLYS) will be its signature Free Admissions Sponsor for 2009.