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The latest news on the Door County art and literary scenes, including features, gallery openings, exhibits, and literature events.

  • “Old With New: Found Treasures” Exhibition at Gallery 242

    Wisconsin artist Renee Diedrick’s exhibition titled “Old with New: Found Treasures” in Gallery 242, located on the lower level of the Fairfield Art Center in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay, will run until August 30.

  • Collector’s Choice Benefit

    Also on display at the Hardy Gallery is the “2008 Collection Invitational.” In conjunction with the exhibit is the “Collector’s Choice Benefit,” a fundraiser for the center’s local, educational programs in the arts, including Art Camp, Sample the Arts, the Art Therapy Program, the Door County Festival of the Arts and the organization’s newest outreach program, ETC – an Arts Mentorship Program linking creative professionals to high school youth.

  • Culture Club – Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance

    Whether you have a passion for the arts or are an art appreciator, look no further than the walls of the graffiti-covered Anderson Warehouse in Ephraim – home to the Francis Hardy Gallery – and you will discover a creation like no other.

  • “Hopes and Dreams” Drive Latest Aurelius Residency Murals

    For many artists, off-season in Door County means time to relax, take a much-needed vacation or enjoy longer days of uninterrupted work in their studios.

  • “American Wildlife Art” Author and Expert Appearing in Baileys Harbor

    David J. Wagner, national authority on wildlife art, museum director/curator and former Door County resident, authored American Wildlife Art – the first comprehensive reference book on this subject – and will give a public presentation Aug. 19.

  • BDH Features Jeweler Diana Allcox

    Jewelry artist Diana Allcox will be hosting a Trunk Showing of her current work as part of the “Artist, Friends and Family” series from 1 – 4 pm on August 9, in the Gardens of Blue Dolphin House and BDH Studio in Ephraim.

  • Welcome to the 2008 Literary Issue

    “Getting published isn’t the important thing. You write in order to be able to breathe.” – Samuel Beckett

  • A Review – “Skeletons at the Feast” by Chris Bohjalian

    Skeletons at the Feast By Chris Bohjalian Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 This is an extraordinarily well-written novel in which history, romance, prejudice, and the horror of war all intersect in the lives of a German family, along with a few others who have found their world upended just before the close of World War II.

  • 2 Poems

    To a Friend, in the Hospital, Has just had his Knee Replaced The things that have marked our Friendship: long walks in Naples, Barcelona, Lisbon. Strolls on The Riviera, the beach at Cannes.

  • “Knock” Reading and Exhibition

    Knock: Arts & Literary Journal is hosting a exhibition and reading on Sunday, August 3, 2008 in the upper level of the Blue Horse Bistro in Fish Creek.

  • Bjorn Bakken Reports

    Peninsula Pulse Senior Correspondent Bjorn Bakken writes on the developments in the communities of Fish Creek, Ephraim, and Ellison Bay employing the talents of other local reporters who can cover the meetings when he is otherwise distracted.

  • By Any Other Name

    Chicago’s Sheffield neighborhood was populated by people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. There were Irish, Germans, Scots, Italians, Mexicans, Native American, and even Assyrians.

  • Knee Deep in Strawberries

    “Knee Deep in June,” by James Witcomb Riley, these his opening lines: “tell you what I like the best, ‘long about knee-deep in June. ‘Bout the time the strawberries melt, on the vine, some afternoon, like to jes git out and rest.

  • Authors & After Words

    Paul McComas’ second novel, Planet of the Dates, is a well-written exploration of the sorrows of male puberty including first love, early lust, a broken promise of fidelity and a critical fall from grace and honor in 1980 Milwaukee.

  • Turtle Ridge Studio-Gallery Presents “New Directions”

    Traditionally, Turtle Ridge Studio-Gallery in Ellison Bay has been all about handbags and leather; however, this year, the studio-gallery has exploded with new ideas.

  • Summer Fine Art Fair

    The 6th annual Summer Fine Art Fair will be held at the Settlement Shops in Fish Creek on August 2 from 10 am – 5 pm. Regional and local artists will sell their newest creations along the meandering path that surrounds the shops.

  • Santa Fe Shops Feature Elaine Coyne

    Elaine Coyne’s visionary artwear accessories, including complete collections of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and belts, are on display at the Santa Fe Shop in Fish Creek.

  • With A Little Help From Friends

    Artist Beth Lipman came to Sturgeon Bay in early July to use the facility and team at Popelka Trenchard Glass where she has been creating a large installation that was commissioned by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.

  • Textile Exhibit at Guenzel Gallery

    Rare, intricate textile treasures created by China’s ethnic minority tribes will be on display from August 7 through September 20 in the exhibit “Tribal Textiles of Southwest China” at Peninsula Art School’s Guenzel Gallery, 3900 County Road F in Fish Creek.

  • Pangaea Gallery Features Jeweler Kathy Stanaszek

    Pangaea Gallery is pleased to show and make available the unique and stunning jewelry of Kathy Stanaszek, who describes her art as fused dichroic glass jewels, based on the ancient art of glass that dates back to pre-Roman times.