Category: Indoor Activities

“We should have a competition to see how many ingredients we can get in here,” says my boyfriend Luke during our first and certainly not last visit to the recently opened Frozen Spoon in Sturgeon Bay.

Go “In Search of Marsh Marigolds” at Crossroads at Big Creek on May 17, 1 pm. Join the naturalist in a gentle ramble beside Big Creek in search of Marsh Marigolds (Cowslips) and other spring wildflowers.

The historic Alexander Noble House Museum will be open Memorial Day weekend and opens for the season June 7, featuring a new exhibit – A Glimpse of Old Fish Creek.

Rebecca Livengood and Chris Irwin will begin shooting a feature film in Door County the weekend of May 16th and will continue filming sporadically throughout the summer.

Gasland Part II will be shown at the UU Fellowship on May 20 at 4:30 pm. In this follow-up to his Oscar®-nominated film Gasland, filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level in 32 countries worldwide.

The Door County Short Film Festival (DCSFF) held its 5th annual festival this February. Prior to last year, all of the entries have been from Wisconsin.

I feel chubby. I feel plump. Dammit. Winter added on a bit of flab – on my arms, my midsection, my thighs. I wouldn’t admit to you that I’ve been standing in front of a full-length mirror with a forlorn look and sucked-in belly after this epic winter of eating too much and moving too little if not for the fact that many of my female friends echo the same sentiments as mine.

Register today for the first of a series of summer/fall cooking classes with Chef Ace Champion at Simon Creek Vineyard and Winery. The first class will feature two courses including Door County Stuffed French Toast made with Simon Creek Cherry Wine, and a Chicken Spinach Wrap.

There are still openings in Lawrence University’s 2014 summer seminar series at Bjِrklunden. Classes with spaces available are: • June 15 – 20, Listen to the Birds with Don Quintenz • June 22 – 27, Exploring Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Michael Mizrahi & Erica Scheinberg • July 6 – 11, Collision: The Conquest and Colonization of Latin America with Jake Frederick; Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Mythology, Allure and Evolution of the Game We Love with Steve Landfried; and A Cinematic View of Today’s Spain with Paula Sprague • July 13 – 18, The Kennedys: An American Experience with Tim Crain; The Tragic Comedy of Nikolai Gogol with Peter Thomas; and Midwest Medieval: Understanding the Boynton Chapel with Ben Tilghman • July 20 – 26, Nothing Like the Sun: Scenes of Love in Shakespeare’s Plays and Poems with Liz Cole & John Garrison • July 27 – Aug.

To kick off the season of historic programs, Gibraltar Talks presents “Books of Door County.” Want to learn more about Door County and its past? This presentation will cover many of the different books written about Door County.

Jennifer Levendusky, member of the Peninsula Genealogical Society, presented a well-received talk about her ancestors at a recent meeting. Levendusky’s ancestors, Hanson and Scove, founded shipyards that built schooners in Manitowoc and Two Rivers beginning in the 1870s.

As strange as it seems, Jeff is Dead, and that’s a really good thing. At least it is if you are Chris Mydra, junior at Gibraltar High School. It is the title of his first full-length film, which he both wrote and directed.

Wisconsin Cheese Masters in Egg Harbor will host a cooking demonstration by Marja Johnson, chef and co-owner of Sturgeon Bay’s The Cabin on Bayshore, on Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 3 pm.

The Clearing Folk School introduces this year’s schedule of one and two-day summer and fall Workshop Program classes. Classes begin June 17 and run through November 8.

Join the Savory Spoon Cooking School this year for its 11th season. Classes are now available online at savoryspoon.com; there are more than 70 classes offered taught by chef/owner Janice Thomas and many guest chefs.

The Door County Wine Trail will host its annual Wine Trail Weekend May 16 through May 18. During the weekend each participating Door County winery will host special events celebrating the arrival of wine season in Door County.

On May 1, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) joins faith-based organizations nationwide to provide their wider communities with the opportunity to view and discuss Inequality for All, an award-winning documentary about income inequality in our nation and the way it has shaped our economy and democracy.

Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) will celebrate Women’s Health Week, May 12 – 18, with free lunch and learn programs. The theme for 2014 is “It’s Your Time.

The Door County Folk Alliance will hold this month’s community dance on April 26 at the Institute Saloon Dance Hall. From 7 to 9 pm, Sugar on the Floor will play music to dance to.

Looking for a place to dine this Easter holiday? Here is a list of businesses that informed us they are serving special Easter brunches or dinners on April 20.