Category: Indoor Activities
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Annual Cy Rosenthal Memorial Dance on Oct. 19
The Door County Folk Alliance is sponsoring its next traditional New England style barn dance on Oct. 19, 7 – 9 pm, at the Institute Saloon dance hall on Highway 57 in Institute.
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Heritage Village Wraps Up Historical Presentation Series with the Peshtigo Fire
Heritage Village at Big Creek will wrap up its series of Door County historical presentations for the season on Oct. 6, when Barb Chisholm discusses the history and legacy of one of the most devastating fires in Wisconsin history—the Peshtigo Fire.
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Marlin Darrah Presents Southern Europe Travelogue Presentation
On Oct. 11, the Kiwanis & Rotary Clubs of Northern Door will present a journey through Southern Europe giving viewers a taste of some of the great natural wonders, architectural treasures, and cultural and artistic highlights of several cities and countries.
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Sturgeon Bay Library Celebrates ‘Star Wars’ Reads Day
A long time ago in a movie theater far, far away seven-year-old Beth Lokken saw Star Wars for the first time…and became a lifelong fan.
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Start Holiday Shopping at Fish Creek’s Inside Outside Sale
From Sept. 27 – 29, grab your friends and get a jump-start on holiday shopping during Fish Creek’s Annual Inside Outside Sale. Stroll the leaf-swept sidewalks, breathe in the autumn air and enjoy a unique shopping experience during this three-day fall sale.
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Merry-Time Festival of Trees Returns Nov. 16 – Dec. 10
After a successful first season in 2012 in which nearly two dozen festively decorated trees could be found throughout the Door County Maritime Museum, the “Merry-Time Festival of Trees” returns in 2013.
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“Medical Practice in the Early 20th Century” Discussed at Heritage Village
Sturgeon Bay’s Heritage Village at Big Creek will host a discussion of “Medical Practice in the Early 20th Century,” presented by Sturgeon Bay physician Dr.
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Canterbury Cinema Series Begins at Saint Luke’s
The Canterbury Cinema Series began at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church on Canterbury Lane in Sister Bay on Sept. 24. Movies are screened every second Tuesday at 1:30 pm.
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Wisconsin Film Fest Seeks Wisconsin Applicants
The Wisconsin Film Festival is now accepting submissions in the Wisconsin’s Own categories for their 2014 festival, scheduled for April 5 & 6. Submission deadlines for the 2014 festival are Nov.
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Fondue is the dish of camaraderie: it has that everyone-around-the-pot way of bringing people together. What’s more, you can get it to table in less than twenty minutes.
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Dawn Patel Talks Fall Fashions and Relocating Brilliant Stranger
Thick patterned scarves – teal, brown, gray, pink – are piled in heaps at the entrance of Brilliant Stranger, along with fedoras, mittens, and a pink manikin dressed head to toe in fall fashions.
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Lampert Lumber Offers Ladies Tool Night
Roger Bergen, manager of Lampert Lumber in Sister Bay, escorts me throughout the store – past paint swatches, flooring displays, and a popcorn machine… “You want some?” he asks.
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Mr. G’s Hosts Magician, Hypnotist Jeff Jay
For more than ten years, magician and hypnotist Jeff Smith, aka Jeff Jay, has crisscrossed the country with his wife Donna Bright, hypnotizing the masses.
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Ladies Art Night atYMCA Focuses on Printmaking
Adult ladies of all ages are invited to show off their artistic side and meet new friends as they explore printmaking. On Sept. 13, 6 – 8 pm, another Ladies Art Night will be held at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA, located at 1900 Michigan Street.
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New England-style Barn Dance at Institute Saloon
The Door County Folk Alliance will hold a traditional New England style barn dance on Sept. 21, 7 – 9 pm at the Institute Saloon dance hall on Highway 57 in Institute.
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“Shadows of Liberty” Screened at UUF
A free screening of Shadows of Liberty, a documentary directed by Jean-Philippe Tremblay, will be showed on Sept. 17 at 4:30 pm at the UU Fellowship. This film reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control.
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Travel Film Series Begins with “Discovering the Dutch”
On Sept. 20 the Kiwanis & Rotary Clubs of Northern Door will present the first travel film of their new season. Presented live and in person by Sandy Mortimer, a well-known travel film producer and journalist, the season commences with a visit to the Netherlands.
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Door County Trolley and Maritime Museum Present Haunted Olde Sturgeon Bay Tour
Mossy tombstones, vacant lighthouses, and a lake floor home to dozens of fatal shipwrecks – Door County’s a great spot to tell a ghost story or two. “I think whether you believe in ghosts or not – it’s intriguing,” says owner of Door County Trolley A.J. Frank.
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Community Invited to Oral History Workshop
The community is welcome to attend the September meeting of the Baileys Harbor Historical Society and a presentation on Albert Zahn and Bird’s Park on Sept.
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From Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden offers the following seminars: “Handel’s Messiah: A Masterpiece of Biblical Interpretation” with Bill Urbrock; “Door’s Autumn Jewels” with Don Quintenz; and “Play of the Hand, Bridge in the 21st Century – Take the Challenge!” with Liz Wallner and Orlaine Gabert.