Category: Live Music
Door County summers are made for live music! Check out a show in a bar, a sunset concert in the park in almost any village, a professional performance venue, or a concert in a rustic barn. Door County’s live music scene features every genre, local favorites and nationally touring artists.
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For those who enjoy the fruits of their labor with a three-day weekend, what is a day off without some good tunes to go along with it? Jackson Parr compiled some songs to help you appreciate the working-folks holiday. “Don’t Talk to Me About Work” – Lou Reed This is likely the first thing […]
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Culture Club: Twenty-Five Seasons at Door Community Auditorium
by Cari Lewis, executive director In 1991, after years of planning, researching, gathering feedback, fundraising, and overcoming challenges and setbacks, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) opened its doors and a home for Door County’s cultural, educational, and social needs was shepherded from a vision to reality. The monumental effort was completely funded by private donations from […]
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Birch Creek Presents Harmonica Player Howard Levy
Howard Levy, a world renowned harmonica player from the Chicago area, will perform at Birch Creek Music Performance Center on Sept. 17 for their Fall Concert Series for Academy Scholarships. The concert takes place in the Dutton Concert barn at 7:30 pm. Levy will be joined by Dane Richeson, percussion faculty at Birch Creek and […]
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Concludes Season
Midsummer’s Music Festival is concluding its 26th season with The Kahn-Brahms Connection program and a fundraiser supporting the Door County Land Trust. Serenade in F Minor, Op. 73, was published in 1923 by Robert Kahn and is heavily influenced by Brahms. Arthur Foote, a composer from Massachusetts who is considered the first important American composer […]
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Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer Perform at Woodwalk Gallery Sept. 2
Celebrating the last of summer, Woodwalk Concert Series presents Pacific Northwest-based songwriter duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer on Sept. 2. This duo voyages even further out to sea on their latest self-produced/recorded release Off-Grid Lo Fi. Recorded entirely with solar and wind powered electricity on a nearly uninhabited, remote, off-grid island in northwest Washington […]
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The Talk of the Town: NOLA-style Jazz Band Brings Mardi Gras to Birch Creek
Green Bay may be more than 1,100 miles from New Orleans, but that distance hasn’t stopped one group of Northeast Wisconsin musicians from building a brand on Dixieland jazz and infusing its performances with traditional Mardi Gras elements, like a second line and bead tossing. The six-piece Talk of the Town, led by jazz clarinetist […]
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The Sharrows, Marina Fest & More Weekend Plans
Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and with it comes incredible chances to take in Door County’s vibrant art, music and people. Guffaw your way through a hilarious fall comedy, gear up for some outrageous karaoke, or get your hands on some beautifully quilted pieces. Friday, Sept. 2 Opening Reception Step into The Hardy Gallery, […]
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Eric Lewis Performs Final Show at Fishstock
One of Door County’s favorite musicians, Eric Lewis, returns to Door County for the first time in 2016 and to Fishstock for the final show of the season on Sept. 4 at 7 pm. Lewis is a multi-instrumentalist who performs and records with some of the top Memphis artists. In addition to working as a […]
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Jimmy Davis and Friends Return to Fishstock
Jimmy Davis and Friends are back at Fishstock on Aug. 28. The five-time Memphis Male Vocalist of the Year has been a fan favorite at the concert barn for years. A mix of folk, blues, and country, Davis is respected across the country for his songwriting in addition to his vocal talents. Whether fronting a […]
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Blues on the Bay Returns for Third Year
Door County’s only blues festival, Blues on the Bay, is scheduled for Aug. 27, with performances by well-known national and regional blues musicians from 3 to 9 pm. The third annual music festival will once again be held at the Ellison Bay Community Park, 11953 Hwy 42. This year’s Blues on the Bay features a […]
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Sons of the Never Wrong Takes Woodwalk Stage
Woodwalk Concert Series joyfully welcomes back the Sons of the Never Wrong (Sons) on Aug. 26 at 7 pm. Sons are as good as it gets when it comes to skewing the notion of three-part harmony within original, whimsical songs that spring from both a folk tradition and some other melodic planet you might never […]
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Fort Frances, Mushroom Hike & More Weekend Plans
This weekend, take some time to enjoy art of all types. You’ll be blown away once you encounter the culinary creations, contemporary wearable art and thought-provoking theater available to you this final August weekend. Friday, Aug. 26 Fall Harvest Celebration Get some good gear at the rummage sale, silent auctions and raffles while supporting a […]
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Katie Scullin Brings Pop-Blues-Rock to Door County
The crystal clear, edgy voice of Madison singer-songwriter Katie Scullin is one that has drawn comparisons to some of the greatest female singers of recent decades: Heart’s hard rocker Ann Wilson, pop-indie rocker Kimbra, and the late soul singer Amy Winehouse. Those are fitting comparisons for a young woman whose dad was a huge fan […]
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Birch Creek Announces 2016 Fall Concert Series
Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor will host six evening concerts this fall/winter from Aug. 27 to Dec. 3 as part of its 2016 Fall Concert Series. The Fall Concert Series begins Aug. 27, 7:30 pm, in the Dutton Concert Barn, with a performance from The MC Swingtet. Led by jazz guitarist Steve […]
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Resumes Aug. 23
Midsummer’s Music Festival resumes concerts Aug. 23 with the French Inflections program featuring three piano trios written by French composers. Charles-Édouard Lefebvre’s Ballade unites flute, cello and piano in a fairly short piece that exemplifies the Romantic Movement. Maurice Ravel, who is best known for Boléro, wrote his Basque-inspired Piano Trio in A Minor in […]
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Valmy Thresheree 2016 Schedule
August is a time to reflect on the days gone by, and in Valmy, things are cranking up because it’s thresheree time. See first-hand agricultural equipment in operation that was used from the years of 1900 until about 1960. The thresheree runs Aug. 19 – 21. Below is a schedule of events. Friday, Aug. […]
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Belgian Kermiss, Kite Festival & More Weekend Plans
Summer is quickly coming to a close. Be sure to take advantage of the beautiful August weather. Survey the land on Plum Island, watch some Shakespeare in Potawatomi State Park or spelunk through the Horseshoe Bay Cave. Friday, Aug. 19 Honey Dewdrops Take a picnic dinner and a bottle of wine to enjoy before Woodwalk […]
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Katie Dahl to Perform at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
International touring artist and Door County local Katie Dahl will perform at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville on Aug. 27 at 6:30 pm. Dahl has performed her original songs everywhere from the dusty cliff country of Mali, West Africa, to the winding canals of southern France, to the cedar forests of the American northwoods. […]
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Ruthie Foster Returns to Door County
Ruthie Foster returns to Door County to perform at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center on Aug. 21 at 7 pm. Foster was born in the small rural town of Gause, Texas. Raised in a family of gospel singers, she first learned to sing during worship services at her community church. With a chapel-bred bravado […]
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Honey Dewdrops Perform at Woodwalk Gallery Aug. 19
Woodwalk Concert Series is excited to welcome the Honey Dewdrops to their stage Aug. 19 at 7 pm. The house band, Small Forest, will open the show. Virginia natives Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish share more than most couples. As the Honey Dewdrops, they share stages from venues to festivals across North America, stretches of […]