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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Rec Run, Blues Disciples & More Weekend Plans
July may be coming to an end, but the fun summer events just keep coming. Try some unusual chocolates, catch a new production of an old favorite, or take part in a ukulele jamboree. Friday, July 29 Planetarium Program for Adults and Families Check out the night sky during the daytime. Author and amateur astronomer […]
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Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors Perform Outreach Concerts
Birch Creek’s Jazz Students will perform free “outreach concerts” at the Sister Bay Pavilion, across from Al Johnson’s, on July 27 and Aug. 10 from 3 – 5 pm. The concerts will feature students performing jazz numbers in a big band setup. The bands this summer will be directed by Phil Crews and Gil Wukitsch […]
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Presents “Romantic Connection”
Midsummer’s Music Festival wraps up the first part of its season with a concert featuring music from Thomas Dunhill and Robert Schumann. Midsummer’s Romantic Connection program focuses on quintets from the two composers. Dunhill composed the Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 3 in 1898 as the result of a competition for a cash prize. Noted for its extroverted, […]
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Washington Island Music Festival Celebrates 25 Years
This year Washington Island Music Festival will celebrate 25 years of beautiful music making. The Music Festival hosts two weeks of events each August, including four chamber music concerts, a children’s concert, an open rehearsal and lecture-discussion at TPAC, as well as three music appreciation presentations at the Red Barn, and the children’s music camp […]
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DCA Hosts Pre-show Ukelele Jam
The Door Community Auditorium will host a ukulele jam/play along from 6 – 7 pm July 31, prior to the Jake Shimabukuro concert. The event is open to all ukulele players. Just bring your uke, your voice and join in on this fun free event. For more information contact Bruce Hake at 920.746.6709.
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Katie Dahl Takes the Stage at Woodwalk Gallery
Woodwalk Concert Series is proud to welcome Katie Dahl. Joining Dahl is Rich Higdon on stand up bass, washboard and spoons. Small Forest is the opening act. The depth and power of Dahl’s alto voice, the literate candor of her original songs, and the easy humor of her live performances have earned her the chance […]
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“Between Wind & Water” Concert Features Three Musicians
On July 28 at 7 pm Ministry Door County Medical Center will present “Between Wind & Water,” a collection of some of Door County’s finest national touring artists. Musical artists Hans Christian, Dorothy Scott and Julian Hagen will headline the night, offering audience members a full night of folk, jazz, blues, country and alternative music. […]
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St. Peter’s Hosts Parks, Phillips, and Co.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Forestville is announcing its 2016 Summer Concert Series. Local favorites Parks, Phillips, and Co. will perform on July 24 at 6:30 pm. The band revives treasured hymns, worship songs, and gospel numbers with their signature Christian country and acoustic style, as well as the dynamic harmonies by father and daughter […]
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Danny Schmidt Performs at Lost Moth Gallery
Lost Moth Gallery Concerts presents Danny Schmidt July 23 at 7 pm. Performing solo almost exclusively, armed with just his voice, his acoustic guitar, and his acute commentary, Schmidt’s an authentic timeless troubadour. With lyrical depth drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, and Dave Carter, Schmidt is considered a preeminent writer, an artist […]
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DCA Presents Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, groundbreaking pioneers of country rock music, will take the stage at Door Community Auditorium on July 28 at 8 pm. Often cited as a catalyst for launching an entire American roots music movement, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrates 50 years together this year. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top-10 […]
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Parks, Phillips & Co. Plays in Forestville July 24
Parks, Phillips & Co. has an upcoming concert at 6:30 pm on July 24 at St. Peters Lutheran Church, 316 W. Main Street in Forestville. The local Christian Country band features harmonic vocals of the father/daughter duo Dan Phillips and Pamela Parks and the acoustic flair of band members Jarrod Parks, Jerry Stults, Eric Leiberg […]
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Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors Perform Across County
The Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors, a jazz combo comprised of advanced students, are scheduled to perform concerts at various venues throughout Door County, from July 19 through Aug. 12. The ambassadors are selected from Birch Creek’s jazz students based on an audition process that takes place at the beginning of each jazz session. They go […]
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Presents “From Light to Serious” and “Romantic Connections”
Midsummer’s Music Festival’s From Light to Serious and Romantic Connections programs, consisting of four concerts each, round out the end of the first part of the 2016 season. Composers Hugo Wolf, Franz Danzi, Franz Schubert and Beethoven are featured in the From Light to Serious program. Wolf’s “Italian Serenade” in G Minor is reportedly based […]
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Fly-In Fish Boil, “Hate Mail” & More Weekend Plans
Whether you enjoy eating tasty treats, listening to talented musicians, or biking Door County’s back roads, there’s something for you to do this weekend. Check out model trains, amazing artwork or the monarch butterfly nursery to see the kinds of unique opportunities Door County has to offer. Friday, July 15 Symphony Concert Take in performances […]
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Lost Moth Gallery Presents Danny Schmidt
Danny Schmidt will perform in Egg Harbor on July 23 at Lost Moth Gallery. Performing solo almost exclusively, armed with just his voice, his acoustic guitar, and his acute commentary, Schmidt’s an authentic timeless troubadour, one man sharing his truth in the form of songs, unadorned and intimate. With lyrical depth drawing comparisons to Leonard […]