Category: Entertainment
Door County entertainment news from the staff of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living. Find the latest details on concerts, performing arts, theater, and much more from the Door County scene.
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Master Gardeners Explore Color in the Garden
The Door County Master Gardeners will present two Continuing Education Programs at the Crossroads in Big Creek in February. Each program is free and will begin at 7 pm.
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Door Community Auditorium Goes “Down Under”
The Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will go “down under” with a lecture by didgeridoo musician Brian Pertl and a screening of Rabbit-Proof Fence.
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Terry Moran Headlines Summer Seminars Instructors at Bjorklunden
Bjorkluden, near Baileys Harbor, has announced their 2012 summer seminar series. Terry Moran, a 1982 Lawrence graduate and co-anchor of ABC News Nightline, and Liz Cole, a 1963 Lawrence graduate and award-winning stage and screen actor, headline the list of featured instructors for the summer seminar series sponsored by Lawrence University.
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Door County Hosts Art & Soul Weekend
Angie McMahon of Viva la Cottage, Diane Ludwigsen of The Spa at Sacred Grounds, and Pipka Ulviden of Pipka’s of Door County will host Art & Soul Weekend Feb. 17 – 19.
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During these winter months, I keep the brainpower amped up by viewing one movie classic after another – a sometimes boring, if not troubling pursuit. I am left wondering why Citizen Kane is considered one of best films of all time? Did Quentin Tarantino have a dysfunctional childhood?
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White Gull Presents Singer-Songwriter Garnet Rogers
Singer-songwriter Garnet Rogers will perform Feb. 22 at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek. Tickets for the 8 pm concert, the fourth in a series of six, are $16.
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Third Avenue Playhouse Presents Three February Concerts
The Third Avenue Playhouse in Stugeon Bay will present three concerts in February. Feb. 18 at 7:30 pm, Jess Holland & Nick Hoover will grace the stage.
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Lena MacDonald is Door County Idol
Lena MacDonald is the new Door County Idol. She won the title at the 2012 Door County Idol competition held Feb. 11 at the Door Community Auditorium. MacDonald also won the songwriter award for her original composition and recently won the Miss Door County Outstanding Teen Award.
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Feb. 21 at 7:30 pm, Zylyeo Quartet will perform at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) as a part of “Tuesdays at TAP,” benefitting the Door County String Academy.
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Shepherd of the Bay Presents Lenten Musicales
The public is invited to attend the sixth annual series of Lenten Musicales presented by musicians of Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on three Sundays in February and March at 4 pm.
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Hope Church Hosts “Romantic Recital”
Violinist Beth Chafey-Hon will present a “Romantic Recital” with virtuoso pianist David Beck on Feb. 18 at 7 pm at the Hope United Church of Christ, located at 141 12th Avenue in Sturgeon Bay.
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Didgeridoo Up from Down Under in Coffeehouse Series
Feb. 17 at 7 pm, the Door Community Auditorium’s (DCA) Fireside Lobby will come alive with the distinct sounds of aboriginal Australian instrument the didgeridoo, presented by Brian Pertl of Lawrence University, as part of DCA’s Coffeehouse Concert Series.
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Bjorklunden Offers 4-Day Amsterdam Excursion
Lawrence University’s Bjorklunden is offering opera lovers a rare opportunity to experience an international world premiere featuring Wisconsin native son and Lawrence graduate Dale Duesing.
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Peninsula Music Festival Celebrates Jane Austen
Feb. 17, associate conductor Stephen Alltop and soprano/violinist Josefien Stoppelenburg will present a program entitled “The Music of Jane Austen” as part of the Peninsula Music Festival’s annual February Fest.
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Door County Cross Country Ski Report
What a week of highs and lows for area cross country skiers. The best day of skiing this year was probably Monday, but the warm temperatures subsequently destroyed the good trails we had in Sturgeon Bay.
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“Sip and Savor” Evenings at Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese
Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese will help Door County residents and visitors breeze through February with their “Sip and Savor” tasting evenings. Peter Kordon will host four events in February to familiarize the novice to expert in some incredible cheese and beverage pairings.
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Peninsula State Park Hosts Bat Monitoring Workshop
For decades Peninsula State Park has harbored a significant bat nursery colony, one of the largest in the state. With the threat of deadly white-nose syndrome and loss of habitat, monitoring the size and health of the nursery colony is important.
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Greens N Grains Screens “Which Way Home”
Greens N Grains of Egg Harbor will screen the award-winning documentary Which Way Home for their Thursday Dinner and Movies Series on Feb. 8. Which Way Home tracks the journeys of unaccompanied child migrants, on their passage through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.
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Door County Master Gardeners Presents Potato Preservation Presentation
The Door County Master Gardeners Association will host their third Continuing Education Program of 2012 on Feb. 7 at 7 pm at the Crossroads of Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.
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Base Camp Coffee Bar Hosts Mini Movie Night
Base Camp Coffee Bar in Sister Bay will host their 3rd Annual Mini Movie Night on Feb. 10 at 7 pm. Short movies and music videos by locals (and beyond) will be presented for an evening of fun, light entertainment.