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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.

  • Get “Linked In” at Savory Spoon Cooking School

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    Join the Savory Spoon Cooking School in Ellison Bay for a special class on the art of making sausage. The class is set for Wednesday, October 14, and is being taught by Greg “Fuzzy” Sunstrom, a Door County native and restaurant owner who has a passion for making outstanding sausage.

  • Peninsula State Park Hosts Annual “Spook-tacular” Hike

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    Saturday, October 10 marks the Peninsula State Park’s annual “Spook-tacular” Hike. This “ghoulishly” fun Halloween event will take place from 5 – 7:30 pm.

  • “Jack-O-Lantern Days” Set for Last Weekend of October

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    On the last weekend of October, Fish Creek will be celebrating the month’s end with its first annual “Jack-O-Lantern Days.” This series of activities is set for October 30 through November 1.

  • Ephraim Village Museums to Close for Season October 10

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    Saturday, October 10 will be the last day of the Ephraim Village Museum’s 2009 Season. The five museum buildings will close for the winter and re-open for Fyr Bal weekend on Friday, June 18, 2010.

  • Invasive Species Action at Crossroads

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    The ash trees at Crossroads at Big Creek are turning their leaves. Some are golden, some are purple – all are beautiful. Ash trees went unnoticed until the news came out that the emerald ash borer had been found in Wisconsin, and recently, there has been some news that beech trees are vulnerable to insect and fungal damage.

  • Ninth Annual Dairy View Country Maze Delights Visitors

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    Each year, the Schopf family invests their time and creative energy in the development of a corn maze that spans 30 acres of their Dairy View Farm in Carlsville.

  • Culture Club – Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance

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    2010 promises to be a big year for The Clearing Folk School. We will be celebrating not one but two important milestones:  our 75th anniversary and the 150th birthday of our founder, renowned landscape architect and land conservationist Jens Jensen.

  • Work (Play) Day at The Ridges

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    The volunteers at the Ridges Sanctuary always strive to make work fun. Join them at their Work (Play) Day on Saturday, October 3 from 8:30 am – noon.

  • Art Day for Animals at Hands On

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    Hands on Art Studio in Fish Creek is hosting “Art Day for Animals” on Saturday, October 10 from 10 am – 6 pm. Proceeds from the day will benefit the Door County Humane Society.

  • Transcontinental Bike Rider to Speak at Bread and Water

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    Susan Reed will be riding her recumbent bicycle from Wilmette, Illinois to Washington Island the weekend of October 3 and 4. This 255-mile, two-day ride is a short ride for Reed, who recently completed a 30-day transcontinental bicycle ride.

  • Auditorium Presents Big Top Chautauqua’s “Autumn Fancy”

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    A tribute to Wisconsin’s glorious fall colors, Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua’s “Autumn Fancy” is an entertaining eco-friendly romp through Mother Nature’s fallen leaves.

  • TAP Announces Best Christmas Pageant Ever Auditions

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    Auditions for Third Avenue Playhouse’s December production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will be held on Monday and Tuesday, October 12 and 13, at 6:30 pm
    First written as a short story for McCall’s Magazine, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has become a holiday classic.

  • Opposites Collide in TAP’s The Odd Couple

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    Sturgeon Bay’s Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) continues its fall season with Neil Simon’s enduring comedy classic, The Odd Couple. Performances are scheduled over two weekends:  October 8 – 11 and October 15 – 18.

  • Door County Waitress Releases Single in Los Angeles

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    Many know her as the zany, pigtailed, blonde waitress at Julie’s Park Café in Fish Creek, but many may not know that Debra Hadraba is also a passionate and dedicated singer, songwriter, and performing artist.

  • Special Events at Pen Players

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    Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek is offering a Family Night on Friday, October 2 at 8 pm. In celebration of their family-friendly comic adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, the Players is offering half-price tickets to children ages 4 – 18 for the Friday evening show when adults walk up to the box office that evening with their families.

  • Peninsula Players Featured in “Free Night of Theater” Program

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    Peninsula Players in Fish Creek is one of the Wisconsin theaters participating in the Theatre Communications Group (TCG)’s annual “Free Night of Theater” program.

  • Server of the Week

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    While at the Bowl one Saturday night,
    One Rachel Teskie appeared on my right.
    And said, “Eddie Rockwell is keepin’ it real,
    But he isn’t the only Bowl bartender that’s a big deal.

  • Free vs. Paid: The Door County Concert Debate

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    This summer, I was part of an upstart company whose primary goal was to bring quality live music to Door County. To be fair, many other businesses and individuals have been doing this for years on the peninsula, but, like those enterprising people, we thought we might be able to fill a different musical niche.

  • Public Reading of I Never Sang for my Father at UUF

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    A public reading of I Never Sang for my Father, a moving family drama by Robert Anderson, is planned for Monday, October 12 at 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall in Ephraim.

  • Singing Men at First Baptist Church

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    First Baptist Church of Sister Bay will be hosting the Singing Men of Oak Brook in concert on Sunday, October 11 at 3 pm. The group is a non-denominational men’s chorus of about 35 members who represent many walks of life and church backgrounds who want to share their love of music and Christian ministry.