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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Question: Who was the first woman to become a four-star US Army General, and when did she reach that rank?
Answer in the next issue.
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PMF Musician Profile: Sally Didrickson
If there is anyone who thinks that classical music and the people who play it aren’t accessible, I would ask them to talk to PMF violist Sally Didrickson for approximately two minutes.
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Dear Mary Pat,
I am a waitress in Baileys Harbor and sometimes I feel that my job description should include the term “referee.” You wouldn’t believe how many people fight over the check.
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Culture Club: Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance
What’s in a name? Consult William Shakespeare and you’ll see that, in the Bard’s opinion, “that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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Rabbi Brickman Leads Bible Discussion
Rabbi Jay Brickman is leading Saturday morning discussions on “The Study of the Five Books of Moses” at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim through Saturday, September 5.
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Spanish Wine & Tapas Evening at Savory Spoon
Join Ellison Bay’s Savory Spoon Cooking School on Friday, August 21 at 6 pm for an evening of Spanish wines and tapas. Karen Hall from Wine Merchants will be on hand to share her knowledge of Spanish wines and share some of her favorites.
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Monarch Butterfly Tagging Program Offered at the Ridges Sanctuary
The Ridges Sanctuary is holding a program on monarch butterfly tagging on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29. The program will take place on both days from 10 – 11:30 am at the Ridges Marshall Cabin, located at 8288 Highway Q in Baileys Harbor.
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Cherry Fest in Jacksonport a Great Success
Sisters Elizabeth and Rachel from Appleton enjoy the tasty cherry Kolaches at the Jacksonport Historical Society’s (JHS) Cherry Fest, which took place this year on Saturday, August 1.
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“A Nite to Remember” Show Features Two Gibraltar Grads
The Doo-Wop Daddies, a Milwaukee-based musical act, will bring their own style of “21st Century Doo-Wop” to the Door Community Auditorium for “A Nite to Remember” Saturday, September 12 at 8 pm.
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Escape Artist at Door County Historical Museum
Wisconsin-based escape artist Anthony Martin will be at the Door County Historical Museum on Saturday, September 5 at 2 pm to test the security of the museum’s historic jail cell.
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“Web Searches” and Other Activities at Crossroads
At Crossroads at Big Creek, web searches happen frequently. Yes, these searches sometimes use computers, but folks at Crossroads also enjoy the beauty of the webs out in the meadows of the preserve.
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Prima Vera Strings to Play Final Woodwalk Show
Prima Vera Strings, a string trio composed of Lynn Gudmundsen, Beth Chafey-Hon, and Hans Christian, takes the stage at Woodwalk Gallery for the final concert of its Summer Series.
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The Hagen family brings their legendary tradition of music back to Sturgeon Bay’s Third Avenue Playhouse for one performance on Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 pm.
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Violinist Ilya Kaler to Substitute for Valentin Zhuk at PMF Concert
Violinist Ilya Kaler has agreed on short notice to substitute for Peninsula Music Festival concertmaster Valentin Zhuk. Mr. Zhuk was to have performed the Khatchatourian Violin Concerto as the featured soloist on Tuesday, August 18 during the Festival’s 57th Season.
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Harmonious Wail at Peg Egan PAC
Harmonious Wail, a group that blends jazz, swing, and gypsy music with melodic vocals, will take the stage of Egg Harbor’s Peg Egan Performing Arts Center on Sunday, August 16 at 7 pm.
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Golden Dragon Acrobats at Southern Door Auditorium
The Golden Dragon Acrobats, the world’s leading Chinese acrobatic troupe, will take the stage at the Southern Door Auditorium on Wednesday, August 19 for two shows at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Glas Coffeehouse to Host Music Performances
Glas, the green coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay, will extend its business hours to offer free live entertainment.
Poor Mans Labour, a group consisting of father/son duo Paul and A. -
Yellow CD Release Concert at Flying Pig
Harpists Tammy Naze and Cheryl Murphy will be performing at The Flying Pig in Algoma on Sunday, August 30 from 1 – 4 pm to celebrate the release of their latest CD, Yellow.
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The Door County Outpost has been host to many great national touring artists this season, and that trend continues with a performance by the Squeaky Clean Cretins, a folk and Americana group, on Friday, August 14 at 7:30 pm.
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Upcoming Piano Concerts at Bjorklunden
Lawrence University’s Bjorklunden is featuring two piano concerts in the upcoming weeks, the first being held on Tuesday, August 18 at 7:30 pm.