Category: Performance
Door County is home to a selection of performance venues and ensembles unmatched by any other small communities in America. Birch Creek brings jazz and classical music to a rustic barn, Midsummer’s Music Festival tours the peninsula for intimate concerts, and the Peninsula Music Festival awes visitors and locals alike at the Door Community Auditorium each august. Find schedules for these and many other venues here.
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“Art of Music” Winter Concert Series Presents Harry Manx
Canadian Music Award nominee Harry Manx will take the stage for the “Art of Music” Winter Concert Series with a powerful performance offered to the general public at the Ladder House Music Room in Sturgeon Bay on Friday, January 29 at 7:30 pm.
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Holiday Music Motel Introduces “Thursday Writer’s Night”
As part of its ongoing mission to foster Door County’s Historic Sturgeon Bay as a hub for the creative arts and to continue to grow as a community-minded organization, the Holiday Music Motel introduces “Thursday Writer’s Night.
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Glas to Host “Sunday Afternoon Delight” Music Events
Glas, the green coffeehouse, is debuting a new musical event called “Sunday Afternoon Delight.” Local musical talents will be showcased from 12 – 2 pm January through April on the third Sunday of the month.
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Door Shakespeare Audition Dates Announced
Door Shakespeare is currently preparing auditions for their 2010 season, which will include Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Sheridan’s The Rivals performing in rep July 9 to Aug. 21.
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Lynn Gudmundsen Opens DCA Fireside Coffeehouse Concerts
Being a classically trained violinist has provided Lynn Gudmundsen the wherewithal to expand her repertoire to perform “a bit of everything.”
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Jeanne Kuhns and George Sawyn, who will be performing at the Door Community Auditorium on Dec. 23, also announce the release of their new Christmas CD, My Christmas Day.
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First Concert a Success Despite Snowstorm
Wednesday Dec. 9 will go down in history at the Holiday Music Motel: Jackson Browne makes it through the biggest snowstorm since 1990 to perform for 42 people in an intimate acoustic house concert – the first ever at the Holiday Music Motel.
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Tickets Now On Sale for “Home for the Holidays with AFT’”
Local musical favorites Doc Heide and Eric Lewis will be featured in “Home for the Holidays,” a special winter concert show presented by American Folklore Theatre (AFT) during New Year’s Week.
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Neal and Leandra Featured in Concert at White Gull Inn
The Minneapolis-based duo of Neal Hagberg and Leandra Peak will perform at the White Gull Inn on Wednesday, December 16. Tickets for the 8 pm concert, the second in a series of six concerts this winter at the Fish Creek inn, are $15.
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Emerson Series Features Vocalist
Award-winning Soprano Alisa Jordheim will perform a recital of vocal music including works of Grieg in Norwegian and Sibelius in Swedish on Friday, Dec.
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Eli Mattson Comes “Home for the Holidays”
The Southern Door Community Auditorium is proud to bring Eli Mattson back “Home For The Holidays” for a live concert December 18 at 7:30 pm. Brought to international attention as second place winner on season three of America’s Got Talent, Mattson has fans spanning the globe begging for more music.
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A Christmas Opry in Door County
In the spirit of the old time Opry radio shows, when families would gather round the big RCA and listen to their favorite country stars perform on the Opry stage in front of a live audience, Door Jam Productions presents a Christmas Opry in Door County.
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Peninsula Chamber Singers Present Christmas Concert
The harmonious voices of the Peninsula Chamber Singers (PCS) will present their 2009 Christmas Concert series entitled, “The Many Moods of Christmas,” on Dec.
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A Renaissance Outreach from Midsummer’s Music Festival
Two of the musicians from the Chicago Early Music Consort will be giving five demonstrations of Renaissance period instruments to students at Door County area schools and in Green Bay.
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Hammered Dulcimer Takes Center Stage at Joe Jo’s
Hammered dulcimer master Phil Passen will be featured as part of the winter music series at Joe Jo’s Pizza and Gelato in Ephraim on Friday, December 18, from 7 – 9 pm.
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Isadoora to Present Two Plays in Upcoming “Off Season”
Isadoora Theatre Company is proud to announce its eighth season of community theatre in Door County’s off season. Isadoora, the company that brought you last February’s hit She Loves Me at Birch Creek’s Juniper Hall, will this year present Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party, directed by Henry Timm; and Tina Howe’s Painting Churches, directed by John Wilson.
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“Christmas at the Door” Family Holiday Show at DCA
Presenting some of the peninsula’s most talented performing artists, “Christmas at the Door” features a delightful original musical variety show with entertainment for the entire family just in time for the holidays.
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‘Tis the Season for the Hagen Family Christmas Show
The Hagen Family returns to Third Avenue Playhouse for their annual Christmas concert on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 7:30 pm. The harmonies, humorous presentation, wide variety of material and family values of this multi-generational group have made the Hagens favorites throughout the county and the state.
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Czech Boys Choir Returns to Peninsula
Boni Pueri, a Czech Boys Choir that awed peninsula audiences in 2004 and 2005, will be back performing in Sturgeon Bay on Monday, November 30 at the United Methodist Church at 7:30 pm.
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“The Twelve Days of Christmas” to Showcase Twelve Musical Instruments
To complement this year’s A Renaissance Christmas program entitled The Twelve Days of Christmas, Gary Berkenstock, the Chicago Early Music Consort’s artistic director, decided it would be fun to include a like number of instruments for these concerts.