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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Christmas Concert to Benefit Apostles Build
A Christmas concert and raffle event will be held on Sunday, November 29 at 6 pm to benefit Door County’s Habitat for Humanity and its Apostles Build program.
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AFT’s Deer Hunting Musical Guys & Does Prances to Green Bay
Guys & Does, the smash-hit musical comedy about Wisconsin deer hunting, has just ended a sold-out, seven-week run in Door County. And now, the musical produced by American Folklore Theatre (AFT) is heading to Green Bay in December.
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The music of country legend Hank Williams comes alive tomorrow night at the Door Community Auditorium 8 pm when Jason Petty brings his show, “Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes,” to Fish Creek.
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Czech Pianist Performance Canceled
Radoslav Kvapil’s performance scheduled as part of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Emerson Cultural Series has been canceled.
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Little Shop of Horrors Onstage at Sevastopol
Sevastopol High School Music & Drama Department will be presenting the musical Little Shop of Horrors on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm in the Elementary Gym.
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Kurt Neumann and Sammy Llanas of the BoDeans Rock the DCA
The founding members of the popular Wisconsin-based rock and roll band the BoDeans, Kurt Neumann and Sammy Llanas, took the stage at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek on Saturday, October 17.
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Midsummer’s Music Announces “A Renaissance Christmas”
Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce the sixth anniversary season of its Renaissance Christmas program. The concert will feature the Chicago Early Music Consort, and will take place the weekend of December 11 – 13.
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Katie Dahl in Concert at the Cookery
The nights are starting earlier and growing colder, but music lovers are encouraged to ward off the chill with a special evening of music with singer/songwriter Katie Dahl and bass/percussion player Rich Higdon on Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 pm at the Cookery in Fish Creek
The duo will present a wide selection of acoustic music, including traditional roots music and original songs from Dahl’s new CD, County Line. -
Two-Day Halloween “Grand Re-Opening” at Holiday Music Motel
The recently renovated Holiday Music Motel will host 20 artists for a week of collaborative songwriting, recording, and nighttime performances on Friday, October 30 at Cherry Lanes and Saturday, October 31 at Ladder House, both Sturgeon Bay nightlife establishments.
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Halloween “Chills & Thrills” in Store at TAP
Tristan Christ’s “Chills and Thrills” show is an incredible performance of modern magical illusion that draws the audience into a state of childlike wonder.
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Daddy D is “Broadway Bound” at Third Avenue Playhouse
Over the past three years, the talented members of Daddy D Productions have appeared at Third Avenue Playhouse several times, building a dedicated following in the county along the way.
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Last Weekend for The Odd Couple at TAP
Neil Simon’s hopelessly mismatched couple are heading into their last weekend of bickering at Sturgeon Bay’s Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP). The final three performances of this enduring comedy classic will be held October 16 – 18.
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Lost Mothra Wings its Way to TAP
Door County favorites Lost Mothra make their way to Sturgeon Bay’s Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 pm. Band members Jeanne Kuhns, Jeff Crooks, Lynn Gudmundsen, Pat Palmer, and George Sawyn will combine efforts for a night of spectacular vocals, fabulous guitar, fanciful fiddling and smokin’ bass.
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Last Weekend of Pen Players Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout as they race around the globe to save the fortune Fogg has wagered.
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Gibraltar Schools Planning for Fall Concert
The community is invited to attend the Gibraltar Area School’s annual fall concert on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm at the Door Community Auditorium.
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Fifties Music Featured in “The Day the Music Died”
In 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson perished in a plane crash while on tour through the Midwest. In honor of the performers who created some of the most memorable music of all time, Mark Shurilla will present “The Day the Music Died” at the Door Community Auditorium on Saturday, October 24 at 8 pm.
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Neumann and Llanas of the BoDeans Take the Stage at DCA
One of the premier American roots/rock bands, the BoDeans has endured for nearly 25 years based on the musical partnership of Kurt Neumann and Sammy Llanas.
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Lawrence University’s Bjorklunden is hosting a free concert on Sunday, October 25 at 1:30 pm. The concert will feature Anthony Padilla’s Piano Studio as well as students from Ken Bozeman’s German Diction class.
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“Katie Dahl Day” at Ecology Sports/Base Camp
Come in from the cold for a morning of hot cider, warm sweaters, and cool music as Ecology Sports/Base Camp celebrates its first-annual “Katie Dahl Day” on Saturday, October 24 from 8 am – 2 pm.
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Polka Into Fall at Accordion Fest
The fall 2009 Door County Accordion Polka Fest will be held Sunday, October 25 from 12:30 – 4:30 pm at the Institute Saloon Dancehall, located on Highway 57 north of Sturgeon Bay.