Category: Performance

From its home at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, the United States Coast Guard Band will travel to the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek to present “Liberty for All,” a concert set for Friday, July 24 at 8 pm.

National touring artists Dorothy Scott and Chris Kasper will take the Door County Outpost stage on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 pm.
Dorothy Scott’s diverse proto-folk might echo such artists as Kate Bush, Ani DiFranco, and Richard Thompson, but the New York/Wisconsin-based singer/songwriter wisely chooses to avoid living in those shadows.

Birch Creek’s Academy Big Band is composed of professional musicians and educators from New York to Las Vegas and places in between. Burgeoning and established jazz stars meet inside one of their favorite performance venues:  the historic Dutton Concert Barn on the Birch Creek campus.

The Wise Women Songwriter Circle will take the stage as the next show in the Woodwalk Gallery Concert Series on Friday, July 14 at 7 pm.
The Songwriter Circle features Jenny Bienemann, Gloria Attoun and Jeanne Kuhns.

Summer 2009 marks the 18th annual Washington Island Music Festival, set for Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 14. This two-week event is filled with evening concerts, a music camp and concert for children, workshops, and more.

The Peninsula Music Festival (PMF) will hold a garden party on Saturday, July 18 at the McKeefry & Yeomans Gardens on Old Lime Kiln Road in Baileys Harbor.

(Left to right) Kevin McKillip, Maggie Carney and Sean Fortunato take the stage in Peninsula Players’ production of A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, where the ushers and usheretts at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre pay tribute to the musical films of the 1930s and the Marx Brothers raise havoc in Russia.

Willy Porter’s music demonstrates admirably that the technical excellence of his guitar playing will never overwhelm the essence of the song itself.

The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus is making its first-ever appearance in Door County on Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 pm at the Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay.

San Francisco-based songwriter Chris Irwin returns for his 10th anniversary concert at Fishstock on Sunday, July 19 at 7 pm.
A native of Tennessee, Irwin is known in the county for his work with American Folklore Theatre, Karen Mal, Eric Lewis and others.

Passionate and prosaic, Carrie Newcomer is a new-age folk singer/songwriter whose music has earned her praise from both fans and critics alike. On Saturday, July 18 at 8 pm, the Door Community Auditorium will present the acclaimed performer in a concert that promises a little blues, a little gospel, a little pop, and a whole lot of soul.

July is a busy month at the Door County Outpost, with several music-oriented events happening all in the same week.
On Saturday July 18, Adam Mackintosh and Anna Sacks will again be hosting the popular Songwriter Showcase at the Outpost – this time, in the great out-of-doors.

The Door County Fair is looking for young emerging artists (21 years old or under) to perform on the Festival Stage on Friday, August 7.
Anyone who is a comedian, a solo musician, a dance group, or part of a band is encouraged to get up on the Festival Stage and perform.

It is the second and last week of the Percussion & Steel Band session at Birch Creek and a practice session is underway:  fifteen students are standing in front of a collection of steel drums.

Base Camp Coffee Bar in Sister Bay is pleased to host an intimate and unforgettable evening of songs by singer/songwriter Gloria Attoun on Saturday, July 25 from 7 – 9 pm.

Northwoods Nightcap, the popular music-and-humor variety hour at American Folklore Theatre (AFT), returns with a performance on Friday, July 17 at 10 pm at the Peninsula State Park Theatre.

Since his relocation to Sturgeon Bay in early 2007, Adam Mackintosh has been a driving force in bringing together the talents of many of the gifted writers in Door County.

Nothing says “Door County” quite like the beautiful shoreline and spectacular summer sunsets. Third Avenue Playhouse takes advantage of both with “A Little Night Music,” an event for the theatre on Saturday, August 15.

Singer/songwriter Al Rose and solo guitarist Maury Smith will take the Woodwalk Gallery stage on Friday, July 17 at 7 pm.
Rose hails from Chicago, and has been called “a striking singer/songwriter with a unique and powerful vision.

Join the Settlement Courtyard Inn as they celebrate their 25th anniversary with a free concert on the terrace Monday, July 13 at 7:30 pm. Irish roots duo Switchback will return to Door County with a special variety of American and Irish roots music.