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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Midsummer’s Presents Fifth Annual “The Seven Last Words of Christ”
Midsummer’s Music Festival continues to plan the upcoming performance of “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” The Stella Maris Catholic Parish/Sister Bay has graciously offered to host this magnificent event on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm.
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Award-Winning Pianist Featured at Emerson Event
Dr. David Severtson, Assistant Professor of Music at UW-Green Bay, will perform works of Schumann, Chopin and Schubert March 18 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC), located in Sister Bay.
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Jeanne Kuhns, Ben Larsen and Dan Mayhew in Concert
Local favorites Jeanne Kuhns, Ben Larsen and Dan Mayhew return to Third Avenue Playhouse on Saturday, March 15 for an evening of musical entertainment that is guaranteed to be exuberant, energetic and just plain fun! One performance is scheduled at 7:30 pm.
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GBSO Presents “Out-of-this-World” Concert
The Green Bay Symphony Orchestra presents a stellar event of cosmic proportions at its next concert on March 15 at 7:30 pm at the Weidner Center for Performing Arts.
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DCA’s Fireside Coffeehouse Concert Series Presents Straight Up Bluegrass
Straight Up Bluegrass is all about the way traditional music was meant to be played. Performing in the style of Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, and Third Tyme Out, Straight Up Bluegrass performs the songs that people remember.
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New Twist on Children’s Tale Teaches Timely Lesson
With a tweak and a twist, the children’s tale of the Billy Goats Gruff becomes a light-hearted, funny show which teaches a timely lesson about bullying.
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Chamber Singers Spring Season Begins Under New Director
The spring season of the Peninsula Chamber Singers, under the new artistic direction of Merle Colburn, will begin on Monday, March 3, 2008. Of the new position, Colburn stated, “It is my great honor to have been appointed to be the PCS Artistic Director.
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Midsummer’s Music Presents Fifth Annual Easter Presentation
Midsummer’s Music Festival will present the fifth annual performance of Franz Joseph Haydn’s masterpiece, “The Seven Last Words of Christ” on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm.
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Door County Idol Competition Approaches
With a resounding drum roll, six of Door County’s most talented young singers will step onto the Door Community Auditorium stage to compete for the title “4th Door County Idol” on Saturday, February 9, at 7 pm.
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Dan Riley Brings His One-Man Boomer Baby Tribute Show to TAP
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Dan Riley has appeared at theatres, performing arts centers, fairs and festivals and corporate events throughout North America and internationally.
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Peninsula Music Festival February Fest Continues on February 12
The Peninsula Music Festival’s 2008 February Fest will continue on Tuesday, February 12 with a concert at the Peninsula Art School. The 7 pm concert will feature PMF violinist Marilyn McDonald on baroque violin and associate conductor Stephen Alltop on harpsichord.
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CD Release for Jana Nyberg Group
Coming in March, The Jana Nyberg Group will release its first CD. The collection features Adam Meckler, trumpet and flugelhorn; Jake Nyberg, drums; Evan Montgomery, guitar; Mark Urness, bass; and Jana Nyberg, vocals and flute.
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“Time Flies” Performed by Island Players
Washington Island’s community theatre, Island Players, has chosen Time Flies…A Matter of Life and Death, seven, short, inter-related one-acts by David Ives, as its winter production.
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Isadoora Theatre Company announces the cast for its upcoming musical production of Working written by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso and based on the book of the same name by Studs Terkel with music by Schwartz, James Taylor, Mary Rodgers, Micki Grant, and Craig Carnelia.
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Birch Creek Associates Invite You to “Concert to Go”
Are you longing for warm summer nights and heavenly music drifting from the Dutton Concert Barn? How about enjoying Birch Creek’s first winter concert? Gather friends and family in the comfort of your own surroundings to enjoy a Birch Creek evening through the "Concert to Go" package.
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“Time Flies” on Washington Island
On February 15 and 16 the Island Players on Washington Island will present seven comedies by David Ives at the Washington Hotel. The production, Time Flies: A Matter of Life and Death, is produced by Charlotte Manning and directed by David Ranney and Carissa Mann.
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Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra
The Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Mike Ross, will perform at the Weidner Center on Monday, March 10 at 10 am for area elementary students.
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DCA Presents Third Annual “Door County Idol”
With a resounding drum roll, six of Door County’s most talented young singers will step onto the Door Community Auditorium stage to compete for the title “4th Door County Idol” on Saturday, February 9, at 7 pm.
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Auditions for Lyons’ “Ma’s Case…Ehn So?” at TAP
Carol Lyons will hold auditions for her production of Ma’s Case: All the World’s a Stage, ehn, so? on Sunday, February 10 from noon – 3 pm at Third Avenue Playhouse, 239 N.
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Victoria Vox Featured in Concert at White Gull Inn
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Victoria Vox will be featured in concert Wednesday, December 12, at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek. The 8 pm concert is the second of a series of six this winter, featuring nationally touring acoustic folk musicians.