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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.

  • A Haunting Perspective

    “Imagine yourself before an old, rustic mirror. Now, look straight at your reflection and take away your modern day hair, clothing and make-up, sinking yourself into the appearance of a Victorian citizen.

  • Electric Jazz Orchestra in Ellison Bay

    The Electric Jazz Orchestra returns in concert to Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on Nov. 1 at 7 pm. The Electric Jazz Orchestra (EJO) has performed a number of times at Shepherd of the Bay.

  • Comedy Concert with Rick Wood

    The Holiday Music Motel’s Tambourine Lounge hosts its first comedy “house concert” featuring Rick Wood on Oct. 23 at 10 pm. As unconventional as Wood’s humor, the night begins at 10 pm with a casual gathering in the lounge.

  • Encore of “The Golden Age of Comedy” at Depot

    Rogue Theater is excited to announce a weekend of music and comedy as the New Day Singers will perform at The Depot Performing Arts Center on Oct. 17 at 7 pm, and “The Golden Age of Comedy” returns Oct.

  • Joint Piano Concert at Bjِrklunden

    Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a joint concert on Oct. 26 at 1:30 pm. Students from the piano studios of Michael Mizrahi and Anthony Padilla will perform major piano works from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

  • Extras Needed at Red Putter

    Calling all extras! Extras are needed for a movie being shot at the Red Putter in Ephraim. The call time is 9 am – 12 pm on Oct. 12. All ages and genders are encouraged to attend.

  • Improv Nights at The Depot

    Rogue Theater presents “A Night at The Improv” at The Depot Performing Arts Center in Sturgeon Bay. Director Stuart Champeau, director of the original D.

  • ViBE at Bjِrklunden

    Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a joint concert on Oct. 5 at 1:30 pm. The Viking Bassoon Ensemble (ViBE), under the direction of Carl Rath, will perform several compositions from their upcoming November concert program at Lawrence featuring works composed for bassoon ensemble rather than music composed for other instrumentation and then arranged for bassoons.

  • New Season Begins

    Door Concerts, Inc., formerly known as Door County Community Concerts, Inc., was organized more than 30 years ago in Sturgeon Bay by Gustave (Gus) Abrahamson.

  • StageKids Introduces Its First Film Lab

    This fall from Oct. 8 – Nov. 15, TAP’s StageKids program will be having its first Film Lab. During this lab, students will work with instructor Spencer Milligan to create original film projects.

  • LUCE Concert at Bjِrklunden

    Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert on Sept. 28 at 1:30 pm. Join LUCE (Lawrence University Cello Ensemble) for a concert celebrating the beginning of the academic year.

  • Rehearsals Begin for Peninsula Singers

    Artistic Director Merle Colburn invites all who love to sing in a choir to join The Peninsula Singers. Rehearsals for the Singers’ annual Christmas concerts will begin Sept.

  • Katie Reimer to Play at UUF

    The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is pleased to present concert pianist Katie Reimer on Oct. 2 at 5 pm. Acclaimed by the New York Times for her meditative playing, Reimer is a concert pianist with broad interests as both a soloist and collaborative musician.

  • Janice Borla at Birch Creek’s Fall Fundraiser

    The Birch Creek Associates will host their seventh annual fall fundraiser on Oct. 4 with dinner and a concert featuring Birch Creek’s Vocal Jazz Program Director Janice Borla and her rhythm section.

  • First of the Door Concert Season

    Hans Christian will open the 2014-15 Door Concerts Season on Sept. 20 at 7 pm at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay. Christian is ranked worldwide as a composer and musician.

  • International Trio of Songs

    After a successful May tour in Belgium with their Centennial Commissions Concert Series, the Pro Arte Quartet will perform on Sept. 12 at Woodwalk Gallery.

  • Vocal Jazz at Birch Creek

    Sevastopol High School student Stephanie Benton and Gibraltar High School student Connor MacDonald – along with Southern Door teacher Bonnie Weydt,

  • Composing the Youth of the Community

    With the summer season beginning to wane, school will soon be in session. While academics will comprise the majority of a student’s day, extracurricular activities also contribute to a student’s maturation and growth.

  • Midsummer’s Labor Day Concerts

    Midsummer’s Music Festival’s Labor Day concert series features seven concerts taking place over seven days, beginning Aug. 26. Three trios of French influence compile Turmoil and Repose Program G.

  • Heartfelt Benefit

    On Aug. 24 at 3 pm, Maryellen Pung, a pianist from Oshkosh, and Beth Chafey-Hon, a violinist, will perform a fun, heartfelt classical benefit concert at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay.