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 Music Festival Begins “In an English Country Garden”
Door County’s Midsummer’s Music Festival kicks off with a gala opening night concert event “In an English Country Garden” on June 7 at 7 pm at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor.
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New Groups to Perform at Door County Renaissance Faire
The fourth annual Door County Renaissance Faire returns to Carlsville June 29 – 30 and July 6 -7. “We are setting the stage for a dazzling season, adding new performers, new activities, new merchants and welcoming old favorites back as well,” says Lady Bliss, a.k.a. Sandy Stetler, executive director of the founding organization.
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On May 7, the Door County YMCA celebrated the hard work of 112 tiny dancers, including (left to right) Hadley Gigstead, Annika Olson and Stevie Routhieaux, at the Sturgeon Bay Center’s dance recital.
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The Door County String Academy put on a fabulous performance at Birch Creek Performance Center on May 5. Students, 6 to 17 years old, performed various pieces for the spring concert.
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Begins June 7
The Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County brings together truly world-class musicians to perform chamber concerts in cozy and unique venues all over the peninsula.
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Woodwalk Gallery Presents “The Taming of the Shrew” or That’s What You Get for Lovin’ Me Sing-along
Sing-along The Taming of the Shrew or That’s What You Get For Lovin’ Me – Woodwalk Gallery’s fifth annual fractured classic production – will be presented May 30 and 31, and June 1.
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Inaugural Sugar Creek Showdown is set for June 1
The Southern Door Business Association will host the inaugural Sugar Creek Showdown on June 1, 11 am – 6 pm. This family friendly good time will be held at Sugar Creek County Park, located on County N in Gardner.
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Shepherd of the Bay Ratchets Up Annual Memorial Day Service
Born into a musical family in the German town of Eisenach, the place where Martin Luther hid out while translating the New Testament into German, little Johann Sebastian Bach grew into a musical genius and, as ChristianHistory.
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UUF Presents High School Open Mic Night and a Victor Borge Tribute
A group of teenagers will host the first Open Mic for high school students at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on May 17 at 7 pm. U-Night, the youth group at the fellowship, dedicates its time to making art and music, as well as discussing current topics relevant to teenagers.
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Door Shakespeare to Throw Ceilidh Party on Spring Fling Weekend
Door Shakespeare recently announced the details for the Ceilidh Party, their spring fundraising event. Door Shakespeare’s Ceilidh party takes place May 18, 7:30 – 10:30 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.
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Door County String Academy Announces 2013 Summer Programs
The Door County String Academy (DCSA) is now accepting enrollment for its 2013 Summer Programs. Programs offered are: Little Tykes Music Camp, School of Rock, and Summer Violin & Cello Lessons.
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Lawrence University Trumpet Studio to Play at Bjِrklunden
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a joint concert on May 12 at 1:30pm. The Lawrence University Trumpet Studio, under the direction of John Daniel, will present an informal concert for trumpet enthusiasts.
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State-bound Solo and Ensemble Students Perform at TAP
Selected Wisconsin School Music Association State Bound Solo and Ensemble music students from the Gibraltar, Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay and Southern Door high school instrumental and choral programs will perform at Third Avenue Playhouse on May 11 at 2 pm.
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TAP Appoints New Members to Board of Directors
Tapestries: The Music of Carole King will be performed through April 28 at Third Avenue Playhouse in Sturgeon Bay. Directed and conceived by James Valcq, the show features Amy Ensign, Claire Morkin, Alissa Rhode and Craig McClelland.
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Bjِrklunden Hosts Free Joint Concerts
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a couple joint concerts in early May. On May 2 at 4:30 pm, Gamelan Cahaya (Lawrence’s Balinese gamelan ensemble) and The Appletones will perform.
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Pro Arte Quartet Begins Midsummer’s Music Festival
Each summer a group of world-class musicians join together to form Wisconsin’s premier chamber music ensemble at the Midsummer’s Music Festival. The festival offers a series of 30 classical music concerts in a host of unique venues.
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Peninsula Singers Present Joy of Spring Concerts
The Peninsula Singers are ready to welcome spring with the Joy of Song Concerts. There will be two concerts Mother’s Day weekend, one on May 11 at 7 pm at the United Methodist Church in Sturgeon Bay and May 12 at 3 pm at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek.
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Stage Door Theatre Company Welcomes Sossy Mechanics, Artists-in-Residence
Stage Door Theatre Company will host their first artist-in-residence program, Sossy Mechanics, on May 17 – 27. The duo of Megan McClellan and Brian Sostek comprise Sossy Mechanics will teach workshops and perform their hit show, direct from the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Trick Boxing.
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All County Kids Invited to Participate in “Art on the Wild Side”
The Peg Egan PAC and the Southern Door Community Auditorium will offer a visual and performing arts summer day camp for children ages 6 – 12 focusing on music and art using performance, demonstrations and other fun activities.
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Wisconsin Singers Bring Popular Tunes to Southern Door Community Auditorium
Join the Wisconsin Singers in celebrating 45 years of jaw-dropping entertainment with their newest show, Can’t Stop Us Now!, which includes popular music’s greatest hits from The Beatles to Katy Perry.