
In this issue
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CULTURE CLUB: Third Avenue PlayWorks
by AMY FRANKManaging Director, Third Avenue PlayWorks At Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP), we know that the arts create a sense of community, belonging and joy, and this season, we’re excited to highlight and support some of the many incredible organizations across Door County through our Community Partners Program. TAP will partner with local organizations for […]
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Uho Pohjonen Featured as PMF’s Grand Finale Performer
Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen will be replacing Peter Jablonski for the grand finale concert of the Peninsula Music Festival’s (PMF) “Nordic Greats” Symphony Series. Pohjonen is regarded as one of today’s most exciting instrumentalists. He performs widely in Europe, Asia and North America; collaborates with symphony orchestras; plays in recital and chamber settings; and is […]
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Rogue Presents Youth Theater Camp
Is your child looking for a great summer adventure? Rogue Theater’s summer Youth Theater Camp – entering its ninth season – may be just the thing. In fact, many of the young actors have returned year after year; some have served as assistant coaches; and several have performed in Rogue’s adult productions. Rogue’s dedicated performing artists […]
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Midsummer’s Music, Birch Creek Partner for Food-Pantry Benefit Concert
Midsummer’s Music and Birch Creek Music Performance Center are collaborating with United Way of Door County to present a free concert benefiting the Door County Food Pantry Coalition as part of the nationwide Music for Food program. The concert will be held May 14, 2 pm, in Birch Creek’s Juniper Hall, 3821 Cty E in […]
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Gray Days Perfect for Horseshoe Bay Photo Shoot
Alpine course revitalization rolling along Motorists on Highway G might have thought Horseshoe Bay Golf Club was hosting a college golf match or lessons the first week of May, when a couple of groups of seven young men and women – clad in clothing suitable for cold, windy days at the British Open – milled about on […]
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Dining By the Bay Returns May 19
Great food for a great cause Five talented chefs and five courses will make for one incredible meal during Dining by the Bay, returning Thursday, May 19, to Maxwelton Braes in Baileys Harbor. “After an extremely successful event in 2019, which raised nearly $30,000 for the YMCA’s annual campaign, the pandemic caused the [event’s cancellation] […]
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Live Music Scene Grab your dancing shoes, and hit the town for one of these great live-music performances. Check our events calendar in this issue for more details, and watch for our Summer Music Preview, to be released in June. David Hatch May 13, 1-4 pm, Harbor Ridge Winery Playing classic rock, pop, country and […]
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How Amythyst Kiah used songwriting to create music and healing On Friday, May 13, Grammy-nominated songwriter Amythyst Kiah will perform in a solo concert at Door Community Auditorium, which is partnering with Write On, Door County and its Health & Healing Writer’s Conference, set for May 13-15. Rolling Stone calls Kiah “one of Americana’s great […]
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Environmental Council Panel Examines Local Issues
“The Past, Present and Future of Door County” is the second program in a three-part series that the Door County Environmental Council is sponsoring to examine the many issues facing Door County residents. It will be held May 18, 7 pm, at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor. Attend in person or […]
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Habitat Bowl-A-Thon Raises $8,000
Door County Habitat for Humanity’s April 3 Bowl-A-Thon raised about $8,000, courtesy of 48 bowlers who dressed up in tropical attire and leis, ready to roll some bowling balls to support Habitat. Members of the Wittenmeyer family, for whom Habitat will be building in a few weeks, stopped by to join the fun.
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$2,600 Raised for Defibs4DoorCounty
Door County North thanks the community and the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department for their contributions to and participation in the recent spring open house, a special evening of food and camaraderie that raised more than $2,600 for the Defibs4DoorCounty campaign to purchase lifesaving automated external defibrillators.
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Dairy Promotion Committee Celebrates Dairy Month
Community members are invited to join the Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion Committee for its annual kickoff breakfast at Rendezvous of Luxemburg on June 2, when the 2022 Honorary Volunteer Award recipient will be announced. Enjoy a breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs and cheese, sausage, bacon, fruit and more, served 6:30-8 am. The program will begin at […]
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Sevastopol FFA Alumni to Host Dairy Breakfast
The Sevastopol FFA Alumni group will host its 41st annual dairy breakfast July 3, 6-11:30 am, featuring farm-fresh, all-you-can eat breakfast, live music by Modern Day Drifters, Mayberry carriage rides and a petting zoo. The breakfast will be held this year at Cherryland Dairy, 4926 W. Town Line Road in Sturgeon Bay. Tickets are $12 […]
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Step Up Your Nutrition with ADRC of the Lakeshore
Join the ADRC of the Lakeshore on June 8, 9:30-11:30 am, to learn how nutrition affects falls, why muscle matters, how to get enough protein and fluids, and how to eat better to improve your health. The class will be held on the lower level of the Kewaunee County Public Health & Human Services Building, […]
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CPR and AED Education Day May 21
The Door County Fire Chiefs Association’s Defibs4DoorCounty campaign is partnering with the Compress & Shock Foundation on May 21 – this year’s CPR and AED Education Day – to offer two free training classes. The hands-on training will give participants, ages 13 and older, a basic level of comfort with CPR and automatic external defibrillator (AED) […]
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Memorial Day Ceremony at Little Sister Cemetery
The Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 of Sister Bay and the VFW Post 8337 of Ellison Bay will hold a Memorial Day ceremony May 30, 10:30 am, at the Little Sister Cemetery near the intersection of Little Sister Road and Pebble Beach Road. All are welcome to attend to honor deceased veterans. Attendees are […]
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Community Discussion on Death Positivity
Marggie Moertl of Embrace Your Inner Self will join Steve Freier, an afterlife researcher and writer for The Inner Voice Magazine, to host their fourth monthly community-discussion group May 19, 1-2:30 pm, at the ADRC, 916 N. 14th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. All beliefs are welcomed and respected in this discussion group, whose purpose is […]
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CCR: It Shouldn’t Hurt to Be a Child
by CORI McFARLANE, Deputy Director, Door County Department of Health & Human Services The sad reality is that children in our nation – and right here in Door County – are abused and neglected. According to the latest national data, 1,750 children died from abuse and neglect in the United States in 2020. Child protective services investigated […]
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J.P. Jordan to Give Author Talk
Sister Bay author J.P. Jordan will discuss his latest mystery thriller, All In, at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library on May 16, 2:30 pm. During the talk – to be held in person and virtually – he’ll share a behind-the-scenes look at being a writer, the book’s story line and characters, how he conducted his research and […]
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Literacy Door County Seeks Volunteer Tutors
Literacy Door County – which provides one-to-one instruction to those who struggle with the English language – is hosting a training session for people who are interested in becoming volunteer tutors in its adult tutoring program. The session will be held May 14, 10 am – 12:30 pm, at Hope United Church, 141 S. 12th Ave. […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot’ by Marianne Cronin
I was finishing this book when my husband looked over and said, “A book shouldn’t do this to you.” But I think books should make you feel all the emotions, so sometimes that includes tears streaming down your face. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is a sweet story about two people who […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ by TJ Klune
Recommended by MARY SAWYER, Branch Manager, Ephraim Library “Don’t you wish you were here?” reads the caption of a seascape mouse pad sitting on Linus Baker’s office desk. Never have I read a book that made me wish to be there quite like Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, set in an unnamed fantasy […]
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Discover Wisconsin Launches Photo Contest
In partnership with the Wisconsin Counties Association, Discover Wisconsin has launched its popular photo contest via social media, through which 12 fan-submitted photos will be published in Discover Wisconsin’s annual calendar. Access the guidelines and other information about the contest at bobber.discoverwisconsin.com, and submit entries by the May 31 deadline. Following the submission and voting […]
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Northern Arts Collective Puts Out Call for Artists
Northern Arts Collective invites professional and emerging artists to submit works for consideration for its first annual Small Town Revival Art Exhibit, to run Oct. 1-31, with an opening reception set for Oct. 2, 4-6 pm. In recent years, many of the nation’s rural areas have experienced an influx of new visitors and residents as […]
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Arts Centers Partner for Open House
On May 21, Peninsula School of Art (PenArt) and Write On, Door County will present free community open houses and free programs to celebrate the visual and literary arts. PenArt (peninsulaschoolofart.org), 3900 Cty F in Fish Creek, will begin with Family Art Day, 9 am – 12 pm. Taking a cue from the current exhibition in […]
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Bazyli Opens for the 2022 Season
Bazyli Studio Wearable and Textile Art is open for its eighth season. Resident artists Peter Ciesla and Skye maintain their studios adjacent to the gallery, surrounded by nature and gardens, at their home north of Baileys Harbor. The gallery features wearable art and 2D textile art, and it represents a small group of regional and […]
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Last weekend’s Door County Half Marathon kicked off the community’s road-race season, which, mostly, has been on hiatus for the past two years. The Door County YMCA Blossom Run is another that’s returning to an in-person event when runners step up to the start line May 14 at Harbor View Park in Egg Harbor. “The […]
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January 15, 1931 ~ May 7, 2022 Mary Jane Leake Combs, 90, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, died peacefully on May 7, 2022 at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Jane was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent most of her childhood […]
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October 31, 1942~May 5, 2022 Sandra M. Greaves, 79, Green Bay, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 5, 2022. She was born October 31, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay to Norman and Marie (Tenor) Knutson. She married Arthur Greaves on August 15, 1964 at Corpus Christi Church in Sturgeon Bay. Sandy worked as a medical assistant and […]
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August 2, 1933 ~ April 22, 2022 Joyce Marie Malvitz, 88, died Friday, April 22, 2022. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Joyce, the beloved daughter of Herman (Rex) and Irene Hanamann was born in the town of Pierce on August 2, 1933. On February 4, 1956, Joyce married the love of her life, […]
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Obituary: Margaret (LeRoy) Monfils
June 21, 1924 ~ May 7, 2022 Margaret Lena (LeRoy) Monfils, 97, of Green Bay and formerly of Brussels died on May 7, 2022. She was born June 21, 1924, in Brussels to Ernest and Alice (Dachelet) LeRoy. On January 25, 1944, she married Clarence Monfils in Namur. He preceded her in death on November […]
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January 4, 1935~May 2, 2022 Robert P Templin, 87, died May 2, 2022, following a long arduous fight with Cancer. He was born January 4, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois to Anna (Wiggins) and Paul William Templin. He resided most of his life in Melrose Park and River Grove, Illinois. Robert (Bob) met the love of […]
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August 12, 2009 ~ May 3, 2022 Isaac Terrance Sorenson, 12, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., died peacefully on May 3, 2022, at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He was born on August 12, 2009, in Green Bay to Terry and Toni (Martin) Sorenson. Isaac entered the world rapidly and set his own course. He amazed every […]