January 2022
Between the Pages Book Club
Discussing "Truck: A Love Story" by Michael Perry. Talk facilitated by Jeanine Brennan. Part of Door County Reads 2022.
Find out more »Afternoon Matinee
Watch “Where I Come From,” where bestselling Wisconsin author, humorist and musician Michael Perry shares stories of growing up in rural Wisconsin, revealing how his family, friends and life experiences shaped his work. Part of Door County Reads 2022.
Find out more »Door County Reads 2022 Virtual Kick-Off
Join us for a retrospective on 15 years of Door County Reads. Hear from those who have brought this festival to life in Door County including video cameos from the Wisconsin author community. Held via Zoom and Facebook Live.
Find out more »Virtual Play Reading
"Infancy" and "Rivers Under the Earth" by Thornton Wilder, a WI playwright and novelist. Held in collaboration with Door County Reads. Link will be available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »February 2022
Virtual Ephraim Book Club
Discussing "Population 485" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Mary Sawyer. Held via Zoom and Facebook Live. Part of Door County Reads 2022.
Find out more »Virtual Book Discussion
Discussing "Truck: A Love Story" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Laura Kayacan, Sturgeon Bay Library. A recording will be made available after the event. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Movie Screening
Join us in watching a "How Ya Doin'," where celebrated Wisconsin author and humorist, Michael Perry, as he looks back on his “Clodhopper” tales of life in Wisconsin with an eye toward how his stories of the past connect us to the future. Discussion afterward facilitated by Jeanine Brennan, Egg Harbor Library. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Book Dicussion
Discussing "Population: 485" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Laura Hale, Washington Island Library. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Book Discussion
Discussing "Truck: A Love Story" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Tracy Opper, Baileys Harbor Library. A recording will be made available after the event. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Genealogy Club
Whether you’re an amateur or a seasoned pro, join us to gather together to share tips, exchange information, share your brick walls and successes, and leave with new ideas and suggestions. Visit DoorCountyLibrary.org calendar for Zoom details.
Find out more »Virtual Badger Talk
"English in Wisconsin" presented by Joe Salmons, the Lester W.J. “Smoky” Seifert Professor of Language Sciences at UW-Madison. Exploring the kinds of English spoken in our state including pronunciation, words and word forms and grammar. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Stories & Fun
Featuring stories and crafts for families with young children. Find the recordings on the Door County Library website and social media.
Find out more »“Dairyland”
Allie, a food writer in NYC is determined to find authenticity in a world of internet dating, baby shower crafting and journalistic in-fighting. But when she takes on the Local Food Movement, she finds herself on the wrong side of an epic food fight. Play reading. Produced in coordination with Door County Reads 2022. Link will be available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Firefighter Panel
Panelists include volunteer firefighters from across Door County. Moderated by David Siegel, author of "Forces of Change, Events That Led to the Development of the Green Bay Fire Department." Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Author Keynote
A keynote presentation by author Michael Perry, the featured author of the 2022 Door County Reads. Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then detoured into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and has a few chickens. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Trivia
Featuring questions about Wisconsin trivia with prizes from local businesses. Facilitated by Steven Rice using Kahoot! We recommend using two devices during this event, one for watching Zoom and the other for playing Kahoot. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Songwriting Workshop
A free workshop on writing lyrics and music with award-winning blues singer and songwriter Cathy Grier. For all levels of writing and musicianship. Instruments welcome but not necessary and a notebook encouraged. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »The Play’s the Thing
Performing "Kodachrome" by Adam Szymkowicz. Welcome to Colchester, a small town where everybody knows each other and the pace of life allows the pursuit of love to take up as much space as it needs. Our tour guide is Suzanne, the town photographer, who lets us peek into her neighbors’ lives to catch glimpses of romance in all its stages of development. Held in partnership with Door County Reads. Access the link at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Book Discussion
Discussing "Population: 485" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Christina Johnson, Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library. A recording will be made available after the event. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Writing Wisconsin
An online panel discussion by five acclaimed Wisconsin authors on writing about our state. Presented virtually in partnership with Door County Reads. Free. To access Zoom code, visit doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Supporting Wisconsin Writers
An online panel discussion with representatives from statewide and regional organizations that encourage and nurture beginning and established writers. Free, presented in partnership with Door County Reads. To access the Zoom link, visit doorcountyreads.org.
Find out more »Virtual Presentation
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" In the 1800s, Door County was settled by European immigrants with each village or neighborhood taking on an ethnic identity. This illustrated lecture will include readings from the Perry's books, interspersed with local history. Presented in partnership with Door County Reads. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Book Discussion
Discussing "Population: 485" by Michael Perry. Facilitated by Lisa Tetzloff and Stephanie Pabich, NWTC Learning & Innovation Center. A recording will be made available after the event. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Stories & Fun
Featuring stories and crafts for families with young children. Find the recordings on the Door County Library website and social media.
Find out more »Virtual Panel
"Things Like Hope & Faith." Join a psychologist, a humorist, a dramatist, an idealist and a literature scholar in a discussion (moderated by a pragmatist) about the emotional impact and craft of Perry's storytelling. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Griffon String Quartet
Performing work by John Harbison, Dave Utzinger and Antonín Dvořák. Presented virtually from the Kress Pavilion. Presented in partnership with Door County Reads. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Book Discussion
Discussing books by Michael Perry or any Wisconsin author. Facilitated by Elisha Adelman, Fish Creek Library. A recording will be made available after the event. Link available at doorcountyreads.org/calendar.
Find out more »Virtual Door County Short Film Festival
Films are as short as 2 minutes and as long as 20 minutes and are all produced by amateur and professional movie-makers. Held virtually. For more information, visit cometosisterbay.com.
Find out more »Virtual Stories & Fun
Featuring stories and crafts for families with young children. Find the recordings on the Door County Library website and social media.
Find out more »Fiction Techniques for Memoir Writers
Author Kathleen Ernst shares strategies she uses in her novel to enhance your family stories. Online program. $20/person. Members receive a 10% discount. Registration required.
Find out more »Speculative Fiction Workshop
"Hobbits, Heroes, and Hovercrafts: Building Your Own Speculative Fiction Novel or Short Story" presented by Rebecca Zornow. Discover science fiction and fantasy and how to create your own worlds in your fiction. Online program. $15/person. Members receive a 10% discount. Registration required.
Find out more »Virtual Door County Short Film Festival
Films are as short as 2 minutes and as long as 20 minutes and are all produced by amateur and professional movie-makers. Held virtually. For more information, visit cometosisterbay.com.
Find out more »Virtual Stories & Fun
Featuring stories and crafts for families with young children. Find the recordings on the Door County Library website and social media.
Find out more »Advanced Poetry Workshop
"Revising and Submitting Poems." Come with 4-5 poems and learn how to revise them for submission to journals and contests with award-winning poet Lisa Higgs. Online program. $30/person. Members receive a 10% discount. Registration required.
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