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Baylake Bank Tall Ship Parade of Sail Announced for Sturgeon Bay, Aug 12

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

A Parade of Sail will take place in Sturgeon Bay on the morning of Thursday, August 12, as the kick-off for the 2010 Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival taking place August 13-15 at Leicht Park in Green Bay.
The Baylake Bank Parade of Sail will be a celebration that brings residents, visitors, and [...]

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Explore the Digital Art of Fingerpainting at the Flying Pig, July 12

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Susan Murtaugh paints on the iPod Touch’s small screens and then outputs the results to paper archivally.
On July 12 at 7 pm the Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace will host a return engagement with artist Susan Murtaugh, a followup to her January presentation on the digital art of finger-painting. She will explain and demonstrate how [...]

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Peg Egan PAC Presents Corky Siegel and the Chamber Blues FREE CONCERT! June 27

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Door County welcomes Corky Siegel and the Chamber Blues to the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Art Center’s (PAC) Sunday evening Sunset Concert Series.

This concert series, always a favorite with locals and visitors alike, takes place outdoors, at the PAC amphitheater on Church Street in Egg Harbor on Sunday, June 27, at 7 pm.
“Gritty [...]

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Fleck, Hussain, and Meyer Present Evening of Musical Wizardry at Door Community Auditorium, June 29

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

On Tuesday, June 29, Door County welcomes three of the world’s most respected musicians to Fish Creek as they come together to form a trio that is both unrivaled and unprecedented.

Individually, Béla Fleck (on banjo), Zakir Hussain (on Indian tabla drums), and Edgar Meyer (on string bass) are virtuosos, each unmatched in his instrumental skill. [...]

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Get Outdoors! Whitefish Dunes Photo Contest

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Celebrate getting outdoors in Door County through photos of Whitefish Dunes State Park.

Photographers are encouraged to illustrate the Wisconsin State Park System’s new initiative aimed at getting children and families to spend more time outdoors with nature. To encourage this activity, photographers are challenged to capture the natural beauty, unique features and special activities [...]

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Go Behind the Scenes for an Exclusive Look at Peninsula Players 2010 Season

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Since 1935, Peninsula Players has been entertaining and delighting Door County audiences in Fish Creek, Wisconsin.
In conjunction with its celebratory 75th season the Players will offer public tours of its stage house and all-weather audience pavilion.  Free backstage tours will begin at 2 p.m. Sundays, June 20, June 27, July 11, Aug. 1, Aug. 8, [...]

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CD review: You haven’t heard bluegrass until you’ve heard Mountain Heart, at DCA June 20

Posted on 19. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Mountain Heart in Fish Creek Sunday, June 20 at Door Community Auditorium, Lynn Gudmundsen and Tommy Burroughs Open

By: John Ziegler, Duluth News Tribune
I had seen and heard Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and they were sensational.
I had seen and heard Alison Krauss & Union Station with Jerry Douglas, and they were wonderful.
I had seen and [...]

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Three Milwaukee Artists Featured in Off the Wheel Pottery’s “Earth, Stone & Water” Exhibit Opening June 26

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Jessie Schroeder Voss, Lynita Santora Wolf and Judith Gahn Murphy will be in Egg Harbor at Off the Wheel Pottery on Saturday, June 26 to share refreshments and information about their work from 4 – 7 pm.
Work by these three artists will by on display in the barn and granary galleries on this historic farmstead from [...]

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Ephraim Celebrates 46th Annual Fyr Bal This Weekend, June 18-20

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Here’s a complete daily schedule of events for the 2010 Ephraim Fyr Bal Festival.
The Ephraim Business Council says it best, “Ephraim explodes with summer excitement as the annual Fyr Bal Festival re-creates traditions of early Norwegians celebrating Midsummer’s Eve. Artists, musical entertainment, shopping, trolley rides, family activities and a fish boil along the picturesque shoreline [...]

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DeSalvo Expected to Delight Classical Music Fans with Chopin Piano Concerto at Birch Creek, July 1-2

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

35th Annual Concert series opens June 24, with award-winning student violinist in “Great Beginnings,” his teacher soloist on June 25 and full Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra on June 26. Monday, June 28, features faculty “In A Different Light.” Full symphony presents “Popsapalooza” on Saturday, July 3.

Conductor Brian Groner will lead the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra, [...]

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