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Ridges Sanctuary Succesfully Acquires Baileys Harbor Sandpiper Restaurant Property
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by Judy Drew.
The Ridges Sanctuary Board of Directors announces that the organization has completed the purchase of the Sandpiper Restaurant in Baileys Harbor on Monday, October 31. Earlier this year, The Ridges Sanctuary selected the Sandpiper property as the site for its new Interpretive Center. The property, located at the corner of Hwy 57 and Ridges Road, [...]
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TAP Puts Best Foot Forward with Stepping Out, Opening Aug 11
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by Judy Drew.
For twenty-five years, Stepping Out has delighted audiences with its heart-warming story, proving that in dancing, as in life, it’s always better to follow your own tune. Every Thursday, in a dusty church basement, a well-intentioned but not overly talented group of Londoners meet for tap class – all brought together out of the desire [...]
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Opposites Collide in ‘It Had to Be You’ Opening April 28 at TAP
Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by Judy Drew.
Third Avenue Playhouse brings Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor’s classic comedy to the live stage for Door County theater lovers. If you’re going to be held hostage after a first date, it might as well be by Theda Blau. Anne St. Henry plays this wacky would-be actress and playwright with a personality the size of [...]
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Evergreen Children’s Theatre Brings ‘Interrupting Vanessa’ to TAP, Feb 26
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Judy Drew.
Evergreen Children’s Theatre returns to Door County at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) with a family play as delightful and thought-provoking for adults as it is for children – one performance on Saturday, February 26 at 2 pm. Vanessa is one of life’s odd ducks. She doesn’t have friends, her mother is busy and, hardest of [...]
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Door Shakespeare Brings the Complete Works of William Shakespeare to Door County, Feb 11-13, 18-20
Posted on 15. Jan, 2011 by Judy Drew.
Third Avenue Playhouse presents all 37 plays with 3 actors in 2 hours… somewhat abridged? Door County residents and visitors will not have to wait until July and August to see a Door Shakespeare production in 2011. Audiences are in for a special treat as the popular theater company expands its season to include both [...]
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Daddy D Brings Back the Glory Days of Rock and Roll
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Judy Drew.
Door County welcomes the return of Daddy D and the gang to Third Avenue Playhouse on Saturday, September 25 at 7:30 pm with “Glory Days,” a brand new musical revue featuring songs and comedy from the 50s and 60s. The resident troupe from the Black Forest of Howard has mined the wealth of material from [...]
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Third Avenue Playhouse Plans Sunset Cruise Benefit, July 17
Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by Judy Drew.
Very few things say Door County more than the beautiful waters surrounding the peninsula and our spectacular summer sunsets. Third Avenue Playhouse plans to take full advantage of both when they hold A Little Night Music, an event for the benefit of the theater, on Saturday, July 17. Registration for the event will begin at [...]
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Multi-talented Author, Actor, Filmmaker Delivers “Poetry in (E)motion” Highlighting National Poetry Month at Door County’s TAP, Apr 25
Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by Judy Drew.
As part of National Poetry Month, Paul McComas of Milwaukee, Chicago, and Lawrence University will deliver his overview of poetry entitled, “Poetry in (E)motion: The Many Moods of Verse” at Third Avenue Playhouse on Sunday, April 25 at 2 pm. An author, educator and actor, McComas incorporates lively readings of – and incisive commentary about [...]
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The Red Russian Girl Returns to Door County’s Third Avenue Playhouse, Mar 6-7
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Judy Drew.
Fans of Roger Kuhns’ dramatic monologues first met The Red Russian Girl at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in 2006 and she holds a special place in the hearts of many of them. As part of TAP’s 10th anniversary season, Roger Kuhns returns to TAP to reprise this much-loved cultural-political-geological adventure with two performances on Saturday, [...]
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Door County’s Third Avenue Playhouse Poses Matching Funds Challenge Through June
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Judy Drew.
Third Avenue Playhouse is excited to announce that it is the recipient of a $25,000 matching funds gift. In recognition of the theater’s 10th anniversary, a longstanding donor will match dollar for dollar up to $25,000, contributions to TAP’s general fund. The challenge, titled Dreams for the Next Decade will run from January 15 – [...]





