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Thursday Museum Talk Highlites Current Show on the Art of Printmaking at the Miller Art Museum

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

“What IS a Print?” Speaker, Curator, Deborah Rosenthal explains the many printmaking methods artists use to create an original print.
Printmakers live in a land of line, texture, and detail. And many printmakers love the idea of narrative – telling a story, or parts of a story – to intrigue their audience. When visitors take a [...]

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News from Door County’s China Connection, The Lindens Welcome in the Year of the Metal Tiger with a Roar!

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Linden Centre and its cultural arts programs win one of Asia’s top travel honors – Sina.com’s award for the Best Boutique Hotel in China.
Brian Linden sends his Door County fans and friends the following heartwarming news from The Linden Centre in Yunnan Province, China:
The swallows have returned to the Linden Centre. Every morning, we [...]

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The Soloist, Next Dinner and a Movie Featured at Greens N Grains Deli, Thursday, Mar. 4

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Greens N Grains Dinner and a Movie Tonight in Egg Harbor…
The Soloist is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a musical prodigy who develops schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard School. Ayers becomes homeless and plays a two-stringed violin in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. One day Steve Lopez [...]

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Door County Actor’s Alert! Isadoora Announces Open Auditions for Painting Churches, Mar 1-2

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Isadoora Theatre Company calls actors and aspiring talent to open auditions for its May production of Tina Howe’s Painting Churches, directed by John Wilson.
Painting Churches is a semi-autobiographical story that honors and analyzes its subjects in a captivating collage of resonant drama, poignant revelations, and hearty, life-inspired laughs. The portrait for which the play is [...]

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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, March [...]

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Gibraltar Students to Present Artwork to Door County Habitat for Humanity Homeowners, Feb 24

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Projects Created as Part of the Hardy Gallery’s Exposure to Creativity Program.

On Wednesday, February 24, two new homeowners that have benefited from Door County’s Habitat for Humanity Program will receive artwork created by Gibraltar High School students as part of the Exposure to Creativity (ETC) program. A special assembly is planned for that day [...]

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Find Out What’s Going on in… The Cove, Next in Door County at Greens N Grains Dinner and a Movie Night, Feb 18

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

This film may reverse all of your thinking about standing on the sidelines regarding Japanese Whaling… it’s time to Act! Find The Cove on Facebook and lend a hand.
This award-winning, ground-breaking documentary directed by Louie Psihoyos, plays more like an espionage thriller, depicting the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. The Cove follows a team [...]

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St. Valentine’s Day 2010, a Poem by “Corky” Hellyer

Posted on 14. Feb, 2010 by "Corky" Hellyer.

It’s Valentine’s Day 2010,
Where’s the love in the air?
I don’t seem to sense it.
Does anyone care?
The world is troubled,
Economies aren’t robust.
People are worried.
Is there anyone we can trust?
We’re fighting wars in two countries,
Millions are unemployed.
Our portfolios took a hit,
Few are overjoyed.
Congress is nonfunctional,
Their approval rating ten or less.
The executive branch is confused.
“W” gets the blame [...]

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Cast Your Vote for Door County Student Filmmaker in the Runoff for a Super Bowl Sunday Screening

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Door County’s own Chelsea Orthober and her UW-Milwaukee classmates are in the running to have their video aired on Super Bowl Sunday!
WDJT-TV, the CBS affiliate television station in Milwaukee is holding a contest which is now down to just two finalist’s videos. Chelsea lives in Egg Harbor and is a freshman at UW-Milwaukee majoring in sign [...]

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Hardy Gallery Receives $1,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Hardy Gallery in Ephraim is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $1,000 from the Walmart Foundation to support the 2009-2010 ETC (Exposure to Creativity) program.
The ETC program provides a free arts education program for local students aged 14-18 who attend Gibraltar High School. The program aims to provide these students [...]

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