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Knock Arts Issues Last Call for Submissions for Summer Issue June 20!

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Second Annual Knock Arts Reading, Release and Gallery Show to follow at Plumb Bottom Pottery July 15.

Works will be considered for publication in the following fields: Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, visual arts, digital art, and graphic stories. Submissions will be taken via email until Sunday, June 20 at knockmag@gmail.com.
The second-annual Knock reading at Plum Bottom [...]

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Isadoora Theatre Company’s Door County Production of “Painting Churches” Now in Ephraim, May 13-16 and 20-23

Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Painting Churches, an award-winning play by Tina Howe now on stage at the Ephraim Village Hall produced by Isadoora Theatre Company from May 13-16 and 20-23.
Editor’s note: On Thursday, May 13 I attended the opening night performance and included the following comments in our Friday e-news…
It’s a lot of fun to get old, [...]

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Barbara Larsen, Author of 6 Poetry Books, Next in UU Dickinson Series, May 12

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Author, Barbara Larsen will be the next poet featured in the Door County Unitarian Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series, sharing her work on May 12 at 7 pm, followed by an open mic.
Barbara Larsen believes in the power and truth of poetry and in its ability to connect with the hearts and minds of readers.
Much of [...]

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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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UU Fellowship Celebrates Door County Poets with the Publication of a Poetry Collection

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Poets and lovers of poetry will celebrate the publication of a compilation of poems entitled No Breath Is Lost April 22 at the UU Fellowship in Ephriam.
The chapbook is a collection of poems read during the Fellowship’s inaugural season of the Dickinson Poetry Series named for prolific 18th century poet Emily Dickinson who favored Unitarian [...]

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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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Door County Land Trust’s Big Read Event Features Local Writers, Feb 4

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Local Door County writers will gather to read passages from their own works interspersed with those of Willa Cather, author of this year’s Big Read selection, My Antonia on Thursday, February 4 in Sister Bay.
From the Door Peninsula to the Nebraska Plains:  Passages that Honor our Sense of Place is sponsored by the Door County [...]

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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Settlers on the Land, The Big Read on Plant Ecology

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.

We have become aware that much the history of the Midwest is the result of flawed understandings of the environment.
Crossroads at Big Creek is a learning preserve focused on science, history and the environment. In many cases, these disciplines are inexorably intertwined. Take the settlement of Wisconsin. In the early 1800s, when European immigrants [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: What Sex is a Republican? – Don’t Let the Feminista Title Fool You!

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

“The political class would have you believe that it is all about ideology – left/right or liberal/conservative – but is it? What if I told you that the political class in both major political parties is only interested in reelection… in a quest for power and control.” – Terri McCormick
There is an ever-increasing divide forming [...]

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Commencing The Big Read Door County 2010: Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia,” Jan 11

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Peninsula Players and Door County Library present a month-long series of events beginning January 11. Click for a complete schedule…
The Big Read Door County, now in its third year, has quickly become a cherished Door County tradition.  Anticipation of this year’s celebration and exploration of Willa Cather’s remarkable “My Ántonia” is so great that all [...]

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