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Peninsula Music Festival Seeks to Award 3-Year College Music Scholarship

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Peninsula Music Festival is now accepting Door County student applications for its college scholarship.

This three year, $1,000 per year, scholarship is to be awarded to a graduating senior who desires to further his or her education in music. The recipient must be an outstanding music student, who has demonstrated his or her [...]

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Different Drums of Ireland in Door County for a Mainstage Concert at DCA, Mar 5

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Different Drums of Ireland, a band composed of five musicians, was created in 1992 as a community relations project in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Featuring the Lambeg and Bodhran drums, as well as the guitar, snares, long drum, pipes, and vocals, Different Drums of Ireland celebrates the musical traditions, customs, and sounds of that wee [...]

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Doyle’s Global-warming Legislation Contains Revisions that Loosen Wisconsin’s Regulation on Nuclear Power Plants, Assembly Bill 649

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

The Clean Energy Jobs Act, Wisconsin State Assembly Bill 649 proposes significant changes regarding the requirements for storage of nuclear waste and cost benefit to customers from future nuclear power plant construction.
The bill described by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as “Gov. Jim Doyle’s ambitious global-warming legislation,” was introduced on January 6, 2010 by Representatives Black [...]

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Jason Anschutz Dedicates Latest Work and Upcoming Sturgeon Bay Anniversary Concert to Chandler F. Harris, Feb 20

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Grandson remembers the late Chan Harris, former Editor and Publisher of the Door County Advocate on the anniversary of his death.
Finishing his recent successful performance at the Miller Art Museum in late January, Jason Anschutz closed his second set with shoulders high and full of adrenaline. The performance left him and those who attended very [...]

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Peninsula Music Festival February Fest Brings Trombones to Door County on Saturday, Feb 20

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Peninsula Music Festival’s February Fest continues with a concert on Saturday, February 20 at 7 pm.
The concert will be held at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek. General admission seating is $30 per person. Nine concert season subscribers receive a $5 per ticket discount. Students may attend this concert for just [...]

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The “Art of Music” Winter Concert Series Brings Vance Gilbert to Door County, Feb 19

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Vance Gilbert bundles it all into one seemingly impossible, spellbinding show… virtuoso singing, awesome guitar styling, an outrageous and edgy sense of humor coupled with his prolific songwriting.
He takes the stage for the “Art of Music” Winter Concert Series with a powerful performance offered to the general public at the Ladder House Music Room in Sturgeon Bay on [...]

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VIDEO: Two of Door County’s Top Musicians Bring Talented Offspring Together in Concert at Joe Jo’s Pizza, Feb 12

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Mark Raddatz and sons Seth and Austin will perform with Jeanne Kuhns and her daughter Marybeth Mattson – all some of the area’s finest musicians, singers and songwriters.
Two of the Door’s favorite and highly acclaimed folk artists, Mark Raddatz and Jeanne Kuhns, come together on Friday, February 12 at Joe Jo’s Pizza and Gelato in [...]

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Door County Emerging Composer Featured in Concert at the Miller Art Museum, Jan 30

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Miller Art Museum Features Original Compositions for Piano Performed in Concert by Jason Anschutz on Saturday, January 30 at 1 pm
With a dual-attraction for percussion and keyboards, Jason Anschutz has been devoting his full time attention to music since early childhood. Starting with a recital performance of “Night Rider” at age 8, he returns to [...]

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Door Community Auditorium Hosts Instant Response Free-Will Concert for Haiti Earthquake Survivors, Sat Jan 23

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

In response to a groundswell of community desire to assist the victims of the Haiti earthquake, the Door Community Auditorium will host a benefit concert Saturday, January 23 at 7 pm.
Doors will open at 6 pm, admission is free and no tickets are needed. All monies collected from free-will donations will be [...]

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The “Art of Music” Door County Winter Concert Series Presents Canadian Music Award Nominee Harry Manx, Jan 29

Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Harry Manx takes the stage with a powerful performance at the Ladder House Music Room in Sturgeon Bay on Friday, January 29 at 7:30 pm.
Manx, who performed as a special guest of Richie Havens last year at the Peg Egan PAC received over 3 standing ovations from a crowd of 1,400 audience members.
Harry [...]

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