February 2010
NOTE: Schedules sometimes change, so always confirm with the organization in question to make sure that the event you are interested in, is still scheduled to take place.
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CENTER STAGE – WASHINGTON ISLAND
Dates of event: 1/3/10 To 5/2/10
Island Players will present its tenth season of “Center Stage,” an informal monthly afternoon of play readings performed at the Recreation Center. In January, “Center Stage” will sponsor a retrospective of Island Players’ 25 years of serving the community. As part of the program, former Board members will be honored and invited to share stories from past years. 2- 4 PM on the first Sunday of each month. http://www.islandplayers.org/

DOOR COUNTY WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR - 2010
Dates of event:         February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
                           March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Pickup is countywide between 9:30 and 10:00 AM.  Trolley guests will tour/taste at an award winning winery, followed by a cozy sleigh ride through the Door’s most wintry landscapes. Top it off with a fireside lunch at the romantic White Gull Inn. Call 920-868-1100 for reservations. Info at www.doorcountytrolley.com . $55 per person (plus tax). Includes trolley transportation, fireside lunch, and sleigh ride.  Limited seating available. See our Review of Door County Trolley! 
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THE BIG READ 2010: “MY ANTONIA” BY WILLA CATHER
Dates of event: 1/11/10 To 2/14/10
Location: Countywide
Peninsula Players and Door County Library present a month-long series of events to begin January 11th as The Big Read Door County 2010 celebrates and explores Willa Cather’s “My Antonia”. Special events will start with a kickoff celebration at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek on Jan. 11th, 6:30 - 8 PM.  For a complete listing of month-long activities: http://www.neabigread.org/communities/?community_id=1175

MILLER ART MUSEUM – STURGEON BAY
EXHIBIT: BARBARA’S FARM BY DAN ANDERSON
Dates of event: 1/16/10 To 3/2/10
The first of seven changing exhibits annually, in this exhibit, Dan Anderson creates a childhood memoir of this northern Door Farm where he played as a child. Public reception to meet the artist on Saturday, January 16 3:00-4:30 PM. The Miller Art Museum is located in the Door County Library, 107 S. 4th Ave.  Call 920-746-0707 or www.millerartmuseum.org .

Sleigh Rides at Orchard Country  - FISH CREEK
Dates of event:  Through 3/31/2010 (Snow permitting)
Location: Orchard Country Winery and Market
Take a 1/2 mile ride through picturesque countryside. Sat/Sun 10 AM-4 PM. M-F By appt only. Some evening rides available. Reservations strongly recommended. 920-421-1152 or www.mayberryscarriages.com

GUIDED SNOWSHOE HIKES AT THE RIDGES SANCTUARY -BAILEYS HARBOR
Dates of Event: February 5, 12, 19, 26
The Ridges in winter shows a beautiful, serene landscape that is enjoyed by those who love Wisconsin winters. These hikes with a Ridges naturalist cover the cultural and natural history of the ridges and swales in their “off season”. Enjoy a leisurely hike on level terrain. Some snowshoes available for hike participants – call ahead to reserve. Time: 1 PM. Info:(920) 839-2802 or visit http://ridgessanctuary.org/category/events/

THE RIDGES GREAT WAFFLE BREAKFAST – BAILEYS HARBOR
Date of Event: 2/06/10
At the Baileys Harbor Town Hall from 9-11 AM. Waffles in all shapes and sizes made by the Ridges Sanctuary Staff and volunteers. Top your waffles off with Door County grown and produced maple syrup and cherry sauce. Games to keep the kids occupied and ‘eating breakfast’ music. $5 donation to cover costs. 920-839-2801 or www.ridgessanctuary.org.

LIONS CLUB ANNUAL FISH DERBY ON WASHINGTON ISLAND
Dates of Event: 2/06/10 – 2/14/10
A week long fishing competition offering cash prizes for the top catches to those who take on the challenges of the frozen waters of Lake Michigan. A family fun luncheon and famous Bingo, held at the historic and famous Nelson’s Hall & Pub for the fisherman and non-fishing visitors and friends. Call for details. 920-847-2179.

CELEBRATING WINTER – WASHINGTON ISLAND
Dates of Event: 2/6/10 - 2/14/10
A week filled with fun, flavorful and themed events to take the chill out of your winter. Enter the Annual Chili Cook-off, take in a play or musical performance. Hike and snow shoe the nature trails. Information: 920-847-2179 or www.washingtonislandchamber.com.

CANDLELIGHT SKI – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 2/6/10
At Peninsula State Park.  5:30 -8 PM. Ski gently rolling one-mile, candle-lit trail through the woods.  Bonfire with refreshments at the warming shelter. If there is not enough snow there will still be a candlelight hike. Meet at Lot 5 on Highland Road. Park sticker required, donation suggested.  Info, call 920-868-3258.

6th ANNUAL DOOR COUNTY IDOL CONTEST – FISH CREEK
Date of Event:  2/06/10
At the Door Community Auditorium (Top of the Hill in Fish  Creek) beginning at 7:00 PM.  Competing for the title of Door County Idol, some of the peninsula’s most talented young singers between the ages of 15-19 will perform before the audience and a panel of three judges. Ballot voting will determine the finalist. Tickets, $8 adults, $5 students. 920-868-2728.

Peninsula Music Festival’s February Fest
Dates of Event: 2/10/10, 2/20/10
The Peninsula Music Festival will once again present the February Fest, in two parts:

February Fest I:  Wednesday, February 10th - 7:00 PM. at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay. This program is part of "The Big Read"; the featured novel this year is Willa Cather's My Antoinia. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.  Artists performing will be: Tracy Figard, Kristin Figard, Janet Bond Sutter, and Judith Jackson.

February Fest II:  Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 7:00 pm. at Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek.  Artists performing will be: The Excelsior Trombone Ensemble

Tickets are general admission- $30.  For information and ticket reservation call 920-854-4060.  Visit www.musicfestival.com for details of each performance.

WINTER WINE & CHERRY FEST – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 2/6/10
At Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market from 10 AM-5 PM. Cure the winter blues with live music 1-4pm, free product tastings, door prizes, cherry pit spit competition 1:30 PM, cherry brats, hot soup and baked goods, horse-drawn sleigh rides, wine glass painting...and more! Fun for all! For info call 920-868-3479

23rd ANNUAL FISH CREEK WINTER FESTIVAL - FISH CREEK
Dates of events: 2/05/10 – 2/07/10
Fish Creek will host a weekend of fun and frivolity. Winter Fest activities will feature something to delight every age. This year’s activities include a “fun and funky” parade, the always-popular chili cook-off, family games, trolley and sleigh rides, winter wine festival, Kites Over the Bay, live music and great food.  Peninsula Art School will serve up homemade and the Door Community Auditorium will host the now infamous 6th Annual Door County Idol.   Call 920-868-2316, 800-577-1880 or www.fishcreekinfo.com
We have attended several times, and with children!  This fun winter event has lots for the kids and families. Lots of good eating.

3 DAY PROGRAM: THE POWER OF PERSONAL PURPOSE - EPHRAIM
Dates of events: 2/05/10 – 2/07/10
At the Eagle Harbor Inn Fri. 6-9:45pm, Sat. 8:30am-9pm, Sun. 8:30am-6pm. In this inspirational and highly interactive program you will discover a new level of fulfillment in life and work. Presenter D. Trinidad Hunt has trained thousands of people in international companies. Meals, Training, Supplies total $355. Residential optional, Eagle Harbor Inn 2 night special, call for rates: 920-854-2121. For information on the program call 920-818-0045 or visit www.nelsonhealingcenter.com.

LIONS CLUB ANNUAL FISH DERBY ON WASHINGTON ISLAND
Date of Event: 2/06/10 – 2/14/10
A week long fishing competition offering cash prizes for the top catches to those who take on the challenges of the frozen waters of Lake Michigan. A family fun luncheon and famous Bingo, held at the historic and famous Nelson’s Hall & Pub for the fisherman and non-fishing visitors and friends. Call for details. 920-847-2179.

ISADOORA THEATRE PRESENTS “THE DINNER PARTY” – STURGEON BAY
Dates of Event: 2/11/10 – 2/14/10 and 2/18/10 – 2/21/10
This comedy by Neil Simon is presented at the Third Avenue Playhouse in Sturgeon Bay – 239 N. Third Ave.   A mysterious invitation brings six divorcees together for dinner at a swank Parisian restaurant. The Dinner Party is perhaps Simon’s most personal play, as sharp and frequently painful truths lurk behind the laugh. 7:30 PM Thurs-Sat, 2:00 PM Sunday. Tickets: $14 /$10 Students. 920-493-DOOR (3667) or www.isadoora.com/

COMEDY CLUB AT THE LANDMARK RESORT – EGG HARBOR
Dates of Event:
         2/11/10      Kevin McPeek, TBD
         2/25/10      TBD
         3/11/10      TBD
         4/8/10        Steve Lott, Chad Miller
         5/13/10      Frank Roche, TBD
In the Carrington Pub & Grille.  The evening begins with a buffet dinner at 6:30 PM and the shows begin at 8 PM.  Each set features two comedians.  Dinner and show is $20.99, show only is $15.  Call at 800-273-7877, 920-868-3205 or visit www.thelandmarkresort.com.

“FIRE AND ICE” WEEKEND- STURGEON BAY
Dates of event: 2/12/10 – 2/14/10
A citywide event, the day is filled with novice and professional ice carvers turning massive blocks of ice into works of art. The evening is filled with hot entertainment at the Fire & Ice dinner/dance – Stone Harbor Resort. For more information call 800-301-6695, 920-743-6246

NO FAMILY LEFT INSIDE – BAILEYS HARBOR
Dates of Event: 
2/13/10 Geocaching: Geocaching has been described as a “high-tech treasure hunt.”
3/12/10  Wander the Woods after Dark: On this hike, you’ll discover that night explorations can be great fun, and not at all frightening.

At The Ridges Sanctuary, 8288 Hwy Q, Baileys Harbor.
This series of Family Events is a collaborative effort with the Northern Door YMCA. To encourage families to reconnect with the outdoors.
Limit: 15 per hike. 10:00 AM – Noon.  Registration: Call the YMCA at 920-868-3640. For info 920-839-2802 or visit www.ridgessanctuary.org/category/events/

THE FOUR FRESHMEN IN CONCERT – FISH CREEK
At the Door County Auditorium
Date of Event:  2/13/10
As the 22nd incarnation celebrating over 60 years of performing, their longevity proves they are doing it right! This group enhances the Freshmen sound with their youth, vitality and talent giving a new treatment to the Great American Songbook! Performing jazz and pop standards it is a show not to be missed. Special added attraction comedian C. Willi Myles will open the evening. 8:00 P.M., tickets: $30/$26/$20
Info www.dcauditorium.org/pages/performances.asp or call 920-868-2728.

CANDLELIGHT SKI, HIKE AND SNOWSHOE – ELLISON BAY
Date of Event: 2/13/10
At Newport State Park.  6 –9 PM.  Experience Newport State Park in a different light. Ski, hike, or snowshoe on a 1-mile trail lit by homemade candles. A bonfire, refreshments and lit grills will greet participants at the end of the trail. Meet at the picnic area by parking lot 3, near the Fern/Europe Bay Trail. 5:30 - 8:30 PM.   Park sticker required. Info, call 920-854-2500.

St. Norbert Distinguished Lecture Series – Fish Creek
At the Door County Auditorium
Dates of Events:            
2/20/10 The Moral Ground of the Free Market System in Adam Smith
3/6/10 Shakespeare's Problem Plays: Why Do We Call Them Problems?
3/27/10 Why Do We Find Trickster Gods in All Religions?
9:00 A.M. Tickets: Free, no tickets required! Open to the public.
Info www.dcauditorium.org/pages/performances.asp or call 920-868-2728.

DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY PROGRESSIVE DINNER OUTING
Dates of Event:          2010 -         Feb 20, Feb 27
                                             Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
                                             Apr 10, Apr 17, Apr 24
                                             May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29
                                             June 5, June 12
Trolley guests will experience unique stops for hors d’oeuvres/cocktails at a surprise location, an elegant dinner at The Inn at Kristofer’s, and a decadent dessert at a romantic inn. Selected Saturdays only in February through June. Call 920-868-1100 for details/reservations. Pick up at 5 PM at Orchard Country Winery (1/2 mile south of Fish Creek on Hwy 42). $73 per person (plus tax) includes trolley transportation, hors d' oeuvres, cocktail, dinner and dessert. (Trolleys are heated). Limited seating.

ISLAND PLAYERS PRESENTS “PAINTING CHURCHES” – WASHINGTON ISLAND
Dates of Event: 2/19/10 - 2/21/10
At the Trinity Lutheran Church, Island Players will present the comic drama Painting Churches by Tina Howe. Margaret Church, a professional artist, has come home to help her parents move to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. She hopes, as well, to finally paint their portrait and come to terms with them - and they with her. Friday and Saturday at 7 PM, Sunday at 2 PM. islandplayers@washingtonisle.com.

FOLK CONCERT SERIES AT THE WHITE GULL INN - FISH CREEK
Date of event: 2/24/10
Shout Sister Shout and the Steppin In It Band.  A band that plays roots music with the homey feel of old time country, swing music and the blues and Rachael Davis performing as Shout Sister Shout with her bright clear vocals, the music is a tribute to the smoky, sophisticated sound of 1930s and '40s jazz. Then, as popular as the concert, the optional pre-concert dinner served at 6:00 PM, includes Chicken, shrimp & andouille sausage jambalaya with basmati rice and corn bread, mixed greens salad with tomatoes and spiced zucchini in a citrus chile vinaigrette. Pecan pie for dessert. $18. Concert begins at 8:00 PM. Tickets for concert- $15, can be purchased at the door but concerts and dinner are usually sold out early so advanced reservations are recommended.  Call 920-868-3517 or 888-364-9542.  www.whitegullinn.com/concerts.html for more information.

PAMPERING & PRACTICALITIES – STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 2/26/10
At The Ladder House 4:30-8:30 PM. Vendor booths featuring paraffin hand treatments, chair massage, health & wellness information and pampering services. Photo exhibit, silent auction with cash bar. at 6:30, dinner will be served and at 7:30, there will be musical entertainment.  Call 1-800-856-1651 or 920-825-1430 for reservations and info.

EVERGREEN CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS “FABLES” – STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 2/27/10
At the Third Avenue Playhouse – 7:30 PM. Silly swans, an ambitious rate, hungry dogs, a vain fox, greedy skunks and a romantic frog bring life's simple lessons to life in word and song. $7 adults, $5 children. 920-743-1760 or www.thirdavenueplayhouse.com.

DOOR COUNTY WALLEYES FOR TOMORROW FISHING DERBY – STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 2/27/10
At the Wave Pointe Marina in Sturgeon Bay. Get an early start! 4 AM - 6PM. Door County Walleyes for Tomorrow/Dave Pagels Memorial Ice Fishing Derby. A fun-filled day highlighted by a fishing tournament, which ends at 2 PM. Live music 5-10 PM. Raffles for artwork, fishing supplies, hunting equipment, kids events and live music. All proceeds from the fishing contest go toward fish stocking and habitat improvement projects. For more info call 920-621-7439 or 920-495-9100.

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