| FRAME OF REFERENCE: PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Location: Guenzel Gallery at Peninsula Art School From:11/10/2006 To 12/23/2006 In an exhibit that challenges traditional definitions of good photography, viewers will explore the camera as medium, and participate through an interactive installation component. The exhibit features Sara Detweiler (professional photographer and professor at U.W. Green Bay) and her most advanced students. |
| EXHIBIT: SAVED PLACES/SPECIAL PLACES Location: Miller Art Museum From:11/18/2006 To 12/29/2006 Nature Conservancy photo exhibit of Wisconsin Places/Animals/Plants. Opening reception November 18, 3-4:30pm. 920-746-0707. |
| EXHIBIT: PAINTING PASTELS Location: Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art From:12/1/2006 To 12/31/2006 The exhibition comprises approximately two dozen pastel-on-paper works, all created within the last couple of years. These pieces reflect the artists’s primary subject matter - landscapes, figure studies and still lifes. Painting Pastels will appear in the b2 Gallery. Admission: members free, $5 adults, $2.50 students, children 12 and under free. 920-746-0001. |
| EXHIBIT: COMMON GROUND Location: Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art From:12/8/2006 To 1/21/2007 Designed to foster collaboration between artists, sculptors, poets and scientists and to encourage dialog, this groundbreaking interactive exhitibion is devoted to environmental issues common to Door County and every other community. The artwork includes painting, sculpture, weaving, carving, ceramics, photography, glass, carved eggs, fiber, paper, jewelry, silver, beadwork and even taxidermy. Scientific displays encompass topics such as geology, native cultures, endangered species and more. |
| A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Location: Bjorklunden Lodge From:12/14/2006 To 12/14/2006 6pm. Dressed in Renaissance finery, the Chicago Early Music Consort players will bring a new and varied program of both sacred and secular music of Renaissance Europe and Elizabethan England, using instruments of the period. Tickets are $75 per person plus tax and handling, and include fabulous food and drink by Alexander?s. There will also be a silent auction. For reservations call 920-854-7088. |
| GALLERY TALK Location: Miller Art Museum From:12/14/2006 To 12/14/2006 10:30am. The Nature Conservancy, A Wisconsin Treasure Saving Wild Places. 920-746-0707. |
| A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Location: Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church From:12/15/2006 To 12/15/2006 7:30pm. Dressed in Renaissance finery, the Chicago Early Music Consort players will bring a new and varied program of both sacred and secular music of Renaissance Europe and Elizabethan England, using instruments of the period. A free will offering of $10 will be gratefully accepted. |
| DAN RILEY & FRIENDS HOLIDAY CONCERT Location: Southern Door Community Auditorium From:12/16/2006 To 12/16/2006 7:30pm. Concert to benefit the Dan Riley Scholarship for the Performing Arts. Featured will be entertainer Dan Riley and some of his very talented family and friends performing songs, instrumental pieces and dances. The show will take a holiday theme this year, and will also include sneak-preview excerpts from Riley?s new one0man show, ?I?m a Boomer, Baby?, which debuts in New York City in January. Tickets are $10/adults, $7/students and can be purchased in advance or at the door. 920-825-7311 |
| DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR Location: Various Locations From:12/16/2006 To 12/16/2006 Trolley guests will tour/taste at an award winning winery, followed by a cozy sleigh ride through the Door’s most wintery landscapes. Top it off with a fireside lunch at the romantic White Gull Inn. Call 920-868-1100 for reservations. $49 per person. Limited seating available. |
| FISH CREEK HISTORIC INNS PROGRESSIVE DINNER Location: Fish Creek From:12/16/2006 To 12/16/2006 Enjoy a five course Progressive Dinner as you tour the Thorp House Inn, White Gull Inn, and Whistling Swan. All inns are festively decorated for the holidays. For information call 920-868-2444, 888-331-8601 or 920-868-3442. |
| A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Location: Third Avenue Playhouse From:12/17/2006 To 12/17/2006 2pm. Dressed in Renaissance finery, the Chicago Early Music Consort players will bring a new and varied program of both sacred and secular music of Renaissance Europe and Elizabethan England, using instruments of the period. A free will offering of $10 will be gratefully accepted. |
| GALLERY TALK WITH LYNN GILCHRIST, PASTEL ARTIST Location: Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art From:12/19/2006 To 12/19/2006 12pm. The Fairfield will host a gallery talk with pastel artist Lynn Gilchrist, who is currently exhibiting “Painting Pastels” in the ’rt center’s lower level b2 gallery. The talk is free and open to the public. Guests should bring a brown-bag lunch for the informal event. The talk will last about an hour and cookies will be served. After a brief talk about her artwork, Gilchrist will welcome questions from the group. “Painting Pastels” will be on exhibit through 12/31. 920-746-0001. |
| DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR Location: Various Locations From:12/23/2006 To 12/23/2006 Trolley guests will tour/taste at an award winning winery, followed by a cozy sleigh ride through the Door’s most wintery landscapes. Top it off with a fireside lunch at the romantic White Gull Inn. Call 920-868-1100 for reservations. $49 per person. Limited seating available. |
| AFT PRESENTS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Location: Gibraltar Town Hall From:12/28/2006 To 12/31/2006 Shows at 7:30pm, with the exception of Dec. 31, which will be at 4:30pm. The show will feature Scott Wakefield and Claudia Russell, two popular cast members from this year’s hit show Fish and Whistle: The Songs of John Prine. This holiday show will feature traditional holiday music, songs from Fish and Whistle and songs from past fall shows. There will be a drawing for gift certificates at the end of every show. Tickets: $15 for adults,$10 teens,$5 for children. $45 family maximum. 920-854-6117. |
| DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR Location: Various Locations From:12/30/2006 To 12/31/2006 Trolley guests will tour/taste at an award winning winery, followed by a cozy sleigh ride through the Door?s most wintery landscapes. Top it off with a fireside lunch at the romantic White Gull Inn. Call 920-868-1100 for reservations. $49 per person. Limited seating available. |
| NEW YEAR’S EVE CANDLELIGHT RIDE Location: Kurtz Corral From:12/31/2006 To 12/31/2006 Fun filled, two hour ride throughout the woods of Door County. After the ride, enjoy a cup of hot cider or some wine and champagne around the fireplace. Ride leaves at 4pm. Reservations required. 920-743-6742. |