Purgatory Hill Coming Home to Cherry Lanes Following West Coast Tour, Apr 23
Since Purgatory Hill’s last Door County performance, they have traveled 1,000′s of miles, recorded a new album and been featured in the Los Angeles Times.
pat mAcdonald and melaniejane aka Purgatory Hill
Purgatory Hill, comprised of Door County’s own pat mAcdonald and Milwaukee transplant melaniejane is coming home to perform at Sturgeon Bay’s Cherry Lanes on Saturday April 23 at 10 pm. This duo has been hard at work since August of 2007 when pat mAcdonald first saw melaniejane perform on her electric cello and invited her to “sit in on a few.” The rest is history in the making, as they have been performing non-stop ever since.
Nowadays, even though their current sound is heavy with mAcdonald’s low-down, dirty, amped-out cigarbox guitar and melaniejane’s organ and percussion, they have not abandoned their original configuration featuring guitar and electric cello. With an entire night of their own, you can see it all at Cherry Lanes on Saturday April 23. melaniejane opens with solo cello/looping at 10pm. Look for Purgatory Hill’s second studio album “Invisible Pistols” to be released later this spring.
Continuing to thrive on a state of constant evolution and the ever-increasing mileage accumulated their white Chevy Astro, we look forward to the return of this rockin’ duo!
Door County Buy Local Hosts Locally Produced Food Sources Mixer, Apr 27
The Door County Buy Local Agriculture sub-committee is holding a Local Food Mixer event on Wednesday, April 27, from 4:30-6:30 pm at the Draft Haus (formerly The Reef) at 901 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay.
The purpose of the event is to help connect producers, consumers, retailers and restaurateurs interested in locally produced agricultural products. A short program will feature comments from a local grower, a local restaurateur and a local retailer on the advantages and obstacles to selling and using local foods, designed to stimulate discussion of the issues facing local producers and consumers. Following the program, the attendees will have opportunities to network and exchange information about their local businesses.
The Buy Local Initiative will begin by encouraging networking opportunities between local businesses. A second priority will be educating the public about the economic value of keeping as many dollars as possible in Door County along with efforts to share information about what services and products are available through Door County enterprises. A third focus will be to encourage non-profit, civic organizations and governmental bodies to do as much business as practical with Door County firms.
Representatives of local agriculture producers, chefs, restaurateurs, institutional users, consumers and supporters of sustainable, local agriculture are invited to attend. Attendees are asked to bring business cards and information about their farms and businesses. A set of tables will be used to display this promotional literature and information about Door County Buy Local and its members.
Refreshments and appetizers will be served, along with a cash bar. A $5 donation is requested to defray costs. For more information, to join Door County Buy Local or view an upcoming event schedule for the rest of the year, go to: www.doorcountybuylocal.com.
The Door County Buy Local program is a grass-roots economic development initiative that seeks to strengthen local businesses, increase employment opportunities and educate the public about the importance of buying locally whenever possible.
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is a public/private partnership dedicated to improving the economic vitality of the county and its residents. Founded in 1989, DCEDC has been successful in helping existing businesses create and retain thousands of jobs through a myriad of programs and initiatives. Additionally, DCEDC places strong emphasis on fostering entrepreneurial instincts in county residents as well as those who vacation on the Door County Peninsula. Door County Economic Development Corporation offices are located within the small business incubator DCEDC founded in 1997 at 185 East Walnut Street in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park.
Learning Nutrition can be fun when Kids do the Planting, Growing, Cooking, Apr 12
“Food for Health” is a series of 12 classes intended to make nutrition more fun by involving parents and their children in all facets of food – from planting seeds and nurturing a garden to cooking and eating.
Food for Health
The free classes are being sponsored by the Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) Women’s and Children’s Health Center and the Community’s Garden. The medical center is partnering with the UW-Extension Door County office, area organic gardeners and local chefs in the program that begins Tuesday, April 12.
Parents and their children, ages 8 to 15, will participate in the entire series. Classes will take place from 3:30 to 5 pm on April 12 and 26; May 10 and 24; June 14 and 28; July 12 and 26; August 9 and 23; and September 6 and 20. Classes will be held at various locations including the MDCMC conference center, the Community Garden (on 16th Avenue across the street from the medical center) and at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
Each session encourages parents and their children to get involved with these healthy food steps and others:
- starting a plant from seed;
- transplanting the plant as it grows;
- planting in the garden;
- caring for the garden;
- harvesting the food; and
- cooking and eating the food (the last three classes).
Participants will grow and eventually prepare peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, carrots and more.
“The idea is to make nutrition more fun for kids,” says Jennifer Fischer, MDCMC’s director of women’s and children’s health services. “Kids will come away with an understanding of what fresh food is, where you can get it and how to prepare it. It’s going to be an extremely unique and cool class. I’m excited about it,” says Fischer.
Dr. Amy Fogarty, a pediatrician affiliated with North Shore Medical Clinic and medical advisor to Food for Health, said the program is important today as kids are often far removed from food production and have difficulty understanding what goes into growing the food they see in the grocery store.
“French fries are the number one consumed vegetable – if you can call them that – for kids. Most children don’t even recognize many of the fruits and vegetables in their raw form,” Fogarty says.
“The Food for Health program allows kids to participate actively in planting, growing, harvesting and preparing their own food. Studies have shown the more involved kids are in preparing the food, the more likely they are to eat it,” Fogarty continues. Studies also point out that ages 8 to 15 is a good time to get kids to develop healthy eating habits that can last into their young adult years.
Jennifer Spude is a nutrition coordinator at UW-Extension, which help to establish the Community Garden (along with MDCMC, the City of Sturgeon Bay and other participating organizations). Spude and Gina Newton, nutrition educator at MDCMC, will be teaching some of the classes.
“When families learn together, try new foods together and include those foods in a life together, habits start to form. Good habits of eating and exercise will help to limit overweight in our families and our communities,” she says.
“MDCMC has purchased program related materials and equipment – including a light system for nurturing the plants,” says Fischer, who adds that grant funds may be available in the future.
Food for Health, along with Art for Health, is part of the Women and Children’s Health Center’s commitment to extending health offerings to children, young adolescents, teenagers and women in Door County, Fischer says.
“There is a national movement toward teaching our kids to eat healthier. We are all fighting an uphill battle, as the environment kids grow up in is filled with television commercials showing foods filled with sugar and corn oil,” Fischer says.
“We need to close the loop, instead of just telling kids they should eat healthier, the Food for Health program will show them how,” she adds.
Fogarty says the program is consistent with her approach to patient care. She has been in practice since 2009 after graduating from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
“It’s such a wonderful program and so in tune with what I am trying to do as a pediatrician,” Fogarty says. “It’s not just about diagnosing ear infections, but also about preventative care and teaching healthy choices that will last into adulthood.”
Parents can register children for Food for Health by calling the Ministry Door County Medical Center, 920.746.3592 or email: foodforhealth@ministryhealth.org.
Shop Local and Support the Door County Y’s Strong Kids Campaign
Door County businesses are once again partnering with the Door County YMCA in their efforts to raise money for the 2011 Strong Kids Campaign with special offers throughout the month of April.
A portion of the proceeds, as designated by each individual business, will go towards the Door County YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. For example, Cornucopia Kitchen Corner will be donating 10% of their sales each Monday in April to the campaign while Fatzo’s will be donating $1 for every pizza sold and Van’s Bar and Grill $1 for every fish fry sold all month long. Specific details on the specials available at all the participating business will be available soon.
The Strong Kids Campaign is the annual campaign to provide funds for scholarships and affordable programs “for all” in Door County regardless of age or financial need. In 2010, the community helped the Door County YMCA raise $410,000 to support this program. The goal for the 2011 campaign is $425,000.
If you have any questions about the Business Campaign or if your business would like to participate please contact Nancy Felhofer at the Door County YMCA at 920.743.4949 or e-mail nfelohofer@doorcountyymca.org.
Door County Welcomes the Honey Dewdrops in Last White Gull Concert of the Season, Apr 6
The Honey Dewdrops, an award winning, nationally touring husband and wife folk duet, will be featured Wednesday, April 6, at the White Gull Inn.
Tickets for the 8 PM concert, the seventh and final concert of the season at the Fish Creek inn, are $15. The Dewdrops, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, perform original songs focusing on vocal harmonies and tight instrumentation. Influenced by traditional Appalachian music as well as contemporary singer-songwriters, the Dewdrops blend old styles with new and accompanying themselves on guitar, banjo and mandolin.
If the Sun Will Shine, their debut record, was released in 2009 to critical acclaim and was #2 for two consecutive months on Folk DJ Radio in 2010. The album is a collection of songs written over the past two years, capturing “something haunting, melancholic and all-together charming, according to Jeff Royer of Fly Magazine. Their second album, These Old Roots, is also a tribute to the way music was recorded before overdubs and tracking. It was the #1 rated album on the Folk DJ Charts for October and November 2010. The Dewdrops gained national recognition with award winning performances of NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion in 2008 and were finalists in Mountain Stage’s New Song Contest in 2009.
An optional pre-concert fixed price dinner will served at 6 pm. The menu consists of Panko Crusted Chicken with Fettuccine, charred tomatoes and roast garlic cream; herbed parmesan Focaccia, spinach salad with gorgonzola, seasoned croutons and warmed cider bacon vinaigrette. Key lime cheesecake will be served for dessert.
Tickets for the concert, reservations for the dinner and information can be obtained by calling the White Gull Inn at 920.868.3517.
Debra Hadraba and Jeanne Kuhns Featured on Saturday Afternoon Concert Stage at Glas, Mar 19
This month’s concert features two great women in the March edition of “Saturday Afternoon Delight” at Glas Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay.
On Saturday, March 19 from 1 – 3 pm Jeanne Kuhns and Debra Hadraba will celebrate the full moon with a delicious mix of soulful songs from the heart. Each of them will play a separate set to bring a double helping of talent to the Glas coffeehouse stage.
Jeanne Kuhns is a folk/blues singer,songwriter and a passionate performer who conveys to her audiences her love of life, women’s issues and nature. She has been influenced by folk, blues and rock and these threads have been woven into her music. She carries her poetic lyrics to you with a voice that has a private, intimate quality, full and deep yet capable of sliding into a clear high falsetto. She breaches the topics of single motherhood, surviving abuse and the beauty of the world around her with awe and humility and humor.
Debra Hadraba may be the Twin Cities’ most prolific songwriter, encouraging listeners to “Honor Your Truth” in her songs from the heart. She will be singing all original works, many of which are featured on her latest CD. She is also a blogger and a videographer with more than a hundred videos posted on her YouTube channel.
She explains herself as: “…a singer/songwriter/artist but, I don’t like to box myself into any kind of an ‘I am’ category. I prefer, ‘I am, that I am.’ You can decide. Appearing quite differently to different people, it stymies me when I’m asked to fill in the blanks to define me. No matter what the choices, it’s always an uncomfortable fit.”
On Saturday, April 16 Glas concerts will feature The Hollands! who have come to Wisconsin via Australia. The Hollands! are one part American dreamer, one part Aussie charm, with a splash of gypsy love and some punk thrown in for a spicy good measure.
Glas, The Green Coffeehouse is located at 67 East Maple St. in Sturgeon Bay – phone: 920.743.5575. There is no cover and all ages are welcome to attend the “Saturday Afternoon Delight” music series taking place March 19 from 1 – 3 pm.
Mullet Hunters Celebrate Ten Years of Rocking Door County, Mar 19
The Mullet Hunters rock the Mink River Basin on Saturday March 19, celebrating ten years of music making as one of Door County’s favorite bands!
After ten years, everyone has a story that starts “Remember that night we saw them at…” so grab all your friends and head up to the Basin to “Giv’er at the River!”
Relive all those crazy shenanigans with Jeremy and the Boys! The first half-barrel is on the house as long as you’re shaking it on the dance floor and there’s no cover so bring everyone!
The show starts at 8:30pm and only lasts until midnight so the guys can hang out and tell stories after. Guest appearances by former band mates throughout the night will really bring you back.
For more information, check out the Mink River Basin in Ellison Bay.
Maritime and More with Captain John in Concert at Joe Jo’s, Mar 12
Featuring songs like his original hit “The Men of the Linda E,” Captain John brings nautical, folk, country, oldies and gospel to Joe Jo’s, north of Ephraim on Saturday, March 12 from 5 to 7pm.
Captain John
Captain John Nolte is a retired Great Lakes, 100-ton, Master Captain, a singer and a songwriter. He spins a web of yarns and ballads that paint images of working sailors on the decks, under sail, in storms and in shipwrecks. Watch aloft because your emotions may start to ebb and flow like the tides he unleashes.
The Captain’s fans say, “You’ll definitely know him when you see him.”
He stands 6′ 4″ in his sea boots and blue felt Captain’s Brim, lending a bit of shade to his steely blue eyes. The Captain’s booming baritone evokes memories of Johnny Cash and Stan Rogers with a hint of a southern drawl. His acoustic Taylor, 12-string guitar playing includes finger and flat-picking styles -quite easy to listen to. In order to take you into his world of wind, waves and shipwrecks, Captain John likes the minor chords, especially A and E. He often uses them to create an ominous mystic sea sound that supports some deeply emotional subjects evolved out of a life of experiences. The Captin’s work stands in sharp contrast to much of today’s lyrics.
Captain John’s “Safe Harbor” CD and original work is featured on satellite radio. But, you can see him live at Joe Jo’s Pizza and Gelato in the Red Barn collective on Saturday March 12.
Here’s a compilation of what they’re saying about Capt. John at the Fisherman’s Village, Navigator, MTOA Boat Club and all in South Florida: “Captain John’s unique blend of original recordings such as ‘The Men of the Linda E’ and ‘The Ship Beleavin’ along with many riveting nautical ballads of the Great Lakes such as the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ and ‘Sailing Into History’ thrills audiences from Ellison Bay, Wisconsin to Key Largo, Florida. Throw in a sea shanty, a few Caribbean tunes, some oldies by Elvis and Roy Orbison not to mention one of his humorous educational stories drawn from his many years as a commercial fisherman for a nautical set that captivates everyone, especially those who love boats and the sea. And if the Captain is in a playful mood you might even hear some political satire.”
Husby’s Mardi Gras Party on the Ice and Teen Volleyball in Sister Bay, Mar 5
Break out of the clutches of Door County cabin fever and join your neighbors and friends at a live crawfish boil Saturday, March 5 on the ice in Sister Bay.
As part of their Second Annual Ice Fishing Tournament taking place from March 3 – 6, Husby’s Food & Spirits is hosting a Mardi Gras ice fishing party. Beads, beverages and musical entertainment will round out the Mardi Gras theme, as you enjoy a bucket of crawfish, potatoes and corn for $10.
Everyone’s invited, fishing or not, to bring friends and family to the boil. Warm up with a hurricane, Bloody Mary or a hot beverage in the heated tent. From 11 am – 7 pm Husby’s will host Ice Golf and an All Terrain Vehicle track on the ice.
And if you’re a fishermen, don’t forget to register for the four day fishing tournament and try your luck in the public waters of Door and Kewaunee Counties from 4 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, until final weigh in at noon on Sunday, March 6. Cash prizes will go to the fishermen who bring in the three heaviest fish in these categories: Walleye, Perch, Whitefish, Brown trout and Northern Pike. The entry fee to fish is $20 per person, and must be purchased BEFORE the start of the tournament. Each entrant will receive a RAFFLE ticket for prizes ranging from fishing gear to FREE hotel stays. Raffle winners will be drawn in Husby’s on Sunday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
Ice Fishing Tournament entry tickets are available at Husby’s Food & Spirits in Sister Bay, or at Howie’s Tackle in Sturgeon Bay. For more information, contact James Larsen at Husby’s: 920-737-7838; or Paul Delaney: 920-421-0896.
See you on the ice!
Teen Volleyball
The Sister Bay Teen Center is hosting open volleyball Saturday night from 5 – 10 pm. All teens are welcome, and the Teen Center is offering free food! Bring friends along for some friendly competition.
The Sister Bay Teen Center is in the basement of the old Sister Bay Village Hall, next door to Waterfront Park.
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