Tag Archives: The Big Read
‘An Evening of Bradbury’ 3 One-acts by Isadoora Theatre Company, Feb 25-27
Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Isadoora Theatre Company announces “An Evening of Bradbury” at Juniper Hall at Birch Creek Music Performance Center on February 25, 26 and 27 – Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. Directed by Ross Dippel, the performance will consist of staged readings of three Ray Bradbury one-acts: A Device Out of [...]
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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 [...]
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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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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Cladophora on Beaches, The Big Read, Soil Lecture
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.
Frozen but not forgotten, cladophora remains a topic of great interest at Crossroads at Big Creek. As we begin our year of exploring the Niagara Escarpment, it seems appropriate to look at the green algae which grows on the rocks of Lake Michigan along our peninsula. The Partnership for Phosphate Reduction Website states: “It’s green, it’s [...]
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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 [...]
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Complete Schedule of The Big Read Door County 2010 Events
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Mon, Jan 11, 6:30 – 8:00 pm The Big Read Door County 2010 Kickoff Door Community Auditorium, Fish Creek Highlights include Miss Door County Katie Sawyer speaking on literacy, Dr. Estella Lauter discussing several compelling themes and unique aspects of the book, an opportunity to learn an authentic American Folk Dance presented by Door County [...]
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Peninsula Players Recieves 3rd Consecutive NEA Grant Partnering with the Door County Library to Present “The Big Read” in 2010
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
Players will partner with Door County Library to read and celebrate Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia” in January and February For the third consecutive year, Peninsula Players Theatre will partner with Door County Library to present The Big Read, thanks to a new $16,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) matching grant secured by the Door [...]
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