Project: "Are We Listening?"

02/13/2025

The Door County Film Festival starts today! We are pleased to share that Chris Opper’s short documentary film, “Are We Listening?” about Project: Are We Listening? will be shown Friday evening! We hope you can attend tomorrow or one of the other exciting film days.

The complete schedule of films and events can be found on their Facebook site. Thank you, Chris!

02/13/2025

The Door County Film Festival starts today! We are pleased to share that Chris Opper’s short documentary film, “Are We Listening?” about Project: Are We Listening? will be shown Friday evening! We hope you can attend tomorrow or one of the other exciting film days.

The complete schedule of films and events can be found on their Facebook site. Thank you, Chris!

06/27/2024

"Are We Listening?" on view for only several more days; Thursday, June 26th - Saturday, June 29th, 11 - 3.
Hope you can visit on one of these final days.

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06/27/2024

"Are We Listening?" on view for only several more days; Thursday, June 26th - Saturday, June 29th, 11 - 3. Hope you can visit on one of these final days. Door County Economic Development Corporation: 185 E. Walnut Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235.

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06/15/2024

https://youtu.be/ZREYrSxtUbo?si=sUC6hkegTFZ7ErVC

Thank you to Chris Opper, for having the vision to film and create the series of videos of community conversations focused on the arts in Door County for Project: Are We Listening?.

Please join us in watching "Listening to Door County Artists: Visual Artists". We hope you enjoy the conversation!

Our panel conversation celebrates the following inspiring Door County visual artists! We look forward in you joining us.The visual artists’ panel conversatio...

06/14/2024

Project: "Are We Listening?"

"Listening to the Land"

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 6:30PM-8:00PM

Door County Economic Development Corporation,
185 E. Walnut St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Free and Open to Everyone

Light refreshments will be served

For our ancestors' survival they needed to understand every nuance of the lands they called home. Our spoken languages evolved in order to communicate this knowledge between community members. How, in our contemporary world, are we listening to the land?

Please join us as we listen to Executive Directors, Sam Koyen of Crossroads at Big Creek, Emily Wood of Door County Land Trust and Katie Krouse of The Ridges Sanctuary, as they share the importance of listening to the land and how these organizations work together to help protect Door County's natural areas.

06/12/2024

Project: “Are We Listening?”

“Listening to the Land”

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 6:30PM—8:00PM

Door County Economic Development Corporation, 185 E. Walnut St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Free and Open to Everyone

Light refreshments will be served

For our ancestors’ survival they needed to understand every nuance of the lands they called home. Our spoken languages evolved in order to communicate this knowledge between community members.
How, in our contemporary world, are we listening to the land?

Please join us as we listen to Executive Directors, Sam Koyen of Crossroads at Big Creek, Emily Wood of Door County Land Trust and Katie Krouse of The Ridges Sanctuary, as they share the importance of listening to the land and how these organizations work together to help protect Door County’s natural areas.

06/12/2024

Series, "Listening to Door County Artists: Women Visual Artists”

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 6:30PM-8:00PM

Door County Economic Development Corporation,
185 E. Walnut St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Free and Open to Everyone

Welcome to the "Listening to Door County Artists” series of panel conversations!

On Tuesday evenings during the months of May and June, you are invited to sit with and listen to almost fifty of Door County's resident artists. These very enlightening conversations are focused on the artists, giving each an opportunity to talk about their practice and for our community to listen. Each event will focus on artists in specific mediums: musicians, visual artists, actors, writers, film makers and women visual artists.

We hope you will join us and learn about some of the artists who have planted seeds and established roots in our Door County artistic community.

Our panel conversation celebrates the following insightful Door County Women Visual Artists! We look forward in you joining us.

The women visual artists’ panel conversation will be moderated by Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, with 20 years of arts management, Beth, is a passionate Executive Director of the Miller Art Museum.

The accomplished panel members are: Lynn Gilchrist, a painter who loves to find extra colors in nature and to examine the inner lives of beings, both animate and inanimate; Angela Lensch, a 3 dimensional fine artist, creating woven metals jewelry, kinetic sculptures, and mixed media mosaics, she is owner of Angela Lensch Gallery; Pam Murphy, lives on a ten acre farm, and when not in the studio painting, spends time caring for her chickens, ducks, geese, dairy goats, and vegetable gardens; Renee Schwaller, is a potter and owner of a 1900 barn and granary which she has restored and is home to her Off the Wheel Pottery gallery; Mary Ellen Sisulak, whose life journey has been rich and varied is a painter working in different mediums to express her inspiration, owner of Turtle Ridge Gallery; and Stephanie Trenchard, loves to swim in process - through casting, painting or writing - exploring gender, motherhood or creativity, co-owner of Popelka Trenchard Glass.

06/06/2024

"Are We Listening?: Pride, Diversity and Inclusion"

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:30PM-8:00PM

Door County Economic Development Corporation,
185 E. Walnut St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Free and Open to Everyone

Light refreshments will be Served

Welcome to the "Are We Listening?: Pride, Diversity and Inclusion" evening conversation.

In celebration of Pride Month, the evening panel conversation will feature leaders and members of the LGBTQ community, including valued allies. We welcome an honest discussion on the ways in which Door County has grown in diversity and inclusion. We will also thoughtfully express our shared realities on how we are being seen, heard and listened to.

We hope you will join us for this insightful conversation. Questions and comments welcome.

Our panel conversation consists of the following extraordinary members and allies of the LGBTQ+ Door County community. Thank you for being part of this important community discussion.

The panel conversation will be moderated by Cathy Grier who is a songwriter deeply committed to advocacy and civil rights and is the chair/founder of Open Door Pride.

The accomplished panel members are: Owen Alabado, founder and current President of Northern Door Pride and four-year Door County resident, formerly from Los Angeles; Sandy Brown, a dedicated advocate and founder and leader of FLAG (P-FLAG)
Door County since 1995; James Champion, is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the National Organization for Human Services, and works for We Are HOPE, Inc.; Andrea Frank, is a board member for Open Door Pride and a late-to-life le***an; Amy Kohnle, is the compassionate Executive Director of United Way of Door County with the intention of making meaningful contributions to our community; Mike McCarthy, is a father first, community member, tax payer, cancer survivor, business owner, lover of life, lifelong learner and voter; and Jerod Santek, has championed many community organization, is the Founding and Artistic Director, Write On, Door County and a board member for the Sturgeon Bay Local Arts Board.

06/06/2024

“Are We Listening?: Pride, Diversity and Inclusion”

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:30PM—8:00PM

Door County Economic Development Corporation, 185 E. Walnut St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Free and Open to Everyone

Light refreshments will be Served

Welcome to the “Are We Listening?: Pride, Diversity and Inclusion” evening conversation.

In celebration of Pride Month, the evening panel conversation will feature leaders and members of the LGBTQ community, including valued allies. We welcome an honest discussion on the ways in which Door County has grown in diversity and inclusion. We will also thoughtfully express our shared realities on how we are being seen, heard and listened to.

We hope you will join us for this insightful conversation. Questions and comments welcome.

Our panel conversation consists of the following extraordinary members and allies of the LGBTQ+ Door County community. Thank you for being part of this important community discussion.
The panel conversation will be moderated by Cathy Grier who is a songwriter deeply committed to advocacy and civil rights and is the chair/founder of Open Door Pride.

The accomplished panel members are: Owen Alabado, founder and current President of Northern Door Pride and four-year Door County resident, formerly from Los Angeles; Sandy Brown, a dedicated advocate and founder and leader of PFLAG (P-FLAG) Door County since 1995; James Champion, is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the National Organization for Human Services, and works for We Are HOPE, Inc.; Andrea Frank, is a board member for Open Door Pride and a late-to-life le***an; Amy Kohnle, is the compassionate Executive Director of United Way of Door County with the intention of making meaningful contributions to our community; Mike McCarthy, is a father first, community member, tax payer, cancer survivor, business owner, lover of life, lifelong learner and voter; and Jerod Santek, has championed many community organization, is the Founding and Artistic Director, Write On, Door County and a board member for the Sturgeon Bay Local Arts Board.

06/04/2024

Thank you to Chris Opper, for having the vision to film and create the series of videos of community conversations focused on the arts in Door County for Project: Are We Listening?.

The “Listening to Door County Artists: Musicians” conversation was moderated by Mike Fordney, Door County community advocate and musician.

The extraordinary panel members are: Zephyr Ciesar, songwriter and lead singer for Bacchus Lotus; Allyson Fleck, violist and music educator; Cathy Grier, songwriter, composer, guitarist and founder/ lead singer for The Troublemakers; Jess Holland, folk musician, vocalist, banjo and guitar player; pAt mAcdonald; Kaira Rouer, flutist, music educator and Executive Director of MUSE Sturgeon By, Inc.; and Colin Welford, conductor, organist, pianist and leader of ‘Colin & Friends Concerts’.

The Listening to Door County Artists: Musicians' panel conversation will be moderated by Mike Fordney, Door County community advocate and musician. The extra...