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THIRD COAST PERCUSSION February 1

LOVE LETTERS

WITH MEREDITH BAXTER

& MICHAEL GROSS

February 10

WE SHALL OVERCOME February 19

2018-2019 WINTER 1

Welcome

to DOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM’S

WINTER SEASON

OUR STAGE IS SET FOR ANOTHER EXCITING SEASON of sharing stories and songs! Whether you call Door County home year-round, for a season, or for a brief respite now and again, this is your auditorium and your participation is valued and appreciated! If you are interested in becoming more involved, here are a few ways to play a leading role at DCA:

VOLUNTEER Volunteers are the heart and “go power” of DCA! Please visit www.dcauditorium.org/volunteer/ to find out more about giving back to your community through volunteerism. We currently have a special need for parking attendants and year-round volunteers.

JOIN THE AUDITORIUM SOCIETY Auditorium Society membership is a way of supporting all of DCA’s programs, concerts, and events through a financial contribution. Auditorium Society Members receive VIP priority ticket processing and are eligible to buy tickets one week ahead of the general public. Plus, DCA is recognized as a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and contributions are tax deductible. All gifts made between now and May 31, 2019 will be recognized in the 2019 Playbill.

TAKE YOUR SEAT Support DCA, help defray the costs associated with new theater seating, and set the stage for future performances, ovations, and encores. Seats will bear your personalized inscription for their lifespan — our original seats have lasted 27 years. Please refer to the enclosed gift envelope for more details.

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Dar Williams and Katie Dahl with Friends of Cynthia Stiehl and the MMG Foundation. Photo by Suzi Hass.

SPONSOR A SHOW We’re always looking for businesses and individuals to help make great shows happen! DCA offers sponsorship packages to suit a variety of needs and budgets. Plus, sponsors often get the chance to go backstage and meet the artists on show night!

RENT THE AUDITORIUM Door Community Auditorium is pleased to serve as both a partner and a venue for several Door County nonprofit groups, businesses, and individuals. If you or your group is interested in renting the auditorium for a concert, event, or presentation, contact the DCA business office at 920.868.2728 for a custom-tailored estimate. New events are regularly added to DCA’s calendar. Stay “in the know” by joining us on Facebook or subscribing to our e-newsletter. Subscribers and Facebook Friends receive event news, invitations to free events and special discounts!

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Big Mouth &

The Power Tool Horns

Swing Into the Holidays WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Woody Mankowski and Steve March-Tormé

Saturday, November 24, 7 p.m. $20 / $26 / $28 plus sales tax & facility fees Big Mouth, one of Door County’s most popular bands, is known around Door County and throughout Wisconsin for playing an eclectic and dance-worthy mix of blues, jazz, and rock music. Almost forty years after the band was founded in Michigan by guitarist Jay Whitney, Big Mouth is still going strong, now featuring a horn section, The Power Tool Horns. At DCA, Big Mouth will present its second-annual evening of holiday music and other swinging tunes with two special guests: Woody Mankowski and Steve March-Tormé.

HEADLINING SPONSOR

MAJOR SPONSOR

SUPPORTING SPONSOR

Bruce A. Stevenson

Door County Advocate

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The Lone Bellow with Robert

Ellis

Tuesday, December 4, 7 p.m. $25 / $38 / $48 plus sales tax & facility fees The Lone Bellow sings what they call “Brooklyn country music”: beautiful, sincere, exquisitely harmonized folk-pop songs. With their belting, soulful voices, any of the three members of the Lone Bellow (Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, and Brian Elmquist) would make a formidable solo act. Together, the Brooklyn-based indie-folk trio multiplies that talent, exploring distant galaxies of harmony and countermelody. Acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and plenty of foot stomping form a roiling undercurrent for the band’s earnest, tempestuous and ecstatic songs. No smoke and mirrors here, just soaring, heartfelt vocal performances. Houston-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, Robert Ellis has toured with Alabama Shakes, Old Crow Medicine Show, and the Old 97’s. Blending country, pop, and jazz, Ellis is a NPR and Folk Alley favorite. PRESENTING SPONSOR

MAJOR SPONSOR

Community Events Gibraltar Middle School Presents Seussical, Jr. Friday & Saturday, November 30 & December 1, 7 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2 p.m.

Peninsula Singers Holiday Concert Sunday, December 9, 3 p.m.

Gibraltar Middle & High School Band Concert Tuesday, December 11, 7 p.m.

Gibraltar Middle & High School Choir Concert Monday, December 17, 7 p.m.

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Play It Forward Thursday, December 27, 2018, 7 p.m. Free-will Donations Encouraged An annual concert event now in its sixth year, Play It Forward brings together some of Door County’s best-loved musicians for an evening of seasonal music that is both festive and reflective. Inspired by the life and legacy of Bo Johnson, a young Sister Bay resident who died in 2012, “Play It Forward” does just that: participating musicians donate their time, and proceeds from the evening go to benefit a worthy cause. Play it Forward is an evening that celebrates the warmth and light of the holiday season. This year’s recipient is The Go Bo Foundation. The Go Bo Foundation brings hope to children with life-threatening medical conditions by funding research, supporting treatment, and helping their families during times of financial need.

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NEW THIS YEAR… In 2019, DCA teams up with The Door County Civility Project to present Door County Talks, a series of five free lectures presented in the cozy Fireside Lobby. This year’s series is themed around promoting civility, strengthening community, and encouraging empathy. Kick Ash Coffee will be on hand with coffee and bakery available for purchase. All Door County Talks include a short break, a post-talk Q&A with the speaker, and a chance to meet and reconnect with Door County friends and neighbors. The mission of the Door County Civility Project (DCCP) is to foster and incorporate the principles of civility into the fabric of everyday life in Door County. DCCP hosts workshops, facilitates discussions, and trains community members to engage in conversations and approach conflicts using the nine principles of civility: • Pay Attention Be Aware of Others & Sensitive to the Immediate Context of Actions • Listen Closely Understand Other Points of View • Be Inclusive Welcome All; Don’t Exclude Anyone • Don’t Gossip Remind Others of the Importance of this Practice • Show Respect Honor Others (Especially in Disagreement) • Be Agreeable Find Opportunities to Agree • Apologize Sincerely Repair Damaged Relationships • Give Constructive Comments, Suggestions & Feedback No Personal Attacks, Instead Focus on Issues • Accept Responsibility Don’t Shift Blame; Share Disagreements Publicly

The 2019 Winter at DCA Series is Sponsored by • Dahl Law Firm & Ross Estate Planning • Educational Program Support Provided by Friends of Gibraltar Additional sponsorship support is needed. Contact Cari at director@dcauditorium.org for more info.

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DOOR COUNTY TALKS Presented by Door Community Auditorium & The Door County Civility Project

Kelli Strickland, Executive & Artistic Director, Weidner Center: Building Community & Common Ground through the Arts

Saturday, January 12, 10 a.m. Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted

Join us as we examine the role that the fine and performing arts can play in building civic pride, bridging differences, and healing community trauma. Through examining real life examples from The Art of The Rural, Philadelphia Mural Project, Cornerstone Theatre and other smaller scale projects, it becomes clear how the arts transform communities.

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Dr. Ryan Martin: “Living in the Digital Rage: Dealing with Anger, Hostility, and Violence Online.” Saturday, January 19, 10 a.m. Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted It’s no secret that social media platforms and other online environments are often very hostile places. This talk will explore the scientific literature on internet anger, including providing concrete solutions for how to keep your cool online and also how to deal with the online anger of others.

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Hamiltunes Sing-a-long Saturday, January 19, 7 p.m. Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted We invite you to join us “in the room where it happens” for a sing-along to the cast album of “Hamilton, the Broadway Musical.” Costumes are encouraged. Fans who are interested in leading the singing from the stage can email their top three choices of roles and songs to production@ dcauditorium.org with the subject “Roles in Hamilton.” The singalong is open to all ages, but because of profanity used in the musical, those under 14 should be accompanied by an adult. For a full listing or Hamilton songs and roles, visit dcauditorium.org

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Professor Alison Staudinger: Civility and the Public Sphere Saturday, January 26, 10 a.m. Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted Come explore both the promise and the perils of deliberation and discourse for civic renewal. Based on a course she offered on the same theme, Staudinger’s active-learning workshop and presentation will lay out some of the core mechanisms through which “talking” has been turned into political action or used to build community, (for example: deliberative dialogues, participatory budgeting, citizen juries, consciousness-raising circles) with reference to theorists of the “public sphere.” Along with these examples, the talk will feature both practical tips for talking politics across difference, and critiques of the possibility of such a discussion. For example, we’ll practice deep listening—but also ask whether civility can itself be weaponized to exclude certain viewpoints from a conversation.

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FIRESIDE COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT

Seth Raddatz: Only Human Saturday, January 26, 7 p.m. Limited Seating Available, Tickets $17.50 Door County singer/songwriter Seth Raddatz performs in concert with musical guests including Mark Raddatz, Austin Raddatz, Marybeth Mattson and more TBA. Full of heartbreak and hope, and with a fresh approach to folk, Seth Raddatz offers songs like “Embrace the Day,” “Something to Tell You,” and “Only Human” - musing on the hardships of life, the intricacies of love, and the courage it takes to be in this world and to make the most of it; to embrace every second of every day, with the people we love; the passion and pain, the joy and sorrow, and “try and find a way to make it shine.”

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WINTER WATER FEST AT DCA

Third Coast Percussion Presents Paddle to the Sea Friday, February 1, 7 p.m.

$25 / $38 / $48 plus sales tax & facility fees The classic children’s book and Academy Award-nominated film, Paddle to the Sea, is the focus of a new project that looks at our relationship to the bodies of water that connect our lives. Third Coast Percussion composed a new score to be performed live with the film, which tells the story of a Native Canadian boy who carves a wooden figure called Paddleto-the-Sea and sets him on a journey through all five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and finally to the Atlantic Ocean. Existing works inspired by impressions of water and the natural world will weave in and out of the original film and new music, including composers Philip Glass and Jacob Druckman and the traditional music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The performance will flow together as a seamless whole, with Third Coast Percussion using the existing music as a jumping-off point for the new music they compose. Plus… DCA is pleased to offer student matinee performances of Put Me Back in the Water (an abbreviated version of Paddle to the Sea) and WAVES: An Interactive Presentation and Performance Exploring the Science Behind Sound. Interested school and homeschool groups are advised to contact the DCA Box Office for details. We thank Jeff Olson for giving Gibraltar 2nd Graders their very own ornamental wooden boat and a carving demonstration. The boats, hand-painted by the children, will be featured on DCA’s Christmas tree in the Fireside Lobby, mid- to late-December.

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DOOR COUNTY TALKS Presented by Door Community Auditorium & The Door County Civility Project

Dr. Roger Kuhns: Healthy Waters and Navigating Political Shoals

Saturday, February 2, 10 a.m. Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted

Water. It is part of every aspect of our civilization. How do we protect it and use it wisely? What are the risks it faces? What is the science saying? What are our policies? In exploring these questions we can guide sound, science-led policy that ensures healthy water for generations to come. Most important in the short term is establishing a respectful dialogue. This means listening, and looking far forward with our solutions, not at those bringing short term gain while exacerbating long-term dilemmas. The connectivity of water and people strengthens our communities toward a sustainable society.

FIRESIDE COFFEEHOUSE

Words on Water

a Collaboration with Write On, Door County

Saturday, February 2, 7 p.m. Limited Seating Available, Tickets $17.50 plus sales tax & facility fees

Poets pair with the musicians of Nine Worlds to create a real coffeehouse atmosphere. Nothing decaf here, just great music and poetry themed around water, presented by some of Door County’s finest.

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Love Letters

with Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross Sunday, February 10, 2 p.m. $25 / $38 / $48 Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross endeared themselves to millions of viewers during the seven seasons they spent starring together on the hit sitcom “Family Ties.” Now they rekindle their dramatic chemistry in a production of “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney, coming to DCA for just one performance. “Love Letters” centers on the separate but entwined lives of two pen pals, who through 50 years of letter-writing share with one another their hopes, ambitions, disappointments, victories, defeats, and dreams. Though the play has been performed thousands of times since it premiered in 1988, Baxter and Gross’s deep, long-running connection makes this production particularly strong and resonant.

FIRESIDE COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT

Jeanne Kuhns & George Sawyn

“Blood Roots” CD Release Concert Thursday, February 14, 7 p.m. Limited Seating Available, Tickets $17.50 plus sales tax & facility fees

Jeanne Kuhns and George Sawyn perform standards from Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, and many more.

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We Shall Overcome Tuesday, February 19, 7 p.m. $25 / $38 / $48 plus sales tax & facility fees

Inspired by the words and action of Martin Luther King, “We Shall Overcome” showcases repertoire from the AfricanAmerican music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists, interwoven with spoken word from Dr. King’s recorded speeches. Producer and Musical Director Damien Sneed has collaborated on major original works with Wynton Marsalis, accompanied Jessye Norman, and toured extensively with Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and the Clark Sisters. In “We Shall Overcome,” Sneed – along with 6-10 singers and instrumentalists – weaves together a living lineage of music that includes gospel, classical, jazz, Broadway, and spirituals, acknowledging influences as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, and Nina Simone. Plus… DCA is pleased to offer student matinee performances of We Shall Overcome and Jazz for Young Audiences. Interested school and homeschool groups are advised to contact the DCA Box Office for details.

FIRESIDE COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT

Matthew Burress Official Door County Release of Debut Solo Album, “The Fountain”

Saturday, February 23, 7 p.m. Limited Seating Available, Tickets $17.50 plus sales tax & facility fees

After years of playing genres spanning from punk to dance, pop to jazz, it was practicality that shifted Burress’ writing and playing style to folk and singer/songwriter (an acoustic guitar is much lighter than a keyboard rig). Focusing on writing lyrics and performing with guitar, while a departure from his piano roots, has led to a richer more story-driven style.

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DOOR COUNTY TALKS Presented by Door Community Auditorium & The Door County Civility Project

Dr. Jason Cowell: FREE: Developing Fairness, Respect, Empathy, and Equality in Children

Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m.

Free Event, Free-will Donations Accepted Calls for empathy, fairness, and morality are frequently invoked and often misunderstood. We are confronted with the notion that understanding the plight of others, or even feeling concern for the state of another will automatically mean that we will act more morally towards them. However, a growing body of research from child psychology and neuroscience suggests that these are relatively separate processes. In this talk, I will discuss the neural, cultural, and behavioral development of morality and empathy in children, adolescents, and adults.

FIRESIDE COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT

The Holiday Music Motel’s WRiTER’S NiGHT Hosted by Cathy Grier

Saturday, March 2, 2019, 7 p.m. Limited Seating Available, Tickets $17.50 plus sales tax & facility fees

WRiTERS NiGHT, an original open-mic hosted by The Holiday Music Motel, moves north from the Tambourine Lounge for one night. Cathy Grier hosts this very special evening presenting a hand-selected variety of the best of the WRiTERS NiGHT regulars as well as leaving a handful of slots open for a random “wild card” drawing where attendees may enter their name for a chance to perform one of their own original songs.

Community Event Gibraltar Players Present

Hello! My Baby

Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m. Written by Cheri Steinkellner of “Cheers” and “Sister” Act fame, “Hello! My Baby” takes you back to Tin Pan Alley and the streets of New York City in the 1900s. This romantic comedy reboots the hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwin’s, Gilbert & Sullivan and more, weaving their beloved songs into a hilarious fresh, new musical valentine. Hello! My Baby celebrates Gibraltar Schools’ 100th Anniversary.

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NOVEMBER

FEBRUARY

30 Community Event: Gibraltar Middle School Presents Seussical, Jr.

1 Third Coast Percussion: Paddle to the Sea

DECEMBER 1-2 Community Event: Gibraltar Middle School Presents Seussical, Jr. 4 The Lone Bellow with Robert Ellis 9 Community Event: Peninsula Singers’ Holiday Concert 11 Community Event: Gibraltar Middle & High School Band Concert 17 Community Event: Gibraltar Middle & High School Choir Concert 27 Play it Forward

JANUARY 12 Door County Talks: Kelli Strickland—Building Community & Common Ground through the Arts 19 Door County Talks: Dr. Ryan Martin—Living in the Digital Rage: Dealing with Anger, Hostility, and Violence Online 19 Hamiltunes Sing-along 26 Door County Talks: Professor Alison Staudinger— Civility and the Public Sphere 26 Fireside Coffeehouse: Seth Raddatz - Only Human

2 Door County Talks: Dr. Roger Kuhns—Healthy Waters and Navigating Political Shoals 2 Fireside Coffeehouse: Words on Water Co-Hosted by Write On, Door County 10 Love Letters with Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross 14 Fireside Coffeehouse: Jeanne Kuhns and George Sawyn “Blood Roots” CD Release Concert 19 We Shall Overcome 23 Fireside Coffeehouse: Matthew Burress Official Door County Release of Debut Album, “The Fountain”

MARCH 2 Door County Talks: Dr. Jason Cowell— FREE: Developing Fairness, Respect, Empathy, and Equality in Children 2 Fireside Coffeehouse: The Holiday Music Motel’s WRiTER’S NiGHT Hosted by Cathy Grier

APRIL 26 DCA’s 2019 Season Announcement

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SETH RADDATZ