Community Events
Current & Upcoming
Art/Speaks: Miller Art Museum
Sep 29, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM
Miller Art Museum, 107 S. 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost Free
Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Miller Art Museum on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. About Art/Speaks: The practice of using…
View MoreThe Writer’s Walk Guided Hike
Oct 01, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Enjoy a guided hike through Write On’s 59-acre campus. Enjoy old orchards, open space, and hardwood forest and discover one of the most amazing birch trees you’ve ever seen. Along the way, you’ll discover the history of Write On from one of our docents. The tour includes a visit to Norbert Blei’s writing studio, The…
View MoreMemoir Mondays
Oct 02, 2023 10:00AM—11:00AM
Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative labs designed for seniors who want to write their life stories. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These labs are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide prompts to help you get started. You can write to the prompt or…
View MoreVirtual Multi-Genre Critique Group
Oct 03, 2023 6:00PM—8:30PM
Online
Write On’s bi-weekly critique online critique group welcomes writers of all kinds. Participants read other members’ works and receive constructive comments from other members in exchange for their own comments. Facilitated by prose writers Paul Brophy and Holly Erskine, the group meets every other Tuesday via Zoom from 6:00 – 8:30 Central time. Sessions may…
View MorePunk Grandpa and Storytelling for Seniors
Oct 03, 2023 1:00PM—2:00PM
Aging & Disability Resource Center 916 N. 14th Ave. Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost $0.00
RegisterPlaywright LaurA! Force Scruggs will share her process of writing “Punk Grandpa,” a mostly autobiographical play about her late grandfather. “Punk Grandpa” is like a modern-day Auntie Mame, with genders reversed. The show is all about the importance of the grandparent/grandchild relationship. The play has been published twice and performed across Chicagoland, twice in New York…
View MoreAUTHOR TALK: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin
Oct 04, 2023 7:00PM—8:00PM
Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Cost Free
The Friends of Door County Libraries and Write On, Door County will host Kristine Hansen, author of the recently released Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin (Globe Pequot) for a Book and Author presentation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4. Free and open to the public, the event will be held at the Donald and Carol…
View MoreWrite On, Door County Book and Author Fair FOR EXHIBITORS
Oct 07, 2023 9:00AM—2:00PM
Martin Park 207 S. Third Ave. Fish Creek, WI 54212
RegisterJoin us for the third annual Door County Book and Author Fair featuring dozens of novelists, nonfiction writers, children’s authors, poets, and more. We are excited to move the location this year to Martin Park in downtown Sturgeon Bay. The book fair is presented via the Door County Published Authors Collective. Comprised of published authors…
View MoreWrite On, Door County Book and Author Fair: PUBLIC INFORMATION
Oct 07, 2023 9:00AM—2:00PM
Martin Park 207 S. Third Ave. Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost $0.00
THE THIRD ANNUAL DOOR COUNTY BOOK AND AUTHOR FAIR! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 9 AM – 2 PM MARTIN PARK, DOWNTOWN STURGEON BAY MEET DOZENS OF PUBLISHED AUTHORS WHO LIVE IN OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS TO DOOR COUNTY! AUTHOR READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND MORE! FREE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY PARTICIPATING AUTHORS Patrick Baird * …
View MoreCoffee and Conversation with Spencer Hendrixson and Katherine Oh Yeaple
Oct 10, 2023 10:00AM—11:30AM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
As part of Write On’s collaboration with StoryStudio Chicago, we are pleased to welcome two of their fiction writers for a week-long residency. Join us for a conversation with Spencer Hendrixson and Katherine Oh Yeaple about their writing process. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Spencer Hendrixson is a writer born/raised/based in Chicago. His…
View MoreArt/Speaks at Margaret Lockwood Gallery
Oct 13, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM
Margaret Lockwood Gallery, 7 S. Second Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost Free
Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood Gallery on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…
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