Community Events

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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…

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The 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…

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Memoir 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…

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Virtual 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…

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Punk 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

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Playwright 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…

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AUTHOR 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…

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Write 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

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Join 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…

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Write 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     *   …

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Coffee 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…

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Art/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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Past | Archive

Memoir Mondays

Sep 25, 2023 10:00AM—11:00AM

ADRC, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Art/Speaks: Idea Gallery

Sep 22, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM

Idea Gallery, 6551 County Road T, Egg Harbor, WI 54209

Virtual Multi-Genre Critique Group

Sep 19, 2023 6:00PM—8:30PM

Online

Memoir Mondays

Sep 18, 2023 10:00AM—11:00AM

Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212

Fiction Writers’ Critique Group

Sep 18, 2023 5:00PM—7:00PM

Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Fish Creek, WI 54212

Art/Speaks: Edgewood Orchard Galleries

Sep 15, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM

Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 4140 Peninsula Players Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212