Door Community Auditorium & Link Gallery
Door Community Auditorium has played a very important role in supporting and encouraging Door County’s arts for twenty years. Featuring everyone from nationally known artists like John Hiatt to Gibraltar’s elementary school concerts, it has always been a pillar of our community.
“This year, the Door Community Auditorium celebrates its twentieth season with one of its most inspired and varied seasons yet…Performances on the roster will transport audiences all over the world. From the craggy hills of India, to the rough islands of Great Britain, and the iconic sound stages of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the DCA will bring a truly unique cultural experience to the Door Peninsula.”-www.dcauditorium.org
Saturday, July 31 8:00pm
The Machine/Pink Floyd
Tribute to a Classic
Internationally acclaimed band The Machine travels the world carrying on the legacy of English rock band Pink Floyd, while at the same time creating a legacy of their own. The Machine’s knack for recreating Pink Floyd’s music is remarkable (The Village Voice calls them “dead-on”), and their innovative jamming and elaborate light displays lend a new, contemporary edge to Pink Floyd’s classic repertoire. $30/$26/$22
Sunday, August 15 8:00pm
Gaelic Storm
A Modern Celtic Phenomenon
From their modest beginnings as a pub band in California, Gaelic Storm has grown into an international phenomenon, playing their unique blend of Celtic music to millions of people in just over ten years. Ever since being featured as the steerage-class band in the blockbuster film Titanic, Gaelic Storm has wowed fans with their dynamic live performances, including upbeat vocals, rousing dance tunes, haunting Celtic ballads, and infectious madcap humor.$35/$28/$22
Sunday, August 22 8:00pm
Brandi Carlile
A Voice of Fiery Grace
Since releasing her debut album in 2006, Brandi Carlile has been wildly successful in the U.S. and beyond, winning countless fans with a voice that swings gracefully between the gentle twang of Patsy Cline and the ragged fire of Janis Joplin. A young songwriter with lyrical and vocal depth beyond her years, Carlile has collaborated with musicians like T Bone Burnett, the Indigo Girls, and Elton John, making her one of the fastest-rising stars on the American folk-rock scene. $44/$38/$30
Sunday, September 5 7:00pm
The Redneck Tenors
A Rollicking Musical Adventure
Join Billy Bob, Billy Joe, and Billy Billee as they mix NASCAR with Beethoven, lite beer with Puccini and even kick up a little dust with “Ave Maria Dixie.” You’ll travel with our three redneck cousins from their modest beginnings in Paris, Texas (where they discover that belting out a high C causes pigs to move faster) all the way to their triumphant debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall. $40/$33/$28
Friday, November 26 7:00pm
The Lettermen Christmas
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
This holiday season, the legendary Lettermen will take audiences for a lovely stroll down memory lane without ever having to go out in the cold! Featuring their trademark three-part harmonies, The Lettermen will treat listeners to a heartwarming performance of their biggest hits of the past 40 years, as well an enchanting array of holiday tunes, new and old. $40/$33/$28
The Link Gallery
“The auditorium believes in the importance of community involvement and outreach education. To that end, the DCA works side-by-side with local schools and youth programs to give students an opportunity to be heard on stage or represented in the Link Gallery.” – www.dcauditorium.org
This month the Link Gallery is showcasing “Barbara’s Farm by Daniel B. Anderson” from July 5th to August 8th. Come see this photographic project taken of a local farm family’s homestead. As a boy, Anderson played with his childhood friend, Duane Logerquist, on this very farm. He grew up watching these buildings weather and faces change from one summer to the next. In years past, the Logerquist farm was a thriving cherry orchard which brought migrant workers in every summer to harvest the crops.
“These iconic migrant sheds have seen an incredibly rich history, housing workers from many places in the world. There have been Native Americans, workers from the Caribbean, African Americans from the south, Hispanic Americans from Texas, Caucasians from the Appalachian mountain regions and other southern states. They all would come to Door County for the cherry harvest season in late July and August during their itinerant life following and harvesting the crops throughout the United States. During the latter years of World War II, German POW’s were brought from a Wisconsin POW camp to the Logerquist farm to pick cherries and were housed in these sheds during the cherry harvest. Today, time has taken a hard toll on the migrant housing structures throughout the county and now, these four sheds are some of the last and best examples of them still standing.”- Daniel Anderson
These buildings represent the old Door County way of life, a lifestyle rarely seen in today’s society. We still have thousands of migrant workers in every summer, just not to pick cherries. I once heard the old Door County disappeared when National Geographic published the article “A Kingdom So Delicious”in 1966. This article showed to the world what locals had known all along, Door County was a beautiful place to spend time. The cherry business is still booming but tourism is now our main industry.
These images will tug at your heart strings as it takes you 60 years into the past to a simpler time in a peaceful place that still exists today.
Door Community Auditorium
3926 Hwy. 42 • PO Box 397 • Fish Creek, WI 54212-0397
Phone: (920) 868-2728 • Fax: (920) 868-2590
Box Office Hours:
Summer/Fall:
Monday – Friday, 12 – 5 pm
Show Days, 12 noon – show time
Email: boxoffice@dcauditorium.org
