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Fireside Coffeehouse Concert: Ben Larsen

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Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018

Sturgeon Bay native Ben Larsen has been singing since kindergarten (with, he points out, occasional breaks for meals). While still in high school, Larsen was the drummer for the band Fresco, also featuring Sturgeon Bay musician Michael Raye. He was also a member of legendary Door County band The Johnsons. In young adulthood, Ben Larsen performed for several years with the Heritage Ensemble (now Northern Sky Theater), during which time he learned to play guitar. After taking a hiatus to raise his kids, Larsen put his solo act back together and now performs his trademark brand of smooth pop-folk across the Door peninsula.

St. Norbert Distinguished Lecture Series Presents: “Latinos in the American Electorate and Beyond: Identity, Language, and Issues

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Featured St. Norbert’s College Lecturer: Professor Angel Saavedra Cisneros
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018

Latinos continue to grow in numbers and political importance in the United States. As a demographic category that is labeled by the U.S. Census as an ethnicity and not a race, Latinos are unique in the racial realities of the United States. One-size-fits-all explanations and assumptions of homogeneity impede our understanding of this diverse and changing demographic. This lecture will explore some broad realities about Latinos in the United States, including growth and geographic trends as well as political facts and figures. Relying on his recently published book Latino Identity and Political Attitudes: Why Are Latinos Not Republican, Dr. Saavedra Cisneros, Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Norbert College, will present his theory of Latino Identity and Partisanship and how it relates to past and future political contests.

Movies at The Door: Moonlight

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Date: Friday, February 16, 2018

Rated R. 111 min. Directed by Barry Jenkins; A24, PASTEL, and Plan B Entertainment; 2016.

Moonlight is the tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. Based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, Moonlight stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. The film received near-universal acclaim upon its release, winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Ali), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Fireside Coffeehouse Concert: Love Songs by Cynthia Stiehl and Jeremy Kahn

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Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018

Cynthia Stiehl, mezzo soprano
Known for her recitals of American art song, opera and musical theater, Ms. Stiehl’s repertoire extends from Bach to Gershwin and beyond. She has appeared as a guest soloist with symphonies, choirs, and ensembles in Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Door County audiences are familiar with Ms. Stiehl’s numerous benefit performances for local non-profit organizations. She has performed Samuel Barber’s “Dover Beach” and Aaron Copland’s “American Songs,” as well as premiering works by Richard Cumming, written especially for her. Cynthia is honored to participate in the DCA’s Coffeehouse Series and treasures the opportunity to sing some of her favorite Loving Songs with Jeremy Kahn.

St. Norbert Distinguished Lecture Series Presents: Love and Sacrifice: Pre-Columbian Ceramics in Peru

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Featured St. Norbert’s College Lecturer: Professor Debbie Kupinsky
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018

The pre-Columbian ceramics of Peru offer a glimpse into the everyday life of an ancient world. This lecture will explore the naturalistic and representational approach of Moche ceramics, the stylized painting of Nazca ceramics, and art and the exploration of environment in Chimu ceramics. Pre-Columbian Peruvians used ceramic works to document their everyday life, social activities, war, metalwork, weaving, and sexual practices. Ceramic works are a historical record of spiritual and social life, and they reflect a sensitivity of form, design, and modeling that sometimes seem at odds with the subjects of sex, childbirth, disease, and human sacrifice. Debbie Kupinsky is currently an assistant professor of sculpture at St. Norbert College. She also maintains a studio in Appleton, WI.

Mad River Theater Works Presents Freedom Riders

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Date: Friday, February 2, 2018

Professional theater troupe Mad River Theater Works, based in rural Ohio, creates evocative original musical plays with a rich sense of place. The troupe’s productions, many of which are based on American history and folklore, have earned a reputation as authentic presentations that reflect the rich diversity of the country’s common heritage. At DCA, the company will present “Freedom Riders,” which tells the story of the black and white Americans who defied segregation in 1961, traveling together on buses that crossed state lines in order to protest the bus segregation practices that were still commonplace in so many parts of the United States.

2017/2018 Passport Program – Cultural & Educational Opportunities for Door County Students & Families
Program Sponsors:

Friends of Gibraltar, Gibraltar Schools

Supporting Sponsors:

The Cordon Family Foundation, Settlement Courtyard Inn & Lavender Spa

Reduced Ticket Sponsor:

Grasse’s Grill

Fireside Coffeehouse Concert: Deathfolk

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Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Sturgeon Bay duo Deathfolk is made up of Jess Holland and Nick Hoover. Initially brought together by their mutual love of sad songs and murder ballads, Holland and Hoover’s collaboration plumbs those “deathfolk” roots as well as striking out into the territory of thoughtful Americana music. Deathfolk’s compelling songs — featuring banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, and impossibly tight harmonies — explore themes of love, loss, and a deep appreciation of the natural world. The duo recently completed work on their self-titled debut album, financed in part by a successful crowdfunding campaign.

St. Norbert Distinguished Lecture Series Presents: Latina/o Theologies and Aesthetics of Justice: Origins, Present and Future Possibilities

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Featured St. Norbert’s College Lecturer: Professor Gerardo Rodríguez
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018

Dr. Gerardo Rodríguez will discuss Latina/o theologies, which have their origins in the initial experience of contact and conquest with Spanish colonizers. In this presentation, Rodríguez will cover briefly the experience of Latinas/os, the first Latin American Episcopal Conference after Vatican II, and contemporary reflections on the topic. The dynamics of Latina/o theologies will be considered by reflecting on the significance of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and localized commitments to justice. Gerardo Rodríguez earned his Ph.D. in early Christianity from St. Louis University. He is currently Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College.

Movies at The Door: Pelé: Birth of a Legend

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Date: Friday, January 26, 2018

Pelé is known around the world—he’s a national hero in Brazil, and he’s an international sports legend who changed the game of soccer forever. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of São Paulo, so poor that he couldn’t afford a real soccer ball. This biographical drama chronicles Pelé’s meteoric rise from scrubbing floors to support his family, to honing his electrifying playing style on the streets, to leading Brazil’s national team to its first World Cup victory in 1958, when Pelé was just 17 years old. Featuring Vincent D’Onofrio and Brazilian musical star Seu Jorge.