Visual Art

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 10am-5pm

The River Falls Town & Country Art Club 2008 Members Exhibit

The Town & Country Art Club has been actively supporting artists and a variety of art mediums since 1957. There are currently twenty artists in the club working in watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, pen and ink, pastels, color pencil, print making, photography, fibers, weaving, jewelry, pressed floral and dried flower arrangement. The upcoming Town & Country Art Club exhibit at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts will include two to four pieces from each of the club`s twenty members. The exhibit will showcase the club`s artistic depth and creativity that is the foundation of their mission éto share ideas, methods, and new concepts in support of the individual artist and in development of the visual arts in the River Falls community."

$1 suggested donation

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

 Kids

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 11:15am-12:15pm

Scienterrific Animalistic

Artistic animal activities include making a giraffe, stamping cheetah pawprints, and painting dolphins.

$5 ages 1+, members free

Children`s Museum of Eau Claire, 220 S. Barstow St 832-5437 •

 Food & Drink

Thursday, Aug. 28 • noon-5:30pm

Chippewa Falls Main Street Farmers Market

Up to 25 vendors that offer fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, bread, maple syrup, flowers, honey, bakery items, and apples.

corner of Bridge and River streets, Chippewa Falls 723-7858

 Food & Drink

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 1-5pm

Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market

Seasonal, locally grown vegetables and fruits, plus baked goods, dairy products, meat, honey, maple syrup, flowers, art, coffee, and more.

Phoenix Park • Eau Claire • 834-5697

 Education

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 2pm

American Sewing Guild Meeting

The Indianhead Chapter of the American Sewing Guild is having a general meeting with a pot luck dinner afterward at 5pm. Community service projects will continue before and after.

FREE

First Presbyterian Church, 2112 Rudolph Rd. 834-3780

 Kids

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 2:30-3:30pm

Scienterrific Animalistic

Artistic animal activities include making a giraffe, stamping cheetah pawprints, and painting dolphins.

$5 ages 1+, members free

Children`s Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 •

 Words  Education

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 4-5pm

Teen Book Club

The club will be reading and discussing the book Thirteen Reasons Why.

FREE

Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 5-7pm

Greg Herriges

Last of the Harmony Courtyard series. If there is inclement weather, the performance will be cancelled.

FREE

Harmony Courtyard, Chippewa Falls 723-7858

 Stage  Education

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 5-8:30pm

Sound, Lighting, and Rigging Workshop

A backstage workshop on the latest technology available for theater sound, lighting, and rigging. Erik Simonsen, Mabel Tainter technical director and Trevor Ludwig, assistant technical director will be demonstrating and discussing basic terms and techniques relating to live performance production in a theater setting. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Call or email simonsen@mabeltainter.com to register.

FREE

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

 Visual Art

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 5:30-8pm

Opening Reception: Watercolors

Meet artists Jo Burke and Terry Meyer for refreshments and lively conversation.

FREE

Avalon Floral • Eau Claire • 838-8880 • www.flowersbyavalon.com

 Education

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 6-9pm

7 Steps to Starting a Business

In The 7 Steps to Starting a Business, attendees will learn the basic steps in building a successful business. Topics covered include feasibility, proving your market, funding your business, writing a business plan, marketing, business legal structure, and more. Pre-registration and payment due three business days prior to class.

$25

Western Dairyland • Eau Claire • 836-7511 • www.westerndairyland.org

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 6pm

Howard Luedtke and Friends

One of the best blues slide guitar players in the Midwest, Luedtke averages more than 150 shows a year. Solo and with his group Blue Max, Luedtke has traveled all over the region and Europe performing his tribute to the blues.

FREE

Fischer's On The Green • Altoona • 832-9711

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 6:30-9pm

Sarah Jade

Performing original music, Sarah Jade plays a unique mix of vocals, acoustic guitar, and keyboard. Half of the duo Anna and Sarah.

FREE

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 6:30-8:30pm

V1 Sounds Like Summer Concert Series: Eau Claire Blues All Stars (Final Night Celebration)

Join your family, friends, and neighbors on the grass and giant rocks at the Phoenix Park labyrinth for a concert with the Chippewa River and evening sunset as the backdrop. Bring a blanket, some snacks or beverages, and enjoy the local scene and sounds. The Eau Claire Blues All Stars are a powerhouse collection of Eau Claire musicians playing a hard-hitting blend of blues, jazz, funk, and R&B.

FREE

Phoenix Park • Eau Claire

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 7-11pm

Brian Bethke

Brian Bethke of Osseo is the former lead singer of D`Bauk and spent many early years of his music career playing in hard rock bands. In the tiki bar.

FREE

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 7-9pm

James Seem

éI have always had a very low tolerance for filler," Jim says. He expects the same thing from himself that he learned to expect from the singers and songwriters he grew up listening to: Sam Cooke, D`angelo and John Prine. Jim`s obsession to detail is apparent in each of his songs. He says, éI need every melody, every phrase, every word to sound perfect." The result of Jim`s attitude is a strong body of seductive songs with unbelievably catchy melodies.

FREE

Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-9090 • www.theacoustic.com

 Nightlife

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 8-11:01pm

Attitude X2

Country, rock `n` roll.

FREE

Jake's Supper Club • Menomonie • 235-2465 •

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 10pm

New North String Band

The New North String Band blends new and traditional bluegrass in a fast-pickin`, finger-lickin` style that will reach fans of Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs, to Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain.

FREE

The Waterfront Bar & Grill • Menomonie • 235-6541

 Music

Thursday, Aug. 28 • 10pm

Too Many Banjos

No description available.

FREE

The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Sep. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Mark Aumann: Photography of Vietnam

Mark Aumann is an Eau Claire photographer whose work has appeared in state and national publications. His work, exhibited in both Wisconsin and Minnesota galleries. primarily focuses on people encountered during his numerous travels overseas. His most recent exhibit is from his 2007 and 2008 trips to Vietnam. Past exhibits have focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

FREE

Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-9090 • www.theacoustic.com

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Sep. 26
Check with venue for hours.

Confluence of Art Biennial

The 2008 Confluence of Art Biennial is the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center Gallery`s inaugural juried exhibition featuring professional artists from Wisconsin and Minnesota. This year`s juror is Mary Peck, Gallery Director of New Visions Gallery in Marshfield, Wisconsin.

FREE

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, Sep. 27
Check with venue for hours.

Watercolors

Art by Jo Burke and Terry Meyer.

FREE

Avalon Floral • Eau Claire • 838-8880 • www.flowersbyavalon.com

 Education

Event Ends: Sunday, Oct. 26
Check with venue for hours.

Harry Miller: Automotive Genius

New exhibit featuring the éGolden Submarine" - an innovative streamlined race car built in 1917 for legendary race driver Barney Oldfield, on temporary loan from collector Buck Boudeman.

adults $4, seniors $3, ages 13-18 $2, ages 6-12 $1, members and ages 5 and under free

Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum • Menomonie • 232-8685