Visual Art

Friday, Aug. 29 • 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

Friday, Aug. 29 • 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  Recreation

Friday, Aug. 29 • noon-6pm

Fishing and Hobo Chefin'

An afternoon of fishing, shore lunches, and possible live music. No license required; no limit on catch or season since it`s a private fish farm.

FREE admission; pole rental, fish, and shore lunches available for purchase

 Food & Drink  Recreation

Friday, Aug. 29 • noon-6pm

Fishing and Hobo Chefin'

An afternoon of fishing, shore lunches, and possible live music. No license required; no limit on catch or season since it`s a private fish farm.

FREE admission; pole rental, fish, and shore lunches available for purchase

 Kids

Friday, Aug. 29 • 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 •

 Recreation

Friday, Aug. 29 • 5pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride (Eau Claire)

Get on your bike with some friends and take back the streets of Eau Claire. Have fun while promoting the rights of cyclists and alternative transportation. The bike rides are for all ages and take place on the last Friday of every month.

FREE

meet at Owen Park bandshell 835-1825

 Recreation

Friday, Aug. 29 • 5pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride (Menomonie)

Get on your bike with some friends and take back the streets of Menomonie. Have fun while promoting the rights of cyclists and alternative transportation. The bike rides are for all ages and take place on the last Friday of every month.

FREE

231-2453

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 6:30-9:30pm

Live Jazz

A local jazz trio with occasional guest musicians.

FREE

Shanghai Bistro • Eau Claire • 835-3348

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 7-10pm

Jim Pullman Band

The Jim Pullman Band has performed opening sets for national artists Willy Porter, Angie Aparo, Ben Arnold, Ike Riley, Ronnie Milsap and Wishbone Ash & Monte Montgomery. WB Television Network named JPB ‘The Best Artist You Should Be Listening To,` and hosted JPB on their national morning show, The Daily Buzz. When you put together the technical ability and the expressiveness of the band members, crowd adoration and critical acclaim seem the most likely responses.

FREE

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

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 7pm

Randy Gustafson

Acoustic originals and covers.

FREE

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

 Stage

Friday, Aug. 29 • 7:30pm

UWEC Players: The Dispute

Who shows the first infidelity in love? Is it Man or Woman? A Prince and his Love set out to answer this question by conducting an experiment that has been in works for years. Four Children, two male and two female, had been separated from society at birth and were raised in complete social isolation. They have never seen their own face or the opposite sex. They are now, at the age of 19, being released from their cells into a large enclosure for all to see. Mixing the sexes and seeing the love, the lust, the passion, the deception, and most importantly... The very first betrayal of the heart. Its the Garden of Eden, and we`ll answer the question once and for all... Who Cheats First? Written by Marivaux in 1744, this 264 year old French play has gotten a little attention with a translation by Tyler Morris and a modern Adapation by CJ Krueger.

$5 general, $2 freshmen, new theater majors and minors free

Riverside Theatre, Haas Fine Arts Center, UWEC

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 8-11pm

Sassy Magoo

Rock 'n' roll.

FREE

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

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 9pm-1am

40 Fingers

No description available.

FREE

Woo's Pagoda • Eau Claire • 832-6431

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 9pm

Divided Highway

Divided Highway covers a wide variety of classic to modern rock and country, playing more than 100 shows a year. Features Iron Mike Shuttleworth on lead guitar, covering your favorites from the `70s, `80s and today.

FREE

O'Leary's • Eau Claire • 834-6611

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 9:30pm

Fully Loadid

Rock `n` roll.

$2

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 10pm

Chattahoochie Soul Food Reunion

No description available.

FREE

The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418

 Music

Friday, Aug. 29 • 10pm

Spirit Blu + Catya + Rehyn + Wolves at the Door

Spirit Blu is a young up and coming singer songwriter with influences ranging from Michelle Shocked to Ani DiFranco. Rice Lake area singer/songwriters, Muryl Olson and Kristina Rehling, collaborated to form the group Wolves at the Door and released their first CD, Main Street is Empty, in January 2005. They concoct a blend of blues, rock, and originals.

$3

Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •

 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