Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 8:30am-12:30pm

AARP Driver Safety

Participants must attend both days.

$10 • 55+

L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9:30-11am

Infant Playgroup, Menomonie

A chance for kids and parents to socialize.

FREE

Family Resource Center of Dunn County • Menomonie • 715-235-2412

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9:30-11:30am

Playgroups, Chippewa Falls

A chance for kids and parents to socialize. Occasional field trips.

FREE

River Source Family Center • Chippewa Falls • 720-1841

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10am

Beginning Weaving

Learn to operate a floor loom and weave your own rug. The two-week course is instructed by Katie Gilbertson.

$10 for members, $15 for non-members • 55+

L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10-5am

Fall is Here Week

Make a leaf necklace, do leaf rubbings, make a leaf collage, and decorate a scarecrow.

$5 adults/seniors/kids

Children`s Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • (715) 832-5437 •

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10:10-10:30am

Learning Together Storytime

Doors open at 10am with unstructured playtime to start off the morning. The stories are best for children ages birth to 3 years. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE

Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10:30-11am

Book Babies

A 30-minute program of stories, songs, finger plays and Mother Goose activities, followed by a social time for parents and babies. For babies ages 15-23 months and a parent or caregiver. No registration required.

FREE

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10:30-11am

Preschool Story Hour

Thirty minutes of great stories, songs, and finger plays for kids ages 3-5. Call to pre-register.

FREE

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 10:40-11:10am

On My Own

A storytime for kids ages 3-5 years. Children may come in by themselves without an adult.

FREE

Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 11-11:30am

Preschool Storytime

This 30 minute program features stories, puppets, songs or flannelboards and sometimes an activity. Registration is required.

• 3-5

Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 11:30am-1:45pm

Drop In & Play

Play for all ages with a newly expanded play area.

FREE

Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County • Eau Claire • 833-1735 • www.frcec.org

Food & Drink

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • noon-6pm

Menomonie Farmers Market

Locally produced vegetables, fruits, honey, maple syrup, bison, pork, baked goods, plants, lotions and soaps, coffee, and lots of craft items.

Wilson Park, Menomonie

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 1:30-3pm

Multi-age Playgroup, Menomonie

A chance for kids and parents to socialize.

FREE

Family Resource Center of Dunn County • Menomonie • 715-235-2412

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 1:30-2pm

Preschool Story Hour

Thirty minutes of great stories, songs, and finger plays for kids ages 3-5. Call to pre-register.

FREE

Music

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 6-9pm

Catya's Trio

Featuring Sue Orfield on tenor saxophone, Randy Sinz on acoustic bass and vocals, and singer/songwriter Catya on vocals and guitar. Originals, blues, swing, and a variety of familiar and not-so-familiar cover material.

FREE

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

Nightlife

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 6-9pm

Ladies Night Specials

Enjoy two for one drinks.

FREE

Two Waters Bar, Chippewa Falls 726-1810

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 6:30-7pm

Parent-Child Aquatics

Skills include: water adjustment, safe water entry, breath control, supported floats on front and back, kicking, alternating arm movement on front, bobbing, water safety topics, games and songs. A parent is required to be in the water with their child.

$16 resident, $26 non-resident • 3-5

South Pool at South Middle School

Music

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 7pm

Heidal Violin Players and Folkdancers

Direct from Norway, come see this performance, as a part of the “Hands Across the Seas” Program.

FREE

The Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 726-9000

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 7:30-9:30pm

Are U.S. Elections Fair?

A Panel including Carol Schumacher, retired City Clerk and Elections Specialist, on voter registration, Donna Austad, Eau Claire City Clerk on poll workers’ responsibilities, Gregg Shiver, on ex-felon re-enfranchisement, Don Reynolds, UWEC math department, on voting systems and Arrow’s Paradox, Corey Hilber, student, on third party issues, and Robert Nowlan, UWEC English department, on campaign financing. The event is sponsored by Chippewa Valley Civil Liberties Union.

Free

UWEC Hibbard #103, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701 (715) 834-8549

Stage Nightlife

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9-11:59pm

Comedy Night

Comedy night includes local, regional and national comedians that will be sure to make you laugh. Enjoy Shenanigans comedy club setting and drink specials.

She Nannigans • Eau Claire • 836-8333

Stage

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9pm

Comedy Showcase

The Frat Boys Of Comedy, Jarrett Waite, Mr. Head, Andy Eklof, Matt Florence.

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

Nightlife

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9pm-2am

DJ Eric Foils

DJ and dance party.

Free • 21+

DEWEYS ROADHOUSE, 1 EAST CANAL STREET, CHIPPEWA FALLS (715) 720-6023 • www.deweysroadhouse.com

Nightlife

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9pm-2am

Karaoke

Sing and dance and drink and be merry.

FREE

Tomahawk Room, Chippewa Falls 726-9433

Music Nightlife

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9pm-2am

Musicians' Open Mic

An open stage for musicians to showcase their talents. Play a tune on your guitar. Sing a capella. Let your fingers do the talking on your keyboard. Brian Bethke will kick things off each night and provide instruments or backing for anyone to use.

FREE

Stones Throw • Eau Claire • 552-5882 •

Music

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 9pm-2am

The Dewayan Brothers

Live music.

FREE

The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418

Ongoing Events

Event Ends: Friday, Oct. 31
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Watercolors by Tom Gardner

Trees of Blessing, Trees of Life. Elaborations on a theme of love.

Free

(715) 831-4491

Words

Event Ends: Thursday, Dec. 18
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Censorship in Schools and Libraries

Through narratives and illustrations, this exhibit chronicles incidents of censorship dating back to the 19th century, as well as frequently challenged books and creative works. Information on US Supreme Court and lower court decisions is an integral part of the exhibit, including the Children's Internet Protection Act.

FREE

McIntyre Library • Eau Claire • 836-3856

Event Ends: Friday, Nov. 14
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Photography by Cory John Ploessl

Cory John Ploessl will exhibit work on Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He is selling prints to help the children of Nicaragua. One hundred percent of the profit goes to these children's schooling.

FREE

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

Event Ends: Thursday, Oct. 30
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Erik Natti

Abstract acrylic paintings.

FREE

Unity Hall Gallery, Unity Christ Center 836-0010

Event Ends: Friday, Oct. 31
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Garden Photography by Kathy Tank

No description available.

FREE

Just Local Food • Eau Claire • 577-5564 • www.justlocalfood.com

Event Ends: Sunday, Oct. 26
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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

Event Ends: Sunday, Oct. 5
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Local Artist Exhibit In Conjunction With MTG Production of "Art"

Exhibit of local and UW-Stout artists in conjunction with Menomonie Theater Guild's production of the Tony Award winning comedy "Art". Exhibits explore the questions about aesthetics raised in the play and will be on display during normal hours of operation at Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts. Saturday Oct. 4 events include post-performance lectures by UW-Stout art professor Charlie Lume and a panel discussion about the themes raised in the play. Saturday performances are at 2pm and 7:30pm.

Free

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, 205 Main St., Menomonie (715) 235-0001 •

Event Ends: Tuesday, Oct. 14
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Photography by Mark R. Fay

The exhibit features photos published in the soon-to-be released book Fill `er Up: the Glory Days of Wisconsin`s Historic Gas Stations, as well as photos of historic Wisconsin architecture and samplings of Mr. Fay`s other work. A book signing is planned for Oct. 9.

FREE

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

Event Ends: Thursday, Oct. 2
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Art Faculty Show

Lia Johnson and Scott Robertson are this fall's featured faculty artists. Johnson's doctoral thesis in curriculum and instruction tracked belief change using narratives and text analysis. This thesis informs her art, which is conceptual and consists mostly of sculpture created from mixed media — rubber, metals, fibers, found objects and text. Johnson is inspired by an interest in the materials and the stories embodied in them. She uses these materials in an intentional way to express some rudimentary and universal emotions. Robertson has created a series of six ink drawings for the exhibit. The subject of the series is the interplay between structure and the organic elements. Robertson's approach to this series is similar to automatic surrealism, in which the artist begins with a mark and then lets the drawing instrument be guided by his or her subconscious. He begins with very limited marks and intricate cross-hatching that are often closely related and continuously repeated, creating a pattern. The patterns are all based on inspirations from nature.

FREE

Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-2328 • www.uwec.edu

Stage

Event Ends: Sunday, Nov. 2
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The Odd Couple

This is, without a doubt, the classic American comedy by a classic American playwright, Neil Simon. Few shows enjoy such wide-ranging popularity as The Odd Couple; not only as a hit Broadway comedy but also a box office smash movie and a long-running television show. Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison, eternally locked in the battle of “Sloppy and the Neat-freak" continue to delight audiences. Matinees: Dinner at noon, showtime at 1:45pm. Evening: Dinner seating 5:45-6:30pm, showtime at 8:00pm.

show $25.99-$28.99, plus optional meal

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •

Words Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Jan. 8
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Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit

This exhibit honors Wisconsin's participants in the Iraq War and helps viewers understand the conflict's human side. "Private Soldiers" is an exhibit version of a Wisconsin Historical Society Press book of the same name. The exhibit showcases photographs and text provided by three members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 2-127th Infantry Battalion. This compelling firsthand documentation chronicles the battalion's yearlong deployment from the unique perspective of the soldiers themselves. Through the candid prose of Capt. Benjamin Buchholz and the vivid camera work of Lt. Nathan Olson and Staff Sgt. Joseph Streeter, "Private Soldiers" captures the experiences of these citizen soldiers from training and deployment to their unique mission to their return to homes, jobs, and families. Their mission took them into the most dangerous regions of Iraq, where they withstood hundreds of attacks, saw dozens wounded, and lost three members killed in action.

$4 adults

Chippewa Valley Museum • Eau Claire • 834-7871 • www.cvmuseum.com