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Friday, Nov. 7
Deadline for Starquest Entries
The Eau Claire Children’s Theatre has moved the timeframe for its annual STARQUEST competition from May to December for the 20th Anniversary season. Vocal performers compete in two categories- under 13 years old and ages 14-20- for cash and prizes. A preliminary round is held November 15, and finalists move on to the public competition on December 6, hosted by the new Miss Wisconsin, Brianna Lipor, at the State Theatre. Judges include talent agents from Minneapolis.
$15 entry fee
Eau Claire Children's Theatre • Eau Claire • 839-8877
Friday, Nov. 7 • 8:30am-4pm
Supervisory Management 2
Supervisory Management 2 concentrates on four critical management concerns; (1) orienting people to your work unit; (2) understanding your communication behaviors; (3) managing time; and (4) using delegation as a development tool. We build on the leadership skills learned in the first seminar and focus on maintaining a productive work group. http://www.uwec.edu/ce/smcp/supman2/index.htm by: UWEC-Small Business Development Center
$425 adults, $375 Group fee. $1125 Series Fee
Sweetwaters Restaurant, 1104 W Clairemont Avenue , Eau Claire (715) 836-3636
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9am-5pm
Artist Co-Op Art Sales
The Valley Art Association will hold sales at the former Fiedler's Jewelry Store. Art items for the holidays or anytime.
Grand and Bridge Streets, Chippewa Falls (715) 723-4970
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9am-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
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9am-3pm
Reike 2
This class extends the teachings of Reiki I giving the practitioner a chance to extend their ability to use Reiki energy as a healing tool for others. There will be hands on learning; sending and receiving, assessment, and personal sessions.
$65 members, $95 nonmembers (incudes materials) • 55+
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10am-4:30pm
Changing the Way We Think
The millennium has witnessed the growing vitality of new media art, mediated via digital means, often with the internet as its platform.
FREE
Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-2328 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10am-7pm
Holiday Craft/Bake Sale
Seasonal crafts, baked goods, ornaments, raffle. Coffee and hot cider served. Tour the house! Proceeds benefit the Chippewa Valley Museum.
Free
Schlegelmilch House, Corner of Lake and Farwell Streets, Downtown Eau Claire (715) 834-7871
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10am-5pm
It's Election Time at CMEC
Art Activity of the Week: Create a hundred dollar bill with your face in the Art Studio! All week, paint a watercolor White House, make a giant paper penny, and practice your counting and adding skills with play money in the Activity Room. Special Events include a macaroni portrait of George Washington with noodles and cotton balls!
$5 /adults/seniors/kids/students
Children's Mueseum of Eau Claire, 220 S. Barstow St, Eau Claire (715) 832-5437
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10-11am
Talk the Talk with Toddlers
This class will teach you what to expect from children at different ages and stages of language development, how to better interact with them, and how to nurture their language development. Free child care will be available upon request at registration. Register in advance.
FREE
Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County • Eau Claire • 833-1735 • www.frcec.org
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10:30-11am
Playgroup @ The Library
Join area infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers for various educational toys and library resources. No registration required.
FREE
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10:30-10:50am
That's Adorable: Storytime
We have storytime daily Monday-Saturday. Come and share our love for reading! If you would like to, please bring a food donation for the Grace Lutheran Food Pantry during the month of November.
FREE
That's Adorable! 29 N Barstow, Eau Claire 456-6180
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10:45-11am
Groovin’ Friday
Join other kids for music and movement.
$5 ages 1+, members free
Children`s Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 11:30am
Tyler James
Originally from Seattle, the Midwest musician, Tyler James, reflects Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan. He puts out lo-fi recordings full of sunny melodies over mellow indie-folk and brit-pop, and his first proper EP with producer Jason Lehning (Guster, David Mead) was met with critical acclaim. Plans are underway for his debut full-length record for release in 2009.
FREE
The Cabin • Eau Claire • 836-4833 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Nov. 7 • 1-3pm
Great American Smoke-Out
Stop smoking with guided relaxation!! In a state of relaxation your mind is open to positive suggestions which can eliminate any craving or desire you have to smoke cigarettes. Includes a free complimentary session in case you need more support than one session offers, as well as a free CD or oil.
$50
Heaven Sent Hypnotherapy • Eau Claire • 833-1096 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 4-5pm
UW-Eau Claire Earth Science Seminar Series
Patrick Belmont of the University of Minnesota will be speaking about "Sediment dynamics in a complex landscape, the Le Sueur River Basin, southern Minnesota." All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
FREE
Phillips Hall, room 283, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire (715) 836-5166
Friday, Nov. 7 • 5-9pm
Family Night
Families may come to play their favorite sport, enjoy a movie and popcorn, or just hang out.
family of two $7, of three $10, of four $12, of five+ $15
Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center • Eau Claire • 552-1200 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 5pm-midnight
Liar's Ball Featuring DaYoopers
Great food, drink Specials, and camaraderie plus a 2 hour comedy show with DaYoopers. Vintage Hunting Costume Contest. First prize Early Bird Package to Westgate Banquet 2009.
$30
Westgate Sportsman's Club; 4909 Sportsman Drive, 4909 Sportsman Drive, Eau Claire (715) 832-4548
Friday, Nov. 7 • 5:30pm
Making a Computer Secure for Internet Use
Class will cover anti-virus and spy ware installation and use, Window XP Update installation and using Service Pack 2 and Internet Explore 7.0, tweaking the control panel, and Internet Explore 7.0 security adjustments. This class is most applicable for Windows XP and Vista.
$10 members, $15 nonmembers • 55+
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Friday, Nov. 7 • 6-8pm
Opening Reception: Native American Art Showing
Menomonie Artist Susan Rhead has been involved with the Native American Culture for many years. It is her special joy to express this love through the medium of watercolor. Susan has many beautiful paintings for your enjoyment.
FREE
School of the Arts • Menomonie • (715) 233-0264
Friday, Nov. 7 • 6:30-9:30pm
Live Jazz
A local jazz trio with occasional guest musicians.
FREE
Shanghai Bistro • Eau Claire • 835-3348
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7-11pm
Dance the Night Away
Ballroom dance enthusiasts, this is a chance to enjoy, relax and dance to the music of the Jerry Way Orchestra. The areas premier dance band plays all styles of dance music. Beer, wine and other refreshments will be available.
$8 adults, $7 seniors
The Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 726-9000
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7-10pm
Drop-In Night
Fridays are an evening of unstructured fun. The Center has board games, current magazine subscriptions, the several thousand books in the John A. Klinger Memorial Lending Library, and other LGBT people and their allies who stop by any given Friday evening.
FREE
Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7-10pm
Peanut Butter & Gypsy
Two Eau Claire-based belly dancing troupes, Peanut Butter & Gypsy and Jelly Belly, perform tribal-style dances.
FREE
Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-9090 • www.theacoustic.com
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7-9:30pm
The Get-Rites + Tom Feldmann
The Get-Rites present a fresh, inspirational batch of country-blues that mixes their own inimitable flair for lyrical intelligence, musical complexity, and soulful experimentation.
Free • 16 and up
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse • Menomonie • (715) 235-9300 • streetlevel.uwstout.edu
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7:30pm
Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild: Tuesdays with Morrie
A career-obsessed sportswriter reconnects with his dying, former Sociology professor. A powerful, deeply emotional story with doses of humor and insight based on Mitch Albom's autobiographical novel.
$18 adults, $17 seniors, $8 youth/students
Grand Little Theatre • Eau Claire • (715) 832-7529
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7:30pm
Church Basement Ladies
Set in 1964, Church Basement Ladies is a celebration of the church basement kitchen and the distinctive women who work there. This new musical comedy features four distinct characters and their relationships as they organize the food for, and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church facing changes. Church Basement Ladies uses the renowned Scandinavian humor writings of “The Lutheran Ladies,” Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson, authors of a host of humorous books, the most famous being “Growing Up Lutheran”.
box $34, adults $24, youth and students $18, Blugold Rush applies
Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7:30pm
Menomonie Theater Guild: "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Joseph Kesselring’s classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace, first produced by the MTG as part of our 1964-65 season, introduces the sweet, elderly Brewster sisters and their three nephews. Witty dialogue, madcap action, and unforgettable characters combine to create a show the whole family will love!
$15 adults, $14 seniors/students
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • (715) 235-0001 Ext 100 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7:30pm
THE CRUCIBLE/Elk Mound HS Drama
Elk Mound HS Drama presents Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Set during the Salem witch trials in the late 1600's, this classic piece of American theatre was seen as an allegory for the McCarthy communist witch hunts taking place during the 1950's when it was written.
$5 adults, $4 students • 14 to Adult
Elk Mound HS Auditorium, 405 University Ave., Elk Mound (715) 879-5521
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7:30pm
Todd Yohn
Adult comedy from the Bob & Tom Show.
$15 advance, $20 door
Stout Ale House • Menomonie • 233-3333 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 8-11pm
Roadhouse Dance Party
2 for 1 drink specials from 8-11pm, and DJ Foiles will play any request.
FREE
Dewey's Roadhouse, Chippewa Falls 720-6023
Friday, Nov. 7 • 8pm
Tyler James
Originally from Seattle, the Midwest musician, Tyler James, reflects Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan. He puts out lo-fi recordings full of sunny melodies over mellow indie-folk and brit-pop, and his first proper EP with producer Jason Lehning (Guster, David Mead) was met with critical acclaim. Plans are underway for his debut full-length record for release in 2009.
FREE
The Cabin • Eau Claire • 836-4833 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Nov. 7 • 8:30pm
The Thundermen
The Thundermen are a longtime Eau Claire classic ‘50s and ‘60s rock ’n’ roll band.
$2
Sammy’s Pizza Restaurant & Pub • Eau Claire • 831-1300 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9pm-1:15am
crowdedheads
Classic rock cover tunes by Heart, The Cars, Led Zeppelin and Journey with strong female vocals, classic dual guitar leads and a killer rhythm section.
Free • 21+
Woo's Pagoda, 1700 S. Hastings Way, Eau Claire (715) 832-6431
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9pm-2am
Karaoke
Sing, dance, drink and be merry.
FREE
Tomahawk Room, Chippewa Falls 726-9433
Friday, Nov. 7 • 9pm-2am
Nitro Entertainment
The best in the DJ and Karaoke business, with over 25,000 songs!
FREE
Construction Zone Bar and Grill, Durand 672-9663
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10pm
Fat Maw Rooney
Milwaukee-based Fat Maw Rooney has recently emerged onto the national music scene as a serious force to be reckoned with. With roots and passions firmly in the blues and R&B/funk genres, FMR also seamlessly blends armloads of rock, fists full of bluegrass, dashes of reggae, and sacks of Latin into their tremendously original and passionate blend of music.
Stones Throw • Eau Claire • 552-5882 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10pm
North Country Bandits
Live music in from the (further) north.
FREE
The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418
Friday, Nov. 7 • 10pm
The Shouting Matches + The Softrocks + Christopher Porterfield
The Shouting Matches are a local duo featuring songwriter Justin Vernon along with drummer Brian Moen. They play vintage blues souped up, loud and dirty. After spending the better part of 2007 as a revolving door membership noise collective, The Softrocks have returned to the land of actual chords and mandatory practices, but still use pretentious words like “sound shapes” and “sonic aesthetic.” Chris Porterfield, a former Justin Vernon cohort who recently transplanted from EC to Milwaukee, has recently flourished in his own right musically.
$5
Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •
Friday, Nov. 7 • 11-11pm
Jazz in the Valley Call for Artists
Artists are encouraged to submit jazz-themed hanging and 3D artwork for display as part of Jazz in the Valley: a community-wide jazz celebration that will culminate in UW-Eau Claire's 42nd annual Jazz Festival, April 2-5, 2009. Artists interested should e-mail jazzinthevalley@gmail.com for a registration form. Registration is required by Nov. 15.
$15 adults, $5 students
Chippewa Valley, County wide, Eau Claire (715) 838-0507
Ongoing Events
Event Ends: Sunday, Jan. 4
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Hope and Change in Uncertain Times
The Creamery's Brickhouse Art Gallery Exhibits four local artists. Featured work includes Helen Heinz Peterson painted furniture, Miriam Houg’s monotypes, Brianna Capra’s paintings, and Clay Vajgrt’s digital prints.
FREE
The Creamery Restaurant & Inn • Downsville • (715) 664-8354 •
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: Monday, Sep. 7
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Family Fun Zone
A program offered for accompanied children ages 6mo to 6yr. Enjoy open play on a large turf field filled with numerous toys, games, sports equipment, inflatables, and dress up clothes. Organized activities are also offered at different times each morning.
kids $2.50, adults FREE
Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center • Eau Claire • 552-1200 •
Event Ends: Friday, Nov. 28
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In Support of the Arts: A Janet Carson Retrospective
Join us in a very special gallery event as we host a retrospective of work from 1947 to the present of noted artist and educator, Janet Carson. Every piece will be for sale with all proceeds being donated back to the Art Gallery. From Carson's artist statement: "From an early age I knew my destiny was to be a writer or an artist. With the middle name of WELLINGTON how could I do other? My drawing as a child was unremarkable. I designed dresses for my paper dolls and copied pictures from a dog book. I did not win the poster contest! However, the older I became the more I felt that making art was my main source of comfort and joy. As an art teacher I witnessed children discovering a reassuring sense of self through making art as well. As an aging adult looking back on those years of making and teaching art, I have experienced elation in sharing it, and I do so now in hopes that the work still in my possession will generate funds for a front door entrance to this gallery."
FREE
Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •
Event Ends: Saturday, Nov. 22
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Sense of Place: Landscape Paintings
Four women artist working in oil & pastel evoke a 'Sense of Place' with landscapes painting on location. Artists include Holly Swift, Barbara McIlrath, Dodie Logue and Jean Accola. Artist Reception: Friday October 17th, 5-8pm
Free
Accola Gallery, 502 2nd Ave. E, Durand (715) 672-8188
Event Ends: Thursday, Dec. 4
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Changing the Way We Think: New Media Art
The millennium has witnessed the growing vitality of new media art, mediated via digital means, often with the internet as its platform. Originating from an increasingly technologically dependent society, it not only challenges traditional creative media and ways of thinking, but also posits new questions concerning all realms of contemporary life.
Free
Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-2328 • www.uwec.edu
Event Ends: Monday, Nov. 24
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Eau Claire Area Art League Exhibit
The Eau Claire Art League, founded in 1944 by a group of nine local artists, is an organization that works together in the spirit of creativity to foster and promote art in the area by encouraging new artists and accepting them into its membership. The group sponsors various art shows to help members display their work in the area. This exhibit features over 30 new pieces in a variety of media created by 15 local artists.
FREE
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •
Event Ends: Friday, Nov. 28
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Exhibit: Common Thread Quilters
When Bob and Deb Aaron’s house burned down in the Dunn County town of Otter Creek in 1984, one thing that grew out of the ashes was a women’s quilt group, Common Thread Quilters. The fire quilt they made as their first project for the Aarons was followed by baby quilts, wedding quilts, graduation quilts, and now includes grandchildren quilts. The membership has changed a little over the years, but the majority are founding members with many still living in western Wisconsin, and a few “social members” scattered from Duluth to Madison to New Mexico. The ladies still gather for monthly working sessions in each others' homes, as well as summer quilt retreats at a cabin near Tomahawk on Crystal Lake.
$1 suggested donation
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •
Event Ends: Saturday, Nov. 29
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Native American Art Showing
Menomonie Artist Susan Rhead has been involved with the Native American Culture for many years. It is her special joy to express this love through the medium of watercolor. Susan has many beautiful paintings for your enjoyment.
Free
School of the Arts, 107 Wilson Court, Menomonie (715) 639-2403
Event Ends: Sunday, Nov. 9
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HeatherWood Senior Fine Arts Show
The second annual Senior Fine Arts Show features works from more than 30 artists. Join us on Sunday Oct. 26 from 2-4 pm for a Gala Artists' Reception. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments.
Free
HeatherWood Assisted Living , 4510 Gateway Dr, Eau Claire (715) 552-5511
Event Ends: Tuesday, Nov. 11
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The Creamery Presents UW-Stout Art Faculty Exhibit
The Exhibition represents work from the UW-Stout Fine Art faculty. 17 Artists will exhibit paintings, drawings, original prints, sculptures, electronic and mixed media. A Meet-the-Artists reception from 2-6pm on Oct. 19.
Free
The Creamery, E4620 COUNTY ROAD C, DOWNSVILLE (715) 664-8354 •
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
Event Ends: Sunday, Jan. 25
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A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
Cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson has an argument with his wife Clara, tells her he’s skipping Christmas, and storms out. Gunner then has a dream in which he is visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgenson, who takes him on a journey similar to that of A Christmas Carol. Features 17 original songs including “The Christmas Cheese Polka” and “I Love You More Than Football”.
Prices Vary
Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •
Event Ends: Sunday, Jan. 25
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A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
Cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson has an argument with his wife Clara, tells her he’s skipping Christmas, and storms out. Gunner then has a dream in which he is visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgenson, who takes him on a journey similar to that of A Christmas Carol. Features 17 original songs including “The Christmas Cheese Polka” and “I Love You More Than Football”.
Prices Vary
Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •
Event Ends: Sunday, Nov. 30
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Flesh & Bonsai Paintings by Kaz Kuroki
Talented local painter Kaz Kuroki will be displaying some of his more impressive pieces through the month of November. A reception will be held for Mr. Kuroki on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 30th, 7-9pm. If needed, check venue for hours.
Free
Infinitea Teahouse, 112 East Grand Ave., Eau Claire (715) 514-1975