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Thursday, Nov. 20

Toys for Tots: You GIVE, You GET

Active Health Chiropractic and Nutrition is offering a great special to help others, as well as yourself. Give a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Salvation Army and get a free chiropractic exam for new patients. Existing patients will get a free adjustment on Dec. 5. Please call us if you want to help the children of the Chippewa Valley.

FREE

Active Health Chiropractic and Nutrition, 3119 Golf Road, Eau Claire 834-6333

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7-9am

Blood Pressure Screening

Free blood pressure screenings at the Luther Midelfort kiosk.

FREE

Oakwood Mall • Eau Claire • 836-0044 •

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 8:30am-4pm

Building a Competent Workforce

Better training reduces re-work, builds confidence, and improves quality. Trainers are made, not born! These practical skills and techniques will improve your on-the-job training and job coaching. Ensure consistency from trainer to trainer, or session to session, through job documentation, training checklists, organized training aids, and tracking skill achievement. By: UWEC-Small Business Development Center.

$425 adults, $375 Group Fee: per person for 3-5 pe

Sweetwaters Restaurant, 1104 W. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire (715) 836-5811 • www.sweetwatersec.com

 Visual Art

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 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

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9am-6pm

Radiant Health Imaging offers Clinical Thermography

Safe and private, thermography offers early disease detection, pain assessment, and monitoring of therapy. This screening, FDA approved, is one of the most promising, effective and accurate new technologies. Popular for breast screening, thermography can increase your chances of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages. Don't forget the rest of your body! Full body scans are helpful in many ways (headaches, dental/TMJ, artery inflammation, fibromyalgia, IBS, and more) and cost effective!

Path to Health Massage and Wellness Center • Eau Claire • (866) 240-9659 • www.pathtohealthmassage.com

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9:30-11:30am

Knit a Circular Hat

Use circular and double point needles to create a ribbed hat, instructed by Ellen Nelson, former owner of Threade Bear. Register at least a week beforehand. Pattern included. Call for supply list.

$15 members, $22.50 nonmembers

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

 Education  Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 10am-5pm

American Indian Arts

Art Activity of the week: Paint a Navajo Rug pattern in the Art Studio! All Week, make a paper replica of an Anishinabe birch bark basket, learn about animal symbols! What animal could represent you? Make a drum!

$5

Children's Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 • www.cmec.cc

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 10:30-11am

Preschool Storytime - Eau Claire

For the preschool-age child, this 30-minute session includes longer stories and more advanced activities. Kids ages 4 and up may attend unsupervised, but for parents must stay in the library and pick up children immediately following the program. No registration required.

FREE

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

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 11:30am-1:45pm

Family Resource Center: 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

 Stage

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 1pm

A Christmas Carol

The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild performs a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas story. "A Christmas Carol" truly sets the holiday stage with Marley's ghost, visits by the three spirits, time travel and the grand conclusion! The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild's performances of "A Christmas Carol" are presented in partnership with the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center and State Theatre.

$20 adults, $12 kids under 18

State Theatre • Eau Claire • (715) 832-2787

 Education  Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 1-2pm

MyPryamid - For Kids

Learn how to teach your kids about the different food groups that make up MyPyramid for Kids and find out ways to help your kids make food choices for healthy eating. Please call the Family Resource Center to register.

Free

Family Resource Center, 2105 Heights Drive, Eau Claire (715) 833-1735

 Visual Art  Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 1:30-5pm

Rosemalers Unite!

Drop in to the Ager House any Thursday afternoon to work on your favorite project and share the companionship of other rosemalers. Beginners to gold medalists are welcome.

$2-3 Contribution

Ager House • Eau Claire • 835-8718 • www.agerhouse.org

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 1:30-4:30pm

Word 2003 for Beginners

Class will cover such things as creating documents, setting margins, changing fonts, naming and savings documents, creating tables, inserting and editing images, and much more. Pre requisite for class is having basic keyboarding skills.

$15 members, $22.50 nonmembers • 55+

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

 Education  Recreation

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 2-3pm

Pilates

Pilates Increases our awareness of all muscle groups, relieving the strain on those that are often overused. Anna King instructs.

$40 members, $60 nonmembers

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

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 3-5pm

3-5 Club (Homework Help)

Tutoring available for students of all ages. After homework, students may continue specialized tutoring, work on a craft project, play ping-pong, work on computers, or go outside for basketball, football, soccer, etc. Food is available free of charge. Tutors include local college students and retired UWEC faculty.

FREE

First Presbyterian Church • Eau Claire • 839-9331 •

 Words  Education  Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 4:15-5pm

MyBook Cafe

Love to read? Looking for something to do after school? The library is offering an after school book discussion group recommended for kids in 4th and 5th grades. On November 20th we will discuss Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson. Snacks and beverages will be provided! Registration is required.

FREE • Grades 4-5

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

 Words  Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 4:30-5:30pm

Poet JD Whitney

Poet JD Whitney, author of the collections What Grandmother Said and Word of Mouth, will be reading his poetry at UW-Stout as a guest in the Department of English and Philosophy's reading series.

FREE

Furlong Gallery, UW-Stout, Applied Arts Building, UW-Stout, Menomonie (715) 232-1498

 Education  Food & Drink

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 5-8pm

Cooking for Diabetics

Chris Smith, the Diabetic Chef, was a 24-year-old culinary student working at a Manhattan restaurant when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Smith will share his story and demonstrate cooking methods sponsored by Luther Midelfort. Free bussing from Barron, Bloomer, and Hallie is available; call 568-6813.

Free • 838-5818

The Plaza Hotel & Suites • Eau Claire • 834-3181 •

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 5:30-6:30pm

Grandparents as Parents

Group meetings to provide help and support to grandparents raising youngsters.

First Lutheran Church • Eau Claire • 836-7645

 Food & Drink

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-9pm

A Toast to Literacy

Participate in a wine tasting and silent auction benefitting Chippewa Valley literacy volunteers.

$50 per person

Eau Claire Golf & Country Club • Altoona • 836-8420 •

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-9pm

Catya's Trio

Jazzy saxophone sound.

FREE

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

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-8pm

Drop Spindel Spinning

We will explore spinning history, cover fiber preparation, spindle spinning, and look at different types of spindles. Taught by Jennie Drysdale. Student may bring own top whorl or purchase one at the shop.

$16

Yellow Dog Knitting • Eau Claire • 839-7272 • www.yellowdogknitting.com

 Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-11pm

Hunk-A-Mania

The perfect Ladies Night! Triple shots specials. Chance to win the VIP room for the night. The Bucks are away so the Does must play! Hunters' Widow Ball! Tickets on sale now! Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm.

$15 In Advance: $12 • 21+

Whiskey Dick Bar & Grill, 943 Harlem St. , Altoona (715) 829-3425

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-9pm

McKenna Ryan's Faith, Hope, Love

Using McKenna's quilting technique for fusible applique and simple piecing, you will have a 12x12 quilt done quickly.

$15 plus required pattern

The Calico Shoppe • Eau Claire • 834-9990 •

 Stage  Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-9pm

Ramada Laff Inn Comedy Club

The Ramada Convention Center presents Ramada Laff Inn Comedy Club with Scott Novotny and David Harris. Doors open at 6:00pm and starts at 7:30. Food will be served till 7:30 and drinks served all night.

In advance: $10 adults, $5 students • 18+

Ramada Convention Center • Eau Claire • 835-6121 •

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6-8pm

Tragic Times

Parents will explore ways to help young children learn healthy ways to cope with traumatic events. Register by November 19.

Free

River Source Family Center • Chippewa Falls • (715) 720-1841

 Food & Drink

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6pm

Wine Tasting to Benefit Literacy Volunteers

Literacy Volunteers is a 22-year-old organization with the goal of improving adult literacy through the training of adult volunteers. Literacy Volunteers currently serves Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Dunn counties. Participate in a silent auction, taste wines, and enjoy hors d'oeuvres to raise funds for Literacy Volunteers.

$50

Eau Claire Golf and Country Club. 828 Clubview Ln., Altoona. 834-0222

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6:30-9:30pm

Bluegrass Jam

Acoustic musicians and spectators welcome.

Free

Ojibway Golf & Bowl 736-1194

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6:30-8:30pm

Cozy Weekend Fairisle

Instructor Dianne Read-Jackson will take you step-by-step through two color stranding, steeking and picking up, and knitting button band and neck edge. Check materials list at the shop.

$64

Yellow Dog Knitting • Eau Claire • 839-7272 • www.yellowdogknitting.com

 Kids

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6:30-8:30pm

MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers

International mothering support network with an evangelical Christian focus. Childcare is available.

$5 per session

Eau Claire County Expo Center • Eau Claire • 723-2872 •

 Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6:30-9:30pm

Ramada Laff Inn Comedy Club

Laugh all night long with two well known comedians, Scott Novotny (former SNL and Strange Brew writer) and David Harris! Food and cash bar available. Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm.

$10, $5 students • 18+

Ramada Convention Center, 205 S. Barstow, Eau Claire 855-0856

 Movies

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7-9:30pm

Campus Film: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Lyrical, erotic and allegorical drama set in Czechoslovakia on the eve of the 1968 Soviet invasion. A surgeon and compulsive womanizer (Daniel Day-Lewis) divides his time between the free-spirited painter (Lena Olin) who is one of his lovers, and the politically conscious photographer (Juliette Binoche) he marries. "In 1988, the film received a lot of attention for its frank sexuality, but its sex scenes aren't as notable for their lustiness (though it's best not to understate how sexy they are) as for how much Kaufman and his actors say with only body language. No one leaves the film unchallenged or unchanged. Other people and the forces of history make sure of that. And whether the outcome is tragic or blissful, it's part of what makes any life, whether lived once or repeated endlessly, worth living at all. No one floats forever" (The Onion A.V. Club). USA 1988, 171min, rated R, Directed by Philip Kaufman.

$2 International Film Society members and UWEC staff, $1 for UWEC students

Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

Gay American Smoke Out Day

In conjunction with the Great American Smoke Out Day, the LGBT Community Center will host an open house to describe the recent tobacco cessation grant received from rm2breathe.org. The film "Queer Lives Up in Smoke" starts at 7:30 followed by topical discussion.

Chippewa Valley LGBT Community Center • Eau Claire • 552-5428

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

Gillen and Turk

An acoustic and electric repertoire bends toward the recognizable folk-rock genre without losing respective idiosyncrasies. Harmonies abound, along with singing that's tough, sincere, and full of heart and soul, are occasionally accented with washboard and mandolin.

FREE

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

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

Health Break

Experts will present information about sleep apnea. No registration is necessary. Sponsored by Luther Midelfort.

FREE

838-3737

 Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm-2am

Male Revue ~ Midwest Heartbreakers

The ultimate ladies night out! Midwest heartbreakers will be in town for one night only - don't miss it!

$12 advance, $10 door • 21+

Deweys Roadhouse • Chippewa Falls • (715) 720-6023 • www.deweysroadhouse.com

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7-8pm

Medium Class

Do you see ghosts? Do you feel spirits? Come and learn more about this mysterious world and confirm your connection with loved ones who have passed and angels that are with you. Registration required by Nov. 19.

Free

Heaven Sent Hypnotherapy, 3548 Cypress Street, Eau Claire (715) 833-1096

 Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

Mended Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Support Group

This group is for people who have heart disease or have undergone cardiac surgery. The group is also for families and other interested people.

FREE

lower level cafeteria, Luther Hospital, 1221 Whipple St., Eau Claire 715-838-6320

 Words  Education

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

PanAfrica: Across the Sahara in 1941 with Author, Tom Culbert

In 1941 hundreds of civilian American employees of Pan American Airlines went to war in Africa to carry out secret missions for the Allies. Author, Tom Culbert relays their stories, drawing from his own 21 years of service in the US Air Force. The Eau Claire native spent more than five years living and working in Africa. Join Culbert in reliving these adventures.

FREE

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-5004 •

 Movies

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7pm

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Lyrical, erotic and allegorical drama set in Czechoslovakia on the eve of the 1968 Soviet invasion.

$2 for Internat'l Film Society and UWEC faculty, or $1 students

Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Stage

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7:30pm

A Christmas Carol

The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild performs a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas story. "A Christmas Carol" truly sets the holiday stage with Marley's ghost, visits by the three spirits, time travel and the grand conclusion! The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild's performances of "A Christmas Carol" are presented in partnership with the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center and State Theatre.

$20 adults, $12 kids under 18

State Theatre • Eau Claire • (715) 832-2787

 Stage

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7:30pm

Eau Claire Children's Theatre: Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Based on audience surveys of shows patrons would most like to see ECCT produce again, this was the show that received the most votes! First presented in the summer of 2006, ECCT was the first area group to bring Disney’s masterpiece to the Chippewa Valley. Based on the extremely popular Disney movie, this Broadway version is full of music, color, dance and spectacular special effects. Characters like Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Belle and the Beast and songs like “Gaston”, “Belle”, “Be Our Guest” and the familiar title song make this a fitting show to kick off the 20th Anniversary Season.

$18 adults, $16 seniors, $8 kids

State Theatre 839-8877

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 7:30-9pm

Music at the Hill

Every Thursday, musicians from across the area will be brought together in an informal atmosphere to provide patrons with an evening of smooth sounds and conversation. The emphasis will be on a mixture of music; light blues & rock, jazz, folk, and other popular genres. The event will be outside on our beautiful deck when the weather permits, and yes. . . the Tiki Bar will be open! When the weather starts to turn, we’ll move inside.

FREE

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

 Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 8pm-1am

Ladies Night with Best Sound & Light Karaoke

A ladies night plus requests all night long.

Free • 21+

Pioneer Grill & Saloon • Menomonie • 235-9927 •

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 8pm

The Wars of 1812 + The Softrocks

Their indie-rock vibes, mixed with new mellow, yet intriguing combinations just make you want to sway along with the riffs and hum along with the smart lyrics.

FREE

The Underground, Memorial Student Center, UW-Stout • Menomonie • (715) 232-2432 • bdp.uwstout.edu

 Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9pm-2am

DJ + Karaoke

With AV Live.

FREE

The Village Tavern. 32 W. Spring St. Chippewa Falls. 723-3009

 Uncategorized

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9pm-2am

Live DJ

Live DJ every Thursday, Friday, Saturday night.

Free • 21+

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Music  Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9pm

The Klenz/Walk Jazz Sextet

The Sextet features original tunes, classic jazz standards, a composers night, frequent guest artists, a jam session, funk, soul, nu-jazz, eclectic... anything from D’Angelo to Zappa and everything in between.

FREE

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

 Music  Nightlife

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 9:30pm-2am

Karaoke

Bring your friends and belt it out.

FREE

Court 'n' House • Eau Claire • 832-5478

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 10pm

Last Known Whereabouts

Last Known Whereabouts are a bluegrass band based out of the Minneapolis area that has strong roots of blues, rock and funk that clearly helps shape their unique and fresh sound.

FREE • 21+

The Waterfront Bar & Grill, 512 Crescent, Menomonie (715) 235-6541

 Music

Thursday, Nov. 20 • 10pm

Last Known Whereabouts

Last Known Whereabouts is the perfect example of a northwoods string band with influences as diverse as the people, ranging from funk, to bluegrass and classic rock, to swing, jazz and blues!

FREE • 21+

Waterfront Bar & Grill • Menomonie • (715) 235-6541

 Visual Art

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 •

 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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Dec. 31
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Mixed Media by Amy Krause

No description available.

FREE

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Jan. 1
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Susanne Schroeder: Fine Art Flower & Nature Photography

Owner of Bruce, Wisconsin's Clear Creek Nursery, photographer Susanne Schroeder's works display moments of natural beauty in flowers, bugs, cats, dogs, and landscapes.

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

 Visual Art

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 •

 Visual Art

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, Dec. 20
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Artists of the Month: The Valley Art Association

Though many members of the Valley Art Association have exhibited their works separately, they will be exhibiting as a group for the first time at the Heyde Center for the Arts. The VAA has about 40 members that meet once a month at the Chippewa Falls Library for socialization and education. Painters, photographers, fabric artists and others come together to hear guest speakers on many topics of interest to artists.

FREE

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

 Visual Art  Uncategorized

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

 Visual Art

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 •

 Visual Art

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 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Dec. 5
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Prints from Oaxaca + Poster Offensive 4

"Prints from Oaxaca” features artists from la Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca in Mexico. Most of the exhibition's prints were printed from reliefs that the artists carved into sheets of plywood. Other artwork processes include lithography, intaglio, silk screen and monotypes. “Poster Offensive 4” features non-partisan posters by 40 artists. The themes of the posters are peace and democracy.

FREE

Furlong Gallery • Menomonie • 232-2261 • furlonggallery.uwstout.edu

 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

 Stage

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 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Nov. 24
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The End of A Beginning - Senior Show of Deb D'Souza, Tim Howe, Karen Barthels, and Ashley Sudden

The Senior Show of Debra D'Souza, Timothy Howe, Karen Barthels, and Ashely Suddendorf. The culmination of our BFA degree, come and see our show of fine art paintings, drawings, and prints based on nature and memory.

FREE

Gallery 209, Applied Arts Building, UW- Stout, 415 13th Avenue East, Menomonie (715) 232-2261

 Stage

Event Ends: Sunday, Jan. 25
Check with venue for hours.

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 •

 Visual Art  Uncategorized

Event Ends: Thursday, Dec. 4
Check with venue for hours.

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

 Visual Art

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