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Friday, Nov. 21
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
Friday, Nov. 21 • 8:30-11am
Hearing Screenings
Learn about hearing loss and rehabilitation strategies, such as hearing aids. Register at least a week in advance. Presentations may be cancelled due to lack of registrants; call for info.
Free
L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 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. 21 • 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
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 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. 21 • 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. 21 • 12:01-1pm
Lunch & Learn--Omega-3 Fish Oils
Join Clayton Summit and Robb Doser with Nordic Naturals, a research-driven company, for an informative presentation about omega supplements. Free product samples! Register by Oct. 21.
$12
WESTconsin Credit Union, 3333 Schneider Avenue, Menomonie (715) 235-6533
Friday, Nov. 21 • 1:30pm
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
Friday, Nov. 21 • 3-9pm
Holidaze Arts Festival
Coming to the Holidaze Arts Festival in downtown Eau Claire, and buy thousands of works of art by regional artists plus an Active Health Chiropractic spa and lounge.
Adults $3, Kids under 12 FREE
Ramada Convention Center • Eau Claire • 832-6942 •
Friday, Nov. 21 • 4-8pm
Susan Jacoby Designs: The SALE!
This sale features Susan's latest jewelry creations, ornaments, unique gifts at all price points,"Princess of Paper" T- shirts, vintage paper packs, ephemera, and supplies for scrapbookers, altered artists, and paper addicts.
Free
Schlegelmilch House Museum, 517 South Farwell, Eau Claire (715) 829-3031
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 6pm
Measha's Birthday Bash
Acts include Josh Kay, Kyle & Savanna, From Whence You Came, Adam Thoms, Sarah James, The Blue Room, Still Awake, Sean (Survive the Drive,) Melby Street Convicts, and Chase Puckett. Everyone's invited!
FREE
Café 420 • Eau Claire • (715) 563-6307 • www.digitaledgestudios.com
Friday, Nov. 21 • 6:30-9:30pm
Live Jazz
A local jazz trio with occasional guest musicians.
FREE
Shanghai Bistro • Eau Claire • 835-3348
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7pm
B-Movie Night: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
An exclusive screening of the silent film.
FREE • 18+
The Blind Munchies Coffeehouse • Menomonie • 235-9300 • streetlevel.uwstout.edu
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7-10pm
Cataldo & The Daredevil Christopher Wright
Cataldo has put out a stellar new album -- heart-felt and incisive lyrics set in solid Seattle songwriting, and Daredevil's Eau Claire indie pop sets to impress every time.
$5
Grand Little Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-7529
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7-10pm
Davy Jones Trio
You can expect blues, ’50s rock ’n’ roll, and even an old country song or two, all performed with strong vocals, acoustic guitar, electric bass, and house-rockin’ drums.
FREE
Fischer's On The Green • Altoona • 832-9711
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 7-10pm
East Hill Bluegrass Band
Traditional bluegrass tunes blended with styles from many eras. East Hill's four-piece string sound is complimented by its flawless vocal harmonies.
FREE
Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-9090 • www.theacoustic.com
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7-9pm
Hymn For Her + The Sidekicks
"Hymn For Her" is a duo featuring Maggi & Pierce, on tour promoting their new release, "Year Of The Golden Pig". The Sidekicks are a duo featuring Jeff White & James Ignacio. These singer/songwriters play acoustic guitar and a skiffle drum as well as other unique instruments.
$6
The Heyde Center for the arts, 3 S. High St., Chippewa Falls (715) 726-9000
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7pm-2am
Live DJ
Live DJ every Thursday, Friday, Saturday night.
Free • 21+
Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7-9pm
Missoula Children's Theatre Presents "The Little Mermaid"
MCT's "The Little Mermaid" features fifty local chldren in a new version of the age-old tale with lots of music and humor.
$10 adults, $8 seniors/students, $6 kids under 12
Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-9726 ext. 100 •
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7:30pm
Sarah + Maddy
Live music.
FREE
Acoustic Cafe, Menomonie • Menomonie • 235-1115
Friday, Nov. 21 • 7:45-9pm
You Name It We'll Create It.
Live TV show featuring a television audience calling in ideas that a TV band will compose on the spot. Studio audience will participate too.
Free
Banbury Place Bld No. 2-4th floor, 800 Wisconsin St, Eau Caire (715) 667-3600
Friday, Nov. 21 • 8pm-2am
Karaoke
Sing your heart out and enjoy the live DJ.
FREE
Butch and Jackie's Bateman Tavern • Chippewa Falls • 723-9898
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 8pm
UAC Cabin - Open Stage
Always wanted to show off your musical abilities, entertain with your humorous ways or impress people with your chainsaw juggling? Well now you can! The Cabin gives you, yes you, the chance to perform your talents on stage for an audience of your peers. Sign up in the UAC office, Davies Center 132.
FREE
The Cabin • Eau Claire • 836-4833 • www.uwec.edu
Friday, Nov. 21 • 9pm-2am
Karaoke
Sing, dance, drink and be merry.
FREE
Tomahawk Room, Chippewa Falls 726-9433
Friday, Nov. 21 • 9pm-2am
Live DJ
Appearances by the CARP's Al Shannon.
FREE
Doubledays • Eau Claire • 833-2255
Friday, Nov. 21 • 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. 21 • 9pm
The Pumps
Cover band playing rock & roll from the '60s to the '90s.
FREE
T&C Roundabout • Chippewa Falls • 723-2709
Friday, Nov. 21 • 9:30pm
Smoking Bandits
Live folksy blues music.
FREE
Snout Saloon • Chippewa Falls • 723-4848
Friday, Nov. 21 • 10pm
Laarks + Meridene + Wishbook
Halloween Alaska, original scheduled to appear, have post-poned their appearance due to an ill lead singer. Filling in at an opening slot is now Wishbook from Minneapolis, formerly Cowboy Curtis. Popular local acts Laarks and Meridene round out the show, which starts at 10pm. This is the first of two CD release shows for Meridene this weekend, for their new effort: You're Not Pretty, You're Worse.
$5 • 21+
Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •
Friday, Nov. 21 • 10pm
Club Mercury Dance Party
Sponsored by Peer Diversity Educators as part of Reach Out For Respect Week. Featuring DJ No-ja Boy.
FREE
Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030
Friday, Nov. 21 • 10pm
Goddamn Pimps
Rockford-based alternative rock band.
$6
Stones Throw • Eau Claire • 552-5882 •
Friday, Nov. 21 • 10pm
Sue Orfield Band
Sue Orfield has been playing the tenor saxophone for close to 30 years and fronts her own group called The Sue Orfield Band (SOB) which features much of her original material. Sue’s artistry, individuality, and powerful presence on stage make her one of the Midwest’s favorite saxophone players.
FREE
The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418
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: 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
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
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: 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
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: 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
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: 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: 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
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
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