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Saturday, Nov. 22

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

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 8:30am-4pm

Childbirth Saturday

This class is designed to prepare first-time parents for labor and delivery as well as bringing your new baby home.

FREE

rotunda 717-1600 • www.sacredhearthospital-ec.org

 Visual Art

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9am-4pm

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 •

 Education  Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

 Education

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10am-noon

East Coast Swing Workshop

Taught by UWEC's Two to Tango instructors, and best for beginners or those needing a refresher. Attendees will learn basic footwork, turns, spins, and variations including triple-step swing. Registration required, deadline: Nov. 20.

$10, $5 students

Council Fire Room, Davies Center, UWEC, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire (563) 419-4339

 Education  Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10am-3pm

Recycled Art for Kids

Attend all three classes and learn to turn junk into a mosaic, a snow globe, and a plastic tote.

$15 per 2-hour session • 8-15

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 ext. 2 •

 Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10am-noon

Recycled Art for Kids!

Three fun workshops for children that explore turning junk into art: Turn old household items into mosaics, make a snow globe (bring a non-inkjet photo), and make totes from old plastic grocery bags. Children registered for both workshops on one Saturday will get a free pizza lunch at noon. Sessions rotate; call to find when select sessions are held.

$15 per child per session • 8-15

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • info/register: 235-0001 ext . 2 •

 Education

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10-11am

Socks 101

Ever worn a hand knit sock? Once you try them youʼll never want to go back. Materials Needed: 180 yds worsted weight yarn. US 4 double points or 2 cirs or one 40” circ.

$32

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

 Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

 Education  Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 11am

Larry, Cat in Space

Larry Cat In Space is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the Moon. It is primarily targeted at grades K-3, although everyone loves an entertaining, fun story! Parents and children alike will enjoy the show, and learn something about the Moon, too!

$2 • 5-12

UW-Eau Claire Planetarium • Eau Claire • 836-2637 • www.uwec.edu

 Education

Saturday, Nov. 22 • noon-1:30pm

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 10th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day

This is a day of healing for survivors of suicide loss. The Webcast will be followed by open and small group discussion. Professional counselors will be available. Please register for this event. The fee includes program, resource materials, and light refreshments.

$5 Individual, $10 Family, Students are FREE

President’s Room, UW-Eau Claire Davies Center

 Food & Drink

Saturday, Nov. 22 • noon-4pm

Wine Sampling

Taste unique wines from around the world.

FREE

Foreign 5 • Chippewa Falls • 723-6389 •

 Food & Drink

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 12:01-6pm

Ladies Day Out

Attention Ladies! Enjoy a day to yourselves while the guys are off hunting. Stop in to our expo of ladies products, jewlery, clothing, gifts, and much more. Enter for a chance to win a ski package for two, with prizes and food, drink and other giveaways all day. All proceeds going to help fight breast cancer.

$5

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1-6pm

Chippewa Valley Symphony Christmas Stroll

Enjoy the music of local musicians in beautifully decorated homes. Tickets available at Chippewa Valley Symphony Office, Brent Douglas, Festival Foods, The Potting Shed, Ron’s Castle Foods, Willow.

$10 in advance

Chapel Heights United Methodist Church, 300 East Hamilton Avenue, Eau Claire (715) 832-6366

 Recreation

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1-11:59pm

Deer Hunters' Widows Ball + pool tournament

While your man is out hunting, gather your girlfriends and come on down to play some pool! Women's doubles, double elimination, 100% payback. Call or stop at the bar to sign-up.

$15 per team

Labor Temple Lounge • Eau Claire • 832-6227

 Visual Art

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1-3pm

In Support of the Arts: A Janet Carson Retrospective Closing Reception

Join us for the closing reception of a very special exhibit as storied local artist and emeritus art professor Janet Carson shows a retrospective of her work she had created from her undergraduate days in the late 1940s through graduate school and to today. Janet donated all proceeds from the sales of her work to the gallery for the major renovation.

FREE

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • (715) 832-2787 •

 Education

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1pm

Make an Evergreen Wreathe

Our wreathmaking expert will guide you in creating an evergreen wreath, then you choose the decorations to personalize it for your decor! Register by Nov. 21.

$25

the Potting Shed Garden & Gifts, 1728 N. Hillcrest parkway, Altoona (715) 831-4000

 Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1-3pm

Recycled Art for Kids!

Three fun workshops for children that explore turning junk into art: Turn old household items into mosaics, make a snow globe (bring a non-inkjet photo), and make totes from old plastic grocery bags. Children registered for both workshops on one Saturday will get a free pizza lunch at noon. Sessions rotate; call to find when select sessions are held.

$15 per child per session • 8-15

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • info/register: 235-0001 ext . 2 •

 Recreation

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1-3pm

Texas Hold'Em Tournament

Everyone and anyone is welcome to come try their hand at this old poker game.

FREE

Ball Club, Augusta 286-2457

 Stage

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 1:30pm

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

 Education  Food & Drink

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 2-4pm

Chocolate Making

And tasting of course! Rebecca Flynn, chef of chocolates and owner of Eau Claire's Obsession Chocolates on Water Street will teach the class just in time for the holidays. Learn to make fine chocolates at this short workshop and take home your own handmade chocolates! Must be 13 or older to register. Deadline is Nov. 12 for the first class and Nov. 28 for the second repeat session.

$30 for members, $35 for non-members

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

 Stage

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 2-4pm

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 •

 Words  Kids

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 2pm

New Children's Novel Signing: "Jesse and Cash and the Illegal Trappers"

Menomonie author Nancy Bjornson will sign copies of her second children's novel.

 Visual Art

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 3-6pm

Holiday Trunk Show

Calista is featuring handmade jewelry by Token and black & white photography by M. Photography & Design. Works are available for purchasing. Enjoy festive libations and shop for unique gifts at Water Street's newest salon.

Free

Calista Salon • Eau Claire • 864-5332 •

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 5pm

The TopHatCats + Barefoot Symphony

A free all ages get-together with free food and live music. The TopHatCats are a jam band from Menomonie featuring 10 year-old extraordinaire Kelan Smith. Barefoot Symphony brings some foot stompin' original folk tunes into their set.

Free

Family Learning Center, 523 Cedar Ave, Menomonie 309-2193

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 6:30-9:30pm

Live Jazz

A local jazz trio with occasional guest musicians.

FREE

Shanghai Bistro • Eau Claire • 835-3348 •

 Movies

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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 •

 Uncategorized

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 7pm-2am

Live DJ

Live DJ every Thursday, Friday, Saturday night.

Free • 21+

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 7-11pm

Meridene: CD Release Show

Meridene returns for its second round. After a year and a half of lineup adjustments and a change in sound, from banjo-toting alt-country to its current blend of sportive, yet hard hitting at times, indie/rock power pop, they're back, ready, and armed with a brand new full-length, "You're Not Pretty, You're Worse"; the long anticipated follow up to their previously released EP.

$5

The Grand Little Theater, 102 West Grand Ave., Eau Claire (715) 832-PLAY

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 7-10pm

Mill City Grinders

Take a trip back with the Mill City Grinders, as they indulge in tunes from the birth of the recording era. Reminiscent of Charlie Poole, The Skillet Lickers, The Carter Family, and Grayson and Whitter, the Grinders' strings are sure delight.

FREE

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

 Movies

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 7:30-9pm

Fifth Element Fall Concert and CD Release Party

One of Eau Claire's premier a cappella groups takes the stage once again. From Marvin Gaye to Journey to Keith Urban, these six guys sing it all. Not only is it their concert but it's also a CD release party for "Quintessence."

$5

Schofield Auditorium, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire (507) 420-3526

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 7:30-9:30pm

Haydn's Vienna / Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra

Ivar Lunde, Jr. will conduct, with Richard Fletcher, clarinet, Kristine Fletcher, bassoon, and Nobuyoshi Yasuda, violin. Pieces by W. A. Mozart, Hoffmeister, Beethoven, and Haydn.

$20 adults, $17 seniors, $ 8 students

Grace Lutheran Church, 202 W Grand Ave, Eau Claire (715) 831-2345

 Music  Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 8pm-2am

Karaoke

Sing your heart out and enjoy the live DJ.

FREE

Butch and Jackie's Bateman Tavern • Chippewa Falls • 723-9898

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 8pm

Philip Grey

This punk-loving Minnesotan claims to "make softies of hardcore kids."

FREE

The Cabin • Eau Claire • 836-4833 • www.uwec.edu

 Music  Stage

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 8pm

Up Til 2

Bullfrog Fish Farm presents singer Casey Radman in his triumphant return to Menomonie with his newest musical venture the rockin’ a cappela group that will keep you “up til two” with their unique vocal instrumental sound.

$16 adults, $14 senior/students, $6 children

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-1am

Bizzy Bone + Mr Cota Cota

Come down for this massive event involving long-time Bone Thugs 'n Harmony member Bizzy Bone and newcomer Mr. Cota Cota. Reserve a room and get two free tickets. Buy tickets now at www.myspace.com/mrcotacota612.

$20 in advance, $25 at the door • 18+

Country Hearth Inn & Suites • Eau Claire www.countryhearth.com

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

Brian Bethke Band

All acoustic originals and covers, mellow music and dance hits.

FREE

Crossroads Bar and Grill • Osseo • 597-1860

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

Deer Hunters Ball w/ Bonafide

Set down your gun, shimmy out of your coveralls and dance the night away to the decades of music played by Bonafide, including the Carter Family, Steve Miller and Eric Clapton.

FREE

Hide Away Tavern • Augusta • 286-5290

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

DJ

music, my friend.

Badger Hole • Bloomer • 568-2803

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

DJ Foiles

DJ Foiles will play any request, no matter how crazy.

FREE

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

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

John Bach

A DJ who will play anything and everything.

FREE

Dam Shot Saloon • Jim Falls • 382-5158

 Music  Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

Live DJ

Appearances by the CARP's Al Shannon.

FREE

Doubledays • Eau Claire • 833-2255

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 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

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-1am

Rock 'n' Roll To Go DJ

Rockin' hits from 80s to today.

FREE

Bubba's Backdoor • Durand • 672-8097

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-1am

Triple Shot

Two Experienced rockers and a talented young drummer combine to produce a good mix of classic rock and blues.

Free • 21+

Erwin's 19th Hole, 1705 Hwy 00, Chippewa Falls (715) 831-6337

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-1:30am

Triple Shot

Live band and no cover charge.

Free • 21+

Erwin's 19th Hole, 1705 Cty Hwy OO, Lake Hallie (715) 831-6337

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm-2am

WHYS 96.3FM Presents

WHYS 96.3FM Eau Claire Community Radio presents Mpls bands The Histronic & Sol Spectre and Eau Claire's Downers Grove! All three bands hot off summer music festivals including Harvest Fest, Fall Roots, Fat Fest, CampOut Roots and many more! Expect live art and many prizes and surprises, all to benefit WHYS, a non-profit, listener supported station, voted Best Radio Station in the Chippewa Valley per the V1 readers poll.

$5 • 21+

Stones Throw • Eau Claire • (715) 831-9497 •

 Music  Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9pm

WHYS Radio Benefit with The Histronic, Sol Spectre, and Downers Grove

The Histronic is a live three-piece electronic band (Drums, Bass, Keys), specializing in an intoxicating blend of live dance music that incorporates many genres (progressive trance, funk, house, hip hop beats, Latin, rock). Sol Spectre explores the deepest facets of the conscious and sub-conscious (with music providing the transportation) and attempt to take the audience with. Downers Grove is a favorite in the Eau Claire music scene with their funky bass licks and tantalizing compositions.

$5 donation • 21+

Stones Throw • Eau Claire • (715) 831-WHYS •

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 9:30pm-2am

Three Kings Karaoke

Sing loud, sing proud.

FREE

Shari's Chippewa Club • Durand • 672-8785

 Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10pm

All Hall Fall Ball

A semi-formal Masquerade Ball. Sponsored by Bridgman Hall Council. Featuring DJ Strong.

FREE

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030

 Music  Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10pm

Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr captures the intense sound of the folk music of America’s frozen north. His raw voice, lightning finger picking and plaintive but wry songs have made him one of the most important contemporary protagonists of the American folk tradition. He’s toured the UK, Ireland and Scotland countless times, as well as pert ‘near every nook and cranny of the United States.

FREE

The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418 • www.myspace.com

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10pm

Kanser & More Than Lights

Kanser is a high-energy hiphop group out of the Minneapolis area, and when backed by the amazing More Than Lights (band), these guys don't fool around! Join us to help celebrate our good friend Bryce Caldwell's birthday with some kickass live band hip-hop before heading back to mom and pops for the Turkey.

$3 • 21+

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

 Music

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10pm

Kanser & More Than Lights

Kanser is a high-energy hip-hop group out of the Minneapolis area. Join us to help celebrate our good friend Bryce Caldwell's birthday with some live band hip-hop before heading back to mom and pops for the Turkey.

$3 • 21+

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

 Music  Nightlife

Saturday, Nov. 22 • 10pm

Silenize + Kaptivating Kate + Sign of the Times

Live music.

$5

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

 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 •

 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: 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

 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

 Kids  Food & Drink  Recreation

Event Ends: Tuesday, Dec. 23
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Create a Country Christmas Memory

Take a wagon ride out to the trees and choose & cut your own! Free hot chocolate and popcorn. Gift Store is also open. Nov. 22-23 Christmas Open House: gourmet food tasting and in-store specials on florals. Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 6-7 See the "Living Nativity" and Mr. and Mrs. Claus 11-3pm; Dec.13 see Santa Claus.

Free

Pleasant Valley Tree Farms, RR 1, Elk Mound, WI (715) 879-5179

 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

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 •

 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

 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: 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

 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
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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: 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