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Sunday, Nov. 23

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  Kids

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 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

 Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 23 • noon-2am

Free Pool

Spend a Sunday afternoon chillin' out and shootin' pool.

FREE

Irvine Bar • Chippewa Falls • 720-1280

 Education

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 1pm

Make Your Own Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Make a Thanksgiving centerpiece for your table. Choose the style and color and we'll help you create a centerpiece that will wow your guests! Register by Nov. 19.

$25-30

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

 Stage

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 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

 Music

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 2-3:30pm

Haydn's Vienna / Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra

Conducted by Ivar Lunde, Jr., conductor, with Richard Fletcher, clarinet; Kristine Fletcher, bassoon; and Nobuyoshi Yasuda, violin. Hear pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Hoffmeister.

$20 adults, $17 seniors, $8 students

Barron Area Community Center, 800 Memorial Drive, Barron (715) 831-2345

 Music

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 2-5pm

Howard "Guitar" Luedtke and drummer Jim Schuh

Delta Blues classics and Howard’s original blues songs. Many songs are included on Howard "Guitar" Luedtke's four CDs, including his latest album "Alone with the Blues". Howard and Jim have each been playing music professionally for 40 years.

Free • 21+

Poo's on the Pond, Lake Wissota, 17643 50th Ave, Chippewa Falls (715) 723-1266

 Music

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 2pm

Symphonic Choir

Conducted by Alan Rieck.

Public $4, Seniors and Youth $4, Students $1.50

Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Music

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 5pm

Symphony Band and Wind Symphony

View performances by the UW-Eau Claire Symphony Band, conducted by Phillip Ostrander, and Wind Symphony, conducted by James Colonna.

Public $4, Seniors and Youth $4, Students $1.50

Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 5pm-2am

World Tavern Poker League

Have a seat and try your hand at this famous cut-throat game

FREE

Pioneer Grill and Saloon • Menomonie • 235-9927

 Education

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 6-7pm

Culture Talk

Develop your cultural intelligence! Learn how culture affects communication. Tune in to “Culture Talk” on WUEC 89.7FM. Listen to an interview with Jakob Fabian from Germany and an interview with Yan Ying Lee from Malaysia.

FREE

WUEC 89.7FM, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI (715) 836-3267

 Education

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 6-9pm

Sunday Study Night

The Center has FREE Wi-Fi service and brews some delicious FREE coffee for students of all ages.

FREE

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

 Movies

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 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  Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 10pm-2am

Open Mic

Hosted by the acoustic members of the Ultimate Frisbee Orchestra. Three microphones will be provided as well as acoustic guitar and other backing instruments. Tailored toward acoustic, folk, and bluegrass music. Sign-up 9pm, music 10pm.

FREE • 21+

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

 Movies

Sunday, Nov. 23 • 11pm

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

 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: 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

 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: 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

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

 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  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: 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

 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

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

 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