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Wednesday, Nov. 26

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

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9:45-10:30am

Preschool Story Time

Come join us for songs, crafts and stories!

Free • 0 to 5

Fall Creek Public Library, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek (715) 877-3334

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 10am-5pm

Feeling Thankful

Bring a canned or non-perishable food item Tuesday, Nov. 25 or Wednesday the 26th and receive $1 off the daily admission price (normally $5). Food items will be delivered to “Feed My People” food bank in Eau Claire Wednesday evening. Limit one item per person. Also this week solve a holiday word match and make a paper scarecrow and a coffee filter turkey! Gobble gobble!

$5

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

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 10:15-10:30am

Chippewa Falls Library: Family Lapsit

This 15 minute program is for parents and young children to interact together. This program includes: singing, rhymes, fingerplays, instruments and other motor coordination activities. Older siblings are welcome to attend as well. Registration is required.

• 8 to 32 mos.

Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 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

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 10:45-11:30am

Preschool Story Time

Come join us for songs, crafts and stories!

Free • 0 to 5

Fall Creek Public Library, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek (715) 877-3334

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 11-11:30am

Preschool Storytime

This 30 minute program features stories, puppets, songs or flannelboards and sometimes an activity. Registration is required.

• 3-5

Chippewa Falls Public Library • Chippewa Falls • 723-1146 •

 Kids

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 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

 Education

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 12:01-1pm

Wellness Club: Aromatherapy

You are invited to join us for lunch and learn more about aromatherapy! Featured Speaker: Carolyn Langkamp, RN - Path to Health Massage & Wellness. "Aromatherapy and Wellness." Just show up and look for the GREEN wellness club sign.

FREE

(715) 833-1096

 Music

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 6-9pm

Second Wind

Light rock and country sound.

FREE

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

 Education

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 6-8pm

Spanish Language Practice

Drop in and join teacher Dale Gable and others at the Ager House each Wednesday evening to practice your Spanish skills.

$2-3 Contribution

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

 Education

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 6:30-8pm

Open Mac Night

Learn to work with photos, music, movies, and more on your Mac computer in this Q&A session. Feel free to bring your computer in to get help. Check the website for the evening`s topic of discussion.

FREE

MacMan • Eau Claire • 834-7074 • www.macmanstore.com

 Music  Stage

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 7-8:30pm

Asylum Street Spankers

The night before Thanksgiving, start out your evening with the sometimes perverse, always entertaining Asylum Street Spankers from Austin, Texas. Think irreverent song and dance about the magnetic ribbons on your SUV, beer, and the war on drugs. "Mischievously unorthodox in every way!" says The New York Times.

$8 • 21+

Stones Throw • Eau Claire • 552-5882 •

 Stage

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 7:30pm

Minnesota Ballet: The Nutcracker

Step into the Northland in the Victorian Age, when a holiday party at the Stalbaum home gathers guests in the ballroom, the children full of mischief and Uncle Drosselmeyer, the sea captain, full of gifts for the children, including a nutcracker for niece Marie. The Minnesota Ballet performs within the look-of-the-Northland scenery, the lush period costumes, and the much-loved Tchaikovsky score. The Duluth Tribune News says, “The audience-friendly story and the audience-inspiring choreography make the much-seen ballet a must see for the holidays.”The Minnesota Ballet is one of the finest regional dance companies in the Midwest. This professional company of fourteen dynamic artists based in Duluth, MN, tours nationally, entertaining audiences with a repertoire as diverse as it is artistic.

box $45, adults $35, youth and students $25, Blugold Rush applies

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •

 Music  Nightlife

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 8pm-2am

Karaoke

Sing your heart out and enjoy the live DJ.

FREE

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

 Music

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9pm-2am

2nd X-it

The boys from one of Eau Claire’s most popular groups in the late ’80s and early ’90s (X-it) are back. Playing covers with an edge, 2nd X-it is back with most of the original members.

FREE

Crossroads Bar and Grill • Osseo • 597-1860

 Music

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9pm-1am

Children's Winter Clothing Funds Drive

AV Live DJs are volunteering their time at this tavern to raise funds for local needy children. All proceeds go directly to local elementary school counselors to purchase new clean winter clothing.

FREE • 21+

Moke's Grill and Bar • Chippewa Falls • 379-8497

 Stage  Nightlife

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9-11:59pm

Comedy Night

Comedy night includes local, regional and national comedians that will be sure to make you laugh. Enjoy Shenanigans comedy club setting and drink specials.

$5

She Nannigans • Eau Claire • 836-8333

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9pm-2am

DJ

Music, my friend.

FREE

Badger Hole • Bloomer • 568-2803

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9pm-1am

Reflections of Sound Karaoke

Karaoke

FREE

Shady Pine Bar • Chippewa Falls • 497-4588

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 9pm-2am

Shockwave Entertainment Karaoke

Gather your friends and sing the tirty point buck song!

FREE

Happy Hour Bar • Bloomer • 568-1622

 Music  Stage

Wednesday, Nov. 26 • 10pm-1:30am

A Trio Of Duos: Herbal T & NB + Hymn For Her + The Sidekicks

Three mini-shows with something for everyone. Check out Maggi and Pierce from Philadelphia, playing their first Chippewa Valley tour as Hymn For Her. Joining are The Sidekicks, an eclectic duo of singer-songwriters with lots of fun percussion. Herbal T & NB are an outrageous adult comedy that makes you cry laughing.

$5 adults • 21+

The Stones Throw, 304 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire 552-5882

 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

 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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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, 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: 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: 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