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Friday, Nov. 28

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

Friday, Nov. 28 • 9am-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

 Kids

Friday, Nov. 28 • 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

Friday, Nov. 28 • 10:45-11am

Children's Museum: Groovin’ Friday

Join other kids for music and movement.

$5 ages 1+, members free

Children`s Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 •

 Movies  Kids

Friday, Nov. 28 • 2pm

WALL-E

If you missed the chance to see Disney's WALL-E when it was shown in the theaters, come to the library for a free big projection viewing. Rated PG. Open to all ages. Limit of 66 people. Free refreshments.

Free

Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W. Central Street, Chippewa Falls (715) 723-1146

 Recreation

Friday, Nov. 28 • 5pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride (Eau Claire)

Get on your bike with some friends and take back the streets of Eau Claire. Have fun while promoting the rights of cyclists and alternative transportation. The bike rides are for all ages and take place on the last Friday of every month.

FREE

meet at Owen Park bandshell 835-1825

 Recreation

Friday, Nov. 28 • 5pm

Critical Mass Bike Ride (Menomonie)

Get on your bike with some friends and take back the streets of Menomonie. Have fun while promoting the rights of cyclists and alternative transportation. The bike rides are for all ages and take place on the last Friday of every month.

FREE

231-2453

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 6:30-9:30pm

Live Jazz

A local jazz trio with occasional guest musicians.

FREE

Shanghai Bistro • Eau Claire • 835-3348 •

 Music  Stage

Friday, Nov. 28 • 6:30-10pm

Mary Mack + Tim Harnston + Brian Bethke

Brian Bethke will kick off the evening with some soul-soothing acoustic rhythms at 6:30, then patrons will be treated to the gut-busting laughter of Tim Harnston at 8:30pm and Mary Mack at 9pm. Mary Mack was in the final top 10 of Last Comic Standing and has starred on Comedy Central and the Bob & Tom Show. Only 85 seats available so call ahead to get tickets!

$10

Crossroads Bar and Grill • Osseo • 597-1860

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 7-10pm

Blue Sky Canopy

Blue Sky Canopy, from Lakeville, MN, is comprised of two college guys who rely on powerful based piano and upbeat acoustic guitar licks to engage a diverse crowd. With influences ranging from Coldplay and The Fray to Jack Johnson and Dispatch, Blue Sky Canopy looks to please all ears of the easy-listening society and beyond. Jamison Murphy displays true emotion for all to relate to through his unique lyrics and heartfelt voice, while Brian Johnson provides melodic vocal harmonies and complimenting guitar.

FREE

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

 Uncategorized

Friday, Nov. 28 • 7pm-2am

Live DJ

Live DJ every Thursday, Friday, Saturday night.

Free • 21+

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 7:30pm

Robert Robinson Holiday Concert Tour

Dubbed “Minnesota’s Master Male Vocalist” by the Star Tribune, the beloved Robert Robinson returns to the State Theatre with his new 2008 Holiday Concert Tour! Described by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader as “a voice big enough to nail even back-row listeners to their seats,” and as a “volcanic talent who absolutely knocks an audience on its heels” in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Robert brings an electrifying mix of modern holiday arrangements, soaring vocals and true holiday spirit to this year’s all-ages show. Experience the event Metro Magazine named one of the “ten best holiday shows” in the Midwest!

adults $28; youth, seniors, and students $26

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

 Music  Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8pm-2am

Black Friday Beats: A Drum 'N' Bass Beatdown

One Love, Konkrete Jungle Minneapolis, & Jungle Vibe Collective are bringing you an evening not to be forgotten. MC Brace, MC Hyde, Catalyst, and Josh G will be throwing down the drum n bass vibes for a special birthday celebration. Also BluePauly2, dirtydub, DJ L, & SWAE provide the best in minimal, techno, and house!

$4 • 21+

Stones Throw • Eau Claire • (715) 552-5882 •

 Music  Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8pm-2am

Karaoke

Sing your heart out and enjoy the live DJ.

FREE

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

 Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8pm

Men of Steel

Male strippers until 10pm; DJ until close.

$15 in advance, $20 at door

T&C Roundabout • Chippewa Falls • 723-2709

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8pm-midnight

Open Jam Night/Matt Hanson Band

Jam Night opens the stage for audience members to join with the band singing and/or playing an instrument. Karaoke is also available if the house band can't play your song of choice. Band consists of drums, two guitars, bass, and keyboards with a full sound system and plenty of mics. Bring your talent, your friends, and your thirst!

FREE • 21+

Finish Line, Esmond Road, Eau Claire (715) 552-2169

 Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 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

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8pm

Vicky Emerson & Dean McGraw

Vicky returns to the Mabel Tainter with guitarist Dean Magraw and a sophisticated blending of folk, blues and country that shines true Americana music.

$18 Adults; $16 Seniors & Students; $6 Children

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 8:30pm

40 Fingers

No description available.

$2

Sammy’s Pizza Restaurant & Pub • Eau Claire • 831-1300 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 9pm-2am

DJ + Karaoke

Weekly.

FREE

Wigwam Tavern • Eau Claire • 834-9061 •

 Music  Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 9pm-2am

Live DJ

Appearances by the CARP's Al Shannon.

FREE

Doubledays • Eau Claire • 833-2255

 Nightlife

Friday, Nov. 28 • 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

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 9-11:59pm

The Sidekicks

The Sidekicks are a duo featuring Jeff White and James Ignacio. Jeff and James take turns singing/playing guitar and backing each other up on the skiffle drum set, complete with percussive sounds. In addition, Jeff plays the harmonica and James the saxophone.

FREE

James Sheeley House • Chippewa Falls • 726-0561 •

 Music

Friday, Nov. 28 • 9:30-11:30pm

Sassy Magoo

Rock 'n' roll.

Free • 21+

Tailgates Sports Bar & Grill • Eau Claire • 552-1733

 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

Event Ends: Wednesday, Dec. 31
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Christmas at the Mansion

This mansion has been in Menomonie's history since 1859 when it was built by Cap'n William Wilson. During the holiday season, the mansion is open to group tours of 10 or more. Call to reserve a group tour. Times are flexible.

$5, $4.50 seniors/students

Wilson Place Mansion, 101 Wilson Circle , Menomonie, WI (715) 235-2283

 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

 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

 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 •

 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