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Sunday, Nov. 30

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

 Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 30 • noon-2am

Free Pool

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

FREE

Irvine Bar • Chippewa Falls • 720-1280

 Music  Stage

Sunday, Nov. 30 • 3pm

Lorie Line and Her Pop Chamber Orchestra: Christmas Around the World

Lorie Line's 2008 holiday show features music from the seven continents and discovering how other countries celebrate the wonderful season of Christmas. Lorie Line’s passion for playing the piano has made her a one-of-a-kind in today’s music world, and her show has become an institution for many families across the country.

adults $41-$48, seniors $37-$44

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

 Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 30 • 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

 Music  Stage

Sunday, Nov. 30 • 7pm

Lorie Line and Her Pop Chamber Orchestra: Christmas Around the World

Lorie Line's 2008 holiday show features music from the seven continents and discovering how other countries celebrate the wonderful season of Christmas. Lorie Line’s passion for playing the piano has made her a one-of-a-kind in today’s music world, and her show has become an institution for many families across the country.

adults $41-$48, seniors $37-$44

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

 Music  Nightlife

Sunday, Nov. 30 • 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

 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

 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

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

 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

 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