Education

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 9am-2pm

American Red Cross Blood Donation

The blood supply is particularly vulnerable throughout the holiday season because donors are traveling to see family and friends and forget to make an appointment to donate blood. The American Red Cross needs your help. For more info or to make an appointment, call or visit the website today.

National Guard Armory, 1730 North Ln., Eau Claire 1-800-GIVE-LIFE

 Education

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 9am-5pm

Career Information Session

The EOC provides the following services free of charge: Individualized counseling (career assessment and selection), investigation of training opportunities, assistance with admissions, financial aid, and registration procedures. Call for an appointment.

FREE

CVTC-Eau Claire Campus 836-2024

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 10-10:30am

University Storytime

Children and grandchildren of faculty, staff, students and the general public are also invited. Campus and community members can check out children's materials from the IMC.

FREE

Instructional Media Center, McIntyre Library 715-836-4522

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 10:30-11am

Chippewa Falls Library: Preschool Storytime

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

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

 Education  Movies

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 10:30am

Dinner and a Movie

Miracle on 34th Street. Please call ahead to register for the meal.

FREE

L.E. Phillips Senior Center • Eau Claire • 839-4909 • www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 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

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 11-11:30am

Children's Museum: Storytime with Grandma Wendy

Join other kids for a story.

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 11:15am-12:15pm

Holiday Arts & Crafts

Make a CMEC ornament! Plus, decorate a holiday tree, watercolor paint Santa's sleigh, build an elf with paper shapes and cotton balls, and make a gingerbread house.

$5 children/adults/seniors

Children's Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 • www.cmec.cc

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 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

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 2:30-3:30pm

Holiday Arts & Crafts

Make a CMEC ornament! Plus, decorate a holiday tree, watercolor paint Santa's sleigh, build an elf with paper shapes and cotton balls, and make a gingerbread house.

$5 children/adults/seniors

Children's Museum of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 832-5437 • www.cmec.cc

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 3-5pm

3-5 Club (Homework Help)

Tutoring available for students of all ages. After homework, students may continue specialized tutoring, work on a craft project, play ping-pong, work on computers, or go outside for basketball, football, soccer, etc. Food is available free of charge. Tutors include local college students and retired UWEC faculty.

FREE

First Presbyterian Church • Eau Claire • 839-9331 •

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 4-5pm

Begin Anew

Begin the year anew by reading to help clear unpaid L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library fines. This opportunity helps youth restore "good credit" on their library accounts by earning $1 to their balance for every 15 minutes of reading. This is a perfect winter break activity.

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L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

 Food & Drink

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 5-6pm

Meat Raffle

A straw is attached to a ceiling fan, and when the fan is turned on, whoever’s ticket the straw lands on, gets the meat.

$1 tickets

Irvine Bar • Chippewa Falls • 720-1280

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 5:30-7:30pm

Parent Connection

Support and discussion group for those raising newborns to 5-year-olds. Connect with other parents and get your questions answered. A light meal is provided. Call to register. For October through December, these meetings will be held at Head Start at The Northern Center on Highway J in Chippewa Falls.

River Source Family Center • Chippewa Falls • 720-1841

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 5:50-6:50pm

Yoga for Kids

Yoga instruction geared towards 6 to 17 year olds.

non-members $5, members free

Augusta Elementary School • Augusta • 286-3300 • www.augusta.k12.wi.us

 Uncategorized

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 6:30-7:30pm

Bellydance Classes

Have you done the beginners bellydance class and decided you want more? Come to the Intermediate beginners class and start putting some of those moves together. We will be layering and adding twists to basic moves. Participants need to have some beginning bellydancing and zill expierence for this class. Registration required. Deadline is Dec. 2.

$50 • 12+

Radiant Health Chiropractic • Eau Claire • 838-9432 • www.radianthealthchiro.com

 Kids

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 6:30-7:30pm

Pick Up Your Socks and Other Skills

A series on building skills for responsibility.

FREE

Augusta Elementary School • Augusta • 286-3300 • www.augusta.k12.wi.us

 Nightlife  Education  Recreation

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 7-10pm

Dance Night

Every Tuesday night enjoy country line dancing as well as authentic Salsa, Reggaeton, Bachata, Meringue, and more!

Free • 21+

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Uncategorized

Tuesday, Dec. 23 • 7:45-8:45pm

Bellydance Classes

Have you done the beginners bellydance class and decided you want more? Come to the Intermediate beginners class and start putting some of those moves together. We will be layering and adding twists to basic moves. Participants need to have some beginning bellydancing and zill expierence for this class. Registration required. Deadline is Dec. 2.

$50 • 12+

Radiant Health Chiropractic • Eau Claire • 838-9432 • www.radianthealthchiro.com

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Sunday, Jan. 4
Check with venue for hours.

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
Check with venue for hours.

Threatened Motion by Krista Carlson

A collection of paintings inspired by futurism, examining animals through time.

Free

The Goat Coffeehouse • Eau Claire • 831-4491

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Dec. 31
Check with venue for hours.

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
Check with venue for hours.

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
Check with venue for hours.

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
Check with venue for hours.

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  Education

Event Ends: Tuesday, Dec. 23
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Holiday Art Fair

Combining the talents of over forty local artists and artisans with affordable prices, the Art Fair brings original and unique gifts to the Chippewa Valley for Holiday gift-giving! Attend the opening reception Dec. 4 at 6pm or the closing reception Dec. 20 at 1pm.

Free

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Feb. 5
Check with venue for hours.

Photography Display: Randi Jo Market

Local photographer Randi Jo Market's black and white photgraphy stretched on canvas will be on display at Calista Salon.

Free

Calista Salon • Eau Claire • 864-5332 •

 Visual Art  Education

Event Ends: Tuesday, Dec. 23
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Featured Artist: Hugh Mandelert

An exhibit by artists who studied with Hugh Mandelert in Chippewa Falls and who still draw and paint together in his memory, and for their own artistic growth. An Artist reception will be on December 5, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

FREE

The Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 726-9000 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Jan. 6
Check with venue for hours.

Paula Gorski & Some People She Has Met Along the Way: Art Exhibit

This exhibit consists of narrative paintings and fabric-wrapped sculptures with underscores of humor. An opening reception will be held on Thursday Dec. 4 7-8:30pm.

Free

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

 Words  Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Jan. 8
Check with venue for hours.

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: Sunday, Jan. 25
Check with venue for hours.

Art at the Harmony

The Harmony Corner Cafe is having its first art exhibit. The show opens Friday December 19th from 7-10pm, showcasing student/community artwork in a variety of media.

Free

552-5530