Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 1

Beginner's Yoga

The Yoga Center offers a beginner's series, choose from two four-week classes that will walk you through the basics, allowing you to experience hatha yoga in your body and mind. Check contact info for exact times. Register in advance.

$36/four week series

Yoga Center of Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 830-0321 • www.infinitejoy.com

 Education

Monday, Feb. 1 • 8-9am

Rep. Jeff Smith Office Hours

Representative Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) will be holding regular office hours in his district to give constituents an easy and accessible way to share their opinions on legislative topics. No appointment necessary to meet with Rep. Smith.

Free

Altoona Family Restaurant, 2000 North Hillcrest Pkwy Hwy 12 E, Altoona (888) 534-0093

 Education

Monday, Feb. 1 • 8:45-9:45am

Body & Soul Fitness

Body & Soul Fitness is an NPO that enables women to exercise and care for their bodies to Christian music with solid lyrics. This international organization is coming to the Chippewa Valley this winter bringing kick butt cardio and strength training workouts! Body & Soul Fitness is three days a week (MWF) for just one hour a day.

Free

Sovereign Grace Church, 2 Bay Street, Chippewa Falls 226-0961

 Education

Monday, Feb. 1 • 9-11am

Beginning Quilting Class

Learn about colors, fabrics, practicing piecing techniques, or creating a small wall hanging pillow or lap blanket. Students are required to bring their own sewing machines, fabrics & supplies starting the second week, Jan. 18. Presenter: Doris Kassera.

$22.50, $15 members

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

 Kids

Monday, Feb. 1 • 9-11:30am

Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center: Family Fun Zone

A program offered for accompanied children ages 6mo to 6yr. Enjoy open play on a large turf field filled with numerous toys, games, sports equipment, inflatables, and dress up clothes. Organized activities are also offered at different times each morning.

kids $3, adults FREE

Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center • Eau Claire • 552-1200 •

 Kids

Monday, Feb. 1 • 9:15-10:15am

River Source Family Center: Three Year Old Playgroup

This group is open to three year-olds and their parents. After children get settled, parents will leave the playgroup and connect with other parents and will be presented information on a number of topics including nutrition, behaviors, literacy, etc. Families can feel free to stay for Movin' & Grovin' at 10:30am.

Free

River Source Family Center, 403 High Street, Chippewa Falls 720-1841

 Kids

Monday, Feb. 1 • 10:30-10:50am

Children's Story Programs, Winter 2010 - Toddler Tales

Toddler Tales is our storytime for two - and three-year-olds accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Held on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and repeated on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., each session will include 20 minutes of easy-to-understand stories, songs and activities.

Free • ages 2-3

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire 839-5007

 Kids

Monday, Feb. 1 • 10:30-11:15am

Movin' & Groovin'

Each Movin'& Groovin' class is filled with discovery and adventure. You will witness your child's developmental evolution in language, listening, self-esteem, and musical awareness. Watch all of this happen in a nurturing environment filled with energy, imagination and playful delight.

Free

River Source Family Center, 403 High Street, Chippewa Falls 720-1841

 Uncategorized

Monday, Feb. 1 • 3:30pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration

The public is encouraged to make papier-mache masks with Menomonie Middle School students, write personal messages on the inside and decorate the outside of the masks with artwork representing a world, national or local problem that concerns them. Light meal at 5:15pm and proceed by candlelight Memorial Student Center for a 45-min program on King readings, audience commentary, hot beverages and cookies.

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

 Education

Monday, Feb. 1 • 4-5pm

eBay Buying and Selling

Learn how to buy & sell on E-bay safely. Pre-requisites for class are basic computer skills, some experience with Internet, and a desire to set up an email account. Presenter: Rick Walters.

$30, $20 members

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

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 5pm-1am

Pool Tournament

Every Monday means free pool plus a singles 8-ball tournament.

• 21+

Pioneer Grill and Saloon • Menomonie • 235-9927

 Education

Monday, Feb. 1 • 6-7:30pm

Drop in Spanish for True Beginners

Dale Gable facilitates the TPRS method and a pot pourri of other activities. No stress language learning.

$12

Ager House • Eau Claire • 833-8750 • www.agerhouse.org

 Kids

Monday, Feb. 1 • 6-7pm

Special Ed in Plain Language

This is an interactive, hands-on discussion geared for parents on special education, its purpose and role in supporting students in school and how parents are partners in the educational process. Lots of materials and handouts for parents. Please call FRC to register. Registration required, deadline: Jan. 29.

Free

Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County, 2105 Heights Drive, Eau Claire 833-1735

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 1 • 6-7pm

Zumba Fitness Class

Zumba with Level 2 Instructor Jean Dreger includes Samba, Tango, Flamenco, Bellydance, Merengue, Hip Hop, Cumbia, Salsa, Reggaeton and more. The first class is free. Wednesdays at 4:45pm at Sam Davey Elementary, corner of Starr Ave. and Eddy Lane. For info, call 835-6550 or email jtweety@centurytel.net.

$5/class, $40/10 class punch card

Christ Church Cathedral, 510 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 1 • 6:30-7:20pm

TRX Suspension Training

TRX Suspension Training gives the novice to the seasoned pro a complete total-body training tool they need to take their performance to the next level. Check out classes, RSVP and pre-pay at the website! No cancellations. No classes on holidays. Classes are very small so spaces are limited!

$10, $7.50 with prepaid punch card

Radiant Health Chiropractic • Eau Claire • 379-4249 • www.radianthealthchiro.com

 Music

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7-9pm

Eau Claire Memorial Winter Concert

The Eagle Bands perform The King Across the Water using 30 drummers. The Concert Band plays Inchon, about the beginning of the Korean war. The Jazz I plays their Essentially Ellington competition music for this year, including Walkin and Swingin, After All, and The Flaming Sword. A great mix of music by talented musicians.

Free

Eau Claire Memorial High School Auditorium, 2225 Keith Street, Eau Claire 852-6300

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7pm

Poker Night

Every Monday night means its time for some poker.

• 21+

The Happy Hollow • Altoona • 832-2826

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7-8pm

Scandinavian Couple Dancing

Scandinavian couple dancing includes waltz, polka, schottische and other dances that involve specific steps and turns to the very beautiful music. All dances will be taught and beginners are welcome. Wear low-heeled shoes.

FREE • middle school +

Christ Church Cathedral • Eau Claire • 835-3734 • www.cathedralec.org

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia

Join the national phenomenon locally at Burly's every Monday.

• 21+

Burly's • Chippewa Falls • 720-9148

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia at Boston's

1st place team each night gets $50 house cash, 2nd place gets $25, 3rd $10. Teams can register to be in the Trivia League and the top teams around WI get to compete in the Tournament of Champions for thousands for dollars in cash prizes quarterly. Get there early to set up!

Boston's: The Gourmet Pizza • Eau Claire • 832-5100 •

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 7-9pm

Texas Hold'Em Poker Night

Every Monday Night Whiskey Dicks hosts a Texas Hold'em No Limit Poker Game. They provide the dealers, so all you need to do is show up. Games start at 7pm, and you can re-buy in at any time.

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 1 • 9pm

Karaoke

Karaoke with DJs Nick and Drew.

5 O'Clock Club • Eau Claire • 834-1748

 Education  Recreation

Event Ends: Monday, Feb. 1
Check with venue for hours.

Active & Alive in Altoona: Losin' it Wellness Challenge 2

This three-month challenge provides workshops, activities, prizes and a point system to promote personal wellness. The contest rewards participants for eating breakfast, getting eight hours of sleep, drinking water and eating fruits and vegetables and various activities. Organized by Joyce Orth. Register in advance.

$20 for workshops, activities and prizes • 18+

839-6032

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Feb. 11
Check with venue for hours.

Anatomical Autonomy / Sammy Jean Wilson

Sammy Jean Wilson exhibits life size drawings, miniature paper-craft and fetish-themed sculpture focusing on the internal and external references of the body. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

Tangled Up In Hue, 416 S Barstow Street, Eau Claire 855-0090

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Feb. 16
Check with venue for hours.

Eric Lee & Jason Lanka Art Exhibit

Eric Lee will feature his recent large paintings as well as those of the past three years. This same exhibition was featured during the 2009 Gallery Nights in Madison at State Street Gallery, and includes the 20ft. project: Building and Unbuilding the Globe. Jason Lanka is UWEC's new Assistant Professor in Sculpture. His work considers the space at which our culture comes in contact with the environment, and how our society defines its role and place within the natural world. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire Street , Eau Claire 839-5004

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Feb. 2
Check with venue for hours.

Furlong Gallery Faculty Show

The Furlong Gallery is proud to present our upcoming show of artwork from UW-Stout's Art & Design faculty. Works range anywhere from 2-D to 3-D.

Furlong Gallery • Menomonie • 232-2261 • furlonggallery.uwstout.edu

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Feb. 18
Check with venue for hours.

Genesis

Award winning creators of international renown write and illustrate their own narratives. Art and development sketches reveal the genesis of their unique approaches to the bizarre, the unbelievable, the whimsical, and the personal. The artists represented have experience with young adult and children's literature, television, theater, and animated films. Author Illustrators Bill Joyce, Shaun Tan. David Wiesner, Adam Rex, James Gurney.

Free

Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, Eau Claire 836-2328

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Feb. 15
Check with venue for hours.

John Falevsky's Recycled Windows

John's Recycled Windows style manifests from old, double hung windows, salvaged when homeowners upgrade and turn them into scenes. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

Acoustic Cafe, 505 S Barstow, Eau Claire 831-6451

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Feb. 24
Check with venue for hours.

Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity

The brightly colored, geometrically patterned cloth called kente, made by the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, is the best known of all African textiles. Kente is a symbol of African pride and a powerful cultural icon. Examples, photographs and video are all part of this exhibit.

$4 adults, $2 children ages 4-17, FREE to museum members and ages 0-3

The Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Carson Park, Eau Claire

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Feb. 19
Check with venue for hours.

Holy Mackerel: The Artwork of Ivy, Emma and Sandra Klinbeil

What happens when three very talented members of one family exhibit in the same space? Ivy creates multi-layed, textural and surreal digital images that strive to synthesize the old with the new, without ever losing sight of appearing "hand-made". Emma's paintings reference "strange places in time - in childhood - where you know you've seen a monster behind the shower curtain, or your pet cat talked for a split second". Sandra paints contemporary devotional portraits.

Free

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center Gallery, 316 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire 832-2787