Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8-9am

Board with your Coffee?

Please join Eau Claire school board members and Superintendent Ron Heilmann for coffee the first Friday of every month at the Acoustic Cafe in downtown Eau Claire. We'll provide the coffee and you provide the questions in a casual and informal atmosphere!

Free

Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 852-4907 • www.theacoustic.com

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8:30am-4pm

Improving Managerial efficiency

Ever-increasing business demands require us to do more, faster! This no-nonsense seminar will help you gain productive work time. You will learn techniques for paper handling, prioritizing & accelerated learning, speed-reading, mind mapping, & memory enhancement which will help you be more efficient & reduce stress. Registration required, deadline: Feb. 5.

$425 adults, $375 Group rate

Sweetwaters Restaurant & Bar • Eau Claire • 836-5637 • www.sweetwatersec.com

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8:30am-6pm

Sacred Heart Hospital, Macy's & Charter Communications Go Red Events

Attend a weekend of heart-healthy activities, presentations and free gifts. See the Sacred Heart Hospital website for the full schedule.

Macy's, Oakwood Mall, 4800 Golf Rd., Eau Claire

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 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

 Kids

Friday, Feb. 5 • 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

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10-11am

Surviving Tough Economic Times

Help make ends meet during tough economic times by learning about the resources you never knew existed including: help getting a higher education, job hunting resources, and job training. Please call FRC to register. Registration required, deadline: Feb. 4.

Free

Center for Healthy Living, 2103 Heights Drive, Eau Claire 833-1735

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10:30am-4pm

Art Share

Fridays, meet and work with Art Share members using watercolor, colored pencils, colored chalk/charcoal, and acrylic paints. Wednesday, meet the quilters, knitters, felters, etc.

$20 annual membership

School of the Arts • Menomonie • (715) 233-0264

 Kids

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10:30-11:30am

Children's Programs, Winter 2010 Storytime Session - Playgroup

Join area infants, toddlers and preschoolers at our weekly Playgroup, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Our Playgroup provides caregivers and children with a variety of educational toys and library resources. No registration required. Winter Playgroup sessions begin January 15 and run through April 2, 2010. All sessions will meet in the new Youth Services Program Room.

Free

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

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10:30am-5pm

Drop-In Rosemaling Group

No registration required. Everyone is welcome!

$2-3 donation/person requested

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

 Education

Friday, Feb. 5 • 1-2:30pm

Chiropractic for Arthritis

Ever wonder about the benefits of Chiropractic for Arthritis? Bring your questions if you’d like to hear more about the added mobility chiropractic care can offer.

FREE

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

 Visual Art

Friday, Feb. 5 • 4:30-6:30pm

February Artist of the Month Opening Reception: Justin Dancing Hawk

Justin Dancing Hawk exhibits artwork and three-dimensional pieces of soft stone sculptures of alabaster and marble. Often combining the elements of stone, wood and metal, Justin’s work speaks of the organic origin of all we know on Earth.

FREE

Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 715-726-9000 •

 Kids

Friday, Feb. 5 • 5-9pm

OakLeaf Friday Family Nights

Friday nights September through May, play sports, games, dress up, Legos, building blocks, scooters, inflatables, movies and concessions. Great affordable family entertainment for a Friday night. Visit the website for more info.

Family size: two/$7, three/$10, four/$12, five+$15, 50% off with Oakwood ID

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

 Movies

Friday, Feb. 5 • 6-8pm

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Robert Downey, Jr., stars as Harry Lockhart, a petty thief who tests for a film role as a private detective. To help Harry prepare, his new agent arranges for him to shadow a gay private investigator, Perry van Shrike, AKA "Gay Perry" (Val Kilmer). But when Perry takes Harry along on a simple job for a mystery client, the two witness the disposal of a dead body, and the game suddenly becomes serious.

• Rated R

Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 6-9pm

Piano Bar

While your eating your favorite Bavarian dinner, enjoy the tickled ivories.

Das Bierhaus • Menomonie • 231-3230 •

 Movies

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7pm

23 Days of Filmmaking

Compete to make the best film you can in 23 days! Interested filmmakers meet for a prop and a line of dialogue. You have 23 days to do your filming. All teams get a limited edition ECLIF T-shirt. Public screenings take place in March.

$10 entry fee

Community Television • Eau Claire • 828-6576 •

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7-10pm

Ariaden

Ariaden is a brother and sister duo raised on a small Wisconsin farm whose first union of sounds was in their parent's kitchen with a cassette recorder and various kitchen utensils.

FREE

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

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7pm

East of the River CD Release

Featuring performances from musicians from Gallery 111's promotional album of local music artists, including Ben Teagarden, Savannah Smith, Feathe, The New Audrey, Michael Drabik, Kristen Korkowski and Hannah Schroeder.

FREE

Gallery 111 • Menomonie • 497-8430 •

 Stage

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7pm

Kidz Kabaret

This year’s Kabaret theme is A Musical Voyage. Both the Andante (4-5th grade girls) and Chanson (6-8th grade girls) Choirs will perform songs with a travel or destination theme. In addition, several spotlight acts featuring individual members of the choirs and South Middle School’s Show Choir, “Encore,” will perform.

$5

Delong Middle School • Eau Claire • 839-8877 • info@ecct.org • www.delong.ecasd.k12.wi.us

 Stage

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7-9pm

MHS Improv Show

Join the MHS Improv team for guaranteed night of improvised hilarity. Bring your friends, family, and for one night, let the many troubles of life slip away.

$3

Memorial High School, Little Theatre, 2225 Keith St., Eau Claire 456-4339

 Visual Art

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7-10pm

Syndicate Art Reception

Art reception at the Raw Deal.

Raw Deal • Menomonie • 231-3255 •

 Stage

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7:30pm

Because of Poppy Weisz

What if what you read in the papers isn’t exactly what happened? The relationships between four young New Yorkers and their ties to a grisly Capitol Hill murder magnifies and reflects the obsessive sense of connectedness of the 21st century. This nearly two-hour play is the UWEC Players’ longest student-produced piece since their 2007 resurrection.

$5 students, $7 public, “pay what you feel” January 30

Riverside Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-3727 •

 Stage

Friday, Feb. 5 • 7:30pm

Green Tea

Green Tea’s dynamic, high-energy Irish dance music with a strong infusion of Celtic world-beat and contemporary improvisation. Such is the distinction of their sound, the traditional blended with the new, that it often defies categorization. If you like Flogging Molly and Gaelic Storm you’ll love Green Tea – they will knock your socks off, and that includes socks of all ages.

adults $10, seniors $9, youth (21 and under) $5

Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 715-726-9000 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8pm-2am

Best Sound & Light Show

Request your favorite tunes or sing along.

Finish Line • Eau Claire • 552-2169

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8pm

Feathe + Annie Palmer + Anna Vogelzang

Local all-female folk trio Feathe perform at the Cabin with two singer/songwriters with a common first name, thick with quirk, soul and beauty.

FREE

The Cabin • Eau Claire • 836-4833 • www.uwec.edu

 Stage

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8-10pm

Red, White, and Tuna

Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. It’s the 4th of July and time for the Tuna High School Class Reunion. Everyone will be there, all thirty of them, all played by two actors. A show packed full of fireworks and fun about the town where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.

$39.99-$42.99/dinner and show; $29.99/show only; group and student discounts available

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8-10pm

Team Trivia at the Finish Line: Bar Bingo

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!

FREE • 21+

Finish Line • Eau Claire • 552-2169

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8:30pm

40 Fingers

Four killer voices and forty flying digits on bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, and saxophones fit for dancing.

$2

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

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8:30pm

Big Backyard

A high-energy show filled with modern country hits and some rock favorites fit for dancing.

Free • 21+

Red Parrot, 1700 N. Hastings Way, Eau Claire 832-6431

 Movies

Friday, Feb. 5 • 8:30-10:30pm

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Robert Downey, Jr., stars as Harry Lockhart, a petty thief who tests for a film role as a private detective. To help Harry prepare, his new agent arranges for him to shadow a gay private investigator, Perry van Shrike, AKA "Gay Perry" (Val Kilmer). But when Perry takes Harry along on a simple job for a mystery client, the two witness the disposal of a dead body, and the game suddenly becomes serious.

• Rated R

Davies Theatre, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-3727 • www.uwec.edu

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-2am

DJ/Karaoke

Live DJ and karaoke every Thursday and Friday.

Erwin's 19th Hole • Chippewa Falls • 831-6337

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-2am

DJ/Live Band Nights

C-Zone has either a band or DJ every Friday or Saturday night.

• 21+

Construction Zone Bar & Grill • Durand • 672-9663

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-1am

Dr. DJ Karaoke

Come on down every Friday and belt out some tunes!

FREE • 21+

Bridgewater Restaurant and Pub • Chippewa Falls • 723-6941 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-1am

Karaoke

Belt out the tunes every Friday night.

• 21+

Eisold’s Irvine Bar • Chippewa Falls • 720-1280

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-1am

Late Night Trivia

Stop in for food, drinks and fun every Friday at FRiDAY'S. Test your knowledge on a variety of topics and win FRiDAY'S Gift Cards.

T.G.I. Friday’s • Eau Claire • 830-1424 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-2am

Live DJ

Every Friday and Saturday night features a live DJ playing dance music and free pool.

• 21+

The Happy Hollow • Altoona • 832-2826

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm

Live DJ

Hit the dance floor every Saturday night!

• 21+

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

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-2am

Loopy's Karaoke

Join us every Tuesday through Saturday for karaoke!

• 21+

Loopy's • Chippewa Falls • 723-5667

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-1am

Party Hits Music/DJ John

DJ John playing your favorite tunes and taking requests all Friday night.

FREE • 21+

Pioneer Grill & Saloon • Menomonie • 235-9927 •

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm

Thick Shoe

Thick Shoe has one of the Valley's most electic song lists, comprised of the most electic group of players. Check out their mix of bluesy, funky, nontraditional classic rock.

Free • 21+

Red Zone Sports Bar, 2071 S. Praire View Rd, Lake Hallie 726-3030

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9pm-2am

Wigwam Karaoke

Sing and dance it up every Friday with Karaoke Nick.

• 21+

Wigwam Tavern • Eau Claire • 834-9061 •

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9:30pm

Big Deeks

The Big Deeks are the must see, must listen to, must dance to and the most talked about band in the Chippewa Valley. Their high-energy format showcases a repertoire that ranges from boot-stompin' country to mosh-pit mayhem along with an incredible selection of rock & roll radio hits and their live acts are second to none.

Free • 21+

O'Leary's • Eau Claire • 834-6611 •

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9:30pm

Passing Shadows + Fall For Glory + Purge The Woods + Down the Stairs

Passing Shadows is a local rock alternative rock band that likes to jam hard. Fall For Glory presents a rough punk sound. Purge The Woods is also a local band that plays some progressive/death metal/grindcore music. Opening act Down The Stairs.

Free admission • 21+

Eau Claire House of Rock • Eau Claire • 838-0158 •

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 9:30pm-1:30am

Sea Horse Karaoke

Hop on stage and don't forget the rules: no drinks on stage, no swearing, and absolutely everyone gets the clap!

• 21+

Sea Horse Inn, 2106 N Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10pm

Club Mercury Dance Party

Party at UWEC's on-campus club.

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030

 Nightlife

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10pm-2am

DJ Night

Dance it up every weekend with DJs Al Shannon and Jason Bomb.

• 21+

Doubleday’s Sports Bar and Grill • Eau Claire • 833-2255

 Music

Friday, Feb. 5 • 10pm

The Deedles

Female-fronted rock band with country and indie influences from Emporia, Kansas.

FREE • 21+

The Mousetrap • Eau Claire • 832-8418 • www.myspace.com

 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: Wednesday, Mar. 3
Check with venue for hours.

Chippewa Valley Water Color Artists' Annual Show at Beaver Creek Reserve

Approximately 25 members will show work that they have completed while painting once a month at the Beaver Creek Reserve.

FREE

Wise Nature Center, Beaver Creek Reserve • Fall Creek • 839-0618 • beavercreekreserve.org

 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: Thursday, Feb. 25
Check with venue for hours.

February Artist of the Month: Justin Dancing Hawk

Justin Dancing Hawk exhibits artwork and three-dimensional pieces of soft stone sculptures of alabaster and marble. Often combining the elements of stone, wood and metal, Justin’s work speaks of the organic origin of all we know on Earth.

FREE

Heyde Center for the Arts • Chippewa Falls • 715-726-9000 •

 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