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Thursday, Feb. 11 • 6:30pm

Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Join Alice's madcap adventures in Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit, races the Dodo Bird, gets tied up with the Tweedles, encounters a bubble-blowing Caterpillar, and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game! Featuring all the familiar songs and wonderfully wacky characters from the Disney movie!

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 839-8877

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Saturday, Feb. 13 • 11:30am

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Eau Claire Children's Theatre will host the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, Alice, the White Rabbit, and Tweedledum and Tweeledee. Includes lunch, party games, arts and crafts and a ticket to the 1:30pm performance of Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr. Register by Feb. 8.

$24.95 adults, $15.95 kids under 18

Ramada Convention Center, 205 S. Barstow Street, Eau Claire 839-8877

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Saturday, Feb. 13 • 7:30pm

Hypnosis Comedy Show

The only hypnosis show in the Chippewa Valley is guaranteed to be hilarious. $3 from every ticket sold will be donated to the Chippewa Valley Boys & Girls Club. Hypno Dan has performed around the world and has appeared on national TV. Dinner, show and room packages available.

$15, $20 VIP tickets • 18+

Metropolis Resort, 5150 Fairview Dr., Eau Claire (888) 861-6001

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Sunday, Feb. 14 • 1:45-3:45pm

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 •

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Thursday, Feb. 18 • 7pm

Daughters of Africa

Presented by Mixed Blood Theatre and part of Black History Month events at UW-Stout, this performance covers three centuries of history through song. Music includes songs from Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne and Beyonce and highlighting the contributions of 14 historically important figures, including Madame C.J. Walker, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Billie Holliday and Oprah Winfrey.

FREE

Great Hall, Memorial Student Center • Menomonie • 232-2432

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Thursday, Feb. 18 • 7:30pm

Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical

From reading glasses and hair loss to proctology exams, all are lampooned in this funny musical. Everyone will relate to this hilarious, and at times, touching show about the curiosities and inevitability of middle-age. If you bought some Gingko-Biloba, but can’t remember where you put it, you’re ready for MID-LIFE!

$18 adults, $17 seniors, $8 youth/students

Grand Little Theater • Eau Claire • (715) 832-PLAY

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Thursday, Feb. 18 • 7:30pm

My First Time

Four actors. 40,000 true stories. One of them may be yours. My First Time is a new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues featuring four actors in funny and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people—just like you. And now, these true stories and the unique characters in them are brought to life in this acclaimed 90-minute play.

adults $20, box seats $30 • not suitable for young audiences

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Thursday, Feb. 18 • 10pm-4am

Buddah's LLC Open Mic Comedy - Late Night Hookah Lounge

Buddah's LLC of Menomonie is proud to host Mike's Open Mic Comedy Night. Featuring the rough street humor of Seattle's own "Stank Face Mike", this show is not for the faint of heart. Do you have what it takes to make people laugh? Sign up and find out. Free to enter and registration is required by Feb. 16th. Late Night Hookah included with the show.

$5 • 18+

Buddah's LLC - Menomonie, 117 E. Main Street, Menomonie 308-8014

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Friday, Feb. 19 • 9pm

Winter Carnival Comedy Show

Featuring nationally touring comedians Derek Hughes and Rob O’Reilly.

FREE

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030

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Saturday, Feb. 20 • 7:30pm

Sue Foley

Sue Foley sings with a purr-to-growl vocal style. Born and raised in Ottawa, Foley is one of the leading artists in contemporary blues. From 1992–2005, Foley released 11 albums. Her newest release, in 2007, Time Bomb, has solidified her as one of the best in contemporary blues. Foley’s original songs are punctuated by her biting, shiver-inducing lead guitar work.

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Wednesday, Feb. 24 • 8-10pm

Jared Logan

Comedian Jared Logan's contagiously giddy and cartoonish stand-up act has been wowing audiences across the country. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, TBS, and was a featured comic on collegehumor.com. Jared took home the award for Best Comedian at the Chicago Comedy Awards and won the Comedy Idol Competition in Detroit.

Free

UW-STOUT Student Center; Terrace, 302 10th Avenue, Menomonie 232-2432

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Thursday, Feb. 25 • 7:30pm

Menomonie Theater Guild presents The Wizard of Oz

Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dream of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.

$18 adults, $16 seniors/students

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater • Menomonie • 235-0001 •

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Friday, Feb. 26 • 9:30pm-midnight

Comedy with Mr. Head + TBA

Comedy event. It is the great humor of Mr. Head.

FREE • 21+

Big Daddy's Pub, 202 Gibson Street, Eau Claire 835-6000

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Sunday, Feb. 28 • 10-11am

The Life & Times of Louisa May Alcott

Although Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is known primarily as the author of Little Women and its sequels, she was a multi-faceted woman—an activist with an independent spirit, who served as a Civil War nurse and suffrage reformer. Based on Alcott’s novels, letters, and journals, Rose Stephenson brings to life this fascinating Unitarian woman and the times in which she lived.

FREE

UU Congregation, 421 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire 834-0690

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Sunday, Feb. 28 • 1:30pm

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens brings to life the delightfully eccentric aunt and the cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Once among the brightest names in the pre-Camelot social register, these women became East Hampton’s most notorious recluses. The musical tells the hilarious and heartbreaking story of two indomitable women, Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter “Little” Edie.

$12, $3 students

Kjer Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-7529

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Tuesday, Mar. 2 • 6:30-8pm

A Visit with Mark Twain starring Dave Ehlert

Hilarious comedy, timeless humor and nostalgic images are the features of this award winning portrayal of Mark Twain. This heartwarming look at life through the eyes of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are not to be missed.

FREE

Altoona Public Library, 1303 Lynn Ave., Altoona 839-5029

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Wednesday, Mar. 3 • 7pm

Hollywood 2010: An Event Benefiting the Children's Museum of Eau Claire

Deck yourself out in your glittery best, walk the red carpet and pop the champagne because its Hollywood night. Eau Claire's "A-listers" will walk the red carpet, be photographed by the paparazzi, and may be asked "Who are you wearing?". The evening also includes a large screen Academy Awards telecast, live and silent auctions, buffet dinner, dessert bar and more.

$100, $125 VIP

Eau Claire Golf & Country Club • Altoona • 836-8420 •

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Thursday, Mar. 4 • 7-9pm

Midnight at the Starlight

A musical play by Sandra Rose Zenner which tells the story of a group of friends who are in their 50's and enjoy the music of "the 50s." The personalities and relationships of the cast of 13 characters are expressed through Zenner's comedy & original 1950s-flavored songs. The show is directed by Jerry & Carol Way and Wendy Keis.

$10 adults, $9 seniors, $5 students, $15 VIP

Heyde Center for the Arts, 3 S. High St., Chippewa Falls 726-9000

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Thursday, Mar. 4 • 7:30pm

Guys & Dolls

Gamblers Sky Masterson, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Nathan Detroit, and his fiancée of fourteen years, Adelaide, clash with the beautiful Save-a-Soul missionary Sister Sara in the Tony Award-winning hit. The show features classic songs like “Luck Be a Lady Tonight,” “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat,” “If I Were a Bell,” and the title song.

$18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $8 for youth ages 18 and under

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 839-8877

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Thursday, Mar. 4 • 7:30-9pm

ZAP! A play by Paul Fleischman

Zap is a play of small screen proportions where high art meets short attention spans. Seven plays “zap” back and forth at the whim of the audience.

$4 adults, $2 seniors/students

Memorial High School, 2225 Keith Street, Eau Claire 852-6381

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Sunday, Mar. 7 • 12:01pm

GUYS & DOLLS Senior Luncheon

Hosted by the Eau Claire Childrens Theatre, this senior luncheon includes the Ramada’s spectacular Sunday brunch, tax, tip, and a ticket to the 1:30pm matinee performance of Guys And Dolls. Reservations must be made and paid for by March 2.

$24.95 seniors • 60+

Ramada Convention Center, 205 S. Barstow, Eau Claire 839-8877

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Thursday, Mar. 11 • 7:30-9:30pm

Ramada Comedy Night

Comedy Night with two outstanding comics each show. Doors open at 6pm general seating. Food and drink available. Come early for best seating.

$10 adults, $5 students • 18+

Ramada Convention Center, Eau Claire,Wi, 205 So. Barstow, Eau Claire 835-6121

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Friday, Mar. 12 • 7-8:30pm

Osseo Area Community Theatre Presents: The Trailer Court

The Osseo Area Community Theatre presents their third original improvisational comedy, The Trailer Court. Follow the fictional filming of a daytime courtroom reality show whose claim to fame is being the only courtroom show with a cash bar. Come and participate in this interactive show where passing the bar takes on a whole new meaning.

$15, includes complimentary beverage • 21+

The Palladium, 13409 Park Avenue, Osseo 597-3064

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Saturday, Mar. 13 • 1-5pm

Wissota Raptors 4-H Dessert Theater

Silent auction begins at 1pm. The Wissota Raptors 4-H will perform their mini-drama and musical acts beginning at 2pm. All proceeds support the club's many community service, educational, and family based activities.

$5

Chippewa Valley Bible Church, 531 East South Ave., Chippewa Falls 382-4171

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Saturday, Mar. 13 • 7-9pm

Peanut Butter & Gypsy: Belly and Tribal Dancing

The Women's and Gender Equity Center will present Peanut Butter and Gypsy, performing tribal belly dancing to portray the beauty and strength of women dancing together in sisterhood. The Eau Claire troupe melds traditional and contemporary dance creating a compilation of old and new in celebration of life. Donations will be collected at the performance for Bolton Refuge House.

Free

Schofield Auditorium, UW-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire 836-2693

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Saturday, Mar. 13 • 9pm

Daryl Horner + Rio Hillman + Mr. Head

Live Comedy returns to the Buck with Headliner Daryl Horner. He is the founding member of the comedy group Verbally Vicious. He hails from the twin cities & has worked with Louis Anderson & Gallagher. In 2009 he was voted the Sim Magazine Niteclub Entertainer of the year. Opening the show will be Mr. Head & Rio Hillman.

FREE • 21+

Silver Dollar Saloon (aka The Buck), 315 Main Street E, Menomonie 235-9390

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Sunday, Mar. 14 • 1:30-3:30pm

Vanities

This bittersweet comedy chronicles the lives of three Texas girls. In 1963, Joanne, Kathy, and Mary are aggressively vivacious cheerleaders. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronted with their futures. Later still, they reunite in New York where they find out just how much they have in common.

$16 adults, $14 seniors, $8 students

Grand Little Theater • Eau Claire • (715) 832-PLAY

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Tuesday, Mar. 16 • 7-8:30pm

A Cabaret of Consciousness with Gina Citoli

Gina Citoli presents A Cabaret of Consciousness, a new musical for our era. Discover the secret of a shift in consciousness that offers human kind unlimited possibilities. Song, story and humor, Mother Earth has a plan to put our world back into balance. Registration required, deadline: Mar. 12.

$20 in advance

Unity Christ Center, 1808 Folsom Street, Eau Claire 834-0883

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Wednesday, Mar. 17 • 8am

Fanny HIll Comedy Club

Comedy Night at Fanny Hill. In addition, for St. Patrick's day, Fanny Hill offers a St. Patrick's Day menu along with their regular menu. Dining opens at 5pm.

$10

Fanny Hill • Eau Claire • 836-8184 •

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Wednesday, Mar. 17 • 10am

Strega Nona

Based on the children's books by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is the musical tale of a friendly, magical witch who strives to cure the ills of her tiny Italian town, but the town faces real problems when a local lug named Big Anthony uses her magical book for selfish means. With an energetic and tuneful score, this fantastical tale teaches that witches can be good and that you cannot judge a pot by its pasta.

Call 832-2787 for matinee pricing

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Thursday, Mar. 18 • 7:30-9:30pm

Dance Works

Every year UW-Eau Claire puts on a dance show featuring the work of students, with this year featuring several pieces of modern dance, one tap, two jazz, one contemporary ballet, and a contemporary jazz. All of them feature student dancers and all but one feature student choreography. DanceWorks is March 18-20 in Kjer Theatre. – HK Dance Works will be in Kjer Theatre from Thursday March 18th to Saturday March 20th at 7:30 pm. $10 for the public, $8 for seniors and faculty, $6 youth under 18, $5 Eau Claire students.

$10, $8 seniors/faculty, $6 under age 18, $5 UWEC students

Kjer Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-7529

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Friday, Mar. 19 • 8pm

Spectrum Drag Show

Break out your feather boas and your high heeled boots, because it's time for Spectrum's annual drag show.

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030

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Saturday, Mar. 20 • 9:30am

Michael Feldman's Whad'ya Know? (Special Guests: Michael Perry & the Long Beds)

Michael Feldman, the star of the topical radio call-in quizshow, Michael Feldman's Whad'ya Know? brings his 30-year overnight sensation program to Eau Claire, carried by nearly 300 Public Radio International affiliates and has a measured weekly audience of over one million loyal fans.

$30, $25, $20, box seats $35

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Sunday, Mar. 21 • 1-3pm

Vaudeville on the Hill

Vaudeville on the Hill brings back a style of multi-act theatre that flourished in America from the 1880s through the 1920s. The acts were fast-paced, short, and varied, ranging from juggling to jokes and music to mayhem, leaving the audience both entertained and wanting more. This show is aimed at young and old alike, hoping to provide some "good ol' entertainment" to everyone.

Adults $8, Seniors $7, Youth $3

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

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Thursday, Mar. 25 • 7:30pm

Ron White: Behavioral Problems Tour

Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the "Blue Collar Comedy" phenomenon comes to Eau Claire with his new stand-up show Behavioral Problems. He's got two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, a book on the New York Times Best Seller List and CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units.

$48.75

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Friday, Mar. 26 • 7:30pm

The Jungle Book

A first for ECCT, we're pleased to bring this adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale to the stage. Follow the adventures of the man-cub Mowgli with Bagheera the panther, Baloo the bear, Shere Kahn the tiger, and a jungle full of monkeys and other creatures.

$8 youth and seniors, $10 adult

North High School • Eau Claire • 839-8877

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Friday, Mar. 26 • 8pm

Illocal Comedy

Illocal Comedy (JP Fry, Jake Shuda, Jesse Wood) is back in Eau Claire for a one-night only performance at The Grand. Check out improv at its best. Hilarity all around.

$5

Grand Little Theatre, 102 West Grand Ave, Eau Claire 832-7529

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Tuesday, Mar. 30 • 8-10pm

We Can Make You Laugh

This is a three-act, full-length, comedy-game show consisting of an audience participation improv game show, two full sets of stand-up comedy from Jimmy Meritt and Joe Anderson and lastly a chance for audience members to win prizes. Blue Devil Productions at the University of Wisconsin-Stout invites you to the Great Hall for a night of laughs, prizes, and nonstop humor.

FREE

UW-Stout Great Hall, 302 10th Avenue, Menomonie 232-2432

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Thursday, Apr. 8 • 7:30pm

Little Women

Presented by the Eau Claire Children's Theatre. The classic story of the March sisters comes to Eau Claire for the first time as an exhilarating new Broadway musical filled with glorious music, dancing, and heart. This powerful score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache, and hope - the sounds of a young America finding its voice.

$18 adults, $16 seniors, $8 youth

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Thursday, Apr. 8 • 7:30-10pm

Little Women

The classic story of the March sisters comes to Eau Claire for the first time as an exhilarating new Broadway musical filled with glorious music, dancing, and heart. The play embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit.

Youth $8, Seniors $16, Adults $18

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 839-8877

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Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30pm

UW-Stout's University Theatre Presents The Bacchae

The Bacchae is a Greek Tragedy that was written around 406BCE, but still remains relevant to a contemporary audience. Grieg’s adaptation brings a modern sensibility to the text in a very raw and sensual manner. This acclaimed piece of dramatic literature centers on the Greek god Dionysus and his cult of women followers.

$12

Harvey Hall Theatre on the Stout Campus, 721 3rd St. E, Menomonie 232-1431

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Thursday, Apr. 22 • 7:30pm

Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate

The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild presents Cole Porter's great musical comedy, Kiss Me Kate. Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare, the show recounts the backstage antics of two feuding romantic couples during a touring production of "The Taming of the Shrew." Sparkling classic Cole Porter songs abound: "Too Darn Hot", "So In Love" and "Why Can't You Behave?"

$18 adults, $16 seniors, $8 students

State Theatre, 316 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire 832-7529

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Thursday, Apr. 22 • 7:30pm

Kiss Me Kate

Presented by the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild. Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare, KISS ME KATE recounts the backstage and onstage antics of two feuding romantic couples during a touring production of "The Taming of the Shrew." Sparkling with classic Cole Porter songs including "So in Love" and "Too Darn Hot", Kiss Me Kate is musical comedy at its best.

$18 adults, $16 seniors, $8 students

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Thursday, Apr. 29 • 7pm

Menomonie High School Play: Lizard

This season, Menomonie High School proudly presents the U.S. premier of Lizard, written by Alexander Volodin and translated by Sergei Task. Set in the stone age, this tragi-comedy explores the conflict that arises when romance tries to bridge the gap between warring families. Tickets available at the door.

$8 adults, $5 seniors/students

Menomonie High School, 1715 5th St. W., Menomonie 556-0710

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Saturday, May. 1 • 2pm

Church Basement Ladies

Set in 1964, Church Basement Ladies is a celebration of the church basement kitchen and the distinctive women who work there. This musical comedy features four unique characters and their relationships as they organize the food for, and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church facing changes.

adults $32 and $25, box seats $35, youth and student $10

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Thursday, May. 6 • 7:30pm

Mama's Night Out

You don't have to be a Mom to enjoy the hilarious comedy of these ladies. Mama's Night Out features a Southerner, a sassy Brit and a native New Yorker in an eclectic blend of stand-up comedy. Grab a friend and hire a baby sitter.

adults $20, box seats $30, youth and student $10

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

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Saturday, May. 8 • 1-3pm

World Belly Dance Day

World Belly Dance Day is celebrated around the globe. Our goal is to share the art, beauty and power of belly dance, featuring introductory classes, henna temporary tattoos, yarn hair braiding, music, drumming and a performance by Shimmy Sisters of Eau Claire and Samsara of Eau Claire, plus a raffle of various items including Chippewa Valley Renaissance tickets.

Donations accepted, benefiting the Bolton Refuge House

Grand Little Theater, Grand Avenue, Eau Claire 926-4233