Education

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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. 15 • 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. 15 • 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. 15 • 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

 Music

Monday, Feb. 15 • 5-6:30pm

Joint Student Recital

Gregory Ellis and Will Horn play the trombone.

Free

836-4954

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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. 15 • 5:30-9:30pm

Maine Potato Basket Class

Quick and easy-to-make, this large bushel-basket style round basket with a handle originally was used to carry potatoes but today is the perfect basket to hold your fleece blankets or throw. Costs include materials and instructor fee. Registration and full payment required by Feb. 1.

$51

Wise Nature Center, Beaver Creek Reserve • Fall Creek • 877-2212 • beavercreekreserve.org

 Education

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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. 15 • 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

 Words

Monday, Feb. 15 • 7pm

Menomonie Reads Panel Book Discussion

UW Stout faculty Mike Levy, Joan Navarre, and Cory Mitchell will lead a discussion of Sherman Alexie's award-winning novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Free

Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie 232-2164 Ext 10

 Education

Monday, Feb. 15 • 7-10pm

Open Drawing

Open Drawing Sessions. Not open during holidays or UW-Stout academic breaks. Bring drawing supplies.

FREE

Applied Arts 303, UW-Stout, 415 13th St E, Menomonie 232-1097

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 15 • 7pm

Poker Night

Every Monday night means its time for some poker.

• 21+

The Happy Hollow • Altoona • 832-2826

 Education  Recreation

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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. 15 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia

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

• 21+

Burly's • Chippewa Falls • 720-9148

 Nightlife

Monday, Feb. 15 • 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. 15 • 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. 15 • 9pm

Karaoke

Karaoke with DJs Nick and Drew.

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

 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: Wednesday, Mar. 10
Check with venue for hours.

For the Love of It

Looking for a great time and a place to buy a fresh painting or two? Aritst Jason Anhorn's new series 'For The Love Of It' is a new series on positive subjects from candy to sexy ladies. Show will be hanging from February 12 to March 10. All paintings will be sold at very reasonable prices. Stop in early to make sure you get the painting you desire.

Free

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

 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, Mar. 8
Check with venue for hours.

Grottoes, Garrisons and Confines

Collages and drawings by Joe Maurer, exploring post-industrial landscape imagery juxtaposed with the strange, fantastic and disastrous.

FREE

Just Local Food • Eau Claire • 577-5564 • justlocalfood.blogspot.com

 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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Mar. 4
Check with venue for hours.

"A Question of Manners" Fine Art Exhibition

The Furlong Gallery at UW-Stout is proud to present visiting artist Will Pergl in the upcoming show 'A Question of Manners.' Pergl’s art is represented by sculpture and drawings reflecting, “trivial systems balanced and braced in structures and form.” Pergl’s artwork is meant to suggest a culture, which seeks order and understanding in the midst of chaos. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

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