Food & Drink

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 7:30-10:30am

Pancake Breakfast

We invite you to join us for pancakes, sausage, juice & applesauce. Join us as we listen to our guest speaker, Terrie Hanke, share her experience in the Iditerod Dog Sled Race. Freewill offering. All proceeds go to the Good Shepherd 2010 Summer Youth Mission Trip.

Free

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1120 Cedar St, Eau Claire 834-2959

 Music

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 10am

Hip Hop Worship feat. Agape

Joint hip hop artist Dave Scherer for a morning of hip hop worship at First Lutheran Church.

FREE

First Lutheran Church • Eau Claire • 832-8321

 Education

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 10-11am

Unthinking the Hustler Mind Set

Have you ever stretched your resources by taking them from someone else, represented yourself falsely as a friend, given false offers of cooperation, sisterhood, or brotherhood? Have you ever allowed anyone else to take from you in these ways, and why? What about straight up denial or running a con game – how do our own problematic actions.

Free

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

 Education

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 11am-1pm

Safe Harbor: Alive @ Eleven

What if you could seek or worship God and be able to "talk back"? Safe Harbor aims to inquire about and cultivate a faith with "open table" communion, sharing good or bad news, couches, tables, chairs, cushions, hot/cold beverages, snacks, scarlet letter words of Rabbi Yeshua, feedback, conversation, thought-provoking music, prayer and contemplation.

FREE

Chapel Heights • Eau Claire • 832-2333

 Kids

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 1-2:30pm

Slot Car Racing

Open to all ages. Refer to website for more information.

1st Place Apparel • Chippewa Falls • 723-9070 •

 Stage

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 1:30pm

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

 Stage

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 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 •

 Music

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 2-5pm

Conrad Johns Band

Sign the guestbook and enjoy dancing to one of the finest dance bands in the Midwest.

$8

Moose Lodge • Eau Claire • 834-0311

 Recreation

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 2-5pm

Dancing at the Moose

Find a date and move some feet at the Moose Lodge.

$8

Moose Lodge • Eau Claire • 835-6522

 Music

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 2-5pm

Howard "Guitar" Luedtke and drummer Jim Schuh

Delta Blues Classics, Howard's Original Songs & Rockin' Blues. Howard and Jim have each been performing a variety of live music for more that 40 years.

FREE • 21+

Poo's on the Pond • Chippewa Falls • 723-1266

 Education

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 3-4:30pm

Singing Meditation

Taste the bliss of a song sung deeply into your soul. In Singing Meditation the songs alternate with 2-5 minutes of silent intervals for prayer or contemplation. Songs are drawn from a variety of spiritual paths including Sufi, Christian, Jewish, earth-centered and others. You do not need to be an experienced singer to participate. Facilitator: Ruthie Rosauer.

Free • 16+

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

 Recreation

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 3-5pm

Winter Carnival 2010: Ping-Pong Tournament

Have you got balls of fury?

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-2970

 Music

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 6-10pm

Classic Country Sunday Jam Session

The Valley's Only Classic Country Jam Session. Held the 3rd. Sunday of every month. All pickers and singers invited to sit in, backline provided - please bring yer own axe. Live webcast at sharischippewaclub.com.

Free • 21+

Shari's Chippewa Club, Main Street, Durand 672-8785

 Movies

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 6-8pm

Repo! The Genetic Opera

After an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet, a savior emerges in GeneCo, a biotech company that offers transplants that can be financed. However, when people default on their payments, the Repo Men, GeneCo's surgeon assassins, come to take the organs back. This goth horror-musical stars Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton and Sarah Brightman.

FREE with BluGold ID or International Film Society membership • Rated R

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

 Nightlife

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 7-9pm

Team Trivia at Poo's

Prizes for the top three teams in the form of gift certificates for the host venue, varying from $30, $20, and $10 to $50, $25, $10 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Poo's on the Pond • Chippewa Falls • 723-1266

 Movies

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 8:30-10:30pm

Repo! The Genetic Opera

After an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet, a savior emerges in GeneCo, a biotech company that offers transplants that can be financed. However, when people default on their payments, the Repo Men, GeneCo's surgeon assassins, come to take the organs back. This goth horror-musical stars Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton and Sarah Brightman.

FREE with BluGold ID or International Film Society membership • Rated R

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

 Nightlife

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 9pm

Blingo & Service Industry Night

Every Sunday Night is now home to BLiNGO! Five rounds of prizes with each round having more to win. Final round is a cash jackpot that carries over if nobody wins! Half off drinks for the service industry & happy hour 9-close.

Free • 21+

FRiDAY'S, 4800 Golf Road - Oakwood Mall, Eau Claire 830-1424

 Nightlife

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 9pm-1am

Gong Karaoke

During the popular Service Industry Night, you too can sing like a rock star. If you don't like the song or the way it is sung, gong the singer. But beware ... if you gong someone, you must buy them a drink first!

Whiskey Dick’s • Altoona • 829-3425 •

 Nightlife

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 9pm

Karaoke

Karaoke with DJs Nick and Drew.

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

 Music

Sunday, Feb. 21 • 10pm-2am

The Mousetrap Open Mic

Every Sunday hosted by Evergreen Grass Band. Bring your own guitar, jokes, and talent.

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

 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

 Kids

Event Ends: Sunday, Feb. 21
Check with venue for hours.

Dinosaur Dig!

Art activity of the week: Put together a terrible T-REX in the Art Studio. All week: Paint a dinosaur with watercolors, identify dinosaur toys, and practice those lacing skills in the Activity Room. Special Events: Tues.-Sat. 11:15am-12:15pm and Tues.-Sun. 2:30-3:30pm, dig, pound, scratch, & pry away to discover buried dinosaur fossils.

$5 • 1+

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

 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: 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: 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: Thursday, Apr. 1
Check with venue for hours.

“Mind & Spirit” Artist Exhibit

Featuring Mitchell Spencer's photography and Tiffany Bailey's pottery. Artists’ Reception: February 26, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm.

Free

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, 205 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI 54751 235-0001 Ext 100

 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