Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 10am-1pm

Entrelac Workshop

Learn the ins and outs of working individual triangles and diamonds back & forth. You can turn your piece into a small bag, a classic jibber or keep going and make a scarf. Materials: 200 yds worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles.

$24

Yellow Dog Knitting • Eau Claire • 839-7272 • www.yellowdogknitting.com

 Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 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

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 10:40-11:10am

Menomonie Public Library: On My Own Story Time

On My Own Story Time is for children age 3-5 years old. Fun stories, songs rhymes and more.

Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 2-3pm

Norwegian Mittens

Learn two-handed or single-handed color stranding. See contact info for pattern, materials and registration.

$32

Yellow Dog Knitting • Eau Claire • 839-7272 • www.yellowdogknitting.com

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 2:30-4pm

Intermediate Spanish

Continue learning Spanish by conversing about the news of the day, telling stories and deepening your knowledge of, how do I say what I want to say? Recommended purchase: Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach.

$25 members, $37.50 nonmembers

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

 Education  Recreation

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 2:45-3:45pm

Line Dancing-Beginners

Learn beginning and intermediate basic steps, get some exercise and have fun all at the same time.

$17.50 members, $26.50 nonmembers

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

 Words  Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 3:30-4:30pm

Down the Rabbit Hole

Excited for the new Alice in Wonderland movie? Come to the library to catch a taste of Alice's world for games, prizes, crafts, and a special tea party. "Doormouse" prizes include books and Wonderland-themed goodies. All ages are welcome, but children eight and younger should be accompanied by a guardian or adult. Registration required.

Free

Fall Creek Public Library, 122 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek 877-3334

 Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 4-5pm

Young Athletes Program

The Young Athletes Program (SO-YAP) sponsored by River Source Family Center and Special Olympics invites you to join the fun. Children will learn large motor skills through a specifically developed variety of large motor activities. Parents will take part in discussions regarding the social/emotional development of their children. Registration required, deadline: Jan. 25.

Free • ages 2-7

Northern Center, Head Start Building, Chippewa Falls 720-1841

 Music

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 5-6:30pm

Trumpet Student Recital

Featuring Carl Schroeder and Loren Endorfic.

Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center • Eau Claire • 836-4954 • www.uwec.edu

 Movies

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 5:15pm

Iron Jawed Angels

Katja von Garnier's "Iron Jawed Angels" tells the remarkable and little-known story of a group of passionate and dynamic young women, led by Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and her friend Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), who put their lives on the line to fight for American women's right to vote. This film showing is part of UW-Stout's Women's History Month.

Micheels Hall room 290, UW-Stout, Menomonie

 Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 5:30-7:30pm

Special Children/Special Parents

Join this group of parents in discussing what it means to have a child with special needs in your life. You are not alone. Join us for a potluck dinner from 5:30-6pm and discussion from 6-7:3pm. Childcare provided free of charge.

Free

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

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6-6:45pm

Optimizing Your Health through Chiropractic

What is true health? How does chiropractic work? Can it help me with my problems? All these questions and more will be discussed. Presented by Dr. Tim Gunderson.

FREE

Health 4 Life Chiropractic, LLC • Altoona • 598-4954

 Education  Recreation

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6-7pm

Belly Dance Class

6 Week session - beginning belly dance - Fight the winter blahs with a fun filled belly dance class. No experience necessary. Tone up, stretch and shake away those winter blues with a great group of ladies. Registration required, deadline: Mar. 8.

$52 adults • 18+

Banbury-Dancers Studio, Building 13, Suite 122, Eau Claire 926-4233

 Music

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6-8pm

Live Jazz

Some of the area's best young jazz musicians take center stage at Infinitea Teahouse every Tuesday night. A great experience for those who love jazz or are just looking for something different.

FREE

Infinitea Teahouse, 112 East Grand, Eau Claire 514-1975 •

 Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6-7pm

Teen Brain

Learn more about how teens' brain development may be a factor in those unexplainable moods and behaviors and learn some techniques on how to manage them.

YMCA, call for details 833-1735

 Kids

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6:30-7pm

Children's Story Programs, Winter 2010 - Family Storytime

Enjoy quality family time at our successful evening storytimes for families. Family Storytime will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm. This program is geared for ages two to six, but can be enjoyed by the entire family. Bundle-up and come out, then snuggle-up for stories, movement and more. Pajamas and stuffed animals are welcome.

Free

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

 Movies

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 6:30pm

La Graine et le Mulet

At the port of Sète, Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old has is going through a difficult period in his life and desires escape from it to set up his own restaurant, a seemingly unreachable dream. His family which gradually reconnects to help realize this project.

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

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-9pm

Barley Club: Trivia Night

Pizza & pitcher specials, extended happy hour with drink specials on all beverages 3-9pm.

The Barley Club at Pine Meadow • Eau Claire • 831-9224

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-9pm

Chippewa Valley Blues Society Meeting

New members are welcome. Help support the blues in the Chippewa Valley and all around.

FREE • 21+

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

 Education  Food & Drink

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-8pm

Eating Right From the Ground Up Class

For National Nutrition Month, join Lisa Eierman, Registered Dietitian to discover the foundations of eating right. Learn the latest nutrition recommendations, get ideas and recipes to make a healthful diet work for you and your family.

Free

Festival Foods' 2nd floor conference room, 3007 Mall Dr, Eau Claire 838-1000

 Words

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-9pm

Meet the Author, C.M. Harris

During the March Monthly Discussion Forum, the LGBT Community Center will host Minneapolis author C.M. Harris as she reads from her novel, The Children of Mother Glory, an inclusive GLBT historical saga.

FREE

LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley, 510 South Farwell Street, Eau Claire 552-LGBT

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 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

 Education

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-8pm

Planetarium Show

Each month, UWEC's planetarium presents different programs on an assortment of astronomical topics. Tuesday shows are geared to adult audiences and Saturday shows are geared for children.

$2

UW-Eau Claire Planetarium • Eau Claire • 836-3148 • www.uwec.edu

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-9pm

Sweeney's: Team Trivia

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.

Sweeney’s Bar & Grill • Chippewa Falls • 723-9905

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7-11pm

The Red Zone Sports Bar: Cori-o-kee

Fabulous DJ with karaoke: "Cori-o-kee".

Free • 21+

Red Zone Sports Bar • Chippewa Falls • 726-3030

 Music

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 7:30-10pm

Yid Vicious

The Madison band Yid Vicious was formed in 1995 to ameliorate the lamentable dearth of klezmer in America's otherwise pleasant heartland. Klezmer is Yiddish folk music for dancing and celebrating, and no band has caused more dancing and celebrating than Yid Vicious. Their musical arsenal consists of clarinets, saxophones, fiddle, horn, vocals, guitar, accordian, tuba, drums, and sometimes theremin.

$17 adults, $15 seniors, $3.50 kids under 17/students

Schofield Auditorium, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire 836-2787

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 9pm-2am

Loopy's: Karaoke

Join us every Tuesday through Saturday for karaoke!

• 21+

Loopy's • Chippewa Falls • 723-5667

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 9pm-1am

O'Leary's: Karaoke Night

Head up to the stage three nights a week.

• 21+

O'Leary's • Eau Claire • 834-6611 •

 Nightlife

Tuesday, Mar. 9 • 9pm

Rollback to the 80s

Play 80s themed games like Name That Tune, 20 Questions, Brain Surge & Don’t Forget the Lyrics.

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 16
Check with venue for hours.

Annual Member Art Show

The ACT Gallery will showcase some of the amazing art created in this area of Wisconsin during the past year. Enjoy a diverse selection of many art forms, including paintings, photography, quilts, mosaics, gourds, and more. Meet some of the area’s finest artists and awaken your own creative spirit. The opening of the show is on March 5th (6-8 pm) at SOTA.

Arts Coming Together, Inc. (ACT), 107 Wilson Court, Menomonie

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Mar. 29
Check with venue for hours.

Artists for the month of March – Chippewa Falls High School Aspiring Artists

A collaboration between the Chippewa Falls Area School District and the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association (CVCA) to promote and support young visual artists.

FREE

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 9
Check with venue for hours.

ArtsWest 31

ArtsWest 31, the library's annual juried art show, features 55 works by area artists. The pieces were chosen from more than 150 pieces submitted for consideration. Selections for this year's show were made by Alan William Nugent, owner and curator of the Abode Gallery in Stockholm, Wisconsin. The exhibit can be viewed during normal library hours.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library • Eau Claire • 839-1648 •

 Kids

Event Ends: Sunday, Mar. 14
Check with venue for hours.

Creepy Crawlies!

Art activity of the week: Make a spider with squiggly legs in the Art Studio. All week: Decorate a paper snake with markers, play with creepy crawlies in our sandbox, and make a mouse craft in the activity room. Tues-Sat 11:15am-12:15pm and Tues-Sun 2:30-3:30pm, build a hanging spider with plates and yarn.

$5 • 1+

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

 Uncategorized

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 31
Check with venue for hours.

Curves Annual Food Drive

Help out the hungry in the Chippewa Valley by donating non-perishable food items to Curves Eau Claire. This Curves event has been taking place for over a decade and has been helping the hungry across the nation. From March 8-20th, potential members that bring in a grocery bag of non-perishable food items will earn free enrollment. Check for hours.

FREE

Curves Eau Claire, 1417 S Hastings Way (Just North of McDonalds), Eau Claire 552-8783

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 31
Check with venue for hours.

European Travels by Cheryal Keisler

Photography of Iceland, Germany and Wisconsin by local photographer Cheryal Keisler. If needed, check venue for hours.

FREE

Acoustic Cafe, 505 S Barstow, Eau Claire 836-9409

 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: Tuesday, Mar. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Gallery 111 Member Salon Show

Gallery 111 is proud to present its first Member Salon Show, exhibiting art from Gallery 111’s sustaining artist members and board members. Many different styles and mediums will be represented. The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays during gallery hours.

FREE • all ages

Gallery 111 • Menomonie • 497-8430 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Mar. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Just for Fun

"Just for Fun" art showing of paintings by Anthony Schofield

FREE

Raw Deal • Menomonie • 231-3255 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Tuesday, Apr. 6
Check with venue for hours.

MOIXAXIOM

The Furlong Gallery is proud to present the works of UW-Stout art professor Bryan Ritchie. On a recent sabbatical Ritchie was an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center and traveled across the US and France. Ritchie considers this exhibition to be a collection of opinions derived from social interactions, rituals, influences and memories.

FREE

Furlong Gallery, South Wing, 178 MIcheels Hall, University of WI-Stout, Menomonie 232-2261

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, Mar. 13
Check with venue for hours.

Sorcery and Romance Student Exhibit

The Chippewa Valley Symphony brings back its remarkable, annual exhibit of area art students reworking classically great compositions to the Arts Center Gallery. This year, Eau Claire's elementary schools interpret Paul Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice into visual art.

FREE

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center • Eau Claire • 832-2787 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Mar. 17
Check with venue for hours.

True Individuality-Adornment for the Hand

An exhibition of unique finger rings by prominent metal smiths; atypical in characteristic, cast and fabricated in precious metals in combination with a variety of other materials. If needed, check venue for hours.

Free

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Apr. 1
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“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, Apr. 29
Check with venue for hours.

Paths of the People: The Ojibwe in the Chippewa Valley

Ojibwe oral tradition speaks of life as a circular path, with parents passing on knowledge to children and grandchildren. This exhibit, open Wednesday through Sunday, showcases the challenges each generation of the Ojibwe people has faced, whether at treaty grounds, boarding schools, or boat landings, and how those challenges have influenced what knowledge has been passed down.

Adult $5, Youth $3, Children 6-12 $1, 5 and under free

Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum • Menomonie • 232-8685