Education

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 8:30am-4pm

Understanding Mental Health

A series of workshops looking at the mental health issues affecting youth, adults and seniors. The cost of each workshop includes lunch, a program manual and instruction.

$109 per workshop

The Florian Gardens • Eau Claire • 836-3636

 Education  Recreation

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9-10:15am

Celebrate Spring with Rejuvenation Yoga

Make a fresh start this spring in a retreat-like setting. Ease your way into a stronger, sleeker body and a positive state of mind. For a doable physical routine you will look forward to and can practice easily anywhere try yoga. Look better, feel better inside and out.

$10

Unity Christ Center, 1808 Folsom Street, Eau Claire 836-0010

 Kids

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 10-10:30am

Menomonie Public Library: Learning Together Story Time

Learning Together Story Time is for children age 1-3 years and their parent or caregiver. Play time begins at 10am.

Menomonie Public Library • Menomonie • 232-2164 •

 Kids

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 10:30-11:15am

Fall Creek Library: Storytime

Each week read stories, play games, sing, and make a craft. Themes vary each week and may include going outside or guest speakers. Storytimes are geared for ages 2-5, but all children are welcome to attend. Feel free to come and go as a younger or diapered child needs. An adult is required to stay in the Library. Registration recommended.

Free

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

 Kids

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 10:40-11:10am

Menomonie Public Library: On My Own Story Time

On my own story time is for children ages 3-5. Fun stories, songs, rhymes and more.

Menomonie Middle School • Menomonie • 232-1673‎ • msd.k12.wi.us

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • noon

Jazz Avengers

Mike Malone and combo will perform at the entrance of McIntyre Library.

FREE

McIntyre Library • Eau Claire • 836-3856

 Kids

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 2-4pm

The Parenting Class

The Parenting Class will cover various general parenting topics in two hours. The class will cover anger management, communication, responsible children, discipline and routines. Please call FRC to register. Registration required, deadline: Apr. 12.

$10

Family Resource Center, 2105 Heights Drive, Eau Claire 833-1735

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 4pm-1am

Girls Night Out

The FRiDAY'S male Bartenders will be slingin' awesome drinks specials just for the ladies. Spin the wheel for prizes, enjoy Karaoke with Shawtown Productions and the Three Olive Bubble Girl Pajama Party (dress in your PJs or prizes, including Victoria's Secret gift cards) starts at 9pm.

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

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 4:30pm

Serving Jazz

Join us at the Community Table for a great night of jazz with Addie Strei.

FREE

The Community Table • Eau Claire • 835-4977 • www.thecommunitytable.org

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 5-6:30pm

Emma Smith, Flute + Jory Tuftin, Cello

A joint student recital.

FREE

Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center, UWEC

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 5-6:30pm

Stephanie Schmidt, Piano

A student recital.

FREE

Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center, UWEC 836-2284 • www.uwec.edu

 Words

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 6-7pm

Beyond the Open Well – Jean Hebert, Author

Jean Hebert is the author of Beyond the Open Well, a novel about child abuse and neglect in a local family. She speak about, sell and sign her book. Book sale proceeds go to support charities. No childcare provided. Registration required as space is limited. Call or e-mail savscoord-fsc@sbcglobal.net.

Family Support Center, 403 High St., Chippewa Falls 726-1138

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7pm-12:15am

Big Band Jazz Night

Big band jazz shows.

$10/adults/seniors/kids/students, $29.99 dinner and show

Fanny Hill • Eau Claire • 864-8184 •

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7-9pm

James Sheeley House: Team Trivia

First through third teams win substantial bar cash. Get a FREE answer for each night's game and sign up FREE for the state league for at teamtrivia.com. Get there early to stake out your spot. Some locations offer a FREE pitcher at half time for "Best Team Name".

FREE

James Sheeley House • Chippewa Falls • 726-0561 •

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7-9pm

Northwoods Brew Pub: Team Trivia

First through third teams win substantial bar cash. Get a FREE answer for each night's game and sign up FREE for the state league for at teamtrivia.com. Get there early to stake out your spot. Some locations offer a FREE pitcher at half time for "Best Team Name".

Norske Nook at Northwoods Brewpub • Eau Claire • 552-0510 •

 Uncategorized

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7pm

Sutherland Hall Auction

Sutherland residents will auction their services to raise money for the Sutherland Hall Council.

FREE

Higherground • Eau Claire • 836-6030

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7-10pm

Wii Bowling

Double elimination rounds with prizes for the winner.

Finish Line • Eau Claire • 552-2169

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30-10pm

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland's premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlingly talented cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one. But this unlikely pairing is the return to a long-standing musical tradition. "Going back to the 1700s," Fraser says, "fiddle and cello made up the dance band of choice in Scotland."

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

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

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30-9pm

Angela Nieman, Soprano

A senior degree recital.

FREE

Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center, UWEC 836-2284 • www.uwec.edu

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30pm

Chippewa Valley Concert Band Concert

The Chippewa Valley Concert Band will perform a dance-themed concert featuring music of a variety of dance styles.

$5 adults, $3 seniors/students

Delong Middle School Auditorium, 2000 W Vine, Eau Claire 597-6609

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30-11:30pm

Open Mic Night/Musician Gathering

Enjoy Eau Claire's newest musician's showcase every Wedneday night. Come network and socialize with other musicians or just take in the scene. Sign up at 7pm (no call-ins please). Hosted by Jeff White. Complimentary drink after performing.

FREE • 21+

The Bottle & Barrel, 208 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire 832-0150

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 7:30pm

The Lowe Family

The Lowe Family has earned the reputation as America's Most Talented Family. Through music, song, and dance, the Lowe Family share their talents to offer an amazing blend of show-stopping classical, Broadway, Irish, jazz, bluegrass, old-time favorites, spectacular dance, 6-part harmony, gospel, and more. Find video, music, and photos at www.TheLoweFamily.com.

all seats $26

State Theatre • Eau Claire • 832-2787

 Stage

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

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 8-10pm

Jazz on the Hill

The Swing Set, a swing-style big band, takes the stage at Fanny Hill playing timeless, classic and exciting dance tunes from the Swing Era. Get out your dancing shoes and boogie-woogie all night long.

$10, includes a $5 meal voucher

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

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm

5 O'Clock Club: Karaoke

Karaoke with DJs Nick and Drew.

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

 Music

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm

Eric Sommer

Eric Sommer plays rootsty, high-energy fingerstyle acoustic and electric guitar, the kind that only a road warrior averaging 200-270 performances per year can offer.

FREE • 21+

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

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-1am

Happy Hollow: Cougar & Kitten Night Karaoke

Don't miss out on Cougar Night Karaoke. Enjoy your favorite Martini or flavored Long Island. Ladies over 30, show ID to receive Martini and Flavored Long Island Specials. And don't forget to come in and sing your favorite song for a chance to win cash.

FREE • 21+

Happy Hollow Tavern, 1628 N. Hillcrest Pkwy, Altoona, WI 832-2826

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-2am

Loopy's: Karaoke

Join us every Tuesday through Saturday for karaoke!

• 21+

Loopy's • Chippewa Falls • 723-5667

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-1am

Party Your Way to Vegas

Sponsored by Miller Lite and Mr. Limo, win a trip for two to Las Vegas, hotel and airfare included and $500 spending cash. All you have to do is party.

FREE • 21+

Maple Lounge • Eau Claire • 829-7413

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-1am

Party Your Way to Vegas

Sponsored by Miller Lite and Mr. Limo, win a trip for two to Las Vegas, hotel and airfare included and $500 spending cash. All you have to do is party.

FREE • 21+

Loopy’s Saloon & Grill • Chippewa Falls • 829-7413 •

 Nightlife  Recreation

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-2am

Roadhouse Dance Party

The mid-week break everyone needs: 2 for 1 drinks from 10p- midnight. The Chippewa Valley's best DJ (as voted by Volume One readers) fires off his set starting at 9p.

Free • 21+

Deweys Roadhouse • Chippewa Falls • 720-6023 • www.deweysroadhouse.com

 Nightlife

Wednesday, Apr. 14 • 9pm-1am

Two Waters Bar: Live DJ with Gong Karaoke

Karaoke hosted by Chippewa Valley Sound Works.

Two Waters Bar • Chippewa Falls • 726-1810

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Apr. 19
Check with venue for hours.

20 oz. Art Show

This exhibit features art from four non-student artists: Douglas Johns, Alizabeth Kaiser, Dan Henning, and William Christensen. They will be presenting works in a variety of mediums, from paintings to sculpture, some of which will be available for purchase. If needed, check venue for hours.

FREE

Gallery 111, 111 East Main Street, Menomonie 497-8430 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, May. 3
Check with venue for hours.

2010 Eau Claire Jazz Festival’s 2nd Annual Art Crawl

Jazz-inspired art will be displayed at Mogie’s Pub, The Livery, Mona Lisa’s, Stella Blues, Avalon Floral, Acoustic Café, UW-Eau Claire campus, The Goat Coffeehouse and Tangled up in Hue. The art crawl provides a visual means to interpret and celebrate jazz music in light of the 2010 Eau Claire Jazz Festival.

Stella Blues • Eau Claire • 836-4092 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Wednesday, Apr. 21
Check with venue for hours.

53rd Annual Juried Student Art Show

Exhibiting the artwork of UW-Eau Claire students as selected by New York based illustrator Yuko Shimizu. If needed, check venue for hours.

Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center, UW-Eau Claire • Eau Claire • 836-2328 • www.uwec.edu

 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

 Education

Event Ends: Thursday, Apr. 15
Check with venue for hours.

Awareness Week

To commemorate Asian Awareness month, the Hmong Stout Student Organization will host a Hmong Awareness Week at UW-Stout for students, staff and the community at large. Come join us as we explore, learn, and celebrate about the Hmong culture. We will hold different activities every evening starting with our kick-off event on Monday night. See contact info for event times.

Free

Memorial Student Center, P.O Box 790, Menomonie 556-5081

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, May. 1
Check with venue for hours.

Deus ex machina Life Cycle in an Industrial Landscape: Göttelborn, Germany

Featuring five Collage Drawings from "Coconut" Joe Maurer. In a post-industrial, post-coal mine Germany, two life forms dominate the terrain: wild-boars and birch trees. The site is an ecological disaster, but it is full of beauty. Joe reflects on this place through a series of collage paintings preserved in beeswax.

Harmony Corner Café • Eau Claire • 838-8760 •

 Kids

Event Ends: Sunday, Apr. 18
Check with venue for hours.

Flippin' Frogs!

Art Activity of the Week: Create a paper frog craft. All week: Make a paper fly, do some frog stamping, plus froggy coloring & activity sheets. Tues.–Sat. 11:15am-12:15pm and Tues.-Sun. 2:30-3:30pm, paint a tree frog.

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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Greens Island Paintings

Featured art for the month of April: Paintings by the music group Greens Island.

FREE

Raw Deal • Menomonie • 231-3255 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, May. 15
Check with venue for hours.

Hairline, Neckline and Family Line

Spearheading Sandy's new monthly art exhibitions is local painter and metalsmith Elizabeth Rose Stingl. Her works include paintings inspired by strands of hair plastered to her bathroom wall and her innovative necklace, ring and earring collections, some of which reimagine her grandmothers’ jewelry into new designs. Refreshments will be provided. If needed, check venue for hours.

FREE

Sandy's Boutique, 115 West Grand Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701 830-5060

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Saturday, Apr. 17
Check with venue for hours.

Magoo Nature Photography

Enjoy the eye of local photographer Jim Backus as he shows his recent wildlife & landscape photography trips from British Columbia and Yellow Stone.

FREE

Benny Haha's • Eau Claire • 833-9950

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Secret Post

Secret Post is a community art project. This display features anonymously designed postcards submitted by members of the Eau Claire community. If needed, check venue for hours.

FREE

McIntyre Library, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire 836-4076

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Thursday, Apr. 22
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Spring Art Show

The 45th Annual Spring Art Show at the Heyde Center for the Arts is sponsored by The Chippewa Herald in cooperation with the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association (CVCA). Original artwork will be on display that includes painting, sculpture, photography, stained glass, mosaics, and other creative art forms.

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

 Visual Art

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

Traces Closing Reception

Senior show displaying artwork from Bryce Caldwell, Megan Harder, and Miranda Haugli.

FREE

Gallery 211 UW-Stout, 13th Ave. E., Menomonie, WI (920) 319-6603

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Watercolors by Terry Meyer

Featuring new works by Terry Meyer.

The Creamery Restaurant & Inn • Downsville • 664-8354 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, May. 7
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Youth Art Month Show

Local students showcase their art. An informal reception takes place Friday, April 9th, 5-7pm.

Eau Claire Area School District, 500 Main St., Eau Claire 852-3000

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 30
Check with venue for hours.

Life Cycle in an Industrial Landscape: Göttelborn, Germany

In a post-industrial, post-coal mine Germany, two life forms dominate the terrain: wild-boars and birch trees. The site is an ecological disaster, but it is full of beauty. Artist Joe Maurer reflects on this place through a series of collage paintings preserved in beeswax.

Harmony Corner Café • Eau Claire • 838-8760 •

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Friday, Apr. 23
Check with venue for hours.

Black & White

This exhibition explores the connections and contrasts between opposites. The work investigates the visual and conceptual use of black, white, and grey through various materials. Exhibiting artists are Daniel Atyim, Tiffany Bailey, Lori Chilefone, Mike Christopherson, Ned Gannon, Jane Herrick, Tom Hollenback, Steve Katrosits, Jason Lanka, Eric Lee, Tiit Raid, Scott Robertson, Sandra Starck and Bruce Warren.

FREE

Eau Claire Regional Arts Center Gallery, 316 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire 832-2787 Ext 101

 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

 Visual Art

Event Ends: Monday, Apr. 19
Check with venue for hours.

Twenty Ounces

Featuring paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture (found object and installation). Artists showing include Douglas Johns, William Christensen, Dan Henning and Alizabeth Kaiser, all UW-Stout Art graduates.

Gallery 111 • Menomonie • 497-8430 •