Wed. Jun. 21
Spend five days and four nights on UW-Stout's campus and create your own interactive virtual world. Work with Stout students and video game design faculty in the School of Art and Design computer labs. Campers will choose from one of the three tracks, Game Design, Interior Design or Studio Art.
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie
Cost: $400
Age: Grades 8 to 12
Wed. Jun. 21
Train with SportsMetrics™ to reduce your risk of injury and enhance competitive athletic performance. Learn proper injury prevention techniques along with jumping drills to gain new insight into fitness and athletic safety. Perfect for all student athletes.
UWEC Campus
Cost: $195
Age: Grades 6-12
Wed. Jun. 21
Students will receive academic instruction in STEM related areas, team building activities, take STEM related field trips, and participate in other fun activities around campus and in the community.
UWEC Residence Halls
Cost: $325 per student
Age: Grades 6-12
Wed. Jun. 21
Introducing campers to CVTC's Drone certificate program, this camp is designed to provide a broad picture of drone fundamentals and theory, drone operations and applications along with drone policy. Each camper will be use CVTC’s drone simulation training software and be able to fly a drone.
Chippewa Valley Technical College 620 West Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire
Cost: $40 (Includes activities, materials & lunch)
Age: HIgh School Students
Wed. Jun. 21
A week of “Lightning McQueen” and “Mater” themed activities to celebrate the release of Disney/Pixar’s film “Cars 3”.
Fairfax Pool 4200 Fairfax St., Eau Claire
Cost: $4.25/Day or Season Pass
7-11am Wed. Jun. 21
Spend the morning searching BCR to record as many breeding birds as possible. Along with contributing to a massive statewide citizen science project, you will have the exciting opportunity to learn how to recognize bird courtship, nesting behavior, and to watch the birds as they prepare for the arrival of their young.
Citizen Science Center - Beaver Creek Reserve S1 Hwy K, Fall Creek
Cost: Advance payment and registration is required. Friends Free, Nonmembers $5
Age: 18+
7:30am-1pm Wed. Jun. 21
Seasonal, locally grown vegetables and fruits, plus baked goods, dairy products, meat, honey, maple syrup, flowers, and more. An art market featuring local artists appears most Saturdays throughout the season.
Phoenix Park Pavilions Riverfront Terr., Eau Claire
Age: All ages
8am-3pm Wed. Jun. 21
Summer Institute has a 40-year tradition of teaching and delighting children across the Chippewa Valley. Your kids will love the variety of activities, and you will appreciate the small classes that promise high quality learning. From art to animals, math to music, stories to science and so much more.
Halmstad Elementary School 565 E. South Ave., Chippewa Falls
Cost: $25 per class for Chippewa Falls district residents, $95 per class for all other students.
Age: Students entering grades K-5
9-10am Wed. Jun. 21
Dance Inspired Exercise for adults of all ages with no dance experience. A meditative experience that builds core strength while easing tension. The class consists predominantly of stretches on the floor. Based on Martha Graham technique.
Dancers Studio 800 Wisconsin St. (Banbury Place, Building 13 - Room 122), Eau Claire
Cost: $40 per month
Age: Adults
9am-noon Wed. Jun. 21
An interactive playhouse where children can bring their parents, grandparents or caregivers for a day of creative, memory-making fun.
Tiny Tots Playhouse 320 S. Wisconsin St., Fall Creek
Cost: $4/child
Age: All Ages
9-10am Wed. Jun. 21
The BookBike is a very small library branch on wheels. You will be able to check out materials, sign up for a library card, get answers to your reference questions, learn how to download digital content and so much more.
Phoenix Park 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: all ages
9-10am Wed. Jun. 21
Come to the Family Resource Center on Wednesdays to discover some fun. Every Wednesday there will be featuring a new themed play group to help your little ones discover what's around them.
Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County 4800 Golf Rd., Suite 450, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: 2-7
9:30am Wed. Jun. 21
Join Mari Carlson for a musical exploration of water: water instruments, water songs, water dances, and more. Each class will last about 45 minutes with time for free play afterwards.
Eau Claire Music School 1620 Ohm Avenue, Eau Claire
Cost: $24 per family, free for families of current ECMS students
Age: Children 1-5 (+Families)
9:30am-noon Wed. Jun. 21
Whether they are panning for gold or hunting for frogs, Earth Detectives enjoy getting their feet muddy as they investigate the forest, prairie, stream, and pond habitats of the Reserve. Get an exciting up-close look at the natural world during their weeklong exploration.
Beaver Creek Reserve S1 County Road K, Fall Creek
Cost: $50-60
Age: Ages 9-11
9:30am-noon Wed. Jun. 21
Nature Nuts is designed to encourage the inherent curiosities of young nature lovers. Daily activities are geared to discovery of the natural world. Adventures may include things like adopting a tree, meeting a Rock Wizard, searching for the elusive pieces of the rainbow and creative art projects.
Beaver Creek Reserve S1 County Road K, Fall Creek
Cost: $50-60
Age: Ages 5-6
9:30am-noon Wed. Jun. 21
Sprouts are given opportunities to expand their knowledge of the natural world. Whether knee deep in a stream, or hiking through the forest communities, Sprouts develop a basis for a lifetime of nature appreciation.
Beaver Creek Reserve S1 County Road K, Fall Creek
Cost: $50-60
Age: Ages 7-8
9:45-11:45am Wed. Jun. 21
Get ready for a morning of music, movement, meaningful messes, munching and lots of exploration of our natural world. Parents and children will work together as they join in group activities and stations designed to encourage exploration, experimentation and fun.
Beaver Creek Reserve S1 County Road K, Fall Creek
Cost: Per day: $10-15; Full Week: $45-60
Age: Ages 2-4
10am-4pm Wed. Jun. 21
Each 4-hours wellness days includes an exercise class, healthy lunch, health-related presentations, and unstructured social time. The goal is to enhance Hmong elders' quality of life by providing programming that reduces social isolation, increases physical and mental health literacy, and improve English proficiency.
Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Mary Marquart Center 1005 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire
10-11am Wed. Jun. 21
Classes are appropriate for beginners with an emphasis on the senior population. Goals of practice include increasing strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, will power, energy level, and finding stillness of the mind.
PRAJNA pilates | yoga | beyond 705 S. Barstow Street, Eau Claire
Cost: $15, or punch card
Age: 18+
10am-5pm Wed. Jun. 21
Susan Phelps-Pearson's work utilizes a multitude of different techniques from traditional painting to large-scale assemblages. For this retrospective, Pearson has selected 80 pieces of art to reflect and celebrate her eighty years as an artist. No cost for admission.
The Heyde Center for the Arts 3 South High St., Chippewa Falls
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
10-11:30am Wed. Jun. 21
Multiple exciting art activity centers offered in our open-air studio space. All parents welcome to assist their children, parents must stay for children 6 and under. Activity changes due to weather and other circumstances may be necessary. Some activities require more than one visit to complete. Pendulum painting, Lego printmaking, weaving, glitter "painting", and clay.
Meadowsong Studios E15501 County Road D, Fall Creek
Cost: $15/session, $65/5 sessions
10am Wed. Jun. 21
In a world of humanoid-animals Buster Moon, a Koala, owns a once-great theater that has fallen on hard times. Facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he takes one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition.
Micon Cinemas Chippewa Falls 475 Chippewa Mall Dr., Chippewa Falls
Cost: $0.25
Age: Rated PG
10am-5pm Wed. Jun. 21
The End of the Year Juried Student Show will be up for the entire summer. This show consists of works in a variety of disciplines and media created by fine art majors from UW-Stout's School of Art & Design. The exhibit can be viewed during the venue's summer hours, by appointment and special events. The show will remain up until September 9th.
Furlong Gallery 178 Micheels Hall, UW-Stout, Menomonie
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
10am Wed. Jun. 21
Selected artists were invited to create art that relates to their personal concept of building bridges. The work displayed in this show will reflect each of the artist’s interpretation of that theme. The group summer show may be viewed during regular library hours.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
10:15-10:35am Wed. Jun. 21
For pre-walkers, starting at birth. Lap rhymes, songs, stories, parachute games, bubbles and social time for parents and tummy time for babies.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: 0-12 months (pre-walkers)
10:30am Wed. Jun. 21
Join the Reading Road Trip Summer Library Program for Wednesday Performances. Tickets are required for entrance. Free tickets are available one week in advance of each program.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire Room 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: Youth
10:30-11:30am Wed. Jun. 21
Enjoy a sweet treat with Wisconsin's very own 70th Alice in Dairyland, Crystal Siemers-Peterman. Kids will get to make tiaras and parfaits while they learn all about Wisconsin's incredible agriculture tradition. Register online.
Children's Museum of Eau Claire 220 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE with Museum membership or admission
Age: All Ages
10:30-11:30am Wed. Jun. 21
Come to the Family Resource Center on Wednesdays to discover some fun. Every Wednesday there will be featuring a new themed play group to help your little ones discover what's around them.
Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County 4800 Golf Rd., Suite 450, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: 2-7
11am-6pm Wed. Jun. 21
Since 2000, this market has seen a remarkable growth in participation and sales. Farmer participation has increased from an average of 3-4 vendors in past seasons to 20 vendors at the peak of the summer harvest. A typical market day this past season had 15-20 farmers selling everything from vegetables to fruit, eggs, meats and handmade crafts.
Menomonie Market Food Co-op 814 Main St. East, Menomonie
Age: all ages
11:30am-noon Wed. Jun. 21
Churning isn't only for those on the farm! CMEC will be making our their spreads all week at the Museum.
Children's Museum of Eau Claire 220 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE with Museum membership or admission
Age: All Ages
noon-3pm Wed. Jun. 21
Use science and street smarts during this week packed with investigation and evidence. From fingerprinting to interrogation, learn techniques real crimesolvers use to crack the case.
Children's Museum of Eau Claire 220 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire
Cost: $60 Members/$80 Non-Members
Age: 3rd-5th Grade
noon-8pm Wed. Jun. 21
Enjoy paintings, drawings, watercolors, crystals, jewelry, prints, photography, sculptures and music from 50 juried artists influenced by Eastern and Western healing modalities inspiring fun and health by seeing beyond what exists and into what could exist.
Galaudet Gallery LLC 618 South Farwell, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
1-4pm Wed. Jun. 21
Try throwing clay on the wheel and then successfully create a bowl with instructor’s and student’s hands guiding the clay in tandem. Choose the glaze for your bowl and we will glaze it for you or return after bisque fire (2-3 weeks) and glaze it yourself.
Meadowsong Studios E15501 County Road D, Fall Creek
Cost: $50 for one child per hour, $80 for 2 kids per hour
Age: All Ages
1-4pm Wed. Jun. 21
A featured project will be presented at 1pm followed by open build invention time. Make hovercraft, launch jets, topple towers and more.
Chippewa Falls Public Library 105 W Central St., Chippewa Falls
Cost: FREE
Age: School age
1-1:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Churning isn't only for those on the farm! CMEC will be making our their spreads all week at the Museum.
Children's Museum of Eau Claire 220 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE with Museum membership or admission
Age: All Ages
1-3pm Wed. Jun. 21
Kids can drop in and make a project to take home. A different project each week. The first will be a Laurel Burch cat. Adults invited to create with a child.
Valley Art Gallery & Gifts 304 N. Bridge St, Chippewa Falls
Cost: FREE
Age: Ages 4-14
1:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Join the Reading Road Trip Summer Library Program for Wednesday Performances. Tickets are required for entrance. Free tickets are available one week in advance of each program.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire Room 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: Youth
4-7pm Wed. Jun. 21
Ager Association members conduct tours in the house and provide background about Waldemar Ager. Owned by the Agers during the first half of the 20th century, the house is a meeting place for members and the general public and is now the repository of a fully catalogued library for research on Nordic languages, cultures, and history.
Ager House 514 W. Madison St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
4-8pm Wed. Jun. 21
Serving pie, ice cream, sundaes, floats, hot dogs, chili dogs, BBQ, potato salad, and baked beans.
St Joseph's Catholic Church 417 W Menomonie Street, Elk Mound
Age: All Ages
4-4:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Churning isn't only for those on the farm! CMEC will be making our their spreads all week at the Museum.
Children's Museum of Eau Claire 220 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire
Cost: FREE with Museum membership or admission
Age: All Ages
4:30-5:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Universal Yoga is an authentic system of yoga. Goals of practice include increasing strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, will power, energy level, and finding stillness of the mind. Classes are appropriate for beginners to seasoned practitioners.
PRAJNA pilates | yoga | beyond 705 S. Barstow Street, Eau Claire
Cost: $15; or punch card
Age: 16+
5-7pm Wed. Jun. 21
Many non-native species such as zebra mussels and Eurasian water milfoil have found their way into Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers, causing severe damage to local ecosystems, industry and tourism. Learn to identify common aquatic invasive species and how you can get involved in preventing, containing, and controlling them in our local waters.
Citizen Science Center - Beaver Creek Reserve S1 Hwy K, Fall Creek
Cost: Advance payment and registration is required. Friends Free and Nonmembers $3
5:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Join Latitude 44 Yoga Studio for the biggest yoga party of the year. Enjoy live music, giveaways, face painting, yoga, and family fun. No experience necessary. Open to all levels of experience, ages, and all abilities. Pre-registration not required.
Phoenix Park 330 Riverfront Terrace, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
5:30-6:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Enjoy the fun of ATS® belly dance with a great group of women in a casual learning environment. Learn the basic belly dance movement techniques as well as playing finger cymbals. Grab a friend and come have a blast sharing this fun activity with other like-minded women.
Dragonfly Dance and Wellness 308 North Barstow, Eau Claire
Cost: $80 for 1st 8 week session
Age: 16+
6pm Wed. Jun. 21
Take home your unique work of art on canvas and a valuable concept to use for future creations. Fresh pizza and local wines available. E-mail to reserve an easel.
Farm to Fork Retreat S193 CO RD BB, Mondovi
Cost: $35
Age: 18+
6:15-7:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
A safe place to sit in silence with a hint of relaxing music while horses watch over a fence. A peaceful place where you can learn and practice being in the present moment.
Equine Inspired Wellness 21837 108th Ave., Cadott
Cost: $20/date
Age: 13+
6:30-9pm Wed. Jun. 21
Head to Cheers Pablo for one of many painting events, or a DIY sign class. No painting experience necessary, just come ready to have fun. More information about available classes online.
Cheers Pablo 2839 Mall Drive, Suite 3A, Eau Claire
Cost: $35 per person, $25 for Kids Under 12
Age: All Ages
6:30-7:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Learn to make music with your friends and family around the warmth of a campfire. Bring along your voice or instrument (or both) and Victoria will lead the group through all the sing-a-long songs you'll need to get started. You'll learn chords and lyrics and work on singing while playing in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
Eau Claire Music School 1620 Ohm Avenue, Eau Claire
Cost: $24, additional friends or family members $10
Age: All Ages
6:30-7:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Wednesday nights are performance nights at the library in the summer! Shows include a Fantasy Corral Petting Zoo, Mixed Nuts Comedy Show, Tom Pease music concert, The Magic of Isaiah, "The Three Little Pigs" puppet Show, and a Duke Otherwise Music Concert.
Altoona Public Library 1303 Lynn Ave., Altoona
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
6:30-8:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Enjoy a fun evening of painting made easy and exciting. A talented social artist will instruct you step by step through recreating the featured painting of the night. Sign up on Facebook, via their website, or text your name, date, and location of the event.
The Paint Shack 2524 Golf Road Suite 2c, Eau Claire
Cost: $35
6:30-8:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Each week the Pure Water Paddlers go to a different spot in the Chippewa Valley. Every level of paddler welcome. Bring your own kayak, canoe or SUP and meet others who enjoy the sport. Life jacket required. Check their website or Facebook page for last minute changes.
Riverview Park Beach Riverview Dr, Eau Claire
6:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
A Wisconsin tradition, everyone should spend at least one night at the beach, watching the Ski Sprites perform on the water. Concessions available.
Lake Altoona County Beach 604 Beach Rd., Altoona
Cost: FREE event admission, but a $3/car Eau Claire county parking permit is required
Age: All ages
6:35pm Wed. Jun. 21
Get to Carson Park and to watch the Eau Claire Express take on the Rochester Honkers.
Eau Claire Express Stadium - Carson Park 702 Carson Park Drive, Eau Claire
Cost: $9 general admission tickets, $11 reserved grand stand tickets, $14 reserved box tickets, $28 fan deck tickets | multi-game packages and group discounts available
Age: All Ages
6:35pm Wed. Jun. 21
Experience the excitement of live baseball as your hometown Eau Claire Express slug it out in historic Carson Park.
June 3, at 7:05m vs. Mankato Moondogs
June 4, at 5:05pm vs. Mankato Moondogs
June 7, at 6:35pm vs. Rochester Honkers
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Carson Park 100 Carson Park Dr., Eau Claire
Cost: $9 general admission tickets, $11 reserved grand stand tickets, $14 reserved box tickets, $28 fan deck tickets | multi-game packages and group discounts available
Age: All Ages
7pm Wed. Jun. 21
4 weeks to qualify then BIG tournament with lots of extra prizes & cash to be won. One free beverage weekly for all players. Test your skills.
Big T's 2007 3rd St, Eau Claire
Cost: $25 buy in; 12 week format
7-11pm Wed. Jun. 21
The Bear Creek Creek Band brings extreme variety and serious fun to Tailgate's Sports Bar & Grill in Eau Claire for an outdoor show featuring their excellent female vocalist Nicole Thomas and covering popular tunes ranging from Lady Antebellum to Lady GaGa.
Tailgates Sports Bar & Grill 1505 N. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire
7:30pm Wed. Jun. 21
Listen to high quality, free entertainment by the oldest musical organization in Eau Claire. From traditional Sousa marches, patriotic melodies, pop, jazz, rock, and soundtracks, there is something for everyone's listening pleasure.
Sarge "Boyd" Bandshell, Owen Park, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
8pm Wed. Jun. 21
The Plus and Clear Water Comedy bring you a new trivia experience that's one part comedy show, one part pub quiz, one part game show. Free to play and all ages welcome.
The Plus 208 S. Barstow St, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
8-9:29pm Wed. Jun. 21
How much do you know about Arrested Development? Prizes will be awarded.
The Plus 208 S. Barstow St, Eau Claire
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
8pm Wed. Jun. 21
Featuring performances by The World Over, Alteras, For Once, Once Around. Doors open at 8pm.
Every Buddy's Bar 19 W. Central St., Chippewa Falls
Cost: $8
Age: 21+
8-10pm Wed. Jun. 21
Oskar Stenmark Quartet explores the music inherited from his ancestors, blended with New York Jazz. Together with bass player Lars Ekman, piano player Alex Pryrodny and drummer Cami Mennitte Pereyra, the quartet makes its first appearance in Eau Claire.
The Oxbow Hotel 516 Galloway St., Eau Claire
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