Calendar

Music

1-3pm Tue. May. 22

Adult Dulcimer Jam

Dulcimer players, all levels, are welcome to attend a casual weekly 'jam' at The Folk Art Emporium. Come when you can.

Folk Art Emporium

Cost: FREE; donations welcome • thefolkartemporium@gmail.com thefolkartemporium@gmail.com

Music

9pm-midnight Tue. May. 22

Artisan Evenings (Open Mic)

Musicians, poets, comics, entertainers, and artists of all mediums, come share, display, or perform your work. Sign-up begins at 8pm. PA system suitable for spoken acts to small combos. Bring your own gear as needed. Savor cuisine from our full…

Pizza Plus

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

6-8pm Wed. May. 23

Larry Past and Al Julson

Unwind Wednesdays at From the Vine Wine Room with acoustic folk and rock. Larry and Al will be playing songs off their current CD "Calling" and select covers. They are frequently joined by various musician friends. From the Vine offers discounts on…

From the Vine Wine Room

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

6-9pm Wed. May. 23

Peter Phippen

Local Grammy-nominated flutist Peter Phippen plays modern and antique Japanese and north Indian bamboo flutes and Native American flutes.

Shanghai Bistro

Cost: FREE

Music

7pm Wed. May. 23

Open Mic at Red Parrot

This Wednesday night open mic is hosted by local songwriters Nancy Olson and Chicago transplant Phil Circle. Sign-up starts at 7pm, and the show begins shortly thereafter. Comedians and full bands are welcome as well as solo performers.

Red Parrot Lounge

Cost: FREE

Age: ages 21+

Music

7-10pm Wed. May. 23

Jambo & Amy M.

Let's add a touch of the Carribbean with Jambo and Amy M., performing laid back rock, country, trop rock and a Jimmy Buffett tribute. Come on out; enjoy a Land Shark, tunes and beach style partyin'.

Red Zone Sports Bar

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

7-9pm Wed. May. 23

Chippewa Falls High School Spring Choir Concert

See contact info for details.

Chippewa Falls Senior High School

Cost: FREE • bucklerc@chipfalls.k12.wi.us

Music

7pm Wed. May. 23

Wednesday Night Jazz Session

Josh Gallagher and guest artists continue our new Wednesday Night Jazz Session that takes place every other Wednesday at the Café. Josh Gallagher plays Piano, Jeremy Beottcher plays Bass and Mike Malone plays Drums. They will be joined by other…

Acoustic Cafe, Eau Claire

Cost: FREE

Age: all ages

Music

5:30-8:30pm Thu. May. 24

Randy & Sue

A relaxed duo featuring Randy Sinz on guitar, bass and vocals, and Sue Orfield on piano and sax. Old country and western and blues.

Foster Cheese Haus

Cost: FREE

Music

6pm Thu. May. 24

Open Mic/Open Comedy

Come on down and rock it.

Stones Throw

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

6pm Thu. May. 24

Open Jam Night at Buddah's

Bring any instrument or play the house instruments (including hand drums and guitars). Comedy and poetry readings welcome.

Buddah's LLC

Cost: FREE admission, $10 unlimited hookah

Stage

8pm Thu. May. 24

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

Music

10am-8pm Fri. May. 25

3M Menomonie Regatta

U.S. Titles Series Championship Runabout and Hydorplane Race. Bands every night rain or shine. Great family fun with great food and cold beer.

Wakanda Park

Cost: FREE Admission to the Public

Stage

7:30pm Fri. May. 25

Spoon River Anthology

Written by Edgar Lee Masters and presented by the Menomonie Theater Guild, learn about and enjoy the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters' home town.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Cost: $6

Stage

8pm Fri. May. 25

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

Music

9pm Fri. May. 25

Howard "Guitar" Luedtke

Local delta blues/blue rock legend rocks My Place.

My Place

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Nightlife

9pm Fri. May. 25

Honky Tonk Friday Night at Whiskey's Grill & Bar

Friday nights at Whiskey's Grill & Bar will be dedicated to some good country feeling featuring either a live band or a mechanical bull from Rockin Bull Entertainment and DJ Phil Tripper from WAXX 104.5. Ride the bull for your chance to win Country…

Whiskeys Grill & Bar

Cost: FREE

Music

9:30pm Fri. May. 25

Sonic Void

4 piece cover band that plays a mixture of hits from the 70s to current rock, and provides a DJ to play before the band starts and during breaks.

O'Leary's Pub

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

9:30pm-1:30am Fri. May. 25

OCD

Red Zone welcomes OCD.

Red Zone Sports Bar

Cost: Free

Age: 21+

Music

10am Sat. May. 26

3M Menomonie Regatta

U.S. Titles Series Championship Runabout and Hydorplane Race. Bands every night rain or shine. Great family fun with great food and cold beer.

Wakanda Park

Cost: FREE Admission to the Public

Stage

2pm Sat. May. 26

Spoon River Anthology

Written by Edgar Lee Masters and presented by the Menomonie Theater Guild, learn about and enjoy the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters' home town.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Cost: $6

Stage

7:30pm Sat. May. 26

Spoon River Anthology

Written by Edgar Lee Masters and presented by the Menomonie Theater Guild, learn about and enjoy the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters' home town.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Cost: $6

Stage

8pm Sat. May. 26

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

Education

9pm Sat. May. 26

Night Sky Public Observing

The Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society (CVAS) hosts public observing at Hobbs Observatory in the Beaver Creek Reserve every clear Saturday from through October. Observing starts approximately one hour after sunset.

Hobbs Observatory

Cost: FREE

Music

9:30pm Sat. May. 26

Sonic Void

4 piece cover band that plays a mixture of hits from the 70s to current rock, and provides a DJ to play before the band starts and during breaks.

O'Leary's Pub

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

9:30pm-1:30am Sat. May. 26

OCD

Red Zone welcomes OCD.

Red Zone Sports Bar

Cost: Free

Age: 21+

Recreation

7am Sun. May. 27

Leinenkugel's Chippewa Valley Century Ride

Bring the whole family, Irvine Park is an ideal setting for a family outing. The ride includes courses of 35-60-75-100 miles are available. The ride will be a full service ride with food and water stops, as well as support vehicles. Brat feed at end…

Irvine Park

Cost: $25 individual/$65 family pre-register, $30 individual/$75 family day-of-ride

Leisure

noon-4pm Sun. May. 27

Really Really Free Market

Come and share food, music, games, art, skills, clothes, a story, a juggling act, books, not-so-random acts of kindness, and anything you can imagine. Practice giving freely and accepting gracefully. No money, no barter, no trade: Everything is free.

Cost: FREE • theycallmecass@yahoo.com

Music

noon Sun. May. 27

3M Menomonie Regatta

U.S. Titles Series Championship Runabout and Hydorplane Race. Bands every night rain or shine. Great family fun with great food and cold beer.

Wakanda Park

Cost: FREE Admission to the Public

Music

1:30-4:30pm Sun. May. 27

Hoots & Happenings: Howard "Guitar" Luedtke

One of our Chippewa Valley’s favorite brags, Howard plays delta blues and beyond. Pondside fishin' and hobo shorelunches available until 6pm.

Bullfrog's Eat My Fish Farm

Music

1:30-4pm Sun. May. 27

Shane Leonard

Shane Leonard plays Appalachian fiddle and banjo while surveying the the finer points of wine tasting, performing dangerous feats, and analyzing seminal drum solos of the 1960s.

River Bend Vineyard & Winery

Cost: FREE

Stage

1:45pm Sun. May. 27

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

Music

5-6:30pm Sun. May. 27

Adult Jam: Music, Dance, Hoops, Actors

Come improvise, create new ideas, play together, or just watch what happens. Open to all abilities and mediums: from actors to hoopers, and folk dancers to guitar players, and flute players to the shower singer. Optional guided warm-up available to…

Banbury Place, Bldg 13 Suite 122

Cost: $0-$5 sliding fee

Age: ages 18+

Music

10pm Sun. May. 27

Mousetrap Open Mic

Hosted by Noel Hanson and Patrick Bedard. Backline and an acoustic guitar will be available. Bring your own gear otherwise.

The Mousetrap

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

1-3pm Tue. May. 29

Adult Dulcimer Jam

Dulcimer players, all levels, are welcome to attend a casual weekly 'jam' at The Folk Art Emporium. Come when you can.

Folk Art Emporium

Cost: FREE; donations welcome • thefolkartemporium@gmail.com thefolkartemporium@gmail.com

Music

6:30-8pm Tue. May. 29

Sue Orfield Band at Tuesday Night Blues

This will be the first show of the season for "Tuesday Night Blues at Owen Park". Sue Orfield Band kicks off this weekly event that runs from May 29 to August 28. This is a family friendly park, and a free event for all.

Owen Park Bandshell/Chippewa River Trail

Cost: FREE

Music

9pm-midnight Tue. May. 29

Artisan Evenings (Open Mic)

Musicians, poets, comics, entertainers, and artists of all mediums, come share, display, or perform your work. Sign-up begins at 8pm. PA system suitable for spoken acts to small combos. Bring your own gear as needed. Savor cuisine from our full…

Pizza Plus

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

6-8pm Wed. May. 30

Larry Past and Al Julson

Unwind Wednesdays at From the Vine Wine Room with acoustic folk and rock. Larry and Al will be playing songs off their current CD "Calling" and select covers. They are frequently joined by various musician friends. From the Vine offers discounts on…

From the Vine Wine Room

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Music

6-9pm Wed. May. 30

Peter Phippen

Local Grammy-nominated flutist Peter Phippen plays modern and antique Japanese and north Indian bamboo flutes and Native American flutes.

Shanghai Bistro

Cost: FREE

Music

7pm Wed. May. 30

Open Mic at Red Parrot

This Wednesday night open mic is hosted by local songwriters Nancy Olson and Chicago transplant Phil Circle. Sign-up starts at 7pm, and the show begins shortly thereafter. Comedians and full bands are welcome as well as solo performers.

Red Parrot Lounge

Cost: FREE

Age: ages 21+

Music

6pm Thu. May. 31

Open Jam Night at Buddah's

Bring any instrument or play the house instruments (including hand drums and guitars). Comedy and poetry readings welcome.

Buddah's LLC

Cost: FREE admission, $10 unlimited hookah

Music

6pm Thu. May. 31

Open Mic/Open Comedy

Come on down and rock it.

Stones Throw

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

Stage

6:30-8pm Thu. May. 31

Classical Ballet Show

Students of the Swan Lake Ballet Studio in Eau Claire will perform a show called "Ballet Dreams". Come watch the talents of the students age 3 to adult in Spanish dances, Temple dances, Swan Lake Ballet, and others.

State Theatre

Cost: $5

Stage

8pm Thu. May. 31

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

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Fri. Jun. 1

54th Annual Eleva Broiler Festival

Eleva's population is about 700 people, but our famous charcoal chicken, live entertainment, and Grand Parade, burnout contest (and much more!) draw in crowds of over 10,000 people. See website for details.

Recreation

11am Fri. Jun. 1

13th Annual Reach Foundation Charity Golf Outing

Your generous participation will help meet the services goals for adults with disabilities, mentally challenged and the children's programs REACH, Inc. is dedicated to provide. 18 holes of golf, 2 carts per 5 person team, registration gift, buffet…

Hickory Hills Golf Course

Cost: $75 prior to May 4, $85 after may 4

Music

6-8pm Fri. Jun. 1

Al Julson and Larry Past

"First Friday" at Obsession Chocolate Lounge and Cafe features the acoustic folk/rock duo Al Julson and Larry Past. Start your weekend on an upbeat as they perform originals and select covers on acoustic guitars and ukulele. Enjoy their harmonies…

Obsession Chocolates

Cost: FREE

Stage

8pm Fri. Jun. 1

Fox on the Fairway

From the author of Lend Me A Tenor comes another laugh riot. The fun centers around Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel Country Clubs as they compete in an inter-club golf tournament. With a sizable wager at stake, ringers, bribes, affairs, and ugly…

Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre

Cost: Dinner and show prices begin at $42.99 (check for reservation times); show only tickets are $32.99 • Group discounts available

Nightlife

9pm Fri. Jun. 1

Honky Tonk Friday Night at Whiskey's Grill & Bar

Friday nights at Whiskey's Grill & Bar will be dedicated to some good country feeling featuring either a live band or a mechanical bull from Rockin Bull Entertainment and DJ Phil Tripper from WAXX 104.5. Ride the bull for your chance to win Country…

Whiskeys Grill & Bar

Cost: FREE

Music

9pm-1am Fri. Jun. 1

RushHeads + Quadrant 4

RushHeads, the hybrid Rush tribute band with members from Eau Claire and abroad are back in Eau Claire joined by the instrumental prowess of Quadrant 4, featuring local guitar legend Ron Lee, with Bruce Behnke, Leif Peterson and Tont Campbell.

Red Zone Sports Bar

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+