Opening Shots

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Opening Shot | March 5, 2009

Reader Letters

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Reader Letters | March 5, 2009

Instead of going to a local shop to meet people and interact whilst buying things ...

Music

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

An Exaltation of Laarks

Eau Claire indie band Laarks launch their debut album

... Two years later, Laarks finally has their album in hand.

words by Andy Plank

Music

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

The Cloud Hymn

new Amble Down record unleashes the subdued sounds of John Nielson

“Once Kyle (Frenette of Amble Down) got involved, he really took off with it.”

words by Ian Jacoby

Music

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Joining Bondy

tour snags local drummer

2004 Memorial graduate Ben Lester has joined indie folk singer A.A. Bondy.

words by Emma O'Brien

Music

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

The Shortest Sidewalk Parade

annual St. Patty’s Day event features bands, parade, jigs

WHYS Radio teams up with Acoustic Café to bring you the shortest parade around.

words by Aryn Widule

Music

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Jazz Fest Begins at School

Eau Claire Jazz Festival kicks off with events all over

words by Trevor Kupfer

Opening Letters

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Playing Pick Up

trash reflects a throwaway society obsessed with upgrades

I never liked seeing that trash on the sidewalk, but I hate seeing “wireless waste” even more.

words by Kinzy Janssen

Local Look

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

A Mountain of Ambition

Menomonie’s towering taxi service

"If I give your mom or dad a good service, I will be rewarded another way round.”

words by Emma O'Brien

Local Look

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Thanks for Asking | March 5, 2009

Could you tell me about the building on South Barstow where the Midwest Mercantile is?

He died on a business trip to Fargo, which reinforces a long-held belief. Fargo is bad news.

words by Frank Smoot

Local Look

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Rumblings | March 5, 2009

Community Arts Center: several parties are discussing a complex in Eau Claire

A small group has been discussing the possibility of a community arts center for a few years.

words by Trevor Kupfer

Local Look

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Shortcuts | March 5, 2009

About 660 people took part in the Polar Plunge Feb. 22, raising about $97,000.

words by V1 Staff

Local Look

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Police Reports | March 5, 2009

As the king of evil, Satan would probably find more sinister ways to resist arrest.

words by Eric Rasmussen

Stage

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Arts Madness

don’t miss the State Theatre’s 10-10-10-10 promotion

On March 10, from 10am to 10pm, all remaining shows in the theater’s schedule are just $10.

words by Trevor Kupfer

Wider Scope

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Vader Fame

Blame Society founder has Chippewa Valley ties

Yonda/Vader: “It was possibly one of the most thrilling moments of my life.”

words by AJ Hakari

Wider Scope

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Get Out Your Crap: Roadshow to be in Madison

You need cash, right? You have some old crap laying around, right?

words by Eric Rasmussen

Wider Scope

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Ohio State Med Students Learn on Freakin' iPods

Ohio State University’s College of Medicine is giving its students an iPod Touch.

words by Tyler Griggs

Words

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Write by Night

children’s series authors are librarians by day

“Our boys asked us, ‘What do bears eat?’ I didn’t know, so we’d look that up ..."

words by Nicole Humphrey

Thinkpieces

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Connections or Coincidences?

dream experiences force reflection on the unexplainable

She proceeded to tell me that ... she saw auras around people and ... dreamt about a large rock

words by Barbara Tzetzo Gosch

Visual Art

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Open Air Festival Needs Awesome Open Air Artists

The Open Air Festival of the Arts is now accepting applications for its 2009 celebration of art.

words by Tyler Griggs

Visual Art

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Judge & Jury

a judge’s process to award one piece of art from 251

It comes down to pink slips and green slips. Art juror Scott Stulen has a stack of both.

words by Kinzy Janssen

Food / Drink

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

EAT SCENE: Off the Menu

advice for out-of-the-ordinary ordering and cool combinations

Restaurants throughout the Valley have employees inventing the next great culinary creation.

words by Trevor Kupfer & Kinzy Janssen

Food / Drink

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

EAT SCENE: One More Beer and I Gotta Go...

tour some of the best places in the Valley for tasty brews

Now when I get a hankering for polka music, wiener schnitzel, brats, or good beer, I just ...

words by Heather Brunner

Food / Drink

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

EAT SCENE: Dine Local

several restauranteurs look to local producers for ingredients

“It takes more time than opening a catalog and going, ‘OK, we’ll take a case of this ...'"

words by Carrie Weiss

Cinema

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

After 14 Years, Locally Shot Short Film Completed

The divisive subject matter will likely predetermine your response to The Prodigal Son ...

words by Trevor Kupfer

Cinema

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Film Series: Based on the Book

discussion series centers on paper-to-celluloid adaptations

Have you ever found yourself saying, “Well, I think the book was better than the movie?”

words by Briana Krantz

The Rear End

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

I’m so bad with directions, it’s practically almost not even funny

Fact: It will never take you more than twenty minutes to get anywhere in Eau Claire.

words by Mike Paulus

Other Stuff

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Note from the Editor | March 5, 2009

words by Nick Meyer

Other Stuff

Issue #121 March 5, 2009

Return to Little Rock

Civil Rights activist to speak at UW-Eau Claire

Minniejean Brown-Trickey, one of the famous Little Rock Nine, will present her story Mar. 10.

words by Robin Kinderman