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Issue #228 May 9, 2013

Artist Markets Back in Full Swing

For those who loved picking up treasure with their tomatoes last summer, it’s time to love shopping again. The Artist Market of Eau Claire returns this summer with an extended schedule, running every other Saturday, May 18 through ...

Issue #227 April 25, 2013

Menomonie's Town

The Menomonie Theater Guild will be bringing the famous pantomimed performance of Our Town to the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts on two upcoming weekends.

New Chance to Unwind

Eau Claire native Brad “DJ Unwind” LaBarbera, who is now based in Minneapolis, has had a number of successes in recent years. His downtempo, chillout-style music has been...

Issue #226 April 11, 2013

A Wordy Week

UWEC’s English Fest returns with poetry, prose and more

Local Bro Appearing on the Internet

Dude Morning, a new Web series created by students at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, focuses on college dudes making their way through a hilariously troubled world. Written and directed by Chippewa Valley...

Mixed Media

Raw Deal exhibit melds two artists’ Simple and Strange creations

Twisted Tales

stories explore adolescense, other bizarre happenings

Council Says 'Write On' to Poet Laureate Taylor

he second verse will be the same as the first, at least when Eau Claire’s poet laureate is concerned. On March 26, the Eau Claire City Council voted unanimously to appoint Bruce Taylor to a second term as the city’s preeminent poet.

Issue #225 Mar. 28, 2013

All That Jazz

One of the biggest jazz festivals in the Midwest happens right here in our back yard. Jazz Fest returns this year April 5-7 at locations around the Chippewa Valley. The festival includes performances and classes and brings in hundreds of...

Issue #224 Mar. 14, 2013

Does it Pay to Sell?

How to sustain your community art event: get creative, work hard, and find people who will actually buy art.

Yep, That Pauly Shore is Coming to Town

Pauly Shore is not dead. He’s out of the Army, he’s done with jury duty, and he has finally seen the Leaning Tower of Cheeza. These days, Shore is doing stand-up in intimate club settings throughout the Midwest. Shore, who began his career...

Loud Dreaming

Eau Clairian Betsy Wheeler has been working the verses

Issue #223 Feb. 28, 2013

Honk!

ECCT stages play based on The Ugly Duckling

Film Series Shows 'Fresh' World Viewpoints

FRESH Films is a four part film series at UW-Eau Claire that begins with the film “Chasing Ice.” This film was shot by National Geographic photographer James Balog. For years, Balog recorded glaciers all around the world in order to show how they...

Wildwood Film Festival Taps Local Filmmakers

Getting accepted into a film festival is a high honor for any filmmaker. Why do you think they put all those badges on the front of DVD cases? Now two local films can slap one of those badges on – one that says Official Selection for the 2013...

Joe Neary Seeks Some Kickstarter Cash

Joe Neary leads a trio that defines itself with simple, laid-back guitar and melodic vocals that play a large role within the music. The group consists of UW-Milwaukee graduate Joe Neary on guitar and vocals, UW-Eau Claire graduate Chris Halbauer...

Screen Test

UWEC students, alum collaborate on short flicks

Artswest Brings Range of Talent to L.E. Phillips Library

When was the last time you were in a room with 57 artists? If it’s been too long, then you’re in luck because the venerable ArtsWest annual exhibition at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is about to open. Now in its 34th year, the juried...

Signing Off

Taylor’s term as poet laureate winding down

Issue #222 Feb. 14, 2013

Flamenco Troupe Brings Global Flair to UWEC

UW-Eau Claire’s Artist Series provides members of the community with frequent opportunities to experience various cultures from around the world. On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the campus will play host to the Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company, a group...

One Legit Magazine

Jessi Pizur sees herself as a positive person in a negatively focused media world. It was because of this that she made her new online publication, called LEGIT in Life, reflect this positivity. “I decided to make that the center of the magazine ...

South Middle Schoolers Snag Poetry Honors

Powerful lines like these are what you can expect from the talented students at South Middle School in Eau Claire. Recently, four South students were proud to have the chance to stand out among their peers in the Junior Division of the prestigious...

Here Comes the Cabaret

The air seems to get a little more energetic around the end of February as bands around the Chippewa Valley start channeling their favorite musicians in preparation for Decadent Cabaret. The three-day festival – in its 34th year – showcases ...

Issue #221 Jan. 31, 2013

Ninety-Two Years in a Few Short Stories

Needless to say, the America and Americans of today are radically different than they were in 1921. That was the year that Harold Kringle was born, and the local author takes a look back at how those changes...

Self Help for Self-Publishing Your Book

Local editor and author Rob Bignell has worked with hundreds of writers, new and old, who kept coming to him with concerns and questions about self-publishing. As these questions came again and again, Bignell decided to answer the most frequent in...

Local Music to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

An Eau Claire band may be one of the most selfless music groups out there. Alternative rock group picard announced that it will donate all proceeds from its newly released single “One Moment” towards...

Issue #220 Jan. 17, 2013

Cabaret XXXV

UW-Eau Claire’s annual cabaret celebrates 35 years

Drug Fueled

UWEC Players explore drug culture, sandwiches

Kirkus Reviews shows love for local author’s book

Out of nearly 250,000 self-published books released last year, Kirkus Reviews editor Karen Schechner chose Looking In The Mirror Out as one of the top 100 independent books of 2012. The part memoir, part ...

Chorus of Huskies Converge for Commencement

Eau Claire’s North High School recently turned 50 years old, and to celebrate five decades of education, the school is getting the band back together. Well, more like the choir. North will be celebrating its birthday throughout 2013, and to ...

High Concept

Our Judgment returns with ferocious second album

Issue #219 Dec. 27, 2012

Wynonna to Grace the State

Five-time Grammy award winning country singer Wynonna Judd is coming to the State Theatre. On Friday, April 26, Judd will bring her band, The Big Noise, to the theatre for a brand new, energetic show. Judd started out in the music business with ...

Issue #218 Dec. 13, 2012

The Christmas Village

If you’re thinking your life is missing a hint of magic, check out Monica Holtz’s new book. The Eau Claire author just published her book, The Christmas Village, about the 25th anniversary of the Irvine Park Christmas Village. Through fun rhymes ...

The October Session

Local music juggernaut Brian Bethke is releasing a new recording called The October Session. The new seven-track release officially comes out January 1, but is available now online at BrianBethke.com. The songs are sparse and simple, but ...

Country Fest 2013: Here Comes the Country

Despite the shortening days, we now have something to be looking forward to next summer: Country Fest has announced its lineup for the 2013 iteration of the massive festival. Headliners include Lady Antebellum, Montgomery Gentry, Toby Keith and ...

Issue #217 Nov. 29, 2012

Jazz On Tap

UWEC Jazz I joins forces with Lincoln Center Jazz man

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