Events Calendar

6-7pm Thursday Oct. 17

NAMI Chippewa Valley Peer Support Group

A confidential and safe support group open to adults living with a mental illness or concern

Banbury Place Building #2D, Suite 301
Eau Claire

6-7pm Thursday Oct. 17

NAMI Chippewa Valley Peer Support Group

A confidential and safe support group open to adults living with a mental illness or concern

Banbury Place Building #2D, Suite 301
Eau Claire

6-7pm Thursday Oct. 17

Peace of Mind: Mindful Journaling with Aromatherapy

Learn mindfulness practices and restorative writing tips, with the aid of therapeutic-grade essential oils.

Dragon Tale Books
Menomonie

6-7pm Thursday Oct. 17

Walking the Great Wisconsin Glacier

Learn information on the Trail’s glacial past along with ways for individuals and families to get involved.

Augusta Memorial Public Library
Augusta

Outdoors

6-7:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Dark History Trolley Tour

Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre.

6pm and 7:30pm. Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat Sept 27 thru Nov 2

The Local Store
Eau Claire

6-7:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Intro to Analog Collage Art Workshop

Immerse yourself in the hands-on art of analog collage making. Learn the techniques behind this unique art form while creating your own masterpiece.

SHIFT Cyclery & Coffee Bar
Eau Claire

Crafting & Making

6-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Amp Quiz Trivia @ VFW Post 305

Extended food hours, great staff, food, prices, and the best view in town.

VFW Post 305
Eau Claire

6-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Amp Quiz Triva @ VFW Post 305

Play trivia while you enjoy great food, great drinks, an awesome view, and you may even catch a glimpse oftheir resident Osprey's and their new arrivals.

VFW Post 305
Eau Claire

6:15-7:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Chippewa Valley Toastmasters Club Meeting

A learning club for people interested in learning speaking and leadership skills. Club meetings are free and welcome to visitors.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Education

6:30-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Compassionate Friends Support Group

Families who have suffered the death of child, sibling, grandchild or friend and grief has entered your world are welcome to attend.

Dove Health Care, South Building
Chippewa Falls

6:30-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Queen of Hearts

One lucky raffle winner will get 1 chance to turn a card. If its the Queen of Hearst, they win the pot. Pot increases weekly until someone wins.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

6:45-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Reiki Infused Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga involves holding poses for extended periods of time to release tension. Reiki promotes healing and balance.

The Kaleidoscope Wellness Studio
Eau Claire

6:45-8:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Beer Church

An approachable space to talk about faith without losing your mind or sense of humor.

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Spirituality

7-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Chippewa Valley book Festival: "Safe And Sound: Reclaiming Your Life" w/ Mercury Stardust

Mercury specializes in DIY and home maintenance. She'll also share her life story as a trans woman and growing up in a rural WI farming town.

Schofield Hall UWEC
Eau Claire

Words

7-8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Public Planetarium Show

Learn about the skies over Eau Claire and a topic in astronomy in the comfort of the L.E. Phillips planetarium.

UW-Eau Claire Phillips Hall
Eau Claire

Outdoors

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Vampire Trivia at The Lakely

Call to reserve your spot.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

DJ Bingo at On The Rocks

Song clips instead of numbers. Get "Bingo" and win prizes. Wide variety of music genres.

On the Rocks Bar
Chippewa Falls

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

DJ Trivia at VFW Post 7232 Folsom

General knowledge trivia. Play on your own or with friends. Prizes for the top 3. League play available.

VFW Post 7232
Eau Claire

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Amp Quiz Trivia

Fun, free, and top 3 teams win bar cash.

The Old Barn Bar & Grill
Jim Falls

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

TRIVIA NIGHT: Vampires!

From the dark legends of Dracula to the sparkly secrets of modern-day vampires, test your knowledge of the undead through the ages.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

7-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Sam Shovel, Private Eye: Love is Blind

A parody of old timey radio detective dramas. You are the studio audience as Sam tries to crack the case. Special music provided by Sue Orfield & Jordan Cox.

Valleybrook Church
Eau Claire

Stage

7-10pm Thursday Oct. 17

Field of Screams Haunted Trail and Barn

Experience their most frightening Halloween event yet. Proceeds benefit Feed My People Food bank, and youth organizations. Cash, Paypal, and Venmo.

Rockin' T-R Ranch
Eau Claire

Halloween Kids

7pm Thursday Oct. 17

Free Bingo

Doors open at 6 for food. Over $200 given away every Thursday with a possible $500 blackout.

Micon Downtown Cinema
Eau Claire

7:30-9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Dark History Trolley Tour

Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre.

6pm and 7:30pm. Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat Sept 27 thru Nov 2

The Local Store
Eau Claire

7:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

Iam Tongi

Tongi's voice has an old soul, a beautiful rasp, and a light island influence that permeates every song he sings.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Music

7:30pm Thursday Oct. 17

UWEC Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express

Ken Ludwig's clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue, and suspense of Dame Agatha's celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Stage

8-11pm Thursday Oct. 17

Thursday Night Karaoke

Karaoke singers are entered in a drawing to win a $50 Growler Guys gift card.

The Growler Guys
Eau Claire

8pm Thursday Oct. 17

Clear Water Comedy Presents: Dwight Simmons Live

Dwight has been featured on Kevin Hart's LOL, the Bob & Tom Show, 10,000 Laughs, and Milwuakee, Flyover, and West-End Comedy Festivals.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Comedy

9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Live Music: Bumblefist

A high-energy variety band playing the best of the best songs from the past decades. Rock, country, pop – new or old.

Cowboy Jack's
Altoona

Music

9pm Thursday Oct. 17

Bumblefist

A high-energy variety band playing the best of the best songs from the past decades. Rock, country, pop – new or old – if it's good, they play it.

Cowboy Jack's
Altoona

Music

9-11:30am Friday Oct. 18

Free Communication Screenings

Screenings with a licensed certified speech-language pathologist. Registration recommended. Learn about your child's speech sound, language, and hearing.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

9am-3pm Friday Oct. 18

3rd Annual Empower Freedom Conference

Fierce Freedom's conference to equip communities to disrupt cycles of human trafficking & exploitation. Includes session, lunch, refreshments, and more. Guest Speaker line-up online.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

9am-7pm Friday Oct. 18

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Children, Young Adult and Adult books, Audio Visual Materials and More. Saturday Bag Sale First bag $5, Second bag $3, Additional $1.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

Open Houses & Shopping

9:30-10am Friday Oct. 18

Family Storytime

Families and library staff will share 30 minutes of stories, songs, movement and games together.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

10-10:30am Friday Oct. 18

Preschool Storytime

Age-appropriate stories, rhymes, fingerplays, flannels, music, and movement to help your child develop language and early literacy skills.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

10am-noon Friday Oct. 18

Dive into the magic o pumpkins. Explore a fall book, use writing skills to make a pumpkin craft, and embark on a playful pumpkin phonics adventure. It’s going to be a day full of fun, creativity, and pumpkin-themed learning.

Learning Lounge LLC
Eau Claire

11am-1pm Friday Oct. 18

Ready, Set, Science: Family Science Fest Expo

Learn about and celebrate science. Staff, robotics teams, and community organizations will share their passion for science through exploration stations in the lobby.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

12:45-3pm Friday Oct. 18

October STEM (3-5): Build Your Own Bristle Bot

Ever dreamed of building your very own robot? In this hands-on class, you'll be exploring using STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—to learn how circuits work and how batteries make things move.

Learning Lounge LLC
Eau Claire

1-2:30pm Friday Oct. 18

Death Cafe

An informal, open, and straightforward discussion about death. Attendees decide what they want to talk about.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

1:15-2:30pm Friday Oct. 18

Compassion Yoga For MS

Strength connections within your body, activate muscle groups along the spine, improve your breath processes and move energy.

Resilient Spark Yoga
Eau Claire

Fitness

1:30pm Friday Oct. 18

Science Theatre – Fun with Liquid Nitrogen

Learn what happens to everyday materials (balloon, banana, racquetball, etc.) when they get really, REALLY cold by getting dunked into liquid nitrogen.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

5-9pm Friday Oct. 18

Fall Fun at Govin's Farm

Enjoy fall fun in an 11 acre corn maze, pick out a pumpkin from the patch, shoot from the pumpkin cannon, explore the corn maze, a flashlight maze adventure, and more.

Govin’s Farm
Menomonie

Fall Fun

6-7pm Friday Oct. 18

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Books as Passports" w/ Liam Callanan

A dynamic European tour through the pages of his most recent novel, When in Rome, and a very special audiovisual display.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Words

6-7:30pm Friday Oct. 18

Dark History Trolley Tour

Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre.

6pm and 7:30pm. Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat Sept 27 thru Nov 2

The Local Store
Eau Claire

6-10pm Friday Oct. 18

Night Corn Maze

Bring your flashlights for some nighttime fun at Leffel Roots Apple Orchard. Great for families, couples, & groups. Last entrance at 9pm.

Leffel Roots Apple Orchard
Eau Claire

6-10pm Friday Oct. 18

Twisted Tales of Terror Haunted Trail

Govin's Farm hosts a haunted trail. Twisting corn field paths filled with witches, clowns, dolls, zombies, werewolves, and more.

Govin’s Farm
Menomonie