Loud Secrets! Open Mic

Clear Water Comedy and the Plus host this new monthly showcase; an open mic for spoken word works like stand up comedy, poetry, live readings, improv, storytelling, and more. Sign up begins at 7pm, and showtime promptly at 7:30pm.

The Venue 209 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages (16+ recommended)

Author Visit-Douglas Kane

Douglas Kane will read from his book "Our Politics". Referencing years of active politics in both Illinois and Wisconsin, this memoir explores and describes the essential nature of our politics, how and why the political power structure has shifted, and how we must deal with it together.

Menomonie Public Library 600 Wolske Bay Rd, Menomonie

Cost: FREE

"Little Faith" Reading & Signing with Nickolas Butler

In this moving new novel, Little Faith, from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when one of their own falls under the influence of a radical church. There will be books available for purchase following the reading.

The Heyde Center for the Arts 3 South High St., Chippewa Falls

Cost: FREE

Beverly Lewis-Book Signing

Award-winning, bestselling author Beverly Lewis will be touring the Midwest in the promotion of her latest release, The Tinderbox, a stand-alone novel set in her beloved Lancaster County and featuring her trademark look at Amish family life. Books will be available for purchase.

Chippewa Falls Public Library 105 W Central St., Chippewa Falls

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Scott Spoolman Book Signing

In Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, science writer Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight state parks and forests where evidence of the state’s striking geologic and natural history are on display.

Chippewa Falls Public Library 105 W Central St., Chippewa Falls

Cost: FREE

Book Discussion: “Monsters in the Hallway”

Join local author Captain Jim Kosmo for discussion of his award-winning book “Monsters in the Hallway.” Kosmo is a national award-winning journalist and author, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot, and former partner of Padelford Riverboat Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. Books will be available for purchase.

Fall Creek Public Library 122 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Chill Sundays with Ghost in the Good Thing

Featuring Ghost in the Good thing at this week's Chill Sundays event. With poetry performances and readings, art from local artists for sale and on display, and three amazing musical performances.

The Venue 209 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire

Cost: $5

Age: All Ages

Local Lit: Off the Page

Readings from various local authors. Local Author, former Eau Claire poet laureate, and Professor Emeritus, Bruce Taylor, has goals to entertain and to expose an audience to a wide variety and diversity of writers from the Chippewa Valley (sometimes beyond): poets, spoken word artists, essayists, fiction writers.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Cost: FREE

Author Meet + Greet: Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook

Join a celebration of all that is Wisconsin cheese. Author Kristine Hansen of Milwaukee will share her new book, Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries. Free cheese samples! Copies of the book available for sale.

The Oxbow Hotel 516 Galloway St., Eau Claire

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

Local Lit: Off the Page

Readings from various local authors. Local Author, former Eau Claire poet laureate, and Professor Emeritus, Bruce Taylor, has goals to entertain and to expose an audience to a wide variety and diversity of writers from the Chippewa Valley (sometimes beyond): poets, spoken word artists, essayists, fiction writers.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Cost: FREE

Poets of the Oak Lair 2019 Reading

The Poets of the Oak Lair (POOL) writing group invites you to our reading of a selection of poems written over the 2018-2019 year. Group members include Jessi Peterson, Lopa Basu, Ashly Curtis, Deb Brown, Jennifer Eddy, Jan Carroll, and Sara Bryan.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Book Discussion: “Anything But Simple: My Life as Mennonite”

On Tuesday, June 4, the Fall Creek Public Library will welcome author Lucinda J. Miller to share information and answer questions about her book “Anything But Simple: My Life as Mennonite,” a memoir about growing up Mennonite in rural Ladysmith. Her books will be available for purchase.

Fall Creek Public Library 122 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages