You know, a lot of people around here are complaining right now. About the cold. About the snow. About the way their nostril hairs freeze as soon as they step outside. It’s almost as if they’re mad at Wisconsin for ... being Wisconsin. We’re not sure why they live here if it bothers them so much. Maybe they should shut up and move to Canada Mexico.

Luckily, you are not among those people. Luckily, you embrace the cold. You don’t mind seeing your breath freeze. You don’t call a few feet of snowfall a “blizzard." You know how to drive your car up an icy hill. You own real boots. You dress in layers. You, dear friends, are true Wisconsinites. And Volume One has something for you ...

Get ready for some some wintertime snow-cializing at our newest event – Winter After Hours – on Thursdays, 6-8pm, Jan. 14 through Feb. 25 in Eau Claire’s Boyd Park. We’ve teamed up with the city’s Parks and Rec department to host these outdoor winter evenings featuring:

• • Ice skating around Boyd's new, curvy ice loop (with on-site skate rentals)
  • A torchlit snowshoeing path (with on-site shoe rentals from Beaver Creek)
  • Snow sculptures from local, award-winning snow carvers
  • Hot wintertime drinks
  • Winter Kubb play
  • Wintery music
  • A fire pit
  and
  • Boyd Park’s convenient warming house/bathrooms

Winter After Hours is sponsored by Volume One, Eau Claire Parks and Rec, Beaver Creek Reserve, Hillside Dental, Metropolis Resort, Play It Again Sports, Quality Management Services, and That's Adorable. Lots more details here.