Saturday: Clearwater Beerfest

Saturday will see the eleventh installment of the Clearwater Beerfest. This is a beer tasting event featuring 100s of craft beer from the area. Tickets can be purchased at The Coffee Grounds in Eau Claire or online at www.clearwaterbeerfest.com. Transportation available by Right Way Shuttle's Blue Bus. (Hobbs Sports Center, 2300 Spooner Ave., Altoona; Sat. 3-7pm; $30, $25 in advance, free admission for designated drivers; 21+)
DARK STORIES | Scary Storytellers Festival: Join the crowd pleasing Madame Lanita for her original storytelling. Share your own classic and/or original tales. (Kris Winter's Paper Cow Theater, E4970 370th Ave., Menomonie; Sat. 6-8pm; $5)
DARK ARTS | Obscuritas 2010: Obscuritas 2010 Chippewa Valley Dark Art Show will be an evening full of quality macabre, dark mixed/media and fine art pieces from special guest Wisconsin artist Matt Lombard, as well as Matthew Wajek, Amber Russell and Peter Gumz. Due to the graphic nature of these works, attendants must be ages 21+. (Eagle's Club, 2588 Hallie Rd., Chippewa Falls; Sat. 6pm; free; 21+)
DARK THEATRE | Hedwig & the Angry Inch: Hosted by the Menomonie Theatre Guild and featuring the acting prowess of Mis Dee Lovely, Hedwig & the Angry Inch is the story of an 'internationally ignored' rock singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and love. Staged in the form of a makeshift rock concert, roll musical interlaced with outrageous humor, emotional vignettes and glamorous gender-bending excess in the style of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and David Bowie. (Acoustic Café, 102 Main Street West, Menomonie; Sat. 8pm AND midnight; $10 in advance, $12 at door)
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