Saturday: International Fall Festival
Come downtown Saturday and say 'hi' to our pretty faces as we sell local books and music and stuff from the sidewalk right in front of the Volume One office (17 S. Barstow St.) – it's International Fall Festival! Downtown Eau Claire will host entertainers, musicians, vendors, and much, much more. Parade of nations at 3pm down Barstow. South Barstow comes alive with over 100 different ethnic foods and craft vendors while celebrating the diverse cultural heritage of West Center Wisconsin. Voted #1 Best Festival in the Chippewa Valley (2009) by Volume One Magazine readers. (Barstow Street, downtown Eau Claire; Sat. 10am-6pm; free)
KIDS | Here We Grow Again Children's Consignment Sale: Over 35,000 children's and teen items, including clothes, shoes, toys, books, baby and children's furniture, baby equipment, goody bags and more. (Eau Claire County Expo Center, Hwy 93 S, Eau Claire; Sat. 8am-4pm, Sun. 8am-1pm; free)
MUSIC | John Prine: Score one for the State Theatre! Long considered a songwriter's songwriter, John Prine is a rare talent who writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for. Evidence of this is the long list of songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog. (State Theatre, 316 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire; Sat. 7:30pm; $45)
STAGE | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The Tony Award-winning musical comedy follows six adolescent kids vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. (Grand Little Theater, 102 West Grand Ave., Eau Claire; Sat. 7:30pm-9:30pm, Sun. 1:30pm; $20 adults, $18 seniors, $8 youth/students)
The rest of Saturday here. More of a Sunday person? This link's for you.