5 Big and Bygone Eau Claire Venues

The Eau Claire Auditorium and Armory opened in 1919 at the corner of North Barstow and Galloway streets. It featured a large stage and could seat 2,000. It was designed by Chicago architect George Awsumb ...

Free Lending Library at Artisan Forge Allows You to Try Out Art

A new program to cultivate a community of art buyers in Eau Claire comes at a reasonable price: free. At Artisan Forge, 1106 Mondovi Road, sculptor and gallery curator Bilhenry Walker has organized ...

Convention & Event Center: Local Leaders Are Thinking Bigger

Eau Claire leaders consider a convention center downtown while also boosting the capacity of UW-Eau Claire’s Sonnentag Complex plans

Back in 2012, the Clear Vision civic planning process identified three major facility needs for Eau Claire: a community arts center, a major events center, and a convention center ...

Forging a City

second volume of Eau Claire history explores 20th-century industrial era

Over the past few years, the Confluence Project has spurred the construction of the Pablo Center and Haymarket Landing, helping add to the 21st ...

Passionate Pursuit

skate shop owner's podcast explores how people do what they love to do

The sincerity with which Christopher Johnson said his podcast is going to change the world wasn’t at all inconsistent with the fact that when he said it, he had a Chihuahua stuffed up his ...

Come on City, Light My Fire!

expect Haymarket Plaza flames to be ready by December 6

The Haymarket Plaza outside the Pablo Center and Haymarket Landing proved to be a popular gathering place over the summer. With interactive fountains, colorful lights, and plenty ...

Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?

if you’re seeking Eau Claire’s (possibly) oldest feathered resident, visit Tropic Waters Pet Center

Comfortably housed between chattering lovebirds and a skeptical-looking Grey Parrot nicknamed “The Professor,” a gentle bird from another time sits and enjoys sporadic bursts of attention from the ...

Explosive Production

Menomonie High stages historic Wisconsin premiere of historic play

A new drama by a Texas playwright that recounts an important part of the Badger State’s World War II history will make its Wisconsin premiere in November at Menomonie High School ...

Keep Calm and Listen

concert series puts the emphasis on really listening

With the seasons changing and the weather growing colder, it just doesn’t sound like summer anymore, and Eau Claire locals might find themselves missing warm ...