Super Breakfasts

Want to start your Super Bowl Sunday right? How about a delicious breakfast to start your day!

The Beaver Creek Preserve in Fall Creek is having a French Toast Breakfast February 5th 8:30AM-12:30PM in the Main Lodge, $6/adults and $3/kids. FREE use of cross-country skis and snowshoes (weather permitting).  In addition the Wise Nature Center is holding a watercolor exhibit, sale and reception in the lower lobby, and the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society will have an open house at the Hobbs Observatory.  beavercreekreserve.org/

In Eau Claire February 5th the St James Knights of Columbus Roundtable is hosting a Super Bowl Breakfast from 8:30AM to 11:30AM in the St James the Greater Parish Hall. Enjoy scrambled eggs, ham, hash browns, biscuits & sausage gravy, cinnamon rolls, coffee, milk, and orange juice. $6/adults, $2.50/kids 5-12 and free/under 5.  Not that hungry? Continental breakfast is just $1.50. stjameseauclaire.catholicweb.com

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Music, Music, Music

If the winter chill is getting to you, lift your spirits with some live music! Eau Claire is filled with beautiful sounds year round - check out this upcoming events.

The Acoustic Cafe presents local musicians each weekend - tomorrow Toby Kane will be performing, Friday enjoy the Easthill Bluegrass Band, and Saturday Brian Bethke will be back with his new CD. Next week Thursday Rod Kinny and Friday Eggplant Heroes.

Cabaret XXIV: Careers - by student performers in Concert Choir, The Singing Statesmen, Women's Concert Chorale, UWEC jazz ensembles and the University Symphony Orchestra - is being held Council Fire Room of the Davies Center, UW Eau Claire January 19th-21st and 26th-28th. Enjoy dinner and the concert, or just the music. See their website for times and tickets Cabaret Tickets

This Saturday the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra will hold a free Family Concert at 2PM in the First Lutheran Church.

Sunday 7PM Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Keb Mo will perform with Andres Osborn at the State Theater.

If you enjoy the sounds of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, check out John Mueller's Winter Dance Party Thursday January 26th 7:30PM at the State Theatre. Tickets are $24 and $28.

The Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony is having a Concerto Competition Saturday January 28th in the Phillips Recital Hall, UWEC Campus at 1PM. For more information about this group, visit their website cvyouthsymphony.org

"Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without" ~Confucius

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Christmas Day Feasts

If you don't want to cook this Christmas Day, you don't need to!

Start out with breakfast at the Altoona VFW Breakfast 9AM to Noon. All you can eat $7/adults and $4/kids. Share your meal with local Veterans!

Around noon time head to Culvers for their Christmas Day Lunch from 11:30AM to 1:30PM. Enjoy chicken, fries, cole slaw, roll, drink and Culver's frozen custard! All are welcome. Suggested donation $5, proceeds go to the Salvation Army and Hope Gospel Mission.

Looking for a bigger meal? Head to Fanny Hill for their Annual Christmas Day Grand Buffet: made to order waffles, omelets, salad bar, homemade pastries, desserts, chef carved turkey and ham, roast beef, chicken, and more. Get the details on their website Fanny Hill

Happy Feasting! And from all of us at BuyWisconsinLand.com, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012.

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the Neighborhood with the Most Holiday Spirit According to MaxPoint Interactive Interest Index 

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Christmastime in the City

Saturday December 3rd Christmastime in the City begins in Downtown Eau Claire. Be sure to join in the fun.

There will be Lunch with Santa in the Greenbriar Room of the Ramada Inn Convention Center. Cost is is $5/person under 18 months/free; this includes pizza, drink, a visit with Santa, and cookie decorating with the Boys and Girls Club members, crafts hosted by Macaroni Kid, and the Swan Lake Ballet Students will perform.  Bring your cameras!

The L.E. Phillips Public Library will have "Make and Take" crafts from 1PM-4PM

Relax on a free horse drawn wagon ride from 1PM-4PM, starting from the corner of Barstow Street and Grand Avenue, then enjoy hot chocolate, cider from Infinitea, treats from Parkside Pie and Ice Cream, and a fire to warm up with in the Four Corners Parking Lot.

At 4PM the Eau Claire Memorial Madrigals will sing carols around the Christmas tree in the Four Corners Parking Lot.  Following will be a dance by the Swan Lake Ballet at 4:20PM.

And the main event - the Christmas Tree Lighting - will take place at 4:30PM

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....."

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If Your Not Hunting This Weekend...

Just in case you won't be in the woods this weekend for the opening of Whitetail Deer Gun Season, or maybe if you're taking a break from the cold, here are a few fun thing to do in Eau Claire.

Down to Earth Garden Center is having Deer Hunters Widow’s Weekend  November 19th and 20th with classes going on all weekend, free Hors d’oeuvres and samples, plus great specials on all Christmas items. 

The Annual Water Street Block Party is November 17th-19th with lots of shopping, food, and fun.

Or head to the Holidaze Arts Festival November 18th and 19th at the Ramada Convention Center. See quality fine art and crafts from over 100 exhibitors  Friday from 3PM to 9PM or Saturday from 9AM to 4PM.

Good luck to all the hunters this weekend and Happy Thanksgiving from BuyWisconsinLand.com

The Art of Woodturning

The Third Annual Wisconsin Woodturners Exposition will bring the best of the area out to show off their skills and raise some money for charity.

This event will be held November 5th 9AM-6PM and November 6th 9AM-5PM at the Plaza Hotel and Suites in Eau Claire. A Silent Auction will be held for supporting the youth outreach and a portion of the proceeds will go to Feed My People.

Enjoy professional demonstrations by Dick Sing, Jamie Donaldson, Jim Anderson, Wade Wendorf, Greg Haugen, Jarrod Stone, Ben Manor and Klaus Zunker. There will be many exhibits and vendors, and a Fiber Arts section.

For the schedule of events check out the Wisconsin Woodturners website 2011 Wisconsin Woodturners Exposition Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/wieauclaire