Easter in Eau Claire County

We hope you get a visit from the Easter Bunny on Sunday. Here's some things you can do while you wait and places to find a yummy breakfast Easter morning.

April 3rd-8th - Head over to the Children's Museum of Eau Claire and decorate easter eggs or draw bunny. Get more information here Children's Museum of Eau Claire: Easter and Earth Day

April 7th - Free Easter Dinner 5PM-7PM at Hope Gospel Mission Men’s Shelter in Eau Claire. You can find them on Facebook or on their website Here is the Easter Dinner Poster

Easter Morning Breakfasts:
7:30AM to 9AM - Faith Lutheran Church in Chippewa Falls.
7:30AM to 8:45AM - Grace Lutheran Church in Augusta.
7:30AM to 10:30AM - Hope Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.
7:30AM to 11AM - St John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.
7:30AM - Lake Street United Methodist Church in Eau Claire.
8AM to 8:45AM - Zion Lutheran Church in Chippewa Falls.
8:40AM at Baptist Evangelical Church in Eau Claire.

Happy Easter from everyone at BuyWisconsinLand.com

Time for Jazz in Eau Claire

The Eau Claire Jazz Festival is just around the corner, March 29th to April 1st.  Special Guest Artists for this 45th annual event include John Patitucci and Andy Martin.

Don't miss these new additions to the Jazz Festival! The Kick Off Party on Thursday 6:30PM-9PM at Stella Blues, a Vocal Jazz Concert Friday 2PM in the Schofield Auditorium at UW Eau Claire, and the "Wake up to Jazz" Brunch Sunday in Porters Restaurant at the Ramada Convention Center.

See the full weekend lineup of events, activities, venues and buy your tickets here Eau Claire Jazz Festival

If you can't wait for next weekend, you can get a head start at the Jazz Festival Art Crawl going on now through April 2nd at the Brent Douglas Artist Gallery, or visit the Acoustic Cafe Saturday March 24th 7PM-10PM and enjoy the Equinox Jazz Group or Wednesday March 28th 7PM-9PM for the Wednesday Night Jazz Session.

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Music, Dance and Comedy

Head out for fun - here are some upcoming performances!

Saturday see Eau Claire's shortest parade at 6:15  in front of the Acoustic Cafe at the 6th Annual St Patrick Day Fundraiser, then enjoy a perfomance of the Shillelagh Lads and Eau Claire Irish Dance.  Free will donations accepted to support WHYS. Get more info here whysradio.org/

On Sunday there is will be a concert by the Wind Symphony and Symphony bands at 2PM at UW Eau Claire.  Special guest will include the Eau Claire North High School Wind Ensemble.  More details here  Wind Symphony, Symphony Band concert set for March 11

And next Friday March 16th don't miss Bill Engvall at the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center.  This performance was rescheduled from February 10th.  Get tickets here Bill Engvall

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Polar Plunge This Weekend

Since the weather has been so nice, why not spend Sunday getting really cold for Special Olympics!

The 2012 Polar Plunge "Freezin' for a Reason" will be February 26th at Half Moon Beach in Carson Park.  You can register on Saturday at Wagner's Bowling Lanes from 3PM-7PM or at the site Sunday from 11AM-Noon.  Plunging is from Noon-3PM followed by a Warm-Up Party at Chuck's on Clairemont from 3PM-6PM.

You can wear a costume or sign up to "Toss your Boss"!  Even if you don't want to jump, raise funds and you can earn a "I was Too Chicken to Plunge" t-shirt.

Get all the details of the event at the Special Olmpics website 2012 Eau Claire Polar Plunge  and follow all the latest updates on Facebook Eau Claire Polar Plunge for Special Olympics 

Eau Claire Band Wins Two Grammys

Bon Iver wins Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. Story by postcrescent.com

Wisconsin-bred band Bon Iver, the indie folk project founded by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, was named best new artist at the 54th Grammy Awards, besting crowd favorite Nicki Minaj as well as a diverse set of performers from electronica, rap and country music.
Full Story Eau Claire's Bon Iver wins Grammy for best new artist

Video: Backstage at the Grammys Justin Vernon

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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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