Native American Flute Convention

July 18th - 22nd The International Native American and World Flute Association is holding their 2012 International Native American Flute Convention at UW-Eau Claire.

There will be classes and workshops Thursday through Saturday with an afternoon performanace each day.  You will need to register at Noon July 18th at the Haas Fine Arts Center; convention fee is $90.  Registration form here

Evening concerts will be at 7:30PM each evening at Gantner Concert Hall, tickets are $15.  These events are open to the public.

Find out more at the INAFA website Convention 2012

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Summertime Music

You can fill your summer with music in Eau Claire. 

On Thursdays you have two choices.  There is the Sounds Like Summer concert series sponsored by Volume One.  Local bands will preform from 6:30PM to 8:30PM every Thursday night during June, July and August in Pioneer Park.  Check Volume One's website for lists of bands and more Sounds Like Summer  This event is free.

Also on Thursday evenings you can head over to the Sarge Boyd Bandshell at Owen Park and hear the Eau Claire Municipal Band perform show tunes, TV/movie themes, light classical, contemporary, and more. The concerts are every Thursday through August 2nd at 7:30PM, and are free for the whole family.  Learn more about the Eau Claire Municipal Band here

For music on the weekend be at the Haas Fine Arts Center at UW-Eau Claire for their Summer Sounds series.  Enjoy performances by faculty, students and guest on Sundays, June 24th - July 29th, at 2PM.  These events are free and open to the public.  Click here for the concert schedule Summer Sounds

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FATFAR

Celebrate Father's Day with fun on the water! FATFAR - Frenchtown's Annual Tube Float And Regalia - the world's largest one day tubing event, is June 17th Noon to 11PM at Loopy's in Chippewa Falls.

Bring your inner tube, float, canoe, kayak and enjoy a leisurely float down the Chippewa River and end at Loopy's for music, live entertainment and delicious food.  Loopy's has a limited amount of tubes available, so get there early if you need to use one.

Get more details at Loopy's website 723loop.com

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Eat Great Food to Support the United Way

Music and Food will fill the air this weekend!  It's Taste of the Valley to benefit the United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire.

Saturday June 2nd is a free concert by LoCash Cowboys. Gates open at 4:30PM. You must have a ticket to attend the concert - you can pick up tickets at County Jam, the Leader-Telegram and the Livery.  See the event flyer here 

Then Sunday June 3rd is the Taste of Valley from 11AM to 5:30PM. Over 50 foods from local restaurants and vendors for you to try.  Lots of great music all day, and a kids entertainment area too.  Shuttle buses will be running from downtown for this event. See the United Way website for details Taste of the Valley

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Beaver Creek Reserve

The Beaver Creek Reserve, located in Fall Creek, has more than 400 acres of "upland woods, river bottom forests, wetlands, and savannah areas". This beautiful natural area also has a nature center, citizen science center, butterfly house, observatory, youth camp, obstacle course, maple sugar shack, nature store, field research station, and charter science school. With events and activties going year round: bird watching, hiking, archery, skiing, star gazing, butterfly counting, camping and many more, the Beaver Creek Reserve is truly a wildlife treasure worth visiting.

This Sunday, May 20th from 1PM-4PM, is the Bluebird Festival held at the Hickory Hills Golf Course. Enjoy a hike on a Bluebird trail and then get your own Bluebird Birdhouse.  Proceeds will help Beaver Creek Preserver continue it's work on the Bluebird Resoration Project.  See the event poster Bluebird Festival at Hickory Hills

Check out the Beaver Creek Reserve for more upcoming events and activities beavercreekreserve.org

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Big Brew

The Chippewa Valley Better Brewers will host the Big Brew Saturday May 5th from 9AM-Noon at Phoenix Park, joining in with the opening of the Downtown Eau Claire Farmer's Market. Learn from local home brewers how to make beers, wine, cider, soda and mead, and have a taste of some homemade ginger ale.

Check out their flyer Big Brew

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SpringFest

Family fun Friday April 27th to Sunday April 29th at the 2nd Annual SpringFest will be at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairground in Chippewa Falls.

Friday includes a Fish Fry from 5PM-8PM.  Saturday begins with the SpringFest 3 mile run and 2 mile walk through Irvine Park registration form at 11AM and a Kids Fun Run at 1:30PM.  Sunday come see the Car Show Noon-4PM.  All three days include music from great bands including Little Willie and The Twerps and Madison County, plus lots of great food and vendor booths. For the kids games, pony rides, a petting zoo and inflatables.

See the schedule and get a web coupon to save on tickets here springfest-cf.com This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chippewa Falls, and proceeds will go to help the community.

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