it’s festival season

NORTHWOODS BLUES FESTIVAL

17-18 JUN

23-25 JUN

23-25 jul

Riverfont Park • Chippewa Falls • northwoodsbluesfest.com

Celebration of blues featuring local and regional acts. Acts include Harrison Street, Chris Bears, John Primer, The Bob’s of Blues, Damon Fowler, JP Soars & The Red Hots, Victor Wainwright and the Train, Mike Zito and Friends.

BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL

Pines Music Park • eau claire • blueoxmusicfestival.com

Bluegrass, Americana, and more, featuring pert near sandstone, old crow medicine show, railroad earth, Punch brothers, and more.

COUNTRY FEST

Country Fest Grounds • cadott • countryfest.com

An annual country musical festival featuring nationally touring acts. This year features headliners Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, and Lee Brice.

ROCK FEST

Rock Fest Grounds • cadott • rock-fest.com

An annual festival of rock music. This year’s headliners are Disturbed, Evanescence, and Shinedown.

21-23 jul 04-06 aug

14-16 jul 29-31 jul 11-13 aug

COUNTRY JAM

Country Jam Festgrounds • eau claire • countryjamwi.com

This year’s Country Jam Features headliners Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, and Cody Johnson among other acts. Offers a variety of festival experiences like general admission, VIP, and on-site camping.

ONE FEST CHRISTIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Northern Wi State Fairgrounds • Chippewa Falls • one-fest.com

The area’s annual Christian music festival, featuring Crowder, Matthew West, Sidewalk Prophets, Mac Powell, Maddie Rey, Tasha Layton, Eagle Brook Music, Austin French, and Tru-Serva.

BLUES ON THE CHIPPEWA

Memorial Park • durand • bluesonthechippewa.com

A free music festival featuring area and regional blues favorites like Pokey LaFarge, Malina Moye, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Hooten Hallers, and more.

ASHLEY FOR THE ARTS

Memorial Park • arcadia • ashleyforthearts.com claire.com/groove-merchants The Groove Merchants Present Jazz with special guests.

Hosted by Ashley Furniture, this massive charity event hosts world-class music, kids activities, arts & crafts fair, family fun, and more. Music lineup features Morgan Wade, Phillip Phillips, Train, Brantley Gilbert, Danielle Bradbery, Night Ranger, and more.

TWO RIVERS Jun. 16, 6-9pm; Jul. 7, 6-9pm; Aug. 18, 6-9pm • Foster’s Fireside, E10934 County Hwy HH, Osseo • FREE • All Ages • (715) 597-6605 • fostersfireside.com Sue Orfield, Randy Sinz, Gregg Wheeler & Tommy Wieseler, play some old country, some swing, some bluegrass, and some made-up-stuff. Enjoy a tasty wood fired pizza and settle in for a cozy, quirky evening of music.

DURAND MUSIC IN THE PARK Fourth

Wednesday from Jun. 22 to Aug. 24, 6-9pm • Memorial Park, 2nd Avenue East, Durand • FREE • All Ages • durandimprovementgroup.org/Events.html BYO lawn chair, and don’t forget your dancing shoes. Homegrown Tomatoes in June, July TBA, and Whitesidewalls in August.

Theatre

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MY LADY TONGUE Jun. 3, 7:30pm; Jun. 4, 7:30pm; Jun. 5, 1:30pm • The Grand Theater, 102 West Grand Ave, Eau Claire • $15 • All Ages • More on Facebook See this romantic comedy in this new original and locally written play about whisky, showbiz, and love.

ECCT: “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE

DAME” Jun. 9, 7:30pm; Jun. 10, 7:30pm; Jun. 11, 7:30pm; Jun. 12, 1:30pm • Pablo Center at the Confluence, 128 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire • $24 adult, $10 youth, $14 student, $20 senior • pablocenter.org Featuring songs from the Disney animated feature, Victor Hugo’s epic story of love and acceptance comes to life on stage. Quasimodo escapes from Notre Dame, only to be treated cruelly by everyone but the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda. As the evil Frollo plots to destroy the gypsies, it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

FORTUNE COOKIES: A ONE ACT

PLAY ABOUT MEMORY LOSS

Jun. 14, 5-7:30pm • Jacob’s Well Church, 989 122nd Street, Chippewa Falls • FREE • All Ages • NWWI-fortune2022.eventbrite.com A one-act play and community conversation on memory loss. Free event includes resource booths and dinner. RSVP required.

CVTG: MATILDA THE MUSICAL Jun. 23, 7:30pm; Jun. 24, 7:30pm; Jun. 25, 7:30pm; Jun. 26, 1:30pm • Pablo Center at the Confluence, 128 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire • $35 adults, $15 youth • pablocenter.org Based on the beloved Roald Dahl book, the Tony Award-winning stage musical Matilda is the inspiring story of a young girl dreaming of a better life as she fights injustices at home and at school.

OLE AND LENA’S FAMILY REUNION

Jun. 28, noon; Jun. 29, noon • The Heyde Center for the Arts, 3 South High St., Chippewa Falls • $27 lunch & show, $15 show only • cvca.net The hilarious antics of Ole, Sven, and Lena during a surprise family reunion. Lunch catered by Bridge Street Brew.

BYE BYE BIRDIE

Jul. 21, 7:30pm; Jul. 22, 7:30pm; Jul. 23, 7:30pm; Jul. 24, 2pm • The Heyde Center for the Arts, 3 South High St., Chippewa Falls • $16 adults, $9 youth • cvca.net The classic musical comedy that offers a loving look at the 1950s, smalltown America, teenagers, and rock & roll.

ECCT PRESENTS: THE LITTLE MERMAID

Jul. 27, 7:30pm; Jul. 28, 7:30pm; Jul. 29, 7:30pm; Jul. 30, 1:30pm, 7:30pm; Jul. 31, 1:30pm • Pablo Center at the Confluence, 128 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire • $24 adults, $10 youth, $15 students, $20 seniors • pablocenter.org Eau Claire Children’s Theatre presents this stage adaptation of the Disney animated classic.