Valley Museum, 1204 Carson Park Dr. • FREE • 8347871 • This family fair features carnival games and free family games, big bang music, cake walks, spelling and history bees, cotton candy, and, for the second year, a live Civil War Encampment.
FreedomFest Jul. 4, 11am • Wakanda Park, Menomonie
• $1 • 235-9087 • Firecracker run at 8:30am. Live music from Ranger Rudy & the Singin’ Wingtips, the Cutaways and Sassy Magoo, children’s inflatable garden and games, petting zoo, face painting, scavenger hunt, Menomonie’s Got Talent, food and craft vendors, and fireworks at 10pm.
Bingo in the Park Jul. 4, noon-3:30pm • Wakanda Park, Menomonie • $1 entrance fee, $1 per card • Freedom feast bingo with lots of good prizes. Tuesday Blues in Owen Park: Mojo Lemon Jul. 6, 6:30pm • Owen Park, 1st Ave., Eau Claire • FREE • 5774197 • Organized by Chippewa Valley Blues Society, this family-friendly series invites talented local blues musicians to play weekly concerts. Northern Wisconsin State Fair Every Day from Jul. 7 to Jul. 11, 9am-11pm • Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 331 Jefferson Avenue • Adults $7, Kids 6-11 $3, Kids Under 5 Free • 723-2861 • Music by Inpulse, the New North String Band, the Guess Who, Phil Vassar, Chris Young and Rick Springfield. Tickets necessary for main stage events. Also featuring hypnotists, ventriloquists, illusionists, the gaming garage, and an exotic animal show. Exhibits of livestock, crafts, homemaking, education, and 4-H displays. True Blue and Trusted Every Day from Jul. 7 to Jul. 10,
7:30-9:30pm • The Oxford, 1814 Oxford Ave. • 839-8877 • www.ecct.org An old-fashioned boo the villain, cheer the hero melodrama complete with songs, olios, and enough bad jokes to keep you laughing all night long!
63rd Annual Gilmanton Free Fair Jul. 8, ; Jul. 9, ; Jul.
10, ; Jul. 11, • Gilmanton Fair Grounds, Larson Road, Gilmanton • FREE admission • 495-2959 • Annual community festival with carnival, games, softball, pageant, talent show, BBQ cook-off, parade, chicken, nightly bands, tractor pulls, chainsaw carvings and more. If needed, check venue for hours.
Chippewa Falls Youth Baseball Tournament Every Day from Jul. 8 to Jul. 11 • Chippewa Falls Youth Baseball Fields, Chippewa Falls • daleang@sbcglobal.net • 8286296 • See contact info for full details.
Ladies Night Out Jul. 8, 3-8pm • Participating downtown businesses, Menomonie • FREE • 235-2666 • Tonight, round up your girlfriends. While you shop, consider tastetesting some great food (and beverages). 6th Annual Gospel Bluegrass Jamboree Every Day from Jul. 9 to Jul. 11 • S. 8th Street at the future home of the New Hope Assembly of God Fest Grounds, Cornell • see website for prices • 828-5518 • Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the sites and sounds of Christian performers from the stage at the base of the natural amphitheater where any seat is the best seat in the house. RV and tent camping sites are available. Cadott Nabor Days Every Day from Jul. 9 to Jul. 11 • Riverview Park, Cadott • FREE • 289-3338 • Carnival, food booths, mud bog, cattle judging, and beer tent with free nightly music. Friday evening donkey racing. Saturday duck racing and pickled egg eating contest. Sunday garden tractor pull, parade, antique car show, and fireworks. Opening and Dedication of the Stanley Area Historical Society’s New Addition Every Day from Jul. 10 to Jul. 11
• 228 Helgerson Street, Stanley • 644-5880 (Dan), 6445492 (Betty) • The new addition houses a 1906 Cadillac and numerous other interesting exhibits. Grand reopening of the farming and logging building, completely reorganized. Complete program yet to be developed.
Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Jul. 10,
8am-4pm • First Avenue, Eau Claire • $124 a team • (888) 523-3866 • The original Gus Macker Tournament was started in 1974 by Scott McNeal (alias Gus Macker) on his parents’ driveway basketball court in Lowell, Mich., with 18 friends. Since 1987, the Macker Tour has expanded, holding both indoor and outdoor tournaments in over 75 cities and with over 200,000 players and 1.7
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