Wednesday, April 11

Wednesday, April 11

Thursday, April 12

Donkey basketball show at Colfax High School gym at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are 5 in advance, or 7 at the door. No video cameras allowed.

VFW Post 1039 and Auxiliary meet in Post room, The Great Escape, Bongey Drive, Menomonie, 7 p.m.

Free Alzheimer s Support group, 1-3 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 1306 Wilcox St., Menomonie.

Relay for LIfe team captains roundtable: Menomonie Public Library at 5:30 p.m. For info, call (715) 235-0395 or visit www.acsevents.org/relay/wi/dunncounty.

Friday, April 13

Free milk party and open house 2:30 p.m. at UW-Stout s Chi Lambda Fraternity, 1120 Sixth St., Menomonie. Event geared toward alcohol abuse awareness.

Thrift sale at American Lutheran Homes: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Money goes to Alzheimer s Memory Walk.

April 13-14

Dunn County Humane Society rummage and bake sale at Christ Lutheran Church, 1306 Wilcox St., North Menomonie: Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Drop off donated sale items at church on April 11 from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring baked goods Thursday evening or Friday morning prior to sale.

April 13-15

The Music of Country Legends will be performed by the Spring Valley Community Choir with the help of the Trigger Happy Band and the Over 50s Band at the Spring Valley Theater, 234 S. McKay St.: Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call Cindy at (715) 778-5583 for tickets and reservations.

Saturday, April 14

Rotary Fest, a wine, beer and food tasting adventure, is 6-11 p.m., at Vision Quest Banquet Facility, Menomonie. Event includes door prizes, silent auction, music by The Cutaways and raffles. Tickets are 35 in advance, 40 at the door. Call (715) 505-6330 or (715) 235-6030.

11th annual Northwestern Wisconsin Woodcarvers Expo: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holiday Manor conference center, Menomonie. Free. Hand-carved door prizes every 30 minutes, free seminars, carving contest.

Texas Hold 'em No Limit Tournament benefit at DAV for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) program at noon. Must be older than 21 to play. A 25 donation gets player 2,000 chips. A 35 donation gets 3,000 chips. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top six finalists. Half of proceeds go to PTSD program, other half goes to prizes. Call (715) 235-9085 with questions.

Country dance/potluck at Moose Lodge, 720 19th Ave., Menomonie, 6-11 p.m. Dancing lessons, DJ for 5. Call Pollie at (715) 772-4510.

Free VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) preparation class, 10 a.m. to noon, Morning Star Birth Center, 321 13th St. SE, Menomonie. Registration required by April 11. Call Morning Star at (715) 231-3100 or go online at www.MorningStarBirth.com.

Informational rally about proposed sand mine at Hoffman Hills Recreation Area, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event is rain or shine. Area guides will answer questions. Walking and riding tours of the area, petting zoo for kids, food and beverages.

April 14, 15

Happy Grandparents Model Railroaders sixth annual train show at Menomonie Middle School: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: 5 for adults, 3 for students (age 6-14), free for children younger than age 6, 10 for family of two adults and two students. Bring donation for Interfaith Food Pantry and receive 50 cent discount. Hourly door prize drawings each day. Concessions available.

Sunday, April 15

Spring art festival: The School of the Arts and Arts Coming Together in Menomonie: art auction, dinner, drawings, etc. For info, call Cathy Feuker at (715) 639-2403.

Equine clinic: Balancing Your Horse Inside and Out: Body Work I, II, III, IV — part four is Putting it all together and adding movement, 1-3 p.m. at Refuge Farms, Hwy 29 Spring Valley. Cost is 35 per session ( 10 donated to the rescue). Register thru docsfarm@baldwin-telecom.net or call (715) 698-3235. Cash or check only. Payment at the door. Dress for weather in unheated barn. If bad weather, class is cancelled.

Heritage Sunday: Museums, Zoos and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin: 1:30 a.m. Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum, 1820 Wakanda St., Menomonie.

Monday, April 16

Centennial celebration of the UW-Stout Library Learning Center, 3 p.m., Library Learning Center.

A Captain Underpants party — Menomonie Public Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Activities and games are geared for grades 2-5. Event is free. Registration required. Stop at children s dept. desk, call youth services at (715) 232-2164, ext. 16, or e-mail mplchildren@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Tuesday, April 17

Free blood pressure screening, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Medicine Shoppe, 1232 North Broadway, Menomonie. Call (715) 235-4235 for details.

Boogie N Boots line dancers meet at Moose Lodge, 720 19th Ave., Menomonie: beginners meet at 6:30 p.m. Cost is 5. Call Pollie at (715) 772-4510.

Annual spring salad buffet luncheon at St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Menomonie: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: 5/adults, 2/children age 12 and younger. Menu: main hot dish, many salads, dinner rolls, dessert and beverage. Quilt show/sale, door prizes.

One in Four, a group of men working to end rape, present at 6 p.m. in room 210, Applied Arts building at UW-Stout. Free.

Hate Speech topic at 5 p.m., in Ballroom B of Memorial Student Center, UW-Stout, moderated by Prof. Tim Shiell, author of Campus Hate Speech on Trial.

Sloppy Joe all-you-can-eat dinner: 5-7 p.m. at Menomonie Leisure Center, 1412 Sixth Ave. UW-Stout sorority (Sigma, Sigma Sigma) hosts meal to benefit Tri Sigma Foundation. Tickets are 6 at the door. Pop, water provided.

Wednesday, April 18

Free breastfeeding education and support: 7-9 p.m., Education Center, RCMC. Registration required. Call (715) 233-7464 or go online at www.rcmc-mhs.org.

April 18-21

A New Brain, the off-Broadway musical, at Harvey Hall, UW-Stout, 7:30 p.m. Get tickets ( 10) at Memorial Student Center service desk or by calling (715) 232-1431, or get them at Harvey Hall lobby box office on day of show.

Ongoing Events

Arts Coming Together (ACT) members art show thru Sunday, April 22, at School of the Arts Gallery, 107 Wilson Court, Menomonie: Friday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday night leisurely bike rides in April start at 6:30 p.m. at Bad Cat Bicycles, 327 E Main St., Menomonie. Route will vary from week to week. Open to all levels of riders. For more info, e-mail badcatbiculces@wwt.net or call (715) 231-2453(BIKE).

Free individualized help in academic and employability skill areas at Academic Service Center, CVTC, 403 Technology Drive East, Menomonie, runs through May 11. Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Call (715) 233-5344 for info.

Tai chi, for any age, Shirley Doane Senior Center in Menomonie, Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. For info, call teacher Bill Broughton at (715) 235-3263.

Art shows at UW-Stout s Furlong Gallery — thru April 27: Prometheus and Foundations exhibition — student art. (Reception Friday, April 20, 3-6 p.m.)

Strengthening families workshop, Tuesdays, thru April 17, 5:30-8 p.m., Menomonie United Methodist Church. Free dinner and childcare provided. Event is for parents, guardians, caregivers and youth ages 10-14. For more info, call Jamie Lawrence-Olson at Positive Alternatives, Inc., (715) 235-9552.

Wilson Place open Fridays and Saturdays: 1-5 p.m. Tours at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. or anytime by appointment. Call (715) 235-2283. Visit www.wilsonplace.org.

Bingo on Thursdays at the Moose Lodge, 720 19th Ave. east, Menomonie. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Bingo play begins at 8 p.m.

Thursday Support groups at The Bridge to Hope: Women s Domestic Violence, 6-7:15 p.m.; and Children s Domestic Violence, 6-7:15 p.m. Other groups: For Adult Victims of Domestic Violence, call (715) 672-3150 or 1-800-924-9918. Later Life Group at Peace Lutheran Church, 917 Seventh Ave., Menomonie, on Mondays, 2-3 p.m. For info, call the Bridge to Hope at (715) 235-9074.

Free Clinic of the Greater Menomonie Area is open Tuesday evenings at Red Cedar Medical Center, 2211 Stout Road, Menomonie. Go to Level A through the southwest entrance. Registration is from 5:15-7 p.m. Walk-ins only. First-come, first- served. Appointments are not given. Services are provided to anyone who is uninsured or uninsurable. Some services are not available.

Thursday s Table provides a free, home-cooked meal for those in need, 5-6 p.m. at First Congregational-UCC, 420 Wilson Ave., Menomonie. Site is handicapped-accessible.

Al-Anon, a support group for family and friends of alcoholics, meets Fridays at 8 p.m. at the Menomonie United Methodist Church (One Day at a Time) and Sundays at 8 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Menomonie (Courage to Change). Call Renee at (715) 235-3167.

New Creations/Overcoming Addictions Bible Study, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Blind Munchies Coffee House, 621 Wilson Ave., Menomonie. Free. Call (715) 235-9300.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Chapter 397, meets Mondays, 1 p.m., St. Joseph's School, Menomonie. Call (715) 232-9586 or (715) 235-8620. Chapter 1360 meets Thursdays, 6 p.m., Keyes Chevrolet, Menomonie. Call (715) 235-4920. Elk Mound Chapter 1420 meets Wednesdays, 5 p.m., Independence State Bank, Elk Mound. Call (715) 962-4492.

Reformers Unanimous meets Fridays from 7-9 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 2700 S. Broadway, Menomonie. For a ride or info, call (715) 235-3561.

Second Saturday Dunn County Democrats meet for Pancakes and Politics at City Limits Restaurant, Menomonie, 9:30 a.m.

Send Dunn County Datebook requests to: Variety Editor, The Dunn County News, 710 Main St., P. O. Box 40, Menomonie, WI

Additional information :

Wednesday, April 11: from www.dunnconnect.com