Uncertainty Is Not Chaos
2025-04-09 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-10 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-11 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-12 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-14 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-16 09:00 - 17:00 UTC and 2 more dates | Furlong Gallery
The School of Art and Design’s Sabbatical Exhibition series presents Uncertainty Is Not Chaos,featuring recent work by Daniel Atyim, Associate Professor in the department of Visual and Performing Arts. On view at the Furlong Gallery from March 13 to April 19, 2025, the exhibition opens with a reception on March 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Furlong Gallery will also host a Meet the Artist event with Atyim on April 11 at 3 p.m.
Atyim’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures balance precision with playfulness, embracing unpredictability. His compositions, marked by striking color relationships, layered surfaces, and an acute sense of rhythm, reflect an intuitive process where impulse and structure converge.
Atyim’s approach to painting revels in the act of making—an embrace of the present moment that is rooted in repetition. His works carry a distinct cadence, at times sharp-witted, at times disarmingly sincere, often walking a fine line between the obscure and the familiar. Uncertainty Is Not Chaos invites viewers to step into this space of tension and possibility, where vibrant hues, shifting structures, and bold gestures create a visual dialogue that resists easy categorization.

Spring Storytime
2025-04-09 09:30 - 10:45, 2025-04-10 09:30 - 10:45, 2025-04-15 09:30 - 10:45, 2025-04-16 09:30 - 10:45, 2025-04-17 09:30 - 10:45 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States
Spring storytime is here and there is fun to be had for children of all ages!
The spring storytime session goes from April 1-May 1 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
9:30-10 Learning Together-For children of all ages, attending with a caregiver.
10:15-10:45 On My Own-For children 3-6 years old,
Come & enjoy the fun!

Menomonie in Motion
2025-04-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-14 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-16 17:30 - 18:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States
Ready for spring to get out and get moving? Join us at the library Mondays and Wednesdays March 24-May 28.

Class is FREE
For runners & walkers ages 14+
Meet in library meeting room
Complete a 5K at the end of class.

Class is FREE to attend! REGISTRATION is required.
WHO: YOU! No matter where you are in your fitness, there is a spot for you in this class. Grab a friend and join us. You can do this! Let’s take the first step together!
WHERE: Menomonie Public Library meeting room
WHEN: March 24-May 28 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30
Let’s get in motion together!

Historic Wisconsin Roadsides – Tom and Kristi Flick Manus
2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Dragon Tale Books
Join Tom and Kristi Flick Manus as they take us on a road trip though Wisconsin to see and hear about some historic Wisconsin roadside attractions.
The Book:
Whether you’re on a motorcycle or in a car, truck, or RV, the open road has long represented an enchanting combination of adventure and freedom. Historic Wisconsin Roadsides provides an essential guide to the most historic and fun road trips Wisconsin has to offer.
Go explore and make memories on 11 road trips such as White Arrow Signs, Harbor Towns and Shipwrecks, the Great River Road, and Madison and Heritage Towns. Historic Wisconsin Roadsides is packed with over 1,200 recommendations, including a 1932 dairy bar that gives away free ice cream cones when the temperature drops below minus 20 degrees, where to eat what many consider the original butter burger (not where you expect,) ride Elvis’s favorite roller coaster, find a whimsical 1927 C.W. Parker Amusement Company carousel, and visit the world’s coolest 1950s motel featuring live music, song-writing workshops, and a radio station broadcasting only music created on-site.
In person or via Zoom
About the Authors;
Tom Manus and Kristi Flick Manus are authors of Secret Wisconsin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure and travel writers for print and online publications (visit their website: smalltownplussize.com). Kristi is a Madison-area native, while Tom happily adopted Wisconsin after their marriage in 1995. Based in Eau Claire, they enjoy exploring different cultures, history, roadside attractions, and nature on road trips. They have visited 48 states, with only Hawaii and the elusive Rhode Island.

Jazz Flux
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | The Spirit Room at the Mabel Tainter, 205 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Jazz Flux is a group comprising several of Milwaukee’s most active performing jazz musicians. The love of jazz has brought this group together to create and maintain one of America’s great musical traditions. The group derives it’s unique sound from elements of hip hop, R&B, and pop while incorporating elements of those genres into it’s performances of traditional jazz.

Terminal Three
2025-04-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Three skilled musicians unite to create “progressive world music,” blending ancient and modern influences. Greg Herriges, a guitar and bouzouki virtuoso, draws from global styles. Louis Sinclair, aka Rundio, plays the versatile Chapman Stick, while Michael Bissonnette showcases a range of percussion instruments. Their music spans Mediterranean folk, classic rock, surf-jazz, and original compositions. Herriges is an acclaimed composer, Rundio combines ambient and jazz elements, and Bissonnette is a celebrated drummer with a diverse background.

Tarot Readings
2025-04-11 15:00 - 19:00 | Dragon Tale Books
Jessica from Ascending Energy will be giving tarot readings. She has decks for a range of ages and comfort levels.
She does shorter 3 card readings for $15 or longer 7 card readings for @25.

Randy Buss Icebreaker
2025-04-11 16:00 - 22:00 | Red Cedar Speedway, 620 17th St SE, Menomonie, 54751, United States
Pits Open – 4:00 pm
Gates Open – 5:00 pm
Hot Laps at – 6:00 pm
Racing Starts – 7:00 pm

Artist Pop-Up - Thomas Jannusch
2025-04-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Dragon Tale Books
Meet artist Thomas Jannusch; he’ll have prints for sale.

The Menomonie Art Music Society Recital
2025-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 910 9th St. East, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
The Menomonie Art Music Society will present another recital of music for strings, organ, piano, and voice performed by local musicians and music students.
For more information, email: anoldsweetsong@outlook.com
or find us on facebook

Joyann Parker: Classic Ladies of Country
2025-04-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
With roots in the church and a solid foundation of musical education, Joyann Parker found her authentic voice later in life and created her own blend of roots music that combines soul, R&B, gospel, jazz and traditional blues styles. Parker has been a steadily rising star on the Midwest music scene and now brings her full range of talent as an accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist and songwriter to national and international stages. Joyann’s rootsy, genre-blending sequel, “Out of the Dark,” was released on February 12, 2021 and debuted at #11 on the Billboard Blues Chart and #1 on the NACC Radio chart. Joyann’s new album, “Roots” is planned for a June 3, 2023 release.

Oaklawn Inn Classical Music Series presents Courtney Eberle
2025-04-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Oaklawn Inn
Oaklawn Inn Classical Music series continues with Courtney Eberle, Soprano,presenting selections by Mozart, Richard Strauss, Obradors, and John Duke. Eberle, a graduate of UW-EC in music and arts administration, teaches voice locally, and is active in local music theater. Enjoy beautiful classical music in the elegant setting of the historic Oaklawn Inn. Seating is limited. Tickets also available at thundertix Oaklawn.

Free Yoga
2025-04-14 09:00 - 10:00 | MENOMONIE PUBLIC, 800 Wilson Ave., Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
The library teams up with Mayo Clinic Health System to bring you FREE Yoga.
Are you ready to pause, quiet your mind, and be present? Join us in the meeting room every Monday to bring some calm to your busy days.

Mondays from 9-10 am
March 24 – May 19 (no class 4/21)

Communication Skills Showcase
2025-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Wisconsin-Stout
The Communication Skills Showcase is a celebration of student work in the English, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Department. The event will include presentations and student work from first year composition and communication courses, philosophy, advanced writing, and digital humanities as well as an opportunity for audience members to interact with students and discuss their work.
The Communication Skills Showcase will also recognize the finalists and the winners of the Andrea Deacon Writing Award, which recognizes excellence in first year composition courses.
The Showcase will be held Wednesday April 16h, from 6:00-8:00 PM in MSC Ballrooms A&B. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.

For The Team: How to Improve the Youth Sports Experience for Everyone
2025-04-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Dragon Tale Books
Meagan Frank will discuss the youth sports experience and what those adults involved can do to make it better for their athletes.
The Book:
For the Team: How to Improve the Youth Sports Experience for Everyone
A unique exploration of the emotionally charged adult youth sports experience.

Fewer than 2% of athletes ever play Division I sports, and for those who do, it’s not always a positive experience. The pressures begin in youth sports and rarely let up. “Team Adult”—the parents, coaches, and administrators facilitating youth, high school, and college sports—need to turn inward and explore their own motivations and intentions in order to effect real change for the benefit of young athletes everywhere.
In For the Team: How to Improve the Youth Sports Experience for Everyone, sports mom, former Division I athlete, and coach Meagan Frank provides an invaluable guide for the adults in the youth sports landscape. She urges them to take personal responsibility in creating an emotionally healthy place for kids to learn, play, and grow, no matter the level of competition and no matter the stakes. Frank takes a deep-dive into highly-charged topics surrounding youth sports and shares key strategies “Team Adult” can adopt, including actively listening to the young athletes, respecting their choices, encouraging sports activities outside of the competitive environment, and carving out time for the family and other interests.
Full of personal insights, interviews with experts, discussions with coaches, and surveys from hundreds of parents and children, For the Team features emotional discoveries and practical advice that will improve family and team dynamics and bring youth sports back to where it should be—as one small yet important part of a child’s development into a healthy, confident, and happy individual.
In Person or via Zoom
About the Author:
Meagan Frank has been a part of nearly 200 sports communities since her time as an athlete at Colorado College where she played NCAA Division-I soccer and Division-III basketball. She has coached boys’ and girls’ teams at the college, high school, and youth levels, parented three active athletes, and has held board member positions for four separate sports associations. Meagan regularly gives presentations across the country on the subjects of sports parents and women in sports.
