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Monty Python has major video content on their new YouTube channel and a nice promotional video to kick it off.......

Here's an interesting band doing their song Jericho on the TheCurrent.org stage....

The power of Twitter is hard to describe.  It is one form of social networking, or Web 2.0 folks talk about, and it is a kind of extreme short form of communication--only 140 characters are permitted.  People use it to announce the mundane--completion of the chores of life.  They also use it to link to something amazing on the web, or a breaking news story, or a bright idea that needs support.  By watching local people on Twitter, I was alerted to the [possible] new free medical clinic in Viroqua, the recent Dairyland decision, and the live streaming video from...

20th annual CAKEWALK Walk with friends !!  Share marvelous goodies !!! Raise money for distant friends & assist worthy projects!  Participate in a historic, annual, super fun event !!!!       Saturday, November 22   7 p.m.     Kickapoo Cultural Exchange Commons         (behind the KEX Food Coop on Main Street in Gays Mills) $1 per chance/walk donation - Snacks, live music & friends--Walking and Eating in Support of Projects in Central America          ALL AGES WELCOME! QUESTIONS?       ILANA 872-2407 OR ELLEN B. 735-4821 sponsored by the Central America Support Alliance of Gays...

Marcia gives a nice report on the visit from Brazil of leadership from the Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST).  She captures the mechanism of organization and the spirit of Rodrigo Lopes' visit. Listen HERE. Learn too about the Iraq Moratorium, and other organizing in Iraq.  Also close is the protest at Ft Benning GA to call (again) for closure of the School of the Americas....

You can start the Driftless Studio Tour this weekend at Kindred Threads weaving workshop in Viroqua.  They will have maps and other information to make your travels smooth.  See below for their offerings and click here for a pdf of the map. You can also find it embedded in the full story....

Julie Delene is excited to be back in the area and share a night of dance with you.  She will weave in lessons throughout the night and dance to some great music. We'll focus mostly on Latin with reminders on - Salsa, Rumba and Chacha. Plus, Café Oz will have food and wine and dessert available throughout the night. Come early and stay late.  Details... Green Man Music Hall, 215 S. Main Street, Viroqua, WI Friday, Nov 21, 7:30pm - 10:00pm Tickets in advance $9, at the door $10 Call 612-637-1912 to reserve your tickets, credit cards are accepted or...

Breakfast and Bake Sale at Applebee’s® with Refuge Farms!!

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast of Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Coffee, and Juice. $6 per person with ALL PROCEEDS going to THE FARM!

We’ve added a Bake Sale of homemade goodies, dog treats, breads, and recipe jars!Great to have on hand or to eat on the way home!

Hosted by Menomonie Applebee’s®, Exit 41 off of Hwy 94.

Come support Refuge Farms, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to caring for and re-homing abused and neglected horses in Western Wisconsin.

www.refugefarms.org

Have your pet’s picture taken with Santa and all the proceeds will benefit the Eau Claire County Humane Association. Sponsored by Pet Food Plus and Paws & Claws – All proceeds go to ECCHA Pet Food Plus ( Highway 93 and Brian Street ) will have Santa available on the following dates: Thursday, December 4 Saturday, December 6 Sunday, December 7 Cost is $15 and includes one print and a CD with all photos that are taken. Use the CD to make your own copies of photos, calendars, Christmas cards, computer mouse pads, coffee mugs, and more. Call 715-835-5733 now to reserve your sitting with Santa. Sponsored by Petco - $5.00 from each photo will go to ECCHA Petco (Gateway Drive) will have Santa available on the following dates: Saturday December 6 Saturday, December 13 (11am-4pm) Cost is $8.95 and includes one digital print in Christmas frame. No reservations needed.

Fire at the Creamery temporarily closes Restaurant + Cafe -

Sorry to note that the Creamery in Downsville is temporarily closed due to fire - this is from their own web site.

Holiday concert with The Concert Choir,Women's Concert Chorale,Symphonic Choir,  Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra,and Women's Chorus.  Zorn Arena, UW-Eau Claire,  Tickets must be bought in advance from the University Service Center at Davies Center - call 836-3727.

Rick, folk and pop trio from Eau Claire
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Saturday music is brought to you by Deoliver47 on the DailyKos who reminds us about a time when Presidents of the US invited jazz into the White House. Travel over to this LINK for a sampling of artists who performed for the Carter Administration. You can also see the invitation, Obama's taste in music and a few other interesting details....

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