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Here's a rundown of activities going on in the Holmen and Onalaska area starting May 2, 2008:
Holmen meetings
All village meetings at Village Hall, 421 S. Main St., unless otherwise noted.
May 5 -- Holmen Law Enforcement Committee, 6:30 p.m.
May 6 -- Holmen Finance and Personnel Committee, 6:30 p.m.
May 7 -- Holmen Parks, Recreation and Library Committee, 6:30 p.m.
May 8 -- Holmen Village Board, 7 p.m.
Onalaska meetings
All city meetings at City Hall, 415 Main St., unless otherwise indicated.
May 6 -- Onalaska Board of Public Works, 6:30 p.m.
May 7 -- Administrative and Judiciary Committee, 6 p.m.
May 7 -- Utilities/Mass Transit Committee, 7 p.m.
May 7 -- Finance and Personnel Committee, 7:30 p.m.
Town meetings
May 6 -- Holland Plan Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall.
May 7 -- Holland Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall.
Clubs and organizations
Mondays -- Onalaska Rotary Club, 6:15 p.m., Cedar Creek Country Club.
Wednesdays -- Holmen Rotary Club, 7 a.m., Holmen Village Hall community room.
May 5 -- Onalaska Area Jaycees, 7 p.m., Coulee Golf Bowl.
May 5 -- Onalaska Middle School PTA, 11:30 a.m., OMS.
May 5 -- Onalaska Kindergarten Center PTO, 7 p.m., Eagle Bluff Elementary, Onalaska.
May 5 -- Onalaska Lioness Club, 6 p.m., Ciatti’s, Onalaska, new members welcome.
May 5 -- Writers Group II, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 4415 Hwy. 16.
May 6 -- Onalaska Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Seven Bridges Restaurant, Onalaska.
May 7 -- Centering Onalaska, 7 p.m., Onalaska Center for Commerce and Tourism.
May 7 -- Nonfiction book group discussion, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 4415 Hwy. 16.
May 8 -- Northern Hills Elementary PTO, 11 a.m., at NHE.
May 8 -- Holmen Area Civic and Commerce Association, noon, Pizza Corral, Holmen.
May 8 -- Tyler's Legacy substance abuse education and support group, 6 to 8 p.m., Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health Building, 123 16th Ave. S., Onalaska.
May 8 -- Bluff Country Talespinners storytellers guild, 7 p.m., Grounded Specialty Coffees, La Crosse.
May 9 -- Eagle Bluff Elementary PTSO, 11:30 a.m., at the school, Onalaska.
May 11 -- Holmen Knights of Columbus, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Holmen.
Miscellaneous
ONALASKA AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Housed in the Onalaska Public Library at 741 Oak Ave. S., the Onalaska Area Historical Museum is open 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays (through March 31), 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
FOOD PANTRIES:
Onalaska/Holmen Emergency Food Basket at 735 Sand Lake Road in Onalaska is open from 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
The Oak Grove Family Learning Center food pantry at W7980 Hwy. Z, Onalaska, is open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays when school is in session.
The Onalaska Schools Food Pantry distributes food from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on the first Friday of the month at the food service building at Onalaska Middle School, 705 Eighth Ave. N.
TLC Center, noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, N6307 Holmen Drive, Holmen.
LA CROSSE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITY
Tuesdays and Thursdays -- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (call 785-9999 for an appointment).
Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (no appointment needed).
First and third Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon (no appointment needed).
Close to home
May 2 -- Live music, David Zwiee, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, 781-6800.
May 2 -- Live music, Texxas, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 731 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska, 783-3300.
May 2 -- Karaoke with Rose Sobotta, 9 p.m., Smokey’s Bar, 112 Mill St., Holmen.
May 3 -- First annual Halfway Creek Trail Clean-Up Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Halfway Creek Park, Shelter A, 300 W. Roberts St., Holmen, 526-2152. Bring water, appropriate clothing, boots, gloves, shears, pruners, etc.
May 3 -- Urban Entertainment karaoke, 9 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, 781-6800.
May 4 -- Flea market, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holmen High School.
May 4 -- Live music, Cheech and Pat, 9 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, 7681-6800.
May 6 -- Blue Moon Karaoke Idol Contest, 9:30 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, 781-6800.
May 8 -- Kahuna Karaoke, 9 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska.
May 9-10 -- Urban Entertainment karaoke, 9 p.m., The Blue Moon, 716 Second Ave. N., Onalaska, 781-6800.
May 10 -- Second annual Conor McLaughlin 5K Community Walk, 10 a.m., Halfway Creek Trail, $10, $30 for family of four.
May 10 -- Z93 Bike Rodeo, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holmen Square.
May 17 -- Natural Arts Garden Club plant sale, 8 a.m., Crosseroads Center parking lot, Onalaska.
Onalaska prep sports
May 2 -- OHS boys and girls track and field, Central Hanson Relays, 3:30 p.m.
May 2 -- Boys tennis vs. Central, 4 p.m.
May 2 -- LHS track and field, Coulee/South Central at UW-La Crosse, 4 p.m.
May 2 -- LHS golf, Coulee at Skyline, 4:30 p.m.
May 2 -- OHS softball at West Salem, 4:30 p.m.
May 2 -- LHS baseball vs. Viroqua, 5 p.m.
May 2 -- LHS softball vs. Viroqua, 5 p.m.
May 2 -- Girls soccer vs. Holmen, 7 p.m.
May 3 -- LHS golf, Viroqua Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
May 3 -- LHS baseball, Westby at Coon Valley, 3 p.m.
May 5 -- OHS golf, MVC at Hiawatha, 2:30 p.m.
May 5 -- LHS baseball at Black River Falls, 4:30 p.m.
May 5 -- OHS baseball, Central at Copeland, 4:30 p.m.
May 5 -- OHS softball at Holmen, 4:30 p.m.
May 5 -- Tennis at Baraboo, 4:30 p.m.
May 6 -- LHS and OHS golf, Black River Falls Invitational at Skyline, 1 p.m.
May 6 -- LHS track and field, Arcadia Fredrickson Invitational, 4 p.m.
May 6 -- OHS Track And Field Quadrangular With Chippewa Falls And Sparta, 4 p.m.
May 6 -- OHS softball vs. Central, 4:30 p.m.
May 6 -- LHS softball vs. DeSoto, 5 p.m.
May 6 -- Soccer vs. Central, 7 p.m.
May 8 -- Tennis at Sparta, 4 p.m.
May 8 -- LHS golf, Coulee at Ettrick Golf Club, 4:30 p.m.
May 8 -- OHS softball vs. Logan, 4:30 p.m.
May 8 -- LHS softball vs. Westby, 5 p.m.
May 8 -- OHS baseball at Logan, 6:30 p.m.
May 8 -- Soccer vs. Logan, 7 p.m.
Holmen prep sports
May 2 -- Boys and girls track and field, Central Hanson Relays, 3:30 p.m.
May 2 -- Softball at Logan, 4:30 p.m.
May 2 -- Girls soccer at Onalaska, 7 p.m.
May 3 -- Soccer, River Valley tournament
May 3 -- Boys golf, Viroqua Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
May 3 -- Boys tennis at Eau Claire Memorial, 9 a.m.
May 3 -- Baseball at Hudson, Noon
May 5 -- Golf, MVC at Hiawatha, 2:30 p.m.
May 5 -- Baseball at Logan (2), 4 p.m.
May 5 -- Softball vs. Onalaska, 4:30 p.m.
May 5 -- Soccer at Logan, 7 p.m.
May 6 -- Golf, Black River Falls Invitational at Skyline, 1 p.m.
May 6 -- Soccer vs. Logan, 4 p.m.
May 6 -- Track and field, Arcadia Fredrickson Invitational, 4 p.m.
May 6 -- Softball vs. Logan, 4:30 p.m.
May 6 -- Tennis vs. Aquinas at UW-La Crosse, 4:30 p.m.
May 8 -- Soccer vs. Sparta, 4 p.m.
May 8 -- Baseball at Sparta, 4:30 p.m.
May 8 -- Softball vs. Sparta, 4:30 p.m.
May 8 -- Tennis vs. Central, 4:30 p.m.
Out & about
May 2-4 -- Theater production, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sundays), Toland Theatre, 16th and Vine streets, UW-La Crosse, $10 general, $8 seniors/non-UW-L students, $3 UW-L students, 785-8900.
May 2-4, 8-11 -- Theater production, “The Sound of Music,” 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. bonus matinee on May 3, 1 p.m. matinee only on May 11), La Crosse Community Theatre, 118 Fifth Ave. N., La Crosse, $20.50, 784-9292.
May 2 -- Karaoke with Tim, 8:30 p.m., My Second Home, 2104 George St., La Crosse, 783-9847.
May 2-3 -- Coulee Chordsmen Land O’ Lakes Quartet Contest, 7 p.m. (11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday), Heider Center for the Arts, 405 E. Hamlin St., West Salem, $15.
May 2 -- Live music, Barry Byrne, Irish Harp, 6 to 8 p.m., Hackberry’s Bistro, 315 Fifth Ave. S., La Crosse.
May 2 -- Live music, Johnnie Shot Glass & The Hit Man, 10 p.m., Nighthawks, 401 S. Third St., 785-7427.
May 2-3 -- Live music, String Ties, 8 p.m., Westview Inn, 174 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-1336.
May 2 -- Live music, Petit Mal, The Dashboard Amps and Asvastas, 10 p.m., JB’s Speakeasy, 717 Rose St., La Crosse, $2, 796-1161.
May 2 -- Live music, Bottom of the Barrel String Band, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse.
May 2 -- Live music, Stoney Ridge Band, 9 p.m., Nub’s Pub, 1544 Commercial St., Bangor, (608) 486-4529.
May 2-3 -- Live music, Phat Cat Blues, 8 p.m., Piggy’s Blues Lounge, 501 Front St., La Crosse, 784-4877.
May 2-3 -- Live music, Greg Balfany and the La Crosse Jazz Quartet, 8 p.m., Waterfront Restaurant, 328 S. Front St.
May 2-3 -- Live music, Greg Memory Brothers, 8:30 p.m., River Jack’s Lounge, 1835 Rose St., La Crosse, 781-7070.
May 2 -- CityPrayz, an Evening of worship through music and prayer, 7:30 p.m., La Crosse Center, (608) 366-3200.
May 2 -- Season opening of Cameron Park Farmers Market, with arts and crafts show, 4 to 8 p.m., King Street and Fifth Avenue, La Crosse.
May 3 -- Spotlight Karaoke, 8 p.m., Ike’s Jabber Jaws, 433 Avon St., La Crosse.
May 3 -- 2 Can Karaoke, 7 to 11 p.m., American Legion, 711 S. Sixth St., La Crosse.
May 3 -- Free Beer and Naked Karaoke with Katie and Jen, 9 p.m., MC’s Boondocks, Highway M, Trempealeau.
May 3 -- Wisconsin School Music Association State Music Festival for area middle and high school students, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Center for the Arts, UW-L, La Crosse, 785-8572.
May 3 -- Live music, The Headbolts Band, 8:30 p.m., Roadside Tavern at Fox Hollow, N3287 Hwy. OA, Barre Mills.
May 3 -- Live music, Time and a Half, 8 p.m., My Second Home, 2104 George St., La Crosse, 783-9847.
May 3 -- Live music, The Grilled Cheese Experience, 9:30 p.m., Dan’s Place, 411 S. Third St., La Crosse, 784-4420.
May 3 -- Live music, Earthbound, 8 p.m., Kreekside Pub & Eatery, 5450 Keil Coulee Road, La Crosse, 781-1770.
May 3 -- Live music, Reggae Fest, 2 p.m., lawn outside of Trempealeau Hotel, Trempealeau, bring blanket or lawn chair, $15 advance, $20 day of show, (608) 534-6898.
May 3 -- Live music, Sol Spectre, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, $4, 782-9069.
May 3 -- Live music, Moonboot Posse with Oddball Protocol, Bella pre-show and ticket giveaway, 10 p.m., The Joint, 324 Jay St., La Crosse.
May 3 -- Live music, Kies & Kompany, 8 p.m., Starlite Lounge, 222 Pearl St., La Crosse, $2, 796-0905.
May 3 -- Open house for opening of “On to the Rescue,” an exhibit honoring 150 years of firefighting in La Crosse, 1 to 5 p.m., Swarthout Museum, adjacent to the Public Library, 800 Main St., La Crosse.
May 3 -- Public Planetarium Program, 1 p.m., Planetarium, Cowley Hall, basement room 20, UW-La Crosse, $3, $2 senior citizens and children, free with UW-L student ID, 785-8669.
May 3 -- Book sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Congregational Church, 2503 Main St., La Crosse, 784-8137.
May 3 -- Annual Breweriana Buy-Sell-Trade Show, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., City Brewery Hospitality Center, 1111 Third St., La Crosse.
May 3 -- Silent Auction and Chinese Auction to raise money for a transportation van, entertainment, food, Bucks tickets, Brett Favre autographed football and much more, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Joseph Rehab Center, 2902 East Ave. S., La Crosse, 788-9870.
May 3 -- “Pit Stop for Pets,” a fundraiser for the Coulee Region Humane Society at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, half-priced admission when bringing an item from the CRHS wish list, go to www.couleehumane.com to see complete wish list. Gates open at 5:45 p.m., racing begins at 7:30 p.m., La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem, 781-4014.
May 4 -- Live music, Antonin Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater,” performed by the UW-L Choral Union and the La Crosse Chamber Chorale, 3 p.m., Viterbo Fine Arts Center, 929 Jackson St., La Crosse, $8 students, $12 general, 785-6726.
May 4 -- Spring Concerts with the UW-L Symphonic Band at 2 p.m. and the UW-L Wind Ensemble at 4 p.m., Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, UW-La Crosse.
May 4 -- Live music, Andrew Kroes college senior recital, 7:30 p.m., Viterbo University’s ’s Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, music by Mussorgsky, Purcell, Handel, Faure and Donaudy, free.
May 4 -- Live music, The New Blend, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, 782-9069.
May 4 -- Live music, Gary and The Ridgeland Dutchmen, 1 to 5 p.m., Concordia Ballroom, 1129 La Crosse St., La Crosse.
May 4 -- “Thomas Jefferson, a Champion of Freedom and Enlightenment,” with Al and Verda Guberud, 2 p.m., Norskedalen, Highway PI, three miles north of Coon Valley, $5 adults, $2 children, $12 families.
May 4 -- 29th annual Benefit Auction for Wisconsin Lions Foundation Camp, noon, Mormon Coulee/Shelby Park, Bloomer Mill Road, La Crosse, 788-3739.
May 5 -- Live music, Cheech’s Deece Open Acoustic Jam, 10 p.m., Del’s Bar, 229 N. Third St., La Crosse, 784-4990.
May 5 -- Live music, Adam Palm’s Jam, 9 p.m., George Street Pub, 1728 George St., La Crosse, 783-9051.
May 5 -- Live music, Shawn’s Open Jam, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, 782-9069.
May 5 -- ClogJam Clogging Lessons, 6 to 7 p.m., Doerflinger Building, second floor, 400 Main St., La Crosse, $5, 788-9664.
May 5 -- Click’n & Grin’n Cloggers, 7 p.m., Myrick Park, Three Rivers Theater, 786-0185.
May 5-6 -- Auditions for “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” La Crosse Community Theatre, 118 Fifth Ave., La Crosse, call to make appointment, 784-9292.
May 5 -- Monday Night Singles social gathering, 5 to 7 p.m., Eagles Nest, 1914 Campbell Road, La Crosse.
May 5 -- Public Planetarium Program, 7 p.m., Planetarium, Cowley Hall, basement room 20, UW-L, La Crosse, $3, $2 senior citizens and children, free with UW-L student ID, 785-8669.
May 6 -- Comedians Larry Reeb and Dwayne Gill, 8 p.m., River Jack’s Lounge, 1835 Rose St., La Crosse, 781-7070.
May 6 -- UW-L Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble with the Robed Choir from G-E-T High School, 7:30 p.m., Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, UW-La Crosse.
May 6 -- Live music, Open Jam with Brownie, 9:30 p.m., Alumni Inn, 620 Gillette St., La Crosse, 784-3662.
May 6 -- Live music, Cheech, 10 p.m., Animal House, 110 N. Third St., La Crosse.
May 6 -- Live music, Paulie, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse.
May 6 -- ClogJam Cloggers dance lessons, advanced 5 to 6:30 p.m., intermediate 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Doerflinger Building, second floor, 400 Main St., La Crosse, $5, 788-9664.
May 6 -- Diversity Breakfast, 7:30 to 9 a.m., Hmong Cultural and Community Center, 1815 Ward Ave., La Crosse, $15 members, $20 non-members, 784-4919.
May 7 -- Comedians Scot Wickmann and Nate Ford, 8:30 p.m., Loons on La Crosse, 1128 La Crosse St., La Crosse.
May 7 -- Urban Entertainment karaoke with Toni, 9:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 128 N. Third St., La Crosse, 782-6522.
May 7 -- Wu Tang Wednesday, hip-hop, 10:30 p.m., The Joint, 324 Jay St., La Crosse, 785-6468.
May 7 -- Live music, Buddah’s Open Jam, 10 p.m., The Recovery Room, 901 S. Seventh St., La Crosse.
May 7 -- Live music, Brownie’s Open Jam, 10 p.m., Popcorn Tavern, 308 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, 782-9069.
May 7 -- Happy Twirlers Square Dancing, Les La Lone calling, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Concordia Dance Hall, 1129 La Crosse St., La Crosse, 782-7049.
May 7 -- ClogJam Clogging beginner lessons, 6 to 7 p.m., Doerflinger Building, second floor, 400 Main St., La Crosse, $5, 788-9664.
May 7 -- “Bike to Bowl,” get two games, shoes, hot-dog and pop combo, thunder alley lights and music when you ride your bike to the alley, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Pla-Mor Lanes, 807 S. Fourth St., La Crosse, $5.
May 8 -- Comedians Matt Fugate and Richie Holliday, 8:30 p.m., Ringside Sports Bar & Grill, 223 Pearl St., La Crosse, 782-9192.
May 8 -- Comedian Tommy Johnagin, 7 p.m., The Cellar, Cartwright Center, UW-L, La Crosse, 785-8572.
May 8 -- Spotlight Karaoke, 8 p.m., Ike’s Jabber Jaws, 433 Avon St., La Crosse.
May 8 -- Urban Entertainment karaoke with Lisa Urban, 9:30 p.m., Dan’s Place, 411 S. Third St., La Crosse, 784-4420.
May 8 -- UW-L Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Concert Series IV, 7:30 p.m., Valhalla, Cartwright Center, UW-L, La Crosse, $8 general, $4 non-UW-L students, $2 UW-L students, 785-8572.
May 8 -- Live music, Kies and Kompany, 5 to 8 p.m., Starlite Lounge, 222 Pearl St., La Crosse, 796-0905.
May 8 -- Live music, Irene Keenan Jr., 7 p.m., Kreekside Pub and Eatery, 5450 Keil Coulee Road, La Crosse.
May 8 -- Album Encoun-ters, 7 p.m., Planetarium, Cowley Hall, basement room 20, UW-La Crosse, $3.
May 8 -- “Transportation Liberation Roadshow,” a multi-media presentation on saving money, the planet and sanity, 7:30 p.m., Ward Room, Cart-wright Center, UW-La Crosse.
May 9 -- Karaoke with Tim, 8:30 p.m., My Second Home, 2104 George St., La Crosse, 783-9847.
May 11 -- Mother’s Day Dance with the Top Notchmen, 1 to 5 p.m., Concordia Ballroom, 1129 La Crosse St., La Crosse, 782-7049.
May 11 -- “Remedies and Rituals,” with Kathleen Stokker, 2 p.m., Norskedalen, Highway PI, three miles north of Coon Valley, $5 adults, $2 children, $12 families.
To submit an item for the Community Calendar, mail information to P.O. Box 140, West Salem, WI 54669, fax to 786-1670 or send us notice by e-mail to wsm.news@lee.net.
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