November 21, 2008 Tomahawk
A Tomahawk tradition for more than 40 years, the 43rd Annual Venison Feed takes place this year in downtown Tomahawk on West Wisconsin Avenue. Come celebrate the opening of hunting season with this unique event! Enjoy free venison burgers with chips and soda, served from 11AM until gone. Also, there will be a craft and bake sale hosted by TASC at the Senior Center (this event also has lunch available from 10AM-1PM). In Downtown Tomahawk.

November 20th thru 23rd, 2008 Eau Claire
Presented by the Eau Claire Children's Theatre. Based on the extremely popular Disney movie, this Broadway version is full of music, color, dance and spectacular special effects. Characters like Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Belle and the Beast and songs like "Gaston", "Belle", "Be Our Guest" and the familiar title song. Showtimes: Friday 7:30PM, Saturday 1:30PM & 7:30PM, Sunday 1:30PM. For over 20 years, the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center has been promoting the appreciation, expression, and growth of the arts in the Chippewa Valley. ECRAC, 316 Eau Claire Street..

November 16th & 23rd, 2008 Stevens Point
Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided incredible images in unprecedented detail, and made an astonishing array of discoveries. This show looks at new views of the planets; peeks into stellar nurseries; shows visions of stardeath in its many forms; explorations of star clusters and galaxies; and views of the universe when the earliest galaxies first shone. View the universe through the eye of one of the world’s premier telescopes, coinciding with the final servicing mission the space shuttle will make to the telescope. 2PM. UWSP Science Building (2nd Floor).

November 22nd, 2008 Prairie du Sac
Taste the first release of the 2008 Ruby Nouveau wine in the winery Great Room along with an array of specialty Wisconsin cheeses. The Ruby Nouveau is an estate-grown dry red with enticing fresh flavors and a zesty finish. It is the perfect holiday wine as it is meant to be enjoyed young and pairs well with holiday foods, such as Thanksgiving turkey. Beth Crave of Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese will be on hand to answer questions and talk about their farmstead cheeses. 2008-2009 Alice in Dairyland, Ashley Huibregtse will also share in the celebration. No admission fee. Open to the public. Wollersheim Winery, 7876 State Road 188. 10AM-4PM.

November 28th & 29th, 2008 Egg Harbor
Breakfast with Santa (Friday only at the Landmark Resort). Tree lighting ceremony on Friday at dusk in Harbor View Park. Free horse drawn wagon rides Friday and Saturday from Noon - 3PM. A local Girl Scout troop will be reading stories and will also be making Christmas ornaments with the children for $1.00 from Noon - 2PM at the Bertschinger Community Center. Children's scavenger hunt, 9th Annual Children's Christmas Store, storytelling and tree lighting ceremony at dusk in Harbor View Park. Retailers open house & visiting time with Santa at the Main Street Shops!

November 28th thru 30th, 2008 Shullsburg
18th Annual Open House at Shullsburg Water Street shops & restaurants. On Saturday: 12th annual Tour of Homes decorated for the holidays 10AM-4PM (tickets include an ornament); pasty lunch at Centenary United Methodist Church (11AM-1PM); a crock auction at the gazebo (7PM); annual Lighted Christmas Parade (7:30PM), and Holiday Fireworks immediately following the parade. Limited edition Shullsburg cream can by Red Wing pottery available at the community center. Sponsored by the Shullsburg Community Development Corporation. Downtown.

Saturdays, Nov 2008 thru Mar 28, 2009 Appleton
Experience the area's largest indoor Farm Market with more than 40 vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, exotic meats and cheeses, fresh flowers, breads and baked goods, specialty foods and quality handcrafted items along with live music and free newspapers. The Downtown Appleton Art Market continues to provide a venue for unique, handcrafted fine art and craft items Plus, enjoy the restaurants, retail stores, the Building for Kids Children's Museum and all that Downtown Appleton has to offer! Downtown Appleton, 10 W. College Ave. 9AM-1PM.y.

November 29th, 2008 Bayfield
There isn't a better place than Bayfield during the holidays. The season officially begins when the town's Christmas tree is lit up at the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony from 4:30-6PM on Saturday, November 29th. Following the ceremony, you can warm up in the Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion and enjoy delicious treats and hot beverages, while listening to Christmas carols performed by the Rittenhouse Inn Singers (until 8PM). Don’t miss this festive “kick off to the holidays” at the Gateway to the Apostle Islands. Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion, 2 East Front Street.