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Today in the Coulee Region: warmth, sweet warmth.

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Good vibes only (but would you be upset if I put some Lana Del Rey in here every now and then?)👇

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💬 Today’s Thought

📰 Quick Hits

• Wisconsin Weather Update: Breezy Tuesday to Bring Gusts Up to 40 MPH Across La Crosse Region (Country Herald)

• Warm week ahead! Highs mainly in the 40s, could be close to record highs on Thu (NWS on X)

  

• WIZM hosting La Crosse mayor debate soon, as candidates stop in studio (WIZM)

• La Crosse teachers’ union president Martinez on mental health, free school meals, school board race (WIZM)

• La Crosse Area Chinese Association celebrates Chinese New Year in La Crosse (News 8000)

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📆 What’s Happenin’

🏡 Logan Northside Neighborhood Association Meeting // 6pm-7pm

📍 1010 Sill St, La Crosse

Monthly meeting.

🏒 ASL Floor Hockey @ Holmen High School // 4:15pm

📍1001 McHugh Rd, Holmen

Please come out and support our amazing athletes from Holmen and the greater La Crosse area.

💰 Weekly Bingo for Charity @ 608 Brewing Co. // 7pm-9pm

📍 103 State St, Holmen

Hey do you want to help raise money for local non profits? We are going to pick a local non profit each month and all the proceeds from the bingo cards will go to them at the end of each month!!! We will give away beverages, food, and swag each bingo night and every winner during that month will be entered in a drawing for a bigger prize at the end of the month!!!

🍔 Burger Night @ Driftless Cafe // 5pm-9pm

📍 118 W Court St, Viroqua

BURGERS ARE BACK! This Thursday we are bringing back Burger night.

We are so excited to announce this years recipient of our annual burger night! Please help us in supporting Community Hunger Solutions! For every burger sold, 2 dollars will be donated to this amazing organization right here in our back yard.

As always, there are 3 ways to grab these burgers..

1. Make a reservation @ driftlesscafe.com for a table and come on in!
2. Grab a table at the Hotel Fortney and order a burger right there!
3. Call us starting at 5 pm every Thursday @ 608-637-7778 and take one or three to go!

See you Thursdays!

🐟 Friday Fish Fry with Third Space Brewing @ Fork & Fable // 5pm-8pm

📍 1003 16th St S, La Crosse

Friday fish fry with great beer?! Yes, please!

Join us on January 31st for an eventful evening of our excellent fish fry paired with a variety of beers from Milwaukee's Third Space Brewing!

We will have both of our featured fish dishes ready and waiting, 2 or 3-piece cod or the walleye! In addition, I wouldn't be surprised if Chef hits you all with one of his truly baller fish features (hint, hint)!

We will also have the ever-charming Carson in the Crafthouse from Third Space to give away some brewery gear and answer any beer related questions you might have!

The Beer:

- 2023 Deconstructed Dessert: Linzer Torte Barrel-aged Stout
- Ice Bear Baltic Porter
- Happy Place Midwest Pale Ale
- Pretty Good Amber Ale

See you soon!

🎼 Alive Again @ Weber Center for Performing Arts // 7:30pm

📍 428 Front St S, La Crosse

Alive Again is made up of the finest musicians from the Midwest who share one common passion: keeping the music of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago ALIVE! In doing so, Alive Again has made the commitment to keeping the instrumentation, presentation, sound, and the spirit of Chicago alive. From the classic piano riffs, gritty grooves, power ballads passionate vocals, and thrashing guitar solos–it is all here. Along with a tight three-piece horn section to top it all off. Alive Again will take you on a memorable trip down memory lane and have you singing every song along all the way. Tickets here.

🎥 One Day Only Screening: Megalopolis @ Rivoli Theatre & Pizzeria // 2:30pm

📍 117 4th St N, La Crosse

Join us for a one day showing on Saturday, February 1st! From visionary director Francis Ford Coppola comes the ultimate passion project: Megalopolis, a challenging, divisive, must-be-seen-to-be-believed film over 40 years in the making!

There will be two showtimes: 2:30pm and 7:30pm

Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves. Tickets here.

🪐 February Public Planetarium Program - “Space Dreams” @ UW-La Crosse Planetarium // 1pm-2:15pm

📍 20 Cowley Hall (Basement) Northwest corner of East Avenue and Pine Street. Look for the smokestack!!!

"Space Dreams" A talk on the current evening sky, followed by a multimedia audiovisual presentation. $8 Adults $5 Students and Seniors http://uwlax.edu/planetarium Park in the Stadium Lot (Commuter Lot 2 or C-2). It is on the northeast corner of East Avenue and Pine Street. Commuter (C) lots are NOT enforced on weekends, so you do NOT need to use the Passport Parking phone app.

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🏀 Local Sports

Monday 1/27

Central Boys Basketball vs. Caledonia // L 42-61

Tuesday 1/28

Luther Girls Basketball @ DeSoto // 7:00pm

Winona Girls Basketball @ Marshall // 7:30pm

Winona Boys Basketball vs. Marshall // 7:30pm

La Crescent Girls Basketball @ Fillmore // 7:15pm

La Crescent Boys Basketball vs. Fillmore // 7:15pm

Logan Girls Basketball vs. Tomah // 7:15pm

Logan Boys Basketball vs. Tomah // 7:15pm

Central Girls Basketball vs. Sparta // 7:15pm

Central Boys Basketball vs. Sparta // 7:15pm

Onalaska Boys Basketball vs. Medford // 7:15pm

Aquinas Girls Basketball vs. Holmen // 7:15pm

Aquinas Boys Basketball vs. Holmen // 7:15pm

Thursday 1/30

Luther Girls Basketball @ Arcadia // 7:00pm

Logan Boys Basketball vs. Aquinas // 7:15pm

West Salem Girls Basketball @ Black River Falls // 7:00pm

Friday 1/31

Luther Boys Basketball @ GET // 7:00pm

Winona Girls Basketball vs. Albert Lea // 7:30pm

La Crescent Girls Basketball @ Westby // 7:00pm

Logan Boys Basketball vs. La Crescent // 7:15pm

Logan Girls Basketball vs. Aquinas // 7:15pm

Central Girls Basketball vs. Tomah // 7:15pm

Central Boys Basketball vs. Tomah // 7:15pm

Onalaska Girls Basketball vs. Sparta // 5:45pm

Onalaska Boys Basketball @ Sparta // 7:15pm

West Salem Girls Basketball @ Holmen // 7:00pm

West Salem Boys Basketball vs. Holmen // 7:30pm

Saturday 2/1

Onalaska Girls Basketball vs. Wautoma // 7:00pm

🎶 Live Music

Tuesday 1/28

9:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Open Mic

Wednesday 1/29

6:00pm // Sapori di Sicilia (Winona) // Dante DeGrazia (classic piano)

9:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Open Jam

Thursday 1/30

5:00pm // Twin Bluffs Bar // Bruce & Virgil (country, outlaw country, rock, pop)

6:30pm // Schmidty’s // Randy Erickson’s Singalong Sideshow

Friday 1/31

5:30pm // Boot Hill Pub // Brian Beard

6:00pm // The Hatchery Riverside // Winnie and Q

6:00pm // The St. Bernard Room // Hayden Potts

7:00pm // Brick Sip Haus (Tomah) // Cousins K&J

7:00pm // Onalaska American Legion 336 // The B-Sides (rock and roll)

7:00pm // Features Fieldhouse // The Dweebs (kids) (tickets $10)

7:30pm // UW-La Crosse Music // Jazz Faculty Recital

8:00pm // MUDDY WATERS BAR // Bruce Greenwood

8:00pm // Smokey’s Bar and Grill // Tom Carpenter Acoustic Music

8:00pm // Cat Daddy’s Bar & Grill // Bryce Thomaschefsky

8:00pm // Whiskey River Bar and Grill // THE LAST MINUTE HEROES

9:00pm // Viroqua VFW // Natty Nation’s Bob Marley B-Day Bash (tickets $10)

9:00pm // Bottoms Up // Abbey Lane

Saturday 2/1

5:00pm // Journey Lutheran Church // Dan Sebranek, Mary Cortesi & Hans Mayer in Concert (free will donation)

5:00pm // Drugan’s Castle Mound // Mary Mack

6:00pm // Coulee Recovery Center // Java Jam

8:00pm // Smokey’s Bar and Grill // Brianna Rae

9:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Minor Theft & On Probation ($5 cover)

Wishing you a day full of smiles, good vibes, and maybe a little extra coffee if you need it. ☕ ❤️

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