Thursday, October 16, 2008

Costume Contests in the Chippewa Valley

We're not sure where we're going or what we are going to be dressing up as for our theme for Halloween, but we're definitely going to spend time drinking and checking out the many costumes everyone else will be wearing. Last year we accepted pictures from readers of themselves in their Halloween Costumes. Our winner was "Dirk Damage" with his version of Ash.

2007 Costume Contest Winner

So let's do it up again. Last year we put up $20, but this year we're going to increase that mark. So email us your pics for a $50 bar tab from Eau Claire Bars - the Blog at the bar of your choice! Send us your best Halloween Costume Pics after the Halloween Weekend. Our team of party-goers will vote on the best pic from those entered and we'll post the winning pic by November 15.

For those of you looking for a costume contest we've decided to throw a list together for the blog. Information about these contests comes from news sources throughout the Chippewa Valley including the Leader Telegram, Various Websites, & VolumeOne.

Altoona
Whiskey Dicks
9pm-2:30am
Costume Contest
Registration at 9pm
Contest at 12:30am
Cash Prizes

Bloomer
Badger Hole
9pm-2am
Costume Contest

Chippewa Falls
Deweys Roadhouse
99.9 The Carp & Miller Lite
1130pm
Costume Contest?
Cash & Prizes

T&C Roundabout
9pm-1am
Costume Contest

Bresina's Hometown Bar & Grill
9pm-2am
Costume Contest at 11pm
Cash Prizes

Eau Claire
The Stones Throw
80's Hauntoween
6pm-close
Costume Contest at Midnight
Over $250 in Prizes!

Scooters
10:30pm-2am
Costume Contest
Cash Prizes

Hallie
Hobbsy & Me
Costume Contest
Cash Prizes

Menomonie
BaDa Bingz
3-day Halloween Party
Oct. 30 - Nov. 1
Noon-2am
$15 wristband gets you free beer all 3 days!
Costume Contest

Seymour
Fox Run Tavern
11:30pm-2am
Costume Contest
$100 in Prizes

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Eau Claire Bars - the Website & Omnibus Edition

So we've been active for over a year now and we've had over 10,000 unique visitors to the site looking for information about the bars and night life of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This has been a really great time and fun experience for us.

We are currently in the process of passing along some more information and details about bars in the Chippewa Valley. Our blog posts are great, but we want to start giving our visitors other bits and pieces of information on the bar scene in Eau Claire. We want to start allowing our visitors to add to the reviews and add to the content of the website. So watch for some changes soon, some small and some big! Look for Eau Claire Bars - the Website to be introduced alongside Eau Claire Bars - the Blog. It's been a very intoxicating year and we look forward to the next!

That being said, we've been very busy and haven't thrown up everything we've wanted to as far as pictures and video go. So... we're going to start tossing up pictures and video from the past few months to this post. A sort of Eau Claire Bars - the Blog Omnibus edition!

Recent Bar Quotes

"What people say about you when you die. Is a remark that is spoke 2 late." - Kimberly

"You really shouldn't leave your shit unattended in the Tiki bar or drunk chicks will write on it. =)" - random drunk chick who didn't leave her name

"I lost a cruise because a man let me go first. Never again will I test fate." - Sandie

"Chivalry is dead!" - a bystander (in response to the above comment)

"I guess we can't really complain about sweaty hotties on an improvised stage." - Anonymous @ the T&C Roundabout

Shots, Drinks, & Mixers

Vodka, Rum, Gin, Triple Sec, Blackberry Brandy, Blue Curacao, Scotch, Sweet & Sour, OJ, & finally... a little Sprite - "The Kater" aka Kater Coolaid