The Oxbow Hotel

Late Night Jazz: Sue Orfield
2019-12-14 20:30 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
Sue Orfield has been playing the saxophone for close to 40 years, with the last 10 or so right here in the Chippewa Valley. Her playing is informed by blues, joy, bluegrass, sadness, jazz, crazy, rock, and everything else she’s ever heard.

Weekend Brunch: Shane Leonard
2019-12-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-11 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-12 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-01-19 10:00 - 13:00
Join us for our farm-focused weekend brunch (served 7am-1pm) with lively instrumental tunes from Leonard 10am-1pm. From the kitchen we offer an array of midwestern and other brunch classics including omelettes, quiche, wild rice porridge, Belgian waffles, sandwiches, and more. From the bar pick from a variety of classic and original morning drinks including mimosas, bloody marys, and others, as well as non-alcoholic concoctions and fantastic Kickapoo coffee. From the stage, Shane Leonard will play acoustic instrumentals starting at 10am.

Monday Jazz Jam with UW-Eau Claire Jazz Studies
2019-12-16 20:00 - 22:00
The Jazz Studies students of UWEC take over the Lakely stage for a community jazz jam session! Bring your horn and come sit in! Students get 10% off food and drink when they show their student ID

Lakely Loves... Modicum Brewing Co.
2019-12-18 18:00 - 21:00
*NEW* Get tickets for Lakely Loves online!
Join us on Wednesday, December 18 for Lakely Loves… Modicum Brewing! The Lakely will be preparing a six-course dinner with special beer pairings from Modicum for each course.
Founded in 2017, Modicum is a local favorite featuring a tiny brewery and taproom that specializes in brewing unfiltered lagers and Belgian-inspired ales.
Price per person is $75, including 6 beer pairings. Price does not include tax or other drinks.
Bar opens at 5pm with dinner beginning promptly at 6pm.
Save your seat for this incredibly special dinner by getting tickets HERE
Limited seats available, don’t wait to get yours! We’re excited to give you the option of where you’d like to sit! Be sure to select Bar, Dining Room, or High-top tickets according to your preference!
Reservations for this dinner are not accepted via phone. All orders must be completed online. Tickets are non-refundable.

Vinyl Nights: Big Tall Jake
2019-12-19 20:30 - 23:00, 2020-01-02 20:30 - 23:00
In addition to enjoying craft cocktails and regional beers/wines, order from our popular late-night menu featuring the Scandinavian Koldtbord, where you create your own sharable feast of premium meats, cheeses, pickled vegetables, proteins, sauces, crackers and more. Enjoy a selection of vinyls that will be spun throughout the night.

Gallery Show: Quetico with Elsa Jensen
2019-12-20 20:00 - 22:00
Join us in The Gallery of The Oxbow Hotel for an intimate musical experience featuring Quetico with an opening performance by Elsa Jensen.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show begins at 8:00 p.m. Guests are welcome to get dinner and drinks in The Lakely restaurant and bar before, during and/or after the show. Tickets are $10 in advance online or $12 at the door.
GET TICKETS HERE
QUETICO:
“Quetico is rooted, by admission of its genre tags, in r&b, hip hop, and jazz but there’s moments like the soaring “Jeanne”, the emotive expanse of “Father Lenny” or cascading “The Dark Waters” that seem deeply invocative of Westerlund’s folk foundations. Man Alone essentially seeks to marry these folk and electronic dalliances with hip hop and jazz inspired rhythms and the result is something not entirely classifiable through genre alone. The fact that Westerlund felt the need to speak through so many different instruments in his compositions is pretty indicative of the complexity of influence, inspiration, and aspiration. Purely an instrumental project, piano serves as Westerlund’s primary vehicle for establishing melodic ideas with synths more as means for exploration of timbres.” – Dante Allington (All Around Sound)
“Westerlund has been a Triangle mainstay for nearly a decade, playing in groups such as Bowerbirds, Mipso, Phil Cook, Canine Heart Sounds, Lost in the Trees, and numerous others. As enjoyable as all those bands have been for him, he says, ‘I just finally realized that I needed to make something on my own to feel satisfied musically in all corners. I hit a point where I wasn’t feeling that this or that song was fitting this group or that group. Or, if they were, they were changing too much, and I wasn’t as excited about them.’ Westerlund plays practically everything on Man Alone’s nine instrumental tracks, which allowed him to take his music wherever he wanted without compromises. Consequently, questions of solitude are central to his conception of the band, which is named after Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, a place he closely associates with being alone.” – Dan Ruccia (INDYweek)
ELSA JENSEN:
Elsa’s sound has been shaped largely behind closed doors, in a familiar safe space without external distraction. The picking of a guitar blending with an overarching melody creates a space to release an idea, thought, or feeling and allows the player and audience to sit in that space together, even if only for a few minutes. It can be that simple if you allow.
Growing up in Eau Claire, playing music started with guitar lessons voluntarily provided by Mr. Ellingson at Park School before his 5th grade class commenced. He was a teacher in the highest regard, introducing the idea that music can be an important tool for learning, self expression, and communicating to community. From there, musical influences started pouring in. Melody and harmony was digested by the songs of the Indigo Girls, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin. Guitar style was further fine tuned by immersing herself in the catalog of Ani Difranco’s albums of the ‘90s and admiring the delicacy in the sounds exuding from Jose Gonzalez’s nylon string.
Elsa performed at the inaugural Eaux Claires festival with Phil Cook and the Guitarheels. Shorty after, she formed a band of her own under the name rivulare and recorded her first record at April Base in Fall Creek, WI. More recently, she contributed to Bon Iver’s latest album i,i and will participate in the 37d03d residency in Eau Claire in November.
Creating her own sound and developing that into song was too intimidating in those early years. For whatever reason, the insular form of expression was good enough. Now, after experiencing motherhood, love, and loss, it seems the time is right to let go and release. After all, reassurance through sound is that simple.

Late Night Jazz: Sue Orfield Trio
2019-12-21 20:30 - 23:30

Weekend Brunch: Nick Seeger
2019-12-22 10:00 - 13:00
Join us for our farm-focused weekend brunch (served 7am-1pm) with lively instrumental tunes from Seeger 10am-1pm. From the kitchen we offer an array of midwestern and other brunch classics including omelettes, quiche, wild rice porridge, Belgian waffles, sandwiches, and more. From the bar pick from a variety of classic and original morning drinks including mimosas, bloody marys, and others, as well as non-alcoholic concoctions and fantastic Kickapoo coffee. From the stage, Nick Seeger will play acoustic instrumentals starting at 10am.

Ugly Sweater Night at The Lakely! Featuring Holiday Vinyl with Mabis
2019-12-23 16:00 - 2019-12-24 00:00
It’s Christmas Eve, Eve! Put on your favorite ugly sweater, come down to The Lakely and eat and drink in style! We’ll have props for you to take selfies all evening and happy hour specials from 10pm-12am! Get your holiday groove on with Mabis as he spins classics on vinyl from the stage, 8-11pm.

Vinyl Nights: DJ Cooper
2019-12-26 20:30 - 23:30

Late Night Jazz: Jeremy Boettcher Trio
2019-12-27 20:30 - 23:30, 2019-12-28 20:30 - 23:30
Jeremy Boettcher has performed music throughout the world. He has toured extensively in S. Carey, traveling throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Recently, Jeremy finished a residency for Jazz at Lincoln Center in Doha, Qatar. He will be joined by good friend and incredible talent, Josh Gallagher, on the piano.

NYE 2020 Pre Fixe Dinner at The Lakely
2019-12-31 17:00 - 22:00
Ring in 2020 at The Lakely! Enjoy a delectable four-course meal of elevated classics with three options to choose from per course, including an hors d’oeuvre, soup or salad, entrée and dessert. Toast to the coming year with a complimentary flute of champagne with your meal.
Reservations are available beginning at 5pm and go through 10pm.
$60 PER PERSON // PLEASE CALL 715-839-0601 TO SAVE YOUR TABLE
Musical entertainment begins on The Lakely stage at 9:30pm with Shane Leonard and His Band performing live until 12:30am. No cover!
Looking to make this a getaway? Make your New Year’s Eve extra special with an overnight stay at The Oxbow Hotel! Please click HERE or call 715-839-0601 for room availability.

NYE 2020 LIVE on The Lakely Stage: Shane Leonard and His Band
2019-12-31 21:30 - 2020-01-01 00:30

Late Night Jazz: Josh Gallagher
2020-01-03 20:30 - 23:30
Josh Gallagher attended the Berklee College of Music on a full ride scholarship, as well as the Brubeck Institute. After living in New York city, he returned to Eau Claire. Catch this masterful and swinging pianst in action leading his group.

Weekend Brunch: Brady Didion
2020-01-05 10:00 - 13:00
Join us for our farm-focused weekend brunch (served 7am-1pm) with lively instrumental tunes from Didion 10am-1pm. From the kitchen we offer an array of midwestern and other brunch classics including omelettes, quiche, wild rice porridge, Belgian waffles, sandwiches, and more. From the bar pick from a variety of classic and original morning drinks including mimosas, bloody marys, and others, as well as non-alcoholic concoctions and fantastic Kickapoo coffee. From the stage, Brady Didion will play acoustic instrumentals starting at 10am.

Vinyl Nights: Kaiseron
2020-01-09 20:30 - 23:30

Late Night Jazz: Mike Malone
2020-01-10 20:30 - 23:30, 2020-01-11 20:30 - 23:30
Mike Malone is a dynamic percussionist based out of Northeast Wisconsin. He performs over 200 gigs annually ranging from jazz to R&B. He tours with Five By Design and has previously toured with Ray Brown Jr and The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Tonight he will be joined by Sue Orfield and Josh Gallagher.

Vinyl Nights: Mariah Kewin
2020-01-16 20:30 - 23:30
Mariah Kewin is an Eau Claire native and currently studying at UWEC. She’s passionate about the arts and plans on working it into her career. She’s worked at Revival Records for the last three and a half years, causing for a massive overload of records in her collection. Come join her for an exciting evening – she’s thrilled to spin some of her favorites for you!

3rd Annual Supper Club Celebration
2020-01-17 16:00 - 22:00, 2020-01-18 16:00 - 22:00
Back by popular demand! Our ten day Supper Club Celebration returns in January of 2020. Enjoy an entirely unique downtown experience as The Lakely transforms into a traditional Wisconsin supper club. Order from a menu of Wisconsin classics made with local, high-quality ingredients, and explore modern interpretations of traditional supper club fare. Add in timeless traditions of live jazz, pink squirrels, old fashions – not to mention a few surprises – and you’ve got yourself the makings of one heck of a night!
RESERVATIONS FILL QUICKLY, SAVE YOUR TABLE BY CALLING 715.839.0601

Supper Club Dinner Jazz: Josh Gallagher
2020-01-17 18:30 - 21:30

Supper Club Dinner Jazz: Sue Orfield
2020-01-18 18:30 - 21:30
Back by popular demand! Our ten day Supper Club Celebration returns in January of 2020. Enjoy an entirely unique downtown experience as The Lakely transforms into a traditional Wisconsin supper club. Order from a menu of Wisconsin classics made with local, high-quality ingredients, and explore modern interpretations of traditional supper club fare. Add in timeless traditions of live jazz from Sue Orfield– not to mention a few surprises – and you’ve got yourself the makings of one heck of a night!
Sue Orfield has been playing the saxophone for close to 40 years, with the last 10 or so right here in the Chippewa Valley. Her playing is informed by blues, joy, bluegrass, sadness, jazz, crazy, rock, and everything else she’s ever heard.
