LIVE MUSIC: Janny Trumpet Lo-Fi
2025-04-25 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Janny returns to The Lakely stage with a new way of presenting electronic jazz music—he’ll be spinning his new records and covers on a DJ console, while playing trumpet with effects. Be prepared for other surprises as a one man band.

Janny has played trumpet on Cruise Ships, on Broadway Tours, and continues to create musical projects. He loves creating opportunities for other musicians, and that’s why he created Eternally Ours Entertainment, for contracting music for weddings and events. Visit eternallyoursentertainment.com for more information.

LIVE MUSIC: The Swongos
2025-04-26 19:00 - 22:00
The Swongos are a three piece instrumental Surf Band from the St. Croix River Valley on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. In addition to Surf Music, they have many styles of music such as Spy, Exotica, and Indie Rock sprinkled in their songs and sound. The Swongos are influenced by traditional surf music like Dick Dale and the Ventures but also groups such as the Pixies, and Los Cubanos Postizos. While playing live the Swongos show not only their strong talent and musicianship but also their “nice guy next door” personalities.

Closed for a Private Event
2025-04-29 17:00 - 22:00
The Lakely is closed tonight for a private event. We appreciate your understanding, and look forward to welcoming you on another evening. If you’re interested in hosting an event with us, please send a note to Events@TheOxbowHotel.com!

Open Mic Night
2025-04-30 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-07 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-28 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-04 19:00 - 22:00
Join us each week on Wednesday for Open Mic Night hosted by Philville Records!
With a plethora of entertainment and experiences, from singer/songwriters and instrumentals to poetry and spoken word — anything goes, and you never know what (or who!) you might see or hear! Both established and emerging artists in the Chippewa Valley are encouraged to perform!
🎙️ PERFORMING AT OPEN MIC?
All performers get BOGO beers (21+) and no-proof drinks!
🎙️ EVENT DETAILS:
Artists will perform on The Lakely Stage
Showtime is at 7:00 pm
Everyone is welcome, and the show is free to attend (but please come thirsty!)
🎙️ PERFORMER DETAILS:
Artists will perform on The Lakely Stage
Sign-ups begin at 6:30 pm
(must be present to sign up – no phone calls, no friend sign up, etc.)
Sign-up is first come, first served
Each musician gets two songs
Each performer doing a spoken piece (visual arts, magic, poetry, etc.) gets five minutes.
PLEASE NOTE: The Lakely reserves the right to stop someone’s performance if they make racist, sexist, transphobic, or homophobic comments. Profanity is not welcome. The Lakely is a venue based on inclusivity for all, and we expect all performers to respect that.
Showtime is at 7:00 pm
Whether this is your first live performance or you’ve been around the block a few times, we welcome you to share your gift!

TH!NK & DR!NK Trivia Night
2025-05-01 19:00 - 21:00
Think you’re smarter than your bartender? There’s only one way to find out!
Join us every first & third Thursday for a fast-paced, cocktail-fueled trivia showdown, with trivia questions from a wide variety of categories, hosted by our very own Quizmaster, David!
🥃 Craft cocktails + delicious eats = peak brain power
📱 Big-screen trivia, played straight from your phone
💰 Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place (bar tabs, gift cards & more!)
Grab your team, grab a drink, and get ready to battle it out for trivia glory! Doors open at 5PM, game begins at 7PM! Who’s in?

LIVE MUSIC: Todd Adams
2025-05-02 19:00 - 22:00
Expect an evening of acoustic folk music in the vein of Nick Drake, Alejandro Escovedo, Jackson Browne, Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Fred Eaglesmith, Julie Miller, and beyond. Music of darkness and light, sin and salvation. Adams will focus heavily on the upcoming album “Sprinkle Your Crumbs On My Grave” and songs from previous release “The Todd Adams Experience,” with songs from other folks to round things out.

LIVE MUSIC: Tyler Lustek
2025-05-03 19:00 - 22:00
Tyler Lustek is a pianist, composer, arranger and educator from Eau Claire, WI. Tyler is involved with a variety of musical projects around the Chippewa Valley including his own quintet the Tyler Lustek Confluence, avant-garde jazz duet Lustek / Granros, piano/cello duet Duo Vivace, and the Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra. Tyler is also co-director of the jazz combo program at UW-Eau Claire.

LIVE MUSIC: DAVEY J
2025-05-06 19:00 - 22:00
Davey J has shared his soulful sound throughout the Chippewa Valley for 25 years and takes listeners through time with his set list of rock, blues, and folk music.

DRAG BINGO with Khloe Wold
2025-05-08 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-22 19:00 - 22:00
Get ready for an evening of fun at Drag Bingo! From the first call to the final round, it’s all about great drinks, tasty food, and lively games. Bring your friends, grab a seat, and get ready to have fun! Every guest gets two free bingo cards, and our drinks and full menu will keep the good vibes going all night. It all starts at 7 PM, and everyone is welcome. No reservations needed—just come as you are and enjoy a night of games and great times!

LIVE MUSIC: Sue Orfield
2025-05-09 19:00 - 22:00
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.

LIVE MUSIC: Hindsight
2025-05-10 19:00 - 22:00
Welcome into the mind of HINDSIGHT, the multi-faceted collective created by five individuals who aspire to add a new perspective to the name of modern jazz and live music. Based out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this unique 5-piece consists of university students and friends: Hannah Durham (Vocals), Jake Shockman (Winds), Zach Luginbill (Keys), Fletcher Myhre (Percussion), and Esme Olstadt (Bass). Combining their individuality with their shared love of jazz, improvisation, and creation, the quintet is bringing their skills and sounds to the downtown Eau Claire area this summer. Taking inspiration from multiple eras and styles, as well as from one another, the group has a little something for everyone to enjoy. And while they’ll be looking back to pay homage to the greats that laid the foundations for jazz music, HINDSIGHT is focused on the bright future ahead of them!

MOMMIE DEAREST: A Mother's Day Drag Brunch
2025-05-11 10:00 - 13:00
COMING SOON! Mommie Dearest: A Mother’s Day Drag Brunch
Bring your Mom, your appetite, your dollar bills, and put on your Sunday best (NO… WIRE… HANGERS!), because this isn’t just any drag brunch—it’s the MOTHER of all Drag Brunches—happening on Sunday, May 11th, at 11am at The Lakely!
We’re serving up a fabulous brunch experience featuring some of your favorite Chippewa Valley performers and a mystery out-of-town guest. There will be craft cocktails, some kitschy-camp, and a whole lot of fun! Our full brunch menu, including bottomless mimosas, will be available for purchase. Tickets are $25—reserve yours now!
GET TIX HERE >>>

TH!NK & DR!NK Trivia Night
2025-05-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00
Trivia + Cocktails = Your Thursday Plans
Expect clever questions, great drinks, and a fun, low-pressure vibe—perfect for trivia veterans and casual players alike.
Play on your phone, compete on the big screen, and win prizes just for being the smartest (or luckiest) team (or person) in the room.
Join us select Thursday nights at The Lakely. Doors at 5. Game starts at 7. FREE to play!

LIVE MUSIC: Dirk Quinn
2025-05-16 19:00 - 22:00
Dirk Quinn is the guitarist for a high energy funk/jazz band based out of Philadelphia that travels extensively throughout the US and Canada.

3rd Annual North Hill Spring Market
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00
Join us on May 17th for our multi-block market of over 50 amazing vendors – plus food trucks, specials from local businesses, and live music. MORE INFORMATION
Collaborating Hosts:
Hive & Hollow
The Oxbow & The Lakely
Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor
The Beyond
Volume One & The Local Store

LIVE MUSIC: Allison Mahal with Special Opening by Van Isaacson
2025-05-17 19:00 - 22:00
Allison Mahal is an Americana artist from the Midwest. Her music has garnered attention from local and national press alike, including NPR, Under The Radar, American Songwriter, Milwaukee Magazine, Milwaukee Record, and Consequence of Sound, who featured her single “Autopilot,” writing, “it feels as though she’s stepped into some of her own power.” Recently, she’s taken on the Midwest with performances at Mile of Music, The Sh*tty Barn, Brady Street Festival, Summer Soulstice Music Fest, Marquette Waterfront Fest, Gibson Music Hall, Cactus Club (supporting Ira Wolf and Sway Wild), and a two night run opening up for The Jayhawks at the Barrymore Theater and Poplar Hall.

LIVE MUSIC: Luke Callen w/ Friends
2025-05-23 19:00 - 22:00
An evening of instrumental standards and improvisations, amongst friends.
Luke Callen is a songwriter and singer based in the Upper-Midwest – who typically performs original music inspired by the natural world. He has toured internationally and released two full length albums of his own. This evening he will be performing a set of original instrumentals – alongside folk and blues standards – as well as some Middle Western improvised sound scapes. He will be accompanied by a handful of creatives from the region – for a truly unique evening.

LIVE MUSIC: Cathy Reitz Trio
2025-05-24 19:00 - 22:00
The Cathy Reitz Trio features Cathy on vocals/Melodica and 2 of her favorite musicians, Jeff Reitz on woodwinds and Nick Poss on piano. We have been performing together for over 20 years. We have years of musical experience and would like to share it with you. Our entertaining song list covers over 100 years of great music, the Roaring 20’s to the 2020’s. We can be Family Friendly or a bit on the Sassy Side and we always have fun.

LIVE MUSIC: Dallas Ugly
2025-05-30 19:00 - 22:00
Nashville’s Dallas Ugly are an indie rock band of truly trusted friends, a trio who have been singing each other’s songs for over a decade. Three distinctive voices: guitarist Owen Burton observes humanity at a wry remove, chuckling, multi-instrumentalist Libby Weitnauer lifts personal experience up into catchy tunes, and bassist Eli Broxham gracefully snakes through the low end on his more melancholy contributions. Together they’ve forged an ironclad, sibling-like bond, daring each other to ever increasing heights. Their listeners – lucky – get the overlap of their Venn diagram, the best of their crop, otherwise known as “See Me Now,” their sophomore album.

LIVE MUSIC: Eggplant Heroes
2025-05-31 19:00 - 22:00
Eggplant Heroes is an Americana collaboration among Duffy Duyfhuizen, Max Garland, Joel Pace, Olaf Lind, Dan Zerr, and Lucas Fischer. Mixing original tunes from their CDs After This Time and Better Weather with songs by others (e.g. John Prine, Jason Isbell, and John Hiatt) and a gospel tune or two. Blending four-part harmonies with guitars, fiddle , and trumpet, Eggplant Heroes tries to bring a rich and eclectic musical experience.

LIVE MUSIC: Paul Silbergleit Trio
2025-06-06 19:00 - 22:00
Veteran Milwaukee-area jazz guitarist Paul Silbergleit returns to the Lakely, in the company of top-flight Twin Cities drummer Pete James Johnson and our own Jeremy Boettcher on bass! Tasty, swingin’, and sophisticated, the trio brings a host of original tunes and arrangements in addition to a fresh improvisatory style.

LIVE MUSIC: Evan Walton
2025-06-07 19:00 - 22:00
Evan Walton, a singer-songwriter, originally hailing from Minneapolis, and a recent graduate of the illustrious Berklee College of Music, brings a rich blend of skills to the stage. With roots as a multi-instrumentalist and a performance history that spans the nation, Evan’s musical prowess finds himself as a notable figure in the Eau Claire based group Once More, Autumn, adding a layer of indie charm to his vibrant musical persona.
