Host Al Ross is joined by Gary Schwartzhoff, director of choral activities at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, to preview Cabaret XXXVI, titled “Bookstore,” which starts Thursday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. at UW-Eau Claire. Also joining the show is Kathy Welch, artistic director for New Richmond’s Old Gem Theater, to share the upcoming performance Pinkalicious The Musical, Anastasia Shartin, visual arts director at Hudson’s The Phipps Center for the Arts, to talk about the Art Bench Trail and Patrick Grace, general manager of St. Mary’s University Performance Center in Winona, to take a look ahead at its busy calendar of events. There will also be information about “A Writers’ Forum” in Amery.