To Eau Claire native nurse and musician, Kathryn Ryan, balancing the two roles is a lot like being on the show “Severance”. “I feel like, going to work, I’m a completely different person than I am when I come home,” Ryan said. “The way I see my true self is like this musician.” Ryan said she is a nurse and musician who, while initially from Eau Claire, moved to Colorado recently for her partner’s job and has continued to attend open mics while there.

The Third Annual Jug Band and Freak Folk Jubilee took place on Friday, Nov. 21 at The Plus and was scheduled from 8-11 p.m. Attendees at the event heard music from The Sliced Bread Jug Band, The Wet Stetsons and The Driftless Revelers.