Issue #92 - Dubuque365

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When people use buzzwords in conversations
with me, I kind of want to punch them right in
the face. Or perhaps I should say “user-engage
my fist with their organic verbal communication
app.” How about, behaviorally targeting my fist
with the soon to be bleeding edge...of their face:
A collaboration of my fist and their social networking face hole. Putting my best practice on
a conversion path with their low-hanging fruit.
Wait, that’s a different thing altogether. But that
would inversely restructure any previous contrapuntal nature of our symbiosis thereby severely
downtrending my reputation management, leaving me in serious need of an exit strategy.
Who comes up with this crap? I read that the #1
marketing buzzword for 2009 was supposed to
be “Value Justification.” Isn’t that just convincing
people that they didn’t just waste their money
on that thing they just bought? I think there was
a buzzword for that about 100 years ago and it
rhymed with quality. Actually, I think value justification is the term people like insurance companies use when they jack up your rates again
and need to tell you exactly why it’s in our best
interests. I guess they figure “we fired another
C.E.O and had to give him a $20 million golden
parachute” is above our comprehension. So they
will, as of 2009, give us a value justification for
our continued rear-ending.
Personally I don’t know how “sustainability”
is not #1. It’s a well-intended word, but, man,
we’re killing it just as fast as we can. And, of
course, “going green” is spinning off a number
of ugly-stepchildren like “greenlining” - the process of going green in the office as a method
of improving the working environment. Going
green and streamlining all in one word, aw ...
FUN! Someone kill me, please.
Years ago when I worked for the Dubuque Community School District, we had one of those
tedious, boring, worthless seminars from some
“consultant” so we could learn all about the
wonders of “empowering” our daily work life
with the latest word. That word was “paradigm.”
Remember that one? One day everyone was
breaking out of their paradigm. Actually, I think
the correct term was shift. We were “shifting”
paradigms. All I remember is I had a lot of work
to do and didn’t have a lot of time that day to
think about how I was going to re-invent how
I was going to do that work. I’m not sure what
ever happened to that guy’s paradigms later in
life, but I’m pretty sure he’s still full of “shift.”
I decided to take the new word for a Google. By
the way, did you know that the first-ever cited
use of the word “Google” as a verb in print was
by Dubuque’s own Amy Gilligan at the TH on
January 14, 2001? So I googled Value Justification. I found this quote: “Unless you understand
your value and prove your value, you have no
value.” What a Zen crock of “shift.” If that’s true,
then explain Ryan Seacrest and the Olsen twins.
They are worth millions, but I assure you they
The 365ink crew... faces you already know!
Tim
Mike
Kristina
Jeff
Kelli
Ralph
Oliver
Matt
Lisa
Chris
Pam
Jon
Ben
have very, very little value, and there’s no way
anyone understands what it is nor can they prove
it. In fact, reality television, for me, pretty much
shoots a lot of holes in this one. The quote was
from Stephen V. Richardson. One guess what we
does for a living ... yep, he teaches “Business
Growth Consulting.” The only thing less specific
or measurable in the business world, I think, is a
job coming up with names for CIA front companies. In this particular case Steven V. was speaking in front of a banner that said “Bunjo’s Comedy Club,” so I’m not sure what that’s all about.
But I’m pretty sure I’m glad I was not there.
I should have Mattitude weigh-in on this one. I
KNOW he comes across buzz words all the time
and has to use them in his own classes. But I’ve
been in his classes and at least he makes a point
in the end. This online guy, Mr. I’m so important
I use my middle initial when I speak at Bunjo’s
Comedy Club, had other videos on YouTube as
well: “Know Your Close Rate,” “Team Excellence,” “A Different Perspective on Your Own
Value.” I can almost taste the vomit creeping up
my neck just thinking about spending my whole
day with him.
We use some of those words at 365. We work
with social media all day. The tech field is simply
laden with these words. So maybe it’s because
of this that I hate them all the more. If there’s a
new technology that does something that didn’t
happen before, or becomes so prevalent, like
Facebook or Google, then I understand that.
They’ve earned dictionary status. But when they
make up stupid word combinations to “re-skin”
old words, my skin crawls. Even the little teeny
ones, like “lol.” I hate “lol.” I don’t know why. I
just despise it. Every time someone uses it in a
text with me, my insincerity meter goes berserk.
If I find something funny in a text, I reply with
the word “funny.” Maybe it’s because I didn’t
“laugh out loud,” but I’ll bet most people don’t.
But they still say they do. And who has every
really been ROTFLMAO? Seriously. That would
make them full of crap. And since we’ve gotten so good at texting that people can text 400
words a minute, why not just spell words out?
These are not newspaper classifieds. We’re not
paying by the word. Say it, man. But say it in
people words, please.
There’s a website out there called www.
bullsh*tbingo.net. You can go there and download bingo cards with popular buzzwords on
it. You can take the card to your next big, long,
tedious meeting and have a little contest. Every
time one of the buzzwords is said, you get to
mark your card. Finally, you’ll actually be waiting with bated breath for them to say the words
that will make you the champion ... “Synergy”
for the win!
And if you find that guy that wasted my life back
at the school district, please tell him paradigm
equals twenty cents. Then punch him right in
the face.
Ron
Bob
Roy
Brad
Bryce
The
Inkwell
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Issue #92
Publisher: Bryce Parks
([email protected])
OCTOBER 1 - 14
Editor: Tim Brechlin
([email protected])
Advertising: Kelli Kerrigan
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563-451-9365
In this Issue:
Get Reel
Festival Returns
4
Community Shorts
5
Prime Rib Dinner
Karaoke Contest
U of Iowa Benefit
Designers:
Kristina Nesteby
([email protected])
Bryce, Tim & Mike
Artstravaganza
American English
Five Flags
365 Pop Quiz
Writers & Content:
Mike Ironside
([email protected])
Tim Brechlin, Bryce Parks, L.A.
Hammer, Chris Wand, Mayor Roy
Buol, Matt Booth, Bob Gelms,
Pam Kress-Dunn, Jeff Stiles, Megan Dalsing and Pat Fisher.
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Get the Lead Out
6
Voices V Closes
7
Hotel Julien Pt. II
8
Photography:
Mike Ironside, Ron Tigges,
Bryce Parks
Cover Photo by:
Ryan Dies
Layout:
Tim Brechlin, Bryce Parks
Chili Cook-Off
10
Pam Kress-Dunn
11
Wando’s Movies
12
Julien Cont’d
13
Mindframe Movies
13
Community, Incorporated
Brad Parks, C.E.O.
Ralph Kluseman
Julien Cont’d
14
Special thank you to:
Voices Special Events
15
Budweiser Nightlife
16-17
Fall Into Art
18
180 Main Music
19
Bob’s Book Reviews
22
Mattitude
23
LifeStiles
24
Eating Healthy w/ Hy-Vee
25
Diamond Jo Events
26
Crosswords & Puzzles
27
Trixie Kitsch
28
Dr. Skrap’s Horoscopes
28
Puzzle / Pop Quiz Answers
28
Julien History Cont’d
30
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We’ve hidden 365’s WANDO somewhere
in this issue of Dubuque365ink. Can you find
the master of movies buried within these pages?
Hint: He’s tiny and could be anywhere, In a
story? In an ad? On the cover? Good Luck!
C’MON AND GET REEL, WOULD YA?!e
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OCTOBER 1 - 14
The scope of submissions for Get Reel has
grown along with the scope of the project
itself.
“Another one of the things different this
year is that we opened it up to college
students this year, as opposed to the 2007
event, and it turned out that the bulk of
the submissions were from the college
field,” says Kulovitz when asked about the
growth of Get Reel from the prior year.
Coty adds, “We do have some students
who were in high school, who are now in
college, who submitted films. It’s a little
payoff on our initial investment.”
by Tim Brechlin
It’s hard to look around Dubuque, and
the larger Tri-State area, and not think that
our community has an alive and thriving artistic component. Paintings, pottery,
sculpture, music and more ... the arts are
truly alive around here. One such element
of the arts that has just recently begun
to truly thrive, however, is filmmaking.
From the birth and growth of Mindframe
Theaters behind Kennedy Mall to the incredibly rapid rise of the Great River Film
Initiative, otherwise known as GRiFin, the
Tri-State area has undergone a tremendous
amount of expansion in its awareness and
appreciation for film. Another one of the
catalysts of that growth, especially among
the younger residents of Dubuque, is back
and better than ever. We first talked about
it several issues ago in the pages of 365ink,
but Get Reel, the Dubuque-area student
film competition, is back. Two of the coexecutive producers, Christopher Kulovitz
and Michael Coty, were gracious enough
to take time out of their hectic preparation schedules for the Get Reel festivities
-- more on that later -- and chat with us
about this year’s proceedings.
“The really big thing that’s significant this
year is that ... in 2007, we had just our singular $5,000 grant from Mediacom, which
allowed us to kick off the event,” says Coty.
“This year, we were able to apply for the
Special Projects Grant from the City of
Dubuque. And we were awarded $10,000,
which -- I believe -- was the highest they
awarded. We had a lot of support to continue this event in Dubuque. And one of
their big things was making sure that we
were able to open this up to everyone in
the community: Not restricted by ticket
price, not restricting any of the events we
were doing because of the cost involved.”
One of the biggest reflections of that grant
was seen in the Get Reel committee’s ability to host a workshop, held in early August, aimed at educating all attendees in
some of the most primary and important
elements of filmmaking.
“Originally we were going to do a series of
workshops, but what we decided upon after talking to some of the people involved
was to do a combined workshop, make it
into three components,” says Coty, with
Kulovitz adding that the idea was “to make
it all-inclusive.”
great, but your acting is terrible, it’s just
going to bring the whole thing down. So
there was just so much hands-on learning
that took place.”
Coty adds, “The other neat thing that we
were able to do at the end of it was that
we got the entire group together, and then
we allowed a Q&A, so kids with film projects were able to say, ‘Here’s what I’m doing, but here’s what I need to know.’ And
they were able to ask those questions and
get direct feedback from people who have
done this stuff.”
Mediacom, at its office and production
studio on Asbury Road, hosted the workshop, with public-access coordinator Jim
Barefoot and his assistant Tyler Breitbach
holding a session on video production
equipment (including a tour of the facility), personnel from Galena’s M-Studios
holding a session on audio production and
techniques, and the third session was handled by area actress and director Chrissy
Hogue, who not only gave tips to aspiring
directors about how to best elicit emotions, acting and the like from one’s actors
while in front of the camera, but also gave
attendees the opportunity to be directed
and experience what it’s like to be on the
other end of the process.
“I think people walked out of there with
a really great ‘takeaway’ experience,” says
Kulovitz. “A lot of knowledge and a really
wide range. Instead of saying ‘here’s how
you hold a camera’ and ‘here’s how HD
works,’ it was nothing so technical, it was
more hands-on ... our whole big thing is
that ‘if you’ve got a camera, you can make
a movie,’ and this workshop brought it all
together -- that it’s mostly creative, that’s
where it all comes from. Chrissy Hogue
brought in the aspect of, ‘You can have
great cinematography, great acting, but
if your sound sucks,’ or the other way
around, if your technical elements are
“It just goes to show you the effect, the
ripple effect,” Kulovitz continues. “I mean,
one of the kids came back with something
that was directly driven by his original experience in 2007.” (What that is, of course,
remains to be seen by you, our dear readers.)
That’s not the only thing that has changed
for this installment of Get Reel, of course.
“One of the things that we did differently this year, just to take a chance, try to
change the dynamic a bit,” explains Coty,
“was having the entire process occur over
the summer, as opposed to being in-sync
with the school year. The thought process
behind that was giving kids additional time
to have ‘time off’ to make their films.”
“The other significant thing the City of
Dubuque allowed us to do is that -- again,
we tried to take what we learned the first
year and apply it to this year -- this year,
there are no ticket prices,” Coty says of the
entire festival, as well as the exhibition and
Julien Awards festivities that will be held at
Mindframe Theaters. The student films will
be exhibited free of charge at Mindframe
on October 16 - 17 (check MindframeTheaters.com for updated showtimes), and the
red carpet and Julien Awards ceremonies,
hosted by 365’s Matt Booth, will be held
on Sunday, October 18. “There’s no charge
for anything at all -- no application fees,
no submission fees, no fee to come to the
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE 365INK, WHO NEEDS MORE FRIENDS?
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OCTOBER 1 - 14
NOW
Library Facebook
Book Giveaway
and 365ink for more upcoming events.
OCT
1
The VSA One Hundred
Men Who Cook
OCT
11
Dubuque County
Conservation Chili Feed
Friends of the Dubuque County Conservation Board, Inc. is sponsoring a chili
In October 2009, Carnegie-Stout Public
Library will give a new hardcover book Thursday, October 1, is VSA of Iowa and feed on Sunday, October 11, 2009 from
to ten of its fans on Facebook. To see a the One Hundred Men Who Cook at the 11 am to 6 pm at the Swiss Valley Nature
list of these new books, please visit the Grand River Center. From six until nine, Center. Kids eat for $3 and adults $5. A
Library’s Facebook page at www.face- dynamic men from throughout the com- free tractor/trailer ride thru the preserve
book.com/carnegiestout. For a chance munity will partner with area restaurants is offered again this year. Please come
to win one of the books, simply become to create their favorite recipes for you out and enjoy the fall leaves and support
a fan of Carnegie-Stout Public Library, to sample. Get your tickets at Opalus, us. Proceeds will go toward Dubuque
and then watch the Library’s Facebook Designworks, or any US Bank, Hartig County Parks improvements.
page for further instructions in early Oc- Drug or Hy-Vee location and help bring
O
UWP Center for the
tober. This giveaway was made possible the arts to individuals with disabilities. 12 CT
/21
Arts Events
by an anonymous donation to the LiBell Tower Presents:
brary. For more information, please call 2OCT
-18
“With Friends Like These”
Don’t miss the Virsky Ukrainian Nathe Library Information Desk at 563tional Dance Company, performing at
589-4225 option #4.
Bell Tower Theater presents the world UW-Platteville on October 12, 2009,
premiere of the comedy, “With Friends beginning at 7:30pm. The renowned
OCT
Does My Piano Count
Like These” written by Dubuque play- folk dance ensemble named after Pavlo
1
as 1 Carry On?
wright Robert Lynn. Performances are Virsky is famous for its bright colors, the
Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm, Friday unity of content and form and the vivid
“Excuse Me, Does My Piano Count as and Saturday evenings at 8 pm, and embodiment of its stage concept. This
One Carry-on?” will be presented Thurs- Sunday afternoons at 3 pm from Octo- magnificent artistic group has embraced
day October 1st, 7:30pm at Five Flags ber 2 to 18, 2009. For information and the beauty of its native Ukraine, the wisTheater. Magnus Martensson performs to purchase tickets call 563-588-3377 dom of its people as well as the folk tramusic and comedy at the piano. Tickets or visit us online at www.belltowerthe- dition of humor and optimism.
are available at the Five Flags Box Of- ater.net.
Secondly, don’t miss White Ghost Shivfice, 800-745-3000 and ticketmaster.
ers, performing at UW-P on October
com. Stay tuned to fiveflagscenter.com
21, 2009, beginning at 7:30pm. Imagine a smorgasbord of Cab Calloway,
circus sideshow, KISS, cabaret, Hee
Haw and Robert Johnson served up at
Andy Kaufman’s bat-mitzvah. A joyous
mixture of the absurd and sublime, the
eight-piece ensemble gracefully blends
a musical amalgam of Hokum Blues,
Hillbilly Swing, Country and Hot Jazz.
White Ghost Shivers won best “Novelty” band at the 2007 Austin Music
Awards, and placed in six other categories, including best Jazz, Bluegrass, Experimental, None of the Above, Female
Vocals(Cella Blue), and Horns(Jonathan
Doyle). For tickets to these and other
shows, visit www.uwplatt.edu.
OCT
17
Knights of Columbus
Prime Rib Dinner
Saturday October 17, 2009 the Knights
of Columbus Council 510 will host a
Prime Rib Dinner with dessert at the
K.C. Hall 781 Locust St. Cocktails at
5:30 with dinner at 6:30pm. Cost is only
$12.00 with proceeds used to support
the Centennial Cross (the 75 foot high,
blue lighted Cross) south of Dubuque.
To reserve, please call 588-2011 before
noon on Friday October 16. Seating is
limited so please call early.
I WANT TO GET THE LEAD OUT ... BUT I ATE TOO MANY PAINT CHIPS :-(
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OCTOBER 1 - 14
The 1-mile fun run will begin at 9 a.m.,
while the 5K and 10K events will begin
at 9:30 a.m. All three of them, plus the
Tot Trot, will start at the north entrance
of the Mines of Spain park. The 10K race
includes several high-elevation hills, so
make sure you’ve got some good shoes!
In addition to the undeniably healthy
aspects of going for a good, long run,
Get the Lead Out will also feature a bonus drawing with more than 20 prizes,
open to all entrants -- and the Grand
Prize is one set of airline tickets good
for travel anywhere in the continental United States on AirTran Airways!
Other prizes include a membership
to Westside Fitness, a $300 Diamond
Club gift basket from the Diamond Jo
Casino, overnight stays at area hotels,
a wine tour for three courtesy of Iowa
Wine Tours, acupuncture sessions, a
golf foursome at Bunker Hill, restaurant
gift cards and many, many more.
Bring the whole family and join in the
fun at the Mines Of Spain State Park
on October 10 for Get the Lead Out,
a benefit run for EB Lyons. The venue
will include a 10K Run, 5K Walk/Run,
1Mile Fun Run and even a Tot Trot for
the kids!
The entire course is on blacktop, except
for the 10K, which includes 2 miles of
scenic trails with rolling hills. This is
an Out-And-Back course which runs
through the park and includes several
challenging hills. The run will finish
on the bluff-top at Julien Dubuque’s
Monument which overlooks the mighty
Mississippi.
Get the Lead Out will benefit the EB Lyons Expansion Project, which is aimed at
increasing opportunities for nature programs at the center, increase availablity
for community use, state-of-the-art audio
/ visual equipment, improvements to the
center’s library and reference room and
more.
Be a part of history, and travel on the
same ground as Dubuque’s forefathers
over 200 years ago when they mined
these hills for lead. You will cross Catfish Creek, where the Mesquakie Indians once hunted and fished for food.
Take in the beauty of the colors of the
changing autumn leaves as they blow
in the wind whispering “get the lead
out.”
Registration is $20 in advance and $30
the day of the run. Informational packets will be available at Champps Americana, next to the Best Western Midway
Hotel, from 3 - 6 p.m. on Friday, October 9. Check-in will be held from 7
- 8:30 a.m. on the day of the run. For
additional information and on-line registration (or for a printable entry form),
please visit www.gtlorun.org.
1) How many shapes fall in the video
game Tetris?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
2) What type of tree inspired Sir Isaac
Newton to propose the theory
of universal gravitation?
A. Fig Tree
B. Apple Tree
C. Cherry Tree
D. Elmer Gan-Tree
3) What country is home to the waterfall
with the longest
uninterrupted drop?
A. Tugela Falls
B. Yosemite Falls
C. Salto Angel Falls D. Utigord Falls
4) What is likely to happen if the barometric pressure drops rapidly?
A. Rain
B. Tornado
C. Snow
D. Clear Skies
5) The Vanguard Group define as a bear
market as a fall of value
of_____ over a two-month period”?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 40%
6) What or who is Hoba West?
A. Boba Fett’s dad
B. He took the fall for Watergate break-in
C. World’s Largest Waterfall
D. World’s Largest Meteorite
7) How many total pins fall in a perfect
game of 10-pin bowling?
A. 100
B. 120
C. 210
D. 300
8) Who was the Fall Guy?
A. Lee Horsley
B. Gil Gerrard
C. Lee Majors
D. Dirk Benedict
BEEF TENDERLOIN AT PEPPER SPROUT...MMMMMMM
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Even with “momentum” the Voices From
The Warehouse District art exhibit and
series of special events must draw to a
close at some point and that point is this
first weekend in October. But before the
exhibit in the funky warehouse gallery
space on the second floor of the building on the Northeast corner of 10th and
Jackson Streets is dismantled, Voices
hosts two great events in the expansive
space offering visitors a final opportunity to take in the exhibit. Get there while
you can.
Fall Into Art
Feast of Mutton
Friday, October 2, 5-10 p.m.
Friday, October 2, the Voices Warehouse
exhibit will be part of the Fall Into Art
Gallery Tour, which is scheduled from
5 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by Dubuque
Main Street, the free, self-guided tour
takes in ten downtown galleries. The
Voices art exhibit will be on display for
the event with a special performance of
the original Gypsy jazz influenced folk
of Feast of Mutton. (See Page 18.)
Tortoise
Prefuse 73
Saturday, October 3, 8 p.m.
While Voices has gained a reputation
not only for being an incredible art exhibit, but also hosting the kind of cutting
edge events that serve as cultural milestones in the progress of one of Iowa’s
most progressive cities, this year’s events
take the Voices model to new levels. Arguably the biggest event to follow the
opening reception for the exhibit itself
will be the closing night’s concert by
Chicago avant garde musical artists Tortoise. On tour promoting their first CD
of new material in five years, Beacons
of Ancestorship, released just this summer, Tortoise will perform their groundbreaking instrumental music incorporating elements of dub, dance, jazz,
techno, rock, and classical minimalism
Saturday, October 3, from 8 p.m. Also
performing will be electronic musician,
producer, and DJ Prefuse 73.
Often tagged with the relatively generic
term “post-rock” but not easily classified to any one genre, Tortoise has been
a leader in progressive instrumental music since the release of late ‘90s critically acclaimed albums like Millions Now
Living Will Never Die, and TNT. Borrowing and mixing elements of a wide
range of genres, but never sounding
like any of them, Tortoise seems to constantly explore the edges of music, reinventing themselves and creating new
music that is rhythmic, textural, propulsive, often both electronic and organic
at the same time, and somehow always
sounds exactly like Tortoise.
Following a recent interview appearance on NPR’s World Café, Tortoise
will embark later this month on a short
American tour (including the Voices
show and a mid-October Chicago show
with Wilco that is already sold out) before heading over to Europe.
Opening for Tortoise will be electronic
musician Prefuse 73. A pseudonym for
Scott Herren, who got his start DJing in
Atlanta clubs and producing hip-hop
tracks for Dirty South rappers, Prefuse
73 is a vehicle for exploring Herren’s
progressive, textural electronic music.
Currently on tour promoting his most recent CD Everything She Touched Turned
Ampexian, Prefuse 73 is performing a
series of select dates with Tortoise.
Advance tickets for Tortoise/Prefuse 73
concert are $20 and are available online at www.IowaTix.com, and locally
at Moondog Music and CDs 4 Change.
For more information about the Tortoise
show and all remaining Voices From The
Warehouse District events, visit www.
voiceswarehousegallery.com/Events.
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THE SECRET HISTORY IS NOT SO SECRET ANYMORE, THANSK TO US!
OCTOBER 1 - 14
by Mike Ironside
In this installment of our two-part series on
the history of the Hotel Julien we pick up
where we left off, drawing near the end
of the 1920s, a time in which some say
that notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone sometimes stayed in the grand hotel
and maybe even owned interest in it. (If
you haven’t read the first installment, we
suggest you look for the last issue with
Capone’s mug on the cover, or read it online at Dubuque365.com. In addition to
examining the Capone legends, it covers
the early history of the first hotel, its expansions and destruction by fire.)
Before we leave the whole Capone story
behind, however, an interesting side note
involves the Chicago gangster’s connection to bootleg whiskey produced in Iowa.
While the Dubuque area, especially the
islands scattered in the Mississippi River
were home to bootleggers and their wellhidden stills, Capone’s favorite bootleg
whiskey was said to have been Templeton
Rye, produced in the tiny Iowa town of
Templeton (population 350). Nicknamed
“The Good Stuff” Templeton Rye became
a premium brand of the Prohibition era,
selling for about $5.50 a bottle (nearly $70
in today’s dollars). Capone is said to have
distributed hundreds of kegs per month of
Templeton Rye to speakeasies from Chicago to San Francisco.
Even after the end of Prohibition, bootleggers in Templeton continued to (illegally)
produce the top-shelf rye whiskey in small
batches for loyal customers. That is until
a group of young entrepreneurs, descendants of some of those involved in the
Prohibition era business convinced one
of the surviving bootleggers to share the
secret recipe that has been used since Prohibition. The first 68-barrel legal batch of
Templeton Rye came to market in 2006
(after aging for four years in charred oak
barrels).
Distribution outside of Iowa began in
2007, finding new fans of rye whiskey
and a near cult-like following among aficionados. In fact, each year as one batch
is snatched up from market shelves, loyal
customers have been known to drive for
miles to find a store with Templeton Rye
still in stock. Hording the whiskey is not
uncommon among devoted fans, so as
not to be without “The Good Stuff” until
the next batch is aged to perfection and
released from the distillery. Still distilled
in small batches in Templeton, Iowa, each
bottle is dated and hand numbered with a
Continued on facing page.
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batch, barrel, and bottle number. If you like
good whiskey, I suggest you stop down at
the beautifully restored Riverboat Lounge
and sample a glass.
If Capone did in fact hide out at the Hotel Julien (sipping on Templeton Rye, I like
to imagine) in the late 1920s, it wasn’t for
long. It was early in 1928 when Harold
Hayes, an associate of the “Chicago interests” purchased the A.A. Cooper controlling interest in the stock of the hotel company, but by 1931, federal agents indicted
and convicted Capone on charges of tax
evasion. He was sentenced to eleven years
in federal prison.
Even before the feds brought the notorious
mob boss to justice, controlling interest in
the hotel returned to Dubuque. In February
of 1930, W.H. Klauer, one of the original
investors in the Dubuque Hotel Company
in 1913, secured controlling interest in
the corporation through a settlement after
Chicago minority stockholders LeRoy Harris and Harry Brooks brought court action
against company president Harold Hayes
for alleged mismanagement of the property.
The move reestablished Dubuque ownership of the hotel which lasted for more than
30 years.
One of Dubuque’s oldest families, the Klauers own and operate Klauer Manufacturing
Company, founded in 1870 by Peter Klauer
as a hardware and tin shop in downtown
Dubuque. With a long history in manufacturing, William H. Klauer, grandfather to
the current management, diversified the
family interest investing in land and purchasing the Hotel Julien which the Klauer
family owned and operated until its sale to
Louis Pfohl in 1962.
William R. ”Bill” Klauer, currently the
President of Klauer Manufacturing recalls
the days when his uncle Walter Klauer
managed the hotel: “My uncle lived there
with his wife, Abby McDonald. They lived
on the mezzanine floor of the hotel.” His
uncle Walter would host family gatherings
for Thanksgiving and Christmas in the hotel
dining room, then on the first floor behind
the area now occupied by the Riverboat
Lounge and next to a barroom called The
Blue Room.
Holiday time was special in the hotel
which was decorated for the season. “As a
kid, we would get our hair cut down there,”
recalls Klauer, “Howard McDermott was
the barber – a very popular barbershop in
Dubuque, and Dolan’s is still there today.
At Christmastime, they always got a tree,
brought in on a semi like in New York at
Rockefeller Center. It was a highlight in
Dubuque. It was the most gorgeous tree
you ever saw and they put it up in the cen-
ter of the lobby – of course it was a mezzanine so it would go up real high. As a
little kid, I remember getting a haircut and
Howard would say, ‘Now Billy, when you
go home, go through the lobby!’”
Klauer also remembers watching parades
on Main Street from the hotel mezzanine
as a child. “When there were parades in
Dubuque – in those days parades were a
big thing – we would go down there and
sit in the window because you could look
right down and they would go right past
the hotel,” he recalls. “There were always
lots of bands – it was a big thing to watch a
parade. I can still see myself as a little kid
sitting up there on the window sill looking
out right over the front canopies watching
the parade.”
Always one of downtown’s landmark
structures, the Hotel Julien was not only
a gathering place for travelers, but a center for Dubuque’s culture and community
through the mid-20th century, providing
the location of the city’s first radio station
and a place for important social gatherings. “Probably something you don’t know
is that (the hotel) is where the first radio
station in Dubuque was – WKBB,” relates
Klauer. “Jim Carpenter was the guy that ran
it. It was the forerunner to WDBQ – the first
station, WKBB – Walter Klauer Broadcasting Business. The hotel had beautiful studios here back in the ‘40s.”
“People forget that that radio station was
down there,” he continues. “We still have
about 8,000 records – 78s – at our cottage
north of town. Paul Hemmer (co-owner
and radio host of Radio Dubuque’s KGRR)
is going to take a bunch of them and recycle through them and see if there’s anything worth (saving).” Walter Klauer eventually sold the radio station to the Roshek
brothers, best known for their huge department store which is now home to IBM in
Dubuque. Klauer reports the Rosheks operated the radio station out of a small building near the Orpheum (now Five Flags) Theater and later in the Farmers’ Market area.
“In the ‘40s, the hotel was the place to be,”
explains Klauer. “There was also a billiards
THERE’S A JOKE IN THERE ABOUT CHILI GIVING YOU TROTS...
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spoon.” The spoon is just $5 and entitles
the person who wields it to taste as many
varieties of chili as he or she can bear, or
until the chili runs out. If (when) that happens, or if you’re just not into chili (what is
wrong with you?), there will be other food
vendors serving a variety of other foods.
If you’re anything like us 365ers, you
might be experiencing some slight shock
that summertime is gone and all those
fun festivals are in the past. When did
that happen? But wait! There’s one more
opportunity to gather around the Jaycees
beer tent in the great outdoors before the
weather forces us inside to watch football with the in-laws while we wait for
the turkey to finish roasting. Don’t forget
about Chili Cook-Off! The first Saturday
of October marks the date of Cable Car
Square’s annual celebration of all things
chili-related – The Tri-State’s Largest Chili
Cook-Off. This year that date falls on Saturday, October 3. Scheduled from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., this will be the 16th year for the
annual event.
Of course the Chili Cook-Off is not only a
gustatory, competition used as an excuse
to drink beer in October (though it is a
pretty good one). Chili Cook-Off is a festival with entertainment, live music and all
sorts of family-friendly activities.
Being a family-friendly event, kids will
have plenty to do to keep occupied with
a variety of activities in the Kids Corner,
including face painting, the “dino jump”
bounce house, a fishpond, pumpkin
painting, and special games led by “Ms.
Razzle Dazzle.” The bigger boys can stay
occupied watching the Iowa Hawkeyes on
a big-screen TV. Football, chili and beer
on a crisp autumn day … yeah, October
is not so bad.
For those new to the event, the Chili CookOff is not just for those diehards who are
deadly serious about their chili (though
they will be there too), but for anyone
who thinks they make a pretty good batch
of the spicy stuff or those who just like to
eat it.
Chili cooks compete in a variety of categories. The Chili Association Society
International (CASI) competition follows
a strict set of rules which delineate what
ingredients are necessary and which are
prohibited, along with guidelines for tasting and judging. The CASI competition
can be nearly as heated as the chili. There
is also a Business category, for company
teams, and an Open category for anyone
who has been practicing at home. Returning this year will be a Junior division for
chili cooks under 18 years of age.
For those who just can’t get enough hot
stuff, there is also a Salsa competition –
the jalepeno and tomato variety, not the
Latin dancing, though there will be live
music, so I’m sure you would be welcome
to bust a move. If you’re more of what we
call the “eating” type than the “cooking”
type, our advice is to get there early. The
public tasting begins at 1 p.m. and there
is usually a not insignificant line forming
by then. It’s probably best to get a beer
from the Dubuque Jaycees first, then get
in line for the all-important “sampling
For those that need an excuse to justify
stuffing their face with chili all afternoon,
the Jaycees are hosting, for the second
year, the morning of Chili Cook-Off that
just might serve that purpose. The Jaycees’ second annual Chili Trot 5K fun run
is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. from the
A.Y. McDonald parking lot on Kerper Boulevard and proceed along the Riverwalk.
Water will be provided along the course
and with refreshments available to participants after the race. Chili Trot also offers a
2K walk/run. Registration begins at 7:30
a.m. or visit www.dubuquejaycees.org
to register in advance and get a Chili Trot
long sleeve T-shirt.
Chili Cook-Off is sponsored by the Cable
Car Square Association, Diamond Jo Casino and Prudential Financial, with contributing sponsorship by Radio Dubuque,
Dubuque Jaycees, and Best Buy of
Dubuque. Proceeds from this year’s CookOff benefit The Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility. For
more information or cooks applications
call Teri Connely at 815-747-2504.
BATS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF ALL WINGED INTERLOPERCATIONS
GIVING VOICE
•
PAM KRESS-DUNN
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Winged Interloper
“What kind of bird is that?” asked my
husband, as I sat typing at the computer. I was busy, but turned to look out
the window at the patio. This is where
our bird feeders hang – one with regular seed, used mainly by plain brown
sparrows, and another filled with thistle seed, pecked at more daintily by
finches and the occasional chickadee.
I thought it might be something rare,
a rock wren or indigo bunting, one of
those birds that turn up once in a blue
moon in Iowa.
It was blue, all right, but the sight of it
did not make my heart sing. Instead,
it filled me with dread. “That’s a parakeet!” I replied sadly, taking in the
pastel hue of this slim bird eating at
our feeder. The fat sparrows seemed
to regard him with deference, as if a
fairy tale prince had come to call, and
let him have first dibs. Lately I’ve had
to refill it daily, because winter will
be coming soon enough, and they’ve
been gorging themselves in preparation.
A friend who is more of a birder than
I tells me these missing house pets are
called “escapes.” I know people who
let their birds fly about the house to
give them a sense of freedom. So I can
understand how simple it would be
for one of them to fly the coop when
someone, an unwitting child perhaps,
leaves the door open too long. It’s
happened to us with our wily cat, but
we know how to coax him back. Just
offer some food, and Leo will swallow
his pride and return.
But a bird? Not so easy. Bob tried
going out and approaching him, but
there was nothing doing. As soon as
he got within a few yards, the bird
flew into the crab apple tree and sat
peering at him until he came back
into the house. Then back the bird
soared, to eat at the feeder again.
What to do? Would Animal Control
come if we called? How would they
catch an escaped house bird, anyway?
With a butterfly net? A handful of sunflower seeds? Fat chance, with feeders hanging all over town, offering a
free lunch, and supper and breakfast,
too. Should we blanket the neighborhood with signs crying “Found: Blue
parakeet”? But how found is he, really, when he could easily fly over the
river and through the woods to East
Dubuque tomorrow?
Once a black-and-white cat showed
up at the house where I raised my two
children on University Avenue. We
named him Spot, for the few weeks
we had him, and he was a cutie.
One day my daughter came home
and when she said hello, he gave a
muffled reply, because his mouth was
full of freshly caught mouse. He was
a decidedly outdoor cat. That time, I
wrote an essay for the TH and, thank
goodness, his owner recognized him
by something I said he did – wrapping
himself around our necks while we sat
at the patio table. So she called, and
there was a happy reunion. (His real
name, it turned out, was Con Man.
How fitting.)
I wrote a poem about this bird, the day
after we first saw him, but that made
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me feel guilty, like taking advantage of
someone else’s misfortune for my own
benefit. I mean, it was a good poem;
my best poet friend told me so. But
did it do the bird any good? It did not.
also says that they can learn to speak
up to 200 words, and that they are
technically parrots, and come from
Australia, not South America, as I assumed.
I suppose this happens all the time.
I’ve seen “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,” a marvelous film about
this large flock of birds that lives free
in the trees of San Francisco. The original birds, of course, were all escapes,
or, worse yet, birds purposely let go
by owners who could not, or would
not, care for them. Parrots can live to
be fifty years old, something too many
buyers don’t take into account. The
filmmakers show how each bird has
a personality of its own, and how a
certain homeless man develops an
amazing relationship with the flock,
coming out of his shell as he begins to
care for them. To say it’s a heartwarming film is an understatement. To say it
will also break your heart is, too.
It’s been over two weeks since we’ve
seen this bird at our feeder. So I’m
making up happy scenarios about his
fate. My worst nightmare, of course,
was finding him dead in the grass. My
best fantasy is that he returned to his
own yard, knocked his beak on the
window, and was joyously let in by
his anxious family.
Parakeets, I’ve learned, can live to
be fifteen. I’ve also learned that they
shouldn’t be kept in cages all day, so
whoever let this one out may have
been trying to do the right thing. It’s
just the open door or window that was
the problem. The information I found
It could happen. I know this for a fact.
Because my husband has told me that
when he was a kid growing up on a
farm in central Iowa, the only animals
that were strictly house pets were a
couple of parakeets. (Even the cats
were mostly consigned to the barn.)
Once in awhile, they would get out.
But by going outside with a handful of
seed, someone from the family could
always persuade them to come back
inside. So it could happen to our little
friend. It’s what I have to believe.
Pam Kress-Dunn
[email protected]
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Extract -- A Film by Mike Judge (Office Space, Idiocracy, Beavis & Butt-Head Do America)
Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins, and J.K. Simmons star
in writer/director Mike Judge’s comedy about a
flower-extract plant owner (Bateman) contending
with an ever-growing avalanche of personal and
professional disasters. An employee at the factory
(Collins) has just suffered an unfortunate accident
on the assembly line, but little does the put-upon
owner realize that things are about to get much
worse. As the injured employee threatens to sue
and it begins to look like his company will be
bought out, the frazzled owner attempts to catch
the culprit responsible for stealing wallets from the
coat room (Kunis) and
begins to suspect that
his wife (Wiig) is in
fact regularly sleeping with the gigolo he
hired to seduce her.
All along the way, his
stoner bartender (Affleck) comes up with
one
hare-brained
scheme after another.
How will the saga resolve itself?
Extract has a decent
enough premise, but it unfortunately falls flat in
almost every respect. While it is similar to Judge’s
other films, particularly Office Space, in that it
lacks much of an over-arching plot and trades
that for a number of random scenes that are just
arranged in order, Extract commits the capital
offense that a comedy can make: It simply isn’t
funny. J.K. Simmons, who has proven himself time
and again to be a remarkably capable comic actor,
is wasted in a one-note, manic role, while Jason
Bateman simply doesn’t have the charisma or the
presence to be a leading man. The idea is there:
He’s the sane man in an insane world ... but the
execution is sorely lacking. The only member of
the cast to really acquit himself -- and, indeed, the
bright spot of the movie -- is Ben Affleck (and how
often would you expect to hear that?). This one is
barely worth a rental. Mike Judge, won’t you come
home and make good movies again?
Capitalism: A Love Story (October 2)
Capitalism: A Love Story examines the disastrous impact of corporate dominance
on the everyday lives of Americans. But
this time the culprit is much bigger than
General Motors, and the crime scene far
wider than Flint, Michigan. From Middle America, to
the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan, Michael Moore will once
again enter uncharted territory. What he finds are the
familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies,
abuse, betrayal... and 14,000 jobs being lost every day.
The Invention of Lying (October 2)
In an alternate reality, lying -- even the
concept of a lie -- does not even exist.
Everyone speaks the truth and nothing
but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-hisluck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability
to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards.
Zombieland (October 2)
Two men have found a way to survive a
world overrun by zombies. Columbus is
a big wuss -- but when you’re afraid of
being eaten by zombies, fear can keep
you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-totin’,
zombie-slayin’ badass whose single determination is
to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces
with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found
unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will
have to determine which is worse: relying on each
other or succumbing to the zombies.
Couples Retreat (October 9)
Four Midwestern couples embark on a
journey to a tropical island resort. While
one of the couples is there to work on their
marriage, the other three set out to jet ski,
spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They
soon discover that participation in the resort’s couples
therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at
real world problems faced by all couples.
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Love Happens. . . . . 17% Rotten
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THE
BUZZ
Halcyon Holdings, the firm which
owns the the rights to the Terminator
franchise, has, in light of its recent
bankruptcy filing, opted to put up
the Terminator rights for sale. Halcyon originally purchased the rights
in 2007 to produce this year’s Terminator Salvation,
but after the weak box-office results of that film and
the cancellation of the Sarah Connor Chronicles TV
series, it’s not out of the question for Terminator to
now take a very, very long break.
MGM Pictures is allegedly out
of money, reports over the weekend said. Reportedly, MGM needs
$20 million in short-term cash for
overhead expenses, and another
$150 million to continue operating
through the end of the year underneath $3.5 billion
of debt. No word yet on what this means for the
future of the James Bond franchise.
Despite a lukewarm box office performance of 2008’s The Incredible
Hulk, Edward Norton says he’s interested in reprising his role of The
Hulk in the upcoming The Avengers
film. Norton suggests that The Hulk
would work best as a villain or a foil to the team
of superheroes ... and, we have to say, that doesn’t
sound like a bad idea at all.
Neve Campbell has signed on to reprise her lead role of Sidney Prescott
in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming Scream 4, while Wes Craven is
likely to return as director. The film
already has a late Spring 2010 shooting date planned. Other upcoming Weinstein sequels/remakes include Halloween 3-D, Hellraiser,
Short Circuit and Children of the Corn.
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Hotel Julien History
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room that was very popular with salesmen. I don’t know much about that,
but I know it was talked about as one
of the finest billiard rooms. They probably had about ten or twelve tables.
Because they didn’t know what to do
at night when they’d come to town.
They’d have dinner, and there was no
TV … so billiards was a big thing back
in the ‘30s and ‘40s.”
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Klauer looks back fondly on the time
his family owned and operated the Hotel Julien. “In Dubuque, Iowa, the hotel was the place to be,” he proclaims.
“There was action. It was a good business. They brought in good people and
the hotel was a very well run organization. It did real well financially for
years.”
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(500) Days
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When the Klauers sold the hotel they
donated part of the collection to Notre
Dame University, alma mater to several
in the family, as there was nowhere to
locally to display many of the larger,
museum-sized paintings. A book about
the Taos Art Colony, published by Notre
Dame includes a photo of Walter and
William J. Klauer with their father William H. Klauer. Some of the paintings
originally purchased for a few hundred
dollars are now worth thousands, if not
a million dollars or more.
The Hotel Julien also had an impressive art collection during the Klauers’
ownership. During his travels, Bill’s
grandfather William H. Klauer fell in
love with the landscape near Taos,
New Mexico and purchased land there
in the mid-20th century. He became
an early patron of the growing artists’
colony, purchasing paintings from the
artists who settled there, bringing them
back to decorate the hotel. The reception space just off the lobby along 2nd
Street now known as the Harbor Gallery was know as “The Art Room” because of all the Southwestern art hanging in the space. “The Art Room at the
hotel was THE place for weddings in
Dubuque,” said Klauer.
Eventually, the hotel market began
changing from independently owned
hotels to modern, chain motels like the
Holiday Inn which was built on Dodge
Street. “What really changed was motel business started coming in and
eroding (the hotel business),” explains
Klauer. We were not up to date – I’ll
be the first to tell you that. We were
in other business – manufacturing, and
my uncle was out selling snowplows.
We were out selling all over the country, and who’s watching the place?”
Facing issues with Walter’s health and
massive renovation costs to bring the
property up to the standards of a modern hotel, the Klauers decided to return
to their core business in manufacturing
and sell the Hotel Julien.
THE JULIEN MOTOR INN
When it opened in 1915, the Hotel Julien was one of the finest hotels in the
Midwest, but over the years the property had begun to show signs of age and
witnessed broad changes in Dubuque’s
downtown, the rise of the American
car culture, and a shift from hotels to
motels. Seeing an opportunity, Louis
Pfohl purchased the hotel in 1962 and
closed it a couple years later to begin a
massive remodel which would include
a complete redesign of the lobby, dining rooms and guest rooms, the installation of faster, self-service elevators,
and air-conditioning throughout the
building.
A Dubuque native and then president
of the Dubuque and New York-based
Fischer Companies, Pfohl was an architect, attorney, and engineer who
designed and supervised the transformation of the old hotel into what was
a modern inn. The Julien Motor Inn
combined sophisticated contemporary
style with a deep respect for the history
of Dubuque and life on the Mississippi
River. A collector of unusual antiques
and artifacts, Pfohl incorporated many
interesting features into the remodeled
Julien Motor Inn.
The Alte Glocke Restaurant featured
stained glass panels Pfohl purchased
from a New York gothic mansion once
owned by brass, copper and railroad
tycoon, Arthur Curtis James, which
was to be destroyed in order to build a
skyscraper. The glass panels were originally from a large palatial estate on the
Austrian-German border. The old bell,
which hung outside the drive-up entrance and for which the Alte Glocke
was named once hung in the cupola of
the former fire station at 4th and Locust
Streets – the same building said to have
been the hiding place of Al Capone’s
cars when he came to town (and 365’s
new office!).
Just outside the rear entrance to the hotel and the Alte Glocke was a life-size
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sculpture of Julien Dubuque. Positioned
in a niche so that Dubuque seemed to
be gazing toward the Mississippi River,
the sculpture was commissioned by Pfohl
and created by a young New York-based
sculptor, Barry Johnston. Not only to
honor the founder of the settlement that
would one day become the city that bears
his name, the sculpture of Dubuque was
placed in recognition that the pioneer
was said to have lived in a hut where the
hotel now stands.
The Alte Glocke restaurant itself was
modeled on a Swiss-Bavarian theme and
featured bartenders in lederhosen, waitresses in Bavarian dirndls, and a raised
stage behind the corner bar where polka
bands would play. Leading up from the
restaurant and the drive-up entrance at
the rear of the building to the lobby was
an escalator which Pfohl reused from a
racetrack outside of New York City.
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The lobby was completely remodeled and
featured modern designs such as the open
staircase over a fountain balanced by
more of the unusual antiques Pfohl collected along with scenes of old Dubuque.
Occupying a prominent niche in the
lobby was the Ziegfeld mirror which once
stood just off-stage of the Ziegfeld Follies.
In a 1978 interview with the Telegraph
Herald Pfohl related, “Mr Ziegfeld said
that was his good luck piece, and it was
in the first theater where they ever had
the follies. And in all the years thereafter,
wherever Ziegfeld played, that mirror had
to be just offstage. And every girl, from
the top star to the bottom chorister, had to
giver herself a last inspection in that mirror before she went onstage.”
The remodel featured a number of other
unusual Pfohl finds and details he designed himself, but of all the improvements Pfohl made to the property, he
probably expended the most time and
energy in creating the Riverboat Lounge.
Pfohl’s personal files contain dozens of
sketches, notes, and even advertisements
torn from magazines that illustrate certain details that embodied the unique
atmosphere of the Riverboat Lounge.
A distinctive blend of nautical antiques
and decorative items relating to the history and culture of the grand days of life
on paddlewheel riverboats, the Riverboat
Lounge also embodied a swanky, midcentury sophisticated vibe.
In creating the design for the Riverboat
Lounge, Pfohl contacted Dubuque native
and author Richard Bissell, famous for his
novel 7 1/2 Cents which was made into
the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Pajama Game. Bissell was also a great
fan of river lore and in addition to writing
about river life, collected river-related antiques and artifacts. Pfohl wrote Bissell a
letter asking for advice on the décor and
if he would be willing to lend anything
toward the effort, suggesting a meeting in
New York or Dubuque.
In a handwritten reply, Bissell invited
Pfohl to his house in Connecticut, saying, “you better drop out here and see me
because the chance of getting together in
N.Y. is dim right now. I’m writing a new
book and trying to stay out here working
as I have a deadline to meet.” Bissell did
share a large photograph of a steamer and
some antique running lights which were
used in the Riverboat Lounge.
All in all the remodeled Julien Motor Inn
was a hit when it reopened in the fall
of 1970. A Telegraph Herald article described the Visiting Nurse Association’s
Charity Ball, the first to be held at the
downtown hotel in years. “As they danced
on the parquet floor of the ballroom to
the music of Paul Hemmer’s Orchestra
ballgoers who have been attending since
the Charity Ball debuted in 1946 at the
Dubuque Golf and Country Club recalled
dancing on the white tile floor of the gold
and white ballroom of the old Julien …
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brides can well, get around town. A range
of bridal experts will be on hand providing
useful information and ideas for brides, including Cheryl-Ann Bridals and Tuxedos,
The Joy of Photography, Engraved Gift Collection, Graham’s, Amirage Salon, Fringe
Salon, Capri, Butterfly Fitness, and McCoy
Goldsmith and Jeweler.
Calling all brides to be: You are invited to
participate in Brides Around Town, a combination of a cocktail party and an event
for brides and bridesmaids hosted by
more than a dozen downtown businesses.
Scheduled for Thursday, October 15, from
6 to 9 p.m. the complimentary event will
feature custom cocktails, a selection of
hors d’oeuvres, helpful tips from bridal
experts, music, and prizes.
The limit is only 50 brides, first come, first
to enjoy the fun, so sign up now! We will
be starting at the Holiday Inn and traveling
with Tri-State Travel on their Trolley to various lounges, such as L.May Eatery, 180
Main, and Hotel Julien. At each lounge
you will enjoy complimentary cocktails
and appetizers, as well as have wedding
experts at each lounge educate you on the
things brides want to know. The event will
will be ending at Holiday Inn, where you
will have the opportunity to ask our wedding experts anything that you would like
to know about their area of excellence.
Brides wishing to participate are asked
to register for the event by signing up on
www.bridesaroundtown.com. The Web
site also contains more information about
the event and links to participating businesses.
Spread over four downtown locations –
the Holiday Inn Five Flags, the Hotel Julien Dubuque, 180 Main, and L. May Eatery – Brides Around Town will include a
trolley making stops between locations so
This event is a FREE, fun and informative
evening for any bride-to-be. Let the experts assist you in planning your special
day by sharing with you their knowledge
and tips of the bridal industry!
Dubuque Cultural Alliance Presents:
National Arts and Humanities Month
Reception Friday, October 23
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
City Council on September 21 and is
sponsoring a series of public service announcements recorded by many of the
city’s arts and cultural groups to air on
all local radio stations throughout the
month of October.
In celebration of National Arts and
Humanities Month this October, the
Dubuque Cultural Alliance hosts a public reception, Friday, October 23, from
5-7 p.m. in the newly renovated auditorium of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library.
Guest speaker Diane Franken, President
of the Iowa Alliance for Art Education,
will address the gathering at 6 p.m.
While the reception is free and open to
the public, RSVPs are requested by calling 563-589-4313 or email dkellogg@
stout.dubuque.lib.ia.us by October 15.
Along with the Dubuque Cultural Alliance efforts to raise awareness of
the importance of the arts, the City of
Dubuque’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission will be taking strides
to recognize National Arts and Humanities throughout the month of October.
The Commission presented an Arts and
Humanities Month proclamation to the
In addition, the Commission will utilize
a special section on the City’s website at
www.cityofdubuque.org to feature a list
of arts and cultural activities occurring in
October. Geri Shafer, Chair of the Arts
and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, commented that, “One could attend multiple events – some free, some
with admission – every single day in October.”
National Arts and Humanities Month is
coordinated by Americans for the Arts,
the national organization working to empower communities with the resources
and support necessary to provide access
to all of the arts for all of the people.
More information about National Arts
and Humanities Month is available online at www.AmericansForTheArts.org/
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OCTOBER 1 - 14
Sunday, October 4
Friday, October 9
Taste Like Chicken
Sandy Hook, 8 PM - 12 AM
Chuck Bregman
Mystique, 6 - 9 PM
Ian Gould
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Monday, October 5
Chicago Farmer
Monk’s, 8 PM
Spirits of the Red City
Monk’s, 8 PM
Thursday, Oct. 1
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
STYX
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Just Cuz
Mystique, 8 PM - 12 AM
Oktoberfest
Galena, 12 PM - 10 PM
Randy Droessler
L.May, 5 - 8 PM
John Moran
Cornerstone, 8:30 PM - 12
AM
Ian Gould
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Lonely Goats
Cornerstone, 9 PM - 12 AM
Friday, October 2
Tripmaster Monkey,
Alma Sub Rosa
180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Nothin but Dylan
Warehouse Art Gallery, 6 PM
- 10 PM
Chuck Bregman
Mystique, 6 PM - 9 PM
Rosalie Morgan
TAIKO, 7 PM - 11 PM
Corey Jenny & Mojo Busted
Murph’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Saturday, October 3
David Zollo
Monk’s, 8 PM
Jason Ricci / New Blood
180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Droids Attack
Silver Dollar, 9 PM - 1 AM
Betty and the Headlights
Budde’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Kevin Beck and Johnnie
Walker
Spirits, 8 PM - 12 AM
Tantrym
Knicker’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Hard Salami
Bulldogs, 9 PM - 1 AM
Horsin’ Around Band
Jumpers, 9 PM - 1 AM
Sunday, October 4
98 in the Shade
New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30
PM
Searson
Irish Cottage, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 6
Smokestak and
the Foothill Fury
Monk’s, 8 PM
Gary Lewis/Playboys
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Becky McMahon
Laura McDonald
Gobbie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Limns
Denny Troy & Rick Hoffman
Tony Roma’s, 6 PM - 10 PM
Wolves in the Attic
180 Main, 9 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Okham’s Razor
Grape Escape, 9 PM - 12AM
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Laughing Moon Comedy
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Thursday, October 8
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Rocket Surgeons
Ian Gould
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Apple Dumplins’
Cable Car Square, 12 PM - 5
PM
Stumble Brothers
Sandy Hook, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Black Bloom
Cornerstone, 8:30 PM - 1 AM
Midwest Trend Kill
Silver Dollar, 9 PM
Droids Attack
Silver Dollar, 9 PM
Dan & Cindy Caraway
Park Farm Winery, 5 - 8 PM
Dueling Pianos
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
FizzGig
Murph’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Triple Play
Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM
Saturday, October 10
Chuck Bregman
Mystique, 6 - 9 PM
Jill Duggan
Stone Cliff, 6 - 10 PM
Rosalie Morgan
TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10
Saturday, Oct. 10
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Friday, October 16
Lonely Goats
Chestnut, 7 - 11 PM
BuzzBerries
Laughing Moon Comedy
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Patrick Bloom
Live Band Karaoke
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Rocket Surgeons
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12
AM
Jim the Mule
180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Richter Scale
Driving Range, 8PM-12AM
HALF-FAST
Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM
Thursday, Oct. 15
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12
AM
Farewarning
Budde’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Randy Droessler
L.May, 5 - 8 PM
Tom Feldmann
Monk’s, 11 PM - 1 AM
Dueling Pianos
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Sunday, October 11
Kevin Beck/Johnnie Walker
A Friend Called Fire
Nothin’ but Dylan
Grape Escape, 9 PM-12AM
The Lonely Goats
New Diggings, 3:30-7:30
PM
Artie/Pink Catillacs
American Lady, 3:30-7:30
PM
Park Farm, 5 - 8 PM
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Tuesday, October 13
Ralph Kluseman
Tony Roma’s, 6 - 10 PM
Peter Fraterdeus
Monk’s, 7:30 - 10 PM
Whore Moans
180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Friday, October 16
Laura McDonald
Spirits, 5 - 9 PM
Rosalie Morgan
TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
Blue Willow
Potter’s Mill, 7 - 11 PM
Okham’s Razor
Perfect Pint, 8 - 11 PM
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Mighty Short Bus
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
Open Jazz Jam
180 Main, 8 PM
Palace Saloon, 8PM-12AM
Justin Morrissey
Murph’s, 9:30 PM-1:30 AM
Saturday, Oct. 17
Okham’s Razor
Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM
Noel Cooney
Irish Cottage, 8 PM
Miles Nielsen
Monk’s, 8 PM
Hotel California
(Eagles Tribute)
Mystique, 8 PM
Johnny Trash
Diamond Jo, 8 PM
The Legends
Mooney Hollow, 8PM12AM
Jabberbox
Courtside, 9 PM - 1 AM
Al’s Speed Shop
Zero 2 Sixty
Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM
Pretend Rockstar
Taste Like Chicken
Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
STAND-UP COMEDY!
Pat Godwin
Diamond Jo Casino, Wednesday, October 7, 8 p.m.
Pat Godwin (aka Paddy G) is known primarily for his appearances on the
nationally syndicated radio shows “Bob and Tom” and “Howard Stern”.
Rich Vos
Rich Vos is an incredibly gifted comic who not only has sharp, insightful
material, but he is also a master at working the crowd.
B.T.
BT is a fast-rising star in world of comedy. He has appeared on Friday
Night Videos and in the HBO special “Suckers”
Peter Hefty
Comedian and ventriloquist Peter Hefty will be performing at Mississippi
Moon Bar on Wednesday, October 28th!
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
VENUE FINDER
180 Main Restaurant & Pub
180 Main Street, Dubuque • 563-584-1702 • 180main.com
Ace’s Place
107 Main St W. Epworth, IA • 563-876-9068
Anton’s Saloon
New Diggings, Wisconsin • 608-965-4881
Bricktown
299 Main Street, Dubuque •563-582-0608 • bricktowndubuque.com
Catfish Charlie’s
1630 E. 16th St, Dubuque • 563-582-8600 • catfishcharliesonline.com
Cornerstone
125 N. Main Street, Galena • 815-776-0700
Courtside
2095 Holliday Drive, Dubuque • 563-583-0574
Dagwood’s
231 First Ave. W. Cascade, IA • (563) 852-3378
Denny’s Lux Club
3050 Asbury, Rd. •(563) 557-0880
Diamond Jo Casino
Port of Dubuque • 563-690-2100 • diamondjo.com
Dino’s Backside (The Other Side)
68 Sinsinawa East Dubuque •(815) 747-9049
Dirty Ernie’s
201 1st St NE, Farley, IA • 563-744-4653
Dog House Lounge
1646 Asbury, Dubuque • (563) 556-7611
Doolittle’s Cuba City
112 S. Main. Cuba City, WI • 608-744-2404
Doolittle’s Lancaster
135 S. Jefferson St., Lancaster, WI • 608-723-7676
Dubuque Driving Range (Highway 52)
John Deere Road, Dubuque • 563-556-5420
Eagles Club
1175 Century Drive, Dubuque • (563) 582-6498
Eichman’s Grenada Tap
11941 Route 52 North, Dubuque • 563-552-2494
Five Flags Civic Center
405 Main Street • 563-589-4254 Tix: 563-557-8497
Gin Rickeys
1447 Central Ave, Dubuque •563-583-0063 • myspace.com/ginrickeys
Gobbie’s
219 N Main St, Galena IL• 815-777-0243
Grand Harbor Resort
350 Bell Street, Dubuque • 563-690-4000 • grandharborresort.com
Grape Escape
233 S. Main St., Galena, IL • 815.776.WINE
grapeescapegalena.com
The Hub
253 Main St., Dubuque •563-556-5782
myspace.com/thehubdbq
Irish Cottage
9853 US Hwy 20, Galena, Illinois • 815.776.0707
theirishcottageboutiquehotel.com
Jumpers Bar & Grill
2600 Dodge, Dubuque • 563-556-6100 • myspace.com/jumpersdbq
Knicker’s Saloon
2186 Central Ave., Dubuque • 563-583-5044
M-Studios
223 Diagonal Street, Galena, IL • 815-777-6463 •m-studios.org
Mississippi Moon Bar
Port of Dubuque • 563-690-2100 • diamondjo.com
Monk’s Coffee Shop
373 Bluff St, Dubuque • 563.585-0919
Mooney Hollow Barn
12471 Highway 52 S. Green Island, IA
(563) 682-7927 / (563) 580-9494
Murph’s South End
55 Locust St. Dubuque • Phone 563-556-9896
Mystique Casino
1855 Greyhound park Road • 563-582-3647
www.mystiquedbq.com
New Diggings
2944 County Road W, New Diggings, WI
608-965-3231 • newdiggs.com
Noonan’s North
917 Main St. Holy Cross, IA • 563-870-2235
Perfect Pint /Steve’s Pizza
15 E. Main St., Platteville, WI • 608-348-3136
Pit Stop
17522 S John Deere Rd, Dubuque • 563-582-0221
Sandy Hook Tavern
3868 Badger Rd. Hazel Green, WI • 608-748-4728
Silver Dollar Cantina
342 Main Street, Dubuque, 563-556-4558
Softtails
10638 Key West Drive, Key West, IA • 563-582-0069
Star Restaurant and Ultra Lounge (2nd Floor)
600 Star Brewery Drive, Port of Dubuque •
563.556.4800 www.dbqstar.com
Stone Cliff Winery
600 Star Brewery Dr., Port of Dubuque • 563.583.6100
• stonecliffwinery.com
Sublime
3203 Jackson St., Dubuque • 563-582-4776
Thums Up Pub & Grill
3670 County Road HHH, Kieler, WI • 608-568-3118
The Yardarm
Dubuque Marina, Near Hawthorne • 563-582-3653
If you feature live entertainment and would like to be
included in our Venue Finder, please drop us a line...
[email protected] or 563-588-4365.
GARY DOLPHIN, SPORTS AND CHEAP BEER? GET OUT OF TOWN!
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Dubuque Main Street presents Fall Into Art,
an autumn tour of downtown art galleries.
Scheduled for Friday, October 2, from 5 to
10 p.m. the free, self-guided tour will offer
trolley service between ten downtown galleries. This is the second year for the gallery
tour sponsored by the downtown revitalization organization. The various participating galleries will offer refreshments, entertainment, or demonstrations by artists.
Fall Into Art participating galleries include:
Clarke College Art Department’s Off-Site
Exhibit in the Fischer Building
Clarke College Art Department’s Off-Site
Exhibit in the Fischer Building (at 219 West
9th Street) will include work by faculty,
alumni, and students. Large-scale works
have been created specifically for this exhibit exploring fall themes with diverse approaches and media.
Dubuque Museum of Art
The Dubuque Museum of Art is currently
exhibiting three fall exhibitions including
Bissell’s: A Family of Artists, Art Geisert’s
Oops, and John Vachon and the Great Depression in Dubuque.
Joey Wallis & Sarah Ehrler Photography
Joey Wallis & Sarah Ehrler Photography’s
Main Street Studio and Gallery will be
open to the public as part of the tour featuring the work of nature photographer and
portrait artist Joey Wallis and portrait photographer Sarah Ehrler.
Mary Ellyn’s Gallery
Mary Ellyn’s Gallery, Antiques As Art offers
a Midwestern collection of one-of-a-kind
handcrafted art as artifact items including
folk art, paintings, sketches, handspun linens, ceramics, hand blown glass, jewelry,
blankets and rugs.
Matter Design Store
Matter Design Store offers unique, contemporary products that are both functional
and beautiful. The store’s profits are used
to create and sustain free community art
programs through the Dubuque Art Center.
There will be live demonstrations at the
Dubuque Art Center, across the hall from
Matter, during the tour.
Mural Inspirations
Mural Inspirations will be showing paintings by Jeanelle “Page” Westerfield and
Sarah Barnes, along with hand-painted
china, tiles, custom murals and painted
furniture.
Outside The Lines Art Gallery
Outside The Lines Art Gallery will be exhibiting the watercolors of Alda Kaufman
and the ceramics of Gary Carstens during the gallery tour, an exhibit on display
through September and October.
Slow Print Studio
Slow Print Studio will be open to the public as part of the tour featuring the work
of designer, artist, and letterpress preservationist Peter Fraterdeus. There will be onsite letterpress demonstrations and music
all evening.
Voices Warehouse Gallery
Voices Warehouse Gallery’s annual temporary exhibit Voices From The Warehouse
District, hosted by the Dubuque County
Fine Arts Society includes 11 regional artists of varied mediums in 20,000 square
feet of warehouse space. This year’s Momentum exhibit features large-scale installation pieces, outsider art, and fine art.
Feast of Mutton is the musical guest during
the tour from 8-10 p.m.
Warehouse Art Gallery
Warehouse Art Gallery is the new home
to emerging artists. Located in the heart
of the Millwork District, the gallery offers
monthly exhibitions. October’s exhibition
is by ceramic artist Scott Lammer. The
night’s events include music by Nothin’ But
Dylan, wine samples by Park Farm Winery,
beer samples from The Brew Haus, food by
Kalmes’ Breaktime plus tours of Restoration Trust Warehouse, Resa James Home,
and The Gym.
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Quad Cities Tripmaster Monkey was
making music that not only rocked the
clubs and the airwaves of college radio,
but also caught the attention of major labels. Releasing two albums in the mid‘90s, Goodbye Race on Sire and Practice
Changes on Elektra, Tripmaster Monkey
toured nationally and even had a video
on MTV. Thinking about videos on MTV
does make it seem like that was more
than a while back. Also performing will
be Alma Sub Rosa.
Bam. Just like that, summer ended and
autumn arrived. Time to go inside and
enjoy a pint and a song.
Tripmaster Monkey, Alma Sub Rosa
Friday, October 2
Here’s a blast from the really-not-allthat-distant past: a reunion show by
Tripmaster Monkey. Mining the same
vein of crunchy guitar-driven rock as
say, Pavement or The Pixies before the
Grunge movement hijacked the ‘90s underground and sold it to the mainstream,
Jason Ricci & The New Blood
Saturday, October 3
New school blues, funk, rock, and jazz
jam band Jason Ricci & The New Blood
return to 180 Main to amaze with their
jazz-worthy chops they rock with punklike energy. Imagine Robert Randolph
and the Family Band if you replaced
the pedal steel with a harmonica and
an even more flexible band hitting the
changes and building from a slow burn
to a frenzy, sometimes in the span of
just one song. Audiences apparently
get it. Ricci’s CD Blood On The Road
has sold over 12,000 copies in less than
a year from the merch table and online
without a record label, national distribution deal, or publicist. Back with a new
release this year, Done With the Devil,
Ricci and the band is ready to recruit
even more fans.
Wolves In The Attic, Post Honeymoon,
Why Make Clocks
Friday, October 9
Des Moines indie rock quartet Wolves
in the Attic and trio Why Make Clocks
make the Interstate 80 drive to Dubuque
to play a show with Chicago gothic
new wave duo Post Honeymoon. Described as Siouxsie Sioux meets the Motels, meets Love & Rockets (without the
guitars), Post Honeymoon play a frankly
weird electro mix that takes cues from
the darker end of the new wave spectrum that is as engaging as it is disturbing. It’s a three band, full-on indie rock
freak out!
Kent Burnside & The New Generation
Saturday, October 10
Kent Burnside (of the North Mississippi
Burnsides) returns with his band the New
Generation to perform once again at 180
Main, Saturday, October 10. Grandson
of the now legendary R.L Burnside, Kent
grew up listening to and eventually playing with his grandfather, not to mention
other blues greats like Buddy Guy, the
North Mississippi Allstars, Jimbo Mathus
and Junior Kimbrough. Self described
as a “true revue of The Mississippi Hill
Country and its music, from the porch to
the stage” Burnside and The New Generation is “taking juke joint music to a
whole new level.”
Mark your calendars…
…for Thursday, October 15, for the Seattle punk of The Whore Moans, Friday,
October 16, for the original country rock
of Jim The Mule, Saturday, October 17,
for the swingin’ soul of the Diplomats
of Solid Sound, Friday, October 23, for
Moon Boot Posse and Saturday, October
24, for the raw bottleneck blues of Scissormen.
TASTE OF PHILLY HAS VIENNA BEEF HOT DOGS! THEY SO WIN!
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cacy organization, has documented that
the arts alone provide 5.7 million jobs
generating $166 billion economic activity
in the U.S.—annually. In Dubuque, arts
and cultural organizations have an annual
economic impact of $22 million, reaching more than 640,000 people each year.
However, even with those impressive statistics, it’s important that we understand
Arts & Culture Programming: A Sustainable Advantage for Dubuque
by Mayor Roy D. Buol
Each October since 1993, “National Arts
& Humanities Month” has helped give
millions of Americans the opportunity
to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives and has encouraged
them to begin a lifelong habit of active
participation. It has become the nation’s
largest collective annual celebration of
the arts and humanities.
National Arts and Humanities Month’s
four primary goals are to --create a national, state and local focus on the arts and
humanities through the media; encourage
the active participation of individuals, as
well as arts, humanities and other interested organizations nationwide; provide
an opportunity for federal, state and local
business, government and civic leaders
to declare their support for the arts and
humanities; and establish a highly visible
vehicle for raising public awareness about
the arts and humanities.
Locally, we have come a very long way
in the past several years. As Geri Shafer,
Chair of the City’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission shared in a
recent article, even “in the midst of the
dire economic news, particularly for arts
and culture, Dubuque once again stands
out as a leader with “Dubuque Surpasses
Million Dollar Mark in Arts Funding” —
an important milestone worth our focus.”
Following are excerpts from Ms. Shafer’s
article as she captures Dubuque’s progress in recognizing the importance of arts
and culture to our community’s growth
and sustainability.
She says, “Consider this: as recently as
2003, City funding for arts and culture
was practically non-existent. Today, a
short 6 years later, three critical programs
have received over $1,130,000 in City
funding:
Operating Support Grants - Since 2005
the City of Dubuque’s Arts and Cultural
Affairs Advisory Commission has reviewed 59 grant proposals for Operating
Support Grants and awarded $800,000 to
established 501(c)(3) arts and culture organizations.
Special Projects Grants - The Commission
has also awarded $210,000 in special
project support funding for 32 arts and
culture projects. Those dollars leveraged
an additional $528,288 into our community.
Art on the River - Now in its fourth year,
this highly successful juried sculpture exhibition located in the Port of Dubuque
has received $120,000 in City funding. A
portion of the money is allocated as stipends for the artists who are selected to
participate in the program. This year, 36
artists from 11 different states submitted
68 entries for the jury’s consideration,
clearly a sign that Dubuque is gaining regional and national recognition as a cultural destination.
All three programs provide direct benefits
to our economy, residents and visitors to
our community.
Equally significant is the Iowa Community
Cultural Grant (ICCG) awarded to the City
of Dubuque to fund a portion of the salary
for the newly created Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator position while the City
of Dubuque funds the remaining portion. The funding of this position speaks
volumes about the relevancy of arts and
culture in Dubuque.
Much is being written about the value of
contributions made by arts and culture to
economic prosperity. During tough economic times, arts and culture are often
first on the chopping block, because they
are considered a frill. Yet, Americans for
the Arts, the nation’s leading arts advo-
the risks that threaten our larger system of
arts and culture.
Because arts are so fragmented, no single
arts’ organization demise threatens the
greater economy and claims headlines.
But thousands of organizations and the
state of America’s arts ecology are in dan-
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I WANTED TO GO SEE LEONARD COHEN ... BUT TICKETS WERE 200 BUCKS EACH :-(
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Mayor Roy Buol
Tuesdays
Pub Quiz - 180 Main, 8 p.m. - First 3 Tuesdays of the month
Open Jazz Jam - 180 Main (Upper Level), 8 p.m.
Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Wednesdays
Laughing Moon Comedy - Diamond Jo Casino, 8 p.m.
WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club, 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m.
Karaoke - Bubblz Karaoke, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Thursdays
Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Dueling Pianos - Diamond Jo Casino, 8 p.m.
Open Mic Showcase, Silver Dollar Cantina, 9 p.m.
Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - midnight
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
ger. For continued survival and growth, it’s
critical that Dubuque protect its own “arts
ecosystem.” Arts and culture have historically
received short shrift from political leaders.
In Dubuque, that isn’t the case. We are now
fortunate to have political leadership that recognizes the value and scope of a vibrant arts
community. As we face trying economic times
along with unprecedented growth and change,
the success of our arts and cultural programs
and organizations become even more significant in measuring our quality of life.
For a moment, examine the value arts and culture bring to Dubuque’s business and workforce development, economic development,
community vitality for our youth, our entire
educational system from K-12, our colleges
and universities and, of course, our tourism.
Imagine our community if arts and culture
weren’t inextricably linked to each one of
those components. Never has there been a
better time to explore and strengthen the connections between business, government and
arts and culture organizations— all three driving our local economy. Continued advocacy
for arts investment along with participation
among local business and government leaders
and organizations are keys to success.
By example, consider just a few of the innovative programs that have emerged and
touched lives in Dubuque during the past 5
years: Chalk the Block, Art @ Your Library,
Dead-Artist Lecture Series, Art on the River,
Free Family Fun, Voices from the Warehouse District, Chicago Short Film Brigade,
Get Reel, Dubuque Art Center, and more…
Each month in Dubuque, new ideas and
models emerge, conversations begin and
new partnerships are forged. Those partnerships serve as examples of the ways in
which arts and culture are now an integral
part of Dubuque’s landscape.
Earlier this year during an address at Arts
Advocacy Day, musician Wynton Marsalis
stated: “The arts demand and deserve that
we recognize the life we have lived on this
land together. In this time we need to be
educated in who we are, and with the arts,
education extends far beyond the classroom.”
As Ms. Shafer has articulated so well, arts
and cultural organizations fulfill a critical
societal need for promoting and preserving
multiple forms of expression and heritage.
Our local organizations and events involve
public funding as well as those that are
self-sustaining. As we seek to retain and attract businesses and industry, the best and
brightest talent, and strengthen our tourism
industry, arts and culture programming and
events, and our support of them, remain
key to achieving a sustainable advantage
for our community!
Fridays
Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Jumpers, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. (Every Other Friday)
Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Saturdays
Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Karaoke - Bubblz Karaoke, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m.
DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
Sundays
Open Mic with Sean Kramer (Mississippi Flat Miners), A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.
If you have updates, additions or corrections to the recurring nightlife
calendar, please contact 365 with the new information @
[email protected]!
AC/DC
Wells-Fargo Center, Des Moines • October 9
Leonard Cohen
Rosemont Theatre, Chicago • October 29
Paramore w/ Paper Route
House of Blues, Chicago • October 10
Roger Daltrey
House of Blues, Chicago • November 2
They Might Be Giants
Barrymore Theatre, Madison • October 11
Dane Cook
i Wireless Center, Moline • November 14
Jet
House of Blues, Chicago • October 20
Barry Manilow
Rosemont Theatre, Chicago • December 17
Ingrid Michaelson
Barrymore Theatre, Madison • October 24
The BoDeans
Barrymore Theatre, Madison • December 27
I TRUST BOB’S GUARANTEE OVER THAT MEN’S WEARHOUSE DUDE
22
Bob’s Book Reviews
Silva Rules! Again!
by Bob Gelms
Every year since 2000 I wait for
something with great anticipation.
It’s the publication of another Daniel
Silva novel featuring Gabriel Allon.
His new one is called The Defector
and it’s the ninth in the series. Silva
just keeps hitting them out of the
park and I’ve run out of nice things
to say about him. This is the third
“Allon” book I’ve reviewed in these
pages since 365ink started publishing and they just keep getting better.
The Defector is a continuation, of
sorts, of the last installment, Moscow Rules. In typical Silva fashion it
isn’t necessary to have read Moscow
Rules to follow what is happening in
The Defector. In fact all nine books in
the series stand alone. You can start
in the middle if you’d like and all
the action is self contained. If, however, you start at the beginning with
The Kill Artist you’ll find a character
named Gabriel Allon who changes,
learns things about himself, and progresses, or digresses, depending on
your point of view, as a human being. Gabriel Allon is a fully formed
three dimensional character. This is
very rare in the genre of international
intrigue/spy thriller. Only a few other
writers come to mind; Len Deighton,
John le Carre’, and Graham Greene.
Silva has written three other books
that don’t feature Allon and they are
every bit as good. This man has had
the knack from the very beginning.
He worked for UPI and CNN before
publishing The Unlikely Spy in 1996
to great critical and financial success
and he’s been a free lance novelist
since 1997. His books would indicate that he has a very sophisticated
understanding of international politics with a heavy concentration of
the part Israel plays in international
affairs. Israel, however, doesn’t get a
free pass just because it has a large
following here in the USA or in the
rest of the world. Silva gives a picture of Israel warts and all. Silva has
shown us those Israel losses when
sometimes Israel seems to win. Sil-
va seems even handed for a writer
whose bread and butter comes from
the exploits of a super secret Israeli
spy organization and a man who, in
real life, serves on the United States
Holocaust
Memorial
Museum’s
United States Holocaust Memorial
Council. You might have seen his
wife without knowing it. He is married to Jamie Gangel, who is an NBC
News Today correspondent. He lives
in Georgetown, which is a hotbed of
Congressman and diplomats from all
over the world. You have to wonder
what kind of idle chats happen at
their backyard bar-b-ques. One wonders if they would rival the plots of
some of Silva’s novels.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but
Siva’s books are good literature. This
might seem absurd but they would
be great fodder in a contemporary
American Lit class or, even more
properly, a Fiction Writing class.
Silva does all of it well and nicely
enough he does it seamlessly. I’d bet
that most of his fans aren’t aware that
they are reading good literature. The
reason his books sell so well, in my
opinion, is precisely BECAUSE they
are good literature. His characters
and plots are believable. They could
and probably do happen in real life.
We just never hear about it. Aside
from the fact that his major characters are all killers they don’t seem
like sociopaths. They do what they
do out of a strong sense of duty and
patriotism which, by the way, they
constantly question, as the things
they are asked to do push the boundaries of their ethical and moral well
being. This moral ambiguity washes
over all that Allon does. Is he killing
because he is a patriot, out of revenge, because he likes it, or does he
see himself as the avenging Archangel Gabriel? There are four Archangels and the other three are Raphael,
Michael and Azrael.
Gabriel means “strong man of God.”
Here is food for thought from an
entry in Wikipedia; “Islam believes
Gabriel was the medium through
whom God revealed the Qur’an to
Muhammad, and that he sent a message to most prophets, if not all, revealing their obligations. He is called
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the chief of the four favoured angels
and the spirit of truth and in some
views is a personification of the Holy
Spirit. Gabriel is also mentioned in
Bahá’í Faith texts, specifically in
Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical work Seven
Valleys.”
The fact is you don’t have to think
about or know any of this to enjoy
Silva’s books. Just go get The Defector and have yourself a pleasant afternoon read. You’ll be glad you did.
I pretty much guarantee it.
I TEACH LOVE AND THE ART OF EATING CHICKEN WINGS
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Practice What You Teach
Everyone dishes out advice from time
to time. We tell our spouses, friends,
and even complete strangers what
they must do, or should do, or how to
do it. Being a speaker, I certainly dish
out my fair share. I’ve learned that if
I’m dishing it out, I better practice
what I teach. It would be pretty dimwitted of me to give a speech about
the importance of having a positive
attitude and then flip someone off on
the drive home. If you want credibility and you want people to listen to
your advice, you better practice what
you teach.
To “teach” is to tell others the right
way to do something; to “practice” is
to do the thing yourself. You “practice
what you teach” when you yourself
do something the same way you tell
others to do it. Example: You can’t
warn your kids about the dangers of
smoking and then have a cigarette.
Your actions (what you do) should always be consistent with your words
(what you say). You yourself should
strive to do the things you advise others to do.
Practicing what you teach is repeatedly ignored. Have you ever noticed
that when someone continually tells
you what you should or must do, they
often don’t follow their own advice?
You may even hear them say something like “Do as I say, not as I do?”
People will only listen to your advice
after they watch you demonstrate it.
If you continue to dish out advice
to someone without practicing what
you teach, that advice may feel more
like an insult than a genuine attempt
to help.
Practicing what you teach and being critical of your own strengths and
weaknesses, aids in your personal
development. Its one thing to be able
to tell someone how they should or
must do something, it’s completely
different to put it into practice yourself. If you’re going to dish out advice
to others (from the stage or not), you
had better make sure that you are
practicing what you teach.
1% Mattitude Improvement Tip
How to Never Lose
an Argument
How to Never Lose an Argument
The only way to never lose an
argument is to avoid getting into
one in the first place. Try having a
discussion instead of an argument.
In a discussion, everyone can
win. Treat it as a problem-solving
discussion, not a heated personal
battle. A lot can be learned and
you can find support rather than
resentment. In a discussion, you
can totally disagree with each
other and remain civil. You can’t
do that in an argument. If you
can discuss an issue rather than
argue, you’ll never lose another
argument again.
To book Matt Booth - Send an
email to [email protected]
and include your name, company,
date and location of event, along
with anticipated audience size
and composition.
YOU OWE YOURSELF A SLAB OF TONY ROMA’S RIBS. REALLY
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Life
Stiles
Local Outsourcing Assists
Area Residents
by Jeff Stiles
Brandon Hartbecke is a 23-year-old man
who should be raising a family and helping his father run the family’s 650-acre
farm in Epworth—if not for the fact this
young man was born with a severe mental
disability that renders him unable to care
for himself. In years past people such as
Brandon would have been quietly placed
in a facility for the infirm and insane, and
left to live out their years on earth without
much benefit to society.
But not anymore. Thanks to Area Residential Care’s Vocational Services Center
on Kerper Boulevard, Brandon and others
receive rehabilitation assistance—and additionally earn money doing basic assembly-type projects for area businesses.
“Here in our Vocational Services program
we teach life skills training in all facets
of life,” explains program director Jean
Wuertzer. “We have five areas where people can move throughout the day: A kitchen area that teaches nutrition and health; a
relaxation room where they do socialization activities; an exercise room where we
work on fine motor movements; a social
communications room that does day-today orientation to the community, such as
a group that teaches sign language; and
then a sensory room where the primary
focus is touch-feel-smell interactions with
the environment. Basically, we seek to enhance and build upon the skills these folks
need to get around in their own homes.”
On any given day, 75-95 participants in
the program also complete jobs for local companies such as Eagle Window &
Door, McGraw-Hill, AY McDonald, John
Deere Dubuque Works, Cat Tracker Bait
Company and Barnstead/Thermolyne.
Participants receive a prevailing wage set
by the U.S. Department of Labor, and are
closely monitored and assisted by agency
staff members.
“Obviously our most challenged folks
need one-on-one or one-on-two supervision, while the more independent people
operate under a ratio of one-to-six,” Jean
says. “Our least-involved folks have severe
physical and mental disabilities, while
other folks have very, very mild mental
disability but some severe physical impair-
ments, to others with just some mild mental behavioral issues, so we really serve a
full range of disabilities in our agency.”
The day I visited the facility, a young
woman named Tiffany was inserting a little
sticker, a big sticker and a twisty tie into
individual envelopes for a project for Allied Waste. “We have standing, approved
prices with companies that just drop things
off and tell us when they need everything
back,” Jean says. “Tiffany’s great because
she loves to be busy and doing paid work,
and gets really aggravated when we don’t
have any. Her vision is just a challenge for
being out in the community.”
A recent job order from Dubuque Stamping & Manufacturing resulted in a huge
project being completed in an amazingly
quick time period at the facility, thanks
to many hands working at one time. Bins
containing 55,780 various-sized metal
pieces needed to be sorted by size, and
VSC was able to turn the project around in
less than eight production hours.
“Tom Zuccaro, our production supervisor
and the agency’s main contact with outside businesses, knows our people and
knows who can do the work with what
skill and how quickly,” says Jean. “For this
particular job, we had the whole facility
working, and that’s one of the benefits we
can provide to businesses in the community. We can provide a lot of hands for a
job and get it turned over really quickly,
while maybe it would take a really long
time for a small business that has only one
or two employees.”
•••
Brandon keeps busy earning money in two
different areas at the Vocational Services
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Center: a ceramics division and a floral
department. The ceramics division applies
decals to a variety of glassware and magnets, while wedding and funeral flower arrangements are dried and arranged to create memorial wreaths in the floral design
department.
“Brandon assists with cutting and picking
the roses and carnations. He doesn’t like
putting the flowers in too much because
it requires too much pressure on his hand,
but he does very well with cutting and
picking.”
•••
“The people with the biggest impairments
are the only producers of our ceramic premium product, so they do all the decaling,
all of the magnet applications, loading the
kiln and all that’s involved with what we
sell,” explains Jean. “Again, it’s all hand
over hand and very slow. They don’t do a
high volume of work.”
“Our flowers come fresh and we hang
them,” explains staff member Betty Stowers. “After the drying process, which takes
3-5 days, we cut them down into threeinch lengths and apply picks to them,
which hold the flowers together. We then
take a set of adaptive pliers, which we can
use hand over hand to push the flowers
into the wreath.
The jobs completed at ARC’s Vocational
Services Center bring in revenue for the
agency, provides a competitive wage for
participants, and supplies nearly a quartermillion dollars of business to the Dubuque
community.
And even better, the program enables ARC
to help people such as Brandon. “When
we don’t have work contracts from companies, we’re still teaching life skills with
other work samples and activities to help
with fine motor skills, hand dexterity, eyehand coordination and staying on task—
all the things that are important once you
leave here to go out into the community.”
IF YOU DON’T EAT MEDIUM-RARE, YOU’RE A COMMUNIST
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grains and grasses. Organic beef
tends to be preferred by those who
believe organic farming is better for
the environment and better for their
health.
Beef: A Natural Choice
and More
Enhanced beef: Most people prefer the flavor of enhanced beef. It
tends to be juicy and always tender – even when over-cooked. Even
the very lean cuts of beef such as
sirloin steak stay tender. This makes
it easier for those following a lowfat diet or who prefer lean cuts of
meat to enjoy a tender steak without
all the fat. Enhanced beef is a good
choice for less-experienced cooks
who tend to overcook beef.
Natural beef: Imagine an old-fashioned butcher shop. The butcher
would simply cut meat and package
it. That’s natural beef. It has minimal
processing, no artificial ingredients
and no preservatives. It is an ideal
choice for those who prefer a more
natural diet and the true flavor of
beef. Natural beef is a better choice
for those following a sodium- or
potassium-restricted diet. Look for
several new cuts of natural beef at
your favorite Hy-Vee store.
Organic beef: More people are
choosing organic beef. Organic
beef is raised on certified organic
farms without the use of antibiotics or growth hormones. The cattle
graze on land that has not been
chemically treated and eat organic
Whichever type of beef you choose,
Hy-Vee has a variety of recipes for
you to enjoy. Simple go to Hy-VeeHealth.Com and search through all
our recipes. Or try the following favorite recipes featuring natural beef
topped with blue cheese.
RECIPE
Shopping for steak or maybe ground
beef? If the past, you simply went to
the supermarket and selected a Tbone steak and grabbed a pound of
hamburger. The choice was simple.
Now there are three types of beef
available – enhanced, natural and
organic.
Black ‘n’ Blue Cajun Burgers
Experience the incredible flavor of beef served with blue
cheese
All you need
4 Hy-Vee natural Angus ground
chuck patties
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
1 cup fat-free mayonnaise
3 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
1/4 tsp Hy-Vee yellow mustard
4 lettuce leaves
4 thick slices tomato
4 slices sweet onion
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns,
toasted
All you do
Sprinkle ground chuck patties with
Cajun seasoning. Grill on mediumhigh heat, turning once, until done
or 160 degrees F. Meanwhile, in a
small bowl stir together mayonnaise, blue cheese and mustard.
Serve burgers topped with blue
cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato and
onion on toasted buns. Serves 4.
Nutrition facts: 301 calories, 24g
carbs, 10g fat, 29g protein, 2g fiber,
578mg sodium, 68 mg sodium.
DON’T EVEN START WITH THE NFL. FRIGGIN’ BEARS...
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There is a veritable bucketload of stuff
going on at the Diamond Jo Casino -- so
without any further ado, let’s get down to
it and take a look-see ... because there’s
sure to be something that interests you.
Of course, the first big one takes place the
day this issue of 365ink hits the stands:
STYX! Makers of hits such as “Come Sail
Away,” “Mr. Roboto” and a plethora of
others, Styx is set to rock the Mississippi
Moon Bar on Thursday, October 1, beginning at 8 p.m. Here’s the kicker -- the Diamond Jo is offering a heck of a deal for a
limited time only! For just $99, you can
get four general admission tickets, plus
four free Miller Lites! That sounds like a
heck of a bargain to us (and at 365, we
never turn down a bargain).
Also new at the Diamond Jo Casino is
The Dolph Report, a live sports-talk radio
show hosted by the Voice of the Hawkeyes, Gary Dolphin, held every Thursday
at 6 p.m. in Mojo’s Sports Bar, on the second floor of the Diamond Jo. It’s a natural extension of the Diamond Jo / Radio
Dubuque partnership, given that Radio
Dubuque stations have been broadcasting live from the casino’s broadcast center
for at least thirty hours each week since
the casino’s opening in December 2008.
During The Dolph Report, which will also
be simulcast on AM 1370 KDTH, Dolphin
will take phone calls and answer e-mails
sent to [email protected]. Fans in
attendance at Mojo’s will also be invited
to ask questions. Talk about getting an
up close and personal seat to talk sports!
There is no cost to attend The Dolph Report.
Also, don’t forget that Gary Lewis and the
Playboys will be taking the stage at the
Mississippi Moon Bar on Friday, October
9. Singles like “Count Me In,” ‘This Diamond Ring,” “She’s Just My Style,” “Everybody Loves a Clown” and more propelled
Gary Lewis and the Playboys to stardom
in the mid-’60s. Retro and tribute concerts have always been a tremendously
fun time at the Diamond Jo Casino, and
this is sure to be no exception. Tickets are
still available at diamondjo.com or at the
Mississippi Moon Bar box office.
And if you’re looking for a no-cover
night of fun, mark your calendars for The
Mighty Short Bus, making their first appearance on the Moon Bar stage on October 16. Part funk, part country, part southern rock, part a bunch of everything else,
the Madison, Wisconsin-based Mighty
Short Bus has become a staple in the TriState area’s live music scene. We’re sure
their first Mississippi Moon Bar gig will be
a success, too.
As always, you must be 21 to attend all
Mississippi Moon Bar shows. For more information on these and other upcoming
events, visit www.diamondjo.com.
BECAUSE YOU ASKED NICELY -- BIGGER CROSSWORD!
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SUDOKU
HOCUS FOCUS
CRYPTOQUIP
STICKELERS
MEGA
MAZE
LETTER BOX
SUPER CROSSWORD
I THINK THE DOCTOR IS IN NEED OF CHICKEN WINGS. STAT!
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Dr. Skrap’s completely useless
Dear Trixie:
I have a friend who is constantly
playing practical jokes on me. Most
of them are not as funny as he thinks
they are. His humor is cruel and borders on sadism. Do you have any ideas to get him back?
--Ricky On Ryder Street
Dear Ricky:
Steal his television remote. He will relentlessly look for
it, acting on the mistaken belief that it “HAS to be here
somewhere.” He will rationalize it by asking who would
come into a house full of stuff and only steal a remote
control device? No one would suggest a thief is to blame
because it’s too crazy to utter aloud. This is especially effective on people who are slightly paranoid. You can increase the torment by offering your own ideas as to where
it could be. Did you look in the couch cushions? Did you
set it down on a counter? Did you check the bathroom?
Eventually he will go out and by a replacement. Then you
can steal that one too.
Dear Trixie:
I have a 4 month old daughter. She is my first child and I
want her to have the best chances possible in life. I have
heard there are ways to stimulate a young child’s intellect
which causes more brain activity. What do you recommend? Should I read her more books?
--Mother Theresa
Dear Mother Theresa:
Don’t waste your time on books. Books are dumb. If you
want to stimulate brain activity in your infant, shake her
vigorously and hold her upside down for 30 minutes every morning.
Dear Trixie:
I have high cholesterol and high blood pressure. My doctor
says I need to radically alter my diet. Can you give me any
recipes for no salt/ no fat dishes that are tasty and delicious?
--Big Man On Campus Street
Dear Big Man:
No.
Dear Trixie: I am getting married in three months and I’m
very worried about some of my bridesmaids. Two of them
are pretty chubby and they just don’t look very chic in their
dresses. Do you know what fat girls look like in pink satin?
The material ripples and shines on every roll of blubber. I
wish I hadn’t asked them to be my bridesmaids. They’re going to ruin my wedding. What can I do? --Bridezilla
Dear Bridezilla:
Having weight requirements for your bridesmaids is ridiculous and quite rude. You asked them to be in your
wedding and they have been fitted for their dresses. Unless you wish to pay for liposuction you will just have to
accept them the way they are. They have accepted you
just as you are--and you seem horrid. Wonderful things
can be done with photos these days. Perhaps you can have
them airbrushed and Photoshopped into a size three. A
girl like you is lucky to have any friends at all.
HOROSCOPES
Aries 3/21-4/19
The combination of Fun-Yuns,
har boiled eggs and Bud Light
proves to be the aphrodisiac of the new Millenium everyone’s been searching the world for. Luckily, you discovered this scientific breakthrough it at Paul’s Big Game Tap
on a Friday night.
PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27
Sudoku
Stickelers
Cryptoquip
Taurus 4/20-5/20
You finally have that bikini body you’ve been working on
all Summer. The cruelty of it all.
Gemini 5/21-6/21
No more laughing at that green, brown and orange afghan that great aunt Gertie gave you in July when your gas
bill triples next month. Now you wish you’d have taken a
couple pairs of those booties too. Fool.
Crossword
Cancer 6/22-7/22
If you’re wondering whether or not to renew your newspaper subscription, check to see if they are still subjecting
you to Marmaduke torture in the comics section. Act appropriately.
Leo 7/23-8/22
God gave us October so we could discover all the wonder fruits of nature that taste better when smothered in
caramel.
Virgo 8/23-9/22
The networking you do with other women at the next
Ladies’ Night Out event will prove invaluable when you
venomously judge and berate them all behind their backs
later in the evening at the bar where men are present.
Libra 9/23-10/22
Your confusion at the repeated lack of success you are having wooing lovers with your new fragrance is like wondering why that last Mario Van Peebles movie didn’t gross well.
Letter Box
Mega
Maze
Scorpio 10/23-11/21
The biggest surprise to you about the uncontested Mayoral
race currently underway in Dubuque is your discovery
that Mayor McCheese is no longer mayor. When did that
happen?
Sagittarius 11/22-12/21
So they put hundreds of thousands of dollars into renovating Five Flags Civic Center and all you can get excited
about is that they have Dippin’ Dots. You, my friend, have
got your priorities just right.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19
Smearing your child’s face with peanut butter is not the
best way to check for peanut allergies. However, it is the
best way break the ice with someone who has their child’s
face smeared with Chocolate.
Aquarius 1/20-2/18
Deviled eggs are not an entree.
Pisces 2/19-3/20
People are purposely exposing themselves to H1N1, much
as you long assumed C3PO does to R2D2 in the oil bath.
THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6
1. D) Tetris has 7 shapes
2. B) Apple tree. But we love Fig Newtons.
3. C) Salto Angel Falls on the Rio Gauja in Venezuela (979 meters).
4. A) Rain.
5. B) 20%.
6. D) World’s Largest Meteorite and the most
massive naturally-occurring piece of iron
known at the Earth’s surface.
7. B) 120 Pins
8. C) Lee Majors, a.k.a. the 6 Million Dollar
Man.
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Anne Feeney and
David Rovics in Concert
Thursday, October 8
St Mark’s Community Center
Social and political activists and singer/
songwriters Anne Feeney and David
Rovics will perform a special concert at
the St Mark’s Community Center, Thursday, October 8, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Anne Feeney and David Rovics share
an interest in using their music to raise
questions about social and political issues, to share with listeners some of the
history of the diverse struggles of the impoverished, marginalized and exploited,
and to inspire people to work together
for social and economic justice.
With her conscience and consciousness
shaped by the Vietnam War and the Civil
Rights Movement, Anne Feeney has been
called the best labor singer in North
America. Rovics, who writes journalism
pieces periodically as he tours the world,
has been called the musical voice of the
progressive movement in the US and the
musical version of Democracy Now!
Accomplished musicians and songwriters, both allow their music to be downloaded and shared with organizers, other
activists and myriad fans.
St Mark’s Community Center is located at
1201 Locust Street. There is a suggested
donation of $10-15 for the performance,
though no one will be turned away for an
inability to pay. For more information,
call (563) 584-9300.
Twenty Dirty Hands 09
Self-Guided Pottery Tour
October 16-18
Not a description for the effect of a threeyear-old with popsicle, Twenty Dirty
Hands is actually the name of an annual self-guided pottery tour that winds
through the countryside of Northwest
Illinois, that lovely land just across the
river. Each autumn, a group of ceramic
artists opens their studios and kiln sites to
visitors and pottery enthusiasts over the
course of a weekend. This year’s tour,
the ninth annual, falls on the weekend of
October 16-18 with studios open to the
public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
Beginning in Elizabeth, Illinois at the
studios of Adrienne Seagraves and Paul
Eshelman, the 2009 Twenty Dirty Hands
tour works its way westward towards
Dubuque with five stops along the route.
In addition to the work of featured artists,
some locations will also be exhibiting
the artwork of a variety of guest artists.
The first stop on the tour, Adrienne Seagraves’ studio located at 130 North Main
Street in Elizabeth, is also home to a gallery where she exhibits her own unique
work as well as the artwork of other area
artists. Just up the street at 238 North
Main is Paul Eshelman’s studio, the second stop on the tour. Eshelman will host
an open-house in the studio where he
creates his deceptively simple yet highly
functional ceramics.
Winding its way back west (by northwest), the third stop on the tour is the studio of ceramic artist Delores Fortuna at
7213 Buckhill Road northeast of Galena.
Dividing her time between the Galena
studio and teaching at the Art Institute of
Chicago, Fortuna’s work ranges from inventively functional to purely decorative.
From north of Galena the tour finds its
way south into the city for the fourth
stop, Kent Henderson’s studio at 704
Dewey Avenue, just north of Galena’s
Main Street. Henderson’s studio and
gallery, Galena Clay Works is built into
the hillside and displays his functional
pottery and often whimsical post-pop
ceramic objects.
Traveling back from Galena towards
Dubuque along Highway 20, the fifth
stop on the tour is the Menominee Kiln
Site, just off Imbus Road (to Rocky Road).
Located along a small creek in a verdant
pasture the potters share with the occasional cow or goat, the wood and salt
kilns were constructed by master potter
and Mississippi Mud Studios founder
Ken Bichell. The kiln site will serve as
the exhibit site for five potters who fire
work in the kilns – Gary Carstens, Ron
Hahlen, Chris Lemmon, Stephanie
O’Shaughnessy, and Doug Reynolds.
For more information and a map of the
Twenty Dirty Hands tour and information about each of the participating artists, visit www.twentydirtyhands.com.
NOTHING WRONG WITH LISTENING TO GONNA FLY NOW EIGHTEEN TIMES IN A ROW
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and remembered gilded chairs with cane
seats, the crystal chandeliers and the traveling spotlight beamed from the balcony.”
FAMOUS GUESTS
The Hotel Julien in its many incarnations
over the years hosted a variety of celebrities and dignitaries. Mark Delaney, now
store manager for Tri-State Blueprint, tells
of the time comedian and actor Bob Hope
stayed in the hotel. “I was in my 20s and
that was the ‘70s so you do the math,” he
jokes.
In those days Mercy Hospital would give
out a humanitarian award each year, with
honorees sometimes coming to town to
accept the award. The year that Mercy
gave the award to Bob Hope, he visited
Dubuque and stayed in the Julien Motor
Inn.
“Bob Hope did come and stay in a suite
upstairs,” Delaney relates. “I remember
his people calling and I informed them
that the lobby’s packed, you probably
don’t want to go through there. So we discussed going around back where the Alte
Glocke is and running him through the
kitchen and up the elevator, which they
did.”
“While he was up there somehow people
found out and the calls just started coming,” he explains. “The minute you’d hang
up from one and another one would come.
I’m probably not exaggerating – (I took) a
hundred (calls) … every story imaginable
was attempted to try to get through to Bob
Hope. I forwarded all calls up to his room.
He had a fella answer and I would inform
him who was on the line. ‘No, he doesn’t
have a sister, he doesn’t have a cousin, he
doesn’t have a third-cousin …’ The stories
were incredible in their attempts to try
(and get through).”
“But lo and behold there was one legitimate call, and if I’m not mistaken, it was
a doctor from Atlanta, Georgia,” Delaney
recalls. “When I called up and I told this
Funnyness we found on the Interweb
fella, who must have been getting tired of
hearing me, but you never know which
call is legitimate … he says, ‘just a minute.’
And I thought, ‘Oh my god!’ … ‘Cause
you could hear in the room … and off in
the distance you could hear Bob Hope
whistling ‘Thanks For the Memories!’ Then
I started to choke up. I thought, ‘Oh my
god, he’s going to be on this phone in seconds!’”
“Here I’m vague because I was so choked
up, my tongue was swelling,” Delaney relates of his brush with fame, “and he gets
on the phone and he said something very
cordial and I tried to give him some sort
of standard greeting that was an attempt
at not being a wise guy, but something
that he might remember me saying in a
personal way. Whatever I said, he greeted
me back … I can’t remember but he was
kind enough to reply to it in a kind manner and then I forward the call from the
doctor in Atlanta and he says, ‘Okay, I’ll
take the call.”
Andrew Kirby, one of the current co-own-
ers of the Hotel Julien with his cousins Tony
Pfohl and Matthew Quigley, was working
at the hotel during the summer in the late
‘70s when Sylvester Stallone stayed there
during the filming of F.I.S.T., his 1978 film
about a fictional labor union.
Kirby reports that Stallone had the curious
habit of plugging the jukebox in the Riverboat Lounge with a handful of quarters
and playing “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme
from his hit movie Rocky, over and over
again. Apparently Stallone did not feel so
good about himself when F.I.S.T. didn’t
do so well at the box office, blaming the
film’s poor performance in part on the
fact that he was forced to stay in what he
called a “fleabag hotel.” Sure. Because it
couldn’t have been the acting.
Kirby and his cousins laugh about it now,
so I’m guessing that despite the slight, Sly
is welcome to come back and stay in the
newly remodeled historic hotel any time.
If you have a story to tell about the Hotel
Julien, e-mail [email protected].
IF YOU MISS GET REEL, THEN YOU’RE JUST A PLAIN OLD FUN-HATER
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has pitched in to help make it their own.”
Kulovitz adds, “That collective collaboration has helped us create what Get
Reel has become. I can never truly answer when people ask me what Get Reel
is. I can say, ‘It’s a student film festival,’
but in truth it’s a film festival that will
continue to morph itself into what it’s
supposed to be. I hate to sound trite, but
the thing that it always will do is change,
because the venues, the submissions,
they will always change. The one thing
I do know that I’ve learned along the
way is to not ever underestimate a small
town, or a group of people who have a
passion: Because I cannot believe some
of the submissions we’ve gotten. Some
of our submissions could easily go on to
bigger things, bigger film festivals.”
event itself. At the event, we’re going to
showcase the film community here that
has grown since 2007’s Get Reel, which
did not exist in the way it does now, and
the student films. There’s no charge for any
of that at all, and that is all thanks to the
City of Dubuque.”
“We really strived to make it all-access this
year,” says Kulovitz. “In 2007, we caught
some flak for it not being open enough,
what have you, how can you charge for
people to get in, even though we did not
have the monies available to pull off what
we actually did. One of the big kudos that
we got was from Mediacom’s Jim Barefoot,
who told us afterwards that we put on a
$30,000 show with a $5,000 grant. This
year, we’re again shooting for the $30,000,
but we’re also opening it up to everyone
and making it accessible to the community, which is what the arts and the grants
are all about: Enhancing and enriching.”
Indeed, Get Reel itself seems indicative
of the aforementioned explosion of interest in independent film and filmmaking in
recent times.
“You look at what’s happened between
‘07 and now,” says Coty. “You have GRiFIn, which didn’t exist back then. So now
we have a coalesced film group here in
Dubuque, we’ve been promoting their
stuff, they’ve been promoting ours. We
have great local filmmakers here like Joe
Scherrman (director of the acclaimed
Ghost Players documentary, soon to be
exhibited at the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown), that’s huge, that didn’t exist
here before -- and that has grown Iowa, on
a state level, in terms of people being able
to make films here, incentives are growing. So what we’re all doing here is kind of
a litmus of what has been occurring state-
wide and locally about the interest in film
-- which is really exciting.”
“The cool thing -- why we switched
our venues,” says Kulovitz of the move
to Mindframe Theaters from Get Reel’s
first hosting spot at Star Cinema, “was
for no other reason than to embrace the
independent spirit and the originality of
filmmaking that Mindframe espouses.
And that’s not to say that Star Cinema
was not amazing to us: They were. They
embraced us like I couldn’t believe.
But Mindframe was part of this natural
tide, this filmmaking tide, that came in.
I ran into Grant (Grudzina, one of Mindframe’s principals) at Sam’s Club in 2007,
and he knew who I was, and he wanted
to talk to me and wanted to know what
was going on with Get Reel -- and they
(the Mindframe owners) were on the
cusp of putting this thing together.”
Of course, coordinating something of
this scope and nature is no small undertaking. It’s clear from our conversation,
however, that the work is enormously
rewarding.
“It was proven to us in ‘07, and just revalidated again this year in ‘09, that Dubuque
is about community, and about networking, and the two go hand-in-hand, and
this event would not be here if the community did not support it,” says Coty. “We
can only do this because of how strongly
Dubuque believes in an event like this,
the film culture ... our sponsors are huge.
Everyone that has given either cash -Mediacom, the City of Dubuque and Tim
Althaus at Family Beer & Liquor -- and
beyond that we have had such amazing
in-kind donations from this community,
and without all of that, we would not be
doing this today. We’ve learned that you
can’t do this alone. Everybody pitches in.
It was maybe our idea, but everyone else
“Some of these kids, even though maybe
sometimes it’s not the stuff that’s going
to go elsewhere,” continues Coty, “but
you can see they’re on the track, you can
still see that they’re working the learning
curve: The future Steven Spielbergs who
are doing this work now, and we’re giving them an audience that they didn’t
have before. Of course there’s the Internet, of course there’s YouTube, all those
other things. But here, they get to sit and
watch their film with a live audience -and I think that feedback, that direct feedback to them is going to be invaluable.”
From this writer’s point of view, it’s incredible that Dubuque has such a fantastic artistic community already in place as part
of its culture. It’s even more incredible,
however, that the next generation of that
artistic community is asserting itself and
making its presence known to Dubuque.
To find out for yourself -- don’t miss the
Get Reel Exhibition at Mindframe Theaters
on October 16 - 17, and the Julien Awards
on October 18. Stay tuned to MindframeTheaters.com for showtimes.

Issue #92 - Dubuque365

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