Saturday, May 17

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Saturday, May 17

An Appeal to Save Jones Hand-in-Hand Pre- of each of the schools. With respect to our
school and Central Alternative High School preschoolers, many of these children are not
able to function as well in a larger setting. It
As a collective voice at 365, we are choos- is simply overwhelming and counterproducing to use the Inkubator this issue to make an tive to the consistency and structure of even
appeal to save both Jones Hand-in-Hand Pre- the smallest detail, from which they benefit.
school and Central Alternative High School The student / teacher ratios and overall peer
from proposed cuts by the School Board. structure provides a secure learning base.
While we understand the need for tough fi- Merely placing fewer children in a room of
nancial decisions, we also believe that the an already large student population does not
long-term costs of cutting these programs have the same effect. Additionally, as many
outweigh the short-term gains in the budget. of the children at Jones also have medical
needs, the benefit of a small student popuNow, mind you, many of us at 365 do not lation and a full-time nurse cannot be overhave children who attend either Jones or stated. Some of us here at 365 had heard that
Central. Some of us do not have children at state inspectors recently referred to Jones as
all. However, we are all part of the Dubuque the “Cadillac” program of its kind, statewide.
community and have a strong interest in pro- That says a lot for Dubuque as a community.
moting many positive aspects of our commu- With respect to Central, many of the students
nity. Jones and Central both provide positive were not so successful in the traditional high
and long term benefits to Dubuque. Both school setting, perhaps due to class size, outinstitutions provide extra services to those side circumstances or learning issues as well.
children who need it the most. At Jones, the However, to suggest a “cut it or get out”
youngest of our city members facing a variety mentality with respect to our next generation
of learning, social and / or physical disabili- hardly seems of benefit to anyone.
ties are helped. If we believe in the premise
of a strong base in our formative years setting the stage for the remainder of our lifetime learning (who can forget “All I Need to
Know I Learned in Kindergarten?”), then that
concept is doubly strong for those with disabilities. Mind you, these are children with
potential to learn a lot. They just need the extra resources, guidance, structure and smaller atmosphere to learn better. In the long run,
the more services that we can provide them
now, the better equipped they are to live independent and productive lives.
A similar argument can be made with regard
to Central. These are youth who clearly have
potential as well -- they are choosing to stay
in high school despite barriers that prevented graduation from traditional high schools.
Many of these students face barriers to education that we didn’t. We are also familiar
with statistics which remind us that a high
school diploma leads to better employment
opportunities and higher rates of financial
independence. As a community, to provide
the services now, rather than through other,
longer term services later, is a better longterm bet. Clearly, with regard to students at
both Jones and Central, the Dubuque community will be affected, as the learning and
growth of these students is affected and impacts their ability to give back.
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Saturday, May 17
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Reading Under the
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With all of the recent, and, quite honestly,
unexpected discussion regarding these two
schools closing, we have heard sentiment
that these children’s needs can be still be
met if they attend other schools. This argument overlooks the very nature and purpose
Lisa
Chris
Pam
Joey
Angela
Now, we realize that to complain without
suggestion for remediation is pointless.
And it is not our goal. However, we ask
the School Board and the Dubuque community the following question: What would
it take to keep these programs, or at least
the vital cores of these programs, operable?
What are the options available? Have we as
a community been asked to help solve the
problem? Granted, with tough economic decisions, someone loses something; however,
can there be discussion about other possible
losses which would not impact our neediest
students? Or are there opportunities to access or raise other funding streams? We do
not profess to know the answer at 365 (although we may on other issues), but we feel
strongly that this needs to be fully explored
before cutting two valuable programs.
As a reminder, the public hearing on this
issue is set for June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Forum, 2300 Chaney Road. We encourage a
thoughtful discussion of options, both before and at that time.
Ron
Bob
Roy
Brad
Bryce
ISSUE # 56
In this Issue...
MAY 15 - 28
Taste of University Ave.: 4
Community Shorts: 5 - 6
Dubuque175 Festival: 7
Arts Shorts: 8-10
DBQ Renaissance Faire: 9
Pam Kress-Dunn: 11
Wando’s Movies Reviews: 12-13
Entertainment Briefs: 14
Greg Brown in Concert: 15
Live Music Listings: 16-17
The Hub Opens on Main: 18
True Music Summer Kickoff: 19
Mayor Roy Buol: 20
Music and Poettry at 180 Main: 21
Recurring Events and Concerts: 21
Bob’s Book Reviews: 22
Mattitude: 23
Life Stiles - by Jeff Stiles: 24
Eating Healthy with Hy-Vee: 25
Isabella’s Prom
Go Green Challenge: 26
Crossword / Sudoku: 27
Trixie / Horoscopes: 28
Dubuquefest: 29
Comedy: 30
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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!
THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN A GYROS SUPREME FOLLOWED BY CAJUN SHRIMP
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MAY 15 - 28
met burgers and a great breakfast selection
to the menu, and becoming a popular food
destination during festival season – and, in
turn, opening up the menu to diners who
don’t especially crave Greek food.
douille sausage … burgers are really
starting to take off … people are coming
in and trying different things.”
“What we strive for here is a personal
touch, because going that extra mile
leaves an impression with customers,”
says Bries. “We want to have perfect food
and perfect service, and while you can’t
be perfect every time, we try our hardest
to make it happen. And I love this neighborhood and where it’s going.”
by Tim Brechlin & Mike Ironside
Back in the day (ancient times when Mike
Ironside went to Loras), there were four
bars on what can best be dubbed University Hill – Whiskey River, The Avenue Top
(known to everyone as “The Ave”), Gomer’s,
and the bar then known as the Barrel Tap
and, later, Schrobie’s. Of course, this was
before the drinking age changed to 21,
so every weekend there were hordes of
drunken college kids packing the bars and
roaming the streets between them.
Times have changed, businesses have
come and gone and there was a particularly nasty fire a while back, but make no
mistake: The University Hill has more life
and activity in it than ever.
One need only set foot onto that section
of University Avenue (between Glen Oak
Street on the western boundary and Alta
Vista Street on the eastern) to suddenly
be smack-dab in the middle of one of
Dubuque’s most centralized locations for
dining, nightlife and more.
These are exciting times for the University
Hill area, with last year’s rebirth of the
Athenian Grill and subsequent purchase
by Michael Paul Bries, Happy Joe’s moving across the street from its prior 1099
University location to its sterling new
digs, the new Dollar Dish establishment
(opening May 19), a buffet-style restaurant
where “every dish is a dollar,” moving into
the old Happy Joe’s spot and the ongoing
successful establishments such as Fat Tuesday’s, Jack’s Chicken Palace, Pizza Hut,
The Whisky and more. 365ink was able to
sit down with a number of University Hill
entrepreneurs to get their thoughts on life,
the universe and everything.
Moving further down the street, it would
be impossible to miss The Whisky, the
tavern owned by Chad Streff since he purchased it in 1989. Formerly known as the
Whiskey River, the bar was been cleaned
up and renovated on both the interior and
exterior. Looking back at the days of the
Whiskey River, it was a blue-collar joint
with country music playing on the jukebox
and a popular destination for locals. Today,
The Whisky boasts a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and in doing so it draws a crew
of regular customers from all over town.
“It’s nice up here,” says Jack’s Chicken Palace owner Jeff Field, who has owned the
nearly 50-year-old business for a year and
a half after purchasing it from prior owner
Nick Hancock. “You’ve got your pick of
what you like to eat ... and the owners
pretty much get along with everybody.”
Another longtime stalwart of both the University Hill area (and festivals, too) has
been Fat Tuesday’s Cajun Bar & Grill, under the stewardship of owner Rico Hirsch.
Athenian Grill owner Bries, who attended culinary school in Bettendorf, formerly owned the bar Breezer’s on Central
Avenue and spent time as essentially the
head chef at Olive Garden, is a recent
transplant to the neighborhood after purchasing the business from Jim & Debbie
Matheos, who renovated the building after a devastating July 2006 fire.
“I’ve always had a real passion for food and
once I got out of the bar business I wanted
to be in the restaurant business,” Bries says.
“I got a call one day from a realtor friend
of mine, who said, ‘I’ve got an interesting
opportunity for you – the Athenian Grill is
going up for sale, and I was wondering if
you wanted to take the first crack at it.’”
Since then, Bries has taken the Athenian
Grill to an entirely new level, winning last
year’s Taste of Dubuque, introducing gour-
“We draw a diverse clientele,” says Rico,
who has owned the business for nearly
11 years after purchasing it from Burt
and Kathleen Perron. “From 21 to 71 is
what I always say.”
The multitude of visitors that Fat’s draws is
of little surprise, given the relaxed “neighborhood bar” atmosphere and great food.
The bar has long been a hangout for the
Dubuque Jaycees softball team as well as
a favorite spot of 365 (it was during 365
editor Tim’s first week at the office that
the crew took him to Fat’s and introduced
him to the delicious tacos as big as your
head). Another reason for its popularity
is the sheer variety and the unique tastes
offered from Fat’s kitchen.
“The Cajun griddle is popular, too,” says
Rico, who built the menu from scratch.
“It’s blackened chicken, shrimp and an-
“We have people who come in here five
times a week,” says Streff, a veteran of the
bar business (his father owned Capone’s,
now The Other Side, in East Dubuque,
as well as Mr. Bill’s, now The YardArm).
Loyal barflies aren’t the only standby at
The Whisky – one of the bartenders has
worked there for fifteen years, and another for eighteen years, reinforcing Streff’s
philosophy of good customer service:
“People don’t wait for drinks.”
The influx of regular customers is a recurring theme among the area business owners.
Think about it: When was the last time you
saw a billboard for Jack’s Chicken Palace?
“It’s both word of mouth, and we have
very loyal customers,” says Jeff Field of
Jack’s. “It gets passed down from generation to generation – their kids come in,
and their kids come in, and on down.”
In addition to regular patronage, the chicken recipes have been passed on down
through the nearly five decades, as well.
Continued on page 31
THE SECRET ABOUT MAYOR BUOL IS FINALLY OUT
5
MAY 15 - 28
MAY
17
Armed Forces
Day Banquet
The Dubuque American Legion
Post 6 has announced its 11th annual Armed Forces Day Banquet,
set for Saturday, May 17, at 7 p.m
in the Legion Clubrooms.
The banquet will honor all members of Dubuque-based military
units. A “Person of the Year” from
each of the four local military units
will also be honored. Tickets are
$8 and must be purchased prior to
May 12 at the American Legion,
located at 1306 Delhi Street.
MAY
22
Soylent Green
is Buol
The Carnegie-Stout Public Library in
Dubuque will show the classic film
Soylent Green on Thursday, May 22.
Starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, Soylent Green
is a dystopian science fiction story
about a bleak, impoverished future plagued by overpopulation
and global warming. The population survives on rations produced
by the Soylent Corporation, whose
newest product, Soylent Green,
has a terrifying secret behind it.
Walkers and dog-lovers, take note!
The Dubuque Regional Humane
Society’s annual pledged walk,
the Grand Pet Excursion, is right
around the corner!
The event (formerly called “Strut
your Mutt”), now in its fifteenth
year, will be on Sunday, May 18.
Participants and dogs may walk
anytime between 8 a.m. and noon
throughout Murphy Park. The event
will feature games, booths and
contests, as well as a “tailgating”
party from 10 a.m. - noon. Booths
will include a dog spa, a dog treat
boutique and much more.
The movie is 97 minutes long and
is rated PG. The screening will
begin at 6 p.m. in the third floor
auditorium of the library, and
post-screening discussion will be
encouraged. For more information, call the Library Information
Desk at 563-589-4225, option
4, or visit the Library’s Adult Services Programs page online at
www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/programs/.
Grand Pet
Excursion
NOW
Participants must provide proof of a
current rabies vaccination for their
dogs, and all dogs must be licensed.
Participants must be 16 years of age
or older, or otherwise accompanied
by a parent or lega guardian.
Individuals and teams may submit donations in advance, or
simply bring them the day of the
walk. Make checks payable to the
Dubuque Regional Humane Society. For more information, call
563-582-6766, or e-mail info@
dbqhumane.org.
Buy a $5 chance and split the
jackpot when the invasion happens. The official “invasion”
time will be determined by the
Dubuque Police Department and
the Department of Leisue Services.
Chances are available at all area
Hy-Vee stores, Radio Dubuque at
8th & Bluff and from any member
of the Rotary Club. Liberty Bank
has seeded the jackpot with $500,
cash and you can also win a case
of Stone Cliff Winery’s specially
labeled “Fish Fly Wine.” All profits
benefit the Crescent Community
Health Center.
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Before the movie, Mayor Roy
Buol will talk about the City of
Dubuque’s green initiatives and
local environmental issues, and
library staff will introduce this
year’s summer reading program
for adults, “Grow Your Mind: Read
Green, Think Green, Live Green.”
MAY
18
you could win the jackpot in the
Dubuque Rotary Club’s second annual Fish Fly Folly.
The Fish Flies
Are Coming
While summer brings with it
thoughts of festivals, live music and
nights on the river, it also brings
with it something ... well, slightly
less enjoyable. Yep, the fish flies are
going to hatch one of these days.
Yay. But there’s a way to make it possibly not suck quite as bad! Guess
the date and time of Dubuque’s first
fish fly invasion of the season and
Digital Photography
Workshop
A comprehensive digital photography workshop will be held at the
Grand River Center on May 31 and
June 1. The workshop assumes no
prior experience with digital cameras and photography techniques.
The sessions will cover camera
controls and terminology, mastering the features and modes of
cameras, and digital photography
techniques for maximizing results.
UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY
Dubuquefest
May 16 & 17 (See details on page 29)
Wisconsin High School Rodeo
May 16, Dubuque County Fairgrounds (See page 16)
East Dubuque City Wide Garage Sales
May 16 Across East Dubuque (See page 14)
Meet Local Author Dale Mattheis
May 16 @ River Lights & May 17 @ Borders)
Bo Ramsey CD Release
Friday, May 16 (Voices Warehouse) See page 21
Give Our Regards to Broadway
May 16, 17 Bell Tower Theater (See page 10)
Tri-State Veterans Conference
May 17, Five Flags Center (See page 7 & 36)
Armed Forces Day Banquet
May 17, Legion Clubrooms (Details on this page)
Arthritis Walk
May 17, Murphy Park (See pagew 6)
Salute the Troops
May 17, American Legion (See details on this page)
Grand Pet Excursion
May 18, Murphy Park (Details on this page)
Guided Bird Watching
May 20, E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center (See page 20)
Tree of Life Memorial Service
May 22, Washington Park (Details on page 14)
Soylet Green Screening
May 22, Carnegie-Stout Library (Details on this page)
Budweiser True Music Kickoff to Summer
May 23, Town Clock Plaza (See page 19)
The workshop’s instructors are Dr.
Abdul Sinno and Rafic Sinno, whose
beautiful photography of the Mississippi River (from north to south) was
featured in the October 4, 2007, issue of 365ink (still available online,
at http://partners.dubuque365.com/
ink), as well as the book Treasures
of the Mississippi: Panoramas and
Poetic Reflections.
The cost for the workshop is $321
for a single person and $304 for a
group rate. Registration is limited, so
get moving on it today! For more information or to register, e-mail rafic.
[email protected], call 563-5815220, or visit www.sinnocom.com.
Greg Brown in Concert
May 30, Five Flags Center (See page 15)
NMRMA Captain’s Ball
May 30, Grand River Center (See Page 14)
Digital Photography Workshop
May 31 Grand River Center (Details on this page)
Dubuque 175th Anniversary Celebration
May 31 - June 1, Alliant Amphitheater (See page 7)
Renaissance Faire
May 31 - June 1, Storybook Hill Zoo (See page 9)
Isabellas Adult Prom Night
May 31, Isabellas Bar at the Ryan House (See page 26)
Nash Gallery Exhibit Opening
June 1, Rafters @ Fountain Park (See page 10)
Chalk the Block
June 7-8, 1000 Block of Main Street (See ad on page 8)
SEVEN YEARS OF JAM, BABY!
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MAY 15 - 28
O’Kelly’s will be on hand to vend food,
making Lunchtime Jam a mini-festival
in the middle of your Friday workday
– a great primer for the weekend.
JUNE
12
Colts “Brett Favre” Fundraiser
The Dubuque Colts Youth
Organization has secured
two personally autographed
pieces of Brett Favre memorabilia as part of a fundraising effort for the group. Favre
has donated a full-color action photograph as well as a
cover of Sports Illustrated’s
commemorative issue celebrating the certain Hall of
Famer’s career. Both autographed items have been framed compliments of A Frame of Mind Framing and
Gallery here in Dubuque, and
will be on display at American
Trust & Savings Bank’s new
location on the Northwest
Arterial in Dubuque. Oh,
and you have a chance to
take them home with you!
Both pieces of memorabilia are
up for raffle. Tickets are $20 each,
and a package of 6 is available for $100.
Tickets can be purchased at the Colts of-
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fice (1101 Central Avenue),
from any Colts board members and volunteers, or by
calling 563-582-4872. Tickets are also available at any
American Trust location, or
online at www.colts.org.
The drawing for the two
framed portraits will be held
on Thursday, June 12, with
notification of winners to
follow.
All proceeds from the raffle will go to
benefit the Colts’ summer tour expenses ... and considering that
the Colts finished in the top
10 in National Drum Corps
competition last year, don’t
you want to support that effort? Oh, yeah, you do. You
know you do.
For more information, call 563-5824872 or contact Rod Bakke at 563-5902353.
Wisconsin High School Rodeo
Don’t forget about the fifth annual River
Rodeo, the Wisconsin high school rodeo,
at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds!
Set for May 16 - 18, the rodeo promises to
feature all the bulls, broncs and the wild,
exciting events that take place at a rodeo.
Friday’s event will be a junior-high rodeo,
beginning at 4 p.m. On Saturday, the high
school rodeos will begin (with 1 p.m. and
7 p.m. performances), which will continue
at noon on Sunday. Other events include
jackpot team roping and a barrel race (6
p.m., Friday), and a cutting competition
(cutting a calf out of a herd and keeping it
out of the herd) at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Admission is charged, and advance tickets
are available at Theisen’s and Longhorn
Saddlery (just west of the Northwest Arterial on Highway 20). The rodeo will take
place rain or shine. For more information,
call 563-879-3507 or 563-599-0782.
Friday lunchtime is about to get fun
again. Hosted by your own 365 crew
and sponsored by Cottingham & Butler
with contributing support from Carlos
O’Kelly’s, the 365 Lunchtime Jam returns to the Town Clock Plaza for its
seventh year Friday, May 16.
Featuring (mostly) acoustic performances by local musicians over the
lunch hour, the Lunchtime Jam provides an opportunity for
downtown workers to slip
outside for some fresh air,
lunch, and live music under the Town Clock. Carlos
Answers on page 28
1. What is tzatziki sauce, besides an
essential component to gyros sandwiches?
2. While the city of Dubuque is 175
years old, its history goes well beyond
that. Who was the famous French trader in the area during the late 1600s?
A) Julien Dubuque
B) Nicholas Perrot
C) Matthias Loras
D) Pepe LePew
3. What was the original name of the
building that houses Fat Tuesday’s?
A) Gomer’s
B) Hi-Hat
C) Schrobie’s D) Barrel Tap
4. Retired quarterback Brett Favre was
originally drafted by what team?
A) Chicago Bears
B) Atlanta Falcons
C) Green Bay Packers
D) Denver Broncos
Lunchtime Jam gets started Friday,
May 16, just in time for DubuqueFest
with 365’s own Ralph Kluseman, and
continues every Friday (weather permitting) until it gets too cold to play
guitar. Upcoming performers in the
series include Roosevelt Middle School
Jazz Band – May 23, Denny Garcia
– May 30, ‘Round Midnight – June 6,
and Maureen Kilgore – May 13. Look
for other performances by Jeremy and
Keisha, Nate Jenkins, Chad
Witthoeft and other local favorites through the summer.
See you on Friday!
5. What instrument is used at Happy
Joe’s Pizza to wish you a happy birthday?
A) Giant Bicycle horn
B) Mandolin
C) Bouzouki
D) Accordion
6. The Grand Pet Excursion was previously known by what name?
7. On which night is Mexican food featured at Fat Tuesday’s?
A) Monday
B) Tuesday
C) Wednesday D) Monday
8. What cooking method is used to
create the delicious chicken at Jack’s
Chicken Palace?
A) Pan-fry
B) Sauté
C) Broasting D) Pressure Frying
9. What delicious catering-only (and
festival favorite) business is on University Hill?
10. Name the northern and southern termini of the Mississippi River in
America.
DUBUQUE GETS A GOLD STAR FOR BEING 175 YEARS OLD
7
MAY 15 - 28
You’ve
heard
it before and
you’re going to
hear it again: Dubuque, Iowa’s
oldest city, is 175 years old this
year! To coincide with Dubuque’s
anniversary date (June 1, 1833), a
175th Anniversary Celebration
will be held on Saturday, May
31, and Sunday, June 1, in the
Alliant Amphitheater in the Port
of Dubuque.
Saturday’s festivities will begin at 7
p.m., with live entertainment provided by The Mighty Short Bus, a southern / midwest rock band hailing from
Madison, Wisconsin. The MSB has been
an area favorite for quite some time now,
and the band’s sound is unique and, quite
simply, fun.
Following the Mighty Short Bus will be
The Janeys, a father / son duo featuring son
Bryce’s vocals and guitar complemented
by Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame father
Billy Lee’s intense strumming,
Sunday’s activities will run from 11 a.m. 5 p.m., featuring food, beverages, activities
and entertainment for the whole family. The
day will also coincide with the Dubuque
County Historical Society’s
Lead Rush Across the
Mississippi River, a
re-enactment of the
historic lead rush
of 1833. Families can watch a
re-telling of the
early days of
Dubuque, as lead
miners cross the
river from Illinois to
stake their claims to
the best patches of land
first. Paddlers will arrive at the Ice Harbor
Park, the Museum Boatyard and the Ice
Harbor portion of the Riverwalk, where
historical events will take place. The Lead
Rush will begin at 1 p.m.
Admission to the upcoming 175th Anniversary Celebration events is free, and all
are invited to attend. For more information
about these and other exciting Dubuque
175 events, visit www.dubuque175.org,
call 563-589-4151, or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
365INK: WE’RE MAD AS HATTERS DOWN HERE
8
MAY 15 - 28
MAY
20-21
Children’s Theater Tryouts
6:30 p.m., with callbacks scheduled for
Thursday, May 22, from 4 - 6:30 p.m.
Attention, young people of theatrical
persuasions! The Bell Tower Theater has
announced auditions for its upcoming
children’s musical, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.!
The show is what you
might expect from the title, focusing upon Alice’s
adventures in Wonderland
as she chases the White
Rabbit, raps with a bubble-blowing
caterpillar
and combats the Queen of Hearts. The
stage adaptation features arrangements
of songs like “The Un-birthday Song”
and “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
Auditions will be held on Tuesday, May
20, and Wednesday, May 21, from 4 -
The theater notes that it is seeking children aged 7 to 16 for 45 - 50 on-stage
roles, and kids aged 7 to 18 for 50 - 60
backstage roles. All those auditioning for
an onstage role will be asked to sing at
the audition, though it is not necessary
to prepare a song. Those wanting to sign
up for backstage roles, including set construction, costumes, ticket sales and more,
should sign up on May 20 & 21 also.
All children in the show
are expected to be able to
attend every rehearsal and
performance.
Rehearsals will be held Monday
through Friday from 1 - 4
p.m. starting June 9. Performances will be on Thursday, July 10, Friday, July
11,and Saturday, July 12, at 2 p.m. and 7
p.m.; and Sunday, July 13, at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Miki Robinson at the Bell Tower Theater at 563588-3377 or by e-mailing mrobinson@
belltowertheater.net.
ZOINKS! TIM SPELLED IT “ZOIKS!” HE’S NOT PERFECT AFTER ALL
9
MAY 15 - 28
Zoinks! Forsooth!
The Dubuque Museum of Art has announced its next fundraiser, and this one
has a pretty unique twist to it. You’re probably familiar with renaissance faires (popularly known as “ren faires,”), or you’ve at
least heard of them. Well, get ready, because Dubuque is having its very own!
The Dubuque Renaissance Faire, set
for May 31 - June 1, will take visitors
back to a time of adventure and magic.
Knights, Ladies, Wenches, Rogues, Fairies, Pirates and more will be on hand
to relive the days of yore, and roasted
meats, home-brewed root beer, pies,
tarts and ales will be available to whet
palates and satisfy taste buds. Presentations on renaissance manners,
dances and weapons will be featured,
as well as swordplay, juggling and storytelling demonstrations, along with
a headline appearance by entertainer
Molotov the Gypsy.
In addition, there will be village shops
at the faire, allowing you to purchase
unique souvenirs or keepsakes, handmade art, period clothing and much,
much more. This is about as far away as
you can get from your ordinary, mundane 9-to-5 job ... so don’t miss out!
The DMA is also in need of fabric
donations (for making costumes
and banners), other material donations, and volunteers (including
sign-making, decorations, cleanup, first aid, parking and more). For
more information on fabric donations, call 563-557-1851. For more
information about material donations, e-mail Edwin Ritts, Jr., at [email protected]. And to learn more
about becoming a volunteer, e-mail
Lynne Melssen at [email protected].
The Dubuque Renaissance Faire will be
held at Storybook Hill Children’s Zoo,
at 12345 N. Cascade Road in Dubuque.
Tickets are on sale now at the Museum
of Art. Admission is $8 for one-day adult
tickets, $12 for two-day adult tickets,
$5 for one-day student / senior tickets,
$8 for two-day student / senior tickets,
$20 for one-day household tickets (two
adults and two students), and children
5 and under are free. For more information, visit www.dbqart.com, or call
563-557-1851.
MAY
16-17
Give our Regards to Broadway
Feeling a little Broadwayish? Look no
further than the Bell Tower Theater’s
next show: Give Our Regards to Broadway -- 100 Years of Broadway
Melodies, presented by the
Music Men Barbershop Chorus. All your favorite tunes
from the last century will be
performed.
The show will be presented
on Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17, both at 8 p.m.
Tickets are available in advance for $17, and you can
get them at the Bell Tower’s
box office or online at www.belltowertheater.net. For more information, call
563-583-8093.
JENNY HARMS LOOKS LIKE SHE’S GONNA DO HARM TO THAT PAINTBRUSH
10
MAY 15 - 28
JUNE
1
_________________
Sunday, May 18
The Rocket Surgeons
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
__________
Saturday, April 24
Betty & the Headlights
9 PM - 1 AM
__________
Sunday, May 25
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Jenny Harms & Kate Thorsheim Opening
The Nash Gallery at Fountain Park hosts
a new exhibit for summer. Former Clarke
College students Jenny Harms and Kate
Thorsheim will display a series of drawings in graphite and other media. While
the new exhibit will be up after May 25,
the Nash Gallery will host an opening reception for the show Sunday, June 1, from
1 to 4 p.m. The Nash Gallery represents
a collaboration between sponsoring organization the Dubuque County Fine Arts
Society and the Fountain Park complex.
__________
Saturday, May 31
The Derttones
9 PM - 1 AM
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Sunday, June 1
98 In the Shade
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Working primarily in self-portraiture, Jenny
Harms uses the vehicle to explore the expressive and emotive qualities of the human
face. “I provided myself with an extremely
cooperative model,” she joked in an artists
statement. “Scheduling was rarely a problem.” Her humor is evident in her artwork
as well which often uses transitions from
light sketch to more modeled trompe l’oeil
techniques that seem to play with the viewer and beg the question, “What is real?”
Though Harms’ statement includes a disclaimer: “I swear I am not a narcissist,” using
her own face is not just for the convenience
of the model. “In choosing self-portraits I decided to express what was personal rather
than attempt to make a universal statement,”
she states. “I know myself better than I know
the nature of the world. Art expressing how
I show emotion is truer than my conjectures
and generalizations of humanity’s emotive
tendencies.” Still, the universal communication embodied in facial expressions make
the work accessible to a wide variety of
viewers. The observance of the particular
communicates the universal.
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Kate Thorsheim also uses self-portraiture
as a vehicle to examine expression of
another kind. Using drawing media and
collage elements, Thorsheim explores
imagery of Catholic saints. Though raised
in the Lutheran church, Thorsheim became familiar with Catholicism through
relatives and her time at Clarke.
Using self-portrait as a framework for interpretation, she depicts herself in the role of
the saints, using the symbols and conventions of art history to signify individual saints
and the unique stories and struggles each
faced in their lives. “I pictured myself in the
guise of specific saints with their traditional
attributes: the symbols which identify each
saint and their story,” she writes. “However,
unlike conventional images of saints, I attempted to make them appear more human
than divine. The figures are not idealized,
and rather than seeming pious and expressionless in response to their sufferings, they
display the emotion and physical pain they
might have actually experienced.”
The Nash Gallery at Fountain Park opened
in April with a group exhibit, representing
a new chapter in the life of the Dubuque
County Fine Arts Society’s non-profit
art gallery. The collaboration with the
Fountain Park complex complements the
campus’s existing mix of arts groups that
includes the Bell Tower Theater, NISOM,
The Art Studio, Mississippi Mud Pottery
Studio, and offices of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and the Dubuque Arts
Council. Fountain Park is also home to a
newly reopened Rafters Restaurant.
The reception is free and open to the public. Fountain Park / Rafters Restaurant is
located at 2728 Asbury Road in Dubuque.
365INK: LOSING OUR MINDS TO BACON AND CHEESE EVERY DAY
11
GIVING VOICE•PAM KRESS-DUNN
MAY 15 - 28
Losing My Mind
to Spring
I once wrote a poem called “Nothing is
Indescribable.” As a writer, I really have
to believe this, just as a singer has to
believe that there is no song that cannot be sung, and a mathematician has
to have faith that no group of numbers
can’t be added up. But every year, spring
comes along and just about leaves me
speechless. I look across the street at the
flowering tree in my neighbor’s yard, a
magnificent thing that produces white
blossoms on cue every April without
fail, and feel like there are just no words
to convey the beauty of this thing.
Tony Hoagland comes close in his poem
“A Color of the Sky,” when he writes,
“Outside the youth center, between the
liquor store / and the police station, a
little dogwood tree is losing its mind; /
overflowing with blossomfoam, / like a
sudsy mug of beer; like a bride ripping
off her clothes, / dropping snow white
petals to the ground in clouds. . . .”
My favorite part of that poem is the “losing its mind.” I love how it breaks all
the rules our English teachers taught us
in 4th grade about not personifying inanimate objects. Of course a flower
doesn’t feel crazy when it blooms, it’s
just fulfilling its biological destiny. Still,
I can’t help feeling that the six stands of
peonies my neighbor mowed down last
week, whether accidentally or on purpose, felt pretty darned upset. They were
just getting ready to bloom, after all, to
do the one really cool thing that they get
to do every year. Even if the plants didn’t
mind, I was beside myself with frustrat i o n
when I came home and
saw the devastation.
So this year, I’ve decided to let spring
be as animate as I want it to be. The
lipstick red tulips that are just now
dying down around my patio were
elegant and formal, and proud of the
lovely show they’ve made once again.
The violets covering the hill by my
garage are sprightly and happy, certain they are bringing joy to all who
view them. The dandelions possess
a ridiculous measure of self-esteem,
not caring a hoot if the rest of us – humans and other plants alike – consider
them weeds. Let us go after them with
Round-Up – they’ll be back. And the
crab apple tree in our yard, good grief,
is definitely losing its mind, overflowing with pink blossoms, dressed up for
prom as it is every single year.
I’m sorry to say that I don’t know all
the names of all the flowers I admire
so much. That tree across the street
– I used to think it was a magnolia,
until I went to south this year and everybody called them dogwoods. And
those trees with the pink blossoms
that everyone else seems to think are
magnolias – I grew up calling them
tulip trees, and if that’s the name my
grandma called the one in her yard,
that’s what I’m going to keep calling
them. They do look like tulips, after
all. But there are other flowering trees
around town, and I have no idea what
they are, except pretty.
Lilacs are no problem; I could identify
them a block away just by their scent.
When I was a kid, I used to steal a bouquet from the neighbor’s hedge, and I’ve
been tempted to do the same from the
one behind our house that does not technically belong to us. I planted one a few
years ago, and though it’s still only three
feet tall, this year it’s loaded with buds
and just about to come into its own. I’m
sure the towering crab apple will be very
proud of it. (Uh oh, there I go again.)
As for flowers that grow in the ground,
I’m no expert on them, either, except for
knowing what I love. Right around Mother’s Day, my daughter and I always go
out and buy too many annuals, and then
I put them in the ground around my patio and she puts hers in pots on her deck.
My favorites are old fashioned blossoms
like zinnias and moss roses, the kind
you really ought to start from scratch.
Instead, I stick my annuals in the ground
and weed around them until they get so
lush I no longer need to bother. They do
a lot better than the vegetables I’ve tried
over the years. There seems to be a shelf
of rock about a foot under my so-called
garden, which makes it hard to till the
soil properly, so every year I do more
flowers and fewer veggies. (The farmer’s
market was made for people like me.)
Every year, I think about planting more
perennials, those hardy flowers and
plants that come up so dependably
every year. That’s what I had at my last
house, the one where I lived so long as
a single mother of two. When we moved
in, it was already early summer, and the
spring flowers had died down among
leaves that I hardly noticed. It wasn’t until the following spring that I saw green
shoots coming up all over the place. It
was such a treat to make those discoveries. One week it would be yellow crocuses blooming by the front porch; the
next, a stand of Siberian irises opening
into perfect purple hues. Then the green
spears along the sidewalk turned into
white lilies of the valley, and the peonies
– white, pink, and deep magenta – finally burst into top-heavy bloom. What did
I do to deserve all that? Not a thing.
There were pear trees and a redbud, and
overgrown lilacs, too, not to mention a
big-leafed rhubarb plant along the alley.
I hope the new owners are taking care of
them. I can’t bear to go and look. After
all those years of growing and blooming,
I think they enjoyed giving pleasure to
the humans in the house. Call me sentimental, but flowers will do that to you.
Pam Kress-Dunn
[email protected]
SERIOUSLY -- GO SEE IRON MAN BEFORE ROBERT DOWNEY JR GETS ARRESTED
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12
MAY 15 - 28
w w w. r o t t e n t o m a t o e s . c o m
OPENING DURING THIS ISSUE
Iron Man
A Film by Jon Favreau (Elf, Zathura)
Billionaire industrialist and inventor Tony Stark (Robert
Downey, Jr.) is on top of the world. He has everything he
could ever want and his company, Stark Industries, holds
billions in military contracts. When he is kidnapped by
a band of Afghanistani rebels in an attack that damages
his heart, he is forced to build a devastating weapon
for his captors. Instead, Tony constructs an advanced
suit of armor and escapes but not before he devises a
chest implant to keep his heart alive. Tony returns to
civilization as a changed man, vowing to terminate
the development and manufacture of the devastating
weapons upon which
his father’s company
was built. Only after
he learns that not only
are weapons still being developed without
his knowledge, but also
being sold to war criminals as well as the U.S.
military does he decide
to build a better version
of his suit of armor and
become Iron Man.
Iron Man is the first entrant in the 2008 summer movie season and it comes out of the gate strong.
Mixing humor with action, Iron Man is a wild and entertaining adventure that makes a lasting impression.
There was some skepticism going into the theater that
Robert Downey could pull this off but he inhabits the
role of Tony Stark and brings his own experiences as a
Hollywood playboy to bear on his characterization. The
supporting cast add to the mix with Gwyneth Paltrow
as Stark’s assistant Pepper Potts, Jeff Bridges as business
partner Obadiah Stane and Terrence Howard as friend
Rhodey. According to at least one of the members of
our entourage, Iron Man is a faithful big screen adaptation of the comic book upon which it is based. The suit
worn by Iron Man is effective and believable. Iron Man
is a thoroughly enjoyable diversion that demands the
consumption of heavily buttered popcorn and a giant
soda. Just make sure you pace yourself so you don’t
have to leave the theater during the movie.
Note: You may wonder why we’re reviewing an older
movie. Iron Man is THAT good. If you haven’t seen it,
go now.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16)
The Pevensie children return to Narnia one
year after their first adventure in the magical
land. Soon after entering the kingdom, however, they learn that 1,000 years has passed
here, and all is not well since an evil king ascended to
the throne. The children and allies both old and new
band together to help restore the kingdom to its rightful
heir, Prince Caspian.
Indiana Jones 4 (5/22)
Seventeen years after he rescued his father
and discovered the legendary Holy Grail,
the man with the hat is back! Professor Henry Jnes finds himself entangled in a nefarious Soviet plot involving the Crystal Skull of Akator, a
legendary object of untold power. If the Soviets get to
the Crystal Skull before Indiana Jones, its secrets might
enable them to take over the world...
MORE UPCOMING FILMS
Sex & the City (5/30)
Set four years after we last saw the ladies,
Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte
(Davis) negotiate their friendships, romances, and careers in New York City. At
the center of it all is Carrie’s pending nuptials to Mr.
Big (Chris Noth) ....
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (6/6)
Zohan, an Israeli commando, fakes his
own death in order to pursue his dream:
becoming a hairstylist in New York. He romances his clients by giving them “special
services” in the back room. However, he
is eventually recognized, and risks losing his newfound life and career.
Kung Fu Panda (6/6)
Po (Jack Black) is a panda who is an apprentice noodle-maker and kung fu fanatic, but
whose defining characteristic appears to be
that he is the laziest animal in ancient China. A madman has escaped from prison, and
all hopes have been pinned on a prophecy naming Po as
the “Chosen One” to save the day.
NOW PLAYING IN DUBUQUE
Prom Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11% Rotten
Made of Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . .12% Rotten
Sarah Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85% Fresh
What Happens in Vegas . . . . . 27% Rotten
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32% Rotten
Iron Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93% Fresh
Harold & Kumar . . . . . . . . . . . 56% Rotten
Speed Racer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35% Rotten
Baby Mama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60% Fresh
Nim’s Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48% Rotten
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across the country and averages their scores into a fresh or rotten
rating. If a movie gets 60% or higher positive reviews, it is FRESH!
- In the wake of the utterly amazing box
office performance of Iron Man, Marvel Studios has announced a vast slate
of upcoming films to build upon its success. Marvel will take 2009 off, and its
2010 schedule will include Iron Man 2
on April 30 and Thor on June 4, followed by Captain
America: The First Avenger on May 6, 2011, and The
Avengers (a multi-hero team-up story) scheduled for
July 2011. Good time to be a comic movie fan.
- Director David O. Russell (Three
Kings) is having a rough go of things
on his newest project, a comedy titled Nailed. Production has been shut
down by the Screen Actors Guild due
to insufficient funds, the latest setback for a film that had one of its main stars, James
Caan, walk out on the very first day of filming.
- While he’s only just finished postproduction on Indiana Jones, director Steven Spielberg is busy. Though
his upcoming Trial of the Chicago 7
has been delayed due to fears of an
actors’ strike, he’s moving full speed
ahead on an Abraham Lincoln biopic (starring Liam
Neeson), and an adaptation of the classic comic
The Adventures of Tintin (with Peter Jackson).
- From the “Please Tell Me Why” desk
comes news that a sequel to Richard
Kelly’s 2001 film Donnie Darko is in
development. Titled S. Darko, the film
will follow Donnie’s younger sister, Samantha, as she takes a roadtrip to Los
Angeles and is plagued by bizarre visions. In a rare
sign of sanity from all parties, Richard Kelly has declined involvement, as has the original cast such as
Jake Gyllenhaal and Drew Barrymore.
- Whoops! We have to scratch a news
item reported in this space two issues
ago. Actress Natalie Portman has decided to abandon her involvement
in the upcoming film adaptation of
Wuthering Heights, citing creative differences with the production. Producers are hoping
to find a replacement for Portman ASAP.
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MAY 15 - 28
SHOWTIMES May 16 - 23
Iron Man
(PG-13) (126 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings
1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40
Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark, a billionaire
industrialist taken captive by Afghani rebels
intent on using him to build a new weapon
for them. Stark creates a massive powered
suit of armor and battles to stop a darkminded scientific genius from carrying out
his nefarious plot against the world.
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(R) (90 min.) $5, $7
12:15, 9:10
In the height of the 1940s, a middle-aged
married man cares for his wife, but has
fallen in love with another woman. Upon
deciding that the trials and tribulations of
a divorce would force his wife to endure
too much humiliation, he decides it’s better to kill her instead.
The Counterfeiters
(R) (98 min.) $5, $7
12:50, 7:20
The story of Operation Bernhard, a secret
plan by the Nazis during WW2 to destabilize
the United Kingdom by flooding its economy
with forged Bank of England currency.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
(R) (113 min.) $5, $7
3:05, 9:50
During the course of one day in 1987 in
Communist Romania, Otilia helps her friend
and roommate Gabita to get a late-term
abortion done (at that time, any sort of
abortion was illegal in Romania).
VENOM! NEW
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
(PG-13) (92 min) $5, $7
2:30, 4:30, 6:40
With the world on the edge of WWII,
Miss Pettigrew, a governess, has just
been fired from her recent client. With
very little money, she immediately takes
another governess’s client, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams).
Speed Racer
(PG) (135 min.) $5, $7
12:00, 3:00, 7:00, 9:45
Speed Racer, a skilled young car driver,
is blackmailed by Royalton Industries to
participate in The Crucible -- the annual cross-country rally that claimed his
brother’s life years ago. Along the way
he battles rival driver Racer X.
Flawless
(PG-13) (96 min.) $5, $7
11:40, 1:55, 4:10, 7:30, 10:00
A janitor at a diamond company is
about to retire but does not want to
leave empty-handed. He asks a disgruntled executive to help him steal
from the company.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(PG) (137 min.) $5, $7
12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35
The Pevensie children return to Narnia
one year after their first adventure in
the magical land. However, all is not
well in the kingdom since an evil king
ascended to the throne.
EXHIBIT FOR 2008...NOW OPEN!
Captain’s Ball (May 30)
The National Rivers Hall of Fame invites
guests to feast on the sights, sounds and
tastes of one of the world’s greatest rivers,
the Mississippi. This is a red carpet, black
tie-optional dinner and celebration.
Mathias Ham House
“At the Lead Mines” (May 31)
Historians, artifacts and the historical role
players will recreate the lead miner’s search
for lead, their living quarters, food and culture.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLISHER’S BALL
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MAY 15 - 28
MAY
30
NMRMA Captain’s Ball
Aye aye, cap’n!
The National Rivers Hall of Fame and
the National Mississippi River Museum
and Aquarium will host
the bi-annual Captain’s
Ball at the Grand River
Center on Friday, May
30.
presented by Lynn Scarlett, Deputy of
the Interior, live and silent auctions and
musical entertainment by Hunter Fuerste and his American Vintage Orchestra. The ball is a celebration of the people, cultures
and music along the Mississippi River throughout
the years.
The red carpet, blacktie-optional evening is set to begin at
5:30 p.m. and will feature a program
including a special recognition award
For more information about
the 2008 Captain’s Ball, contact Ginger
Sakas at 563-557-9545 or via email at
[email protected].
MAY
22
Hospice of Dubuque will present its annual Tree of Life Memorial Service, a
tree-lighting service held to honor and
remember loved ones—both living and
deceased, on Thursday, May 22, at 7:30
p.m. in the Washington Park Gazebo.
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Tree of Life Memorial Service
The lights will remain on the Tree of Life
through the Memorial Day holiday.
In the event of rain, the Tree of Life service
will be held in the lobby of the Dubuque
Building (700 Locust Street).
The service will include music, readings and
the lighting of the Tree of Life. Each light in
the display symbolizes a donation made in
honor, or in memory, of a loved one.
1-800-348-5515
The Tree of Life dates back to 1993, when
the Hospice of Dubuque Board of Directors
initiated a Tri-State area bereavement service. After spending its first years at Clarke
College, the Tree of Life moved to Washington Park in 1996. A new Katsura tree replaced the original tree in the fall of 2006.
To ensure the placement of a loved one’s
name in the program, donations must
reach the Hospice of Dubuque office
no later than Friday, May 16. You may
purchase a light with any size donation.
When sending a donation, please specify
that it is for the Tree of Life and in whose
memory or honor the gift is being made.
MAY
16
“The Journey”, a collection of artwork donated by a group of talented artists from
the Dubuque area, will also be unveiled at
the Tree of Life Memorial Service. The collection will be displayed throughout the
summer at businesses in the Tri-State area.
Admission to the Tree of Life Memorial
Service is free, and the event is open to the
public. For more information, call 563582-1220 or visit hospiceofdubuque.org.
East DBQ City-Wide Garage Sales
Hey, look, they’re cleaning out their garages... too!
Yep, it’s spring, and that means it’s time for
even more spring cleaning ... Dubuque
has done it, Platteville has done it, and
now it’s time for East Dubuque to do it!
The East Dubuque City-Wide garage sales
are set for Friday, May 16, and Saturday,
May 17. Maps containing registered locations and directions to various sales will
be available at both East Dubuque gas
stations ... who knows, you just might find
that long-lost collection of Raffi albums
you’ve been searching for all your life!
HOLY CRAP, THERE’S STILL MORE MUSIC TO WRITE ABOUT!
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Greg Brown Live in Concert
With Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey
Friday, May 30 - Five Flags Theater
by Mike Ironside
While he might not be a household
name to some in Dubuque, Iowa
singer / songwriter Greg Brown is
a folk music legend to a legion of
fans from Iowa to Europe. In fact,
having recently played a slate of European dates with guitarist extraordinaire Bo Ramsey, Brown returns
to the Midwest for a number of
shows, including a special performance
at Dubuque’s Five Flags Theater. Scheduled for Friday, May 30, Brown will be
joined by his daughter Pieta Brown – a
great singer/songwriter in her own right
– with Ramsey on guitar. The concert is
sponsored by Wilmac Properties and is a
fundraiser for the Voices From the Warehouse art exhibit. Tickets are now on sale
at the Five Flags box office.
Originally from Fairfield, Iowa, Greg
Brown got his start hosting folk singer
“hootenannies” at Gerdes Folk City, a hotspot for folk music in New York when he
was just 18. He moved west and became
a ghostwrite for Platters founder Buck
GREG BROWN
los Santana, Shawn Colvin,
and Mary Chapin Carpenter,
among others.
Ram, living in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
He traveled with a band for a few years
but eventually tired of it all and moved
back to Iowa where he began writing his
own songs, performing them in Midwest
cafés and clubs.
Since then, Brown has discovered his
own unique voice, becoming the unofficial poet-laureate of Iowa songwriters
and finding fans around the country. He
has recorded over two dozen albums, has
garnered a pile of folk and indie awards,
has been nominated for a Grammy twice,
has performed on A Prairie Home Companion a number of times and has had
songs covered by Willie Nelson, Car-
Greg Brown will be joined in
the Five Flags concert by his
eldest daughter Pieta Brown.
Since her eponymous debut
release in 2002, Pieta Brown
has quickly become a critics’
favorite for her lilting voice
and strong songwriting. Her latest CD, Remember the Sun, released last September,
was named one of the best albums of 2007
by the Wall Street Journal, who described
it as “a sophisticated Southern-flavored
country-rock album that Lucinda Williams
might be proud to call her own.”
Having spent part of her time growing up
in Alabama, the comparison is no surprise
– Pieta does have a soft drawl in her voice
that is at times reminiscent of Lucinda.
The comparison is perhaps a bit more obvious when one notes that the guy that has
produced records and played guitar for
Lucinda Williams, Bo Ramsey, does the
same for Pieta. Good guy to have around.
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Ramsey often plays with Greg Brown as
well, so it only makes sense that he would
join the family affair making this show the
all-star concert it is.
The Five Flags concert follows a March
performance by Pieta and Bo at a jampacked Dubuque Museum of Art and
Ramsey’s own CD release show at the
Voices Warehouse Gallery, Friday, May
16 for his most recent album, Fragile,
which was co-produced by Pieta Brown.
Tickets for the Greg Brown concert are
now on sale at the Five Flags box office.
Greg (left) with Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey
For more information, call Wilmac Warehouse owner Tim McNamara at 563-5568881. For more information on warehouse
rental or development opportunities, visit
www.wilmacwarehouse.com.
TRI-STATE LIVE MUSIC
Thursday, May 15
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Denny Garcia
Murph’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Dubuquefest - Day 2
Dubuquefest - Day 3
Gazebo Stage
1 p.m. - Nate Jenkins
2 p.m. - Peter Fraterdeus
3 p.m. - The Car Ride Home
Town Clock Stage
11 a.m. - ‘Round Midnight
Jazz Quartet
1 p.m. - The Dert Tones
3 p.m. - Aloysious Rexford
4 p.m. - Lost Apparitions
5 p.m. - Old Panther
Town Clock Stage
5 p.m. - Joe and Vicki Price
8 p.m. - Euforquestra!
Downtown DBQ, All Day
Gazebo Stage
10 a.m. - Dubuque Fiddlers
1 p.m. - Paul Fonfara
2 p.m. - Melanie Sue Mausser
4 p.m. - John Moran
Town Clock Stage
10 a.m. - DBQ Dance Studio
12 p.m. - Dubuque Senior &
Hempstead High
School Jazz Band
4 p.m. - DeWayn Brothers
6 p.m. - The Wild Animals
7 p.m. - The Heavenly States
8 p.m. - Diplomats of Solid Sound featuring
The Diplomettes
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Rosalie Morgan
TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
Okham’s Razor
Eagle Ridge, 6 - 9 PM
The Legends
Lombardi’s, 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Friday, May 16
Dubuquefest (See page 31)
Rosalie Morgan
Da Vinci’s, 6 - 9 PM
Melanie Mausser
Stone Cliff Winery, 7 - 11 PM
Artie & the Pink Catillacs
Happy’s, 7 - 10 PM
Bo Ramsey
Voices Warehouse, 7 PM
Fiona Molloy
Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Julien’s Bluff
Pit Stop, 8 PM - 12 AM
Denny Garcia
Grape Escape, 8 PM - 12 AM
Taste Like Chicken
Catfish Charlie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Boys’ Night Out
Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM
Paul Fonfara
Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Public Property
Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM
Falling WIthin
Dirty Ernie’s, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Saturday, May 17
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
The Wundo Band
Galena Post Office, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Okham’s Razor
Friday, May 23
Sunday, May 25
Mike Breitbach
Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM
Massey Road
Kalmes’ (Hwy 20), 3 - 7 PM
Rosalie Morgan
7 - 11 PM
New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Katie & Brownie
Katie & Brownie
Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM
Horsin’ Around
Catfish Charlie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Switchback
Catfish Charlie’s, 8:30 PM - 12
AM
Matt Cox
Rocket Surgeons
Murph’s, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
The Do Overs
Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM
Saturday, May 24
Apple Dumplin’s
Sandy Hook, 2 - 6 PM
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Just Cuz
Grand Harbor, 6 - 10 PM
Katie & Brownie
Eagles Club, 8 PM - 12 AM
The Rocket Surgeons
New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Fiona Molloy
Wednesday, May 21
Jill Duggan
Stone Cliff Winery, 8 PM - 12 AM
Jill Duggan
Stone Cliff Winery, 5 - 9 PM
Rosalie Morgan
Stone Cliff Winery, 8 PM - 12 AM
Joe & Vicki Price
Murph’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Chuck Bregman
Pizzeria Uno, 6 - 9 PM
Menace
Dirty Ernie’s, 8 PM - 12 AM
Jabberbox
Ace’s Place, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Wundo Band
Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM
Dog House, 9 PM - 1 AM
Menace
Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM
Guest Bartender Party
50 Pound Rooster
Coe’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Nothin’ But Dylan
Grape Escape, 9 PM - 1 AM
Live on Main Comedy
Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM
Boys’ Night Out
Rumors, 9 PM - 1 AM
Taste Like Chicken
Courtside, 9 PM - 1 AM
Thursday, May 22
Acoustic Guillotine
Massey Road
The Wharf, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Heavenly States
The Stumble Bros.
Kalmes’ (Hwy 20), 9 PM - 1 AM
Jim the Mule
Silver Dollar, 10 PM - 2 AM
Sunday, May 18
Mike & Amy Finders
Park Farm Winery, 5 - 8 PM
The DeWayne Bros.
Isabella’s, 7 - 11 PM
Horsin’ Around
Lombardi’s, 8 PM - 12 AM
Rigel
Irish Cottage, 7 - 11 PM
Music & More Party
The Other Side, 8 - 11 PM
BobFest (Dylan party)
Friday, May 23
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Kickoff to Summer
Town Clock, 5 - 11 PM
Mighty Short Bus
Melanie Mausser
Cafe Manna Java, 6 - 9 PM
New Diggings, 10 PM - 2 AM
BuzzBerries
Bellevue Dam, 6 - 10 PM
Denny & the Folk-Ups
Apple Dumplin’s
Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM
Tuesday, May 27
Friday, May 30
Friday, May 30
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
VENUE FINDER
Readings Under the Influence
Busted Lift, 8 - 11 PM
Taste Like Chicken
Wednesday, May 28
Shame Train
180 Main / Busted Lift
Chuck Bregman
Pizzeria Uno, 6 - 9 PM
Stoneheart
Murph’s, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Ace’s Place
Ralph Kluseman
Saturday, May 31
Julien’s Bluff
Anton’s Saloon, 2 - 6 PM
The Wundo Band
Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM
Live on Main Comedy
Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM
Mixed Emotions
Bricktown, 9 PM - 1 AM
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Chuck Bregman
180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Okham’s Razor
180 Main Street, Dubuque
180main.com
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
Captain Merry
Richter Scale
399 Sinsinwa Ave., East Dbq, IL
815-747-3644
captainmerry.com
Rosalie Morgan
TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
Dubuque175 Festival
Mighty Short Bus / The Janeys
7 - 11 PM, Alliant Amhitheater
Catfish Charlies
Billy Leathem
Country Tradition
Lombardi’s, 7 - 11 PM
Courtside
98 in the Shade
Ace’s Place, 9 PM - 1 AM
Billy Leathem
Taste Like Chicken
Prom!
Okham’s Razor
1630 E. 16th St, Dubuque
563-582-8600
catfishcharliesonline.com
2095 Holiday 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
Dino’s Backside (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
John Deere Road, Dubuque
(563) 556-5420
Good Times • Good Friends • Great Prices
Welcome to the Hub
253 Main Street • Dubuque, IA
563-556-5782 • myspace.com/thehubdbq
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
Isabella’s @ the Ryan House
1375 Locust Street, Dubuque
563-585-2049
isabellasbar.com
Jumpers Bar & Grill
2600 Dodge St, Dubuque
(563) 556-6100
myspace.com/jumpersdbq
Knicker’s Saloon
2186 Central Ave., Dubuque
563) 583-5044
Leo’s Pub / DaVinci’s
395 W. 9th St., Dubuque
563-582-7057
davincisdubuque.com
M-Studios
223 Diagonal Street, Galena, IL
815-777-6463
m-studios.org
Mississippi Mug
373 Bluff St, Dubuque
563.585-0919
mississippimug.com
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
New Diggings
2944 County Road W, Benton, 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
Eagles Club
3868 Badger Rd. Hazel Green, WI
608-748-4728
Eichman’s Grenada Tap
Silver Dollar Cantina
Main Street, Dubuque
563-556-4558
1175 Century Drive, Dubuque
(563) 582-6498
11941 Route 52 North, Dubuque
563-552-2494
Five Flags Civic Center
405 Main Street
563-589-4254 Tix: 563-557-8497
Gin Rickey’s
1447 Central Ave, Dubuque
563-583-0063
myspace.com/ginrickeys
Gobbie’s
219 N Main St, Galena IL
815-777-0243
Softtails
10638 Key West Drive, Key West, IA
563-582-0069
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
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
GET ON THE LIST...
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.
JOHN F KENNEDY IS STILL ON THE WALL AT THE HUB, OKAY?
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MAY 15 - 28
Main Street
has a new Hub
by Tim Brechlin
There’s a building on Main Street that is
home to a lot of memories for the 365 family. For a long time, it was a popular Thursday night hangout for Dubuque Jaycees. It’s
one of the places where 365ink publisher
Bryce got to know his lovely bride-to-be.
Many of us have fond memories of seeing
365 writer Mike Ironside’s band, ochOsol,
play there. 253 Main Street, formerly known
as Bartini’s, has been without a doubt a favorite nightlife establishment.
However, while the business known as
Bartini’s has closed, the building (and the
bar) is still alive and well and is now home
to a brand-new enterprise -- The Hub. From
the looks of things, it’s going to be moving
on full-speed ahead.
The business, which opened on May 2, is
the result of the joint effort of owners Jo Jo
Roling and Ann Cunningham.
Cunningham and Roling come to The Hub
with long careers in the hospitality and
food and beverage industries. Cunningham
had a long tenure at Lacoma Golf Club in
East Dubuque, and after that she was one of
the founding partners of
Courtside Sports Bar &
Grill, leaving in November of 2007. Roling describes herself as a “career bartender,” spending
thirteen years slinging
drinks behind bars at a
wide variety of establishments, including the
Five Flags Holiday Inn,
the Captain Merry, Paul’s, the A&B Tap and
many, many more.
The pair looked at a number of different locations for establishing their new venture,
but from the start they knew where they
wanted to be.
“Right from day one we really wanted to be
downtown,” says Cunningham. “It’s where
everything’s happening.”
The location at 253 Main Street turned
out to be a perfect fit after meeting with
Bartini’s owners Mike and Deb Felderman;
a purchase price was agreed upon around
the end of March and the deal was struck.
While the old Bartini’s sign is no more, and
the interior has received some changes -gone are the columns in the back and the
mirrors on the walls (although John F. Kennedy
is still there!), while new
are humorous signs plastered all over the walls, a
jukebox and a pool table,
The Hub still promises to
offer a fantastic nightlife
experience to Main Street
bargoers, especially those
with fond memories of the
prior establishment.
“There was a perception, I think, that it
was too expensive to drink at Bartini’s, but
I don’t feel that to be true -- the Bartini’s
prices were in line with other Main Street
bars,” says Cunningham. “What we’re going for here is for everyone to feel comfortable, to enjoy drinks at an affordable price
range, and stay for a few beers.”
Included in The Hub’s offerings are specialty drinks and house shots, all of which
have secret recipes that we promised
would never see print in these pages.
No, you have to go there and try them for
yourself -- and does that really sound like
such a bad idea?
The Hub will also feature musical entertainment, though, the owners noted, perhaps not
quite as often as Bartini’s did. Laura McDonald, recently featured in our recent series
about the roots of the Tri-State music scene,
performed at The Hub for the bar’s opening
weekend, and Tri-State favorites Zero 2 Sixty
and Betty & the Headlights will be performing in the future. At this point, visitors can
expect entertainment, be it a band, a DJ or
karaoke, almost every Saturday night.
DO NOT ATTEMPT JON SCHMITZ’S GUITAR SOLOS AT HOME, KIDS
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“I’ve always been a music person,” says
Roling, who spent time performing in a
Rockford-area band. “Live entertainment
is an essential part of weekend nightlife at
a bar, and we plan on making sure crowds
are entertained.”
It’s all part of the pair’s philosophy for the
bar, which Roling describes, simply, as
“come in anyway you are and have a good
time.” They are continuing the past association with the next-door Café Manna Java and
offering the bistro’s food selections; also, in
assuming ownership of the location, they
also retained prior Bartini’s employees.
The doors are open, the drinks are flowing
and the atmosphere is inviting. Check it
out post-haste.
mer is in full swing and, baby, it’s time
to party! Friday, May 23, is the date
and the Town Clock is the place.
The Hub is open Monday through Saturday, from 5 p.m. - midnight Monday Thursday, and 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. on Fridays
and Saturdays. The Hub has a strict “no
one under 21” policy. For more information, call 563-556-5782.
The entertainment will begin at 5
p.m. with the Rocket Surgeons, featuring 365 publisher Bryce Parks as
Chief Surgeon and Beer Drinker.
The Surgeons are now in their fourth
consecutive year of playing this festival, and this year they’re going to
be better than ever.
“We don’t want to turn away people who
loved coming to Bartini’s, obviously,”
says Cunningham. “When people come
in and see familiar staff behind the bar,
that makes them think, ‘Okay, this place
hasn’t changed that much” ... we’re trying
to keep the old clientele and also bring in
a new audience, as well.”
Time flies when you’re drinking beer and
listening to live music under the Town
Clock, apparently. Not only is summer
nearly here and ready to be kicked off but
this year’s Budweiser True Music Kickoff
to Summer is the seventh annual!
And so far, results have been solid.
“We’ve heard nothing but positive comments so far,” says Roling. “We’re excited
to be part of downtown and Lower Main,
and we can’t wait for the renovations of the
Julien Inn across the street to be completed. We want people to come in and have a
good time. That’s what we’re about.”
Bar Manager Matt with proprietors
JoJo Roling and and Ann Cunningham,
relaxing at the Hub.
Budweiser and Music & More Promotions
once again present the perfect opener to
Memorial Day weekend, the weekend
that serves of course as a sign that sum-
Yoga Beginner/Level 1
with Gene Tully
Thursday 5:15-6:45 PM
Introductory Qigong
with Tom Harron
May 19 through June 23
Monday & Friday 7 - 8 AM
Cost for 12 sessions is $65.00
LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
May 17 Jim the Mule
May 22 Bobfest
May 24 Denny & the Folk-Ups
May 31 Eugene Smiles Project
Fusion Class
with Tom Harron
Sundays 4:00-5:30 PM
(Combines Qigong, Yoga,
Martial Arts, and Meditation)
Cost for 6 sessions is $55.00 or
$10 for a drop in class
Call 690-0093 or email
[email protected]
for more inforamtion
and to topreschedule
Headlining the festival will be one of
the Midwest’s favorite party bands,
the Love Monkeys. A popular festival act throughout the Midwest for
more than a dozen years, the Milwaukee band has drawn a legion of
devoted fans for its energetic and entertaining live shows. Playing a mix
of popular covers and original reggae-inflected material, the band weaves
fun, upbeat songs into a non-stop musical show, often playing medleys that
incorporate diverse source material and
alternative versions of popular songs. If
you haven’t seen them, trust us on this
one – this is music perfect for drinking
beer under the Town Clock. Plus there
will be all kinds of food and there is no
admission fee. If that ain’t a Kickoff to
Summer, we don’t know what else is.
TIM MADE THIRTY BUCKS AT THE BLACKJACK TABLE -- THANKS JO!
20
MAY 15 - 28
“Community Gardening”
by Mayor Roy D. Buol
Director of the Dubuque Rescue Mission
(DRM) Mr. Rick Mihm had an idea, and
the City of Dubuque had the green space.
The goal is the creation of a community
garden on the 100 ft. x 16 foot parcel adjacent to the Rescue Mission. The purpose is
to teach the residents of the Dubuque Rescue Mission to reconnect with nature and
learn to grow their own food, and if
there is a surplus, to learn the business side of gardening by offering
the produce at Dubuque’s Farmers
Market! In addition, Mr. Mihm intends to use this program as a way
to encourage the 200+ men, women and
children who come to their site for meals
each day to learn similar skills.
The property, the former United Rental site,
was a natural fit due to its location near the
Rescue Mission. Mr. Mihm worked with
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser
to develop a lease agreement with the City
for $1 a year along with the use of city brick
pavers to line each of the raised gardens. It
is the City’s policy to make these
pavers available for neighborhood
projects on public right of way.
This lease agreement was recently
approved by the City Council.
Many community partners have signed up
to help turn this idea into reality, including
the University of Dubuque (dirt); Dubuque
Excavating (trucking dirt to site); the
Dubuque Management Solid Waste Agency
(compost); Theisens (donation of seeds and
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starter potato plants); Leadership Dubuque
(assisting with labor); City Staff (Steinhauser, Tim Horsfield from Parking; Paul Schultz from Public Works; Cori Burbach, City
Management Intern; Mark Murphy, Emergency Communications; and Leisure Services which is providing some of the tools
such as the tiller, sod cutter, etc.) The project will involve cutting the sod, mixing the
soils, and laying out a series of raised beds.
Finally, the plants and seeds will be planted
and nurtured for cultivation.
The City’s Sustainable Dubuque Initiative
has ten building blocks, and this endeavor
addresses several of those including ecoliteracy, promoting our local economy
(Farmer’s Market), reducing greenhouse
gas emissions by producing food locally
rather than trucking it in, and smart growth
through the creation of community gardens
in an urban environment. Beyond these, a
community garden can create recreational
and therapeutic opportunities for
members of our community.
This is yet another City partnership
that will promote environmental
awareness as it helps to create a
sense of place and a safe haven for the
human spirit.
“When you tug on a single thing in nature, you find it connected to everything
else.” - John Muir
The Birds! (The non-attacking kind)
There’s a wide variety of wildlife in the
Tri-State area; you never know what creature you might find in the land, sea or air.
There’s a great opportunity to check out
the animals of the avian variety on Saturday, May 24, with a morning of bird watching from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the
E. B. Lyons Interpretive Center.
The event is aimed at children of
elementary ages, and parents are
welcome to stay. The event will
explore the appearances of different types
of birds, their forms of communication,
and the construction of attendees’ own
binoculars. Admission is free. For more
information, call 563-556-0620 or visit
www.minesofspain.org.
X-TREME DANCE -- DOES THAT REQUIRE ADULT SUPERVISION?
21
MAY 15 - 28
Thrones
With Evil Bebos
Tuesday, May 27
180 Main
by Aaron Hefel
Joe Preston is a man of many bands.
Since the early ‘90s Mr. Preston has
lent his bass duties to anything from
noise to pop to full-on stoner rock. All
the while, he has kept a little project
called Thrones around to sate his own
personal demons. Thrones use super
slow and low sounds and rhythms
coupled with out-of-this-world vocals
to create a soundscape unlike anything out there. Similar to some of his
cohorts on Southern Lord Records,
the doom/stoner/noise one-man band
will be hitting the 180 Main stage on
Tuesday, May 27, after Readings Un-
Greg Brown Concert
With Special Guests Pieta Brown & Bo Ramsey
May 30th, 8 PM, Tix: $30 - $40, Five Flags Theater
Fly-By-Night Presents:
“Bright Ideas”
May 30, 31 June 1,6,7,8, Five Flags Bijou Room
der the Influence, about 10 p.m. Evil
Bebos, with a sound similar to Explosions in the Sky, will open.
basement stage of 180 Main the last
Tuesday of every month Readings
Under the Influence (RUI for short)
is everyone’s favorite “anti.open.
mic.nite.” This month’s spoken word
party falls on Tuesday, May 27, from
around 8:30 p.m.
Readings Under the Influence celebrates its second anniversary this
May. Reliably appearing on the
The Crossroads Entertainment Conference and Showcase is the Upper Midwest’s only event to educate, connect
and showcase the work of entertainment industry in an effort to strengthen
the entertainment infrastructure for the
future. Musicians, visual and performance artist, film makers, sports professionals, food and beverage masters
and industries that support creativity
all come together in Des Moines December 3rd and 4th, 2008.
CROSSROADS
ART SHOWCASE
The Crossroads Entertainment Confer-
X-Treme Dance
June 1st at 1 PM & 6 PM, Five Flags Theater
Corn Cob Nationals
Wrestling Tournament
June 14 . 9:00 AM Daily, Five Flags Arena
American Breweriana Swap Meet
June 21 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Five Flags Arena
R.U.I. celebrates with a selection of
guest readers (yet to be announced
at press time), interactive games and
some kind of treats (birthday cake,
perhaps?). In any case, spoken word
lovers should get a little U I (Under
the Influence) before the R(eading)
and join the fun. For more info, check
out www.myspace.com/ruidubuque.
ence and Showcase is looking for
cutting edge visual artists to feature
at the Thursday night showcase.
Painting, installation, lighting, sculpture, multi-media, photography, illustration, graphic art, digital art, drawing and prints will be considered.
No entry fee required for the 2008
Art Showcase. Please submit your
website to [email protected].
We’ll be accepting submissions until
June 15th, 2008.
CROSSROADS
MUSIC SHOWCASE
The Crossroads Entertainment Conference and Showcase is now accepting
submissions exclusively via Sonicbids
for showcase performance consideration. Artists can visit www.sonicbids.
com/crossroadsiowa to submit their
EPK. Up to 15 slots are available for
showcase performances. All genres
are encouraged to submit, but no cov
er bands. Compensation is offered and
is negotiated at the time of booking.
The Cure
Allstate Arena , Rosemont, IL • Saturday, May 17
Rush
i Wireless Center Moline, IL • Tues., May 20
Stone Temple Pilots
Charter One Pavilion, Chicago • Thurs., May 22
Skid Row
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI • Fri., May 23
Greg Brown
Five Flags Center, Dubuque, IA • Fri., May 30
Van Halen
Allstate Arena , Rosemont, IL • Friday, May 30
Dave Matthews Band
Toyota Park , Bridgeview, IL • Friday, June 6
B.B. King
Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Mon., June 9
Sheryl Crow
i Wireless Center, Moline, IL • Tuesday, June 3
Iron Maiden
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Weds., June 11
KanYe West
i Wireless Center, Moline, IL • Thursday, June 12
Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler
America’s River Festival, Dubuque, IA • June 13-15
Kenny Chesney & LeAnn Rimes
i Wireless Center, Moline, IL • Thursday, June 19
Summerfest
Milwaukee, WI • June 28 through July 6
Lifehouse
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI • Saturday, July 5
American Idols Live
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Saturday, July 19
BOB RIPPED ON THE CUBS. BOB WILL PAY FOR HIS CRIMES.
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Bobs Book Reviews
MAY 15 - 28
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A Perfect Pitch
by Bob Gelms
I love baseball. Having been born and
raised on the South Side of Chicago I
have been treated to watching a real professional baseball team my whole life. I
only ventured to the North Side when I
was in the mood to watch a Little League
game or, more kindly, a competent minor league team. (Ed. Tim’s note: Gelms
will die for this.)
I played the game through college, shortstop and second base. I have a lifetime
batting average of .334 so I know a little
about pitching from the end of the process, hitting the ball. However, the beginning of that process, throwing the
ball, has always been a mystery to me. I
have had the experience of being near a
major league pitcher throwing a screaming (I mean that literally, the ball makes
an audible noise passing through the air)
fastball at 97 miles an hour. You can’t
help but be struck at how amazing it is
that anybody can hit the thing at all, let
alone accomplish the “we will need an
armored car to deliver your paycheck”
feat of hitting it three times out of ten. Major League pitchers are taught to throw
the ball, at will, right down the center of
the plate and then told to never do it again.
Home plate roughly defines the strike zone.
The white part of the plate is surrounded by
a black border. Hence the title of John Feinstein’s latest book, Living on the Black.
The best pitchers use the ball to carve
little slices off the black, never giving the hitter any kind of a look
at a good pitch over the white
part of the plate. The reason
is that, even as hard as it is
to hit a baseball, a good
major league hitter will
take a fastball down the
middle and promptly
deliver it to a neighboring zip code.
In a very real sense
a team’s whole season rides on the arms,
shoulders, elbows, and
wrists of the five starting
pitchers. Seen through the
eyes of a pitcher the infield
is there to make sure a hit ball
turns into an out. The outfield is
there for crisis management. A ball
making it to the outfield is bad news for
the pitcher unless it’s in the air, and then
it damn well better be caught because a
game loss is laid at the
feet of the pitcher, not
the center fielder who
misjudged the ball that
went over his head, letting the winning run
score.
Pitchers are notoriously uncommunicative,
superstitious, riddled
with anxiety and, very
often,
egomaniacal.
They consider everyone else on the field
just players. They make
the difference between
an early vacation in September and a
trip to the World Series in October. They
sit at the center of how much money a
club might make this year and by extension what the club’s earning possibilities
are next year. It is why they make more
money than anyone in the organization.
In some years that includes the owner.
If you think a good major league pitcher
with 30 starts, 200 innings pitched, an
ERA of under 3.00, and 20 wins doesn’t
earn every cent of that 10- to 15-milliondollar paycheck, read Living on the Black.
John Feinstein follows two of the game’s
best pitchers, and possible future residents
of the Hall of Fame, for the 2007 season.
They are Tom Glavine of
the New York Mets and
Mike Mussina of the New
York Yankees. With unprecedented access to the
players and the 2007 season being what it was to
both those men and their
teams, John Feinstein
winds up and delivers a
compelling book that is as
much about baseball as it
is about two driven men
who do something exceedingly rare in two very
different ways. It is a book
that deals with human issues we all deal with on a day to day basis but has hung on it a sport these men
are trying to play at its highest levels.
Using the expanded roster as the basis,
there are 1200, give or take, eligible
players in Major League Baseball. Starting pitchers make up about 12 percent of
that number. In other words, fewer than
150 men in a country whose male population is 150 million get to do what Tom
Glavine and Mike Mussina get to do.
They literally are
one in a million.
John Feinstein is
the best sports
writer in America.
He makes me care
about sports and
sports topics I thought I couldn’t care
less about. I’m not a sports nut either …
hockey and baseball, that’s it. I think it’s
because he tells stories about human beings and how they cope with the world
around them.
The 2007 season for these two pitchers was something special. It was filled
with drama, humor and excitement. John
Feinstein makes it come alive between
the covers of Living on the Black. If you
love baseball or even if you just like it a
little this book is filled with wonderment.
If you happen to be of the North Side of
Chicago baseball persuasion you, especially, might want to pick up Living on
the Black because it’s certain you won’t
see the likes of Tom Glavine or Mike
Mussina playing in Wrigley Field, unless,
of course, they are on the visiting team.
WHAT GIVES? TUXEDO SHIRTS ARE TOTALLY APPROPRIATE
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MAY 15 - 28
If I Learn Just One Thing
Have you ever gone to a class or training program and thought to yourself
“learn just one thing?” If I learn just
one thing – all of the time, effort, and
investment would be worth it. Learning just one thing isn’t difficult. There
is no shortage of good ideas. And yes,
just one thing is all it takes. Learning
just one thing and using it can change
your life.
Learning does not stop when you
leave the classroom, it is a continual
investment in your future. The practice
of learning is what makes you human
and life worthwhile. Make it your mission to learn. In fact, successful
people became successful
by consistently learning
and applying just one
thing at a time. It
gives you perspective, helps
you
adapt,
keeps
you
edgy, helps you
grow, deepens
your character,
makes you rich,
and gives you
confidence.
Good ideas are everywhere, look
around. There is no shortage of good
ideas. Search out opportunities to
learn. You can learn from another person, a book, a class, a seminar or training. Go idea
hunting everyday. If you
stay alert, you can learn
anywhere from anyone.
Remember,
self-improvement does not
stop when you leave
the classroom. Imagine what you can do by
learning and applying
just one thing each day?
It moves your forward.
You cannot control the
world around you; you
can only control yourself. When you learn,
you get better. When
you get better, the people around you get better. Continual improvement gives you the
edge. It’s the learning of
new skills, new concepts,
and new experiences that
can change your life. Learn
just one thing!
1% Mattitude Improvement Tip
Take off your sunglasses
Trust and eye contact are very
closely linked. Not making eye
contact sends a message and
you appear shifty, sneaky, guilty,
bashful or frightened. Be aware of
this information particularly when
wearing sunglasses. When meeting
someone new or talking to somebody
face-to-face, you should remove your
sunglasses. You may not notice, but
keeping your sunglasses on creates
a communication barrier and can
be considered rude. Removing
them is something that you have to
specifically think about. To connect
with someone and build trust, take
off your sunglasses.
How’s your Mattitude? Improving
your life each day makes all the
difference. Matt Booth is a highly
sought-after speaker and trainer who
works with individuals, organizations
and businesses that wish to improve
productivity and profitability. To inquire
about getting Matt in person, call 563773-matt or [email protected].
Contact Matt today at 563-590-9693 or e-mail [email protected].
365INK’S MISSION IS RESCUING PEOPLE FROM LAME EVENTS
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Life Stiles
On A (Rescue) Mission from God!
by Jeff Stiles
According to patrons, the Dubuque Rescue Mission’s meal service is just like a
restaurant, with three hot and balanced
meals served from a quality kitchen every day, seven days a week, 365 days a
year. In fact, some even claim the mission—which is located across the street
from Capri Cosmetology College and
just north of Pepper Sprout restaurant in
downtown Dubuque—is their favorite
dining establishment in the city.
Everyone from the homeless to businessmen to Catholic nuns to employees of
lower Main Street businesses gather daily
at the facility for food and fellowship.
Dormitories on the third floor of the establishment provide temporary residence
for homeless and transient men, while the
thrift shop on the first floor helps fund the
thrice-daily meals on the second floor.
“The thrift store is one of the places where
we’re able to bring in income to help run
the programs,” he explains. “People of all
socioeconomic levels come and shop at
the store, and there are a lot of those ‘trea-
“I play sort of an ambient kind of dinner
music sounds, rather than the stuff people are used to,” Jesse says.
“The food is good, it’s hot and it’s
nourishing, but really I think it’s
sures’ where, if you know what it is, you
can get a great buy.”
An average of 225 meals are
served at the facility each
day, resulting in a little over
4,100 meals a month or
50,000 year being served to
a wide variety of visitors.
Lest anyone think this is just a simple,
boring soup kitchen, Rick says the reality
is quite different.
“We have the ability to house 30 men upstairs in our dormitory, and we serve three
meals a day—breakfast, lunch and supper,
except when the meal is provided by a local parish three nights a week,” Rick says.
gives our son bass guitar lessons, told us
he had begun playing lunchtime piano
there on a daily basis.
Rick says if he would send a postcard to every Dubuquer, telling
them about what they might discover at the mission, he’d write
that everyone is welcome, regardless of need or situation, for
more than just great food.
“That’s probably the biggest
service we provide, where
people know or have contact with the mission,” says
Rick. “Every night we’re
serving different men, and there are transients coming in each night looking for
beds, but the largest number of people
we serve is through the meal program.”
Rick Mihm is the executive director
who oversees all the employees, volunteers, meals and activities of the nondenominational Dubuque Rescue Mission,
which this year is celebrating 75 years of
service to the Dubuque community.
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“We have a commercial kitchen, which
is inspected and is top-notch,” he says.
“I don’t want to brag, but I’ve seen other
kitchens and ours is impeccable as far
as cleanliness. Our meals are served hot
and done well. I think we’ve got somewhat of a reputation, not that we’re serving steaks and chops and stuff, but the
meals we do serve are hot, they’re good
and they’re nourishing.”
In addition, two of the residents of the
rescue mission have recently become officially certified in food preparation.
“They were so proud of themselves because
they scored up in the 90th percentile,” Rick
says. “It’s a 10-hour course, all day long,
and then they have to pass the test at the
end of it. Our kitchen manager, Russ, is
a paid staff member who is certified, and
then another resident is certified as well.”
•••
My wife and I recently were made aware
of the 75th anniversary of the Dubuque
Rescue Mission when Jesse, the man who
Students serve up lunch at left,
then join in the meal below.
more about the fellowship,” he says. “For
so many people it may not be an economic thing or they’re on a fixed income, but
they don’t want to be in their apartment
by themselves eating beans and wieners.
What they really need for nourishment is
that fellowship of not being alone.”
The Dubuque Rescue Mission, Mindy and
I discovered last week on a cool day—
while dining on warm tomato soup, toasted cheese sandwiches and some incredible apple pie, all the while listening to
relaxing piano music— is for people who
care, along with those in need of care.
DOES MCDONALD’S COUNT AS NUTRITION?
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All you do
1. In small bowl, whisk together marmalade, yogurt and lime juice; set aside.
Line platter with lettuce leaves.
2. Top lettuce leaves with turkey, strawberries, grapes, celery and onion. Drizzle with yogurt dressing.
Serves 4.
Nutrition facts per serving: 271 calories,
39g carbohydrate, 27g protein, 2g fat, 0g
saturated fat, 5g fiber, 38mg cholesterol,
690mg sodium.
Toss a Meal
in Minutes
by Rochelle Gilman, Registered Dietitian
Springtime is
Strawberry Time!
by Hy-Vee Dietitian, Donna Dolan
Most people eat strawberries because
they taste great! But did you know each
and every strawberry is packed with great
nutrition? Well, it’s true. For instance, just
8 strawberries have more vitamin C than
an orange. Strawberries are also an excellent source of fiber, potassium and folic
acid - a very special vitamin designed to
prevent birth defects and keep the heart
healthy too. And strawberries have only
50 calories per serving and no cholesterol or saturated fats. Donna will enjoy enticing your audience with “berry” good
information about a “berry” good berry.
Berry good nutrition
Strawberries are packed with great nutrition — everything from folate to fiber to
phytochemicals. Donna will share the
nutrition facts about strawberries.
Berry good recipes
Strawberries are versatile, taste great and
are a springtime favorite. They can be
part of any meal, from breakfast to dinner, snacks to desserts. Donna has a variety of recipe ideas to share.
Berry good fun
Enjoy! Strawberries are a fun food!
Has the warm spring weather got you wanting to spend more time outside and less time
in the kitchen preparing meals? If fast food is
one of your time-saving solutions for a quick
meal, consider tossing a quick salad together instead. Celebrate Salad Month with
Rochelle Gilman, Hy-Vee dietitian, as she
shares time-saving meals using salad kits.
Build-A-Meal in Minutes
Bagged salad kits are a great starting
point to build a complete meal in minutes. Simply add chopped meat, beans
or nuts and additional fruits and vegetables for a complete meal.
Viewers will see the newest salad kits
available and learn about the nutrition
found in these kits.
All you need
1 Dole™ Spring Garden™ salad kit
1 cup Hy-Vee mandarin oranges
1 cup Hy-Vee dried cranberries
1 (4 oz) chicken breast,
cooked, chopped
Southwest Taco Toss
Dole Taco Toss salad kit, 2 chopped
Roma tomatoes, chopped jicama,
black beans, diced cooked chicken.
Serves 4 (2 cup servings).
All you need
1 Dole™ Taco Toss™ salad kit
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2/3 cup chopped jicama
1 cup Hy-Vee black beans,
drained, rinsed
1 chicken breast, cooked, chopped
All you do
1. Combine ingredients in salad kit, tomatoes, jicama, black beans and chicken
in a large bowl.
2. Toss gently to coat.
Nutrition Facts per serving: 210 calories,
10 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat,
35 mg cholesterol, 430 mg sodium, 15 g
carbohydrates, 5 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 17 g
protein.
Daily Values: 30% vitamin A, 45% vitamin C, 6% calcium, 8% iron.
Springtime Chicken
Garden Salad
Dole Spring Garden salad kit, mandarin
oranges, dried cranberries, diced cooked
chicken.
Serves 4.
All you do
1. Combine ingredients in salad kit, oranges,
cranberries and chicken in a large bowl.
7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat,
45 mg cholesterol, 230 mg sodium, 22
g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 17 g sugar, 18
g protein.
RECIPE
All you need
1/4 cup Hy-Vee orange marmalade
1/2 cup Hy-Vee plain nonfat yogurt
2 tbsp lime juice
Lettuce leaves
1 pound thick-sliced deli low-sodium
turkey breast, cut into chunks
2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup grapes
3/4 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped red onion
No-Recipe Meals
Try tossing these no-recipe meals together in minutes by combining the following ingredients with pre-packaged salad
kits. No recipe needed!
RECIPE
Strawberry Spa
Turkey Salad
RECIPE
RECIPE
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Beef and Romano
Salad
Dole Romano salad kit, Roma tomato, chopped deli roast beef, hardboiled egg.
Serves 2.
All you need
1 Dole™ Romano salad kit
1 Roma tomato, chopped
1 lb sliced roast beef, chopped
1 hard-boiled egg, peeled and sliced
All you do
3. Combine ingredients in salad kit, tomato, roast beef and egg.
10 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat,
65 mg cholesterol, 610 mg sodium, 6 g
carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 1 g sugar, 9 g
protein.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT TOM METCALF IS DOING THERE? GET THEE TO ISABELLA’S
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dreamed it could be and more.
Isabella’s Guest Bartender
of the Year Award and
Appreciation Party
Wednesday, May 21
For the past two years, Isabella’s has hosted
a number of guest bartenders collecting tips
for a variety of worthy causes. It’s a chance
for ordinary people (non-bartenders) to get
behind the bar and raise some money for local groups or individuals in need. (Not that
bartenders are not ordinary people; they’re
extraordinary people, especially when it
comes to making drinks!) In any case it’s
a lot of fun and, best of all, tips from motivated tippers can add up to real money that
goes directly to the beneficiaries.
In this last year of the program, Isabella’s
has hosted ten guest bartenders who raised
a total of $4,897 for philanthropic causes.
Over the two years of guest bartenders, the
program has raised nearly $10,000! The
Guest Bartender of the Year Award and
Appreciation Party is Isabella’s way to say
thanks to all the fundraisers and to honor the
top three. Who will they be? Stop down,
toast the spirit of community and find out.
“How?” you might ask. With the Top Gunapproved theme, “Take My Breath Away,”
for starters. The Isabella’s Prom Committee
will decorate in the official prom colors of
gold and red, transforming the Ryan House
into a wonderland of fantasy. As with
last year’s prom, with the very romantic
theme “How Deep Is Your Love,” Isabella’s
will utilize the upstairs Ryan House dining rooms, as well as the second floor, to
provide three different levels of entertainment. Prom will feature “prom snacks,”
“prom punch,” and an opportunity for you
and your date to have your portrait taken
by a real photographer (a memento you
will undoubtedly cherish for years).
Latin dance band ochOsol will serve up the
entertainment in Isabella’s lower level, providing the music for dancing. Not known
for slow dance ballads, you might want
to brush up on your ballroom Latin dance
styles, or whatever the kids are doing these
days. But no dirty dancing. There will be
The Guest Bartender of the Year Award and
Appreciation Party is Wednesday, May 21,
beginning at 8 p.m. at Isabella’s at the Ryan
House, 1475 Locust Street in Dubuque.
Call 563-585-2049 for more information.
The Ryan House
“Take My Breath Away”
(Adult) Prom
Saturday, May 31
Isabella’s once again celebrates
all things pastel and ruffled with
the Ryan House (Adult) Prom.
Scheduled for the evening of Saturday, May 31, from 8 p.m. to
midnight at 1375 Locust Street,
Prom promises everything you
Mindframe uses automated lighting
timers on its marquee to save energy
and it has used compact fluorescent lighting to reduce energy costs
throughout the theater.
As a multi-theater and high traffic
facility, Mindframe uses low-impact
chemical cleaning agents and detergents to keep things sparkling clean
and reduce the impact on our local
waste water.
Mindframe Theaters
As a growing independent
theater, Mindframe knows
that Going Green makes
sense and saves cents. For a
new company maximizing
every penny is important and
as Mindframe grows in the community that saving means a better experience for Tri-State move goers.
Mindframe has accepted the Diamond Jo’s Go Green Challenge by
taking on the
following three
action steps.
Using Carlisle Graphics
to print movie tickets locally means that Mindframe can produce movie
tickets as it needs them,
thus greatly reducing the
amount of wasted tickets
and printing materials.
Can you make the pledge?
Visit Dubuque365.com and look for the
“Go Green” link. Tell us your organization’s top three “Go Green” action steps.
Take the challenge to your team! 365
and the Diamond Jo casino will highlight one local “Go Green” organization
every issue in
2008.
365
May 15th - General Membership Meeting 7:30 at
the Clubroom Special Guests: Kirchoff Distributing
chaperones present. Besides, the prom
committee is probably saving that theme for
another year. There will also be entertainment on the upper floors of
the Ryan House.
Of course no prom is complete without a king and
queen, so choose your outfits (or maybe your date)
accordingly if you think
you have what it takes to
be prom royalty. Competition last year was pretty
strong, so you gotta work
it. We want to see some
puffy sleeves, people.
Advance tickets for the Ryan House Prom
are on sale now at Isabella’s for $8, good for
one couple. They will be available for $10
at the door, but you’d better ask your date
now, before somebody else does. For more
information call Isabella’s at 563-585-2049.
May 16th - Dubuquefest is down at the Town
Clock Friday May 16 at 4:00 pm. We will be serving beverages and having fun starting Friday night
and working throughout Sunday afternoon. If you
have any questions please contact Beth McGorry
at [email protected].
Child Care! - With all the upcoming festivals keep
in mind that we will have FREE CHILD CARE at
the clubroom for the following events: Dubuquefest, America’s River Festival, and all Jazz events.
Fireworks crash-course? Would you like to help run our biggest event? You
meet all sorts of interesting people; like Police, Firefighters, DNR, Homeland Security, pilots, Army, National Guard, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Navy,
Radio Dubuque personal, KWWL, etc. You make
all sorts of contacts and friends, and you get passes
to all of the great places!! Please contact Tammy
Welbes at [email protected] or at 563.495.5953.
June 26th - Trap Shooting With The Dubuque Jaycees. 6:00 p.m. Izaak Walton 11101 Thunder Hills
Road Peosta, Iowa. Kevin “Snuffy” Smith will teach
participants about the sport of shooting clays. Cost
is just $4.00and includes 10 shells/targets. Spectators are welcome to watch for free (no children
please). A gift card drawing will also be available
for those participate. Please RSVP no later than
June 19, 2008 with [email protected] or
call (563) 583-8758.
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Dr. Skrap’s completely useless
Dear Trixie,
I have a knack for picking the wrong
men. They all seem good at the beginning but turn out to be really awful.
Where are all the nice guys? - Still Looking
Dear Still Looking,
You can tell a real gentleman because he always says something nice about your butt, no matter how big it is. A gentleman buys the whole bucket of chicken and lets the lady
pick out which porn movie they’ll watch. And he’ll wipe
the grease off his mouth with his sleeve before he sticks his
tongue in your mouth.
Dear Trixie,
I’m not saying this to boast, but I am 25, my figure is a 3826-36 and I have won several beauty contests. Two years I
married what everyone thought was a prize. He was college-educated, very handsome and had a rosy financial future. Well this “prize” has made love to me exactly 4 times
in the past 6 months. I told him he needed to see a doctor
to find out exactly why he has no interest in me. He said I
need to see a doctor to find out why I am never satisfied.
Any suggestions? - Covered in Cobwebs
Dear Covered in Cobwebs,
What you need is a hobby. Have you ever thought of needlepoint or masturbation?
Dear Trixie,
I am in love with a really good guy. He’s hard-working,
handsome, and I think he really loves and needs me. He
wants us to move in together and get married right away,
but I think things are moving too fast. I can’t put my finger
on it, but minor things he does really bug me. Will that go
away once we get married? - Lorry on Loras
Dear Lorry,
No. It will get worse. The longer you are with someone the
more they will annoy you. Like the time he came over really drunk and was talking like a two-year old. Remember
how cute you thought he was when you tucked him in? It
won’t seem nearly as cute when he crashes into the new
coffee table, vomits into a sink full of dishes and accidentally sets the stove on fire. Stay single, stay sane.
Dear Trixie,
My mom is insisting that my three brothers and I do something together. She took the TV away and said until we learn
to spend our time usefully and without fighting we won’t
get the TV back. She said when she was our age she made
all of her own toys and we should be able to amuse ourselves by making our own neat stuff. What can we make?
- Ryan, Jackson, Zack and Dylan
Dear Ryan, Jackson, et al,
I have a recipe for homemade napalm. Simply mix equal parts
of gasoline and frozen orange juice and let the laughs begin!
Dear Trixie,
I want to do something for my community. I want to make
my city a better place for everyone. The problem is that I am
good at so many things I can’t decide where to start volunteering first. What’s the best way for me to give back to my
community? What would you recommend?
Super Great Citizen
Dear Super Great Citizen,
Sterilization.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES Okay, so yo made great great plans
for Mother’s Day. Big brunch, everyone’s confirmed they
can make it. Next time it will also be fruitful if someone actually called mom and let her know the event was happeing. You have about a month to get your ducks in a row before text #2 comes along, Father’s Day. Note: Dad doesn’t
want brunch. He wants something that makes noise, sawdust or tire tracks.
TAURUS Confucius say, unless gathering to remember a
parent since departed, gathering for a Mother’s Day brunch
and not inviting your Mom along is the textbook definition
of “missing the point.”
PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27
Sudoku
Tri-Doku
Cryptoquip
Crossword
GEMINI Though food augmentation is an essential part of
all cooking, it can be taken too far. Tzatziki sauce does not
belong on hamburgers, grapes do not belong in beer, and
if you put ketchup on a hot dog, you are beyond hope and
should give up now.
CANCER The next time you see a cat or dog staring out
a window, don’t think it’s cute. It’s not cute. That beast is
receiving orders from its alien mother. Take it out before it’s
too late. For all of us.
LEO That long-awaited promotion you’ve been waiting for
is going to come through, but at the end of the day, even
the janitor is more respected than you are. Try sleeping
knowing that.
VIRGO Go into business for yourself, but with a twist.
Open up a pizza place, name it “Sub Sandwiches,” and
then when people come in and ask for a sub, treat them
like they’re out of their minds. Or go for the gusto and call
it Teenage Mutant Ninja Pizzas.
LIBRA The Good: American Gladiators and Deadliest Catch
are on separate nights. The Bad: American Gladiators and
Dirty Jobs are on the same night. The Worse: Your significant other wants to watch WWE RAW.
SCORPIO Watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull is required of all Americans. Do not, however,
be inspired to bring Indy’s whip into the bedroom. That’s a
lawsuit or a FOX News special waiting to happen.
SAGITTARIUS Don’t be confused anymore when your coworker starts talking so fast that spittle is flying like an M16. Just remember what the government said to be safe during a nuclear attack: Duck and cover!
CAPRICORN There’s nothing wrong with trying to find new
and innovative ways to save money and make your car
payments on time. However, trying to pay it off with $150
worth of pennies is a waste of perfectly good socks full of
pennies that make excellent weapons.
AQUARIUS Just because a guy says he’s a good guy doesn’t
mean he’s a good guy. Ask all new acquaintances to submit
to a background check, a credit check and an exorcism.
Just to be on the safe side.
PISCES It’s time to face the facts. Quantum Leap, ALF, Knight
Rider ... those shows just weren’t any good. It’s like expecting dog turds to turn into diamonds. Indiana ... let it go.
Even Exchange
Mega
Maze
THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6
1. Tzatziki sauce is made of strained yogurt and
cucumbers. And, good God, it is delicious. Go
Greek today!
2. B, Nicholas Perrot traded lead in Dubuque in
the late 1600s. He also had a comedy club.
3. Trick! C and D -- Fat’s used to be known as the
Barrel Tap and Schrobie’s.
4. B, Brett Favre was originally drafted by Atlanta,
before sticking a screwdriver up the Bears’ butts
for a decade.
5. A, at Happy Joe’s, a bicycle horn is used to wish
you a happy birthday.
6. The Grand Pet Excursion was previously known
as Strut Your Mutt. You can still call it that today.
7. C’mon. That was easy. Mexican Madness is on
Mondays at Fat’s.
8. D, Jack’s uses special pressure fryers to create
delicious chicken.
9. Don’t ever forget about Sugar Ray’s on University Hill. And at a festival near you.
10. The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in
Minnesota and ends at the Gulf of Mexico. Its
best part is in Dubuque.
WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND WE’LL SAY IT AGAIN: THEM DIPLOMETTES IS FINE!
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and Gazebo stages throughout the weekend, (see the schedule for complete listings) including Saturday performances
at the Town Clock stage by Kansas-based
DeWayn Brothers Bluegrass Band, local blues-boogie duo The Wild Animals,
Oakland’s roots rock indie-pop darlings
The Heavenly States, and the funky soul
groove of Iowa City’s Diplomats of Solid
Sound featuring the girl group harmonies of The Diplomettes.
DubuqueFest celebrates the arts and the
30th year for the annual festival named
after our fair city, which is of course celebrating a 175th birthday as well. The
city’s oldest continuously running festival, scheduled for the third weekend of
May (Friday, May 16 through Sunday,
May 18) will feature an Art Fair in Washington Park, the Old House Tour, games
and interactive art experiences for kids,
and free live music on two stages.
A collaborator from the beginning, the
Dubuque Area Writers Guild has traditionally published an anthology of poetry by local writers. This year’s anthology
of written and oral history pieces exploring sense of place in Dubuque. Art and
Ethos of Dubuque collects poetry, memoir, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as
excerpts of collected
oral histories about
life in our unique
river town.
(Read
more about the project in our last issue of
365ink, available online.) Writers Guild
will hold a book release reception and
reading in coordination with the festival,
Friday, May 16 at 7
p.m. at the Dubuque
Museum of Art.
Friday night is also the kick-off to a full
weekend of free entertainment at the
Town Clock and Gazebo stages. Friday
night’s program features
Iowa Blues Hall of Fame
inductee Joe Price accompanied by his wife
Vicki, followed by Iowa
City Afro-Cuban group
Euforquestra.
Entertainment continues
at both the Town Clock
DubuqueFest ’08
Entertainment
Friday, May 16
Town Clock Stage
5 p.m. - Joe and Vicki Price
8 p.m. - Euforquestra!
Of course, Saturday’s and Sunday’s
program include two of the key components of the festival – the Art Fair in
Washington Park and the Old House Enthusiasts House Tour. This year’s Art Fair
offers a visual feast, with over 60 booths
displaying a variety of artwork including
blown glass, jewelry, metalwork, painting, pottery, sculpture, and woodwork.
The Art Fair will be open from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The
Old House Tour offers visitors a chance
to see a selection of homes dating from
1854 to 1948 in the West 11th Historic
District along the bluffs between University Avenue and Loras Boulevard. Admission for the House Tour is
$10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Saturday and Sunday.
Of course a festival isn’t a
festival without food and
something to drink and
DubuqueFest qualifies. A
wide variety of food vendors will be offering a range
of tasty options at both the
park and the Town Clock,
where the Dubuque Jaycees will be serving up the
“adult” beverages. A new
addition to the festival in that department, Kirchhoff Distributing, in coordination with the Jaycees, will offer a specialty beer tasting Saturday, May 17 from
12 to 3 p.m. The tasting signals new
offerings for purchase
at the event as well. In
addition to the usual festival favorites, DubuqueFest will offer Goose Island Honkers Ale, Goose
Island 312, Goose Island
India Pale Ale and Stella
Artois. Truly, an all-arts
festival!
Saturday, May 17
Gazebo Stage
10 a.m. - Dubuque Fiddlers
1 p.m. - Paul Fonfara
2 p.m. - Melanie Sue Mausser
4 p.m. - John Moran
Town Clock Stage
10 a.m. - DBQ Dance Studio
12 p.m. - Dubuque Senior &
Hempstead High
School Jazz Band
4 p.m. - DeWayne Brothers
6 p.m. - The Wild Animals
7 p.m. - The Heavenly States
8 p.m. - Diplomats of Solid Sound featuring
The Diplomettes
Sunday, May 18
Gazebo Stage
1 p.m. - Nate Jenkins
2 p.m. - Peter Fraterdeus
3 p.m. - The Car Ride Home
Town Clock Stage
11 a.m. - ‘Round Midnight
Jazz Quartet
1 p.m. - The Dert Tones
3 p.m. - Aloysious Rexford
4 p.m. - Lost Apparitions
5 p.m. - Old Panther
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Kevin Williams
Jim McHugh
Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m.
Arthur House, Platteville, WI
This highly animated Chicago native has
been performing for over 25 years. Jim
blends a classic mixture of observational
humor with unique vocal and facial expressions for a hilarious show. Jim headlines comedy clubs nationwide, participates in Comics on Duty, is a member of
Chicago Style StandUps, and has appeared
on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV, ESPN2,
and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Feature:
John Novotny.
Dwight York
Wednesday, May 21, 9 p.m.
Bricktown Entertainment Complex
Dwight York is not just a funny character
with an unforgettable style; he has great
jokes. A seemingly endless store of clever
and original jokes, audiences agree. He
is a crowd pleasing, critically acclaimed,
one of a kind showman. Dwight York is
truly a stand out among stand-ups! He’s a
Bob & Tom favorite!
Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m.
Arthur House, Platteville, WI
One of Wisconsin’s newest and funniest female comics, Kathleen is a single
mom who brings a sharp wit and sarcastic tongue to the stand-up stage for comedy described as sexy and sassy but never
dirty. Feature: Paul Wiese.
Wednesday, June 4, 9 p.m.
Kevin Williams’ comedy is smart, inventive and perfectly paced. All of his material is presented with his own slant, from
topics unseen to those tread upon, but
rediscovered anew. From brutal personal
experiences to light-hearted whimsical
farce, Kevin’s comedy is a true dichotomy.
A B.E.T Fav..
Jack Wilhite
Greg Hahn
Kathleen Dunbar
Wednesday, May 28, 9 p.m.
It’s the comedy and music of one wild guy,
or should we say a cast of crazy people
from Ozzy to Axl Rose. Jack is back with
a great new show of comedy and comedy
music. From the time he hits the stage running to a musical ending, second to none.
Funnyness we found on the Interweb
Wednesday, June 11, 9 p.m.
Greg Hahn has parlayed his absurdly energetic, all-out physical humor, one-liners
and crowd work into an act with no waiting for the funny, just immediate pandemonium and panic. Greg is the number
one comic on the Bob & Tom Show, plus
he’s has been seen on Late Night with
Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, 30 Seconds to Fame, and Star
Search. Special event tickets on sale now
at www.etix.com!
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Tastes of
University Hill
Continued from page 4
“It’s the same recipe that Jack had,” says
Field. Part of the secret, he says, is in
the pressure fryers: They fry the chicken
quickly, but the moisture is retained.
Other popular items include the homemade onion rings and a boneless catfish
that Field says is a big seller.
While recipes, traditions and personali-
ties have been constant, the area is rather
different from what it used to be. The main
two college hangouts – the main destinations, years ago, as Dubuque’s downtown
had yet to experience the renaissance of
now -- were the two that no longer exist
today. The Ave (once on the corner where
the car wash now is) was extremely small
and narrow and was populated almost
exclusively by college kids, especially
frat boys and sorority girls. The other big
college destination was Gomer’s, which
was on the corner where salon Jamaica
Me Tan is now. It drew a lot of local kids,
too, so it was a melting pot of locals and
Loras and UD students (a combination
which led to the occasional fight, but
isn’t that part of growing up?). Nevertheless, fun has always been an integral part
of this section of town.
But one ongoing problem, University
Hill owners are quick to point out, has
existed for a long time: The parking. One
of the drawbacks to having so many businesses concentrated in an area of only a
few blocks, without a dedicated parking
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area nearby, is the simple reality that onstreet parking spaces fill up quickly.
However, with the plethora of side streets
that this particular area of Dubuque has
in spades, it’s often not difficult at all
to find a spot within spitting distance
of your chosen University Hill destination. As Mike Bries points out, “Walking a block from where you’ve parked
isn’t anything like you’ll find in Chicago,
where you’re lucky to park within six or
seven blocks of wherever you’re going
– and even then, you’re going to spend
an hour looking for that parking spot!” It
is so worth a few extra steps.
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We’ve barely scratched the surface on the
goings-on and activities in the University
Hill area. From the always-quality pizza
offerings of Happy Joe’s, the home of
Taco Pizza (which will always have one
of the best garlic breads in the land, for
our nickel) to the brand-new Dollar Dish
(again, opening May 19 at 1099 University) and all points in-between and beyond, this particular block of University
Avenue deserves to be re-discovered.
And if for some reason you haven’t discovered the area in the first place, smack
yourself upside the head and make your
way in that direction immediately. From
Greek to gourmet burgers to pizza to
Cajun to chicken to hopping nightlife to
friendly taverns and some of the nicest
owners around, you can’t go wrong. And
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