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In the last edition of the Inkubator, I told a story about coming to the end of the supply of magical apple wood my dad bequeathed to me when he gave me his meat smoker. Since then I have been blessed with the gift of free apple wood from a number of sources. Thank you to everyone who gave me the mojo. So, I have enough of the lovely lumber to keep me smokin’ well into ‘08. That being said, I’d like to take this moment to point out that I am also very, very low on my supply of magical beer. We took our wood to the Throwdown on the River BBQ Cook-Off at the Grand Harbor over Labor Day Weekend. We were definitely the novices in the event. Some of the competitors had massive rigs made of diamond plate and

built into massive tricked-out motor homes. It was crazy. Some of the top 10 competitive BBQ cooks in the nation were there. As promised, we talked to some zen masters and picked up what knowledge we could. We took ridicule for using Kingsford charcoal. Our rigs weren’t big enough to hold the loin we had to smoke for the People’s Choice competition, and we didn’t even have a clever name for our team like “Carcass Cookers” or “The Porkcrastinators.” Oh, snap! We need to work on that. I thought we could be Team Limp Brisket next year. We left poor Chris Puetz to stoke the fires of our pathetic little smokers alone from 4 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. while we slept ... sort of. In the end, these smokin’ newbies did not finish last. In fact, two of our meats finished in the top half of the 28 entries. Our top finisher, the pulled pork, which we basted with Mike’s special BBQ sauce made from Stone Cliff’s Sweet Cherry Wine, was the only kind of meat none of us had ever cooked before. Go figure. I guess we’re a bunch of idiot savants. But without one of those massive smoke rigs, which I think secretly run on nitrous oxide, I’m not sure we can play ball. But what a fun weekend it was for manliness in general. I should mention that the two old sages we talked to about how to cook smoked meat better ... yeah, we beat them both in the overall rankings. Who’s your smoke daddy?

Moving on... We have the fattest little mouse in 365 World Headquarters. It’s not the only one over the past few months, but it’s the first one Tim and Mike got a good look at. The first ones perished in the D-Con twirling disc of doom. Some kind of spring loaded device trips inside the round hockey puck shaped device and it spins, doing unseen, but surely unspeakable, things to the creature inside. Once it snaps shut you can’t see anything inside. But if it’s heavier than when you put it down, bingo, tell ‘em what they’ve won, Gene! Now I’ve got a liking for peanut M&Ms. It was when I didn’t finish them and put the package, closed, mind you, into my rolling industrial tool chest / desk drawers, that the little bastards showed themselves. We soon dispatched them ... and the practice of leaving any chocolate until tomorrow. That is, until my girl gave me a bag of Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups to bring to the office. Poor thing. She got the bag to take to a movie (not that anyone would ever sneak candy into a movie theater) and, in horror at the first taste in the dark, discovered that she had accidentally bought the new Elvis Reese’s with the banana flavor in them. (You thought I was gonna say there was a mouse in the bag, didn’t you?) No, this was apparently worse. So she gave me the remnants to bring in and see if anyone wanted them. Needless to say, after a week or two in the office and a few days in the infamous drawer of rodent residence, they still went uneaten ... until Labor Day weekend. We have not purchased new traps yet. Now that Tim and Mike have taken to naming the little

guy, I’m torn about letting him slip from this mortal coil. Not that torn, really. He’s toast. But Rosie Hightower is his / her name. Mike and Tim decided whatever fictitious name the next unwanted porn-spam e-mail came from would be the beast’s name. So Rosie Hightower it is. We’re considering trapping it and making it the office mascot. That\ sounds like a considerable amount of work, though. I think I need a smellproof chocolate lock-box. Do they make those? I guess it’s called Tupperware. But I prefer lockbox. I’ll bet Al Gore has one.

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Warehouse District: 4 Community Events: 5 - 7 Arts & Culture: 6 - 11 Voices III: 8 100 Years of Broadway: 11 Motown Greats @ UWP: 12 Riverfest: 13 Legends of New York City: 14 Live Music Listings: 16-17 Wando’s Movie Reviews: 18

Mayor Roy Buol: 20 Giving Voice: Pam Kress-Dunn: 21 Bob’s Book Reviews: 22 Mattitude: 23 Eating Healthy: 25 The A Factor: 26 Crossword / Sudoku: 27 Trixie Kitch: 28 Dr. Skrap’s Horoscopes: 28

Comedy: 30

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THERE’S MORE THAN JUST DUST IN OUR WAREHOUSES!

4 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 “For a lot of people, especially those who are somewhat new to town, they discover the Warehouse District almost by accident,” she says. “You know, you’re driving around downtown looking for Place A or Place B, and then you find yourself all turned around and you’re lost ... and then you’re in this cool district that you didn’t even know existed, and then you forget about your original destination. The Warehouse District is cool, once you’re actually there ... that’s what we’re working on.”

by Tim Brechlin There is a rumbling deep within our historic downtown Dubuque. It is the rumbling of a district that, once thought dormant, is now shouting to be seen and heard. It is Dubuque’s ever-historic Warehouse District, a unique and instantly captivating part of our city that is quickly becoming one of the beacons of downtown Dubuque. Sure, every metropolitan area seems to have warehouses nestled somewhere within its limits. But our district is special. Every warehouse, and the area around those warehouses, has stories to tell. People have walked the floors, passed through the doors, had conversations within the walls. The warehouses are often a sign of bygone days, when millworking was the order of the day and those buildings were almost new. Dubuque is no exception to that rule. What makes Dubuque different, then? Our warehouses are not only alive ... but they are beginning to thrive. In fact, Dubuque’s Warehouse District is the largest and most intact such district still functioning in the entire nation. How do you like them apples? Revitalization of the Warehouse District

was targeted last year by Dubuque’s Envision 2010 Commission, sponsored by the Dubuque Racing Association and spearheaded by the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, which at the time said that it aimed to convert buildings into multi-use structures for businesses, restaurants, shops and residences, as well as develop a registry, with information regarding ownership, past usage, present status and structural integrity, to aid in defining buildings in the district. At the time, people may have scoffed, or figured that such an event could never occur, that the Warehouse District was merely a relic of a long-past age. C’mon, Dubuque. You know better than that. The Warehouse District is now busier than ever. “The Warehouse District and what’s happening there now is, just like the renovation of Old Main and everything else, a symbol of everything Dubuque has done over the past 20 years,” says Dubuque Main Street Program Director Katie Bahl, also the chair of the Warehouse District Revitalization Committee. Bahl notes that right now, the greatest obstacle facing the Warehouse District is its spot on the map.

And they’re definitely working hard. The Warehouse District Committee has met more than a dozen time, with countless hours poured into the project from its volunteers. Committee members and representatives from Dubuque Main Street have traveled across the country to warehouse districts in other locales, engaging in fact-finding and research missions to best determine what works, what doesn’t work, and what hasn’t been tried before. The District is moving full speed ahead. The CRA / Caradco Building at 1000 Jackson Street, also known as the Voices Warehouse, received a huge boost in March when Wilmac Properties, owned by Tim McNamara, was awarded an $80,000 grant by the Iowa Department of Economic Development for renovation of the warehouse’s second floor. McNamara earmarked the funds as the first step of what is projected as a $353,000 renovation project at the facility. Futurus Communications, the home of 365’s

friends at the Tri-State Sports Look magazine, recently entered its new digs in the warehouse with a 3,500-square-foot build-out as part of the project. Business already in the District is thriving, too. Restoration Warehouse, the enterprise owned by Bob Johnson, Bethany Golombeski and David Blake, is getting bigger seemingly every day under the guidance of Kyle Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald and Golombeski, in fact, barely made it to the cover photo shoot for this issue, as they were so busy with work at the warehouse! “It’s good to be busy,” Golombeski said with a smile as she arrived at the shoot. “Then you realize that you have three days to do a week’s work and then you don’t know where to start!” she quickly added, laughing. Beyond the great shopping options at Restoration Warehouse (the desks at 365 are science lab tables from the University of Dubuque, dating back to the ‘60s -- no joke!), there’s so much more down in the Warehouse District: Marsha Scovel’s Hometiques, Phoenix Fitness, Mission Creative, the oh-so-delicious burgers at Kalmes’ Breaktime ... and now Resa James Home has joined in the fun, too, assuming some of the warehouse space in the area. For Tim McNamara, warehouses are a way of life, and that’s easy to see: Continued on Page 31

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Iowa State Irish Feis Dance Competition The art and grace of Irish Heritage comes alive once again at the Five Flags Arena on Saturday September 8th. The Iowa State Feis is an all-day celebration of Claddage Irish dancing and Irish culture where individuals and groups compete for awards. The doors open at 8 a.m. and the event runs through the day. Call the Five Flags box office for more information at Five FlagsCenter.com or by phone 563-589-4258.

Youth Symphony Symphony Joint Concert The Dubuque Youth Symphony Orchestra will begin its season with a “side-by-side” concert during which the young musicians will perform beside some of the professional musicians of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra on September 15 at 7 p.m. at the Center for the Arts on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Campus. The DSO musicians will provide coaching and mentorship to the young musicians, and DSO Music Director William Intriligator will conduct the combined orchestra in concert. The repertoire will include the three 2007 Youth Concerto Competition winners performing their concerto movements with the combined orchestra. First place winner Kathryn Schwarzmann will perform the third movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto, second place winner Michael Bagby will perform the first movement of the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, and third place winner Miriam Liabo will perform the first movement of the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1. Beethoven’s Egmont overture also will be performed by the combined orchestra.

Shalom celebrates the Tiniest Moments The Shalom Retreat Center has invited you, yes, you, to attend its next fall breakfast program. Titled “The Tiniest Moments Are the Most Splendid!,” the program will run from 7 - 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, at the retreat center. The event will include a breakfast, program and an optional liturgy in the Shalom Chapel at 8:15 a.m. Noted Dubuque poet Donna Wahlert will be the featured speaker. The writer of The First Pressing: Poetry of the Everyday, published in 2003, will draw from her writings to reflect on small moments of grace in our daily lives. “There are no moments so small that God is not present in them,” she says. “Whether it’s toddlers exploring an orchard, a child leaving for college, an adult remembering the aromas of grandmother’s kitchen, celebrating forty years of marriage, healing

from a heart attack, or observing Thanksgiving, God’s presence can be felt.” The offering to attend this program in $7.50 per person. Registration and prepayment is required by noon on Monday, September 17. To register, call Shalom at 563582-3592 or send a check made payable to Shalom Retreat Center to 1001 Davis St., Dubuque, IA, 52001.

Keep on rollin’... It’s hard enough to keep up with the changes in postage from week to week, much less deal with all the other changing postal regulations that seem to vary all the time. There’s an event that’s just for you, though. “Roll With the Changes,” a postal customer fall seminar, will be held at the Grand River Center on Friday, September 21. The seminar will provide information on the current shape-based rate structure and the newest rules regarding standard- and first-class mail. The seminar will also include demonstrations of the functionality of USPS.com, as well as alternate access options in the event that you need something mailed and the post office is closed or too far away. Admission is $55, including lunch. For more information, contact JoAnn Jurisic at 563-582-4365. Hey, that number looks familiar!

My Little Pony LIVE! Vee Corporation Presents My Little Pony LIVE! for two big nights at the Five Flags Arena. On October 3 and 4 at 7 p.m., see the venerable children’s fantasy world come to life in “The World’s Biggest Tea Party.” Pinkie Pie and her seven charming Ponyville friends each have an extraspecial talent and skill to help with the party! The Ponies use their colorful imaginations and work together to host the biggest party of the year. Plan ahead to get your tickets when they go on sale August 20 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are $12 and $15. There are a limited number of $18 and $23 seats available. More information at FiveFlagsCenter.com or by phone Phone: 563-589-4258, toll free: 888-412-9758.

Danny Glover & Felix Justice The 10th Annual Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series at Clarke College will feature “A Conversation with Danny Glover, Moderated by Felix Justice” on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Robert and Ruth Kehl Center on the Clarke campus. In discussing the importance of arts in education, Glover and Justice examine the intersections of art, culture and activism. Using examples from their lives and some of the great works of literature, both men bring to life their devotion to the education of young people and the inspiration of the next generation of leaders in the world.

UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY 365 Lunchtime Jam Fridays, Sept. 7, 14, 21 (Noon, under the Town Clock) Movie Time @ the Library “The Passenger” Thursday, September 6, Carnegie Stout Public Library The Odd Couple (female Version) September 6-9, 13-15, (Details on page 7) Art @ Your Library Opening Friday, September 7 (Detials on page 6) Outside the Lines new exhibit Opening Friday, September 7 (Detials on page 6) Why Do Fools Fall In Love Septemner 7-9, (Details on page 10) Stage Wright: Jan Lavacek: Stone House Gallery Friday, Sept. 7 (Details on page 10) Platteville Dairy Days September 7 -9, Downtown Platteville, WI 20th Annual Dragon Boat Festival September 8-9, (Detials on page 6) Iowa State Irish Feis Saturday, September 8 (Details on this page) Voices Exhibit Opens Saturday, September 8 (Feature story on page 8) Voices events continue (See a full schedule of events on page 24) U.W. Platteville CFA - Influences: The Motown Greats Begins Thursday, September 13, (See ad on page 12) Riverfest September 14-16 (Detials on page 13) Youth Symphony - Symphony Joint Concert Saturday, Septeember 15, (Details on this page) Shalom welcomes poet Donna Wahlert Tuesday, September 18, (Details on thie page) Go Red For Women (American Heart Association) Friday, September 21 (Details on page 7) USPS Postal Seminar Friday, September 21 (Details on this page) Legends of New York City (Lennon, John, Joel) Friday, September 21 (See ad on page 15) Leading the Way to Global Climate Solutions September 26, Grand River Center (Details to come.) 100 Years of Broadway @ Five Flags Monday, October 1 (Detials on page 11) My Little Pony Live Wed & Thu Oct 3 & 4, Five Flags (details on this page) A Conversation with Danny Glover & Felix Justice October 9, Clarke College (Details on this page)

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6 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 ond Place Juror Awards at the Dubuque Museum of Art and Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, Illinois for his paintings.

Art@your libraryTM September Exhibit: Tim Olsen and Jim Ehlinger

20th Annual Dragon Boat Festival The 20th Annual Dubuque Dragon Boat Festival is racing Sept. 8th & 9th at Riverview Park. There are 30 teams competing from different divisions and 11 youth teams. This year features Dragon Boat teams from Germany, Canada and across the Midwest. The event begins at 8am Saturday with team time trials. Racing commences Sunday with Championship round racing. The

Answers on page 31 1. What was the original name of Central Avenue? A) Clay B) Clarke C) Curacao D) Central 2. What business originally inhabited the building that now houses Lot One? 3. What is the original name of the Voices Warehouse? A) Adams B) Caradco warehouse C) Adult D) McAllister 4. What does Caradco mean? (Yeah, we gave away #3.) 5. Frank Lloyd Wright often ate lunch at what Dubuque landmark store? A) Graham’s B) Roshek’s C) K-Mart D) Wal-Mart

Dubuque Dragon Boat Association, member of the American Dragon Boat Association is a founding member of the United States Dragon Boat Federation. This local/regional event is one of over 100 Dragon Boat races across the United States annually. Get all the details at the official Dragonboat website DubuqueDragonboat.com.

6. How many square feet of showroom space does Restoration Warehouse have? A) 10,000 B) 120,000 C) 70,000 D) Bruce 7. When was Town Clock Plaza dedicated? A) 1999 B) 1982 C) 1965 D) 1971 8. What name did the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps previously go by? A) Colt .45s B) Smith & Wesson C) Legionnaires D) Blue Angels 9. The German Trust and Savings Bank building is now home to what bank? A) EDSB B) U.S. Bank C) American Trust D) Dubuque Bank & Trust 10. The former Clinton Savings Bank building is now home to what Dubuque cultural landmark? A) Five Flags B) Bricktown C) Dubuque Museum of Art D) City Hall

The September exhibit in the CarnegieStout Public Library’s continuing Art@ your libraryTM series will feature the paintings of Tim Olsen and sculpture of Jim Ehlinger. While an opening reception for the exhibit, held in the Library’s historic Rotunda, Friday, September 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. will provide an opportunity to meet the artists, the exhibit will be on display throughout the month of September. Since Painter Tim Olsen received his BA from Loras College in 2004, he has become an active and successful painter, mounting three solo shows in the TriState area and exhibiting work in group shows in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Sioux City and Dubuque, among others. In 2007 he was honored with Sec-

Jim Ehlinger has been a life-long artist. After his 37-year career as a maintenance welder at John Deere, he studied art at Clarke and Loras College, where he received a BA in art in 1996. His experience with metal led him naturally to sculpture. Crafted from thin sheets of steel and copper, he bends and shapes the material by hand into both representational and abstract forms. The Library’s gallery area on the second floor will serve as the exhibition space. Guests are encouraged to enter the library through the library’s historic front doors. For more information, call the Carnegie-Stout Public Library at 589-4225, option 7.

Tatiana Ivaschenko and Kyle Kreigh Outside the Lines Art Gallery Outside the Lines Art Gallery presents a new exhibit featuring the oil painting of Tatiana Iveschenko and the pottery of Kyle Kreigh. Gallery owners Stormy Mochal and Connie Twining will host an artists’ reception for the exhibit on Friday, September 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through October 2007.

Born in the Ukraine, Tatiana Ivaschenko began her career Southern Russia. In 1992 she accepted a scholarship to study at the University of Northern Iowa, graduated in 1995 with an MA, and now lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Iveschenko relates her experience in American art contrasts her education in Russia where she “was instructed in the traditional school of academic painting.” In America she was able to experiment with a variety of styles and techniques. Her thick painting style is sometimes described as “Russian Impressionism.”

Originally from Central Missouri, Kyle Kreigh studied engineering and geophysics and worked in the environmental engineering industry for 25 years, including many years on offshore oilrigs in the Gulf of Mexico. He left his profession in 1998 to work full time in ceramics. Kreigh’s admiration of the simple, pure forms and glazes of classic oriental pottery have influenced his thrown vessels. Most employ his signature crystalline glazes that “form patterns in the firing in much the same way frost gathers on a window.” Outside the Lines Art Gallery is located at 409 Bluff Street in historic Cable Car Square. For more information, call (563) 5839343, or visit: www.otlag.com.

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The second annual American Heart Association Go Red For Women Luncheon, an event that is designed to encourage women in Dubuque County to become more aware of their own cardiovascular health, will be held on Friday, September 21. Set to begin at 11 a.m. at the Grand River Center, Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s national call for women to take charge of their heart health and live stronger, longer lives. The Dubuque Go Red For Women Luncheon includes a health exposition hosted by community health care providers

and exhibitors, a luncheon speaker and silent auction. Mercy Medical Center and Medical Associates are the primary sponsors of the function. All funds raised at the event stay in Iowa and go to women’s heart research and community education. Last year’s inaugural event raised more than $20,000 -- do you think you can help them do better this year? To reserve tickets, tables or for information about sponsorships, call the American Heart Association office at 563-3234321 and visit www.americanheart.org for more information.

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The even odder couple... You’re probably familiar with the famous Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple — the story of two horribly mismatched roommates. Oscar Madison is the slovenly, recently divorced sportswriter who never left a room without leaving a mess, and Felix Unger is the up-tight, anal-retentive newswriter with a failing marriage. You may not be familiar, however, with Simon’s revision of the play for a female cast. Galena’s Main Street Players troupe aims to change that. The female version of The Odd Couple will be staged at Turner Hall in Galena on September 6-9 and 13-15.

Starring Susie Marino as Olive Madison and Sandy Berryman as Florence Ungar, the show is directed by Dee Dee Timmerman. Thursday performances will begin at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. for Friday/Saturday performances and 2 p.m. for the September 9 performance. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students, and they are available at Dick’s Piggly Wiggly in Galena, Galena River Wine & Cheese and the East Dubuque Library / City Hall building. For more information, contact Main Street Players at 815-777-2787.

THE VOICES ARE TELLING ME TO EAT FISH STICKS

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by Mike Ironside While the warehouse district has been an area of particular interest to Dubuque Main Street and City development officials for years, it’s safe to say awareness of the downtown district and its relatively untapped potential spiked in the broader community with the first Voices From the Warehouse District art exhibition in 2005. Now in its third year, Voices continues in the role of standardbearer for cutting-edge art experience as well as refocusing the community’s vision on the promise offered by a group of historic brick buildings nestled between Dubuque’s revitalized Main Street and the continually expanding offerings at the Port of Dubuque. In anticipation of the popular Dubuque Museum of Art off-site exhibition (set for Saturday, September 8, from 7 to 11 p.m.), 365 toured the 10,000 square foot warehouse gallery space with Voices Guest Curator Gene Tully to get a feel for what this year’s show and series of special events will offer, and to discuss the impact of the exhibition series.

“We’re bringing a lot of interest to the warehouse district and setting the stage for investment and development,” Tully acknowledged regarding the Voices exhibition’s broader impact. A firm believer in the importance the arts play in the gentrification of the area, Tully notes numerous examples of other communities where investment in warehouse districts was spurred by pioneering artists or art groups. “The economic development of the area is dependent on participation by the art community,” he states. There is no question the Voices exhibits have captured the imagination of the art community. With hundreds of people in attendance at previous years’ opening receptions and special events, the popularity of the concept is proven. Reversing an earlier decision to host the warehouse show every other year, Tully and Museum of Art director Ed Ritts realized the important role the exhibition played in the cultural calendar. “We reacted to last year’s event and decided to put this on for the third year because it’s what the community wanted,” explained Tully.

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9 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 Realizing the potential for the exhibit to become stale, organizers are working to keep the show fresh and exciting. “The third year has the potential to become redundant,” said Tully. “So it’s a challenge to keep it fresh and change the perspective.”

“Change Your Perspective” is the theme for this year’s show and series of events. Central to that concept will be the wide variety of art displayed in the warehouse gallery. Eleven local and regional artists not before featured in the Voices series will install a diverse array of work including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and printmaking. Dubuque artist Abby Butcher will be showing her mixed media paintings that layer abstract imagery with often whimsical characters that give the work a light-hearted feel that is balanced by a sense of mystery. “She’s an energetic artist and is looking to become a professional working artist,” notes Tully. “Another important fact is that she has a corporate sponsor in EDSB (East Dubuque Savings Bank). She’s been a pacesetter for younger artists, and the sponsorship allows her to work on a scale beyond what might normally be marketable so she can approach the work from a purely aesthetic point of view. She’s leading the way.”

When not teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Mineral Point artist Bruce Howdle sculpts huge, detailed clay murals that end up as installations in buildings and museums across the country. Once the sculpture is complete, Howdle and his crew cut the mural into sections, hollow out the denser sections from the back, and fire the numbered sections at 2,250 degrees Fahrenheit. Later, the mural is boxed, shipped and reassembled at the installation site. For the Voices exhibit, Howdle and his crew will be working on a large-scale piece with a catfish motif, which they will be sculpting

on site during the opening. Tully notes how lucky Voices was to enlist Howdle’s participation as the artist fit the show in between two other large commission pieces he will be creating.

Spring Green, Wisconsin, artist John Kabot creates curious and sometimes whimsical mixed media collage pieces utilizing found objects. Using a conceptual approach, many of his works incorporate some kind of box in which various materials and objects are grouped. While Kabot will show a number of pieces at the Voices exhibit, one piece incorporates a mounted window frame that acts as a window to the interior of the warehouse gallery. The artwork incorporates vintage photos of downtown Dubuque that include a view of the warehouse that now serves as the gallery space. “John seems to be a bit of a contradiction,” notes Tully, “in that he thinks outside of the box but works inside the box.”

Iowa City artist Jamie Elizabeth-Hudrlik was pursuing her career in New York City until the devastation of September 11, 2001, left her reeling. Five days later she moved back to Iowa. For the Voices show she has created ten new large-scale pieces on un-stretched canvas, the largest of which are 60x60 and 60x80 inches. Locally, she is represented by Outside The Lines Art Gallery. Following the exhibition theme, Tully notes, “She’s young and fresh and definitely has a different perspective.” Continued on Page 19

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? FOR THE COOKING, DUH!

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The Bell Tower Theater has announced an expansion of its wildly successful Kids Take the Stage youth theater program, set to begin this fall. The newest addition to the program is two sections of Advanced Acting classes, available to children in grades 6 - 8. The class will provide training for young actors in the safe and creative environment that the Bell Tower provides. The curriculum will focus upon improv, mime, script reading, characterization, vocal techniques, ensemble work and more. Sections will be limited to only

Writers Guild Reading Wednesday, September 12, Isabella’s Writers Guild returns to the stage Wednesday, September 12, after an August hiatus, bringing fresh young talent back to the intimate venue that is Isabella’s. Writers Guild Moderator Paula Neuhaus is pleased to welcome writer and performer Joe Tower as this month’s Guest Artist. The program will include a presentation by Tower at 7 p.m., with an open reading to follow. Tower is formerly a professor of creative writing and film at Columbia College in

ten students, as the theater wishes to allow for individual attention to students. The course will run on Fridays from 4 - 5 p.m. or 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. from October 12 through November 16. Classes will be taught by the Bell Tower’s Sue Riedel. The cost is only $48 per student, and there are financial assistance scholarships available to qualifying families. The deadline for enrollment is September 24, so get a move on! For more information, call 563-588-3377, or visit the Bell Tower Theater at 2728 Asbury Road.

Chicago, as well as the associate editor for esteemed literary magazine F. He currently serves as a company member and playwright-in-residence for Chicago’s Serendipity Theatre Collective. Tower is also a founder of Cursed With Words Theatre, the project that brought Readings Under the Influence to Dubuque and last year’s 24-Hour Project to the Voices warehouse. Isabella’s is located in the basement of the Ryan House at 1375 Locust Street. The reading is open to all ages until 9 p.m. For more information, visit the Writers Guild website at www.myspace.com/wordcure.

her girlfriends, Sally and Florence, with food, booze and Dee Dee, Flo’s cousin. As the (responsible) drinkin’ gets underway, loose lips begin sharing about each of their respective love lives, as well as Millie’s upcoming nuptials. Sally brings out a Magic 8-ball to liven up the party, but it leads to the revealing of well-kept secrets ... and, well, to tell you anything else would ruin the fun!

In a late-breaking addition to its schedule, the Grand Opera House has announced that it will be featuring a limited engagement of the comedy musical, Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, as part of a special fundraising drive for the theater from September 7 - 9 and 14 - 16. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? takes place in 1966, as we meet Millie, who is getting married in a couple of days, and is just recovering from her mother’s bridal shower when she is surprised by two of

Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Season passes or gift certificates cannot be used for this fundraiser. The play is directed by Rachel Maike and Bill Hoerstman and stars Gina Pemberton, Holly Richey, Rachel Ruden, and Allison Schultz as Sally, Mollie, Florence, and Dee Dee. Performances are sponsored by Radio Dubuque, Copyworks, OnMedia, and the Fuerste Eye Clinic. For more information, go to www.thegrandoperahouse.com or call the box office at 563588-1305.

LOOK DOWN AND SEE THE PAPER IN YOUR HANDS

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Imagine entering a time machine and experiencing all the musicals in Broadway’s history ... from the seminal classics like Camelot to The King and I to Les Miserables to Grease and so many, many more. Well, we’re not quite at Doctor Who’s level of technology, so we can’t do that yet, but the Five Flags Theater has what is easily the next best thing coming to town.

like The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady, Jekyll & Hyde, and many more, plus songs from many of Broadway’s newest hit musicals. The performers, including Dubuque native Rita Harvey, are all experienced Broadway performers, so you know you’re in for a good time.

It’s called 100 Years of Broadway, pianist Neil Berg’s wildly successful musical revue of the most time-honored musicals of Broadway, and it’s coming to Five Flags on Monday, October 1, for a single performance.

Tickets for the concert performance are $45, $35 and $30; the student / senior discount is $5 off $30 balcony seats. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at Five Flags Box Office, by phone at 563-557-8497, online at ticketmaster.com and at any Ticketmaster outlet. For more information, visit www.fiveflagscenter.com.

The show recreates the greatest moments of these shows, with classics

Rush • Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI • Thursday, September 6th Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals • Chicago Theater • Thursday, September 6 Rush • First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Chicago, IL • Saturday, September 8th Aerosmith • Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Monday, September 10 Buddy Guy • Potawatami Casino • Friday, September 14 Powerman 5000 • The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL • Saturday, September 15 Ani Difranco • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA Tuesday, September 18 Gordon Lightfoot • Weill Center, Sheboygan, WI • Thursday, September 20 Michael W. Smith • Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA •Friday, September 21 Steve Vai • House of Blues, Chicago, IL • Friday, September 21 Alan Parsons Live Project •Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Friday, September 28 George Clinton • Potawatami Casino • Wednesday, October 5 REO Speedwagon • The Meadows, Altoona, IA • Friday, October 5 Mannheim Steamroller • Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA • Friday, October 5 Bad Religion • The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI • Sunday, October 7 Genesis • United Center, Chicago, IL • Tuesday, Oct. 2 • Wednesday, October 3 Widesopread Panic • Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA • Wednesday, October 17 Blue Man Group • LaCrosse Center, LaCrosse, WI • Thursday, October 18 Blue Man Group • i Wireless Center (The Mark), Moline, IL • Friday, October 19 Carlos Mencia Live • Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA • Saturday, November 10 Switchfoot & Reliant K • i Wireless Center (The mark), Moline, IL • Sunday, November 11 Brian Setzer Orchestra X-Mas Show • Potawatami Casino • Tuesday, December 4

Iowa State Irish Feis Dance Competition September 8, 2007 All Day Event. Doors at 8:00 a.m.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway Mon., Oct. 1, 2007

My Little Pony LIVE! Oct. 3 & 4, 2007 @ 7pm Five Flags Arena

Broadway’s Peter Pan Musical!

October 28, 2007 at 7:30pm Five Flags Theater -Tix Sept. 10

MY GREATEST INFLUENCE WAS *NSYNC

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thanson. The group is also joined by singer / composer Nadine Zahr, who began performing at 12 in Broadway’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Tuesdays

‘Round Midnight Jazz w/ Bill Encke - Isabella’s, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Pub Quiz - The Busted Lift, 8 p.m. First 3 Tuesdays of the month. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Borderline, One Flight Up, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Tickets for this event are $6 for Adults, $6 for Senior Citizens and Faculty, $2 for UWP Student (with current ID), and $6 for children (under 18).

Wednesdays

Open Mic - Hosted by the Dert Tones, The Busted Lift, 9 p.m. - 1a.m. Mississippi Band Duo - Galleria Lounge, Fountain Park, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Live on Main Comedy - 2 great standups, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. 3100 Club Comedy - Midway Hotel, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Cigar Club, Bartinis, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. The Wundo Band - Pizzeria Uno Annex, Platteville, WI, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m. Karaoke - Borderline, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

Thursdays

Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Open Mic - Grape Harbor, 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Open Mic Showcase, Isabella’s 8 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Rocco - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Fridays

Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Firewood Friday (3rd Friday’s) - Isabella’s Bar at the Ryan House, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke, Becky McMahon, 3rd Fridays, Kuepers - Dickeyville, WI, 9p.m Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - C-N-T Entertainment, T.J’s Bent Prop, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. DJ Music - Karaoke w/DJ 007, Riverboat Lounge, 9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.

The CFA season begins! The 2007 - 08 Performing Arts Series at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Center for the Arts will soon be underway, and it’s kicking off with what looks like a fantastic show, so make some plans to visit the dairyland in the near future.The season begins with Influences: The Motown Greats on Thursday, September 13, at 7:30 p.m. Influences is a show with classic Motown favorites performed by some of the most talked-about emerging artists in the country. The show will treat the audience to a night of classic songs made famous by cats like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye. The performers will also share their own stories, discussing the impact of these groundbreaking artists on their own work, and then they’ll rock out with some great new original music, concluding with a jam that will include every single artist. Influences will be performed by emerging young artists such as Chinua Hawk, who has performed with Celine Dion and written songs with Wyclef Jean, and Chris Cauley, who has toured with the likes of Will Hoge, Edwin McCain, and Matt Na-

UW-P’s Center for the Arts has lined up more shows than ever before, with 16 in total planned for the 07-08 season. The famous Tango Buenos Aires group, one of Argentina’s most famous cultural sensations (you guessed it — they tango), will be performing in Platteville on September 19. Another upcoming event that sounds more than interesting will be a musical performance from Jeff Daniels. Yes, that Jeff Daniels, the guy from Dumb & Dumber. Daniels is in fact an accomplished singer who recently released his second album, titled Grandfather’s Hat. A far cry from the buffoon he’s played in comedies, Daniels’ performance in November sounds like one to remember early. Season tickets for the CFA’s upcoming season are available now, and there is a discount for a season pass. Individual tickets for 2007 events are available now from the UW-P box office at 608-342-1298, or online at tickets. uwplatt.edu. Tickets for 2008 events will go on sale for an Internet-only pre-sale on December 1, and regular sales will begin on December 3. For more information about these and many other events going on at UW-Platteville’s Center for the Arts, including a full list of performers in the 07-08 season, log onto the Web site at uwplatt.edu/arts/cfa.

Saturdays

Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Bluff Street Live Open Mic, Mississippi Mug, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m. DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Sundays

Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.

TIX:(608)-342-1298

KEEP ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER ... BEFORE IT FREEZES

13 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19

28th Annual

Riverfest

Saturday’s list of activities is a long one, including the Arts and Crafts Fair in Washington Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Flea Market and commercial exhibit tent on Main Street from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and food vendors, inflatable rides, a fishpond, face painting, and a dunk tank throughout the day.

Ah, festival season … It seems we just cracked it open with DubuqueFest mere weeks ago, but no. That was May and here we are in September, celebrating the last rays of summer sun and the crisp nights of autumn with Riverfest. Providing festival lovers the last chance to listen to live music under the Town Clock, not to mention a craft fair in Washington Park, a flea market, food and family fun, Riverfest is scheduled for the weekend of September 14-16. This year’s event marks the 28th annual installment of the festival.

Saturday’s list of entertainment is equally long, starting off with a performance by Xtreme Dance Studio at 9:30 a.m. Dubuque’s favorite roots-blues band, James Kinds & the All Night Riders, takes the Town Clock stage at 12:30, with the blues, rock and funk band Betty & the Headlights rocking the party from 4 p.m. The Country Dancers will kick up their heels at 7 p.m. in preparation for Saturday night headliners Coupe de Ville. Known as “the Cadillac of Rock ‘n’ Roll,”

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As usual, Riverfest kicks off the festivities on Friday afternoon (September 14) with entertainment under the Town Clock, a variety of food vendors and beverages. Massey Road takes the stage at 4 p.m. to perform their unique mix of classic songs from the golden age of AM radio. Following will be a performance by a square dance troupe at 7 p.m. with party rock band The Dingleberries taking the stage at 8:30.

Clinton-based Coupe de Ville keeps the ‘50s and ‘60s alive with their mix of classic oldies. The band was inducted into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The Arts & Crafts, Flea Market and commercial exhibits continue on Sunday along with the kids’ games and rides. Sunday’s entertainment includes the Digman Dancers from 9:30 a.m., The One Hat Band from noon, a dance performance by a group of cloggers at 3 p.m. and closing out the weekend will be the Mississippi Band, playing until 6:30 p.m. – a beautiful way to bookend the festival season. For more information, call Riverfest Chairperson Donna Ginter at 563-583-8535.

PENTIUM SCHMENTIUM!

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Chicago Short Film Brigade Occidental Brothers Dance Band International Saturday, September 15 Voices Warehouse Gallery

The Chicago Short Film Brigade rides back into town with the short film banner waving Saturday, September 15. The screening marks the not-for-profit group’s second year collaborating with the Dubuque Museum of Art and the Voices From the Warehouse exhibition. The Film Brigade screening will include a new program of short films from around the country and the world. Note that film content is appropriate for ages 15 and up. Making the trip from Chicago with the Film Brigade crew will be special musical guests the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International. Currently considered to be one of the best live bands in Chicago, the Occidental Brothers play a mix of classic Central and West African music that includes soukous, highlife, rumba, and dry guitar. The eight-member multi-racial band has not only been catching the ears of music

critics familiar with the style, but a diverse audience packing their sold-out shows and dancing at their festival appearances. The group has played on the same ticket as Film Brigade board member Andrew Bird, whose Voices concert following last year’s Film Brigade screening was one of the highlights of the Voices calendar. Bird and Film Brigade curator and executive director Xan Arnada hand-picked the Occidental Brothers to perform at the event. The Chicago Short Film Brigade was organized to present a variety of short films, from local to international, in open and alternative settings. Avoiding the usual academic and festival screening venues, each with their own particular set of pretensions, the Film Brigade aims “to side-step the usual” offering film fans and casual observers alike the opportunity to see short films in a casual and fun setting. A $10 door donation is suggested for evening’s programming which includes both the short films and the live music performance. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the film screening set to begin at 7:30. This Voices special event is sponsored by Prudential Financial. For more information, visit filmbrigade.com.

The Making of an AllAmerica City Premiere Wednesday, September 12 Voices Warehouse Gallery

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this summer, you have probably heard that Dubuque was named an All-America City in June by the National Civic League. The designation is truly an honor as cities from across the United States compete each year, with only ten earning the coveted title. Dubuque’s application highlighted three aspects of the city’s progress – riverfront development, downtown revitalization, and the Crescent Community Health Center – and was compelling enough for a group of delegates (including 365’s own Matt Booth) to travel to Anaheim, California, to compete for the final ten. The community effort and the trip to Anaheim were chronicled on videotape by 365 contributor Gary Olsen and Jim Barefoot and the resulting footage was edited into a compelling 90-minute documentary film, The Making of an AllAmerica City. The premiere screening of

the film, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Voices Warehouse Gallery on Wednesday, September 12. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the screening set for 7 p.m. “We knew we were witnessing something truly unique, truly wonderful, truly American the moment the cameras started rolling on this project,” said Olsen. “This is one of the most ambitious projects I’ve ever tackled. As personal movie projects go, this could be my Citizen Kane.’” The film project began in April and follows the committee’s preparation and travel to the finals. “Dubuque’s downtown revitalization was one of the reasons we won this award,” said Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, who coordinated the application and presentation. “It’s very appropriate that this documentary premieres in a downtown warehouse project.” Funding for the documentary project came from the City of Dubuque and the Dubuque Racing Association with support from Mediacom. The video is also available on-line at www.garyolsen.com/aac.

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15 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 Rotary Dubuque’s share of the profits from this one-time-only performance will go to the Dubuque Rescue Mission. Rotary has pledged $5,000 to help the organization through its current financing crisis.

Think back to the holiday season of 1974. Thanksgiving. Elton John had just taken the stage to perform to a sold-out crowd. Suddenly, he was joined by a special guest ... the one and only John Lennon. These two superstars of music made history that night, and it was Lennon’s final performance in a major concert venue before his death six years later.

Unfortunately, we can’t go back in time and be there. But thanks to the Rotary Clubs of Dubuque and Galena, we have an event coming to the Grand Opera House that will pay tribute to the event. Dubbed “The Legends of New York City,” the show will bring two performers to recreate the performance and then put a brand-new twist on it at the Grand Opera House on Friday, September 21, at 8 p.m.

“Legends of New York City” features Bill Kropinak, a John Lennon performer for 20 years, will be joined by Lee Alverson, named the No. 1 Elton John tribute artist in the world. The twist? Alverson is also an extremely accomplished Billy Joel tribute musician. Imagine the three of these historic figures on the stage. They’ll be joined by Billy Smooth and the House Rockers, a powerhouse 4-piece rock band with more than 30 years of experience in the industry.

Tickets for “Legends of New York City” are on sale now. Reserved seat tickets are $30 and $25, available at the Grand Opera House Box Office or from members of both the Dubuque and Galena Rotary Clubs. Call 563-588-1305 to purchase tickets.

Friday, September 21

Proceeds benefit the Dubuque Rescue Mission

Friday, September 7

Sunday, September 9

Paul Mayasich Blues Band Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

Mississippi Band New Diggings, 3 - 7 PM

James Kinds & the All-Night Riders Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Monday, September 10

Badfish Municipal Lot, Bellevue, 6 - 9 PM Motor Home Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM Fiona Molloy Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM

Busted Lift Book Club Busted Lift, 7 - 9 PM

Wednesday, Sept. 12 The Wundo Band Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM

The Do Overs Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM

Saturday, September 8 Sid V & the Human Resources Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Dick Sturman Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM

Thursday Sept. 6 Roy Schroedl Saturday Sept. 8 Dick Sturman Thursday Sept. 13 John Moran Saturday Sept. 15 Maureen Kilgore Thursday Sept. 20 Bill Encke & Pab Adams Saturday Sept. 22 Ken Wheaton

Thursday, September 6

Stephen Shepard Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM Mixed Emotions DBQ Driving Range, 8 PM - 12 AM Motorhome Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

Friday, September 7

Julien’s Bluff Dog House Lounge, 9 PM - 1 AM

Open Mic w/ The Dert Tones Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM 3100 Club Comedy Midway Hotel, 8 - 10 PM Live On Main Comedy Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM Dubuque Writers Guild Isabella’s, 8 - 10 PM

Thursday, September 13

Danny Santos Isabella’s, 9 PM - 12 AM

Zero 2 Sixty Denny’s Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM

Okham’s Razor Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM

Corey Jenny Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Nick Strika Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM

Brian Marceau & Rick Hoffman Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM

Johnny Trash DBQ Fairgrounds, 9 PM - 1 AM

Live Jazz Timbers, P-ville, 7:30 - 10:30 PM

Fiona Molloy Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM

Open Mic Night Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM

LiviN’ Large Jumpers, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM

Fish On Amphetamines Isabella’s, 9 PM - 12 AM

Arthur House Comedy Feat. James Wesley Jackson Arthur House, Platteville, 9 PM - 11 PM

Denny Garcia Murph’s South End Tap, 9 PM - 1 AM

Open Mic Night Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM

Friday, September 7 365 Lunchtime Jam Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM

Dubuque ... and All That Jazz! feat. Baaro Town Clock, 5 - 9 PM Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 PM - 9 PM

John Moran Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM

Tony Walker Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

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Friday, September 14

Saturday, September 15

Thursday, September 20

Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 PM - 9 PM

Richter Scale Red N Deb’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Isabella’s Open Mic Isabella’s, 9 PM - 12 AM

Okham’s Razor Perfect Pint, P-vlle, 8 - 11 PM

Sid V & the Human Resources Grape Harbor, 9 PM - 12 AM

Live Jazz Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM

Billy Leathem Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM

Rocky Ricardo New Diggings, 9 PM - 1 AM

Rick Tittle Band Rumors, 8 PM - 12 AM

BlackBloom Bricktown, 9 PM - 1 AM

Mayflies Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM

Jabberbox Denny’s Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM Zero 2 Sixty Doolittle’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Mixed Emotions Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Open Mic Night Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM Denny Troy Gin Rickeys, 9 PM - 12 AM

Friday, September 21 Rick Tittle Band Catfish Charlie’s, 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM Melanie Mausser Grape Harbor, 9 - 11:30 PM

Menace Softtails, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM

The Dert Tones Gobbie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Ken Wheaton Grape Escape, 9 PM - 12 AM Mississippi Band Catfish Charlie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Nutsy Turtle Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

Saturday, September 15

Rick Tittle Band Pit Stop, 9 PM - 1 AM Arthur House Comedy Feat. James Wesley Jackson Arthur House, Platteville, 9 PM - 11 PM

Sunday, September 16 Mississippi Band Riverfest, 3 - 6:30 PM Rocket Surgeons New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM

Wednesday, Sept. 19 The Wundo Band Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM Open Mic w/ The Dert Tones Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

Riverfest Town Clock, Noon - 9 PM Scott & Michelle Dalziel Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Maureen Kilgore Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM Okham’s Razor Eagle Ridge, 6 - 9 PM

3100 Club Comedy Midway Hotel, 8 - 10 PM Live On Main Comedy Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM

Thursday, September 20 Ken Wheaton Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM

Julien’s Bluff DBQ Driving Range, 8 PM - 12 AM Madhouse Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM Joe & Vicki Price Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

Saturday, September 22 Sid V & the Human Resources Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Ken Wheaton Captain Merry, 6:30 - 9:30 PM Julien’s Bluff 19th Hole, 8 PM - 12 AM Katie & Brownie Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM Mixed Emotions Noonan’s North, 9 PM - 1 AM L.O.C. (Left of Center) Eichman’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Jabberbox Jumpers, 9 PM - 1 AM Okham’s Razor Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Bent Scepters Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM

LiviN’ Large Denny’s Lux Club, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM

Artie & the Pink Catillacs Eagles Club, 8 PM - 12 AM Billy Leathem Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM Country Tradition Reunion Mooney Hollow Barn, 8 PM - 12 AM

BlackBloom Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM

‘Round Midnight Jazz Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM

JAYCEE EVENT CALENDAR Friday, Sept. 7, Dubuque...and All That Jazz Serve some cold beverages with the Jaycees at the last Jazz of the season. Thursday September 13, Jaycee Power Lunch Series. Noon - 1 pm at Da Vinci’s, 395 W 9th St. Guest speaker is Mayor Roy Buol. Open to the public. $10 (Buy 1, bring a guest for free!) Thursday September 13, Financial Planning 101 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at J.C. Clubhouse 515 W. 8th. How do I get where want to be on a budget? Friday, September 14, Voices Exhibit Event 7:00 p.m. See the ad on page 20! This is gonna be big, don’t miss it. Everyone is invite! Sunday September 16, Baseball Bus Trip. Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds. Tailgating before the game. All Jaycees and friends are welcome. $25 includes your ticket, bus fare and all the food and beverages. RSVP to cwagener@dubuquebank.com by August 31. Thursday, September, 20, General Membership Meeting. 7 p.m. at the clubroom 815 W. 8th Street. All are welcome. Come discover the Jaycees. Bring a friend! Thursday-Sunday September 20-23 US Jaycees National Convention in Omaha, Nebraska. If you’re interested in joining the group from Dubuque and want to know more information about the event, please contact sara.selchert@gmail.com.

MOVIES ARE A DISH THAT IS BEST SERVED COLD ... IT IS VERY COLD IN THEATERS

19 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19

w w w. r o t t e n t o m a t o e s . c o m OPENING DURING THIS ISSUE

Halloween - A Film by Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects)

As a young boy, Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) displays disturbing, even horrifying behavior — he kills and mutilates small animals and keeps pictures of them in his school locker. His behavior goes ignored by his callous family, as his family doesn’t take him trick-ortreating, his mother’s boyfriend (William Forsythe) is physically abusive, and his mother (Sheri Moon Zombie) is oblivious to the child. On Halloween night, he murders his older sister, his mother and her boyfriend, sparing only his younger sister, Laurie. Committed to a sanitarium, Myers is placed under the care of Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell), a child psychologist. Fifteen years later, the grown Michael (Tyler Mane) escapes while on his way to maximum security and returns to Haddonfield ... does he want to finish what he begun? The announcement of this film was polarizing, as many horror fans saw no need to remake John Carpenter’s seminal classic, particularly by controversial director Rob Zombie, while others were interested to see what new twists Zombie could bring to the mythos. While Zombie does indeed insert a great deal of new material to the story, the problem is that very little of it works. A little over half the movie is dedicated to young Michael and his time in the sanitarium, with the inevitable slaughters and suspenseful chases at the end feeling almost tacked-on. The characters are an afterthought, as we barely get to know Laurie Strode or her friends before the knife begins doing its stabbity deeds. The idea to make Myers a tortured soul is almost intriguing ... except the abused-child-becomeskiller story is hardly original. Most of the cast is obviously phoning in their performances; McDowell is the lone exception, turning in an impressive job, which is fitting, as his Dr. Loomis is perhaps the one real improvement that Zombie has made here. The movie is not terrible, and fans of the genre should see it to render their own verdicts ... but wait for video.

3:10 to Yuma (9/7) Buzz: FRESH It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Western, and 2007 will bring three. Here, smalltime rancher Dan Evans agrees to transport a captured outlaw to a nearby town until the daily train can take him to Yuma for trial. As the hours tick by, the two men engage in a battle of wills as they are holed up in the same hotel. Christian Bale. Shoot ‘Em Up (9/7) Buzz: FRESH Set in London, the film follows Mr. Smith (Clive Owen), a British nanny with an extensive military background, who helps a woman (Monica Bellucci) protect an infant from ruthless hitman Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti) and his numerous subordinates. There is already a considerable amount of buzz on the Internet around this movie, focusing around a scene in which Mr. Smith engages in a shoot-out with several thugs while he and Monica Bellucci are attending to some ... business. The Brothers Solomon (9/7) ROTTEN Dean and John Solomon have always been sheltered by their father, who has done his best to nurture them. They’re good boys, but since they’ve been isolated from the general population, they’ve never developed the social skills that are required to exist in a civilization. With their father on his deathbed, the two learn that his dying wish is to have a grandchild. Eastern Promises (9/14) BUZZ: FRESH The mysterious and charismatic Russianborn Nikolai Luzhin is a driver for one of London’s most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. Nikolai’s carefully maintained existence is jarred once he crosses paths at Christmastime with Anna Khitrova, a midwife at a North London hospital who is trying to discover the identity of a dead teenage prostitute. Mr. Woodcock (9/14) BUZZ: ROTTEN While growing up, John Farley and many of his classmates were tormented by a sadistic gym teacher named Mr. Woodcock. Now grown-up, John is shocked to discover that his widowed mother has decided to re-marry ... and her new hubby is Mr. Woodcock.

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- Corey Feldman has revealed that Warner Brothers is still looking at producing a long-awaited sequel to The Goonies ... however, WB is now considering an animated series in lieu of a live-action film. “All of us really, really wanted to do it,” he says. “For whatever reason, Warner Bros. doesn’t see [a live-action sequel] as a profitable venture.” - A bidding war has erupted over George Lucas’ upcoming Clone Wars computer-animated television series. Walt Disney Studios, through ABC, has entered the fray alongside FOX and HBO, both of which are heavily campaigning for the broadcast rights to the series. Each episode will be 22 minutes long, with the general tone of the original Star Wars movie — actionadventure with a lighter tone. - Michael Douglas has been confirmed to be reprising his classic role of Gordon Gekko in a sequel to the ‘80s hit, Wall Street, titled Money Never Sleeps. The new film will have a global scope, with settings in New York, London, the United Arab Emirates and in an unnamed Asian country. Gekko is now out of prison and has been a free man for the past eight years, but despite a new appearance, does a leopard change its spots? - Corey Haim has reportedly been forced to drop out of the upcoming sequel to The Lost Boys, titled The Tribe. Haim’s manager says that Haim ran into immigration problems while traveling in and out of the country to Canada. Jason Patric, Jamison Newlander, Corey Feldman and Haim are all contracted to return. - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, known for his WWE career and action films like Doom, is taking his career in a new direction: He’s in negotiations to headline a remake of the 1975 Disney classic Escape to Witch Mountain. Johnson will play a Vegas cab driver who picks up a pair of siblings with paranormal powers.

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19 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 of her installation pieces – large circular arrangements of small white ceramic dishes, each with an image of some sort of insect or pairs of insects imprinted in either red or black. Individually, each dish seems to hint at some greater meaning, but the impact of the overall installation magnifies that sense of mystery which is balanced by a calming sense of order imparted by the arrangement. Impressed by her professionalism, Tully predicts further success for the young artist: “I’m sure she’ll go far because she’s very dedicated to her art.”

architecture and collections of his poetry, and has exhibited his paintings, sculpture and photography across the United States and Europe. He has spent time living in Chicago, Galena and Naxos, Greece. His Voices installation will be an eclectic grouping of pieces including some paintings, drawings, and a radio beacon to outer space that will be sending an S.O.S. code regarding global warming. The former director of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Narkiewicz-Laine is reportedly very impressed with the Voices exhibition and the Dubuque/Galena arts scene. Cedar Rapids artist Tom Newport is known regionally for his semi-abstract metal sculpture. A graduate of Cornell College, Newport works as a jewelry designer and sculptor. His work is included in public sculpture projects in Cedar Rapids, Rock Island, Illinois, and Loveland, Colorado, as well as private and gallery collections. While some of his metal sculpture has a painted finish, other pieces feature a high-buff steel finish. Noting that Newport’s work will bring a nice contrast to the older and rougher surroundings of the warehouse, Tully observed, “You need a little sparkle.”

Continued from Page 9 Another Iowa City artist, Anita Jung, teaches printmaking and letterpress at the University of Iowa. For the Voices show, Jung will create an installation using paint samples from a paint store to create work in and around the other work on display in the warehouse gallery. With the help of Clarke College art students, she will install the piece(s) on Friday night and Saturday afternoon leading up to the opening. Also working from a more conceptual approach is ceramic artist Yen-Hua Lee. Originally from Taiwan, Lee earned an MFA from Northern Illinois University at DeKalb and has recently moved to New York. Her Voices work will comprise two

Galena artist John Martinson creates abstract metal sculpture which he sometimes displays in his Galena sculpture garden. Working with a backyard setting in mind, his warehouse installation includes a large abstract sculpture with an outhouse theme, a set of swings, a clothesline, and a modified gas tank. “I think his use of found material is really whimsical and fun,” noted Tully as we sat in the swings hanging from the warehouse beams. Architect, painter, writer, and poet Christian Narkiewicz-Laine is the living definition of a modern renaissance man. A descendant of Lithuanian and Russian noble families, he was educated in France, Greece, Italy and the United States. He has written, taught and lectured extensively on architecture and aesthetics, curated special exhibitions on architecture around the world, has published books on

Bellevue artist Doug Schlesier, probably best known locally as an art instructor at Clarke College, will employ an Egyptian

theme for his Voices installation. In addition to paintings based on his travels in Egypt, and a scale model of the Great Pyramid, Schlesier will construct an outdoor light array using four 17.5 million candle-power spotlights that will converge over the warehouse at the height of the Great Pyramid.

Dubuque photographer Joey Wallis has been busy setting up his new photo studio and gallery on upper Main Street (between Jitterz and Salsa’s) in-between shooting portrait photos and weddings. An accomplished art and nature photogContinued on Page 29

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“Dubuque City Council Sets Next Year’s Goals and Priorities” by Mayor Roy D. Buol On August 28-29, your Dubuque City Council completed its annual goal setting sessions, reaffirming our 2020 Vision Statement and 2010 Goals, and establishing a 2007 - 2008 policy agenda. Here are the details:

Policy Agenda 2007-2008:

City of Dubuque Vision 2020: “The City of Dubuque is a Progressive, Sustainable City with a Strong Balanced Economy and Connections to the World! The Dubuque community takes pride in our History and Heritage and has actively preserved our Picturesque River and Community! Dubuque citizens have choices of Quality Livable Neighborhoods and Fun Things to do and are Engaged in the Community!”

City of Dubuque Goals 2010: • A Diverse, Strong Dubuque Economy • Planned and Managed Growth • Partnering for a Better Dubuque • Improved Connectivity – Transportation and Telecommunication • Riverfront Development

TOP PRIORITIES: • Every Child…Every Promise – City Actions • Workforce Development Strategy • Green City Initiatives • Keyline Transit Service • Police Staffing: Evaluation and Actions HIGH PRIORITIES: • Street Program Continuation and Funding • Water Pollution Control Plant Facility Upgrade • Unified Development Code • East/West Corridor Study • Southwest Arterial: Direction The 2007-08 Management Agenda represents short-term projects for the City Manager and City Staff and includes items that are considered major projects that involve significant City resources and which may take longer than one year to complete, including: ADA Actions; Air Service Expansion; All America City Award Promotion; Drainage Basin Master Plan; Diversity: Next Steps; Police Patrol “Hot Spots”; North Fork Catfish Creek (Storm Water & Sanitary Sewer Improvements); Port of Dubuque Parking Facility; ~Service Needs Assessment and Staffing Plan; and Traffic Safety Solutions (Northwest Arterial/Pennsylvania Avenue). I applaud the process and the results achieved by a group of very committed, educated and visionary individuals who serve our citizens not just during their “term,” but rather…for the “long term!”

TIM’S CAT IS A MENACE TO SOCIETY. ANY TAKERS?

GIVING VOICE•PAM KRESS-DUNN

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My friend Janet sends me an email from her home in Tuscon: “Yesterday, Lucy’s puppy went over to the old cat and gave her a little lick on the nose. The cat (she is clawless) promptly smacked the puppy’s face. The puppy was stunned. I wouldn’t want her to feel that was a common reaction to giving a little love, but the old cat just did it again! I think Janet’s concern is heightened because of something else going on in her life right now. She has invited her sweetheart to move in with her, relocating all the way from Kansas City. Seeing her cat act so mean to her daughter’s friendly puppy, I’m sure she worries that this combining of households, as joyful as it is, might not go smoothly. She asks me, “You must have gone through some similar experiences with your husband. Shared space. It has its attractions and distractions, doesn’t it?” You’ve got that right, Janet. I’ve lived with more people than you can shake a stick at, and no matter the attraction or convenience, there have been moments when I wanted to flee to a Motel 6. Having remarried only three years ago, I’ve found that the older I get, the more interesting the requisite compromise has been. And we don’t even have any teenagers in the house.

The man I married informed me early on that he had never lived alone, a fact I found astonishing. He wasn’t even born alone, arriving soon after his twin

brother in the back seat of the doctor’s car. (A story for another time.) Once they got home, he shared a room with his twin and their older brother until they went away to college. College meant roommates, and so did graduate school. When he could avoid it no longer, he showed up for basic training. In the Army, there is no such thing as solitude. After discharge, he moved in with his girlfriend, who became his wife. So there he was, a man who had never lived alone, and liked it that way. As for me, I lived with lots of people, but I almost always had my own room. Maybe it would have been good for me to be crammed into a bedroom with siblings growing up, but there were only two of us in a three bedroom house, and besides, my sister had cooties. College threw me into one room with another person, but we were 1) amazingly compatible, and 2) quickly pulled apart. Deanne moved out first, to live with her boyfriend, and then I did the same. After that we set up household in one apartment after another, with or without roommates. I finally ended up with half a house to myself, feeling brave mainly because I had gained custody of the Labrador retriever when my boyfriend and I broke up.

Then I went to grad school. My dog and I lived alone for the first few months, and I felt like a negligent mom, riding my bike from the library to take her out for walks that were never long enough. At semester break, I found her a home in the country and myself a nicer apartment with a roommate in my graduate program. It was going to be fun to have someone else around for a change, popping popcorn, playing music, hanging out. I thought that, anyway, until three days after I moved in and her boyfriend told me she was in the hospital after try-

ing to kill herself. I realized then that I had seen a shotgun propped against the side of her bed when I was moving my stuff in. I had simply not processed what I was seeing. (Maybe she enjoys hunting! Who knows?) She made it through, and we did have fun. But then we graduated, and I couldn’t find a job, and moved back in with mom and dad – what we call today the boomerang kid. I solved that dilemma by marrying my high school sweetheart, not the best of choices. Entire books have been written about why women stay with men who are alcoholic, mean, and violent. I’ll admit that not wanting to live alone is certainly one of them. Eventually, I divorced him and moved to Dubuque where I lived with my two kids in a big house where we each had our own rooms and I was, I have to admit, really looking forward to watching them gain their independence and moving out. I had big plans for that house, or at least for those two bedrooms of theirs. One would become a sort of upstairs lounge; I really wanted to get the TV out of the living room. The other would be my study, a place to read and write – just like Virginia Woolf’s Room of One’s Own.

Okay, I’ll admit it, what I wanted was a House of One’s Own. One thing I dreamed of with particular longing was having the dining table all to myself. That table is big and wide and beautiful. Over the years, I would do projects there, spreading out books and papers and what have you, even after I started doing most of my writing on a computer. But it all had to be cleared off for meals. I lusted after having that table all to myself, keeping it covered with stuff for days. But no. I had to go and fall in love with a guy who wanted to live with me and marry me. Who bought a house and put my name on it along with his. Who covers that table with his own projects, more often than not. Love is all about compromise, I know, but sometimes I think I could use a bigger house. As for Janet? She knows all this. She’s smart and loving and determined to make this work. Here’s how she ended her email: “I think that the old cat and I will have to become more tolerant and less territorial. Speaking for myself, I am ready. Pam Kress-Dunn pam2617@yahoo.com

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND THE STONES ... ONLY IN 365INK, BABY!

Bobs Book Reviews ’

Gathering No Moss by Bob Gelms This piece is about Robert Greenfield’s book Exile On Main Street: A Season in Hell With The Rolling Stones so, naturally, I need to open with a short comment regarding Frank Lloyd Wright. At one point in my freckled past I wanted to be an architect. I came to admire Frank Lloyd Wright above all other architects. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago right next to Oak Park, where Wright lived and worked. He designed many homes in Oak Park and in Chicago. I lived close enough to visit almost all of them and actually was able to tour the insides of quite a few. Wright lingered on the periphery of my life. I’ve attended hundreds of concerts and the best venue I’ve ever been in for that sort of thing is the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. It was designed by Louis Sullivan, Wright’s employer. For a time I lived in a co-op in Hyde Park in Chicago that was designed by Mies Van Der Rohe who was a great admirer of Wright’s. I lived just up the street from Robie House, one of Wright’s most recognized and influential buildings. Then I read a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright. It turns out that he was one of the most despicable human beings to have ever walked the Earth … the reincarnation of Narcissus himself … a completely selfabsorbed monster who expected everyone to kneel at the altar of his talent. How could one of my heroes be so loathsome?

It took me a long time to separate the kind of man he was with the kind of work he did. I’ve come to consider the dangerous thought that his soaring, aweinspiring buildings might be a result of the kind of man he was.

I had the same reaction when I read A Season in Hell With The Rolling Stones. I am not alone in the belief that the Rolling Stones are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. Down through the years I’ve read all the wildly bizarre stories about their personal lives and jet-setting antics. It got to the point that the stories were so surreal that they couldn’t be true. It turns out that, after reading Greenfield’s book, we don’t know the half of it.

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The book is the story of the recording of the Stones’ LP, Exile on Main Street. It happened at a seaside mansion in the south of France during the summer of 1971. The Stones in general, but Keith (Keef) Richards in particular, were dodging the law in England because of, mostly, drug-related reasons. They exiled themselves to the south of France where they had a lot of time on their hands and decided to record an album. It was a typical rock and roll scene: A 24/7 party with everyone dropping by from John Lennon to heroin dealers from Marseilles. Every addictive substance know to humankind was purchased in very large quantities and consumed in like manner: Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, barbiturates, uppers, downers, acid, psilocybin, alcohol … for as altered as they were all the time they could have been snorting Drano and might not have noticed. The truly astounding fact is not that the Stones managed to record one of their best albums but that they all made it out of there alive. Everyone was playing royal bed bouncer in secret with everyone else’s wives all under the same roof. The next morning all of them sat together at breakfast as if nothing had happened the night before. That is, until the secret sexcapades became not so secret. Unbelievably enough, even though they were all sleeping with each other’s wives, girlfriends, former girlfriends, future wives, whatever, they still worked on the album. Now, most of the sexual promiscuity didn’t include Bill Wyman or Charlie Watts. In fact Jagger and Richards considered all the other

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musicians in the band their backup musicians. The Glimmer Twins were the Rolling Stones and everyone else was replaceable. Out of this devil’s brew of seething resentment, jealousy, narcissism, and profound personal conflict, all exacerbated by mountains of mind-altering substances, comes one the best albums by the greatest rock and roll band of all time. This story is so engrossing that almost anyone could tell it. It turns out that almost anyone did. Greenfield is not the best writer around and the book is infected with a horde of clichés. Even that didn’t stop me from reading Exile On Main Street: A Season In Hell With The Rolling Stones in one sitting and Greenfield did get the title exactly right. As with Frank Lloyd Wright, I try not to think about the quality of the people working but the quality of the work having been done. If there is another season in hell in the future for these guys I’m thinking that Frank Lloyd Wright and the Glimmer Twins will be spending time at the same sweltering resort. NEXT TIME On The Road for 50 years … Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel celebrates 50 years in print and 50 years being misunderstood.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

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Think Inside of the Box Were you told to “think outside of the box” today? People use this catchphrase to encourage others to look at a challenge from a new perspective. It often comes from someone in charge who feels the current solutions or ideas are just not good enough. The cliché loosely means “think creatively.” “Think outside of the box” has become the least creative way to tell someone to be more creative. The phrase “think outside of the box” first began at the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s. Thinking outside of the box represented Walt Disney’s vision. After Walt’s death in 1966, everyone would ask, “What would Walt do (WWWD)?” The leaders would then explain that Walt’s thought process was “thinking outside of the box,” referring to thinking creatively, not accepting the status quo, openness to new ideas, and a willingness to explore. Today, the phrase has become as common Mickey Mouse. Every day is filled with this cliché. It rolls off of the tongues of leaders, bosses and politicians. I’ve

heard it in church and in advertisements (think outside of the bun). I have a friend that tells everyone he wants to be cremated when he dies because he has spent his whole life thinking outside of the box, he sure doesn’t want to be buried in one. When someone tells you to think outside of the box, they are trying to get you to think creatively and pushing you to do more for the company, team, or organization. It is one of the most overused phrases. Does it really enhance creativity? When I hear someone say we must “think outside the box,” I want to ask them to think of a more creative way to tell me to think creatively. It is almost to the point where just saying “think outside the box” actually closes the box. “Think outside of the box” has lost its zing! It is the least creative way to tell someone to be more creative. If Walt Disney were still alive, I bet he would ban his employees from saying “think outside the box.” He would have thought of 48 other ways to say be more creative by now. If everyone is thinking outside the box, maybe the best way to think creatively is to think inside the box?

1% Mattitude Improvement Tip Train Your Employees To motivate and keep employees, give them skills that make them more hireable. There is a free agent mentality in the workplace. People know they will probably not stay with one company for their entire career. The way to keep them is to give them the skills that actually make them more desirable to other companies. The more they learn

and the more skills you help them develop, the more loyal they will be to your company and the more likely they will be to stick around. Improving your life just a little each day makes all the difference! What tips do you use to improve your life? If you have a useful tip, I encourage you to send it to me so others can benefit. Simply send tips to: tips@mattbooth.com.

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VOICES

Schedule of Events Saturday, September 8 Opening and Artist Reception 7 - 11 p.m. $10 donation at the door. Sponsored by Premier Bank.

Gallery Hours 1 - 5 p.m. Sundays! Come enjoy great art every Sunday! (Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 6) Wednesday, September 12 The City of Dubuque presents: The Making Of an All-America City Produced by The City of Dubuque, Dubuque Racing Association, Gary Olsen and Jim Barefoot. Free and open to the public, children and adults welcome. Refreshments provided. Doors open at 6:30, Screening at 7 p.m.

Friday, September 14 Jaycees / 365 Night, 7- 10 p.m. The Jaycees welcome young professionals to enjoy great art and discover the Dubuque Jaycees. 365 welcomes old prefessionals and everyone else to do the same! Special musical guests Lucho Rey y Su Salsera & food by Fried Green Tomatoes. Donations welcome.

Saturday, September 15 Gallery Hours 1 - 5 p.m. Chicago Short Film Brigade Screening for ages 15 and up. Doors open at 7, screening at 7:30 p.m. Special musical guest Occidental Brothers. Sponsored by Prudential Financial. Donation at the door.

Saturday, September 22 Gallery Hours 1 - 5 p.m. Special Event: 8 p.m., The Wild Animals CD Release Party. Donation at the door.

Friday, September 28 Birthday Party for DBQ Arts Council. Details TBA.

Saturday, September 29 Gallery Hours 1 - 5 p.m. Art After Hours, 7 - 11 p.m. Sponsored by Captain Merry Bistro and Spa. Donation at the door.

Saturday, October 6 Special Closing Event: 7 - 11 p.m. Closing Party with musical guests Broke Out Steppers. Donation at the Door. Photos by Ron Tigges / DigitalDubuque.com

365INK: IT’S PEANUT-BUTTERY!

25 Fajita Salad Wraps Delicious Gluten & Casein-Free wraps.

All you need 1 1/4 cup Italian Viniagrette, divided 1 1/4 lbs boneless sirloin steak 1 bag (10 oz) romaine leaves 1 Vidalia onion, cut into thin wedges and separated 1 cup sliced roasted red peppers, 8 (8-inch) La Tortilla Factory™, gluten-free wraps

“My son spoke his first words three days after starting him on a gluten-free, casein-free diet.” Similar stories abound from parents around the world with autistic children. Yet others tried the diet and saw no changes. Some researchers believe removing gluten and casein from the diet of a child with autism may improve digestion, allergies and sociability. The theory is associated with what is known as a “leaky gut.” Tiny holes in the intestinal tract prevent complete digestion of peptides found in gluten and casein. These peptides travel to the brain, where they attach, undigested, to opiod receptors. Eventually they build up in the brain and exacerbate behavioral symptoms. In the most simplistic terms, it’s like being “high” on morphine. To avoid withdrawal symptoms, gluten and casein containing foods should be removed gradually from the diet. Some believe the gluten-free, casein-free diet is more beneficial if introduced when children are very young. Note other researchers do not support this theory or advocate the diet for treating autism. The diet is challenging. Learning which foods contain gluten or casein is overwhelming. Since the diet eliminates wheat, rye, barley and all dairy products, nutrient deficiencies can develop, leading to other complications. Planning to try a gluten-free, casein-free diet? Contact your local Hy-Vee dietitians for assistance. They can provide information on which foods to avoid and which foods to eat, asses the need for vitamin and mineral supplements and offer recipe suggestions to help you and your child. Locate a Hy-Vee dietitian near you at HyVeeHealth.com.

Nutrition Facts: 370 calories, 16 g fat, 39 g carbs, 18g protein, 4 g fiber, 640 mg sodium.

Snack from the food groups. A healthy snack includes at least one food from the five food groups. • Grain group: popcorn • Vegetable group: broccoli w/ ranch dip • Fruit group: dried fruits • Meat group: peanut butter • Milk group: string cheese Need help planning quick meals and snacks? Go to Hy-VeeHealth.Com and find a Hy-Vee dietitian near you. Or browse our recipes section for cooking with kids.

Cranberry-Pecan Granola Bars

Kids will enjoy helping make this tasty backpack treat.

All you need 2 tbsp Hy-Vee butter 3 cups Hy-Vee miniature marshmallows 1 (12 oz) package Back to Nature™ cranberry pecan granola All you do Melt butter and marshmallows in a large saucepan. Remove pan from heat. Stir in granola. Pat mixture into lightly greased 8-inch-square baking pan. Cover and chill until set. Cut into bars and wrap in plastic wrap. Serves 16 (1 bar each). Nutrition facts: 130 calories, 3.5 g fat, 23 g carbs, 2 g protein, 40 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.

Backpack Snacks It is back-to-school time and time to keep plenty of portable snacks on hand. Looking for a convenient place to stash those snacks? Look no further than your back - your backpack, that is. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 93% of children snack during the day, with afternoon being the most popular time. Whether your child comes home after school or spends hours practicing sports, band, choir or other extra-curricular activities, backpack snacks can be a healthy way to fuel kids’ bodies. Try the following tips to keep on-the-go snacks tasty and healthy.

RECIPE

Can Diet Alter Autism?

All you do Brush 1/4 cup of dressing over steak. Grill or broil steak until desired doneness. Thinly slice against the grain. In a large bowl, mix romaine leaves, onion, red peppers and steak. Stir in remaining 1 cup salad dressing, tossing gently to coat. Fill each flour tortilla with fajita salad. Serves 8.

ice pack - or keep them chilled with bottles of frozen juice or water. Pack the original fast food! Take along nature’s candy - apples, grapes, bananas, celery, carrots, oranges and pears.

RECIPE

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Fishy Fruit Trail Mix

Store in snack-size bags for an easy backpack snack.

All you need 4 cups Quaker™ Toasted Oatmeal Squares cereal 1 cup Hy-Vee dried banana chips 1/2 cup Hy-Vee dried berries 1 cup Hy-Vee mixed nuts 1 1/2 cup Goldfish™ Colors snack crackers

Baggies are a snacks’ best friend. Stuff snack-size baggies with ultra-convenient healthy snacks like baby carrots, raisins, celery and trail mix.

All you do Combine all ingredients in a large sealable plastic bag. Shake gently to mix. Serves 16.

Pack perishables with care. Keep foods like yogurt and cheese cold by storing them in an insulated lunch bag with an

Nutrition facts: 180 calories, 25 g carbs, 8 g fat, 6 g protein, 2 g fiber, 170 mg sodium and rich in iron.

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in one piece I might consider reevaluating my definition of “vacation.”)

Full Circle Perspective is a challenging concept to wrap the brain around. We’re asked to “change our perspective,” “look at it from someone else’s point of view” or we may find ourselves defending our own viewpoints. We look at an object or situation from all angles, pondering its existence and settle on our own preferred judgment only to find that others see something totally different. Or, upon further review we form an altogether new conclusion. A recent trek to the Grand Canyon turned into an adventure not soon to be forgotten. Arriving at sunset revealed its rugged interior in a reddened glow. Majestic and spectacular, any attempt beyond this to pen a description is futile. There simply are no words to match the visual impact when viewed for the first time. Breathtaking and overwhelming I was, however, quickly reminded of how infinitesimally small I was. Up at dawn the next day I entered the inner recess with eager anticipation. This quickly diminished as I recalled a conversation I had earlier with Ranger Steve. “Remember, there is no water or shade on this trail and we’ve already lost 8 people this year,” he cautioned. “Lost?” I said. “Yes,” he replied. “They died.” However, already on my way, it was too late to turn around. (I made a mental note that should I make it out

Many miles and hours later I finally reached the bottom and Phantom Ranch, aptly named as its presence never seemed to materialize. Sharing the experience with other weary hikers under a rosy star lit sky made the effort even more meaningful. However a 4:30 a.m. wake-up call the next morning brought reality bolting back. We still had to drag ourselves out. Many more miles and hours later I was again standing at the top. Peering over the rim at what was just accomplished, the canyon looked entirely different than originally viewed just a few short days ago. Did the view change or did something cause a shift in my perspective? Having viewed this massive void in the earth from the top, bottom and all sides it no longer looked the same, its image held new meaning for me. Although still engaged by its beauty I reverently understood the harshness of the canyon’s arid environment and the inherent dangers that aren’t initially obvious. Starting at the top and ending the same was a full circle experience. With reality defined by our perceptions, it only makes sense that our experiences help shape a perspective that is uniquely our own. Whether forced upon us or of our own choosing expanding our horizons means being open to possibility with some willingness to try something new. Often out of our comfort zone these opportunities to let go of stubbornly held beliefs may reveal a new landscape; similar in content, however, new in meaning.

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Dear Trixie: What do you do with a guy who doesn’t talk much? I recently met a nice, clean guy with a job who’s about my age and seems interested in me. We’ve gone out twice and both times I had to carry all the conversations. I’d ask polite questions and he’d give me monosyllabic answers. He says he wants to see me again for a movie and late supper. But I don’t know if I’m up for that. I think he likes me but I can’t be sure. If he’d just open up a teeny bit we could move this thing toward something akin to a relationship. What is up with this guy? When someone doesn’t talk, it’s hard to tell what they’re really thinking. --Rebound Rhonda Dear Rhonda: He’s probably thinking how pretty you’d look with your severed head jammed onto his fencepost. And when he smiles that shy smile he has, it’s because he’s imagining your body wrapped in 6 pieces in his chest freezer. Dear Trixie: I’m having trouble believing in God. I lost a friend to cancer-- a very dear friend who had always been there for me and all of his other friends without fail. Then someone backed into my car while I was shopping and took off on me. And today I was told by my boss that I’m losing my job to corporate downsizing. How can so many bad things happen to good people? Do you think it’s all some part of God’s plan and that I just don’t see the connection yet? -- Want To Believe Dear Want To Believe: I often sit and ponder God’s mysteries. Just the other day while wiping spit off my TV screen, I wondered who are these people who actually watch entire episodes of “Murder She Wrote”? And why is that still in syndication? Don’t stop believing in God though. I happen to know for a fact that God works with mysterious, cruel irony. If he didn’t, people like David Lee Roth and Phil Collins would still have hair and hit records. Dear Trixie: Girls at my health club are totally dolled up! They do their hair and make-up and wear matching leotards and leg warmers. Their only purpose in going to the gym seems to be to meet cute guys, share a bran muffin and then leave with them. Don’t they know how stupid they look? --Buff Dear Buff: No, you’re the stupid one. See, if they go to the gym every day to pick up guys, then they don’t have to do it on the weekends. Think of the money they’re saving on cocktails and clothing. Dear Trixie; I’m freaking out about my finances! I was hospitalized last month and don’t have a job. Today I got a bill for $8500. What should I do? --Poor Girl Dear Poor Girl: Throw it in the garbage. Don’t worry, they’ll send you another one, but that simple yet empty gesture will give you back a small sense of control over your life and keep you from developing that understandable but neurotic fear of your own mailbox.

AVAILABILITY ARIES Recent routine medical tests come back with results that say your good cholesterol is way too low. So you compensate by eliminating all of the things from your diet that make you truly happy. This way you can live forever and hate every single minute of it. Every once in while, throw caution to the wind with a massive bowl of ice cream and a dark chocolate bar. Before your body can react negatively, the blip in the routine will be gone and it’ll never know what hit it! TAURUS The next time you discover a mouse in your home, resist the urge to go out and buy a mousetrap. That’s no fun. Instead, arm yourself with every Nerf gun you can afford. The next time that mouse shows himself on your territory, show him who’s boss. GEMINI Take the initiative, learn from that Colorado Springs elementary school that banned the game of tag, and become the villain in the workplace. Inform everyone that coffee will now cost $8 per cup due to taxes imposed by the state, then take the proceeds and quadruple them at the Diamond Jo. CANCER The next time you’re bemoaning the fact that there’s nothing on television. Think about it: If they had TV in older times, people would have to watch Dr. Freud instead of Dr. Phil. Think about the horrors that would happen then! LEO Award yourself a new title and demand that everyone you know refer to you by it. But make it a creative title. “President” or “Poobah,” those are old news. “Lord Bumblecron, Leader of the Free World,” though ... that’s the ticket!. VIRGO You will find it harder than ever to restore your golf game to its former glory. Not only do you not even have a tenth of the skill of Michelle Wie, every time you play Tiger Woods on the Nintendo Wii, you get crushed. It’s time to find a new career. LIBRA Gain attention by uttering the absolutely most stupid comment you possibly can at the dinner table. “Thank goodness for whomever invented water!” You’ll look like an idiot, but people will look at you. SCORPIO Bears season is here. For the love of God, don’t yell at the TV when Rex Grossman fumbles his first snap. Break the TV off the wall and beat the nearest Packer fan with it. SAGITTARIUS Devise a great way to break up with your next significant other. Note: Farm animals and food condiments do not constitute “great way.” CAPRICORN We saw you at the Julien singing karaoke. Please admit to yourself at your nearest convenience that even Milli Vanilli is better than you. AQUARIUS Adjust your sense of humor. Walking up to a group of guys at a bowling alley and saying, “Tell me about your balls,” is just horribly juvenile. Yes, it’s funny, but it’s juvenile. But funny. PISCES Do not employ the practices of 24’s Jack Bauer in your cooking and food preparation. The last thing your family wants to hear from the kitchen is, “Damn it! I’m running out of thyme!”

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This is not a complere distribution list, we got tired. 3100 Club 32nd St. Oky Doky 32nd St. Sinclair station 365 Offices (1st & Main) 66 Station Arterial/Penn American Trust Amirage Arena / Coliseum Badger Brothers Coffee Bartini’s Basket Expressions Europa Haus / Bier Stube Bike Shack Body and Soul Borders Books Bowling and Beyond Bricktown Busted Lift Café Manna Java Capri Captain Merry Carlos O’Kelly’s Carnegie-Stout Library Catfish Charlie’s Chamber of Commerce Chestnut Mtn. Resort Cici’s Pizza Clarke College ColdStone Creamery Contempo Country Inn Hotel Country Kitchen Courtside Cremer’s Culver’s Da Vinci’s Dairy Queen DB&T Asbury Road DB&T on JFK DB&T on Central Delhi Medical Center Designworks Diamond Jo Casino Doghouse Dubuque Building Lobby Dubuque Schools Admin. DBQ County Courthouse Dubuque Dental DBQ Discount Gas (US 20) Dubuque Family Practice Dubuque Main Street Dubuque Mattress Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque Optometric Dupaco Eagle Country Market Easy Street Ecumenical Towers EDSB Envision Sports Fairfield Inn Falbo Bros. Pizza (Yum!) Family Beer Finley Hospital 1st nat. Bank/Platteville Five Flags Five Point Mart Four Seasons Buffet Frame of Mind Gift Shop Fried Green Tomatoes Galena Cellars Governor Dodge Hotel Graham’s Store for Men Grand Harbor Hotel Grand Opera House Grand River Center Grape Harbor Groomingdales Hampton Inn Hartig’s on Central

Hartigs on Locust HC & Co. Heartland Inn Hilton Garden Holiday Inn Dubuque Hudson’s HyVee @ Asbury HyVee @ Wacker Plaza Hy-Vee on Locust Ink Exchange Instant Replay Iowa Welcome Center Isabella’s Jimmy John’s Julien Inn /Alta Glocke Kaladis Kephart’s Kirchhoff Distributing Knickers Los Aztecas Lot One Maid Rite Mario’s Medical Associates Mercy Hospital Midas Muffler Midway Hotel Miguel’s Coffee Bar Minatori’s Mining Museum the Mission Mississippi Mug Mississippi River Museum Mojo Salon Mont Rest Moondog Music Murph’s South End Tap Neighbor’s Tap New Diggings Store Noonan’s Oky Dokey 1st & Locust Oky Doky on Kerper Outside the Lines Gallery Pancheros Panera Paul’s Big Game Tap Penalty Box Peosta Gas and Snack Pepper Sprout Phoenix Fitness Pickerman’s Dick’s Supermarket Players The Point Restaurant Prudential Quiznos at Arterial Radio Dubuque Remax Restoration Warehouse River Lights Rondinelli Shamrock Jewelers Sids Beverage Steve’s Ace Home & Garden Steve’s Pizza Stumble Inn Sublime Subway Super 8 Motel Supreme Subs Taiko Theisen’s Trackside Uncle Ike Pizzeria Uno’s UW-Platteville Campus Vans Liquor Store Varsity Sports Yardarm

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29 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 Continued from Page 19 rapher, Wallis is working on a new series of photos for the show. “He’s got a very human approach to photography, so I thought he would be a good addition to the show,” said Tully, adding, “I’m impressed that he’s got his own studio and is investing in downtown.” In addition to the diverse and often largescale artwork made possible by the expansive warehouse gallery, the space lends itself to a variety of special events. Along with the opening, events include a City of Dubuque presentation, The Making of an All-American City; a Dubuque Jaycees / 365 night featuring music by Lucho Rey y Su Salsera; a screening of short films by the Chicago Short Film Brigade along with a performance by Chicago-based afro-pop band the Occidental Brothers; a CD release party for Dubuque-based band The Wild Animals (formerly known as the Worn Out Shoes); a birthday party for the Dubuque Arts Council; an Art After Hours event; and a closing party featuring Iowa City reggae band Broke Out Steppers. “The special events are a draw for a broad spectrum of viewers,” explains Tully. “They will come for one event but will be exposed to more of the art.”

Being a space that seems to encourage collaboration, the warehouse works well to bring people to the show that might be intimidated by exhibitions in more formal surroundings. “One of the reasons for a Dubuque Museum of Art off-campus exhibition is to create an exhibit that people will not feel intimidated about attending,” notes Tully. “The events present the work in a joyful manner as opposed to the cliché of the man with his spectacles on his nose and his hand on his chin staring at a painting. It’s in a joyful mode while still evoking some higher thought.”

As an added feature, Loras College and Fly By Night Theater Troupe will be providing short theatrical performances on opening night and during select special events. (See the accompanying schedule for dates and times of special events, along with additional features for details on particular events.) When asked what impact the Voices shows have within the art community, Tully sees the exhibits as an opportunity and a challenge: “I would hope that the acceptance of the Voices show would inspire area artists to look at their work in a new way (knowing) that the community will accept it. We are making our cultural corridor a destination. There is a lot of talent here. If we keep putting it out there, people will come to see it.”

In addition to the opening and other special events, the Voices warehouse gallery will be open for viewing free to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. through October 7. Voices From the Warehouse District 3 is presented by the Dubuque Museum of Art and sponsored by Premier Bank, The Iowa Arts Council, Wilmac Property Company, Mission Creative and Francis Henkels Attorney. For more information, visit www.voiceswarehousegallery.com.

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James Wesley Jackson

Saturday, September 8, 9 PM The Arthur House, Platteville James Wesley Jackson is a smart, sophisticated comedy veteran who won an Emmy for his writing and performance on the TV show SFO. He’s appeared on A&E, BO, Comedy Central, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien and performed with Chris Rock.

KIER

Live on Main Comedy @ Bricktown Wednesday, September 12, 9 PM This exceptional musical stand-up comedian: Kier showcases an evening of music and stand-up comedy. Kier is one of comedy’s highest ranking veteran with over 25 years as a performer! His masterful guitar playing and rock impressions are simply dead on with guest appearances by Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Mathews, John Lennon, Willie Nelson and U2! Kier has been heard on the nationally syndicated radio program Bob and Tom and he has also been seen on national television such as Comedy Central and ABC’s America’s Funniest People.

Sean Kent and Owen Benjamin

3100 Club Comedy, Midway Hotel Wednesday, September 12, 8 p.m. Sean Kent is quickly becoming a critical favorite. XM Satellite Radio hailed his GARY OLSEN’S

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first CD, Sex, Drugs and Politics, as an instant classic. He’s joined by Owen Benjamin, a standup comedian based in Los Angeles, CA, who performs regularly around Hollywood.

PAUL KELLY

Saturday, September 15, 9 PM The Arthur House, Platteville Paul Kelly-a master storyteller, quick ad-libber & 30-year-old Chicago comedy veteran with real life humor and a unique physical style. Paul headlines nationally and has appeared on Showtime, FOX, and A&E.

DAN ST. PAUL

Live on Main Comedy @ Bricktown Wednesday, September 19, 9 PM You loved Dan St Paul on the Bob and Tom Show performing his bit “The First Baseball Game in Hell.” He also appeared in the movie Flubber with Robin Williams. Dan appeared on several episodes of An Evening at the Improv, plus numerous shows on VH-1, MTV, and Comedy Central. He has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, Natalie Cole, Dwight Yoakam, Smokey Robinson, and Vince Gill.

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31 SEPTEMBER 6 - 19 ever accomplished with half-hearted efforts and narrow goals. It takes committed minds and wild imaginations to look to the future and envision a whole new neighborhood, entertainment hot spot, dining destination, office complex, shopping center ... or, in the case of Dubuque’s historic Warehouse District, an area that will comprise all of those things. Continued from Page 4 One need only look at how many warehouses bear the Wilmac Properties placard. “We bought our first building in 1975, and we acquired the Voices warehouse in 1988, with a couple more along the way,” he says. “And it was my dad who started it all.”

“Dubuque has shown in the past that when the idea is good enough, more than enough people will get behind it,” says Katie Bahl. “The members of our committee are all committed to this idea and the rest of the community believes in it, too, and that’s important.”

McNamara sees the warehouses as the natural extension of the growth of community and culture in the area. “My office has 12-foot spaces and 15inch beams across the ceiling ... you can’t make this anymore,” he told 365 in a prior interview. “The District is great for creative space. We have so many different kinds of art, from performance to visual to musical.” Residential growth is also part of the plan. The Warehouse Committee hopes to generate a mixed-income neighborhood environment comprising both rental and for-sale loft units, especially in upper-story condo spaces, in addition to an outdoor central meeting square / plaza and a heritage trail extension into the District. Plans call for an influx of retail, entertainment / nightlife, specialty shops and more. After all, you can’t grow an area without offering more and more things for people to do. With goals of the incremental renovation, restoration and rehabilitation of more than a million square feet of vacant and underutilized space, with hoped-for investment of at least $200 million, you might say that the plan for the Warehouse District is ambitious, to say the least. But if you think about it, no area was ever renovated and restored with half-hearted efforts and narrow goals. Heck, no great mission was

And while the days, weeks, months and years ahead are assured to bring with them a revitalized and rejuvenated Warehouse District, one that will only further the growth of downtown, it is important that the sands of time do not wash away what was there in the past. The historic millwork industries of the area are the major theme for revitalization, with Historic Preservation involved in the project and plans for a museum affiliated with the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. “It all boils down to being able to hold onto and keep the past while still embracing the future,” says Bahl. And they’re doing a darned good job of it out there. Voices from the Warehouse was only the beginning. With the upcoming visit from the American Institute of Architect’s Sustainable Design Assessment Team later this fall, a visit that will include discussion of the Warehouse District, the tutelage and guidance of the Warehouse District Committee; the support of businessmen like McNamara, Johnson, Golombeski, Blake, John Gronen, James Avery, Rhonda Dunbar, Tony Pfohl and more; the support and active involvement from the arts community including the seemingly omnipresent Gene Tully, and a community that wants to see the warehouses rise to new heights ... the gates are open, the road is clear and the brakes are off. Those Voices from the Warehouse District that you hear right now? Get ready to hear a whole lot more of them.

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1. A, Central was originally known as Clay. 2. Timothy Fanning’s Log Tavern was where Lot One now stands. 3. B, Caradco is the original name of the Voices Warehouse. 4. Caradco stands for Carr / Adams / Collier. 5. Frank Lloyd Wright often ate soup in the packing room of Roshek’s. He also never paid his bill. 6. C, Restoration Warehouse boasts 70,000 square feet of showroom space. Check it out! 7. D, Town Clock Plaza was dedicated in 1971. 8. Trick! The Colts were first known as the Legionnaires, and then the Colt .45s. 9. D, Dubuque Bank & Trust now sits in the German Trust and Savings Bank. 10. The Dubuque Museum of Art was once the Clinton Savings Bank... but we don’t remember that at all! Do you?

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