My friend, and your favorite editor, Tim Brechlin, has a saying he likes to use when poeple wonder how much something is going to cost. “You can have it fast, cheap and good. Pick two.” And I would have to say in most instances that holds up pretty well. It is not often you come across opportunities that offer all three. There is one place we visit on occasion that I think does a pretty good job of delivering that rare trifecta: Cici’s pizza. I believe it deserves a shout-out, mostly because, despite all the “bells and whistles” venues out there, people don’t stop to recognize those who simply do their job well.
TONY Award for Excellence winner The Acting Company presents William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. His poignant farewell to the stage has love, tragedy and comedy combined in equal measure. It is one of the richest treasures found in drama and is presented by the most respected and praised touring repertory theater in America today. Rock and opera have never been so easily combined as in the performances of the East Village Opera Company. The Company consists of powerhouse five-ttpiece band, a string quartet, and two outstanding vocalists. They assembled a full rock band then synched it to a string quartet. Their classical debut was produced and recorded by three time Grammy Award winner Neil Dorfsman. Discover the magic live!
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For me, I have one in particular that I am addicted to. It is called the Zesty Pepperoni. It’s really simple. It is just a pepperoni pizza with alfredo sauce instead of red sauce. Yeah, I know, real healthy, I’m sure. But I have the salad bar to balance me out. A salad bar with lettuce other than iceberg as a choice. You don’t expect that for under $5. Which brings me to service. A year ago or so, after I discovered my zesty lover, I didn’t see it on the buffet. I think the guy behind the counter saw the dejection in my eyes and asked, “Is there something you are looking for in particular?” I told him what I wanted and he said to give him a few minutes. Not only did he make the pie I wanted, he brought a whole one out to my table. I needed help, but not too much, to finish it off.
Cici’s Pizza is a buffet-style pizza restaurant in Asbury Plaza. It’s nothing fancy, and they don’t claim to be. They offer a salad bar, pasta, a huge line of pizza choices, and dessert, for one low price. Plus, it’s fast. Instant gratification, and you’re back to your day’s activi- A few weeks later, the same guy said, “Can I ties in minutes (if you want to be.) That’s the bring you a Zesty Pepperoni out to your table, deal. And people seem to really like that deal sir,” just by remembering me from the other because the place is doing brisk business visit. Are you kidding? By all means! It has every time we go. happened again since. To me, that is going over and above; I don’t care So what so special about it? Well, how much you charge for a meal. I have a few things to point out. Quality, value and service, which, One night, I popped in to order a if I check my manual of success“zesty” to take home. I then went ful business, pretty much covers next door and got fish food and the bases. came back. My pizza was not done yet. Then the manager asked if he could Well start with quality. I know there are gour- get me a soda while I wait? Huh? I ordered a met pizza places out there who serve up a $5 pizza, which is bigger than the ones on the pie that will put a tear in your eye and make buffet by the way.You can’t just go giving me a you long for a nice long food-coma inducing free soda while I wait for my $5 pizza, you’ll nap. You probably have your favorites too. never make any money. I turned it down, but I never met a pizza I didn’t eat. But when I never forgot it. What a nice gesture, one that price really low. I’m talking $4.29 for all you was by no means necessary or expected. They can eat; I cannot say my expectations are didn’t screw up my order. He was just giving too high. But I gotta tell ya folks, I like their great customer service. pizzas. They are not mega-topping pizzas or two inches thick, but they taste good. You No need to talk about the value. I think that’s may get full on one piece of pizza at Piz- been covered. The only thing left unmenzeria Uno in Platteville, but here you can eat tioned is the dessert station. Between the as many pieces here as you like to get to the apple cinnamon dessert pizza, the gooey same level of belly appeasement. brownies and the cinnamon rolls that you know have to be temptation instruments of If you have ever seen their TV ads, it is clear the devil, you could skip the pizza entirely they don’t take themselves too seriously as five- and enter your food coma right here. star cuisine. I like the ad where the kid mixes every kind of soda for the free fountain with So if you’re in a hurry, super hungry, or just free refills. (Adding a soda costs extra.) And looking for something new and you are not some of the pizzas they put out will never grace a food snob or think buffet eating is beneath my plate, like macaroni and cheese pizza. But I you, give Cici’s a try. I’m not trying to say realize there is a niche for every tastebud, and you’re going to be writing articles about them in their twenty-foot-long line of constantly re- in your magazine, but for what you pay, I freshed pizzas, there is something for everyone. know you will find a variety of options that So you only have to find one, two or five flavors will fill your belly, put a smile on your face you enjoy, and you can keep going back for and leave a few bills in your wallet. more. BBQ, Chicken alfredo, canadian bacon and sauerkraut, buffalo chicken. It seems like if And if this love letter gets me a free pizza ofyou can think it up, they’ll serve it up. fer, I’m totally taking it. I ain’t stupid!
Lisa
Chris
Pam
Joey
Angela
Ron
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Bryce
ISSUE # 51
In this Issue...
MARCH 6 - 19
Taking Care of Business: 4 Community Shorts: 5 - 7 Wine Lovers Weekend: 8 Entertainment Briefs: 9 Arts Briefs: 10 Pam Kress-Dunn: 11 Wando’s Movies Reviews: 12-13 Entertainment Briefs: 14 Discover Upper Main: 15 Live Music Listings: 16-17 Central Run Pub Crawl : 18 Busted Lift Music Shows: 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20 St. Patty’s In the Tri-States: 21 Recurring Events and Concerts: 21 Bob’s Book Reviews: 22 Mattitude:23 Life Stiles - by Jeff Stiles: 24 Eating Healthy with Hy-Vee: 25 Surf Report Music Review: 26 Go Green Challenge: 26 Crossword / Sudoku: 27 Trixie / Horoscopes: 28 Comedy: 30 Hurster Cup Hockey: 31
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We’ve hidden 365’s WANDO somewhere in this issue of Dubuque365ink. Can you find the master of movies buried within these pages? Hint: He’s tiny and could be anywhere, In a story? In an ad? On the cover? Good Luck!
MIKE REISS TAUGHT BRYCE TO PLAY THE GEEEETAR!
4 MARCH 6-19 Dave Richter, Mike Reiss, Andy Wilberding – and there were many, many more. There were some we did call who either were not available or declined to participate, and some we just ran out of time to include, but our decisions were in no way intended to exclude anyone.
The Roots of the Tri-State Live Music Scene by Mike Ironside The eminent return of the Silver Dollar Cantina is generating a great deal of excitement among local live music fans and 365 staff alike. While anticipation for what the Dollar 2.0 will be like has been the predominant topic of discussion, those of us who were around for the earlier version have done a fair bit of reminiscing about the place the German Bank bar once held in the live music scene and the bands that played there. Although some of us might feel like old-timers after shoveling out from yet another snow storm, the truth is that in many ways, we are just kids compared to some of the musicians and live music fans who have come before us. The more we thought about it, the more we realized that while in many ways the Silver Dollar could be seen as the inspiration for some of the local live music scene of today, there must have been other venues before, not to mention local musicians and bands that played those places and live music fans that went to see them. “There has got to be a story there,” we thought. The only trouble was, we weren’t even sure who we should ask. So in typical 365 fashion, we called a few people we know who could put us on the right track – George Rondinelli of Rondinelli Music/Audio, traveling troubadour and Midwest Music Makers host Denny Garcia, Bill “Cricket” Davis, who’s been playing bass for the Mississippi band for over 30 years, and of course, 365’s own Ralph Kluseman. From these initial calls, we generated a long list of local musicians we could interview and every subsequent call we made added two or three more to the list. I guess we had some idea that there was an iceberg of information just under the surface, but we had no idea how big it was. As it turns out, though we have lost a few of the
Tri-State area’s live music scene founders along the way (Dick “The Duke” Spautz, Ron Miller, Del Schmitt, Jim Nakashima, Gene Grant), not only are there many musicians from the early days still around but quite a few are still out there playing! We talked to a few on the phone or scheduled individual interviews, but with a limited timeline we thought a group interview might be a fun way to cover some ground and share some stories from “back in the day.” It would also provide us an opportunity to shoot a photo for our cover. From our long list of musicians, we invited a few to sit down for lunch with us at Denny’s Lux Club, a friendly neighborhood bar on Asbury Road and longtime fixture in the local live music scene. We tried to assemble a group that represented a range of styles and covered local live music history from the 1950s through the ‘80s (and today – they’re still all playing). We were thrilled to hear stories from Artie Mentz, Rick Tittle, Mark Oberfoell, Mike Mason, Ralph Kluseman, Johnny Walker, and Laura McDonald. As it turns out, not only did they all know one another, most of them have played together at some point over the years. We also realize that there are many more musicians we could have called. Some of the same names came up again and again – Chuck Crimmins, Ronnie McDonald, Bobby Greenwood, Johnny Piper, Dick McGrane, Fred Scharpf, Andy Krayer, Mike Lieb, Paul Hemmer, Dick Sturman,
“When I was 12 years old I started going to the Melody Mill,” explained Artie Mentz, “and I saw all the big names there – Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee – I mean the old-timers. And that’s when I realized I wanted to perform. And then when I was about 15, I started
After all, our intention was to shine a light – a small narrow beam, perhaps – on the history of the area live music scene. The limitations of time and space (curse you laws of physics!) simply would not allow us to fully illuminate the depth and range of a music history that is bigger, broader, and way more interesting than we ever imagined. And while we heard some good stories, I’ll bet there are a lot more out there – maybe even a few that we couldn’t print if we did hear them! (Got a story to share? Drop us a line at ink@Dubuque365.com.) In addition to the range of musicians mentioned above, some of the same band names came up again and again – The Shades, The Clichés, The Natives, The Bands of Gold, Saddletramp,– and others that came up in the course of interviews and stories – The Hitchhikers, Denny and the Dukes, the Quarrymen, The Nocturnes, Butterscotch Grove, the Apple Corps, Johnny & the Moondogs, Wildwood, Tussle, Grand Slam, Goldie Rocks, and Flashback, among others.
The legendary Artie Mentz playing in nightclubs, I was working in East Dubuque six nights a week when I was 15 years old. Still going to school and I was late for school quite a bit.”
Melody Mill was a big dance hall north of Dubuque along Highway 52 on the way to Sageville, where a lumberyard now sits. The dance hall itself represents an important part Over the years live music of Dubuque history. It was fans went to see bands at rebuilt from the dance hall at clubs like the Hi-Hat, Club Union Park in the 1920s after 26, Schnees, The Circle, The attempts to revive the park afChateau, The Townhouse, ter the destructive flashflood of Apartment 5A, Hullabaloo, 1919 failed. Melody Mill saw The Melody Mill The Canteen, A&A Tap, The it’s heyday through the 1920s Nightlife, Bob’s Rec, Junnie’s, Jim’s Cor- and ‘30s with jazz and swing big bands and ral, the Lucky Lady, Mr. Hyde’s, and the country dances that continued through the Wagon Wheel. ‘40s into the ‘50s, when many of the biggest names in rock-n-roll played there. But we wanted to hear a few of the stories about how it all got started. One of In addition to those mentioned above, Menthe first questions we asked in all our tz recalled the Fireballs and the Ventures interviews was, “Who inspired you to played Melody Mill as well. “Cricket” Davis start playing music?” The answers vary noted that Gene Vincent also played there accordingly, but illuminate a thread of and passed along a story that Mississippi continuity through the years. band founder Dwayne Fudge saw the Beach Boys play the dance hall, the first to have a “big electric sound that just blew everybody away.” Davis, along with others we interviewed related the story that Bill Haley was stopped for drunk driving while he was in Dubuque to play Melody Mill. Despite the popularity of the dance hall through most of the mid-20th century, Melody Mill closed in 1964, but the famous dance floor still serves swing dancers and wedding guests at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds was the location of an inspirational moment for Ralph Kluseman when he saw an often-mentioned influential Continued on page 29
365INK: DON”T THROW IT IN THE RIVER!
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Spring Craft and Business Expo
As we (hopefully) move away from winter and into spring, the season will bring with it that inevitable doldrum of spring cleaning. But that’s not all that spring has to be about. The Women’s Home-based Business Organization will be holding its first annual craft and home-based business expo on Sunday, March 16, at the Holiday Inn from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. More than 75 vendors, from Avon and MARCH
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Dubuque
Dubuque Night returns! Dubuque Night at the State Capitol in Des Moines is designed to provide community leaders (and you) with the opportunity to interact with state legislators in an informal setting. This year’s Dubuque Night takes place Wednesday, March 12, MARCH
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Pampered Chef to family sellers and more, will be selling hand-crafted items for your home. There will also be a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Dubuque Community Y’s domestic violence shelter and the Maria House and Teresa Shelter. Admission is free. For more information, call 563-556-1231 or 563-564-9829.
Night in Des Moines at its legendary location, Diamond Jack’s Saloon at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. For pictures of past Dubuque Nights, log on to Dubuque365. com and access our Image Vault. And don’t forget:
This is a free event! Get a carpool together and join us in showing off our community to the rest of the state! You know you want to show the rest of Iowa how cool we are!
YP Dubuque March Madness Food Drive
UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY Into the Woods show opening reception March 7, Outside the Lines Gallery (See page 15) Little Shop of Horrors March 7.8.9, Senior High School (See page10) Silver Dollar Cantina Grand Opening March 8, Silver Dollar (See ad on page 13) Red Cross Bowling Tournament March 8, Creslanes (See page 7) Scrabble Tournament River Lights 2nd Edition Bookstore (See ad on page 8) WWE Smackdown & ECW Present Sunday, March 9, Five Flags (See ad on page 21) Passages: An Introduction to Stroy Begins March 11, Shalom Retreat Center (See page 10) Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series March 11, Clarke College (See page 14) Dubuque Night in Des Moines March 12, Fairgrounds, Des Moines (See this page) Writers Guild Reading March 12, Isabella’s (See page 14) Van’s Taste of Spring Wine Tastings March 14, Bittersweet, East Dubuque (See page 7 or 23) Humane Society Garage Extravaganza March 14-15, National Guard Armory (See page 7) Spring Craft and Business Expo March 16, Holiday Inn (See details on this page.) Bless Me Father Auditions March 18, Grand Opera House (See Page 10) Gary Puckett Thursday, March 20, Grand Opera House Dubuque Film Society “In the Name of the Father” March 20, Carnegie-Stout Library (See page 6) DMA Opening Reception March 27, Dubuque Museum of Art (See page 9) Wine Lover’s Weekend March 28-29, Galena Illinois (See page 8)
Let’s see ... hmmm ... the calendar turned, and it’s March now ... what could that mean ... warmer weather? Not yet ... baseball? Almost ... oh, that’s right: March Madness! That’s right, the annual NCAA basketball tournament is coming up, and YP Dubuque has announced a charitable event in conjunction with all the hoops. It’s the second annual March Madness Food Drive, set for Saturday, March 29, at Courtside Bar & Grill.
A $10 bracelet will be available at the door of Courtside, which includes all-you-can-eat wings and drink specials during the night. However, for every can of food you donate, $1 will be taken off the price of the bracelet (with a maximum discount of $4). Bracelets can also be bought in advance by calling 563-690-9215. In addition to the all-you-caneat wings, raffle tickets will also be sold during the night, with
prizes including overnight stays at Dubuque-area hotels, specialty gift baskets, a one-year membership to Westside Fitness, an iPod, gift cards and more. A special raffle will also be held for the chance to attempt a half-court shot for mega money.
Elisha Darlin Arts Awards Banquet April 4, Galleria Events Center (See details on this page)
The event is sponsored by Courtside and Kirchhoff Distributing, and all donations will benefit the Washington Street neighborhood. For more information, call 563-690-9215.
Central Run Pub Crawl April 5, Across downtown (Sew pafe 18)
NICC Open House April 1, NICC Peosta Campus (See ad on page 14) Teen Book Discussion April 1, Carnegie-Stout Library (See page 6)
All The Way Home - Tri-State Veterans Conference May 17, Five Flags Center (See page 7)
IT AIN’T EASY BEING BLUE
6 MARCH 6-19
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Teen Book Discussion
Don’t feel like going to the library? Too cool for school? That’s OK, because you’re forgetting the best place to grab a book: The bookstore!
Street, on Tuesday, April 1. The book to be discussed is Neutral, by Terry Trueman, and books will be provided free of charge. Interested teens can pick up their book anytime between now and April 1 at the Youth Services Help Desk of the library. Call 5894225, ext. 2237, for more information and to register.
Sharon Daly, of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library, will be hosting a book discussion for teens at River Lights Second Edition Bookstore, located at 1098 Main MARCH
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WWE Wrestling in Dubuque
The squared circle returns to Dubuque on March 9 at the Dubuque Five Flags Civic Center. World Wrestling Entertainment presents SmackDown and Extreme Championship Wrestling on the Road to WrestleMania tour. See WWE Superstars like John Morrison, CM Punk, Edge, Batista, the Undertaker and more! Tickets are going fast but there are still great seats available. Tickets are $60, $40, $30, $20, and you can purchase them at the Five Flags box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Answers on page 28 1. True or false: Bailey’s is the mostpopular alcoholic drink in Ireland (by sales). 2. Where is the longest continually running St. Patrick’s Day parade in North America held? A) Dubuque B) Chicago C) New York D) Montreal 3. Which of these is NOT a county in Ireland? A) Sligo B) Kristian C) Laois D) Wicklow
6. What was the theme of last year’s Central Run Pub Crawl? 1. Prohibition 2. Survivor 3. Sports Hero 4. The memory is burry? 7. How many members of Artie & the Pink Catillacs are in the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 8. Who is Henry Waechter, of Epworth? A) A pro wrestler B) A baseball player C) A former NFL defensive lineman D) A guy working the Oky-Doky next to our office
4. What was the name of the dance hall on Highway 52, towards Sageville, that closed in 1964? (Hint: It’s mentioned in this issue.)
9. What 3-time defending Hurster Cup Champions did the Dubuque Thunderbirds dethrone in 2007? A) Toledo B) St. Louis C) Flint D) Peoria
5. Which of these has NOT been a name for the location of Bartinis on Main? A) The Caboose B) Rosie’s C) Andaluz D) The Hi-Hat
10. Which area winery is the best? A) Stone Cliff Winery B) Park Farm Winery C) Galena Cellars Winery D) Tabor Home Vineyards
MARCH
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Dubuque Film Society Screening
The Dubuque Film Society continues its 2008 season with an exhibition of In the Name of the Father on Thursday, March 20, at 6 p.m. in the third-floor auditorium of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. The DFS’ second movie this year, In the Name of the Father is a story about the Guildford Four, a group of four people who were falsely convicted for the Irish Republican Army’s 1974 bombing of a pub that killed four off-duty soldiers and a civilian. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the “ringleader” of the four, in a role that garnered him an Academy Award nomination for best leading actor. In the Name of the Father is 133 minutes long and is rated R for language and politically generated violence. As with all screenings by the Dubuque
Film Society, the showing is free and open to the public.
PLATTEVILLE: 365INKIER THAN THE LEADING -VILLE
7 MARCH 6-19 MARCH
14 -15
Humane Society Garage Extravaganza
They say that dogs are man’s best friend, right? (And there are some who apply that label to cats, but we call those people crazy. Cats don’t have friends, only people they can use.) And people like doing things to help their friends, right? Time to put that into action. The Dubuque Regional Humane Society is holding its 8th Annual Garage Sale Extravaganza on March 14 and 15. This event has long been a huge benefit for the society; last year’s sale made more than $13,000 for all of the lost, abandoned and unwanted animals at the shelter. That kind of money goes a long way towards feeding the animals and keeping them healthy, you know? The almost entirely volunteer-run event will be held at the National Guard Armory, 195 Radford Road.
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Donations are always welcomed; suggest items include antiques, arts & crafts, books, CDs, DVDs, framed art, furniture (all sizes), house-wares, jewelry, lawn & garden items, seasonal items small electronics, sporting goods, toys, and videos. However, the society specifically requests that no large appliances, clothing, shoes, computers or printers be donated. Drop-off dates at the Armory include Tuesday, March 11 through Thursday, March 13, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Friday, March 14, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. If you would like to volunteer for the event (volunteers are always appreciated), call the shelter at 563-5826766 and ask for Ann, or send an e-mail to ann@dbqhumane.org.
Tri-State Veterans Conference
365 is proud to join our partners at Radio Dubuque and many more community organizations and businesses in sponsoring “All The Way Home” the 2008 Veterans Conference in Dubuque on May 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Five Flags Center.
Veterans and military families, Interested members of the community are encouraged to attend. Feature speakers for the event include Rocky Bleier – Vietnam veteran & retired Pittsburgh Steeler as well as Charlie Plumb, Vietnam POW and noted motivational speaker. The event will also feature booths with up to 100 state and local organizations presenting programs for veterans and their families. Local musicians will also be performing and activities for kids will be available. More details to come on the conference as the date nears. Rockey Bleier
The purpose of the event is to thank our community’s veterans and military families for their military service and to showcase federal, state, and local programs and services specially geared toward veterans’ issues.
For much more information, please visit AllTheWayHomeConference.com , created especially for the event by 365 and Radio Dubuque.
I THINK SHE’S GOT A POPCORN HULL STUCK IN HER TEETH, THAT KILLS!
8 MARCH 6-19
LIVE MUSIC _________________ Sunday, March 9
The One Hat Band 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
_________________ Sunday, March 16
Apple Dumplin’s 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
_________________ Sunday, March 23
Open on Easter!
@ Noon! _________________ Sunday, March 30
Cosmo Billy
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
_________________ From Dubuque - Hwy 11 E. to Hazel Green WI. Go straight across Hwy 80- Hwy 11 turns into County W. Take it to the DIGGS!
Calling all
Wineamaniacs... Yeah, you! We’re looking at you! We see you drinking that glass of riesling over there. Mark your calendar for Galena’s Wine Lover’s Weekend, set for March 28 - 30. Now in its third year, the Wine Lover’s Weekend is a three-day festival comprising samplings, tours, lunches, dinners, wine trivia, live music and prizes, with something for everyone: Wineries, breweries, guest chefs, wine shops and restaurants have partnered to present beer tastings, whiskey seminars, a silent auction for Galena hotel packages, cooking demonstrations, sessions on food and wine pairings, a raffle for a San Francisco getaway, an ale luncheon, a beer-battered fish fry, winery and vineyard tours with cheese and chocolates, Bloody Mary breakfasts, olive oil and vinegar samplings, and much more. Participants include Burgess Cellars and the Antinori, Byron and Cambria wineries, all from California; Joseph Huber Brewing Company, Monroe, Wis., the brewer
of Berghoff beers; France’s Moet & Chandon; Chicago’s Goose Island Brewery; and Minnesota’s Artisan Vineyard. Weekend events will take attendees from downtown Galena to the Bittersweet restaurant in East Dubuque to Massbach Ridge Winery in rural Elizabeth to the Galena Cellars Vineyard just north of Galena to Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in the Galena Territory to the majestic Goldmoor Inn overlooking the mighty Mississippi. Whew! Talk about a whirlwind schedule! Galena stops will include the Galena Convention Center for the opening night’s Grand Tasting, as well as Backstreet Steak and Chophouse, Boone’s Place Restaurant & Pub, Fried Green Tomatoes and the Galena River Wine & Cheese shop, with special receptions, dinners, luncheons, seminars and workshops all through the weekend. For a complete list of locations and events (seriously, there are way too many for us to print!), visit the event’s Web site www.wineloversweekend.com. You might think we’re telling you about this a little early, but we’re not: Some events are already sold out! So get on with making your reservations ASAP!
YOU’RE READING 365INK: JACKPOT!
9 MARCH 6-19 MARCH
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Red Cross Bowling Tournament
Knock the bowling pins down, that is. KAT-FM, in association with the American Red Cross of the Tri-States, will be holding a bowling tournament on Saturday, March 8, at Creslanes.
for a 5-person team is $125, and entries are limited. For more information or to register your team, call 563-6900929. Proceeds from the event will benefit the American Red Cross.
Lights will be shut off, and two games will be bowled, followed by a special “gender race.” Entry
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Taste of Spring Wine Tasting
Pop quiz, hotshot: What’s the best way to enjoy a sampling of your favorite adult beverage? Answer: Van’s 13th annual Taste of Spring spring tasting! Set for Friday, March 14, the Taste of Spring will allow attendees to sample more than 80 wines, 30 beers, hors d’oeuvres from The Bittersweet, and, in a special offering this year, a fashion show by Graham’s Style Store. However, this isn’t just any fashion show: It’s the roll-out of Graham’s Gal, a new selection of women’s clothing! MARCH
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That’s right, ladies, Graham’s Style Store ain’t just for men anymore! Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door, and they’re available at Van’s, which is just across the bridge to East Dubuque, and Graham’s, at the corner of 9th and Main. All proceeds from the Taste of Spring will benefit the July 3 Fireworks and Air Show, presented by Radio Dubuque and the Dubuque Jaycees. And there’s nothing wrong and everything right with supporting the fireworks. See the ad on page 21!
Gary Puckett in Concert Woman” and many more recorded along the way to having his first five releases certified Gold. The guy’s voice is iconic, for heaven’s sake -- few people can belt out a tune like him. And that iconic voice has sold more than 25 million albums. That’s, um, a lot.
Music N’ More Promotions has done it again! Continuing a highly successful run of bringing classic acts of yesteryear to Dubuque and reminding us of the way music used to be, the group has announced that oldies legend Gary Puckett is coming to Dubuque on Thursday, March 20, at the Grand Opera House. Puckett, who shot to fame in the late 1960s with his band The Union Gap, is known for such songs as “Young Girl,” “Lady Willpower,” “Over You,” “Woman,
Area oldies greats Artie & the Pink Cadillacs will open for Puckett; the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.75 for VIP seats and $38.75 for standard seating, and are available beginning February 8 at the Grand box office, or by calling 563588-1305. 365ink publisher Bryce used to listen to Gary Puckett on 8-tracks with his Mom -- he already got her tickets and she can’t wait!
LOUSY SMARCH WEATHER?
10 MARCH 6-19 MARCH
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Bless Me Father Auditions
Get thee to the stage!
that correctly), in a story about mistaken identities and the time-honored tradition of finding oneself in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Grand Opera House has announced audition dates for its next production, Bless Me Father. The comedy, written by Craig Alspaugh, centers upon a spastic nun ... and a bishop with hemorrhoids (yes, you read MARCH
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Auditions will be held on Tuesday, March 18, from 7 - 9 p.m. For more information, call 563588-4356.
Little Shop of Horrors
Feed Me, Seymour! Listen to the plant. Seriously. Or else he might eat you. If you haven’t figured out where this is going yet, there might not be hope for you. However, you can redeem yourself by taking a look at the Dubuque Senior High School music department’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, set to be held on Friday and Saturday, March 7 - 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m.
and it can speak, too. And at the end of it all ... well, seriously, dude, don’t feed the plants! The showings of Little Shop of Horrors will be held in Senior’s newly renovated Lamb-Hedeman Auditorium. Admission is $8 for general admission, and $7 for students and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door.
Little Shop of Horrors is the darkly comedic musical tale of a horribly nerdy flower-shop worker named Seymour, who purchases an odd plant that resembles a Venus fly trap. Unfortunately, that plant, dubbed Audrey II, turns out to be more than a little bit odd -- it craves blood in order to survive ... MARCH
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No Country @ Carnegie-Stout
Dubuque IS a country for Old Men... So, here’s your chance to check out the Best Picture of 2007 ... for free! How’s that sound? The Carnegie-Stout Public Library will be hosting an exhibition of No Country for Old Men on Wednesday, March 19.
West Texas and Mexico. It’s a story with strong themes of chance, free will and predestination, and it cleaned up at the recent Academy Awards, with trophies for Best Director (the Coen Brothers), Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Bardem).
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Passages: An Introduction to Story
Story is an important part of life at 365. Heck, one of our taglines is, “What’s Your Story?” Every part of our lives, in some way or another, goes towards developing a story -- the story of our own individual lives. Shalom Retreat Center is holding a program designed towards helping people to explore those stories. The program is titled Passages: An Introduction to Story, an invitation to exploring the inevitable turning points that come up at various stages of our lives. Facilitated by Donna Bauerly, Ph.D., the program will give attendees the opportunities to recall a few old stories and discover new ones within their lives, stories that touch our hearts and challenge both mind and spirit. The six-part series begins on Tuesday, MARCH
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Classical Madness
The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra has announced the latest results of the Round 3 of the voting in its Classical Madness tournament. And while it’s still bogus that John Williams got bumped out of the running early on, it’s clear that Tri-State audiences have some mighty fine tastes in music! The Elite 8 in Classical Madness are as follows: In the Overture bracket, Mozart’s overture to The Magic Flute (which will be performed at Classics 4) and Rossini’s William Tell overture; in the Concerto bracket, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons; in the Symphony bracket, Beethoven’s fifth APRIL
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symphony and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9; and in the Wild Card bracket, Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite and MussgorskyRavel’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Voting for the final round of Classical Madness has begun already and it will continue through Sunday, March 16. Ballots are available at DSO concerts, and you can vote online at www.dubuquesymphony.org. Remember, this is the most important round of the voting: The winners, the Final Four, so to speak, will be performed at free concerts on September 13 and 14.
Elisha Darlin Arts Awards Banquet Councilwoman Ann Michalski, noted for her support of the arts as a patron and in her role as a champion for arts and culture in City government.
The screening, which will begin at 6 p.m., is free and open to the public. Snacks will be provided, and post-movie discussion will be encouraged. For more information, call the Library Information Desk at 563-589-4225, option 4. No Country, based upon the novel by Cormac McCarthy, is the story of a drug deal that goes horribly wrong, resulting in a cat-and-mouse chase between a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones), a violent psychopath (Javier Bardem) and a hunter (Josh Brolin) who’s carrying the drug money, as they hunt each other across 1980
March 11, and continues on Tuesdays through April 15. Each session will be held from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Shalom. Registration is required at least one day prior to each session; attendance at the entire series is recommended but is not a requirement for admission. There is no required offering, but Shalom invites attendees to give a free will offering. Shalom is located at 1001 Davis St. in Dubuque; call 563-582-3592 for more information.
Each year the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society honors a person or persons with the Elisha Darlin Arts Award in recognition of their contributions to the arts. The 2007 recipient will be outgoing Dubuque City
A banquet in honor of Michalski will be held Friday, April 4, at the Galleria Event Center at Fountain Park. The evening will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $25 per person. To reserve a seat, send a check payable to DCFAS by March 28 to Jane Tully, 448 Summit Street, Dubuque, IA 52001.
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GIVING VOICE•PAM KRESS-DUNN
MARCH 6-19
Don’t Try This At Home
and drag myself back up two flights of stairs to the bedroom, where I collapsed in bed again. This is more than a little embarrassing, but I’m telling you because if it could happen to me, a woman with three master’s degrees who works in a hospital, for crying out loud, it could happen to anyone. Heath Ledger had some of the same things in his system as I did: sleeping pills, cough medicine. He told a reporter in late 2007 he was having trouble sleeping; he’d had a respiratory illness in January.
I didn’t think I’d get the flu. I get a flu shot every year, because I’m old enough to remember how it feels to have the flu, and it’s no fun. I’m talking here about real flu, not “stomach flu” but influenza, the virus that killed so many millions in 1918. Influenza is a respiratory disease. It makes you cough and sneeze and collapse from aches and pains and headache and fever. When I was young, I’d succumb to the flu once every winter, it seemed, missing up to two weeks of school. My fevers would get so high, I’d hallucinate. I would return to school a mere ghost of my former self. So when flu shots became available, I stuck my arm out for one every fall. I was no fool. I’ll never forget one day when I worked at a college. The campus nurse walked by and asked me and my friend whether we’d had our shots. He replied dismissively, “I never get the flu.” The nurse said, “Oh? Have you ever had a bad cold, the kind that leaves you feeling so achy and tired you have to go to bed?” My friend allowed that well, yeah, he’d had some colds like that. The nurse smiled and said to him, “That’s the flu.” As you may know, this year it doesn’t matter if you got the shot. A unexpected strain showed up, and a lot of people got sick. At our house, my husband fell ill first. Within days, I had it. I knew it was the flu because my temperature shot up and I could hardly drag myself to the doctor. He was nice, but wouldn’t give me Tamiflu, because the CDC advised using it only for those with compromised immune systems. Besides, he said, it would only knock a day off my ordeal, at best. So I went home to suffer. Like most know-it-all Americans, I am not without a small arsenal of overthe-counter drugs to assuage what ails me. Got an ache? Take some Tylenol. Got a sniffle? Here’s some antihistamine. Coughing all night? How about some Robitussin? Got all that and more? Have some DayQuil, some NyQuil, some MidAfternoonQuil! Most of us have taken this stuff for so long, we don’t even read the directions anymore. We think we’re pretty smart about mixing and matching when our symptoms run the gamut.
That’s what I thought. Usually, I try to be careful. I’ve had times when I overdid the nasal spray or the daytime Severe Cold Remedy and walked around with what one marketer smartly labeled “medicine head.” Most of the time, I’d rather prop myself up in bed and deal with it, drug-free. But nighttime can be bad when you just want to sleep but that annoying postnasal drip won’t let you go even five minutes without another exhausting cough. So that’s when I usually take something. Slowly, I began to feel better. I moved from the bed to the sofa, and then began reading on the sofa rather than just lying there pathetically. I got bored. I tested my energy by doing little tasks like cleaning out a drawer. (Do guys do this? Okay, probably not.) I shoveled a little snow. I was fine, I was ready, I was going back to work. Therefore, it was vitally important that I get a good night’s sleep so I could make it through that first day back in the saddle. So that night, I took some 12-hour cough medicine, something I hadn’t yet tried but had worked for my husband. I went to bed, and for some reason, I couldn’t get to sleep. An hour later, I got up and popped a sleeping pill. This wasn’t some overthe-counter junk, but something prescribed for me, something I’d taken hundreds of times in the past. Finally, I went to sleep. When the alarm rang at 6:30, I jumped out of bed and made my way downstairs to the basement, where the shower and the hungry cat were. It was an interesting journey. I knew I was not “right.” In fact, I felt myself starting to black out, but I was so determined to have a normal morning and get out of my sickbed, I kept going. Like Alice falling down the rabbit
hole, into the shower I went. I got as far as washing my hair and rinsing it, sort of. That’s when everything – meaning me – came crashing down. I passed out and, when I came to, found myself halfway in and halfway out, the water still running, my cat looking on unhelpfully. One leg was bleeding, the other was bruised and sore, my head hurt in two places, my thumbnail was broken, and God knows what else I’d done to myself. Somehow, I staggered upright to turn off the water, wrap myself in a towel,
Going to bed that night, with nothing in my system except some ibuprofen to take the edge off my injuries, I remembered how my mother would soothe my flu. She would rub a little Vicks Vaporub on my chest, then pin a warm flannel cloth onto my pajama top. She hadn’t heard the latest FDC warnings that cough medicines aren’t good for children and not helpful for adults, either. She just had more common sense than I did. So, do as I say, and not as I did. I want you to sleep well, but I want you to wake up in the morning. Pam Kress-Dunn pam2617@yahoo.com
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Semi-Pro - A Film by Kent Alterman (Feature Film Directorial Debut)
Will Ferrell stars in Semi-Pro. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit disco wonder in the 1970s, now owning a franchise in the maverick ABA, who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song “Love Me Sexy” to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon’s franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. The team barely draws a crowd and Jackie can’t even afford the bizarre giveaways that the team uses as bait to get people to show up. The problem is that the NBA is taking on four teams and the rest will be dissolved. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible – win. The premise of Semi-Pro is similar to that of Ferrell’s other recent movies, like Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory, and Ferrell is playing the same buffoonish character he has been using in those films. Unfortunately, it falls flat with Semi-Pro. The paper-thin script occasionally delivers some funny lines and the overall concept is so silly that you have to at least chuckle at the idea of Will Ferrell, with a massive afro, wrestling a bear in a steel cage, but it never truly comes together as a whole, often relying on lame puns for humor. There are several insider jokes aimed at hardcore sports fans, who may get more out of Semi-Pro than the casual filmgoer, but that’s not enough to overcome the wasted talent of the cast. Andre Benjamin, of Outkast, does a capable job with what little material he’s actually given, but Woody Harrelson, as a washed-up former star brought in to try to salvage the season, is absolutely wasted and really takes away from the film. Overall, Semi-Pro has some amusing moments and some reasonable laughs, but no truly classic sequences and nothing truly funny. It’s not Bewitched levels of bad, but it’s no Anchorman.
10,000 B.C. (3/7) Mammoth hunter D’Leh (Steven Strait), a member of a hunter-gatherer tribe living in 10,000 B.C., travels through unknown lands on a quest to rescue his people from extinction. Leading an army, D’Leh uncovers a lost civilization while in pursuit of a warlord who kidnapped his love, Evolet (Camilla Belle). D’Leh and his army come face-to-face with saber-toothed cats, woolly mammoths, Phorusrhacids, and ground sloths in the journey to save his people. College Road Trip (3/7) Melanie (Raven-Symoné) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step towards independence when she plans a girls-only road trip to check out prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father (Martin Lawrence) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has turned into a nightmare. The Bank Job (3/7) A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry has always avoided majorleague scams. But when a beautiful model from his old neighborhood offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street, Terry recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime. Doomsday (3/14) Three decades after the lethal Reaper Virus decimated the population of Great Britain, a team of specialists led by Eden Sinclair (Rhonda Mitra) is dispatched into a hot zone where a new breakout has occurred. During this mission, the members of the team find themselves against a group of rebels who were blocked off and trapped behind the wall and swore revenge against the elite team and the rest of the world. Horton Hears a Who (3/14) One day, in the Jungle of Nool, Horton the Elephant is addressed by what he thinks is a speck of dust. Horton learns the speck is really a tiny planet that is home to the Whos, a species seeking protection from certain danger. Horton takes it upon himself to defend the Whos, even as he faces ridicule from the other animals.
NOW PLAYING IN DUBUQUE Be Kind, Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . 59% Rotten 27 Dresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33% Rotten Charlie Bartlett . . . . . . . . . . . . 57% Rotten Spiderwick Chronicles . . . . . . . 78% Fresh Semi-Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25% Rotten Juno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93% Fresh The Bucket List . . . . . . . . . . . 41% Rotten No Country for Old Men . . . . . . 91% Fresh Definitely, Maybe . . . . . . . . . . . 78% Fresh Vantage Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36% Rotten
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- The Coen Brothers’ next film project has been announced. The film’s title will be Burn After Reading, and George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton star in the project - the first film the Coens have done since this year’s Oscar-winning thriller No Country for Old Men. The story revolves around an ousted CIA official whose memoir inadvertently falls into the hands of two bumbling Washington, D.C., gym employees. - Someone needs to stop Michael Bay now. It wasn’t good enough for his Platinum Dunes production house to re-make The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and The Hitcher. Oh, no. Dunes’ next project is going to be ... wait for it ... a remake of the 1967 classic Rosemary’s Baby. - The Weinstein Co. will produce and distribute a big-screen version of Rita Marley’s 2004 autobiography No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley, reports the trades. The tome chronicles her late husband, musician Bob Marley, from childhood through their tumultuous 15-year marriage which includes a failed assassination attempt and his death from cancer. - Director Neil Marshall, the man responsible for The Descent and the upcoming film Doomsday, has confirmed rumors that he is in talks with Lionsgate to write and direct a new adaptation of the classic Conan the Barbarian franchise. Conan was, of course, last portrayed by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980s. - Eccentric filmmaker Spike Jonze has long been at work on an adaptation of the beloved children’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are. However, producers are reportedly displeased with the results of Jonze’s work thus far, and are considering scrapping Jonze’s footage and re-shooting the entire film.
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Honeydripper (NEW)
The Orphanage
(R) (130 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings 12:40, 3:10, 7:30, 9:50
(R)(105 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings 12:05, 2:10, 4:15, 7:35, 9:45 (No 12:05 on Sun.)
1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It’s a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone “Pine Top” Purvis. (Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach)
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (NEW) (R) (130 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings 12:15, 2:50, 7:00, 9:20
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From the unexpectedly graphic opening shot, director Sidney Lumet proves he hasn’t lost any of his bite with age. It is a riveting suspense thriller that retains the director’s classic approach to storytelling while updating it at the same time. (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney)
The Great Debaters (PG-13) (123 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings 1:00, 3:30, 7:15, 9:45
Based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. (Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker)
I’m Not There (R) (140 min.) $5 Matinee / $7 Evenings 12:50, 3:25, 6:50, 9:25
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work. (Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Winshaw, Marcus Carl Franklin).
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. (Produced by Guillermo Del Toro, Best foreign film Oscar nominee.)
No Country For Old Men (R) (130 min.) $4 All Showings 12:30, 3:00, 7:05, 9:30
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. (Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Barden, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson. Academy Award for Best Picture of 2007).
Mindframe Special Event The Wizard of Oz Family Matinee
Sunday, March 9, 12:05 PM ONLY, $5
Midnight Movies (Friday & Saturday Only) Dark Side of the Rainbow
(The Wizard of Oz to the soundtrack of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon) (March 7&8 ONLY) Friday admission $ 1.02 (Radio Promotion) Saturday admission $ 5
This Is Spinal Tap
The original “Rockumentary!” (March 7&8 ONLY) Friday admission $ 1.05 (Radio Promotion) Saturday admission $ 5
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Women’s Arm Wrasslin’
Women’s arm wrestling? You read it correctly. Stallone can stay home, ‘cause this one is for the ladies! Isabella’s is hosting its second annual Women’s Arm Wrestling Competition Wednesday, March 19, from 7:30 p.m. until one woman “goes over the top” and stands victorious over all.
is for “ordinary women” and that “all comers are welcome.” Sure, ordinary women with big arms. Actually, any women who were in the habit of carrying around young children seemed to do pretty well last year. “It’s an opportunity to empower the ordinary woman,” suggests Witthoeft. Or to watch women arm wrestle.
Last year’s champion, Coleen Hughes, will be sitting this one out, making way for a new arm wrestling queen. She will be on hand, however, to offer her tips to competitors and to work behind the bar as guest bartender. All tips go toward Isabella’s Adult Prom, scheduled for some time in late spring. (By the way, there are still spots open on the prom planning committee.) Isabella’s owner Chad Witthoeft points out that this is not an event sanctioned by whomever is in charge of sanctioning women’s arm wrestling tournaments. (If you know what organization that is, we are NOT going to arm wrestle you.) As such, there are no special qualifications necessary beyond your gender. Witthoeft notes that the competition MARCH
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Blitgen’s lecture will explore the value of the arts in general and the restraints on the arts in particular. As part of the lecture, Joe Klinebriel, assistant professor of drama / speech, and three Clarke students will act a scene from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to help illustrate Blitgen’s remarks.
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Fay is proprietor of the Route 3 Press in rural Anamosa and has edited and published the Wapsipinicon Almanac, an annual literary journal, using antique technology, since 1988. Each issue is a mix of fiction, reviews, essays, poetry, art and practical information, packaged in the format and feel of a folksy, old-
While there are no prizes for third, second, or even first place, winners do get bragging rights and Isabella’s will provide refreshments for all competitors. For more information, call Isabella’s at 563-585-2049.
ter Clarke received gifts from two alums, Mary Mackin ’34 and Verna SlatteryMailander ’20, to establish an endowed lecture series. The annual series consists of three lectures, including a prominent outside speaker, a faculty lecture and an alum lecture. The lecture will take place in Clarke’s Jansen Music Hall, and will be free and open to the public. For more information, call 536-588-6318.
email festival director Aaron Hefel (counterproduction@mchsi.com) for an application or you can now download the application online at www. Dubuquefest.com.
time almanac. This is literature rooted in black Iowa soil, intelligent, witty and printed on an antique press. Free and open to the public, Writers Guild takes the stage the second Wednesday of each month, at Isabella’s, 1375 Locust in Dubuque. There’s always an open reading to follow. Check the Web site for details: myspace.com/wordcure.
Writers Guild - The Anthology
Celebrating The Art & Ethos of Dubuque Writers Guild to Publish Anthology
Dubuquefest Art Fair Applications
Artist applications for the Art Fair at Dubuquefest 2008, scheduled for the weekend of May 17 and 18, are now available for submission. Artists looking to participate should
Writers Guild - The Event
The Dubuque Area Writers Guild presents a reading by Tim Fay, publisher, editor and printer of Iowa’s Award-winning Wapsipinicon Almanac, on Wednesday, March 12, at 8 p.m.
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Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series
In its next installment of the 2007 - 08 Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series, Clarke College will host this year’s alumni lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. Carol Blitgen, BVM, Ph.D., professor of drama / speech at Clarke and a 1958 graduate of Clarke, will present a lecture titled “The Arts: Hallmarks of Civilization.”
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DubuqueFest celebrates its 30th year this May and to commemorate the milestone, which happens to fall in the middle of Dubuque’s 175th year, the Dubuque Area Writers Guild will publish Celebrating The Art & Ethos of Dubuque, an open genre anthology and collection of oral histories celebrating sense of place and life in Dubuque. The Guild invites entries from both experienced and previously unpublished writers. The Guild is also soliciting participants to share oral histories through an interview process. Interviews will be transcribed and excerpts will be printed in the anthology. The Guild encourages participation by anyone who wants to contribute a personal story about life in Dubuque. Writers may submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry and memoir pieces examining the theme of life in Dubuque. Manuscripts are not to exceed 1500 words. Poems must not exceed 30 lines. Please include brief (50 words maximum) biographical information about the author such as location, writing experience, and previous publications. Written work may be submitted by mail or e-mail (see addresses below). All mailed entries must be typed on standard paper. Manuscripts should be double-spaced. All submissions via email must be attached as word documents. The author’s name, address, e-mail and telephone number must appear on
each submitted page. Materials must be mailed to Dubuque Area Writers Guild, c/ o Paula Neuhaus, 378 Main St., Dubuque, IA 52001. Electronic submissions should be sent to dubuqueareawritersguild@ gmail.com. The deadline for submissions to the anthology is March 31, 2008. Those who wish to participate in the oral history project or to suggest a name of a participant please send an e-mail request for an interview to dubuqueareawritersguild@gmail.com or call 563557-1767. Include in the body of the e-mail or phone message the subject’s name, telephone number, email address and topic of the story they wish to share. Oral history interviews will be scheduled until March 31, 2008. Writers and oral history project participants whose work is selected for publication will be invited to read from their published piece at a reception held at the Dubuque Museum of Art during DubuqueFest, on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Each published individual will receive one complimentary copy of the anthology. Additional copies will be available for purchase during the reception, at The Dubuque Museum of Art, and at River Lights Second Edition Bookstore in Dubuque. The public is invited to attend the reception and reading and encouraged to purchase copies of Celebrating The Art & Ethos of Dubuque. For more information, contact Paula Neuhaus or Alice Oleson at dubuqueareawritersguild@ gmail.com.
TRI-STATE LIVE MUSIC Thursday, March 6
Saturday, March 8
Ixnay Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Stumble Bros. Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Friday, March 7
Awful Purdies Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM Jill Duggan Stone Cliff Winery, 7 - 11 PM Gareth Woods Irish Cottage, 7 - 11 PM
Taste Like Chicken Sandy Hook, 9 PM - 1 AM
Taste Like Chicken Denny’s Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM
Tuesday, March 11
Saturday, March 8
Smokin’ With Superman Silver Dollar, 10 PM - 2 AM
Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Country Tradition DBQ Fairgrounds, 8 PM - 12 AM
Nothin’ But Dylan Stone Cliff Winery, 7 - 11 PM
Okham’s Razor Grape Escape, 9 PM - 1 AM
Gareth Woods Irish Cottage, 7 - 11 PM
DRILL Softtails, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Rosalie Morgan TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
BadFish Jumpers, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Nama Rupa Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM
Open Jazz Jam Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
James Kinds & The All-Night Riders Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Tony Leonard Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM
Richter Scale Main St. Pub (Cuba City), 9 PM - 1 AM
Surf Report Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Mayflies of Johnson Co. Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Legends Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM
Tantrym Doolittle’s (Cuba), 9 PM - 1 AM
Clovis Mann Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM
Mr. Obvious Doolittle’s (Lancaster), 10 PM - 2 AM
Saturday, March 15
Lucho Rey y Su Salsera Triple T Too, 10 PM - 1 AM
Corey Jenny Gin Rickeys, 1 - 4 PM
Pat Reidy & the Lads 180 Main, 2 - 5 PM Andreas The Busted Lift, 2 - 5 PM Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM The Rocket Surgeons The Busted Lift, 5 - 9 PM
Wednesday, March 12
Hunab The Busted Lift , 9:30 PM- 1:30 AM
Chuck Bregman Pizzeria Uno, 6 - 9 PM
Rosalie Morgan Da Vinci’s, 6 - 9 PM
Jill Duggan Stone Cliff Winery, 5 - 9 PM
Dave Pingle / Jimmy Berg Grape Escape, 9 PM - 1 AM
Just Cuz Rhody’s, 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Pirate Over 50 Dog House Lounge, 4 - 8 PM
Rocket Surgeons Ace’s Place, 9 PM - 1 AM
Boys’ Night Out Red N Deb’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Tom Nauman Stone Cliff Winery, 8 - 11 PM
One Hat Band New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Grass Menagerie Irish Cottage, 6 - 9 PM
Scarlet Runner Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM
Saturday, March 15
Sunday, March 9
Artie & the Pink Catillacs Rumors, 9 PM - 1 AM
Brews Brothers Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM
Friday, March 14
The Wundo Band Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM Glorytellers/Old Panther Busted Lift, 10:30 PM - 1:30 AM Writers Guild Isabella’s, 8 PM - 1 AM Live On Main Comedy Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM
Thursday, March 13 Denny Garcia Murph’s South End, 9 PM - 1 AM
Sunday, March 9
Friday, March 14
Country Tradition Mooney Hollow Barn, 2 - 6 PM
Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
The Legends Henry’s Pub, 8 PM - 12 AM Artie & the Pink Catillacs Eagles Club, 8 PM - 12 AM Tony Leonard Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM Betty & the Headlights Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM Jabberbox Jumpers, 9 PM - 1 AM Chris Utley Dagwood’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Menace Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM The Do Overs Rumors, 9 PM - 1 AM
Sunday, March 16
Wednesday, March 19
Apple Dumplin’s New Diggings, 3 - 7 PM
Jill Duggan Stone Cliff Winery, 5 - 9 PM
Pirate Over 50 Dog House Lounge, 4 - 8 PM Tony Leonard Irish Cottage, 7 - 11 PM
Monday, March 17 Andreas Irish Cottage, 1 - 5 PM Tony Leonard Irish Cottage, 6 - 10 PM
BlackBloom Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Friday, March 21
Women’s Arm Wrestling Isabella’s, 8 PM - 1 AM Live On Main Comedy Bricktown, 9 PM - 1 AM
Thursday, March 20 Gary Puckett Grand Opera House, 7 - 10 PM
Friday, March 21 Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
VENUE FINDER 180 Main / Busted Lift
180 Main Street, Dubuque 180main.com
Chuck Bregman Pizzeria Uno, 6 - 9 PM The Wundo Band Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Ace’s Place
107 Main St W. Epworth, IA 563-876-9068
Melanie Mausser Grape Escape, 9 PM - 1 AM Strange Neighbors Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Mississippi Trio 8 PM - 12 AM Okham’s Razor Main St. Pub (Cuba), 8 - 11 PM Jeff Ward Irish Cottage, 8 - 11 PM Boys’ Night Out DBQ Driving Range, 8 PM - 12 AM Taste Like Chicken Sandy Hook, 9 PM - 1 AM
Jill Duggan Stone Cliff Winery, 7 - 11 PM
Horsin’ Around Band Softtails, 9 PM - 1 AM
Rosalie Morgan TAIKO, 7 - 11 PM
Stumble Bros. Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM
Anton’s Saloon
New Diggings, Wisconsin 608-965-4881
Bartini’s
253 Main St., Dubuque 563-556-5782 myspace.com/bartinisdbq
Bricktown
299 Main Street, Dubuque 563-582-0608 bricktowndubuque.com
Captain Merry
399 Sinsinwa Ave., East Dbq, IL 815-747-3644 captainmerry.com
Catfish Charlies
1630 E. 16th St, Dubuque 563-582-8600 catfishcharliesonline.com
Coe’s Bar
280 Jess St Bernard, IA 563-879-3216
Courtside
2095 Holiday Drive, Dubuque 563-583-0574
Dagwood’s
231 First Ave. W. Cascade, IA (563) 852-3378
Denny’s Lux Club 3050 Asbury, Rd. (563) 557-0880
Dino’s Backside (Other Side) 68 Sinsinawa East Dubuque (815) 747-9049
Dirty Earnie’s
201 1st St NE, Farley, IA 563-744-4653
Dog House Lounge
1646 Asbury, Dubuque (563) 556-7611
Doolittle’s Cuba City
112 S. Main. Cuba City, WI 608-744-2404
Doolittle’s Lancaster
135 S. Jefferson St., Lancaster, WI 608-723-7676
Dubuque Driving Range
John Deere Road, Dubuque (563) 556-5420
Eagles Club
1175 Century Drive, Dubuque (563) 582-6498
Eichman’s Grenada Tap
11941 Route 52 North, Dubuque 563-552-2494
Gin Rickey’s
Grape Escape
233 S. Main St., Galena, IL 815.776.WINE grapeescapegalena.com
Irish Cottage
9853 US Hwy 20, Galena, Illinois 815.776.0707 theirishcottageboutiquehotel.com
Isabella’s @ the Ryan House 1375 Locust Street, Dubuque 563-585-2049 isabellasbar.com
Jumpers Bar & Grill
2600 Dodge St, Dubuque (563) 556-6100 myspace.com/jumpersdbq
Knicker’s Saloon
2186 Central Ave., Dubuque 563) 583-5044
Leo’s Pub / DaVinci’s
395 W. 9th St., Dubuque 563-582-7057 davincisdubuque.com
M-Studios
223 Diagonal Street, Galena, IL 815-777-6463 m-studios.org
Mississippi Mug
373 Bluff St, Dubuque 563.585-0919 mississippimug.com
Mooney Hollow Barn
12471 Highway 52 S. Green Island, IA (563) 682-7927 / (563) 580-9494
Murph’s South End
55 Locust St. Dubuque Phone 563-556-9896
My Brother’s Place
158 Sinsinawa Ave., East Dubuque, IL. 815-747-3060
New Diggings
2944 County Road W, Benton, WI 608-965-3231 newdiggs.com
Noonan’s North
917 Main St. Holy Cross, IA 563-870-2235
Perfect Pint /Steve’s Pizza 15 E. Main St., Platteville, WI 608-348-3136
Pit Stop
17522 S John Deere Rd, Dubuque 563-582-0221
Sandy Hook Tavern
3868 Badger Rd. Hazel Green, WI 608-748-4728 Silver Dollar Cantina Main Street, Dubuque Phone # coming soon
Softtails
10638 Key West Drive, Key West, IA 563-582-0069
Stone Cliff Winery
600 Star Brewery Dr., Port of Dubuque 563.583.6100 stonecliffwinery.com
1447 Central Ave, Dubuque 563-583-0063 myspace.com/ginrickeys
Sublime
Gobbie’s
Thumbs Up Pub & Grill
219 N Main St, Galena IL 815-777-0243
Grand Harbor Resort
350 Bell Street, Dubuque 563-690-4000 grandharborresort.com
3203 Jackson St., Dubuque, 563-582-4776 3670 County Road HHH, Kieler, WI 608-568-3118 If you feature live entertainment and would like to be included in our Venue Finder, please drop us a line... info@dubuque365.com or 563-588-4365.
WE SWEAR WE WON’T PUBLISH *THOSE* PICTURES OF YOU
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It’s springtime, and you know what that means. No, not the onslaught of insects and warmer weather -- it’s the third annual Central Run Pub Crawl, set for Saturday, April 5! You know how it works. Don’t play dumb. We’ve seen you out on Central, doing your thing. Pub crawlers will take off from the Colts Center, at 1101 Central Ave., and proceed to run, walk, stumble or crawl down Central Avenue establishments, including the A+B Tap, Knicker’s, Player’s, Chances “R,” Instant Replay, Gin Rickeys and Breezer’s. However, this isn’t just any ordinary night of drunken debauchery. Every
year, the Central Run Pub Crawl has a theme, and this year’s is The Motion Picture. Each bar will be disguised as the set of a classic movie, including Scarface, Grease and many more. Naturally, themed attire is encouraged,
and prizes will be awarded to the bestdressed male, best-dressed female and the best-dressed group. The night will finally wind down with a party at the Colts Center. Tickets are only $15 per person, with the price covering transportation to all sites, a T-shirt, drink specials, food and prizes. And, since safety is of course the number-one priority, safe rides home to any residence or hotel within the city limits will be provided free of charge. Designated drivers are also encouraged, and they’ll get free soft drinks at all bars. A limited number of tickets for the
Central Run are available, so get yours today! Go to www.centralrun.com, or purchase at your favorite participating bar. And don’t worry: What happens on Central Avenue ... well, it doesn’t stay on Central Avenue, but at least it’ll be a good time! Visit CentralRun.com for more information.
NAMA RUPA? I THINK I SAW THAT ON A SOUP CAN ONCE
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Reggae, Rock and St. Patty’s Day!
such as Him, Cul De Sac, and Karate. Old Panther will also be playing that night. With power pop guitar rock heroics, Old Panther can whip you into a danceable Crazy Horse frenzy. Nate Jenkins, a local singer songwriter, can be likened to Nick Drake or Damien Rice. Mr. Jenkins will open the show. Please, stop by the Writers Guild and then come to The Busted Lift to cap off this very special night.
by Aaron Hefel
St. Patrick’s Day
Pat Reidy & the Lads, Andreas, Chuck Bregman, Hunab
Nama Rupa
Saturday, March 8, 9 p.m. Madison reggae rockers Nama Rupa grace The Busted Lift stage for the first time March 8. The band regularly gigs at many of the finest clubs in Madison. Described on their myspace page as a “reggae hybrid” by area press, “Nama Rupa’s music is constantly evolving as a fresh blend of conscious, progressive reggae rock with strong funk and dub undertones. Eclectic beats, catchy melodies and a psychedelic vibe keep fans dancing while the lyrics, flowing from self-reflective to socially critical, keep them thinking.“
Glorytellers
With Old Panther & Nate Jenkins Wednesday, March 12, 10p.m. Boston’s Glorytellers hit the Busted Lift stage next week on their way to SXSW (South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas music conference). The band mixes folk, Italian folk, indie rock and a vivid storytelling ability into song after song on their newest effort out on Southern Records. Band members have done time in other influential acts
Saturday, March 15, beginning at 11 a.m.
Celebrating St. Patty’s day just a hair early (Saturdays are so much better for partying), The Busted Lift will come alive with the green on March 15. Opening the day will be the Irish folk stylings of Andreas, everyone’s favorite young troubadour. Pat Riedy and some special guests will be keeping it green upstairs, playing all your classic Irish favorites. Cluck Bregman tickles the ivory with party music from 5-9 p.m. Iowa City jam group Hunab closes the night. Fresh from a tour out west, the band is ready to keep your glowstick bright and tracing. Seamless blends of samba, country-fried rock, psychedelic disco and pop provide Hunab with an ample template for dancing. See the ad on the back page of this issue!
IF YOU DON’T GO TO DUBUQUE NIGHT, YOU’RE UN-AMERICAN
20 FEB 21 - MARCH 5 prove Iowa Tuition Grant and PELL grant allocations for college-bound students.
Workforce Development: Support
increased funding of the Workforce Investment Act and local development of programs to market the skilled trades.
Energy: Support incentive programs for environmentally responsible development practices; support extension of the existing alternative fuels excise tax credit; expand federal loan and grant programs supporting biomass technologies and development of cellulosic bioethanol and biomass gasification.
“35 Years Strong… Dubuque Night in Des Moines!”
Tourism:
Increase Iowa’s marketing budget; market the Upper Mississippi River Area as an international tourist destination!
by Mayor Roy D. Buol
Dubuque Night in Des Moines began in 1973 to provide Dubuque citizens and community leaders the opportunity to interact in an informal evening setting with state legislators about a variety of issues significant to the progress and sustainability of the broader Dubuque community. Over the past 35 years, Dubuque Night has become one of Iowa’s premier legislative receptions with an average of 4050 legislators in attendance annually. The event brings hundreds of current and former Dubuque area citizens together with our State’s leaders for an evening of great food and beverages, live music, and important conversation! Areas of legislative focus on this Dubuque Night will include:
Transportation: Comple-
tion of Southwest Arterial/Highway 32; terminal improvements at the Dubuque Regional Airport; passenger rail service
between Dubuque and Chicago; completion of an intermodal parking facility in the Port of Dubuque.
Economic Development: Reform
of commercial and industrial property tax system; increase of Historic Tax Credit program; programs and funding for development of Dubuque’s Warehouse District; America’s River Phase II expansion; New Market Tax Credits for development projects.
Education: Assist achievement of the
five promises outlined in Every Child, Every Promise; support legislation to im-
If these or other legislative issues are of significance to you, I encourage you to join with us in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 12, 6 - 10 p.m., at Diamond Jack’s at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! I hope to see you there! (Note: If you don’t wish to drive, the Chamber is offering transportation to and from Des Moines on a charter bus for a minimal fee (call 563-557-9200); note space is limited so call today.)
WE’RE GOING TO RUSH!!!!!
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St. Patty’s Day in the Tri-States Ah, St. Patty’s. March 17. That one day out of the year where everyone, no matter what their actual heritage may be, is a little bit Irish, and Irish eyes are indeed smiling ... which may or may not have to do with the eighteen pints of Guinness you consume on the holiday. In any event, St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and 365ink is your hook-up to everything that’s going down.
Why not head east to Galena, and the Irish Cottage? Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub will feature the music of acoustic musician Tony Leonard on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as performances by the Irish Dancers. The dancers traditionally perform two 20-minute sets between 6 and 8 p.m., and the live music generally starts around 8:15 or so. Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, will also bring a host of other events to choose from, as well. On Saturday, well, heck, just take a look at our Nightlife centerfold in this issue of the paper. There’s more live music than you can shake a cat at, with seemingly every band in town having a gig booked that night.
Saturday will also bring with it the annual Dubuque St. Patrick’s Day Parade, beginning in Jackson Park, with lineup beginning at 4:30 p.m. This is one of the biggest parades in Dubuque, and it’s always a great time. For pictures of past
parades, log on to Dubuque365.com! And it wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without mentioning the party in Dyersville, also on Saturday, March 15. One of the largest St. Patrick’s celebrations in the state of Iowa, the day will begin at 1:30 p.m., with a parade starting from the St. Francis Xavier parking lot. And afterwards, well, let’s just say that Dyersville knows how to throw a Hooley! On Sunday, well, there’s nothing better than spending a Sunday afternoon at the New Diggings General Store & Inn. There’s really nothing better than that when the Apple Dumplin’s are rolling into town, and, hey, look at that -- they are! And there’s no better place to party than the Diggs.
Which, of course, brings us to the big day itself. Being on a Monday this year, one might think that St. Patrick’s Day might be a little more reserved, but ... we know that’s not going to be the case! You know there’s always a good time to be found at the Busted Lift, Dubuque’s original basement Irish pub, as well as other downtown establishments. Check our centerfold for more information. That’s not all. Galena will be hosting its annual downtown St. Patty’s Day Parade on March 17, with floats, costumed clans and bands, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street (lineup beginning at 4:40). Prizes will be announced at Benjamin’s, 103 N. Main, following the parade at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 815-777-0467. You won’t see the 365ink staff out partying for St. Patty’s, as we’ll be busy putting the next issue of the magazine together. (Whatever?) So have a pint of Guinness for us, have fun, stay safe and it’s okay to drink the beer if it’s green! Slainte!
Tony Kenny’s Ireland
W/ Irish Comedian-Richie Hayes, The Dublin City Dancers, Victoria Kenny , March 7 at 7:30 p.m.
WWE – March 9 @ 7 p.m. –
On sale Feb. 9, Five Flags Arena
Phil Coulter
and the Irish Pops Orchestra
March 14 at 7:30 p.m., Five Flags Theater
Hurster Cup - Hockey!
March 14-18 - All Day Event
“Thunder Slam” Monster Truck & Extreme Free Style MX Spectacular March 28, March 29 (3 Big Shows) $25 & $17
Wilco Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA Sun, Mar. 9
Van Halen Allstate Arena , Rosemont, IL • Thursday, April 3
Tom Jones The Meadows, Altoona, IA • March 12
Gordon Lightfoot Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, IA • Tues., April 1
Riverdance Des Moines Civic Center, DesMoines, IA • March 14
Larry the Cable Guy i wireless Center Moline, IL Thurs., April 3
Gary Puckett The Grand Opera House, Dubuque, IA • March 20
Santana Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Saturday, April 19
Avril Lavigne Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Friday, March 21
The Police Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Saturday, May 10
Lifehouse Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI • Saturday, March 22
The Cure Allstate Arena , Rosemont, IL • Saturday, May 17
High School Musical Des Moines Civic Center • Thursday, March 27
Rush (Bryce got tickets!) i wireless Center Moline, IL • Tues., May 20
Blue Man Group US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids • Friday, March 28
B.B. King Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Monday, June 9
IF THERE’S A MYSTERY AFOOT, BOB’S GOING TO SNUFF IT OUT
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Bobs Book Reviews
MARCH 6-19
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speare, lacking direct knowledge, than to get to know the people that surrounded him on a daily basis? by Bob Gelms For a time, right smack dab in the middle of I had colossal fun reading this book. As Will’s most productive period as a dramatist, Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer far as mysteries and thrillers go, my fa- he rented rooms on Silver Street in London Lee Carrell has everything you need for vorites are the plots I can’t figure out until from a French immigrant named Mounta splendid weekend read, murder, lost the author wants me to or the plots I do joy. At one point Mountjoy manuscripts, deceit, and wealth beyond figure out and then, when all is revealed, enlists Shakespeare’s aid as compare. This is a stylish thriller for the I find out I was completely wrong. I got a matchmaker in marring off thinking person and it is great fun. both in Interred With Their Bones. Mountjoy’s daughter. WS is successful. Mountjoy then If that isn’t enough to make you shell out the reneges on the dowry. The pound of flesh you borrowed from what’s groom’s parents sue Mounthis name to buy this book, there is a bonus. joy and when the case went to court, Shakespeare was In the world of Shakespeare there is some- called as a witness. Will was thing of a serious, sometimes funny, and then asked to sign a copy of ultimately completely useless discussion of his testimony. He does. It is a topic that has raged like a firestorm since one of only six examples of shortly after old Will shuffled off this mor- Shakespeare’s signature in tal coil. Who really wrote the stuff attribut- existence. All of this happens ed to him? Ms. Carrell enjoins this debate while WS lived on Silver Street. in an interesting and entertaining way as her characters follow leads to the Cardenio Mr. Nicholl pieces together a startlingly manuscript in the works and lives of Fran- complete portrait of life on Silver Street. cis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, Edward We are taken into the Mountjoy housede Vere and William Shelton. For me, I couldn’t care less who wrote the plays or the poetry. The fact that someone did is all I care about. If pressed on the issue I’m strongly inclined to give Interred With Their Bones is a quest to the benefit of the doubt to Shakespeare find the manuscript of a lost play by Wil- himself. However, the characters in Ms. liam Shakespeare. It is a play we know Carrell’s book make a mighty convincing that Shakespeare wrote and we know pitch for William Shelton. that it was performed a number of times. It is mentioned in the historical record One of the compelling reasons some but no copy of the play has come down scholars and / or scoundrels think that to us. We even know, generally speak- Shakespeare did not write what is attribing, what it was about. uted to him is that we don’t know very much about him. What we do know The lost play is called Cardenio. Shake- does not point to the kind of genius that speare borrowed one of the subplots in would be required to produce the dazMiguel de Cervantes’ classic novel The In- zling body of work the world has margenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Man- veled at for almost half a millennium. cha. For four hundred years scholars and scoundrels have been looking in every attic, It is true. We don’t know very much about basement, and old library to find a copy of him. It is also true that what we do know Cardenio and they haven’t found so much is more than what we know about all the as even one page of the manuscript. other Elizabethan playwrights combined. That’s the history. It is also Ms. Carrell’s Enter now one Mr. Charles Nicholl and his jumping-off point. In Interred With Their book The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Bones it looks as though someone has Street. This is a scholarly book disguised found a copy of Cardenio, which, of as one damn interesting idea for the casual course, would rival and perhaps surpass Shakespeare fan. It is not a work of fiction the value of even the Guttenberg Bible. and it is not a stuffy textbook either. Someone is also killing people to get it but killing them in very interesting ways. The Mr. Nicholl is a clever and perceptive killer is recreating the deaths in some of man. He admits we don’t know much Shakespeare’s most famous plays and, just about Stratford’s most famous son. So, like the plays, the deaths are quite grisly. what better way to get to know Shake-
Shake That Spear, At Will
hold, something we know a lot about thanks to Mr. Nicholl’s research. We see the kinds of people Shakespeare knew and befriended; the kinds of ordinary people that had nothing to do with his life in the theatre. In doing so we get a feel for the man William Shakespeare was. The Lodger is a fascinating book at the core of which is a fascinating idea, and as for Charles Nicholl, well, poor Yorick aside, he is “a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy” and the author of one of the most enjoyable books about Shakespeare I have ever read. NEXT TIME: After 75 years, the Doctor is, most decidedly, in.
HEYYYY, WHAT’S BEHIND THAT CLOSET DOOR?
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Get off the Fence Day
Use this quick process to make a decision:
I know there are compelling reasons for riding the fence. Which reasons are you using today? Are you overwhelmed, powerless or tired? Did you run out of time? Maybe you’re waiting for someone to help you down off of the fence? Whatever the reason, you’re still on the fence about something. Today is Get Off the Fence Day because success comes to you when you decide to do just that, get off the fence.
1. Understand - the situation to the best of your ability
You know when you’re “fence riding”. It happens all of the time. It can be small decisions like chicken or beef, Budweiser or Guinness, country or hip hop. Maybe it’s a big decision like quitting your job, filing for divorce or changing hairstylist (Have you ever tried to break up with a hairstylist?). Choosing to do nothing (riding the fence) is just about the worst decision you can make. Decide what you are going to do and do it. Right or wrong, you’ll be further ahead by getting off of the fence.
2. Decide – make a decision 3. Take Action – and follow through with your decision 4. Learn - from each decision It’s not always easy to make a decision and no matter what you choose, you may wonder if you did the right thing. Anytime you make a decision; you run the risk of making a mistake. Who cares if you screw up, it is part of the process. Fence riding is exhausting and unproductive. It’s momentum breaking, demoralizing and impedes progress. Understand the situation, make a decision, take action, and learn from your mistakes. There is no better time than today to Get Off the Fence! Success comes to you when you do just that.
1% Mattitude Improvement Tip The Law of Reciprocity The law of reciprocity simply means that when someone gives something, you feel an obligation to give back. Others will reciprocate in kind based upon the way you treat. The world gives you what you give to the world. Are you willing to help or give information and ideas without the benefit of receiving? Reciprocity isn’t instantaneous, therefore persistence is vital. At the appropriate time you will reap a
harvest. By understanding and using the power of reciprocity, you can improve your relationships. In life and work, you get what you give. How’s your Mattitude? Improving your life a little each day makes all the difference! Matt Booth is a highly sought after speaker and trainer, who works with individuals, organizations and business that wish to improve productivity and profitability. To inquire about getting Matt in person, call 563773-matt or matt@mattbooth.com.
Contact Matt today at 563-590-9693 or e-mail info@mattbooth.com.
CAN WE PLAY WITH THE BIG TOYS, TOO?
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Life Stiles Urban Cowboy Experiences Rural Life by Jeff Stiles
“Do you think God is preparing me for a morning job?” I asked my wife as our alarm went off at 7:30 a.m. on a Wednesday the other week. “Because this is the second time I’ve had to get up and out of bed early this week . . . and it’s only Wednesday!” Earlier that week I had risen with the roosters to accompany my wife to a breakfast at the Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino, only to find out once we arrived that the city’s “Every Child, Every Promise” event had been cancelled because of—drum roll, please—snow and ice.
I anticipated the sights, sounds and smells of agriculture would fill the Uni-Dome during the show—though I was hoping the “smell of money” would not be present.
I figured, what the “hay”? •••
Attendees were able to drive the latest from John Deere and CaseIH in the test drive area in the south parking lot— though on this frigid day I was more than happy to stay in the warmth of the UniDome. Nearly 200 companies displaying over 700 lines of products and services were on hand. Power equipment companies, farm implement companies, seed companies, chemical companies, storage
Not that I’m against farms, of course. I love beef and eggs and chicken wings and bread and pork. But even though I spent most of my younger years on my parents’ farm in southwest Virginia, I’ve—shall we say—“adapted well” to a more urban lifestyle? Of course, when I first suggested to my wife earlier in the month that attending this agricultural show with my father-in-law might be a good bonding experience with my new in-laws, everyone in the Epworth-based Hartbecke family seemed exited—if not amused. “Mom said to be sure you know that it’s a long day,” my wife wrote in an email (the 21st century manner most husbands and wives communicate). “I think she was impressed that you wanted to go, however.”
On this particular Wednesday, I was rising early to visit the Hawkeye Farm Show in Cedar Falls. My son had been looking forward to the event ever since he attended last year with his Papa and uncle, and my wife figured this year’s show might be a good “time together” for her husband and his new father-in-law.
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“Dad just called and is glad that you want to go along,” she added in a second correspondence. “He says he thinks they’ll have more fun watching you, however!” ••• The 21st annual Hawkeye Farm Show was billed as “a full-line farm manufacturer and distribution trade show featuring everything new in agriculture.”
and blue jeans were in abundance, so I put my brother-in-law’s cell number in my own so I could find him if I got separated from the group. Yup, everyone did look the same to me. I strolled up and down the rows of booths, happy that I was wearing my standard media photo pass so I wouldn’t have to explain to farmers why I was taking their photo. “Think you could snag me one of those nifty-looking ball caps?” I asked my father-in-law at one point in the day. “I think it might help me to fit in better with the crowd.” ••• “How’s it going, farmer boy?” asked my wife via a text message (another popular method for couples to communicate these days).
buildings, and grain handling and drying systems were all present at the show, representing companies from Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, South Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and of course throughout Iowa.
“I’m slightly out of my element,” I typed back on my phone, “although I got me a cool hat to help me blend in.” Of course, I’m not quite sure when I’ll ever again wear that hat. Unless I return to the Hawkeye Farm Show next year for more bonding with the rural side of the family, that is.
Plaid shirts, camouflage hats, work boots
MARCH 7: Get to Know a C.E.O. Hosted by the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. This month’s lunch features Charlie Marsden of the Durrant Group. It will take place at the L. May Eatery at noon. This is a very exciting opportunity! Call 563.557.9200 to reserve your spot- reservations are limited to 50 people. Cost $15.00 per person. March 7th - Jaycee Dinner Club, 7pm at Taiko. The Jaycee Dinner Club is where we meet other Dubuque Jaycee members, and explore various food/restaurant locations in our community. Everyone is welcomed to join us & bring a friend who might be interested in learning more about the Jaycees in Dubuque! For more information contact Amanda at amandaYemma@mchsi.com. March 8th- Bowling in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Jaycees are sponsoring a Mardi Gras bowling challenge on Saturday, March 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. It is $10 person. Please contact Amanda Brewer, State Director (amanda.brewer@prudential.com) if you would like to go. March 12th- Dubuque Night. The annual “Dubuque Night in Des Moines” will be held on Wednesday, March 12 this year in (surprise!) Des Moines. The day includes time to meet with the Iowa Legislature and Governor Chet Culver as well as many leaders from Dubuque. The Chamber of Commerce has invited Dubuque Jaycees on its bus and the cost is $20 per person. Please contact President Chad Wagener (cwagener@dubuquebank.com) if you are interested in attending this event.
MIKE ISN’T ALLOWED TO HAVE ANYMORE COFFEE
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Serve with a handful of baby carrots and fresh broccoli
All you need 8 slices Hy-Vee pumpernickel bread 1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing, 1/2 cup sauerkraut, drained, 1 lb thinly sliced cooked corned beef, 1/4 lb Hy-Vee sliced Swiss cheese, Butter spray
Cabbage:
Your Good Luck Charm
All you do Spread 4 slices of bread with dressing. Top each slice with a layer of sauerkraut, a slice of corned beef and a slice of Swiss cheese. Cover with remaining bread slices. Spray skillet or griddle with butter spray. Toast over medium-low heat, turning once to brown evenly.
When it comes to fighting cancer, you need more than luck; you need to eat cabbage. Cabbage is a member of the family of cruciferous vegetables. These powerful vegetables work similarly to a time-release capsule in your body. Slowly and consistently, cruciferous vegetables destroy cancer-causing compounds. Studies show cabbage contains 11 of the 15 vegetable-compounds that are thought to prevent cancer. They are linked to a lower risk for lung, stomach, colorectal, prostate and bladder cancer. Cruciferous vegetables have also shown the ability to stop the growth of cancer cells. They are most effective in fighting cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, endometrium, liver and lung. Cruciferous vegetables are easy to identify. Simply flip the vegetable over and take a look at the base. Where the stem once was, there will be four flower petals in the shape of a cross. “Cruciferous” means “cross-shaped.” Besides cabbage, cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, cauliflower, collard and mustard greens, kale, Napa cabbage, kohlrabi and turnips. Enjoy cabbage made into slaw, tossed with other salad greens, simmered in soups or steamed or stir-fried with a touch of garlic and olive oil. For more health tips and recipe ideas, visit Hy-VeeHealth.Com.
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Nutrition Facts: Sauerkraut or pickled cabbage fights cancer too. Each sandwich contains 523 calories, 32 g carbs, 41 g protein, 25 g fat, 4 g fiber and 1830 mg sodium.
Eat-All-You-Want Soup Fill up fast and fight cancer with cabbage soup
All you need 1 head cabbage, chopped 1 can Hy-Vee stewed tomatoes 4 ribs celery, chopped 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 5 large onions, chopped 1 large green bell pepper, chopped 1 can (46 oz.) V-8 juice 1 clove garlic, chopped All you do Mix all ingredients together in a soup pot. Simmer for 1 hour. Nutrition Facts: Cabbage is rich in powerful cancerfighting compounds. Each serving provides 80 calories, 0 g fat, 17 g carbs, 3 g fiber, 490 mg sodium.
The newest potato on the market is Melissa’s Baby Dutch yellow potato. Flavorful and versatile, these petite young spuds with distinct yellowish-white skins offer a light, subtle flavor with a creamy texture. They can be cooked in almost any way imaginable and will soon become a family favorite. To preserve the nutrients in these wonderfully healthy treats, leave the skins on and simply scrub gently in water before cooking. When selecting potatoes, choose firm, well-shaped and fairly smooth potatoes. Take a look around the supermarket aisles for more unique and tasty varieties, such as Yukon Gold potatoes, Klondike Rose red skin golden potatoes and a variety of flavorful new fingerling potatoes. Always store potatoes in a cool, well-ventilated area rather than refrigerated.
Baby Dutch Greek Potatoes
Serve with a Hy-Vee Chicken Griller and tossed salad
All You Need 1 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tbsp canola oil 1 1/2 lbs Baby Dutch yellow potatoes, cut in half 2 tbsp minced oregano leaves 1 tbsp lemon zest 2 tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tsp salt Pepper to taste All You Do Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potato halves in a single layer. Cook until browned, about 5
minutes. Turn potatoes over being careful not to break them; brown the other side. Turn heat down to low; cover and cook potatoes until tender. Mix remaining ingredients in small bowl. When potatoes are tender, add garlic-lemon mixture; stir gently to coat all potatoes. Cook until just heated. Serves 6. Source: www.melissas.com Nutrition facts: Potatoes are rich in bloodpressure-controlling potassium. Each serving contains140 calories, 4.5 g fat, 21 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 400 mg sodium
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Classic Reuben
Remember when the only choice of apples was Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious and maybe a green Granny Smith? Potatoes were in a similar situation until recently. There were only red potatoes and white potatoes and sometimes new potatoes. But times are changing. New and unique varieties are being dug up and delivered to your favorite Hy-Vee supermarket.
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Dig into a Different Spud
Dutch Yellow Potato Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette Perfect springtime side dish
All you need 1/2 lb fresh green beans, cut in 1/2-inch pieces 3 lbs Baby Dutch yellow potatoes, halved 2 tbsp dry vermouth 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 large shallot, chopped 1 tbsp whole grain mustard 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp chopped organic parsley All you do Cook beans in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain; transfer to small bowl of ice water. Meanwhile boil potatoes until just tender, about 12 minutes. Drain and sprinkle vermouth over hot potatoes, toss gently and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk vinegar, shallot and mustard in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Pour over potatoes and toss to coat. Cool completely. Mix in green beans and parsley. Season to taste. Serves 9. Source: www.melissas.com Nutrition facts: Potatoes are rich in potassium and vitamin C. Each half-cup serving contains 280 calories, 17 g fat, 29 g carbs, 3 g fiber, 40 mg sodium.
SOMETIMES WHEN IT GOES GREEN, THERE’S A TORNADO. THAT’S NOT GOOD!
26 MARCH 6-19 materials. We will supply our staff with Travel Mugs to use for our many trips across the street to Jitterz! 2. River Lights Bookstore, 2nd Edition will become more efficient in our use of electricity. We will change over to halogen light bulbs and disconnect electrical appliances form power sources rather than just turn them off at night. We will set computers/printers to go into sleep mode more frequently during the day.
River Lights Bookstore, 2nd Edition This is tough for us as we have always been devoted to recycling and feel to really “take the challenge” we’ll need to go even greener!
Surf Report the
Our “Greener” Action Steps:
1. We currently reuse and/or recycle all plastic, glass, cardboard, newspapers, office paper, packing supplies (bubble wrap and styrofoam peanuts), ink and toner cartridges. We will begin using Bags and Gift Wrap that are made from recycled
3. RLB2/e carries a large selection of books on ecology and will feature Go Green window displays in April. We sell reusable canvas book bags and…. will soon carry a stationary line made from Elephant Dung!
Can you make the pledge? Visit Dubuque365.com and look for the “Go Green” link. Tell us your organization’s top three “Go Green” action steps. Take the challenge to your team! 365 and the Diamond Jo casino will highlight one local “Go Green” organization every issue in 2008.
Friday, March 14, Isabella’s
Dubuque band The Surf Report are set to perform their original indie rock at Isabella’s Friday, March 14. First formed in March 2005, the group features Neil Pitman on vocals and guitar, Jay Jubeck on guitar and vocals, Kurt Urbain on drums, and Nate Hall on bass. Already the band has recorded and released a 3song demo (later expanded to 6 songs), and a self-titled full-length CD, independently produced and released last year. Incorporating a variety of influences from emo to alt.country, The Surf Report collaborates in creating original material, as opposed to relying on the songwriting talents of one or two band members.
The result is an ensemble sound that drives melodies with an energy that ranges from jangling guitar pop to punk. The band has been building on their local following by touring both locally and regionally, opening for acts like Miranda Sound, Victory at Sea, The Heavenly States, and Nick Luca, and even survived a tour van rollover on the way back from a Cedar Falls gig this winter. With plans to release a second full-length CD and a tour this summer, The Surf Report is set to make even bigger waves. Check ‘em out at www.myspace.com/thesurfreport.
The River Lights crew dishes out the reading on Harry Potter release night last fall.
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DON”T LISTEN TO A THING THEY SAY. THEY ARE NUTS!
28 MARCH 6-19
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Dear Trixie: Is it good to drink water that corn has been boiled in? --Bewildered
Dear Bewildered: You bet it is! The only thing better is bath water soup! Dear Trixie; Don’t you hate those people who slow way down and snarl up traffic to rubberneck at accidents? My girlfriend is one of those people and she got angry at me for not stopping and for innocently yelling, “Move it, Buddy” at some paramedic that was in my way. She says she was concerned about possible injuries but she still looked slightly disappointed when there weren’t bloody skid marks or body parts lying around. Now she thinks I’m insensitive. Am I? --Going East On 20 Dear Going: You’re not insensitive. You’re impatient. There’s a difference. Dear Trixie: There ain’t nothing I dig more than downing a chilly case of Old Style and doin’ the Nasty with my old lady, but now she won’t even cop a minor buzz ‘cuz she says it’s bad for the baby. Then she shows me some label on the can that says alcoholic beverages cause birth defects. Man! What’s up with that? --Really Bummed Dear Bummed: That’s the wrong warning. It should have read: Before you drink this, take a good look at your date and imagine him as the father of your children. If it weren’t for alcohol, most of us would never have gotten pregnant in the first place. Dear Trixie: Is it a bad idea to have sex with your doctor at his office? --Hot For Doc Dear Hot: It is if he’s billing you for the visit. Dear Trixie: Do you realize that what you are doing is taking someone’s real distress and reducing it to trivial proportions in order to make fun of them? You seem to get some sort of kick out of other people’s misery. --Had To Speak Up Dear Had To: Well, duh. Dear Trixie: I have just gotten back into the dating scene after 25 years of marriage. I am about the oldest woman at the clubs. Everything seems to be geared around the celebration of youth. I don’t feel old but I feel too old to wear low rider jeans and pierce some new part of my anatomy. I am fifty and hate telling anyone I am that old. I wish I were forty. --Marion in Marion Dear Marion: Don’t sweat it, sweetie. You still are forty. You’re just forty and 120 months.
HOROSCOPES ARIES After years of looking for and failing to find that perfect swimsuit to perfectly accentuate the curves of your body, you have finally found it. The problem is, now the curves of your body have turned into wrinkles, dimples and extra padding. The swimsuit is $100, but for a mere extra grand or so, you can hire the personal trainer and/or plastic surgeon to put you in shape to show off that suit. TAURUS If someone scores a hat trick at a hockey game, generally the fans throw their hats onto the ice. Just think: What happens if Oddjob from Goldfinger is at a hockey game? Just what happens?
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GEMINI Start a new diet and make pre-packaged, frozen foods the only thing you eat. Just stay away from packaged ramen noodles. No one’s going to want to smell the aftereffects of that, least of all you. CANCER Find a gathering of nerds, and when you’re there, make sure every sixth phrase you say is “MY GIRLFRIEND.” Not for any real reason, just to mess with them. It’ll be fun. Bonus points if you actually have a girlfriend.
Even Exchange
LEO The stress in your life is building up, so you’re going to need to find a way to relieve your tension. Drinking vodka isn’t the way, though. Bud Light, however ... now you found your ticket. Hooray, beer! VIRGO There’s a new sensation going around: Bacon cups. Seriously, bacon cups. You need to get on that now. It’s the ultimate apex of baconocity. And you are the Baconator. Do what must be done.
Mega Maze
LIBRA While you’re going to move on to newer and bigger goals in life, come on: Making yourself suffer and saying that you’re doing it “for the sake of art” or whatnot is so ‘90s. Better find a new excuse. SCORPIO Leo up there is busy drinking himself stupid. Now is a great time to break into his house, steal his television and his frozen pizzas. And maybe his beer, too. You know, just for kicks. SAGITTARIUS You will find that plastic shovels do not make nearly the effective cat-killing machines that steel shovels do. See? Technology isn’t always a good thing. Now, fulfill your mission and achieve your destiny! ... cat killer. CAPRICORN St. Patrick’s Day is not an excuse to find a midget and dress him up like a leprechaun. Are you kidding? You never need an excuse for that. Leprechauns are always awesome. AQUARIUS The earthquake you’ve been feeling for the past week? That’s not an earthquake. That’s your stomach after you had way too much hot sauce on your chicken wings. Apologize to your family in advance. While there’s still time. PISCES The next time you’re wondering about the roots of prostitution, consider this: It is the Tooth Fairy who teaches kids that they can get money for selling body parts. The Doctor isn’t saying, he’s just saying.
THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6 1. False! Guinness is, by far, the best-selling alcoholic beverage in Ireland’s history. 2. D; believe it or not, Montreal has had a St. Patty’s parade going since 1824! 3. B, “Kristian” is not the name of a county in Ireland. You thought it was Sligo, didn’t you! 4. The Melody Mill was the old dance hall on Highway 52. 5. B, Rosie’s has not been a name for the space occupied now by Bartinis. 6. Last year’s Pub Crawl theme was Survivor: Outwit, Outlast and Outdrink. 7. Actually, Artie Mentz is in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and drummer Bob Greenwood is a two-time inductee of the Rock and Roll HOF. 8. C, Henry Waechter is a former NFL player, who was on the 1985 Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX. 9. B, the Thunderbirds knocked off the St. Louis Jr. Blues, 8-5, to capture the team’s first Hurster Cup championship. 10. Come on, you’re gonna make us choose? All the area wineries are great, duh!
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29 MARCH 6-19
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS Continued from page 4 band, The Natives, also an early favorite of Mike Mason’s, play there in 1969. Anyone who knows Ralph knows he’s a huge Beatles fan, so when The Natives played the Fab Fours’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts’ Club Band, he was convinced. “I remember going into the teen tent,” recalls Kluseman, “and (The Natives) played Sergeant Pepper and I thought ‘oh my goodness, that sounds so fabulous’ and they were having such a great time and the crowd was going nuts and everything… I’ve gotta do that. Of course I already knew from watching Ed Sullivan on February 9, 1964, that I was going to be a guitar player.” You can probably guess what group was on the Sullivan show on that date.
Artie and the Pink Catillacs you know every other bar over there had a live band at one time, and it was great ‘cause if you didn’t like one you could just go down the street one or two doors and find another band there.” Tittle recalls the particular attention to timing that worked for fans and musicians alike, asking, “Didn’t everybody in East Dubuque used to time their breaks so that one would be going on break on the hour and one would be going on break on the quarter-hour so that everybody could go around and see each other?” Mentz agrees and relates a bit more about his experience in the club scene. “I started going over to East Dubuque when I was about 14 years old,” he explains. “I saw Chuck Crimmins and all the old-timers and I used to ask them, ‘can I get up and sing a song,’ and they always let me get up and that’s kinda how I got started. … and then singing at school dances with Ronnie (McDonald) and the guys. We all grew up together and we just had a good time. It was fun and it still is.”
Rick Tittle...then.
Rick Tittle...now, opening for country star John Anderson at Five Flags. Rick Tittle remembers seeing live music at the Point Roller Rink – local bands like The Nocturnes and bigger acts like Bobby Goldsborough and the Taylor Twins – but it was jamming with other bands in East Dubuque at clubs like the Hi-Hat and Club 26 where he really got his start. Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, East Dubuque, Illinois, was a hotbed of Tri-State entertainment. Nightclubs lined the strip with many of them offering live music. Mentz remembers other clubs and the scene at the time – “Schnees, The Townhouse …
A hugely influential musician in the early Tri-State rock-n-roll music scene, Ronnie McDonald inspired a generation of younger players in bands like The Shades. Mentz played with McDonald regularly at the East Dubuque clubs. “You know in the ‘60s, I worked in East Dubuque six nights a week for 110 dollars,” he explains. “That’s what Ronnie and I made in the ‘60s. That’s for the whole week.” Mentz has played with a wide variety of musicians over the years, including pianist Chuck Bregman. With classical training and repertoire of over 3000 songs from jazz and big band to contemporary, Bregman can play just about anything. “That guy, he can sit in with anybody,” said Men-
Chuck Bregman on the ivory.
Mike Mason (far left) poses with his band, Saddletramp, and Hank Williams Junior a million years ago. Note also John Moran sportin’ a stache in the center. tz. “He is so talented. He came right in with me and did my shows. Just tell him the key that it’s in and he just goes…“ Bregman recollects his own formative experience across the river. “My dad used to take me to East Dubuque back in the very early ‘60s,” he says, “I was about six, seven years old and I used to hear Kenny Wolfe and Denny Tillman at the organ over at Timmerman’s. I heard the Busch Brothers a couple of times way back and I didn’t know who they were until later, but I recognized them about 15 years later!”
Dubuque club in 1969 after his band, the Apple Corps won a battle of the bands. “I remember I played there the night they landed on the moon,” Mason recalls, “I remember during a break going out back and looking up and going, ‘Wow!’”
He also recalls one of the strip’s primary nightclubs. “The Circle used to be a real fine dining place,” he relates. “They had floor shows and they had a bigger house band which they would switch off every six to eight months. I heard a lot of people that I met later and became colleagues with as professionals who would play over there.” Many of the East Dubuque clubs changed over the years. Clubs that hosted live music in the ‘50s introduced go-go girls in the ‘60s, sometimes dancing onstage next the bands. The style of music changed over time as well. “Back in the early days, just about every club had a duo or trio or fourpiece group,” explains Bregman. “Back in the ‘50s, it was all music of the ‘30s, ‘40s over there, a lot of horn players and piano players … and then guitar players and ‘50s rock groups started to come in. Over time, eventually that stuff slowly was replaced by rock bands and through the ‘60s and ‘70s it was entirely replaced by rock-n-roll.” The clubs themselves changed names over the years as well. Many musicians playing today remember Mr. Hyde’s as one of the prominent rock clubs on the strip, though in previous incarnations it was the Nightlife and the Cabaret, probably among other names. Mike Mason has a particular memory of playing the East
Rick was sure he hit the big time here. Wow, indeed. We’ve come to the end of part 1 of our look back at the roots of Tri-State music (really, we couldn’t fit any more in this issue!) and we have only scratched the surface of the vibrant entertainment scene up through the end of the ‘60s. We have yet to cover some of Dubuque’s clubs in the late 20th century, how Mark Oberfoell, Mike Mason, Laura McDonald and Johnny Walker got started and much more. Look for a second installment in our March 20 issue of 365ink.
Coming up in part 2:
George Rondinelli joins a band with Ralph, Artie Mentz goes on tour, Mark Oberfoell plays everything with everybody, Laura McDonald finds her inspiration, Mike Mason tries to remember how many bands he’s been in, Rick Tittle falls off stage, Johnny Walker never turns down a drink, and everybody hates karaoke!
HOLY CRAP ZOIDBERG IS COMING TO TOWN
30 MARCH 6-19
SCOT WICKMANN
Saturday, March 8, 8 PM Arthur House, Platteville , WI (9 mi. N. of Platteville, WI on hwy 80) Scot calls himself “The Married Man: a Super Hero for the New Millennium.” With training that started in the schools of Second City, Scot’s material allows audiences to relate to his talks on family and married life. His quick, impish wit helps stir the pot and brighten the interaction of the comics on stage. Visit the-married-man.com.
MARK SWEENEY “Son”
states of psychological disarray, Preston has all but abandoned political correctness, and opted to shine a big bright light on society, illuminating the entertainment aspect of the human condition. Mike’s also now the host a of wildly successful tv talk show, Psycho Babble.
Wednesday, March, 12 9 PM Bricktown Entertainment Complex You have heard him on Bob & Tom and you know him as Sweeney Son & you can see him LIVE at Bricktown Comedy Club. Mark tours all over the country playing at comedy clubs, not to mention his work on TV and in films. Sweeney has appeared on HBO’s Comedy Central. Newspapers across the country are raving about him. So come on down to Penguin’s and find out for yourself.
BILLY WEST JIM WAND LIVE
COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE
Saturday, March 8, 9 PM Bricktown Entertainment Complex Don’t miss this special Saturday Night Show with the comedy of the Midnight Swinger David Scott, from Las Vegas. You’ll love the musical ending that will have you on your feet. Plus from Chicago it’s the comedy of Jeremy Nunes, he’s the star of Front Porch Comedy. Tickets for this special event are only $10 at the door that night. GARY OLSEN’S
HIGHER EDUCATION
Friday, March 14, 9 PM Farley Memorial Hall Eagle 102, Music N More Promotions and the Farley Young Men Association welcome Master Hypnotist Jim Wand 9 p.m., Friday, March 14, to the Farley Memorial Hall. Jim Wand has made numerous clubs, colleges, TV appearances, he has worked with Larry The Cable Guy, Jay Leno, The Chicago Bulls and more. Jim Wand will perform an adult style show as a fund raiser for the Farley Young Men’s Association. Tickets are on sale for $15, at Farley City Hall, Moondog Music and at ETIX dot com, this is a 19-plus show.
MIKE PRESTON
Saturday, March 15, 8 PM Arthur House, Platteville , WI (9 mi. N. of Platteville, WI on hwy 80) Comic, Author, self appointed Anti-Social Worker. Having endured years in the trenches of social work, assisting people in various
Wednesday, March 19 9 PM Bricktown Entertainment Complex Billy West’s voices are heard all over the world, whether it’s in a cartoon or a commercial, the sound is out there somewhere at any given time. Out of a few gigs, his starring-as list was soon filled with of well known characters such as BOTH REN AND STIMPY, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd starting with the feature film Space Jam, Red M of the M & M’s and Woody Woodpecker. With Fry, Farnsworth and Zoidberg, Billy does a total of 3 main characters on Futurama.
MINDFRAME THEATERS: IT GOES TO ELEVEN!
31 MARCH 6-19
The Hurster Cup Comes to Dubuque
as post-game meals for all players. “That’s part of what hosting a tournament includes,” says White. “You need to take care of these kids, and we’re doing our best to make sure that they have a good time while they’re here. And we know that Dubuque is a great place to host this tournament. In some cities, these teams are playing in front of maybe a few hundred people. When they come to Dubuque, these players find a top-class facility and a city that loves hockey. We’ve already known that players enjoy coming to Dubuque, so holding the tournament here is a logical next step.”
by Tim Brechlin To say that hockey in Dubuque is mildly popular would be something of a ridiculous understatement. Between youth and adult leagues and the little factor of the Central State Hockey League champions, the Dubuque Thunderbirds, hockey has its grip upon Tri-State area sports fans. This area is a great destination for hockey fans, with an energetic fanbase and a quality arena in the Five Flags Center. And now Dubuque will be home to the biggest hockey event of the CSHL’s year: The Hurster Cup Tournament, set for March 14 - 18. The Hurster Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual CSHL tournament, held at the end of the hockey season. Our Dubuque Thunderbirds won the Cup last year, and now, they’re set to defend their trophy on home ice, as the tournament comes to Dubuque. “We began talking about possibly hosting the Hurster Cup back in June of 2007,” says Five Flags General Manager Joyce White. “[Thunderbirds coach] Joe Coombs and Ted Scherr, the team’s general manager, asked me about hosting it, and we were interested ... so we began exploring the process.”
tities to deal with when organizing an event like this,” says Chelsea Ellingson, the tournament’s coordinator. “Between the league, the other teams, organizing things like programs, novelties, and so on, there’s a ton of work to be done. Right now, about one hour of my day has been going to things not related to the Hurster Cup.”
The State of Iowa had recently begun authorizing funding for the establishment of sports commissions. The City of Dubuque, in turn, applied for and received funding, and a City of Dubuque Sports Commission was formed. “The support of the sports commission was essential,” says White. “Between that, the support of the city and the administrative support of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, that really helped to make this happen.” The sports commission prepared the detailed proposal for hosting the Hurster Cup tournament, and White and Keith Rahe, the chair of the sports commission, traveled down to Bettendorf in December to present it. By 2:30 p.m. on that day, Dubuque had been awarded the 2008 Hurster Cup Tournament -- an even bigger tournament than originally planned, as the league had just voted to expand the tournament’s bracket to eight teams. Since then, it’s been a sprint to get everything arranged and prepared. “There is just a massive amount of en-
Just how big is it? Well, as many as 10,000 people coming through the doors of Five Flags, that’s how big. Teams will be coming from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio to vie for the Hurster Cup and the right to dethrone the No. 1-seeded Thunderbirds ... but we all know that’s not going to happen. “Hosting the Hurster Cup, first and foremost, allows the City of Dubuque’s premier entertainment facility to not only host a large-scale sporting event, but also serve as a portal for newcomers to experience Dubuque,” says White. “The Five Flags staff has worked hard to ensure that the center will look as good as possible, to make a lasting impression on the visitors to our city.”
Between managing the operations, the public relations, the administration, vending, food and beverage service and everything else that goes into hosting a five-day tournament, one might think that the Five Flags staff is a little overwhelmed. One would be wrong to think so, however, as the staff has done an exceptional job of ensuring that all the Ts are crossed and all the Is are dotted. White is quick to praise Ellingson for her hard work on the project. As with any sporting event, the round-robin structure of the tournament mandates backups and contingency plans, and the Five Flags staff has made sure that everything will flow smoothy, both on the ice and off. Backup dasher glass has been inventoried, a backup Zamboni has been arranged for, medical staff will be on hand for every game; these are all expenses that White explains are simply necessary in order to make the tournament happen.
Also included in all of the preparations for the tournament have been arrangements for hotel rooms for visiting teams, as well
Between five days of on-ice action, with games running from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., and the aforementioned influx of people coming to Dubuque and the Five Flags Center, is it safe to say that this is the largest-scale event to take place during White’s tenure at Five Flags?
“Yes, yes, it is absolutely safe to say that,” she says, laughing. “But I have experience hosting sporting events from back when I was in Fairbanks, Alaska, and with University of Arkansas Razorbacks events, so this isn’t a completely new thing. However, I can say that it’s fun. Events like these are fun. It’s just like anything else: You create a concept, you troubleshoot and you tweak it, and then you implement your concept.” Tickets for the 2008 Hurster Cup Tournament are still available at the Five Flags box office; individual session tickets are available for $12, and tournament passes, a $94 value, are $50. The complete and final tournament brackets will be available March 9, but for those of us looking to cheer on our hometown Thunderbirds, they’re playing on Friday, March 14, Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, all at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit the Five Flags box office, log on to www.ticketmaster.com, or call 563-557-8497. And go Thunderbirds -- let’s keep the Hurster Cup in Dubuque!