With just a month to go until my wedding, we successfully purchased a new car, a new house, moved into that house and continued wedding preparation. Oh, yeah, and there’s that company to run in there somewhere. But somehow (I might say by the grace of God, but credit might actually have to go to long days, sore backs and good friends), we have managed to do it all. So with three weeks to go until the big day, what to do? Vacation! I don’t vacation nearly as much as I should. I guess the big factor is time. 365 takes a lot of time and it just keeps getting bigger, which is great, but time doesn’t seem to grow with it. Recently Tim Brechlin started doing the building of this paper and gave me back some semblance of a weekend, though the reins are not easy to hand over. It’s my baby. But so far it seems like it’s in good hands. So get the heck out of Dodge! Actually, I didn’t just decide to up and bolt. I had a reason to go. My best friend since before we knew what girls were, as I said in a toast to him this weekend, got married in Colorado. As busy as I am, I swore I’d find a way to get there. So on Thursday I tied up about a hundred loose ends, left a score of notes for work to be completed while I was gone and packed up the shiny new Nissan Altima I wrote about last issue (I just didn’t tell you what I bought) and hit the road. We decided not to rush there in one day. We were going to take our time. We probably should have rushed. There’s a big odd, empty void between the rolling hills of Dubuque and the majestic mountains of northern Colorado. I guess they call it Nebraska. Knowing we would be stopping for the night about two-thirds of the way there, we took our time, having meals along the way and stopping to take turns driving, etc. That sounds easy enough. Perhaps you’ve never been to Nebraska.
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Our first attempt at stopping found us at a gas station which was completely out of gas except for Super Ultimate. I’m not paying $5 a gallon for gas. So we hopped down the road to the only other station we could find in this not-an-oasis of a stopping point. It was clearly a former Pizza Hut. Now, it is a convenience station with a big professionally made sign above the front door that said “YOU ARE NOWHERE.” Thanks, but I didn’t need a sign to tell me that. Next to the station was a business with a title along the lines of Big Dave’s Construction, Lingerie and Novelty Items. No one under 17 permited. It was a pink and purple building that was possibly once a Bob’s Big Boy. How nice.
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A few completely forgettable hours down the road, we stopped for dinner. We were trying to find a place to eat that wasn’t Mexican. I like Mexican very much, just not on an extended drive, if you get my drift. The first place we could find was Tommy’s Family Restaurant: I kid you not, also formerly a Pizza Hut. In hindsight, it should have remained a Pizza Hut. Strike two for our journey. Thankfully our stopover was at a Holiday Inn Express, and apparently that had some national standards to uphold, as it was without incident. It was also the only decent night’s sleep I had all weekend. You see, not only is the air thin up in the mountains and you feel tired after walking up the stairs to the guest room (er, I should say Ranchhand room -- definitely not a suite), it is also excessively dry. So I pretty much spent the weekend tired. But at least the company was good and the scenery was beautiful. We came out of the wilderness one day for lunch in Estes Park and I saw the hotel that inspired the movie The Shining. When it came time to come home, we agreed we’d do it in one shot and ended up only stopping twice, once for gas and once for bladder relief. The moral to this story is, there is no such thing as a quaint jaunt across Nebraska taking in unique dining opportunities and interesting venues. Just put the pedal to the floor and pray to God you have an iPod with a good audiobook loaded up. Or just fly, but who can afford to do that these days? Back home by 10 p.m. last night, I slept like the dead. It was glorious. Unfortunately I had to be up early to meet the cable installer who thankfully came at the front of his 8 - 11 a.m. installation window. I don’t know what you do for a living, but when I don’t have Internet for two weeks and I can’t even watch the news, I start to twitch. I missed a Democratic convention, a hurricane and who knows what else. I also missed the Throwdown on the River BBQ cook-off. That was painful. It’s like my mecca. But friends come first, I guess. Maybe Grand Harbor G.M. Steve Geisz saved me some brisket. I have three weeks to finish unpacking, painting and planning before I tie the knot. Let’s see what I can get myself into before then. By the way, we’re still days away from this issue hitting the streets and already the current issue is gone about everywhere. Just like they have been all summer. Thank you for that. We appreciate you reading the Ink. If you can’t find us at your normal favorite spot, just look around town a bit. We’re just about everywhere, except Nebraska, of course. There is noithing there.
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ISSUE # 64
In this Issue...
SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
Voices from the Warehouse District: 4 Community Shorts: 5-6, 8 Four Mounds Art Fair: 7 Riverfest: 8 New DMA Exhibits: 10 DMA Cont.: 11 The 365Advantage: 12 Pam Kress-Dunn: 13 Wando’s Movies: 14 Voices Centerfold: 15-18 James Kinds: 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20
Daly Creek Winery: 21 Mattitude: 22 Midwest Music: 23 Bob’s Book Reviews: 24 Life Stiles - by Jeff Stiles: 26 Eating Healthy with Hy-Vee: 27 Leo Kottke/Leon Redbone: 28 Crossword / Puzzles: 29 Budweiser Live Music: 30 Trixie / Horoscopes: 32 Voices Continued: 33 Winery Continued: 35
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THE VOICES, THE VOICES, THEY JUST WON’T GO AWAY!
4 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17 in the Warehouse District and what we’re trying to do here, that whole metamorphosis idea, or those types of ideas were coming out of these guys’ mouths. So once we got brainstorming about it, and thinking about the poster and what that was going to say, that word ‘metamorphosis’ came out of it and just kind of grew from there.” A Voices partner since the beginning, Mission Creative returned with another stunning design, taking the image of the warehouse and repeating it as a way to create a butterfly – a symbol of metamorphosis – for the show poster and collateral promotional materials. The design goes beyond “thinking outside the box” and repurposes the box for a new use.
Metamorphosis. Change. A new beginning. As Voices From The Warehouse District enters its fourth year, the signature art exhibit and series of events staged in the Wilmac warehouse at 1000 Jackson Street undergoes a transformation in management, sponsorship, and expression. 365 sat down with Voices creator Gene Tully, warehouse owner Tim McNamara, longtime collaborator Tom Culbertson, and new managing team Aaron Hefel, Paula Neuhaus, and Rich Rossignol to learn more about Voices: Metamorphosis and how the exhibit will differ from the first three years. “Metamorphosis is a fitting sub-title for the 2008 Voices Show,” Tully expressed in a pre-interview statement released by the group. “The word pertains to the growth of the show itself and it also exemplifies the developing expression of the artists, the burgeoning growth in the Warehouse District, the cultural movement in our vibrant community.” The theme is indeed suited to this year’s event. Nearing burnout after managing the exhibit that took up the better part of 20,000 square feet of warehouse space with a month of events over the past three
years, Tully seriously considered giving up the event until Hefel, Neuhaus and Rossignol stepped up to manage the exhibit. Additionally, the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society (DCFAS) stepped in with organizational and financial support, relieving the Dubuque Museum of Art of the responsibility it carried for the first three years of the groundbreaking show. Even the breadth and scope of the exhibit is expanding this year with 15 participating artists (up from 10 last year) representing both emerging and established artists from a geographic area that includes local, regional, and international talent. So when it came time to re-brand an event that Culbertson, along with co-designer Sean Murphy of Mission Creative had so successfully branded previously, the designers had to embrace the change that the event was undergoing. “(Metamorphosis came) from meeting with Gene and Tim,” explained Culbertson in our interview, “and we’ve used them as our guiding compass from the beginning, obviously. Tim – he’s the inspiration, and Gene’s the perspiration, and they came down to us and said ‘here’s what’s going on.’ Being involved
Neuhaus is a writer and coordinator for the Dubuque Area Writers Guild which hosts monthly workshops and readings and this year published Art & Ethos of Dubuque, an anthology of area writing and transcriptions of oral stories to celebrate sponsoring organization Dubuque County Fine Arts Society’s 30th year and the City of Dubuque’s 175th. Neuhaus also sits on the board of Fine Arts Society and is active on the DubuqueFest committee.
“I like the story about the poster this year,” declared Tully at our interview. “Metamorphosis and how much that encompasses, as far as what’s going on in the Warehouse District, and the metamorphosis of the show and the new leadership of these three young people.”
Rossignol is an artist and designer who has created work for both DubuqueFest and Writers Guild, acting as designer for this year’s Art & Ethos of Dubuque, as well as the poetry anthology published by Writers Guild last year. Rossignol is also an exhibiting artist in this year’s Voices installation. Together they bring a range of skills and a boatload of creative energy to the project – something Tully needed to keep the project going. The three young people to whom Tully refers – Aaron Hefel, Paula Neuhaus, and Rich Rossignol – have taken on management of the exhibit and collateral events with guidance from Tully and McNamara. As big of a job as it is, the three are well suited to the task. Hefel is the director of DubuqueFest, Fine Arts Society’s weekend art festival in May that features an art fair, a spoken word reading, and live entertainment on two stages, among a range of other activities. Hefel is also a working musician and entertainment promoter under his own Counterproductions brand.
“After having done this for three years and really kind of exhausting my own personal energy, it was time for me just to say ‘I need to go back to the studio and do my own art and quit talking about it so much,” he explained. “So I just kind of laid it down and these guys – they knew what the groove was, they picked up the baton and ran with it. Paula, Aaron, and Rich – they’ve been just awesome to work with. Each bring their own set of skills, and together they combine to make a reContinued on Page 33.
THE COW SAYS GO TO DAIRY DAYS! MOOOOOOO!
5 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
SEPT All That Jazz September 5
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Platteville Dairy Days
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Shalom FalI Breakfast
UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY 365 Lunchtime Jams Fridays at Lunch, Town Clock Plaza (See page 6)
The September All That Jazz concert promises to heat up the Town Clock stage with something even more intense – Mississippi Heat. The fourth and final installment in the 17th season of the free summer festival series is scheduled for Friday, September 5.
Dubuque ... and All That Jazz! September 5, Town Clock (See this page) Skyline Shock CD Release Party September 6, St. Anthony’s (See this page) Mindframe Theaters & Tim Breitbach September 6, Mindframe (See this page) Platteville Dairy Days September 6, Legion Field, Platteville (See this page)
Mississippi Heat is a Chicago blues band comprising members who grew up in the traditions of Chicago blues along with international players who found their voice in the iconic idiom. The September installment of All That Jazz is sponsored by Cottingham & Butler
SEPT Skyline Shock CD Release Party 6 Saturday, September 6, 2008, boasts the CD release party for Skyline Shock, a local band of three highly talented students. Bassist/lead vocalist Jake Koch, guitarist Dan McCollough and drummer Hunter Flogel, all juniors at Hempstead, have played together since January, 2008. Koch and McCollough write their original alternative rock, melodic pieces. The free party is 7-10 pm at St. Anthony’s Gym. Band CD’s and T-shirts will be for sale and there is a raffle with door prizes. In the 365 spirit, this is a great way to promote local talent, and an opportunity to later say, “I saw them when....”
Don’t miss out on one of Platteville’s oldest events -- the 61st annual Dairy Days celebration! Dairy Days will be held in Legion Park; while the annual Dairy Day Parade is Sept. 6th at 9:30 a.m.; Other Dairy Daysactivities include music, concessions, entertainment & amusement rides all weekend. Antique & craft market all weekend. Fantasy truck pull Friday night! SEPT 5, 7
Christmas Schooner Auditions
The Galena Main Street Players will be holding auditions for “The Christmas Schooner” at 7 p.m. on September 5 and 2 p.m. on September 7. Auditions will take place at 1670 Asbury Road, Dubuque (across from Beecher’s Ice Cream). This critically acclaimed holiday musical tells the true story of a Michigan shipping captain who braves the deadly winter weather to bring Christmas trees to home-
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Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin
Christmas Schooner Auditions September 5 / 7 (See this page) PROJECT September 9, UW Platteville (See page 9) Writers Guild Reading September 10, Isabella’s (See page 9) DMA Openings September 10, Museum of Art (See pages 10-11) Greater Tuna September 11 - 14, Grand Theater (See page 8) Riverfest September 12 - 14, Town Clock (See page 8) Classical Madness September 12 - 13, Five Flags Theater (See page 25) Four Mounds Art Fair September 13, Four Mounds (See page 7) Donkey Baseball September 13, Veterans Memorial Park (See page 6) Voices from the Warehouse opening September 13, 1000 Jackson St. (See centerfold) Rock the Vote September 18, Eagle Point Park (See ad on page 8) Movie “The Candidate” September 18, Carnegie-Stout Library (See page 6)
SEPT Special Mindframe Show 6 Tim Breitbach is a native Dubuquer who co-wrote and co-produced an indie film called Dopamine, a romantic examination of whether love is just chemical or something greater. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Mindframe Theaters, behind Kennedy Mall, will be showing Dopamine at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 6, and Tim will host a Q&A session immediately following.
Sister Veronica Bagenstos, OSF, will present “Seasons of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness” (John Keats) at the Shalom Retreat Center Fall Breakfast planned for 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23. She will reflect on autumn’s themes of ripening, harvest, fruitfulness, abundance and beauty. Following the breakfast, Mass (attendance is optional) will be offered in the Shalom Chapel at 8:15 a.m. The offering to attend is $8 and registration is requested by September 22. To register, send check payable to “Shalom Retreat Center” with the event title, your name, address, and phone number to: Shalom Retreat Center, 1001 Davis St., Dubuque, IA 52001.
sick German American families in turn-of-the-century Chicago. Performances will be Dec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21 at the Bell Tower Theater, in Dubuque. For more information, please contact Megan Gloss at 563-581-1004.
Tickets are ON SALE NOW for the upcoming Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series event with Animal Planet star Jeff Corwin. Cost is $15 for adults and $5 for students. Children under the age of 3, not occupying a separate seat, will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www. clarke.edu/mackin-mailander, by calling (563)588-6307, or in person at the Clarke College Whitlow Bookstore. For more information, contact the Clarke College Marketing and Communication Office at 536-588-6318.
Leo Kottke & Leon Redbone September 19, Five Flags (See page 28) Soiree Bridal Show September 21, Grand River Center (See ad on page 25) James Kinds Hall of Fame Induction September 21, Des Moines (See page 19) Shalom Fall Breakfast September 23, Shalom Center (See this page) A Glimmer of Hope Fashion Show September 26, Voices Warehouse (See as on page 22) Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin October 5, Clarke College (See this page)
NOT MUCH TIME LEFT TO HIT UP LUNCHTIME JAMS! TSK TSK!
6 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
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Donkey Baseball
No, we haven’t taken too many magic mushrooms or been drinking the Tijuana water again. The time-honored tradition of Donkey Baseball is taking place once again here in Dubuque on Saturday, September 13, beginning at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. So, there’s the obvious question: Just what on Earth is Donkey Baseball? Simply put, it’s a variation of the good oldfashioned game of baseball ... in which
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the players ride donkeys, rather than running the bases. All proceeds from this event will go towards the Wendt Regional Cancer Center, the Dubuque Colts and the Dubuque Area Labor Harvest. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the gate (pre-schoolers get in free), and are available now at the Dubuque Eagles Club, the Dubuque Colts headquarters at 1101 Central Avenue, or by calling 563-599-6476.
Movie “The Candidate”
Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque will show the movie The Candidate on Thursday, September 18, at 6 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. Admission and snacks are free, and open discussion will be encouraged after the show. Starring Robert Redford and written by a former speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy, The Candidate shockingly illustrates the emotional, moral, and financial costs of running for public office in America. Redford’s character is loosely based on former president John F. Kennedy, and the film also stars Peter Boyle
as a hardened political strategist. The movie is 110 minutes long and is rated PG, and features the last screen appearance of Groucho Marx. As always, the Library says “thanks very much” to the Friends of Carnegie-Stout Public Library, the group whose generous donations of a movie performance license and popcorn machine have made this event possible. For more information, please call the Library Information Desk at 563-589-4225, option 4, or visit the Library’s Adult Services Programs page online at http://www. dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/programs/.
days between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for free live music under the Town Clock. Great food and beverages are available from Carlos O’Kelly’s. Upcoming performers include the ‘Round Midnight jazz duo on September 5, and Jeremy & Keisha Wainwright on September 12. The 365 Lunchtime Jam continues, sponsored by Cottingham & Butler and Prudential Financial with contributing support from Carlos O’Kelly’s. Join us Fri-
Answers on page 28 1. Which of these events is the oldest? A. Riverfest B. Dairy Days C. Voices D. Bruce 2. What piece of music did the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra perform in its first-ever concert, on December 11, 1957? 3. What was the name of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra when it performed that aforementioned December 11, 1957, concert? 4. How many wineries has 365ink visited on the current 365 Wine Tour? A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8 5. The U.S.S. Dubuque, currently serving overseas, is a ________-class (fill in the blank) transport vessel.
6. Which of these medical procedures was performed for the first time, ever, in the state of Iowa? (It was in 1885) A. Appendectomy B. Dialysis D. Transfusion C. Heart surgery 7. Which of the following actors was NOT born in Iowa? A. John Wayne B. Elijah Wood C. Tom Arnold D. Aaron Eckhart 8. What Dubuque entrepreneur and philanthropist grew up on the grounds of the Four Mounds Estate? 9. What’s the most awesome feature of the DubuqueCounty.org Web site, built by the crack team at 365? 10. Dubuque’s National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is the only aquarium located on the Mississippi to: A. Hold wildlife from the entire river B. Be totally awesome C. Feature multiple rotating exhibits D. Feature multiple theaters
I POWERED UP MY PLASMA TV AND IT BROKE. :-(
7 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
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Antique Appraisal & Art Fair: Celebrating 100 Years at Four Mounds Four Mounds celebrates 100 years and the City of Dubuque’s 175th with an Antique Appraisal and Arts Affair, Saturday, September 13, 10-5 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will feature antique appraisals by noted expert Kyle Husfloen, an exhibit by artist John Bissell, a variety of art demonstrations, an antique auto show and a performance by bluegrass band, the Gilded Bats. An author and editor of Antique Trader Price Guide and Antique Trader Weekly, Kyle Husfloen is a nationally recognized expert in antique and decorative arts. For a $10 fee per item (please limit appraisals to two items per person) he will provide a verbal appraisal. Participants should only bring antiques that can be easily transported. A variety of artists will be on hand, giving demonstrations of their particular medium or technique. Potters Gary Carstens and Chris Lemmon from Mississippi Mud Studios will be demonstrating clay techniques. John Anderson-Bricker, an artist in a variety of media, will by providing a demonstration of metal sculpture. Fiber
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Comedy Sportz at Bell Tower
On Saturday, November 1, the Bell Tower Theater will present the return of Comedy Sportz, the award-winning comedy troupe from the Quad Cities. The group’s prior performances at the Bell Tower over the last three years have all been sell-outs, and the theater is bringing Comedy Sportz back by popular demand.
Comedy Sportz focuses its humor on all-age-friendly material, with the motto “No off-color humor — don’t need it, don’t want it.” Tickets for Comedy Sportz are $17, and they are available now at the Bell Tower Theater box office, located at 2728 Asbury Road. Call 563-588-3377.
artist Rita Marie Rickels will demonstrate dyeing, spinning and felting. Members of the Great River Fiber Artists will also demonstrate fiber techniques, from dyeing and spinning to weaving and other techniques. Sara Barnes and Jeanelle Westerfield of Mural Inspirations will demonstrate painting techniques on china and canvas. Glass artist Curt Schiesl will demonstrate glass-blowing and jewelry making. There will also be demonstrations by Four Mounds historic wood shop manager Dave Germain and Eastern Iowa potter and jewelry maker Kristin Hill.
The event also includes a display of artwork by artist and printmaker John Bissell and an antique auto show featuring a variety of historic vehicles and bicycles. Bluegrass and traditional Appalachian style band The Gilded Bats are scheduled to perform from 1 to 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Four Mounds White House. With stories to explain the origins of the songs the play, the Gilded Bats perform on fiddle, guitar, banjo and washtub bass. Food and beverages will be available with activities for children being provided by Prudential. There will be shuttles from the free parking in the John Deere parking lot. For more information, call 563-557-7292 or visit www.fourmounds.org.
UNCLE SAM SAYS VOTING: SERIOUS BUSINESS
8 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
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Riverfest 2008: 29th Annual
Can you believe it’s time for Riverfest already? Neither can we. Summer seems to have raced by even though we packed in as many festivals as we could. But here we are in September, so we might as well celebrate the last rays of summer sun and the crisp nights of autumn with one more festival at the Town Clock. Riverfest provides that and more with a flea market, plenty of festival food and family fun. Scheduled for the weekend of September 12-14, this year’s Riverfest marks the 29th annual installment of the festival.
As usual, Riverfest kicks off the festivities on Friday afternoon (September 12) with entertainment under the Town Clock, a variety of food vendors and beverages. A new band with some familiar faces, The Lonely Goats take the stage at 4 p.m. to perform an eclectic mix of fun party music followed by the classic rock and country of 98 In The Shade at 8:30. Saturday’s list of activities is always a long one, starting from 9 a.m. with the Flea Market and commercial exhibit tent on Main Street, not to mention food vendors, and a fishpond, face painting, and games for the kids. New this year,
Riverfest will be broadcasting the Iowa vs. Iowa State game on a big screen TV right on Main Street so college football fans can have their game and Riverfest too! Also new is special barbeque chicken dinner served up by the Riverfest committee in the parking lot of US Bank from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday’s entertainment starts at 11:15 a.m. with a demonstration by Karate
Dubuque. Country and bluegrass band Free For The Hauling takes the Town Clock stage at 12:30, followed by Horsin’ Around at 3 p.m. There will be a ballroom dance demonstration at 7 p.m. with Saturday night headliners Coupe de Ville taking the stage at 8:30 p.m. Known as “the Cadillac of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Clinton-based Coupe de Ville keeps the ‘50s and ‘60s alive with their mix of classic oldies. The band was inducted into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The Flea Market and commercial exhibits continue on Sunday along with the kids’ games. Sunday’s entertainment includes the Digman Dancers from 10 a.m., the easy listening of Catch III at noon, and River & The Tributaries closing out the weekend from 3 until 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Riverfest Chairperson Donna Ginter at 563583-8535.
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Greater Tuna at the Grand
Greater Tuna opens at the Grand Opera House on Thursday, September 11.
It’s a hilarious knock-down, drag out sort of show, not to be missed!
Tuna, Texas, may be the third smallest town in the state, but its citizens are larger than life! Radio talk show hosts Arles Struvie and Thurston Wheelis lead the audience through an up close and personal journey through a not so typical day in Tuna. The news shifts from funny to freaky and back again as the two actors bring 21 of Tuna’s unforgettable citizens (men, women, children and pets) to life through a myriad of quick changes and theatrical ingenuity.
Directed by Clarke College alumnus Mike Link, who performed the show at Heartland Festival in 2007, Greater Tuna will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. on September 11, 12, and 13, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 14. Tickets may be purchased at the Grand Opera House Box Office, 135 W. 8th Street in Dubuque or by calling 563588-1305 11am-5pm Monday through Friday. The Box Office is also open and hour before each show and from 10am to the start of the show on performance Saturdays.
DANG IT JIM I’M A DOCTOR NOT A JEWELE--OH WAIT, WRONG MCCOY
9 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
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Writers Guild Reading
The Dubuque Area Writers Guild presents a reading by Dubuque writer and educator Dennis Healy September 10, 8 p.m. at Isabella’s. Chair of the English Department at Dubuque Senior High School and an adjunct professor at the University of Dubuque, Healy has been a mentor, a teacher, and a coach for over 33 years.
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. Writers are encouraged to read their original work and fans of the written word are encouraged to read from their favorites.
Healy will be reading from and commenting on his new book, Becoming a Master Teacher: A Guide to a Successful Career in the Classroom, published by Hickory Grove Press. With his years of practical classroom experience, Healy has garnered numerous awards, including the Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award, the Iowa Governor’s Scholar Teacher Recognition Award, the Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching, the Stanford Sterling Teacher Recognition Award, and Iowa’s Outstanding Mentor Award.
New this fall, Writers Guild has also announced the group will be hosting Dubuque’s first ever Slam Poetry Competition. Scheduled for Saturday, October 18, the competition will be held at The Brick Oven Studio, 120 East 9th Street. Competition will be held in two categories, youth (age 17 and under) and adult (age 18 and over) with cash prizes awarded to first, second, and third place winners in each category. Stay posted to www.myspace. com/wordcure for more information.
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PROJECT at UW-Platteville
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Performing Art Series has announced its full schedule for the 2008-2009 Season. The Series strives to bring a wide variety of productions to Platteville and the TriStates area. The first entry of the season is Project, set for September 9. Project is a dynamic young group that is exciting audiences with their energy and innovative style. Their sound can only be described as a fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and world music - balanced out by a sincere allegiance to their classical roots.
Tickets are available through the University Box Office in the Center for the Arts the University Box Office is open Monday through Friday 9am-5pm and can be reached by calling (608)-3421298. The University Box Office is located in newly renovated Ullsvik Hall located at the intersection of Hickory and Main Streets in Platteville. Tickets are now available online 24/7 at http:// tickets.uwplatt.edu. More information on the Performing Arts Series and other performance events can be found at http://uwplatt.edu/arts/cfa.
I THINK I HAVE “BEGIN THE BEGUINE” AS A CELL PHONE RINGTONE
10 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17
Dubuque Museum of Art New Exhibits for Autumn
Opening Friday, September 19 The Dubuque Museum of Art celebrates three new exhibits for autumn with an opening reception Friday, September 19. Clarke College Professor Louise Kames presentsThe Spiritus Suite, a series of etchings; Cedar Rapids artist Thomas C. Jackson offers a series of paintings, Looking for More; and Chicago Tribune political cartoonist Dick Locher exhibits Politics as Usual, a collection of his political cartoons and caricatures. The opening reception, celebrating all three exhibits, will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Spiritus Suite by Louise Kames Through November 9, 2008
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Professor of Art and Chair of the Art Department at Clarke College, Louise Kames will exhibit a series of prints at the Museum of Art. The Spiritus Suite examines a group of Medieval women practicing a unique spiritual lifestyle in the twelfth century. Known as “Beguines” the women lived lives shaped by Christian gospels, but outside of the more traditional religious orders, living solitary lives of prayer or in small communities. Associated with the then new
Saturday, Sept. 6
Zero 2 Sixty 9 PM - 1 AM
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Sunday, Sept. 7 StoneHeart
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Saturday, Sept. 13
Rocky Ricardo 9 PM - 1 AM
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Sunday, Sept. 14
The Wundo Band 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 20
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In preparing for a residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum, the Flemish International Center for Contemporary Printmaking, in Kasterlee, Belgium in 2005, Kames became interested in the Beguines. During a second residency in 2007, Kames completed the format of The Spiritus Suite. While no Beguines are still living, their communal structures – begijnhofs – are still in use as museums, cultural centers, and both student and senior housing. In her research, Kames documented begijnhofs in Turnhout, Brugges, Antwerp, and Leuven in Belgium. The Spiritus Suite suggests through a series of etchings each of the Seven Stages of Mystical Journey described in writings of the Beguine.
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11 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17 Looking for More: Recent paintings by Thomas C. Jackson Through November 9, 2008
Politics as Usual: Political Cartoons by Dick Locher Through November 9, 2008
Thomas C. Jackson presents his most recent exploration of “American pastimes and politics” in Looking for More, an exhibition of oil paintings. Working from photographs, the Cedar Rapids artist shoots the scenes that inspire his paintings, using the imagery as a springboard for interpretation. Varying the level of detail in the brushwork, Jackson creates focal points within the work, guiding the viewer’s eye to the most important elements in the paintings.
Dubuque native Dick Locher is known nationally and internationally as both an editorial cartoonist and the current artist of the Dick Tracy comic strip. Politics as Usual is an exhibition of over 30 of Locher’s political cartoons as well as a selection of presidential caricature sculptures in bronze.
Inspired by “the spectacle of the 2004 political conventions” Jackson began to photograph and interpret through paint images of America. “I’ve been fascinated by complex, dramatic American imagery’” explains the artist. Through his photographic work, he started to notice a common theme – the American pursuit for “more” – not just in terms of material goods but also intangibles like excitement, power, happiness, and companionship. “We want to build the tallest buildings, root for the best teams, and make the most money. We take for granted that America is the Land of Plenty, and we want our share,” he said. “I’ve selected images depicting Americans looking for more: more summer fun, visual stimulation, crowds, excitement, food, travel, money, music, and dancing.” Jackson has an MFA from the University of Notre Dame and has been working as an artist full time since 2000. Previously, he worked in communications, marketing, graphic design, and teaching. You can see his photography and paintings at his Web site, www.thomascjackson.com.
Since he began working for the Chicago Tribune in 1973, Locher has built his reputation as a political cartoonist, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1983. His work is nationally syndicated by Tribune Media Services and appears in Life, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Playboy, The Congressional Record, and hundreds of newspapers nationally and internationally. An assistant to Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould from 1957 to 1961, Locher began drawing the comic strip in 1983 and took over as both writer and artist in 2005. Locher lives with his wife Mary in suburban Chicago. The opening reception Friday, September 19 is free to museum members and $10 for non-members. The Dubuque Museum of Art is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regular admission is free through the year of 2008, thanks to a generous sponsorship by the local office of Prudential Financial. The Museum is located at 701 Locust Street in Dubuque. For more information, visit www.dbqart.com, or call the Museum of Art at (563) 557-1851.
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Feeling Competitive I got an email from my MFA pal Gary the other day. He was over the moon about his latest accomplishment. His poem, “Father, Child, Water,” had been selected for publication in Ted Kooser’s syndicated column, American Life in Poetry. This is a big deal. Ted Kooser was the national Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006. He started this newspaper project as a way of getting poetry back into people’s daily – or rather, weekly – lives. Our local paper doesn’t carry it, which is puzzling (after all, it’s free), but you can read it online, and I do. I always assumed that Kooser read widely, constantly on the lookout for another poem to put in his column. I didn’t know that a poet might just send him a verse and hope he would grab it. Of course, I knew that Gary was personally acquainted with Kooser, because he’d been his first mentor in our MFA program, back when we were new and Kooser was taking students. Gary and I joked about arm wrestling each other for Ted; we both wanted to study with the Great Man. But I think I was more interested in his poetry, and Gary, well, he was more ambitious, and admitted that he wanted to be able to say on his résumé that he’d studied with the guy. (It’s a poet thing. Even our mentors were always talking about their mentors.) I soon found out, to my dismay, that Kooser and I had violently differing opinions on just about everything, especially on what one could and should talk about in a poem, so I was happy to list him last and graciously allow Gary to win the prize of Ted Kooser as his first mentor. So I shouldn’t have been surprised to see that he’d finagled his way into the column. What did surprise me was my reaction to Gary’s excitement. I was jealous, plain and simple. Even worse, I felt competitive, and that’s a feeling I really don’t like to have. I’ve never been an athlete, and part of my reluctance, aside from my general wimpiness and lack of coordination, is my distaste for any kind of competition. This led to some interesting games. When I was a kid, we played baseball in my backyard with a plastic bat and ball, and had a rule that until the ball was retrieved down the alley and thrown back to home plate, the batter could keep circling the bases, racking up point after point. My family played Monopoly so that nobody
got mad, which meant we put the collected rents in a pile and whoever landed on Go got to claim it all. (It happened frequently enough to ensure everybody got to win at least once during each game.) To this day, even on the highway, if I think someone is trying to outrace me, I’ll slow down and let them pass. That’s my way of “winning.”
more than anything to have a poem in a highly respected journal at the same time as my friend Jennifer. That would be cause for celebration, and neither of us would have to feel competitive or jealous or falsely modest. That would be cool. Isn’t it funny? You’d think that poetry, of all things, would be about as uncompetitive as you can get. Images
writer Anne Lamott in which she admitted to seething with rage any time she heard about one of her friends getting a book contract or a good review. Competition raises its head in the strangest places, and it’s not a pretty sight. Well, I guess it’s pretty when it’s expected – in sports, on debate teams, on the second Tuesday of November every four years. But not when it comes to a friend, which is what Gary has always been to me. Soon after we met, at the first residency of our program, he turned and said to me, a woman old enough to be his mother but just as snarky as him, “I’m really enjoying being in the program with you.” It blew me away. So how in the world could I begrudge him this win? He’s ambitious, more so than I. After all, he’s young, he wants to make his career before he gets old, and he will surely have his first book out long before I even get a manuscript together.
It’s not that I don’t experience feelings of competition. It’s just that they make me uncomfortable. I want to succeed as much as the next person; I just wish it didn’t mean someone else has to fail. This year especially, the naiveté of such a win-win notion is brought home again and again, whether we’re watching the Olympics or listening to another campaign speech. I heard Vladimir Putin quoted on NPR the other day: “The only way I can win is for you to lose.” Charming. But sometimes it’s true. Just ask Des Moines gymnast Shawn Johnson, who took three silvers before she finally got her gold. But I still don’t like it. A long time ago, I went looking for an upright piano for my daughter and found just the one I wanted at a used furniture store. Someone else wanted it badly, too, and even though I knew clerk was letting me buy it, my hand shook so badly as I wrote my check, it was hardly legible. Of course I should be happy for Gary. It’s not like someone else from my class couldn’t also get into that column (though not me, since my antipathy toward Ted Kooser is, I’m afraid, a mutual thing). And it’s not like I haven’t had my own successes in publishing, which I’ve dutifully announced to the program so they can tout their students’ success. But I want all of us to do well. I would love
of two poets scribbling away at opposing sonnets while perched on balance beams come to mind. I heard an interview with the funny, talented
And did I mention that it’s a wonderful poem? Please, go ahead and read it. It’s at www.americanlifeinpoetry. org. It’s column number 178. Tell Ted Kooser I sent you. Pam Kress-Dunn pam2617@yahoo.com
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w w w. r o t t e n t o m a t o e s . c o m OPENING DURING THIS ISSUE Death Race - A Film by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Event Horizon, Mortal Kombat)t A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race. Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn’t commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein -- a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill -- Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island’s warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country’s toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth. Death Race, a remake of a cult classic from the ‘70s, can be filed away as yet another remake of a movie that wasn’t really any good in the first place. Statham is capable as the growling tough good guy (so, basically, the same role he plays in every single one of his movies) and he’s able to growl the testosterone-laden dialogue out without choking on it. But beyond that, there’s not a whole lot going on here outside of a lot of reckless, wanton violence. Granted, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a movie shamelessly trying to cater to the fully loaded, macho demographic -- one of our favorite movies at 365 is The Rock, after all -- but we prefer it when those movies are actually done well. With a lack of charismatic, likable (or even genuinely dislikable) characters and a straight, by-the-book plot that goes exactly where you expect it to at the appropriate beats, Death Race is worth a matinee or maybe an On Demand look. But nothing more than that.
Bangkok Dangerous (9/5) Hitman Joe (Nicolas Cage) goes to Bangkok on an assignment to kill four people. He hires pickpocket Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm) as his assistant and meets a beautiful deaf mute girl along the way. Kong regularly comments on, and asks about Joe’s victims being bad people. This awakens Joe’s conscience. His fourth target is a politician beloved by the people, including Kong. As a result Joe hesitates when he is about to shoot him, which has dire consequences. Remake of a 1999 Hong Kong film of the same name. The Women (9/12) Happily married Mary (Meg Ryan) finds her world shaken when she discovers that her husband is cheating on her with shopgirl Crystal (Eva Mendes) -- and she was pretty much the last to know. Crying, divorce, recriminations, and revenge follow. Burn After Reading (9/12) A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), who works at a gym, who decides after finding the disc that he intends to blackmail the agent with his former employee Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand). CIA agent Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney) who is assigned to recover the disc is also sleeping with Katie, the first CIA agent’s wife. The Family that Preys (9/12) Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Righteous Kill (9/12) Two veteran New York City detectives (Robert De Niro and Al Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose?
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Comic book writer Mark Millar, fresh off the success of the adaptation of his book Wanted, has said that he and an asyet-unannounced director have pitched a different take on Superman to Warner Bros., which recently announced -- finally -- that Bryan Singer has been removed from the franchise. Millar says he envisions a three-film, sevenhour “epic” story, a la The Lord of the Rings. Director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) may have an unexpected guest in his next film: Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen has said that he will cameo as himself and attempt to deliver some spiritual guidance to the characters in the film, titled Funny People. The Boss made a similar appearance in High Fidelity. For those who felt that something was missing from this year’s The Incredible Hulk, you’re absolutely right. Reports on the upcoming DVDs indicate that 13 minutes of cut scenes will be featured on the standard DVD, 29 minutes on the 3-disc special edition, and 44 minutes on the Blu-ray version. Director Louis Leterrier admits that he cut 70 minutes out of the film in total, much of it comprising character development. Johnny Depp has said that he’s interested in portraying the role of The Riddler in the inevitable sequel to The Dark Knight that is expected to hit theaters in 2011. This would be the third time that The Riddler would be seen on the big screen, after Frank Gorshin’s portrayal in 1966 and Jim Carrey’s in 1995’s Batman Forever. For all six of you who enjoyed the recent Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, take note: The television series will begin airing on Cartoon Network on October 3. The film was the TV pilot. Mindframe Theaters • 555 JFK Road 563-582-4971 • MindframeTheaters.com Kerasotes Star 14 • 2835 NW Arterial 563-582-7827 • www.kerasotes.com Millennium Cinema • 151 Millennium Drive Platteville, WI 1-877-280-0211• plattevillemovies.com Avalon Cinema • 95 E Main St. Platteville, WI 608-348-5006 * plattevillemovies.com
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James Kinds to be inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Sunday, September 21 Blues on Grand, Des Moines
Dubuque resident and bluesman James Kinds will join the list of honored Iowa musicians with his induction into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame this month. An event celebrating the induction is scheduled for Sunday, September 21 and will include a banquet, an induction ceremony, performances and an all-star blues jam. Though he now makes Dubuque his home, James Kinds grew up in Mississippi. His first musical experience was singing in a gospel choir. Eventually, he learned guitar, formed a band and began playing clubs around the South. With some experience under his belt, Kinds moved north to Chicago where he jammed and performed with some of the city’s great players. Between the Chicago scene and time spent in Kansas City and California, Kinds worked with a number of legendary blues artists including Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells, Ike Turner, and Bobby Rush, eventually going on an international tour with Willie Dixon. His hit song “Ada” drew international atten-
tion, earning him the title of “Best Blues Artist 1976” by Blues News Magazine. Kinds reemerged from retirement several years ago, first jamming with local musicians at the Mississippi Mug on Bluff Street in Dubuque. Now just 65 years old, Kinds performs and records with his band, The All Night Riders – Brandon Duccini, Tony Moline, and Billy Carr – at clubs and festivals around Eastern Iowa. The Iowa Blues Hall of Fame was founded in 1999 by the Central Iowa Blues Society and is hosted by the Blues On Grand nightclub in Des Moines. With a mission to recognize and honor Iowa’s blues heritage, the group inducts new members into the Hall of Fame each year. In addition to Kinds, this year’s inductees include radio DJ Bob DeForest, host of da Blues radio show on radio station KCCK for over 15 years; acoustic blues performer Catfish Keith; and Iowa City guitarist Dennis “Daddy-O” McMurrin. Previous inductees include Bob Dorr, Craig Erickson, Ernie Penniston, Joe Price, and Bo Ramsey. The Iowa Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony will begin with a banquet scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5), followed by a performance by the
house band from 6 to 7 p.m. The induction ceremony follows with short performances by inductees, wrapping up the evening with an all-star blues jam. Cover charge for the event is just $10. For more information about the event or the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, email IBHOF committee chair Don Erickson at bluesbone44@yahoo.com.
Leading up to the event, James Kinds and The All-Nght Riders will perform locally Friday, September 19, at Murph’s South End in Dubuque. 365 congratulates James Kinds on his accomplishment, and urges all live music fans and our readers to do the same.
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City Events -- Don’t Forget! The City of Dubuque’s 175th Anniversary planning committee is coordinating a community-wide picnic day to celebrate Dubuque’s 175th anniversary. Residents are invited to visit Comiskey, Eagle Point, Flora, or Louis Murphy Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. The event will be held simultaneously at each park from 1 - 6 p.m. The rain date for the event is Sunday, Sept. 28. The exact locations at each park are as follows: · Comiskey Park, Comiskey Building · Eagle Point Park, Open-Air Pavilion · Flora Park, Steel Open-Air Pavilion · Louis Murphy Park, Open-Air Pavilion This anniversary event is sponsored by John Deere Dubuque Works. Final arrangements are still being made but plans include free musical entertainment and children’s activities at each park. Free anniversary cupcakes will be served at each park beginning at 2 p.m. Food and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Keyline Transit will provide free shuttle service to and from the four parks from 12 noon to 6 p.m. that day. Keyline will operate its regular route on Dubuque’s north end that day and additional details on other pick-up/drop-off locations will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit www. dubuque175.org or call 589-4151. The website also has information on other anniversary-related events and commemorative items available for purchase. In addition to our City’s ongoing 175th Anniversary, a consortium of local organizations is preparing to offer Dubuque’s second “Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World” program to help local low-income families create more stable, secure lives. “Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’By World”is a step-by-step, life-planning workbook for people in poverty that brings together three primary influences: Dr. Ruby Payne’s work on the hidden rules of class, research on knowledge transfer, and the knowledge
of participants living in poverty. The program’s curriculum is designed to teach low-income families how to “create a path for making a stable, secure life for their family.” “It’s about knowledge and skills-teaching, and families learning their own strengths and weaknesses,” said City of Dubuque Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Carroll Clark, a co-facilitator of the program. “Along with building up our families, we also want to help create future leaders.” The program is being offered by the City of Dubuque’s Housing and Community Development Department, the Dubuque Rescue Mission, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Iowa Workforce Development, Northeast Iowa Community College, Common Good Services, and Jim Ott. The program coordinators are planning to offer the curriculum to two groups of 15 participants each. They will meet for 16 weeks for two hours each week. The program pays participants $10 per hour to complete the curriculum, provides all course materials, and offers childcare. Program coordinators are currently seeking sponsors to fund the $400 necessary for each participating family. Clark reports that of the 19 graduates of last year’s class, one has enrolled in college, three have received jobs, and one has moved a step closer in his field to his ideal position. “The success of this program is shown in the fact that already 25 percent of the graduates have gained stability within three weeks of their graduation,” she said. “Next, we are taking three of those graduates who want to learn to lead and we are beginning two more groups,” said Clark. “If we continue to lead groups and train more leaders, we can potentially offer this curriculum to almost 100 low-income families in just over a year. At the completion of this next session we will be halfway there with over 55 families trained.” To sponsor a participant, or for more information, contact Carroll Clark at (563)5894230 or cclark@cityofdubuque.org.
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Sometimes things just have a way of working out. In our continuing series on area wineries, I had planned to visit Daly Creek Winery in Anamosa, Iowa, mid-week last week. Leaving the office early to visit a winery, do a little wine tasting, an interview, and snap a few photos can be a rather pleasant diversion I have found, and Thursday seemed the perfect day. But as it turned out, other work appeared and my plans fell through. My B plan was to slip down to Anamosa on Saturday after I finished a few chores around the house, hoping I might find someone for an interview. I might even be able to bring my wife Julie, who has accompanied me on a few of my other winery excursions, along for the ride. Who knows, Daly Creek has a Bistro, so maybe we could have dinner while we’re there? So we finished our afternoon projects, cleaned ourselves up and made the relatively quick drive down Highway 151 from Dubuque to Anamosa. Daly Creek is located on Ford Street, just
a half-block off Main Street so we found it without any difficulty. After shooting a couple exterior photos we went inside. Owner Jim Langer was busy at the moment so our hostess, Lynda poured a few wines for us to taste before we took a table for dinner. Of the varieties available, we both enjoyed two of Daly Creek’s more popular wines, the Gothic White, a crisp white blend named for the most famous painting by the area’s most famous painter (that would be “American Gothic” by Grant Wood), and the Penitentiary Red, named for Jones County’s largest employer. The Penitentiary Red is a hearty blend made from California grapes blended with Iowa-grown Marechal Foch then aged in American Oak for six months and it is quite nice. But being a warm day, we opted for a couple glasses of the cool Gothic White and took a table on the outdoor patio for dinner. The comfortable and relaxing patio offers open-air dining with tables shaded by patio umbrellas and a Wood-inspired
We followed up with entrees. I had the Very Wild Salmon, a grilled salmon fillet on rosemary garlic-mashed potatoes served au jus with a two-mushroom broth. Julie tried the special, a coconut-encrusted tilapia fillet with a mango salsa over wild rice. Seriously. Who knew? “But why stop there?” we thought. So we selected the Crème Brûlée from the dessert
menu. We truly were surprised and amazed by everything we ate. As it turned out, Jim Langer had some time to sit and talk with us just as we finished our dinner. Sometimes things just have a way of working out. It also turns out that Langer is a pretty busy guy. He and his brother Michael manage his mother’s farm, a farm first purchased by his Irish immigrant great-great grandfather Philip Daly in 1854. The farm, just three miles east of town has remained in the family over the years serving the various functions of a farm, only now it includes a vineyard of French-American hybrid grape vines. It also happens to be the first commercial vineyard in Jones County. “So we got this wild idea about six years ago to maybe put in a vineyard,” explained Langer. “We did a little research, probably not enough research,” he laughs, “so we planted about two acres of grapes with no thought at that time of putting in a winery.” Not much later, the mid-1950s era Anamosa Co-op Creamery building became available in the heart of Anamosa’s downtown. “This building became available. It was for sale and as you can see it just makes a Continued on Page 35.
WE TEND TO CHANGE OUR ATTITUDES LIKE THE PASSING OF WIND
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How to Change Your Attitude It is your attitude, not your aptitude, which is the key to your success. Unfortunately, no one is born with a positive attitude. It is a skill that is learned over time that becomes a way of life. Sure, everyone has bad moments and that is way it is vital to CYA (Check Your Attitude) daily. Your attitude is the very soul of who you are. No matter what you’ve been through, no matter how many times you’ve stumbled, you choose your attitude. Here are some techniques that will help you choose a positive attitude and refuse to be affected by negativity. Be Yourself To make having a positive attitude a way of life, you first must be yourself. If you are always trying to be someone else, you’re not very good at it and it gets very tiring. To have a positive attitude, be yourself. Improve Yourself Read books, articles, magazines that help you understand and adopt the attitude you desire. Watch films or listen to music or CDs that inspire you and encourage you. Choice Recognize your choices. Regardless of what has happened to you in the past or what will happen to you in the future, you choose your attitude. Thoughts Change your thoughts and you change your attitude. Use positive thoughts to create a new perspective for yourself. Just by changing your thoughts, you can change your attitude and thereby change your behavior.
Words Listen to yourself. Are your words positive or negative? As goofy as it may sound, try starting each day with positive and upbeat words. Your words become actions. People Find some role models and imitate them. After you do that, be a role model for someone else. Avoid negative people as much as possible. They suck the life out of you. Goals If someone else is rowing your boat, it goes where they want it to. Start rowing your own boat. If you don’t have your own goals, you’ll spend your entire life helping others accomplish theirs. Change Embrace change. Do things differently and you start thinking differently. Change your actions and your environment. Make your environment reflect the attitude you desire. Body Language Picture the body language of a person with a positive attitude. They exude optimism. What does your body language exude? Solutions Focus on solutions – not on problems. If you focus on solutions, you cannot wallow in problems, complaining, blaming, or moaning. Be Assertive If you don’t like what someone else is doing or saying, tell them. Assert your feelings and beliefs instead of becoming angry, combative or passive. It is what it is Figure out which problems you can solve (I need to lose 10 pounds) and which problems are beyond your control (the price of gas). Work on accepting the things you can’t change. Learn to say “It is what it is.”
1% Mattitude Improvement Tip Take Care of One Thing Take care of one health issue this month. Get that thing that’s been bothering checked out or fixed. Most people have something small bothering them or need to get a procedure done but never get around to it. If you are having difficulty with your eyes, go get them checked and get glasses. Have your knee scoped, that mole removed, or get that lasick surgery you’ve been
wanting. Why wait any longer? Simply pick one health issue that has been nagging at you and get in taken care of this month. Don’t forget to CYA - Check Your Attitude! Like it or not, your ATTITUDE determines your success (or lack of). Check Your Attitude daily! To inquire about speech coaching, call me at 563-773-matt or email me at matt@ mattbooth.com.
LET’S FACE IT: JOAN JETT IS JUST HOT
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Mondays
Wii Bowling - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. Martini Madness 8 p.m. - Close.
Tuesdays ‘Round Midnight Jazz w/ Bill Encke - Isabella’s, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Pub Quiz - The Busted Lift, 8 p.m. First 3 Tuesdays of the month. Sports Movie Night - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Wednesdays Live Music - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 7-10 p.m. (Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.) Live on Main Comedy - 2 great standups, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m. Karaoke - Borderline Karaoke, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Thursdays Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Champplympics - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 8 - 10 p.m. Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Open Mic Showcase, Isabella’s 8 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
I Love a Piano
A tribute to the music of Irving Berlin! Tues., Oct. 14th at 7:30pm Five Flags Theater
Leo Kottke & Leon Redbone In Concert September 19, Five Flags Theater
Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars October 18. Two shows!
Fridays Firewood Friday (3rd Friday’s) - Isabella’s Bar at the Ryan House, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Wii Battle of the Sexes - Champps, 9 p.m. (Beer Sampling 7 - 9 p.m.) Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke, Becky McMahon, 3rd Fridays, Kuepers - Dickeyville, WI, 9p.m Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Saturdays Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Bluff Street Live Open Mic, Mississippi Mug, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Borderline Karaoke, Bricktown, 9p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m. DJ Music - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. - Close DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
Sundays Open Mic with Sean Kramer (Mississippi Flat Miners), A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. X-Box Rock Band - Champps Sports Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. If you have updates, additions or corrections to the recurring nightlife calendar, please contact 365 with the new information @ info@dubuque365.com!
Motorhead Orpheum Theatre, Madison •Wed.., Sept. 10
New Kids on the Block Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL • Saturday, October 4
Clint Black Crystal Grand, Wis. Dells• Fri., Sept. 19
Tina Turner Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL • Monday, October 6
Amy Grant Des Moines Civic Center• Sat., Sept. 20 The Eagles United Center, Chicago • Tues., Sept. 23
Metallica Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines • Sun., Oct. 26 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Cedar Falls, IA Gallagher Bluedorn • October 31
Ron White Paramount Theater, Cedar Rapids, IA • Fri., Sept. 26
Gwar Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee •Fri., October 31
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Riviera Theatre, Chicago • Mon., Sept. 29
Nine Inch Nails US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids •Thurs., Nov. 20
THAT LAST LINE OF BOB’S REVIEW IS JUST MAKING ME LAUGH -- IT’S 4 IN THE MORNING HERE
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Bobs Book Reviews
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Cats! by Bob Gelms
Yep, this has something to do with the musical by the melodiously challenged Andrew Lloyd Webber.
It is still in print and there are quite a few different editions available. If I may, I’d like to suggest one particular edition. T. S. Eliot collected and published the poems in 1939 and in 1967 the worldrenowned Edward Gorley illustrated the book.
Webber, along with Tim Rice, wrote “Jesus Christ Superstar” as a rock album before it was produced on stage as their third musical and, in my opinion, the last piece of music worth listening to from Messieurs Webber & Rice.
At this point in his career T. S. Eliot had written poems that would change the face of twentieth century poetry: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men Ash Wednesday, the play Murder in the Cathedral, and what many critics consider his masterwork, Four Quartets.
At one point in the last century, a girlfriend of mine stuffed a tennis ball in my mouth, duct-taped my arms and legs to a piano dolly and, brandishing a pistol, wheeled me in to see The Phantom of the Opera, a chunk of music with no discernable or memorable melody hiding anywhere in the 623-hour production. The Webber – Rice modus operandi is to take a story from history or literature, bend it to fit their evil purpose, write music to it, and then hire a dump truck to take the royalty checks to the bank. This they did with Cats. Only, this time they used a book of poems written by one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets, Thomas Sterns Eliot. Please do yourself, your children and/or your grandchildren a favor and pick up the book. It’s called Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Then, read it out loud to yourself, your children and / or your grandchildren. The poems are charming, funny, interesting, and short enough to hold the interest of the shortest attention span.
perspective, the poems were written by a character called the Old Possum, hence the name of the book. This isn’t all that uncommon a practice for writers. J.R.R. Tolkien did the same thing for his grandchildren when he wrote The Hobbit. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There for his little friend Alice Liddell. There is a nasty controversy surrounding Carroll’s relationship with the 10-year-old Alice but that’s a story for another time.
The illustrations make OPBOPC almost as much fun to look at as it is to read. I love illustrated books and this is one of the best. If you can get it, this is the one to have but if you can’t acquire the Gorley edition then buy any edition you can get your hands on. By most accounts, Eliot wrote these poems in the 1930s primarily for his godchildren, in particular Alison Tandy and Tom Faber. From the children’s
This was a poet writing at the height of his considerable powers, who turned his attention to writing an “entertainment” for his godchildren. The poems in OPBOPC will delight the little ones in your life but will also resonate for you. They aren’t just for kids or cat lovers. There is considerable satire here, somewhat in the vein of Animal Farm, the great novel by George Orwell. Eliot infuses in his cats typical English characteristics to great comedic effect. You will laugh out loud. There are also puns galore and Eliot plays with language much the same way James Joyce does in Finnegan’s Wake. In fact, Joyce and Eliot knew each other. Eliot famously found Joyce arrogant and Joyce had some unkind things to say about
Eliot’s poetry. Despite this they grew to like one another and saw each other frequently. Poetry isn’t now nor has it ever been a big business, especially for the writer. Eliot was never able to support himself solely as a poet. He taught school and worked for Lloyd’s Bank. Later he wrote book reviews and criticism to help earn extra money. Eventually he joined the publishing firm of Faber & Faber and worked there for the rest of his life. In fact as a director of the firm he was instrumental in Faber & Faber publishing Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake in Great Britain. In 1948, T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize for Literature. I have successfully avoided seeing the musical Cats on three occasions. The first time I drove myself to the emergency room and then had to hide out for about six hours insisting to all the hospital personnel that there wasn’t anything wrong with me. The second time I arranged a business trip to Tacoma, Washington, and the third time I just cried uncontrollably … it wasn’t pretty. I do, however, pull Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats off the shelf a few times a year and reacquaint myself with the most interesting bunch of cats in the English language. This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a meow
THAT BRIDE THERE? SHE’S CRYING BECAUSE SHE MISSED CLASSICAL MADNESS
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We’re all very well familiar with the annual tradition of March Madness: The NCAA’s scramble to crown a champion basketball team from a pool of 64, in addition to the scramble done by the rest of us, trying to figure out who’s going to win it all in the big dance. The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra felt the same way, and so last year announced the first-ever Classical Madness, a “competition,” of sorts, among pieces of classical madness, broken down into four brackets and voted upon by Tri-State residents. The kicker: The Final Four, as it were, would be played as free concerts at the culmination of the competition. As it just so happens, those concerts are right around the corner, set for the Five Flags Theater on September 13 and 14. Awesome!
Intriligator is also pumped for another exciting element of the Classical Madness performances: For the first time ever, the Dubuque Symphony will have its performance broadcast live on Iowa Public Television. “We’ve never performed for live television and I’ve never conducted live for TV,” the Maestro says. “It presents some ... interesting challenges!”
It’s hard to imagine a better way to kick off the Symphony’s Fiftieth Anniversary year.
The champions of the Symphony’s Classical Madness wound up being Rossini’s William Tell Overture (known by many as the Lone Ranger theme), George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Dvorak’s New World Symphony and Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite. “It makes for quite a program,” says Intriligator. “All of the winning pieces have a tie
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So far, the response and the build-up to Classical Madness has been a huge success. “The process of the voting was a lot of fun, and people really turned out, they responded -- we had more than 9,000 votes submitted,” says Intriligator. “It seems clear that people are excited about this program, and hopefully we’ll get some Symphony newcomers.”
“We saw another orchestra do something similar in Jacksonville, Florida,” reports Symphony conductor and music director William Intriligator. “At first, we weren’t necessarily going to have the winning pieces performed, and the idea of a free concert came later, but think about it: What better way to celebrate the beginning of our 50th year than with a free concert?”
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with America: The William Tell Overture is a story about Swiss troops fighting for liberty, but it’s associated with the West; the Grand Canyon Suite’s connection to America is obvious, Rhapsody in Blue paints a picture of New York City in that ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40s time that feels quintessentially American, and the New World Symphony, composed by a Czech, is considered ‘American’ by us because it’s all about the experiences living here.”
“We’ve got a great lineup of performers for the 50th Anniversary,” reports Intriligator. “Nicholas Palmer, my predecessor, will be returning and conducting a concert with me. Gareth Johnson, the violinist who blew everyone away, is coming back. Michael Gilbertson is writing an original piece commissioned for the DSO. There’s a lot of cool stuff going on, some really cool opportunities.”
Tickets for Classical Madness have flown out the doors, but you might still have a chance to get in. Check with the DSO office (located in Fountain Park), the Five Flags Box Office or any Dupaco location. Otherwise, watch the performance on Iowa Public Television, and stay tuned for many more upcoming events as the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra begins its 50th year, and we hope to enjoy many, many more!
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REMEMBER THAT HEMORRHOIDS COMMERCIAL? POOR JOHNNY CASH
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Life Stiles And it burns, burns, burns... by Jeff Stiles My family had a woodburning stove and fireplace throughout my childhood, so my siblings learned about the dangers of fire and heat at a young age. But I myself actually learned my own lesson much earlier. When I was not yet 12 months old, my parents and I lived in a small rented house in Henry, Virginia. This particular home had heat grates in the floors that became quite hot whenever the furnace kicked on, and my mother says she constantly worried her baby would crawl across the scalding hot metal. Sure enough, one morning she heard bloodcurdling screams coming from the hallway outside her kitchen, and found her little “Duff” outstretching his burninghot palms for relief from Mommy. “I grabbed you up into my arms and ended up walking around outside for several hours to calm you down,” she recalls. ••• Two weekends ago, my wife and I planned to have our friends Ross and Juliet over for an evening of food, conversation and time spent laughing around the fire pit in our back yard. I thawed out a frozen pork loin during church that Sunday morning, worked in the vegetable garden all afternoon and began preparing a meal for our guests, We had run out of the presoaked charcoal to fire up the smoker, so I strolled down to Family Mart at 32nd & Central to purchase a bag of traditional briquettes to get the meal started. After dousing the charcoal with lighter fluid three times—only to watch the fires dissipate before ever reaching redhot status—I coated everything with fuel once more and then reached down to re-set my cooking fire using my plastic “flame thrower.” You guessed it: As a famous philosopher once said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Instead of merely lighting the coals, the flames swept outside the smoker and up the right side of my body. The hairs of my head and my right leg were only singed, but my eyelashes were burned halfway off, my right arm became totally “shaved,” and my right hand was left looking like a melting wax figure at the famed Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
SEPTEMBER 4 - 17 be several weeks before my wounds started to heal. The actual permanent scarring should be minimal, he assured us, before giving my wife instructions on cleaning the wound and changing the bandages twice daily.
By the time my injury was cleansed and bandaged, the burning sensation had subsided considerably but the nauseousness caused by the 12cc of morphine was at least equally disturbing. Needless to say, I was happy to be relaxing in my recliner an hour later in our home, where we ironically found our pork loin was totally cooked and tasty. Considering the ER charges, it was undoubtedly the most expensive piece of meat my family has ever consumed. ••• My father joked with me the following day when I called to update my parents on my recovery and future prognosis, telling me he had just remarked to my mother that, “This proves our son will do literally anything just so he can write about it later in a column.” “You know,” he continued, “I also reminded your mom that before you were 17 years old we had no problem keeping you away from things that were hot, but after you turned 17 we suddenly couldn’t do anything to keep you away from females who were hot.” Sure enough, ever since that fateful Sunday afternoon, my wife has been forcing me to sing The Doors’ “Come on baby light my fire” whenever I want to grill anything for dinner.
in London. I quickly looked over my body, ensuring that nothing was still on fire, and then calmly and quickly walked inside the house to locate my wife. We immediately rushed down to Fire Station No. 3—which is conveniently located across the street and two houses north of our home—and, after confirming with the paramedics that I needed more than just some Aloe Vera cream, sped over to the Emergency Room at Finley Hospital. As I’m known to do whenever I’m faced with stressful and chaotic situations in life, I joked to Mindy about the situation and tried to encourage her—though once I was sitting in the ER and realized I had for-sure seriously injured myself, I heard myself joking less and less. The burning sensation in my right hand was becoming more and more intense, and when two doses of pain meds through my IV provided no actual relief the nurses ordered 4cc of morphine. Then 4cc more. Then 4cc more. Dr. Shaw told us I had second-degree burns along my right index finger and at the base of my thumb, and that it would
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Use cornstarch instead of flour to coat fish. Cornstarch absorbs less fat. Use vermouth to marinate or pouch fish. Vermouth will eliminate the fishy odor. You can tell if the fish is cooked by inserting the point of a knife into the thickest part. If it’s cooked, the fish will start to flake. Need more help? Ask at your favorite HyVee seafood counter for more tips and recipe ideas. For more cooking ideas visit www.Hy-VeeRecipes.com.
Seafood Secrets Preparing fish and seafood is simpler than most think. In fact, it is really quite easy. Simply purchase it whole or filleted and select a simple cooking method. Baking - Sprinkle with favorite fresh herbs or seasoning blends, top with a few thin slices of lemon and brush with olive oil. Place fish in aluminum foil packet or wrap in foil to help keep it moist and seal in the flavor. Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 20 minutes. Frying - Dip fish in buttermilk, milk or even Mountain Dew. Coat fish in seasoned cornstarch mixture; add breadcrumbs or crushed potato chips or corn flakes for crispy texture. Fry in hot oil in a large skillet. Cook fish skin-side-down; turn fish over halfway through cooking. Fry for about 10 minutes. Drain well on absorbent paper before serving.
Poaching - Center the fish in a large saucepan. Add enough stock, white wine, vermouth, water or milk to almost cover the fish. Sprinkle in a few favorite seasonings and herbs. Cover the pan and simmer on a low heat for 8 to10 minutes per pound. Grilling - Brush the fish with a little oil or melted butter, and grill. Turn the fish over
Tuscan Salmon
All you need 4 (4-oz.) salmon fillets 1⁄4 tsp. lemon pepper 2 tbsp. Grand Selections olive oil, divided 1 small red onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp. goat cheese All you do Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat shallow baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place fish, skin side down, in pan. Sprinkle fish with lemon pepper; drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil; set aside. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and stir in sun-dried tomatoes and lemon juice. Pour over salmon. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or un-
til fish flakes with fork. Sprinkle with goat cheese; bake 5 minutes more. Serves 4. Nutrition Facts: 288 calories, 18 g fat, 6 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 141 mg sodium.
Family Dinner Makes the Difference There is value in eating together; the problem is getting everyone together. In an ideal world, the family meets at the dinner table for a home-cooked meal and quality conversation. But let’s face it, today’s families are ruled by sporting events, church, rush hour traffic, and their favorite reality television. Trying to work in a family meal can be a challenge. So why should families make the effort to eat together?
Strategies for Fast-Paced Families Make a Commitment. Competition for family time is heavy. Make eating dinner together a priority by adding it to the family schedule everyday. Think Simplicity. Plan meals that are simple to prepare like pasta, pizza, crockpot dinners, and one-dish dinners. Pair them with bagged lettuce, canned fruits and vegetables, whole-grain breads and low-fat milk. Make a Master List. To avoid last-minute dinner dilemmas, keep a list of essential foods for the pantry. This could include pasta, pasta sauces, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, potatoes and wholegrain breads. Turn Off the Tube. Eliminate distractions that interfere with a quality family meal. Turn off the television, radio and phone and tune into your family. 3 Time-Saving Meals The food doesn’t have to be fancy to offer big nutritional payback. Try one of these time-saving meals with your family. Do the Deli. Pick up a Hy-Vee deli rotisserie chicken, potato salad, fresh fruit, a loaf of garlic bread and low-fat chocolate milk. Including all 5 food groups makes a well-balanced meal.
Enhance a Meal Kit. Pick up an all-inLet’s tally the research. Children who eat one dinner kit available in varieties like chicken and pasta, or beef stew and powith their families: tatoes. Add a lean cut of meat, extra carrots, red peppers or peas, and reduced-fat - Are more likely to have better diets - Are more likely to eat 5 or more fruits cheese. For a side, serve Rhodes wholewheat rolls, canned Del Monte peaches and vegetables a day and low-fat milk. - Are less likely to eat fried foods away from home Soccer Mom Meal. For those soccer, vol- Are less likely to drink pop - Have higher academic scores and in- leyball or football families, go a step further and put Hy-Vee Deli on your speed creased self-esteem dial at work. Call before you leave work Now that we know the benefits of eating and order a Hy-Vee deli pizza loaded together, let’s look at some ways that we with veggies. Pick it up on the way to the game along with some grapes, go-gurts can make that happen. and Gatorade. Spread out a blanket and tailgate before the kids’ game.
HAVE LEON REDBONE AND MIKE IRONSIDE EVER BEEN SPOTTED TOGETHER?
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Leo Kottke & Leon Redbone
Entertaining a large audience with just a guitar is not easy. Doing so over a multi-decade career of performing and recording is no simple accomplishment. But two artists who will be sharing the bill at Five Flags Theater this month have done so since the 1970s, each defining a unique style in the process. Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke and vaudvillian troubador Leon Redbone are scheduled to perform at the Five Flags Theater Friday, September 19. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance are available at the Five Flags box office. While he may not be a household name among pop music fans, Kottke is a hero among fingerstyle guitar music enthusiasts. A virtuoso known for his intricate and challenging arrangements, Kottke has built a legion of fans and followers over the years, having once been voted best folk guitarist for four years in a row by Guitar Player magazine readers.
Often labeled as a folk artist, primarily because his intrument is acoustic guitar, Kottke’s music also draws from the blues, jazz and classical traditions but always comes out uniquely his own. Though he never quite fit into the category, his early work foreshadowed the instrumental music of the New Age style, no doubt serving as an inspiration to many with his interlacing melodies and harmonic and rhythmic counterpoint and his experimentation with alternate tunings. Though primarily a solo artist, in a career spanning 40 years and over 30 albums, Kottke has shared the stage and recorded with a variety of great players and vocalists including John Fahey, Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones, Procul Harum and the Violent Femmes. His most recent collaboration has been with former Phish bassist, Mike Gordon. The duo has recorded and released two CDs, 2002’s Clone and 2005’s Sixty-Six Steps, touring in
support of both. Their cover of Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” on Steps was a surprisingly fresh take on the rock radio standard, and indicative of Kottke’s iconoclastic approach. Redbone, who came to prominence in the mid-1970s after performing on Saturday Night Live, has made a career of performing the music of an earlier era. Drawing on the traditions of blues, jazz, ragtime, and the classic Americana of tinpan alley and vaudville, Redbone performs a mix of almost forgotten songs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries as well his original tunes inspired by the founders of American music. With his signature vintage suits, dark glasses, and panama hat, Redbone has crafted a unique persona that has drawn as much or more attention than his music. His true identity, early history and even details of his life since becaming a national icon are shrouded in mystery. In interviews, he has evaded questions about his birthdate and parents by offering humorously false information, once claiming he was born October 29, 1929, the date of the Stock Market Crash that began the Great Depression.
Whoever he is, the persona Redbone has created for himself is an enduring one. Shuffling onstage with his guitar and “medicinal” cocktail, he’s been entertaining audiences with his music and one-liners for years. Starring as the animated Leon the Snowman in the 2003 film Elf, Redbone recreates his character (as a snowman) extending his role as the enigmatic troubador in the public consciousness, and no doubt inspiring a whole new generation to wonder not only who he is, but where all this great music originates. Tickets for Leo Kottke and Leon Redbone are available at the Five Flags box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 563-557-8497. For more information, visit www.fiveflagscenter. com.
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How Green is the City of Dubuque? The city of Dubuque has gone green in many ways while in many ways it has been green for a long time. Recently, a lot of recognition has come to the city for their efforts including selection as a 2007 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Process Participant, a 2006 Curbside Collection Program Award and most recently, Dubuque was named the 53rd Best Green Place in America out of 379 best green cities in america, jumping 109 spots after the efforts of just the past year. The following are examples of how the City of Dubuque’s solid waste collection programs and staff have been green for many years:
- Implemented the first curbside recycling program among the largest cities in Iowa - Distributed over 20,000 second recycling bins at no additional charge - Pay As You Throw program reduced collected refuse by 3,000 tons per year - Maintains a diversion rate of 40%: 4 pounds to recycling, 6 pounds to landfilling - Received the ISOSWO 2006 Outstanding Program Award in curbside collection - First pilot curbside collection program of food scraps in Iowa - Sponsors and supplies collection support for “Zero Waste” events - Collection trucks run on biodiesel - Ordering the first hybrid garbage truck in Iowa - Lowest monthly solid waste collection fee of Iowa’s largest cities - 50% monthly fee discounts available for low-income elderly and larger households - Offers year-round tire and appliance recycling collection opportunities - Provide educational programs and informational materials to reduce “wasting” - Investigate and cleanup of illegally dumped materials received on Hotline 589-4345 Do your part to help today!
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TRI-STATE LIVE MUSIC Thursday, September 4
Saturday, September 6
Sunday, September 7
Shawn Healy/Tim Knautz Cornerstone, 9 PM - 12 AM
Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 6 - 10 PM
Stoneheart New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Friday, September 5
Just Cuz Grand Harbor, 6 - 10 PM
Dave Zollo 180 Main, 5 - 9 PM
Cheap Skates Mooney Hollow Barn, 7 - 11 PM
Monday, September 8
365 Lunchtime Jam Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM Tom Nauman Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM
Okham’s Razor Perfect Pint, 8 - 11 PM Scott Waterhouse/Brandon Golden Cornerstone, 8:30 - 11:30 PM Taste Like Chicken Catfish Charlie’s, 8 PM - 12 AM Massey Road Grand Tap, 8 PM - 12 AM
Massey Road The Wharf, 2 - 6 PM
Big House The Hub, 9 PM - 1 AM
RiverFest Town Clock, All Day
Lonely Hearts Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Catch 3 Grand Harbor, 6 - 10 PM
Dave Zollo / Body Electric Silver Dollar, 10 PM - 2 AM The Blueheels 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Ghostfinger/Old Panther 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Katie & Brownie Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Nick Stika Grand Harbor, 6 - 10 PM
Chuck Bregman 180 Main, 6 - 10 PM
HALF-FAST Denny’s Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Wundo Band Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM
David Kloft Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM
Menace Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Okham’s Razor UW-Platteville, 8 - 10 PM
Ian Gould Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Zero 2 Sixty New Diggings, 9 PM - 1 AM
Thursday, September 11
Just Cuz DBQ Fairgrounds, 8 Pm - 12 AM
Apple Dumplin’s 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM Taste Like Chicken The Hub, 9 PM - 1 AM Eugene Smiles Project Silver Dollar, 10 PM - 2 AM
Jimmy Berg/Tony Walker Cornerstone, 9 PM - 12 AM
Friday, September 12
Menace Gooch’s Greenhouse, 8 PM 12 AM
Dick Sturman Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM Rosalie Morgan One-Elevem Main, 7 - 10 PM John McMahon Cornerstone, 8 - 11 PM Nothin’ But Dylan DBQ Driving Range, 8 PM - 12 AM Ian Gould Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Paper Mache 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Saturday, September 13
Shawn Healy Cornerstone, 8:30 - 11:30 PM
Katie & Brownie Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Nate Jenkins Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Saturday, September 13
Denny Garcia Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM The Gunshy Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Saturday, September 6
Sunday, September 7
White Roze Galena Ferry Landing, 5 PM - 12 AM
Okham’s Razor Park Farm, 12:30 - 3:30 PM
Zero 2 Sixty The Hub, 9 PM - 1 AM Michelle Lynn Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Kent Burnside 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
Artie & the Pink Catillacs Dog House, 9 PM - 1 AM Rocky Ricardo New Diggings, 9 PM - 1 AM Big House The Hub, 9 PM - 1 AM 50 Pound Rooster Knicker’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Jabberbox Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Zero 2 Sixty Courtside, 9 PM - 1 AM
Sunday, September 14
Monday, September 15
Friday, September 19
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Chuck Bregman Anton’s, 3 - 8 PM
Rosewood Thieves 180 Main, 9 PM - 1 AM
American English Grand Opera House, 7:30 - 10 PM
180 Main / Busted Lift
The Wundo Band New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM Grass Menagerie Irish Cottage, 7 -10 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 17 Denny Troy/Rick Hoffman Grand Harbor, 6 - 10 PM
Apple Dumplin’s Catfish Charlie’s, 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Bricktown
Firewood Revival Isabella’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Neverly Brothers Irish Cottage, 7:30 - 10:30 PM
Taste Like Chicken Dirty Ernie’s, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Dubuque’s Entertainment Hub!
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107 Main St W. Epworth, IA 563-876-9068
Gareth Woods Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Thursday, September 18
EVERY SATURDAY NO COVER!
Ace’s Place
Anton’s Saloon
James Kinds/All Night Riders Murph’s, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
LIVE MUSIC
180 Main Street, Dubuque 180main.com
Tom Nauman Stone Cliff, 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Jabberbox Jumpers, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Wundo Band Steve’s Pizza, 7 - 11 PM
VENUE FINDER
Events
September 6 Taste Like Chicken September 11 Karaoke Contest September 12 Zero 2 Sixty September 13 Big House
New Diggings, Wisconsin 608-965-4881 299 Main Street, Dubuque 563-582-0608 bricktowndubuque.com
Catfish Charlies
1630 E. 16th St, Dubuque 563-582-8600 catfishcharliesonline.com
Cornerstone
125 N. Main St. Galena, IL 815-776-0700 thecornerstonellp@gmail.com
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 Ernie’s
201 1st St NE, Farley, IA 563-744-4653
Dog House Lounge
1646 Asbury, Dubuque (563) 556-7611
Doolittle’s Cuba City
112 S. Main. Cuba City, WI 608-744-2404
Doolittle’s Lancaster
135 S. Jefferson St., Lancaster, WI 608-723-7676
Dubuque Driving Range
John Deere Road, Dubuque (563) 556-5420
Eagles Club
1175 Century Drive, Dubuque (563) 582-6498
Eichman’s Grenada Tap
11941 Route 52 North, Dubuque 563-552-2494
Five Flags Civic Center
405 Main Street 563-589-4254 Tix: 563-557-8497
Gin Rickey’s
1447 Central Ave, Dubuque 563-583-0063 myspace.com/ginrickeys
Gobbie’s
219 N Main St, Galena IL 815-777-0243
Grand Harbor Resort
350 Bell Street, Dubuque 563-690-4000 grandharborresort.com
Grape Escape
233 S. Main St., Galena, IL 815.776.WINE grapeescapegalena.com
The Hub
253 Main St., Dubuque 563-556-5782 myspace.com/thehubdbq
Irish Cottage
9853 US Hwy 20, Galena, Illinois 815.776.0707 theirishcottageboutiquehotel.com
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
Monk’s
373 Bluff St, Dubuque 563.585-0919
Mooney Hollow Barn
12471 Highway 52 S. Green Island, IA (563) 682-7927 / (563) 580-9494
Murph’s South End
55 Locust St. Dubuque Phone 563-556-9896
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 563-556-4558
Softtails
10638 Key West Drive, Key West, IA 563-582-0069
Star Restaurant and Ultra Lounge
600 Star Brewery Drive, Pot of Dubuque Ph: 563.556.4800 (2nd Floor) www.dbqstar.com
Stone Cliff Winery
600 Star Brewery Dr., Port of Dubuque 563.583.6100 stonecliffwinery.com
Sublime
3203 Jackson St., Dubuque, 563-582-4776
Thums Up Pub & Grill
3670 County Road HHH, Kieler, WI 608-568-3118
GET ON THE LIST
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.
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Dr. Skrap’s completely useless Warning: Taking Trixie’s advice seriously is a sure sign that you need some actual counselling. Find a real doctor for that. This is an entertainment magazine, folks.
Dear Trixie: I’m busting my butt at school and I can’t get above a D in Math class. My parents expect me to make at least B’s. I’m supposed to graduate next year. What should I do? Get A tutor? Study more? --Josh At Wash Dear Josh: Don’t be stupid. Take an F! These are much easier to turn into a B. Use a professional-grade eraser and computer ink and no one will be the wiser. Smarten up, kid, jeez! Dear Trixie: All my friends are keeping journals. No one calls it a “diary” anymore. The teachers think they are taking masses of notes but all they are doing is writing down sappy daydreams about boys. Whenever I call my friend Anna she’s all, “Can I call you back? I’m journalling.” She thinks I should get a journal and put down all my hopes and dreams too. What’s fun about that? --Lara On Lincoln Dear Lara: I like to jot down my thoughts and leave it around to frighten family members. I’ve been doing it for years! Dear Trixie: My Dad has a new girlfriend and doesn’t have time for me anymore. Every night after work he’s off having beers with “Judy”. We used to do all kinds of fun father and son things like camping out or playing ball. How are we supposed to “bond” when we’re never together? --Sad, Sad Son Dear Sad: You know, a good place to bond is the principal’s office or Juvenile Court. Find someone with low self esteem and impregnate her. Shoplift something. Get drunk and wreck the car. Set off a fertilizer bomb. Threaten to kill yourself. I’m sure if you sit down and think seriously you’ll come up with something.
HOROSCOPES ARIES Your job, your relationship, your favorite football team and your dog all seem to be somehow lackluster to you right now. All things must be view in content to the greater scope of life. In other words, be thankful you don’t live in central Nebraska. TAURUS You are a caring and emotional person. You listen to people’s problems and give them good advice on life. You put others needs before your own and you often sacrifice your own happiness to give other happiness. Lose 40 pounds and get a backbone.
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GEMINI When reaching for the highest levels of success in your business, avoid the pitfall of investing in a retail location that was once a Pizza Hut. CANCER People will suddenly take great interest in your thoughts and ideas. Your plans for a better life, a better community and a better world take seed in their hearts and inspire you to write your thoughts in a book or start a blog. Unfortunately they are probably in a cult or selling Confederated Products... you know, Amway. Suggest sacrificing a stranger to the star people. If they’re still interested in your ideas, they’re likely a cult. But it’s possible this cult sells Amway. LEO It’s not clear how just stealing a little free cable television led to a $1000-a-week cocaine addiction, but hey, the fact the Urkel ever got famous tells you that not only was a TV exec suffering from the same problem, but most likely the millions of people who inexplicably tuned into TGIF on ABC in the ‘90s. Pay for your cable. Lesson learned.
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VIRGO It’s not so much that your love life is empty and predictable as is is that you’ve not had a date with an actual person in 2 years and you’re developing tennis elbow. Convert your investment in online porn to a Match.com account Embellish the truth. LIBRA You find it unfair that you get a speeding ticket wile maneuvering around road work under the town clock. The officer who arrests you will find it unfair that they give licenses to people who engage cruise control on Main Street. Next time turn on 8th street and take right on Iowa. That’s assuming 8th street between Main and Iowa is EVER open for traffic during the day again.
Dear Trixie: My fiancee will be released from prison and we are getting married the following weekend. The problem is that I don’t know who my real father is and neither does my mother. She says it could be one of 6 guys. Who should walk me down the aisle? --Brandee Jo
SCORPIO Everytime that girl in the office buys chocolate and asks you to hide it in your drawer so she doesn’t eat it all at once, simply eat it. Either she’ll eventually leave you alone or you’ll have a permanent source for free sweets. Either way, you pretty much win.
Dear Brandee Jo: In cases like these it is perfectly acceptable to be escorted by the husband’s parole officer. Good luck, dear.
SAGITTARIUS Your propensity for eating excessively saucy wings may yet bring you glory: Be the first kid on your block to boast the Moist Beach Towelette. Let’s face it: We need it.
Dear Trixie: Sometimes when I’m alone, I talk to myself. I’ll ask myself questions like, “Where on earth did I put that sewing needle?” And then I’ll answer by saying, “I think it’s in the sewing kit on the top shelf of my bureau.” Is this normal? Do you think there is something wrong with me? --Elaine P.
CAPRICORN Never trust anyone who uses the word “ze.” Didn’t Indiana Jones teach you ANYTHING?
Dear Elaine P: Yes.
PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27
AQUARIUS The alignment of the stars suggests that the End of Days is nigh: It’s September and the Cubs are still playing well. Might want to start praying to Schwarzenegger. Just in case. PISCES After a month, having boxes all round your house is less a case of “unpacking” and more a case of “how long can you keep the in-laws away from the new place?”
THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6 1. B, Platteville’s Dairy Days is celebrating its 61st birthday. 2. The DSO’s first-ever pieces of performed music included Gluck’s Overture to Iphegenia in Aulis, and Beethoven’s Fifth. 3. Back then, the Symhony was known as the University of Dubuque Symphonic Orchestra. 4. C, 365ink has visited Park Farm, Tabor Home, Galena Cellars, Brush Creek and Daly Creek Wineries. 5. The U.S.S. Dubuque is an Austin-class transport dock. 6. The first-ever appendectomy was performed in Davenport, Iowa, in 1885. 7. D, Aaron Eckhart was not born in Iowa. 8. Dubuque businessman John Gronen grew up on the Four Mounds estate. 9. DubuqueCounty.org features live, real-time voting data on election nights. 10. A, the River Museum in Dubuque is the only Mississippi-based aquarium to feature wildlife from up and down the entire river.
I METAMORPHOSED ONCE. THE MESS WAS NASTY
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ally powerful force. It’s something that I couldn’t do alone. This is the next phase. It seems so natural to see these guys move into this and with Tim’s help and with my help as a mentor, I think this is made to order and working out beautifully. Hopefully, we can bring in new people too.”
really important to tether the young artists to the sage artists,” explained Neuhaus, “and in a way that’s the metamorphosis idea too. For DCFAS to return to offering a home for emerging artists – we’ve sort of pushed the show a little bit this year in that direction for a few different reasons – but to me that’s a metamorphosis too – offering emerging artists an opportunity to show in a fine art exhibit next to established artists.”
As a property owner in the Warehouse District, McNamara has seen a metamorphosis in the way the community views the district itself and the role the show has played in drawing attention to it. “The Voices show led to inclusion in the top ten ideas submitted for the Envision 2010 Process,” he notes. “This led to the City of Dubuque investing significant resources in creating a master plan for the neighborhood. This plan will give us guidelines in the reclamation of this historic neighborhood.” While the concept of metamorphosis certainly fits the changing management of the show and the continuing development of the Warehouse District, the theme resonates in other ways as well. “While we’re being really careful about the use of the word ‘emerging’ I feel it’s
retention of young creative people,” she said, underlining the importance of making a connection with younger residents. That sort of commitment demonstrates the progressive direction in which the Warehouse District, the arts community and City of Dubuque are moving. Culbertson agrees, “I think that’s a huge point to make in what we’re trying to do.” He continued, explaining the challenge of finding talent to recruit when so many young people leave the community for bigger markets – a point not lost on any of the assembled group. “I like the idea of creating a really cool environment in the Warehouse District where people will want to come and show,” offered Tully. “We’ll draw in youth, people will come here from outside, from other communities to see what we’re doing here. We’ll be an example for other communities.”
Neuhaus also sees the continuing evolution of the exhibit as a catalyst for the continuing transformation of the Warehouse District and the broader community. “Bridging the existing art community with the emerging artists in the community is essential for Dubuque’s
very, very cool events happen. Because of the art that’s going to be around, it makes it that much more unique. You know the warehouse, just by itself is pretty amazing and to have this huge room full of art – it’s the perfect backdrop for a month long of really cool events.” The four weeks of the show’s run is jampacked with cool events. The opening reception, which has drawn as many as 700 guests in the past, is scheduled for Saturday, September 13 from 7 to 11 p.m. The event will be catered by Rebecca Nolan using mostly local and organic ingredients, with Park Farm wines and Potosi Brewing Company beers being offered. Peter Balastreri will provide musical entertainment. Another Fine Arts Society affiliate, the Dubuque Fine Arts Players will be moving through the crowd, breaking into character for “Theater in the Rough” performances.
Neuhaus is a walking example of the target demographic. “I moved to Dubuque in 2005, a month before Voices opened and I stumbled into this and ran into Gene Tully,” she explained, “and I was just stupefied that this was happening in Dubuque and to be honest, was so inspired, it’s one of the reasons I wanted to stay. And here I am, three years later, and I have the opportunity to be part of it and it’s just mind-blowing to me. To me, it’s the inspiration for much of what I am trying to accomplish with arts in Dubuque and it’s very much inspired by what Gene and Tim did.” As a young artist, Rossignol was also inspired by the Voices exhibits. After earning a BFA from Clarke College, his focus shifted from creating fine art to the graphic design he used daily in his job. Like many young post-graduate artists, he found it difficult to find time and inspiration to create work in the realm of fine art. “After the Voices show, all of a sudden I felt really inspired to start working again and hoping that one day I could get into one of these shows. I had no idea that it would be this far,” he said laughing at his deep involvement in managing the show, “but it’s great and I’m glad to be a part of it.” Being the musician and promoter of the group, Hefel’s inspiration took a slightly different form. “I fell in love with the room,” he admits, “I think it was the first year at the opening. I was amazed that something like this was happening, and I was like, ‘Wow. Finally someone is putting to use some of these buildings down here.’ Over the years, I’ve seen what you can do with this room as far as events go and I felt that I had something to contribute to that and I’m really excited about being able to work in this room and make
In the weeks following the opening, a number of great events are scheduled. Storytelling by Alice Oleson with dramatization by Amy Ressler and music by Jen Gloeckner the afternoon of Saturday, September 20, will be followed with a performance by blues artists William Elliot Whitmore and David Zollo that evening. A fashion show benefit for the Battered Women’s Shelter is scheduled for Friday, September 26. A Short Film Brigade screening will be shown on Saturday, September 27. Six bands will perform for a Counterproductions allages rock show on the evening of Sunday, September 28. Dubuque Main Street will host its new Fall Into Art Gallery Tour on Friday, October 3 with musical guest Bart Davenport. And Writers Guild will host a performance by “flowpoetry” artist Venice Gas House Trolley on Saturday, October 4 with musical guests Spaghetti Western String Company. Those are just some of the highlights. There are additional gallery talks and events scheduled as well. Check the four-page Voices insert for a full listing of event dates, times, and descriptions, as well as future issues of 365ink for further coverage of individual events.
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Friday, Spetember, 5 It’s the last Dubuque... And All That Jazz of the season. Join us as we pour a few cold ones to raise money for great Jaycee causes and while you are at it, meet some cool people. No you don’t have to be a Jaycee, but you do have to be 21. Interested in learning more about the group? Just come up to one of the beer stands at Jazz and say you’d like to help out. It a great way to network and one of the most popular ways new members have been introduced to the organization.
Willie Farrell
Wednesday, September 10 Bricktown Entertainment Complex Say something in Italian … “Get in the Trunk!” Willie Farrell, son of a gangster, has been taking out audiences all over the country for over 10 years. He’ll kill you with his rapid fire comebacks faster than a tommy gun on a stool pigeon rat. No one is safe from Willie’s razorsharp wit… he’s been know to make grown men weep. Catch his act now because you never know when he may have to enter the witness relocation program.
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Thursday September 11 Learn About Feng Shui 7:30pm - 9:30pm at the Jaycee Clubroom (515 W 8th Street) cost of this event FREE! Feng Shui Practitioner Victoria Putman will be at our clubhouse and demonstrate how Feng Shui can improve your life. This will be a great event to bring questions, and learn about something new! Saturday, September 27t Dubuque Jaycees 65th Anniversary On Saturday, September 27th, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m., at the Masonic Temple, the Jaycees will celebrate 65 years. The night includes entertainment, food, drink and fun. No boring speeches. Just a big party! RSVP is required. All past Jaycees and families are invited. Contact Nathan Lange at (563) 583-8758.
www.DubuqueJaycees.org
Norm Macdonald
One Night Only! Wednesday, October 22, 9 p.m. Bricktown Entertainment Complex As seen on Saturday Night Live and more! Norm Macdonald joined the cast of SNL in 1993 and was an instant success, becoming one of the most beloved hosts of the Weekend Update sketch, as well as crafting popular impressions of celebrities such as Bob Dole, Al Michaels, David Letterman and more. After leaving Saturday Night Live, Macdonald starred in such films as Dirty Work, Doctor Dolittle, Deuce Bigalow, Man on the Moon and more! Stay tuned to 365ink for ticket information on this one-night-only show!
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35 SEPTEMBER 4 - 17 perfect winery,” Langer says gesturing to the tile covered concrete walls. “I mean it’s just ideal – it’s an old creamery. So we did another crazy thing and bought this. We started up a winery.” The space is perfect for wine production. Designed to keep cool inside with drains built into the floors, the various areas seem tailor-made for the stainless steel tanks, the oak barrels, the bottling station and other items necessary to winemaking. About the same time the brothers were establishing the vineyard, Jim’s nephew was working in the restaurant business in Southern California. Interested in starting his own place, he convinced them to add a restaurant to the winery. He moved to Iowa and set up the restaurant, which opened within a week of the winery in 2004. But, as Langer points out, he only lasted about two and a half years before returning to Southern California, “The ‘culture shock’ from Los Angeles to Anamosa – after a couple years just sort of got to him.”
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With his brother Michael as an out-ofstate silent partner in the business, Jim handles most of the duties. “You know I’m the owner so my ‘official’ job is wine maker but as the owner I’m doing
everything – I’m in the kitchen tonight, I’m doing all this other stuff …” he laughs. Despite the challenges of running both a winery and a restaurant, it seems Langer enjoys the work and the people he gets to meet. Still, the winery was supposed to be a relaxing, part-time diversion after running a manufacturing business with another brother in Cedar Rapids for 30 years. “It’s actually easier to make wine, I think, than to run a restaurant,” he admits. We talked for a while longer about grapes and winemaking. Last year was
the first commercial harvest for the Marechal Foch, St. Croix, and LaCrosse grapes grown on the Daly farm vineyard. With their own grapes coming in and more locally grown grapes available, the winery plans to expand the varieties offered but will still probably maintain some of the blends that incorporate California grapes to offer a range of wines for their dining customers. Langer doesn’t expect to increase their annual production of about 4,000 gallons by a great deal however. He’s more interested in making good wines for his customers at the restaurant and winery rather than dealing in volume through other retail outlets. As we finished up, I apologized for the ambush interview, explaining how I had planned to come down on Thursday. As it turns out, Thursday would not have worked at all. Langer was catering an off-site dinner for a couple hundred people. Sometimes things just have a way of working out. Daly Creek Winery and Bistro is located at 106 North Ford Street in Anamosa, Iowa. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. For reservations or more information, call 319-462-2525, or visit www.dalycreekwinery.com.