the 365 inkwell { bryce parks } Publisher, Writer, Designer, Layout [email protected] On The Cover: { mike ironside } 6 • sustain O’ bility Writer, Designer, Photography [email protected] 12 • art gumbo { kristina nesteby } Ad Designer [email protected] 19 • impact award winners { kelli kerrigan } Advertising [email protected] | 563-581-7014 20 • marco’s restaurant { lisa stevenson } Advertising [email protected] | 563-690-2043 issue #129 • march 3-16, 2011 { charlie daoud } Director of Operations 4 community briefs 16 live music listings 26 bob’s book reviews [email protected] 6 green 18 new moon bar concerts 27 eating healthy 10 art gumbo 19 impact award winners 28 puzzles { brad parks } 11 the lowe family 20 argosy’s food review 29 mayor roy buol Community, Incorporated, C.E.O 12 the arts 22 outside the lines 30 riverview center [email protected] 13 wine lovers weekend 23 dna healer? 31 st. patty’s day 14 movies 24 mattitude 31 trixie kitsch { matt booth } 15 bad news band 25 pam kress-dunn 31 dr. skraps Mattitude [email protected] { pam kress-dunn } [email protected] { bob gelms } Bob’s Book Reviews { mayor roy buol } Buol on Dubuque { rich belmont } Argosy’s Food For Thought [email protected] { l.a. hammer } Trixie Kitsch: Bad Advice For The Stupid special thanks to: Jon Schmitz, Ben Resnick, Ralph Kluseman, Kay Kluseman, Chris Wand, Neil Stockel, Marty Raymon, Jay Olson, Ron Kirchhoff, Fran Parks, Christy Monk, Julie Steffen, Ron & Jennifer Tigges, bacon, Mark Dierker, Julie Griffin, Dave Haas, Tim Brechlin, Jeff Stiles, Gen. Bob Felderman and all the 365 friends and advertisers. { dubuque365 / 365ink } Where’s Wando? 401 Locust Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 We’ve hidden Wando somewhere in this issue of 365ink. Can dubuque365.com | 563-588-4365 you find the master of movies buried within these pages? All contents © 2010, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. 2 { march 3 - 16 } 365ink www.Dubuque365.com { bryce’s inkubator } the ace of spades! the ace of spades! I’ve been dipped in magic waters. Are they mocking the absurdity of the 80’s look? You bet. Do they look just a little but Now that I’m an old married man, I honestly funny up there 25 years later? Uh, yeah. Just a don’t get out too late these days unless my little bit. Do they do it out of love? It can only own band is playing, mostly by choice. And be so. Like me, they were weaned on these now that we’re in-between bands, it’s even songs. You can grow up, put away the lime less. Oh, I go out, but I’m pretty much home green B.C. Rich Warlock guitar, but the mullet- by ten or eleven. I might stay up till 3 a.m. sporting rock and roller of the 80’s never dies. making newspapers while watching a whole Clearly, they love these songs and are happy season of Arrested Development on Netflix- to be dusting them off for this bar full of fans on-demand, but I am safely at home. Oc- at the Sandy Hook Tavern, who have been dy- casionally, something will drag my weary ing to hear them again just as much. bones from the house and I’m happy to say, it’s usually worth the effort. Recently I took Rounding out the band are the Arling Brothers in a show by some friends in a band called who you might recognize from the Stumble Enemies of Confusion which my wife and I Bros, and Leo from the Lonely Goats and local both liked a lot. And just this weekend, I saw Latin flavored bands like ochOsol. Together something which piqued my interest again. they are a tight and experienced force to be reckoned with, except they look a little silly They’re called Crystal Leather. Ridiculous, and occasionally scream in an evil 80’s metal right? I know. How awesome is that name? voice “we are CRYSTAL LEATHAHHHHH!”. What does it make you think they are go- ing to be? I’m happy to report that’s exactly If this magical trip back through time was what they are. Crystal Leather is a local 80’s some sort of musical schooling for a new hard rock cover band, but not just the run of generation that just doesn’t know what it the mill cover band. These guys (and gal) are missed, then the thesis project on the eve- special. Why? ning, for me, was when they whipped out “Tom Sawyer” by Rush. I’m just a wee tiny bit of a Rush fan. I have NEVER seen a local band pull out a Rush tune. Not that it has never happened, I’ve just never seen it. You’d think I would be the one to do it, but alas, I’m just not that talented. Neil in my band is, but he’d need another dozen or so drums in his kit first. It was just a riot to see them doing all these songs that you would have seen a band do- ing in the mid 80’s if they were cool. They weren’t pulling out the most obvious songs from these old bands. In reality, they’re what you might call a su- They did “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey, pergroup, made up of some of the most sure. But they did “Stone in Love” as well. Very veteran local rockers and hardest working cool. And “Just Got Lucky” by Dokken instead newer lads. Perhaps it is all the better be- of “Alone Again” or “In My Dreams”. Hell, hear- cause I know them personally. Therefore it ing Dokken period is pretty sweet. is that much sweeter to see a guy like Jeff Weydert, who pretty much lays down the What makes it so great is that the next night bass line for half of the live music in town you very well see Jeff in a Carhartt t-shirt, in a given week, pull on the acid washed playing a stand-up bass, hosting an open jeans and leather, tie the bandana around mic and never know that just hours ear- his head and start the first set off with Bon lier he was probably wearing eye-liner and Jovi. Laura McDonald has been fronting “Livin’ On a Prayer.” bands in town as long as Jeff or longer and still looks stellar and sounds that way too, They are set to reconveve at the Hook on May when she pulled the town tights with the 7 and at the Mississippi Moon Bar on June 18. If see-through lace and belts out Journey, you recognized anything I just said and it didn’t Dokken and Foreigner. make you roll your eyes, I’ll see you there. www.Dubuque365.com 365ink { march 3 - 16 } 3 { community briefs } hey rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat! features more than two-dozen of Barney’s upbeat sing-along favorites. Barney will perform two shows Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Five Flags box office and online at www.fiveflagscenter.com. BestFest 2011 Celebrating the Tri-States Finest BestFest 2011 will be held Thursday, March 3, from 5:00 3 – 7:30 p.m. at the Grand River MAR Center. This popular event will showcase exemplary wares from over 50 area businesses. In addition, the winner of the Best Band category will be invited to perform The Three Magicians towards the end of the evening. Winners for Grand Opera House each category were deemed “best” from Need a little magic in your votes taken during the month of January by life? Catch The Three Magi- tri-state patrons. Many local businesses and 5 cians at the Grand Saturday, individuals have donated raffle items or other MAR March 5 from 7:30 p.m. Magi- provided support for the event. The price is cians David Casas, Craig Steven, and Rick $25.00 per individual. Tickets are limited. Eugene bring their combined love and To experience your favorite business or passion for the art of prestidigitation to a service in great food and live entertain- special performance that includes sleight ment, purchase tickets soon. All proceeds of hand, comedy, and classic illusions of will be donated to Hospice of Dubuque to the stage. Be mystified, again, again and provide care for the terminally ill and their again! This show is a benefit for Area Resi- families throughout the tri-state area. dential Care’s new buinding project. So you have a great time and support a great cause at the same time. Tri-State Home & Builders Show Barney Live – Birthday Bash! March 11-13, Grand River Center Five Flags Center For those whose dreams run The little kids would love toward the more domestic, the to go see Barney and his 11-13 Tri-State Home and Builders 5 friends at Barney Live in MAR Show provides a full weekend of MAR Concert – Birthday Bash! exhibitor booths offering goods, services, and at Five Flags. A musical stage produc- seminars on how to make your house a home, tion based on the Emmy-award winning or at least create the kitchen (or man cave!) of TV series Barney & Friends™, the show your dreams. The Tri-State Home and Builders 4 { march 3 - 16 } 365ink www.Dubuque365.com { community briefs } i think the whitetail classic and burgers for babies should team up. you figure it out. Show gets started Friday, March 11 from 5 to 9 p.m.