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the 365 inkwell { bryce parks } Publisher, Writer, Designer, Layout [email protected] On The Cover: { mike ironside } Writer, Designer, Photography [email protected] 5 • valentine’s events { kristina nesteby } Ad Designer 6 • 101 things to do in the cold [email protected] 8 • impact awards: reality strikes { kelli kerrigan } Advertising 12 • flying horse restaurant [email protected] | 563-581-7014 { lisa stevenson } Advertising [email protected] | 563-580-1691 { charlie daoud } issue #127 • february 3 - 16, 2011 Director of Operations [email protected] 4 community briefs 18 live music listings 30 bob’s book reviews 5 valentine’s events 20 open mic’s 31 eating healthy { brad parks } 6 101 things to do in the cold 21 pet corner 32 puzzles Community, Incorporated, C.E.O 12 calling all atists 22 argosy’s food review 33 mayor roy buol [email protected] 13 impact awards 25 americorps 33 riverview center 16 movies 27 mattitude 34 trixie kitsch { matt booth } 17 casino entertainment 29 pam kress-dunn 35 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 { february 3 - 16 } 365ink www.Dubuque365.com { bryce’s inkubator } as tim brechlin would say, whaaaaaaaaaaaat? I just got home from the reveal event for Get Reel Student Film Festival in Dubuque to the 2012 Julien International Film Festival in great success. With those positive experiences Dubuque. I can’t think of an even that got me in their pocket, they discovered the Beloit festi- more excited about living in Dubuque in quite val and knew it could work in Dubuque. a while and I’m telling you, I’ve been to some whoppers. I’m only dispappointed that it’ll be So, step two. Don’t reinvent the wheel. Go get two weeks before you get to read this. Hope- the wheel, bring them to town and have them fully by then, it’s be all the buzz about town. teach you how they did it in Beloit. And Beloit has responded with open arms. The sister cit- This first thing you might be thinking is ies in film are partnering to recreate the magic Whaaaaaaat? An International Fim Festival in of BIFF in Dubuque with the announcement of Dubuque. I had the same reaction. I think ev- the Julien Festial (I guess we’ll call if JIFF and let eryone does. I think we’re supposed to. That is, the peanut butter jokes fly). in fact, the same reaction that everyone had when the same idea was suggested in Beloit, This is not a little arts endeavor. Every piece of Wisconsin six years ago, a town half our size. evidence from everyone involved in BIFF tells Since then, their crazy little idea has indeed be- us this is going to be a BIG DEAL. And the spir- come truly international, pulling in films from ited energy in the room just makes you want around the globe, but more impressively, pull- to be apart of the magic yourself. Dubuque ing in attendees from around the globe, not just Mayor Roy Buol, fresh from the White House around Beloit. And media attention from major earlier in the day, spoke with much enthusiasm markets. In fact, the New York Times hailed BIFF about the initiative as did from the Dubuque (The Beloit International Film Festival) as, get Convention and Visitors Bureau. this, one of the top three International film fes- tivals in America. WOW! That’s something. And Get ready Dubuque. the world of filmmaking that coming for the New York Times. and the cultural phenomena of film apprecia- Further, the town absolutely explodes during tion are about to sweep Dubuque in a big way. BIFF. The downtown is filled with movie lovers, Don’t even try to get out of the way. Embrace taking in great cinema in cosy restaurants, not it and become a professional film lover with just large theaters. Store owners, hotels and the rest of us. In a few years, maybe the New eaters thrive, and the city and Charmer of Com- York Times will be talking about us (again) too. merce are absolutely aglow with the massive How cool would that be. And this time it’s not attention and clout the event has brought to for something really important but boring like their community. It has quite literally put them economic development and smart sustainable on the international map. They even came to growth, but something exciting like movies! the event tonight to tell us so. Yes, the power Just kidding... sort of. players of Beloit made the trip to Dubuque to tell us, in the most energetic and heartfelt set I want to take my hat off to Chris and Mike of speeches you could hope for that this is not for their leadership in making this dream a a crazy idea. This is magical. reality in Dubuque as well as to the civic and business leadership of our city for backing the So how do you bring that kind of energy to “crazy” idea. And to the sponsors like the Ho- Dubuque? Well, it’s a two step process. First, tel Julien and all the in-kind contributors and two guys with boundless energy, a massive those that have rolled-up their sleeves and love for the arts and film and shamless ability to got their hands dirty to pull this together. I was ask everyone they know to help get passionate proud to be in the room tonight and I only did about the concept. These guys are Christ Kulo- a tiny bit so far to help out. So now the work vitz and Mike Coty. Following the debut uf their begins all over. You’ve got 14 months or so to short feature, Saddled, in 2006, which graced work some movie magic. Let me be the first the cover of 365ink, they went on to create the to say... “Action!” www.Dubuque365.com 365ink { february 3 -16 } 3 { community briefs } i’ve seen the pepper sprout martini and i’m sworn to secrecy, but it rules! Reader Note: Virtually every event under the sun for the next two months is incorporated into our mas- sive cover story in this issue. So rather than rehash a bunch of event both here and in that story, just be sure to take the time to read that cover story and you’ll be in the know. The events with specific dates are all listed chronologicallty throughout the article as is winds it’s way through most of the papers pages. We’ve sprinkled many non-date specific events in with the dated ones, but as long as you look for a featured event with a date, you should be able to follow the path and find what you are looking for! Project Runway – the costume’s role in the production. School Dubuque Style program directors are welcome to enter. Judges February 11-12 will critique the costumes and put them on the Loras College runway as part of Mr. Stribling’s presentation Fashion and costume designers take note. In (limit one entry per school or organization, 15 the ongoing celebration of the theater group’s entries total, first come/first served). 100 years, the Loras Players present Project Runway – Dbq Style, a competition in two parts The second competition is open to anyone over the weekend of February 11-12, modeled middle school-age and up. Teams of four will after the popular TV show. Sponsored by DUCK enter in categories for middle school, high TAPE® brand duct tape, the competition will be school, college and community theater groups hosted by guest artist Barak Stribling. (limit of 20 teams, first come/first served). At the beginning of the two-day event, Stribling Stribling, a 1981 Loras graduate and son of will provide contestants with guidelines for former Loras Players directors Don and Lau- the challenge, which will be to create a Broad- retta Stribling, will be coming back to cam- way-inspired costume from scratch (chosen pus to share his insights as a professional at random as part of the event). Contestants costumer for Broadway, Vegas and film and will go “shopping” for materials, including serve as host for the dual competitions as DUCK TAPE® in a variety of colors and pat- well as the final runway shows. Stribling terns, which will need to be a prominent fea- will present a lecture along with the runway ture of the costume created. No sewing skills shows Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in are required. Prizes will be awarded for this St Joseph Auditorium, Hoffmann Hall on the competition. Complete contest details will be Loras College campus. The lecture and run- available soon at www.loras.edu/players. way show are free and open to the public.