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JUNE 24–JULY 7, 2021 ISSUE #385 THE INKWELL Bryce Parks Publisher & Everything Else [email protected] Kristina Nesteby Design & Layout [email protected] Mike Ironside Nightlife [email protected] Lisa Stevenson Advertising [email protected] 563-580-1691 Lori Menke Advertising COVER [email protected] 18 Independence Day is no 319-450-5151 longer canceled! The Tri-States gear up for Independence CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Day with celebrations throughout the community with fi reworks, parades, Gwen Beatty and fun for the whole family Good Advice [email protected] FEATURES Matt Booth 16 Gary Dolphin’s Iron Bar Mattitude Grand Opening [email protected] 17 Pride in the Tri-States Sara Carpenter 30 Textile Brewing Company DIY Advice [email protected] 35 Picture Yourself in the Tri-States Danny Fairchild SECTIONS Dining & Horoscopes [email protected] 4 Events 15 Arts Bob Gelms Bob’s Book Reviews 22 Nightlife [email protected] 30 Columnists Pam Kress-Dunn Columnist WHERE’S WANDO? [email protected] We’ve hidden Wando somewhere in this issue of Sunil Malapati 365ink. Can you fi nd him? Dining [email protected] 365ink Magazine Sara Eliot Steuer 432 Bluff St, Dubuque, IA 52001 Feature Writer 563-588-4365 [email protected] [email protected] Dubuque365.com SPECIAL THANKS Facebook: @Dubuque365 Instagram: @365ink Christy Monk, Gina Siegert, Julien’s Journal, Fran Parks, Tim Brechlin, Gen. Bob Felderman, Ron & All contents © 2006–2021, Jennifer Tigges, Dave Haas, Rich Belmont & Community Incorporated. All rights Margie Blair, Mike Damaso, Paul Gilligan, reserved. All bacon served semi-crispy. Paul & Sandy Meyer, Coco the offi ce dog, Wesley Cat, Copper Kettle’s Seared Sesame Tuna Bowls, all of our 365ink friends and advertisers… and you for reading. 2 365INK MAGAZINE JUNE 24–JULY 7, 2021 ISSUE #385 DUBUQUE365.COM Do you ever meet new friends, find new With so much focus on “mainstream” your nose without it ever landing on your do those same things. Some have orga- interests, or go to new places within your entertainment, fads, and trends, it’s doorstep. You don’t have to get involved, nized groups that get together and host community and find out there are whole always eye-opening when you dis- but just give it consideration and appreci- events. Some have built virtual communi- worlds, as small as your community is, that cover something that has grown to ate that it is there for the people who want ties on social media to share information you were not really very aware existed? encompass a huge interest base with- it and hope they consider and feel the and local tips. You just have to look. And For whatever reason, I keep noticing out ever blipping on your own radar. same about the things you care about. if you can’t find that organized group of this around Dubuque lately. Maybe some For example, there’s a musician com- So when people vote against school like-minded Dubuquers, it doesn’t mean of that is driven by me trying out new ing back to Five Flags soon named Cody levies because they have no kids or they are not out there. Maybe it’s simply things, but, also, I started looking for them. Jinks. He was here two years ago. I didn’t entertainment venues because they don’t a case that no one has organized them I wrote about biking a couple issues know who he was, but that’s not surpris- go to concerts, they are saying that they yet. Could you be that person? It can all back. I got an e-bike and here, 35 years ing; I’m not really a country music guy. are fine with other people denying them start with a Facebook group. You never after I last rode a bike for more than 30 But the thing is, he isn’t really isn’t a investment in community resources they know where it can grow from there. seconds, I found myself riding a lot. Four mainstream country music guy, either. I wish would happen. You can’t have it both At this point you are probably think- hundred miles later, I have “discovered” guess you’d call him red dirt country. He ways. Consider the size of the popula- ing, “Duh, Bryce, this idea applies to just what a lot of other people knew all along: doesn’t have “hits” such as you’d rank tion affected, not just whether or not about everything.” And you would be There are a lot of trails in Dubuque for them on the Billboard charts, but he has you are part of that population, before right. But until you take time to appre- riding bikes. They were never something a following. I know because I was at the supporting or not supporting an invest- ciate all of the resources, groups, and that intersected with my everyday life in show. I was there because we help sell ment. And if an investment is made, general opportunities available to you the past, so although I saw them, I didn’t beverages to raise money for Toys For consider using that resource. Go to that in the community, even the ones you pay a lot of attention to them. Now that I Tots, which is great for the charity. Man, park, enjoy that concert, ride that trail. will never take part in, it all just kind of need and use them, I am constantly and the place was packed. Not just packed, These groups and resources are also, passes you by in a blur. And just because pleasantly surprised with where they go. I I believe the show was sold out. A guy obviously, not limited to civically-funded you don’t use a thing does not make it think we all know about the Dubuque Jay- I’ve never even heard of who is not on things. Are you a serious gardener? Do without value. Mostly because there are cees Trail next to the Lake Peosta Channel the radio sold out a Five Flags concert… you like to do plein air painting? Do you things you use that other people don’t, near the Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge, but in the arena… based on an underground fish or play an instrument or smoke meat? and to them those things have no value, how about the trail on the other side of the following and word of mouth. That There are many others in the area who but to you, it means the world. n bridge, on Chaplain Schmitt Island, that is amazing. As a Rush fan, I get that winds through the marshlands and behind feeling, but even they got on the radio Q Casino and comes out at the camp- now and again. This was impressive. ground? Or the trail that runs the length Then again, I don’t think I could tell of the Northwest Arterial? Seeing how you the name of a Justin Bieber song to regularly people leave the Asbury Plaza save my life, so perhaps I’m the wrong shopping center parking lot squarely in the person to judge here. But I do at least middle of where the trail crosses traffic at know who he is. By the way, the next Cody the stoplight, I think it’s clear that a lot of Jinks show is almost sold out already, people sort of zone out their existence. too, and it just went on sale. So, welcome What was as impressive as the exis- to that secret subculture of Dubuque. tence of the trails is how heavily they Live music in general is, of course, a are used. Heading out Heritage Trail to mainstay of Dubuque. We are so very Durango on any day of the week, you will lucky to have such a broadly diverse offer- cross paths with dozens of people or more: ing of local live music week in and week bikers, walkers, moms with strollers, guys out in Dubuque. Local talent is abundant, with fishing poles, and more. I often see and opportunities to take in that music packs of bikers riding together. And this is don’t just come on weekend nights. You on a weekday afternoon, not a Saturday. can see great music most nights of the But this is just one of probably a week, and during the day on weekends. thousand little subcultures in Dubuque Please don’t think you are too old for that, once discovered, turn out to be live music or that was a thing you “used sprawling webs of interconnected people to do” because you are sorely missing doing things or sharing interests that you out on some very good times. Check out possibly had no idea about. Some are hard the live music spread in this issue and to miss, like stock car racing fans, mostly find a show to make a date out of it. because you can’t help but hear the cars I’m not going to get into the subcul- roaring across the west end of town. But tures that surely exist in our community have you gone to the races? That’s a lot that are less than positive. Those are of people, and yet so many others have everywhere else too, so no reason to beat never even seen the track before. Con- my head against that wall. I want to keep versely, I’m sure a number of race fans may to the cool new experiences that are out never have been to a Music in the Gardens there waiting for you to stumble into.