on the cover: 10 • Field of Dreams 25th Aniversary 12 • America’s River Festival 16 • Dubuque... And All That Jazz 24 • Fritz and Frites 32 • Great Galena Balloon Race issue #214 • june 5 - 18, 2014 5 community events 28 sustainability 10 field of dreams anniversary 29 more community events 12 america’s river festival 31 chamberfest 16 dubuque... and all that jazz 31 uwp heartland festival 17 movies 32 great galena balloon race 18 budweiser nightlife 34 library events 20 local live music 35 hy-vee health market 22 dining opportunitues 35 mattitude 23 mississippi moon bar 36 bob’s book reviews 24 fritz and frites 36 crossword puzzle 26 new area arts publications 37 pam kress-dunn 26 nash gallery opening 38 advice from erma gerd 27 art on the river 39 dr. mccracken’s horrorscope 365ink production staff 365ink contributing writers { matt booth } { bryce parks } Mattitude [email protected] [email protected] Publisher, Everything Else { pam kress-dunn } { mike ironside } Feature Writer [email protected] [email protected] Feature Writer, Photography { bob gelms } { kristina nesteby } Bob’s Book Reviews [email protected] [email protected] Ad Designer { rich belmont } 365ink advertising staff Argosy’s Food For Thought [email protected] { lisa stevenson } 563-580-1691 { sara carpenter } [email protected] Do it Yourself Advice [email protected] { kelli kerrigan } 563-581-7014 { ryan werner } [email protected] Dr. McCracken special thanks to: Brad Parks, Margie Blair, Chris Wand, Neil Stockel, Ron Kirchhoff, Fran Parks, Christy Monk, Julie Steffen, Kay Kluseman, Ralph Kluseman, Ron & Jennifer Tigges, bacon, Steven Schleuning , Mark Dierker, Julie Griffin, Dave Haas, Tim Brechlin, Julien’s Journal, Roy & Deb Buol, Gen. Bob Felderman and all of our 365 friends and advertisers. { dubuque365 / 365ink } 432 Bluff Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 Where’s Wando dubuque365.com | 563-588-4365 We’ve hidden Wando some- All contents © 2014, Community, Incorporated. where in this issue of 365ink. All rights reserved. All bacon served crispy. Can you find him? 2 { june 5 - 18, 2014 } 365ink Magazine | issue #214 www.Dubuque365.com { bryce’s inkubator } tankyouveddymuch! Someone I don’t know said something very your place in the relationship. Maybe you’re nice about me today on someone else’s just a freeloader. But if you are earning the Facebook page. That was nice to read. kindness, stop fretting about it. Hopefully it means I’m occasionally doing things right. I much prefer to see things like As a designer and publisher, I get a lot of that secondhand than have people tell it feedback on 365ink. Usually good, some to my face. I get all fidgety and stuff. I don’t bad. One thing I had to learn to do, and it take compliments too well. I try. I’m getting was very hard, was to tout my own work to better at it. But I’d rather we just let it slide. clients. If I made a logo or an ad for them, I don’t want to be all gloomy and humbug I guess it’s always nice to know that the about it. I want them to know I did my best people who “matter” within any given area for them and I’m showing them something of influence recognize your efforts and take I’m proud to have made them. Gary Olsen note, but don’t you hate to have people taught me that. He’d show me something gush at you? It kind of freaks me out. he made and say, “Isn’t that awesome?” How do you say no to that? It’s a great marketing Not that I don’t appreciate being strategy. He puts you immediately in the appreciated. mindset that the work is good. So I try to emulate that, but I can never be quite I have this ongoing argument with a friend as blunt as Gary. It’s not arrogance. It’s Jeff who often helps me out with Toys For confidence in your work. Tots stuff and really anything I’ve got to get done. After a day of work, or even a You don’t always have to be the leader. You couple hours, it’s easy to say “thank you,” don’t always have to pick up the check. And but it’s also easy to show appreciation you don’t always have to be right. Take the for the effort by picking up the check for praise with the criticism and learn from it lunch. Of course it was not expected of me all. When people crap on stuff I’ve done, it to do so, but the point is, when someone irks me, but inside I can see if they are really tries to thank you by returning a favor, or right or not. I hate when I see people’s wall baking you cookies or something (as long go up when you try to correct them or make as they didn’t end up eating them all after suggestions. You know they’re never going being scared by baby tarantulas), you just to grow or learn from your exchange. These let them do it. Jeff does not seem to grasp are the people you don’t really need around this concept. It drives me crazy. you a whole lot. We’ll work all day sorting heavy cases of There are a lot of people I appreciate every books and then when we get some food he issue and everyday in my life at 365ink and tries to pay. I just want to kick him in the ass. at home. I try to let them know. I tell people It’s just etiquette. It’s kind of like when I go when they do a great job and I thank them out to lunch with guys who are way richer when they’re kind or helpful. For me, though than me. They generally always reach for I occasionally accept a free lunch or an the check and I usually let them. Because uncomfortable congratulations, my favorite to them, it’s really not a big deal and they’re rewards are seeing that I’ve made someone happy to do so. So when I’m the richest guy happy, or eased their pain, or made their life at the table (a rare occurrence), I do the easier and it’s clear that my efforts made a same thing. It’s not about who owes who difference. I’ll bet most of us are like that. what, you just do it. I’ve got some pretty special people around I don’t think anyone should do favors for me, so for me the payoff is often just earning people expecting something in return. their presence in my life and hoping I do They’re just a gift of kindness freely given. enough things right to keep them coming But those who receive the kindness should back and being a blessing on my days. at least make note of the gesture. If you find yourself deeply in the deficit column And Jeff, let me buy lunch, ya pain in the ass. after a while, maybe you need to reevaluate It’s my thing. Just deal with it. www.Dubuque365.com 365ink Magazine | issue #214 { june 5 - 18, 2014 } 3 { tri-state events } i always thought lunch was a great time for jam. The Butcher of Baraboo Friday & Saturday, June 6 - 7 Bijou Room, Five Flags Center This dark and viciously funny play by Marisa Wegryzn shows all is not well in the town of Baraboo, WI. The lady butcher sits at her kitchen table nursing a mug of coffee and cutting stares at her daughter, a troubling young woman 365ink Lunchtime Jams! who works as a pharmacist by day and The celebration of summer, food, and dispenses something illegal behind the music known as our own 365ink Lunch- junior high at night. Melissa McGuire time Jam returns to the Town Clock for directs. The play includes adult lan- it’s 12th Season! Hosted by your own guage and content. Showtimes are at 365 crew and sponsored by Prudential 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at Financial and Carlos O’Kelly’s, Lunchtime 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Tick- Jams feature laid-back lunchtime perfor- ets may be purchased by cash or credit mances by great local acoustic musicians at www.ticketmaster.com or the Five in shady Town Clock Plaza every Friday Flags Box Office, Monday-Friday, 10:00 around lunchtime (weather permitting). a.m.-5:00 p.m. at 1-800-745-3000. Tick- Lunchtime Jams also features great from ets may also be purchased at the door Carlos O’Kelly’s with many more fantas- (cash only) one hour before the per- tic dining options in the immediate area. formance. For more information, visit We may take August off from the jams www.flybynightdubuque.com. this year as it gets so darned hot out there, but we’re not sure it’s EVER going to get hot this year. Jams are planned to run through the first Friday in September. Upcoming Performers include… June 6 – Ralph Kluseman June 13 – Brittany Bauerly June 20 – JJ Schmitz Music in the Gardens Sundays, June 8, 15, 22, & 29, 6:30 p.m. Dubuque Arboretum The free summer Music in the Gar- dens concert series returns with a wide variety of family-friendly music in a beautiful surrounding. The series is sponsored by the Dubuque Arts Council and a variety of area busi- DBQ Farmers’ Market nesses and organizations.