After a dozen visits to local stores and about a upconverting DVD player, clean power surge hundred hours on online research, we bought protector, everything. We’ve officially spent a plasma TV last week. So, now I can watch hours on this little venture, factoring in every Deadliest Catch in glorious clarity. I’m not sure penny and every added option to every TV at what age it was that I stopped watching MTV from every manufacturer. We know exactly and started watching the Discovery Channel, how much we’re going to spend on what and but it’s been a while. You can have your Danc- why. We go to pay for the stuff at the counter ing with the Stars and American Idol; I want to and we’re assisted by what turns out to be a know if Sig Hansen and the crew of the North- high-school-aged Jedi master. He had to be western pulled in full pots on the Bering Sea. because with the simple wave of his hand, he asks if we want to spend 400 additional dol- My first revelation. Broadcast TV looks like su- lars on the three-year maintenance and repair per-crap on HDTV. So the next expense is the plan. This is nearly a a quarter of the cost of upgrade the cable to add all the HD channels. the the whole TV. My lovely co-investor was Good move. You just can’t understand the dif- scared to death by his spiel, ready to sign the ference until you have it. Next, does size mat- form and add it to the bill. Luckily, I too am ter? Yes and no. I’m actually downsizing to a Jedi and his mind trick no work on me. (Of make the upgrade. Bye bye 60-inch projection course, I could be Watto.) Let me say here, is TV, hello 42-inch plasma. 50 inches was just it me or is it really odd that after helping me too much for the lovely Victorian living room. pick out the best TV, he then proceeds to all I know Christy (she’s with me!) is thrilled to get but convince us that this lemon is surely going all the room back that was previously taken up to break and we’d better cover it with a com- by the old uber-tv. prehensive policy? Either way, I shot him down. But wait, I skimmed over Now, of course, I can’t all the pain that got us to win here because if the this point. TV ever has a problem, it will be my fault for not In the age of the internet, buying the insurance. But there’s just about enough after pulling our hair out information about TVs for weeks, teetering on online to drown you. We must whether or not to spend $100 on have spent enough time on CNet a glare-free coating on the screen, and Consumer Reports to allow a Twinky to I an NOT dropping $400 on a whim. Poor expire. And then there were a half-dozen Christy. She worries about everything, and my pilgrimages to Best Buy, Sears, Target, Sam’s, refusal to get the coverage just gives her one and who knows where else. We didn’t get more thing to worry about. Granted, she’s a TV from Sam’s but the giant slices of free convinced that I’ll break it using it for work if frosted chocolate chip cookie were wonder- I take it to trade shows and such. So please, ful. Christy dropped the most heavily frosted God, don’t let me break the new TV. part of hers on the floor, frosting side down. Poor thing. So we find the TV we want. Well, I realize at this point that I’m likely sleeping we find two actually, but then I gave up on my on the couch until this issue is retired. Let 50” argument and I now admit 42” is plen- me make it up to her here by admitting that ty. Now that we know which one we want, she did all the real research on the thing. I’m where do we get it? I’ll say this: The best price cheap and have a short attention span, so if I for what we wanted was not where I expected were in charge, I’d have likely come home on to find it. Do your homework! the first day with a nice shiny dud.

I’m going to make you crazy and not tell you It’s all home now, set up, and run through the brand I got or where I got it. I think this the paces. Hooking up stereo equipment ... unique torture is an experience everyone I’m still good for one thing! So far, so good. should experience firsthand. If a relationship All the fuss seems to be confirmed. If you can survive this (or installing a ceiling fan to- can afford the HD channels every month and gether) then it is truly meant to be. Besides, I watch a lot of DVDs, you should look at join- think the only person you should be able to ing the 21st century. blame for your decision is yourself. Now ... if we can just the damn remote So the homework is done, we find the TV, programmed. The 365ink crew... faces you already know!

Tim Brechlin Mike Ironside Tanya Graves Ellen Goodmann Kelli Kerrigan Ralph Kluseman Jim Heckmann Matt Booth L.A. Hammer Chris Wand Pam Kress-Dunn Joey Wallis ISSUE # 33 In This Issue of 365ink... JUNE 28 - JULY 11 Fireworks: 4 Community Events: 5 - 7

Arts & Culture: 8 - 11 Outside the Lines & More

Jam Bands: 12 Iowa Wine Tours: 14

Live Music Listings: 16-17 Wando’s Movie Reviews: 18

Art on the River: 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20

Giving Voice: Pam Kress-Dunn: 21 Bob’s Book Reviews: 22 Mattitude: 23

Fireworks Cont’d: 24-25 The A Factor: 26 Crossword / Sudoku: 27

Trixie Kitch: 28 Dr. Skrap’s Horoscopes: 28

Cr8 Studios: 29 Comedy: 30

The Inkwell ) [email protected]) Publisher: Bryce [email protected] ( ) 563-451-9365 Tim Brechlin ( [email protected]) Editor: Kelli Kerrigan ( Advertising: [email protected] Tanya Graves ( Ad Design: : Mike Ironside, Joey Wallis, Ron TIgges, Bryce Parks Photography Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin, Ellen Goodmann, Writers & Content: Bryce Parks, L.A. Hammer, Chris Wand, Mayor Roy Buol, Matt Booth, Robert Gelms, Angela Koppes, Bryce Pam Parks, Kress-Dunn Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin Graphic Design & Layout: Bob & Fran Parks, Kay Kluseman, Bob Johnson, Todd Special thank you to: Locher, Dave Blake, Everett Buckardt, Julie Steffen, Sheila Castaneda, Tom Miller, Renae Gabrielson, Christy Monk, Katy Rosko, Ron &, JenniferIA, 52001 Tigges and all the 365 friends and advertisers for all your, Dubuque support. You are all 365. West 1st Street (563) 588-4365 Dubuque365 • 210 Office Phone or Music/Events/Movie Hotline 365 @ All contents (c) 2007, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved.

We’ve hidden 365’s WANDO somewhere in this issue of Dubuque365ink. Can you find the master of movies buried within these pages? Hint: He’s tiny and could be anywhere ! Good Luck! Win- ners get a free warm fuzzy felling in your belly! Roy Buol Ron Tigges Robert Gelms Brad Parks Angela Koppes Bryce Parks 4 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

by Tim Brechlin What drives the guys behind the “Louis, I think this is the begin- Dubuque Jaycees / Radio Dubuque ning of a beautiful friendship.” - Casablanca FIREWORKS ON THE RIVER Fireworks displays are a staple of Ameri- Mason devotes an unbelievable amount becor, Tri-State Travel, Rite Hite, Dubuque and blue, so a lot of time goes into find- cana and the pinnacle of the celebrations of time, tirelessly, securing corporate Supply, Bowling & Beyond, W.C. Stewart ing songs, developing a healthy mix of we have on the Fourth of July every year sponsorships, networking and building Construction, Welter Storage, Dubuque old stuff with new music, listening to to commemorate American indepen- relationships around the air show indus- Fire Equipment, the Midway Hotel, Tri- them, listening to the lyrics and figuring dence. I mean, really ... they’re just fan- try to secure aircraft appearances, co- State Shred and KWWL. out how they might fit in with our show,” tastic when you look at them. For those ordinating with fireworks handlers and says Kaye. “After all, if you listen to the all-too-brief moments as we stare up into working with Michael Kaye, who pains- lyrics of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ by Bruce the sky to the sight of the skyrockets and takingly arranges the music for the show Springstreen, I don’t think you’ll find that shells exploding above the Mississippi (which is, of course, simulcast on Radio to be a particularly patriotic song!” River, everything else is just a memory. Dubuque), to ensure that everything is Viewing a fireworks display is a total es- planned down to the T. Of course, being the man who’s picking the cape from the rest of the world. And then music doesn’t necessarily come without its you pair the fireworks with the fantastic “Of course, if something were to get off- pitfalls. In the first of what turned out to be air show that comes around every year, kilter, nobody in the crowd would notice So how do these people go about actu- many “Hey, remember that time when...” offering surprise after surprise ... we’ve ... but everyone would start looking for ally putting this together? Michael Kaye, moments during our roundtable, Kaye re- got it lucky here in the Tri-States. We re- Perry and make sure he didn’t have a for example, has to spend a considerable lated one rather harrowing incident. ally do. (And to get it out of the way right panic attack,” laughs Chris Wand. amount of time selecting the music for now: Tuesday, July 3, 9:46 p.m.!) each annual extravaganza. “I have been, uh, we’ll say I’ve been Corporate sponsorships are a huge threatened,” he says with a laugh. “There For 22 years run- part of this endeavor; after all, fire- “Especially lately, I think we’ve really was one particular moment a few years ning, the annual works and air shows aren’t exactly pushed to make it more patriotic, there ago when I was confronted by a group of Dubuque Fire- cheap, especially when you stage was a push to really make this red, white gentlemen who were rather upset that we works Display displays as large and and Air Show as exciting as the one have been the product of one of here in Dubuque. the Tri-State area’s most bounti- ful partnerships, between Ra- “I think everyone dio Dubuque (KDTH / KAT-FM needs to know that / KGRR / The River) and the Dubuque if there were no corporate sponsorships, Jaycees. We at 365 decided to gather up there would be no show,” says Tom Pars- a host of Radio Dubuque and Jaycees ley. “If we were in this to make money, and sit them down and have a round- there would be no show.” table discussion about all these years of fireworks. The food-consuming army of 365 chatted with Jaycees Chris Wand (12 years of fireworks experience), Chad Wagener (3 years) and John Meehan (12 years) and Radio Dubuque moguls Perry Mason (22 years), Tom Parsley (18 years) and Michael Kaye (8 years), all dining on cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches at the 19th Hole in East Dubuque ... and, yes, it was actually a round table. This year features American Flag spon- Our first question was simple: How does sorship by Dubuque Bank & Trust. Other it all work? “Take us from July 5, 2006, fireworks sponsors include the Dubuque to July 3, 2007,” asked 365ink publisher Racing Association, the Dubuque Ad- Bryce Parks (who himself has 12 years of vertiser, EDSB, Pizza Hut, John Deere, fireworks service time) to Perry Mason. Dubuque Teachers Credit Unnion, Que- YOU KNOW TOM PARSLEY? HEY, SO DO I! 5 JUNE 28 - JULY 11 hadn’t played ‘The Ballad stealth bomber, sponsored of the Green Beret,’ and by Prudential Financial; while I was confident that the Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet, my colleagues from Radio sponsored by Dutrac Com- Dubuque were solidly munity Credit Union; Mike behind me, they instead Wiskus’ Lucas Oil Pitts decided to ditch me.” plane; a P-51 demonstra- tion and heritage flight, “Yes, we did!” replies Perry sponsored by McKesson; as Mason, immediately. well as another jump from the Golden Knights. Other air show sponsors include Edwards Cast Stone, Para- mount Ambulance Service, Dubuque Area Steamatic, the Dubuque Regional Airport, Swiss Valley, Mound View RV, and Kruse Warthan Pontiac / Nissan / BMW Auto Truck Plaza. The Midway Hotel will be hosting all of the out-of-town guests.

And, of course, there’s the air show. Al- Discussion of the air show brought ways a fantastic experience, this year’s up several more of those “Remember will of course be no exception. In fact, when...” moments, such as a time a few this year’s show, the broadcast of which years back when a Warthog fighter flew will be sponsored by the Diamond Jo extremely low to the water, in what ap- Casino, will again feature the flying of peared to be a Tora! Tora! Tora!-esque the legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II (cour- attack run (as described by Wand) to- tesy of Dubuque Supply), as the A-10 wards a barge. Suddenly, at the bottom East Coast Demonstration Team takes to of the run, a huge explosion went off. the skies over Dubuque for the final time before disbanding. Officially, the team’s final event takes place on the final day of June in Missouri. “The next few days are essentially June 31, 32 and 33 for the squadron, a few extra days so they can get out here,” Mason says. “The whole team is coming.” pool is less than 24 inches deep, you Too cool for pool need to get a permit from the Building Services Department. Summertime means Also, your fencing must “You could feel the heat from the water! And one of the completely surround explosion,” recalls John Meehan. “I best ways to enjoy the pool area and be at mean, it was just a mushroom cloud. water is with a swim- least five feet tall, and We all seriously thought a boat had ming pool in your gates into the pool area just blown up on the river.” backyard. However, need to have self-clos- the city of Dubuque ing and self-latching Nope, no catastrophe ... just a little would like to remind devices. Fencing must surprise. you that there are a be standing at all times couple of ordinances and regulations when the pool is filled with water. In fact, there are a bevy of air activities Perhaps the most cherished “surprise” ev- regarding swimming pools, as there planned for the days around the 4th of eryone at the table remembered went back are some important safety consider- Happy swimming! For more informa- July. On Monday, July 2, the United States to the 1994 show, which was dedicated to ations to remember. tion, call the City of Dubuque Building Army Parachute Team, commonly known the veterans of the Korean War in honor Services Department at 563-589-4150 as the Golden Knights, are returning to of the 40 years passed since that conflict. First of all, remember that unless your or e-mail [email protected]. Dubuque after a four-year absence, spon- And for the surprise that always seems to sored by Matthews Distributing. If you’re come at some point (it’s almost like Christ- new to the area, you may have seen the mas), the crew pulled out all the stops. Golden Knights elsewhere, flying through Continued on page 24 the sky with their distinctive gold and black parachutes. That jump will take place at 7 p.m. at the Midway Hotel, lo- cated at 3100 Dodge Street. And then on Tuesday, July 3, the real fun begins. An Iowa Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, the primary troop movement and battlefield resupply vehicle of the Army, will be on display at Star Cinema from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. And later that night, the official air show, will begin. Other aircraft appearing this year include the U.S. Air Force’s B-1 GET THERE EARLY FOR FIREWORKS! NO EXCUSES! 6 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

The 365 Lunchtime Jam series continues entertaining huge luntime crowds each and every Friday from 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.under the Town Clock in downtown Dubuque. Lunchtime Jams would not be possible without the generous support of Cottingham & Butler Insurance and Financial Services. And, of course, Car- los O’Kelly’s offers an expanded menu featuring traditional American-style food options to complement the Mexi- can menu that you all know and love. 365 Lunchtime Jams are totally free and open to the public, so if you work down- Upcoming Jam Dates... Calling all carnivores involved in the rec- town, or just have the afternoon free, June 29 - Maureen Kilgore reational activity known as barbeque! The there’s no reason for you to miss out on July 6 - Melanie Mausser Grand Harbor Resort & Waterpark is call- these summer concerts. Jams continue July 13 - Chad Witthoeft ing you, that is, because some enterprising through early September. July 20 - Nate Jenkins people over there have put their heads to- gether and created a new event that prom- ises to satisfy lovers of barbequed meat ev- erywhere: The First Annual Throwdown on the River, set for the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, September 8-9. It’ll be a two-day barbeque competition in the huge parking lot at the Grand Harbor, plus live music and other entertainment. Sounds, well, grand, doesn’t it? And the final coup de grace? Governor Culver has issued an official proclamation The Grand Harbor has gone the extra mile that the first annual Throwdown on the and achieved sanctioning from the Kansas River will be an Iowa State Championship City Barbeque Society, the world’s largest barbeque event. So here’s your chance to Answers on page 31 6. What is the official term for some- organization of barbecue and grilling en- wear a crown! one who sets off fireworks? thusiasts. To put matters in perspective, the 1. What is brand-new about this year’s A) Wando KCBS has about 6,500 fans, and it draws Anyone interested in perhaps competing Fireworks display? B) Fireworker more than 10 million fans to its 260-plus in the Throwdown on the River should A) It’s 99-percent electronically fired C) Pyrotechnician sanctioned events every year. This event contact Steve Geisz at 563.690.3226 or B) Parking is free D) Sommelier will feature competition in four catego- by emailing sgeisz@grandharborresort. C) There will be fireworks in the shape ries: Chicken, pork ribs (loin or spare), com. As you can imagine, we at 365ink of 365 7. What percentage of the budget for pork (Boston butt / picnic / whole shoul- are incredibly pumped about the Throw- D) Bryce’s orange car-parking trafiic di- Dubuque fireworks comes from pri- der), and beef brisket. The official compe- down on the River, and some of us are recting guy vest. vate sponsors? tition will take place on Sunday afternoon, already prepping our smokers to get A) 15% and Saturday night will feature a host of them into fighting shape. We’re going to 2. Who was President of the U.S.A. B) 85% barbeque-related events and delicious have a lot more coverage on the Throw- when the fireworks moved from Vets C) 33% foodstuffs. A beer garden will be present, down in our coming issues, so stay tuned Park to the river’s edge? D) 100% and a number of fantastic music acts have to 365ink, the only resource you’ll ever A) George H.W. Bush been booked for the two-day festival, in- need for what looks to become a peren- B) Jimmy Carter 8) How many stars were on the United cluding Betty & the Headlights, the Apple nial end-of-summer bash down at the Port C) Ronald Reagan States Flag when Dubuque was founded? Dumplin’s and 50-Pound Rooster. of Dubuque! D) Gerald Ford A) 24 B) 8 3. In what year was the 1812 Overture C) 50 composed? D) 37 A) 1812 B) 1880 9) Where was Francis Scott Key when C) 1971 he wrote The Star-Spangled Banner? D) 1776 10) In 2005, how many people were 4. What does the 1812 Overture com- treated for fireworks-related injuries in memorate? the U.S.? A) 100 5. True or false: Iowa has more cities B) 6,000,000 with “liberty” in their names than any C) 10,800 other state in the country? B) 8,200 I COULD PLAY THE TRIANGLE FOR THE SYMPHONY 7 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

And, of course, Jazz wouldn’t be Jazz without the food, including the cuisine of the Athenian Grill, Bricktown, Carlos O’Kelly’s, Choo Choo Charlie’s, Cold Stone Creamery, A Little Taste of Philly, Fat Tuesday’s, House of China, Ice Har- bor Galley, Jan’s Grate Shop, Lot One, Sugar Ray’s Barbecue, the Town Clock Inn and West Dubuque Tap. And those Jaycees bandits will be serving beer and other beverages once again.

Now that you’re all recovered from the first Dubuque ... And All That Jazz! of the sum- Also, Jazzgoers can purchase an exclu- mer (hey, that beer can catch up to you sive Dubuque ... And All That Jazz! com- pretty quickly), it’s time to gear up for the pilation CD, featuring songs from June next one. “Already?” you ask. Yes, already. Jazz headliner Orquesta Alto Maiz, The The July edition of Dubuque ... And All That Business, C.J. Chenier and the Red-Hot Jazz! will take place on Friday, July 20, in Louisiana Band, Baaro, Paul Cebar and its comfy home under the Town Clock. This the Milwaukeeans, Studebaker John and month’s offering will present the musical styl- Three Beers ‘Til Dubuque. ings of The Business, a 13-piece funk band The food offerings will begin at 5 p.m., based in Chicago, playing both original mu- with The Business beginning its concert sic and unique takes on the works of James at 6 p.m. For more information, con- Brown, Santana, Stevie Wonder and more. tact Katie Bahl at [email protected], And yes, you read that correctly: A 13-piece or call 563-588-4400. band, including a 6-piece horn section.

held on the August 26 date. All auditions Symphony Auditions will be blind. (Sorry Ben Graham, still no auditions for the shoe horn.) So, you think you’ve got a little bit of musi- cal talent, eh? Now’s your chance to prove Holders of principal seats will be featured it. The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra has prominently throughout the symphony’s announced open auditions for several seats programs, according to Symphony officials, for the 2007 - 08 concert season, taking with an emphasis on the Classical and Edu- place on Saturday, August cation series. Musicians are 25, and Sunday, August 26. compensated per service; the coming concert season in- Open positions include cludes 50 services. And musi- Section Violin I (two posi- cians who travel more than 15 tions available), Assistant miles one-way receive mile- Principal Violin II, Assistant age compensation. Principal Viola, Section Viola (two positions avail- There’s only a $10 audition fee, able), Section Cello, Princi- so start practicing! For more pal Bass, Assistant Principal information or to schedule an Bass and Principal Piano. audition time (they’ll fill quick- The piano and lower string (cello and ly), contact Symphony operations director bass) auditions will be held on the August Victoria Molle by calling 563-557-1677, or 25 date, and all other auditions will be email [email protected]. YOU JUST MIGHT GET A LITTLE MUDDY AT MUD LAKE 8 MAY 31 - JUNE 13

Park, located right here in Dubuque. There’s a great lineup of music this year. On July 8, you can catch Driftwood Den- ny & the HipWaders opening for Art Ste- venson and High Water, a four-piece band hailing from central Wisconsin. On July 22, jam to the tunes of the Ditch Lilies, an all-female group out of northern Minne- sota; the fantastic Fever River String Band will open. And on August 5, the DeWayn Brothers, a recent hit here in Dubuque last month, will open up for the Henhouse Prowlers, hailing from Chicago. All performances are free and open to the public, though donations are always Who doesn’t love a little bluegrass ac- welcome to support the festivals. They tion? Every so often, it’s fun to just get begin with the Pickers’ Picnic at noon, down to our historical roots and enjoy the opening musical act at 2 p.m., and some musical stylings from days gone by. a feature act from 3:30 - 6 p.m. Food Thankfully, our wonderful festival season and beverages are available on-site, but has you covered! Live bluegrass music no alcohol will be served. Coolers are festivals are on their way, with three Sun- allowed, and, let’s face it ... bring a few days chock full of music at Mud Lake lawn chairs, huh?

All roles, both on-stage and off, will be performed by kids. Bugsy’s Back The onstage cast includes 50 ...in a small way. children from ages 7 to 16, and the backstage Calling all children... the Bell Tower The- crew includes another ater has announced its second annual 50 - 60 kids ages 7 to kids-for-kids production: Bugsy Malone, 18. The production is Jr., a musical spoof of the Roaring ‘20s directed by Sue Flogel. and the classics of the silver screen, Performances are Thursday, featuring a score from the composer of July 12, at 7 p.m.; Friday, July The Muppet Movie. The show is set in a 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sat- speakeasy, called Fat Sam’s Grand Slam, urday, July 14, at 10 a.m., 2 owned by the slick Fat Sam. Fat Sam’s p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, hold over the territory is challenged July 15, at 2 p.m. Tickets are by rival Dandy Dan, who manages to $7 for any performance, and whittle down Fat Sam’s crew until there’s they can be purchased online only one left ... until Bugsy Malone en- at www.belltowertheater.net ters the scene to set things straight. or by calling 563-588-3377. WHY DOES THE PUPPY LOOK SO SAD? 9 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

The sequel to the international hit musical NUNSENSE takes place approximately six weeks after the first “benefit performance.” The same five nuns are back on stage at Mt. Saint Helen’s School for what is billed as a “Thank You Program” for their supporters. Since their first time out was such a success, they - have decided that they should stick to their successful variety show for mula. The show is proceeding nicely Wood and Whimsy: Audrey Christie and Tom Kelly when the telephone rings. Sister Leo answers only to discover that the Franciscans are on their way to the Outside the Lines Art Gallery convent to claim Sister Mary Paul (who won the Publisher’s Clearing Opening Reception, Friday, July 6 bodied by the older pieces in his original House Sweepstakes at the end of carvings. His childlike approach resulted Nunsense) as one of their own! Bluff Street’s Outside the Lines Art Gal- in the creation of his own unique style. lery presents Wood and Whimsy, a new exhibit featuring the work of Dodgeville Outside the Lines Art Gallery is located artist Audrey Christie and Mineral Point at the corner of 4th and Bluff Streets, in artist Tom Kelly. The gallery will cel- historic Cable Car Square. Representing ebrate the opening of the show with an artists both local and regional, the gal- artists’ reception Friday, July 6, from 7 lery features fine art, stained and blown to 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on display glass, jewelry, ceramics, knives, baskets, through August 2007 in the gallery’s ex- and sculpture, and offers a wish list pro- hibition space. gram for gift giving, and a bridal registry. Gallery hours Audrey Christie is a printmaker are Monday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and painter who creates color- Tuesday through Saturday 10 fully hand-painted woodcuts a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 11 depicting fanciful flora and a.m. to 4 p.m. For more infor- fauna of the area of Wisconsin mation, call 563-583-9343, in which she lives. Carved on or visit www.otlag.com. cherry wood panels, she prints each woodcut on paper using a single color. Each print is then laboriously hand-painted in multiple bright colors. Larger prints can take more than a week to complete. This show will feature several new woodcuts not before exhibited by Christie.

Mineral Point artist Tom Kelly carves wood into sculptures often described as magical or whimsical. Though he has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in water- color, Kelly reports he has always been drawn to folk art. Through antique res- toration work he was exposed to wood- carving and folk art and began creating his own woodcarvings in the style of antique pieces. In trying to replicate an- tique pieces, he realized his true desire was to capture the spirit and magic em- FUNNY, I HAD A PLEASANT TIME ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS 10 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

The Lovin’ Spoonful, original- ly hailing from the Northeast (Long Island and Greenwich Village, to be precise), were responsible for a slew of hits back in the ‘60s with their fun blend of folk music and good ol’ fashioned rock, with songs like “Do You Believe in Magic,” “Daydream,” “Nash- ville Cats” and “Summer in the City.” They were inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Tickets for the show are $36.75 ($49.75 for VIP), and they’re going on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 13, at the Grand Opera House Box Office or by phone at 563- 588-1305.

Sweeeeet lovin’!

In yet another coup for Music & More Promotions and Oldies 107.5, the group has announced that The Lovin’ Spoonful, mem- bers of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, are coming to Dubuque’s Grand Opera House on Thursday, August 30! I BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC THAT MUSIC & MORE MAKES 11 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

is and Istanbul. After the train is MURDER ON THE caught in a heavy snowfall, prompt- ORIENT EXPRESS ing a significant delay, the body of The Dubuque Film Society, that American millionaire Samuel Edward group of crazy cinema-obsessed Ratchett is found stabbed to death bandits (although we at 365 can’t the very next morning. Poirot, his talk; we take movie appreciation to friend Bianchi and Dr. Constantine a whole new level), are at it again must solve the mystery from a pool with another classic film for all to of thirteen suspects, including the appreciate: The timeless 1974 clas- train’s conductor, the victim’s British sic Murder on the Orient Express, valet, a Hungarian diplomat, a Brit- based on the book by ish colonel and many more. The cast Agatha Christie. The is stellar, featuring such luminaries screening will take place as Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, on Thursday, July 12, at Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, the Carnegie-Stout Pub- John Gielgud and Ingrid Bergman, Summerfest (Lineup: Foreigner, Dicky Betts, Def Leppard, Styx, OK Go, The Fray, George lic Library. who won her third Academy Award Thorogood, Goo Goo Dolls, Roger Watters, Heart, The Family Stone, The Wailers, Ben Folds, for her performance as the Swedish John Mayer, Weird Al, Buddy Guy, Rendy Travis, Asia, Los Lonely Boys, Bon Jovi, B.B. King, The film’s plot centers missionary Greta Ohlsson. Peter Frampton, Toby Keith, Blue October & more) • Milwaukee, WI • Thursday, June 28 - July 8 on the famed detective Roger Waters • Qwest Center Omaha, NE • Friday, June 29 Hercule Poirot, trav- Admission to the screening, begin- 38 Special • Freedom Festival, Cedar Rapids, IA • Sarurday, June 30 eling on the Ori- ning at 6 p.m. in the 3rd floor audi- Violent Femmes • Durty Nellies, Palatine, Il • Sarurday, June 30 ent Express torium of the library, is free, along • Watrerworks Park, Des Moines IA • Sarurday, June 30 between with snacks (think popcorn), and Warrant, Seven Mary Three, The Nadas Par- post-film discussion will be warmly Gordon Lightfoot • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, IA • Sarurday, June 30 encouraged. For more information, Weird Al Yankovic • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, IA • Sunday, July 1 call the Library Information Desk at Joan Jett & the Blackhearts • Prarie Meadows, Des Moines •SaturdayJuly 7th 563-589-4225 option 4, or visit the Dave Matthews Band• Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois • Sunday, July 8 Library’s Adult Services Programs Alison Krauss & Union Station • U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, IA• Friday, July 13 page online at www.dubuque.lib. Rib America Festival (Buddy Guy, Marcia Ball, 38 Special, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, ia.us/adult/programs/. The Jimmy Van Zant Band, Blues Traveller, The Nadas • Event Center Parking Lot, Des Moines, IA • Friday-Sarurday-Sunday, July 13, 14, 15 Little Feat • Summer Alive Serices, Des Moines IA, Friday, July 20 stepping forward to display their com- Monty Python’s Spamalot • Des Moines Civic Center • Saturday, July 21 Funked-Up Poetry mitment to workshopping, collabo- Nickelback with Staind • Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI • Saturday, July 21 rating, publishing, and revitalizing Godsmack • Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA • Sunday, July 22 The Dubuque Area Writers’ Guild, the writing community in Dubuque. Keith Urban •Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI •Thursday, July 26 the creative group that releases its in- Isabella’s is located in the basement of SHeDAISY & Joe Nichols• Dubuque County Fairgrounds• Friday, July 27 genuity by putting pen to paper, will the Ryan House at 1375 Locust St. Keith Urban/The Wreckers • The Mark, Moline, IL • Friday, July 27 be presenting an Emerging Voices Hinder, Papa Roach, Buckcherry• Dubuque County Fairgrounds• Saturday, July 28 Showcase on Wednesday, July 11, at Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band • Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI •Saturday, July 28 Isabella’s. Los Lobos • Summer Alive Serices, Des Moines IA, Friday, July 27 The event will feature what organizer Blue October • Summer Alive Serices, Des Moines IA, Saturday, July 28 Paula Newhaus describes as “funked- Diamond Rio • Prarie Meadows, Des Moines •Wednesday, August 1 up poetry by Tofu Bentley, cheeky sto- Poison, Ratt, White Lion and Dokken • Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA • Saturday, August 4 ries by Heather Klinkhammer, poetry Wayne Newton • Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI •Sunday, August 5 by Brad Schweikert, and fiction by Josh Groban•Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI • Tuesday, August 7 Ryan Werner.” These young writers are American Idols Live • The Mark of the Quad Cities • August 8 all relatively new voices emerging on Ozzfest (Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb of God, Static X, Lordi, Hatebreed, Behemoth, Nick Oli- the writing scene, and now they are veri and the Mondo Generator, Nile, Ankla, Circus Diablo, The Showdown, 3 Inches of Blood, Chthonic, Daath, In This Moment) Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI • Sunday, August 12 Dave Matthews Band •Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI •Sunday, August 26 Joan Osborne • Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Monday, August 27 Rush • Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI • Thursday, September 6th Mainstream Mixed Martial Arts Rush • First Midwest Bank Amphitheater Chicago, IL • Saturday, September 8th Saturday, July 14 Powerman 5000 • The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL • Saturday, September 15 Tickets on Sale NOW! Ani Difranco • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA Tuesday, September 18 Gordon Lightfoot • Weill Center, Sheboygan, WI • Thursday, September 20 Two big Irish shows now on sale! Michael W. Smith • Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA •Friday, September 21 Tony Kenny’s Ireland Steve Vai • House of Blues, Chicago, IL • Friday, September 21 March7, 2008 @ 7:30 PM Alan Parsons Live Project •Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Friday, September 28 Phil Coulter and the Irish Pops Orchestra March 14, 2008 @ 7:30 PM A GRASSHOPPER IS ALSO A DELICIOUS BEVERAGE 12 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

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. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Hunab – Scott McDermott on guitar and vo- Karaoke - Borderline, One Flight Up, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Jam-band fans lucky day! cals; Collin Braley on percussion, keys, vibes, Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Grasshoppers at Isabella’s and vocals; Joe Kalb on guitar and vocals; Luke Mescher on drums; and Derek Pulliam on bass Wednesdays Hunab at the Busted Lift – came together through various personal and Open Mic - Hosted by the Dert Tones, The Busted Lift, 9 p.m. - 1a.m. musical connections. Scott and Luke began Mississippi Band Duo - Galleria Lounge, Fountain Park, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. July 7, 2007, seven-seven-o-seven – a date Live on Main Comedy - 2 great standups, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. that hits the jackpot for lucky Tri-State jam- writing songs together in high school. To- 3100 Club Comedy - Midway Hotel, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. band fans. Bookending downtown at two of gether with Scott’s childhood friend, Joe, the Cigar Club, Bartinis, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Dubuque’s favorite live entertainment ven- trio began playing occasional shows. Even- The Wundo Band - Pizzeria Uno Annex, Platteville, WI, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. ues, the Grasshoppers will play at Isabella’s, tually, Scott met Derek and Collin through a WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. community college music program. The three Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m. while Old Main’s Busted Lift hosts Hunab. Karaoke - Borderline, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Both bands are known for their energetic, performed as part of “The Schizophonic Jazz Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. improvisational live shows. Jam” (SJJ), a group of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Falls area musicians that played jazz standards Bringing their mix of psychedelic rock, funk, in a jam-rock context. Meanwhile, Luke was Thursdays and reggae, the Grasshoppers return to the studying for five months in Mysore, India. Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1a.m. Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. groovy basement lounge that is Isabel- Open Mic - Grape Harbor, 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. la’s. The Milwaukee-based band features Open Mic Showcase, Isabella’s 8 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Dubuque transplant Jimmy Sanborn on Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. guitar and vocals; along with Burbie (Joe Karaoke - Rocco - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. Burbach) on piano, organ, and vocals; Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Stinky (Jason Menting) on drums and vo- Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. cals; and Slick (Rick Becerra) on bass. Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Relatively new to the Midwest jam-band Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. scene, having been together only several DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. months, the Grasshoppers are quickly DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. making a name for themselves scoring Fridays performances at major summer festivals in Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Wisconsin and Minnesota, including the Firewood Friday (3rd Friday’s) - Isabella’s Bar at the Ryan House, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. 10,000 Lakes Festival on July 21. Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Already in the mode of writing original mu- Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. The Grasshoppers draw from a diverse set of sic with Joe, Scott began to write with Derek Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. influences in creating their sound – from the Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Collin, moving away from jazz standards expected, like the Grateful Dead and Phish, to Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. toward their own songs. The various projects wider ranging source material from Pink Floyd, Karaoke - C-N-T Entertainment, T.J’s Bent Prop, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. united under the moniker Hunab Ku, with Luke Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Led Zepplin, the Beatles, Bob Marley, Stevie returning from India in January to complete the Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Wonder and West Indian folk music. With rhythm section. Being students with a broad DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. a growing list of original songs, a Grasshop- DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. set of interests, Hunab incorporates a diverse pers set is likely to mix their own tunes with DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. set of influences into their music. “We don’t a selection of choice covers by some of those DJ Music - Karaoke w/DJ 007, Riverboat Lounge, 9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. want to pigeonhole ourselves into one genre,” bands mentioned above, but also the occa- the band states on their web site, “If you lis- Saturdays sional tune by performers like the Police, Sub- ten to and enjoy all kinds of music, why not Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. lime, Donovan, Porno for Pyros, Bob Dylan, Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. create all kinds of music?” Listening to their the Rolling Stones, and NWA. Throughout, Bluff Street Live Open Mic, Mississippi Mug, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. music online reveals Hunab to be a funky and the band employs a collective improvisational Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. flexible band with the improvisational skills of Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. skill that keeps the music fresh and sometimes experienced jazz and jam-oriented musicians Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. unexpected. “It’s really all about vibrations,” and influences from rock to reggae, funk, and Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m. said Isabella’s owner Chad Witthoeft about the Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. world beat. Hunab will also be playing at the upcoming show. “All I can say is that the moth- Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m. 10,000 Lakes Festival on July 21 and DogStock ership might be landing.” DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Music Festival July 26. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Hunab’s show at the Busted Lift will be the Sundays Dubuque debut for this Iowa City jam-band. To learn more about the bands or to check Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Hunab is short for “Hunab Ku,” a Mayan de- out their music online, visit www.myspace. Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. ity and concept that represents “The one giver com/grasshoppersmusic, and www.myspace. of movement and measure.” The members of com/hunabmusic or www.hunabmusic.com. I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR SALSA’S 13 JUNE 28 - JULY 11 Dubuque County Historical Society’s 43rd Annual

Ice Creamonstrating Social antique wet plate photogra- phy. The Cable Car Quilters Guild will be on hand, conducting a raffle.

Of course the historic Ham House pro- vides the perfect setting for an event cel- ebrating the heritage of Dubuque. His- torical interpreters will be giving tours of the house decorated with Victorian period furnishings and telling the story of its builder Mathias Ham and his role as a founder of what became the city of Dubuque. A special exhibit, “At the Lead Mines,” will be open for visitors to tour as well. The exhibit tells the story of the area’s lead rush that put Dubuque on the frontier of westward expansion and built the settlement into a dynamic in- Quick, what’s 43 years old and a lot of dustrial city, along with Ham’s life from fun for the whole family? No, it’s not hardscrabble miner to investment entre- Uncle Bob and his routine of old jokes, preneur. it’s the Fourth of July Ice Cream Social. Hosted by the Dubuque County Histori- cal Society at the historic Ham House, the Ice Cream Social is an Independence Day tradition. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, visitors can tour the 1856 Italianate mansion, enjoy live entertainment and a variety of fun and interesting demonstrations and displays, and maybe best of all, eat ice cream!

But ice cream is not the only thing on the menu. Brats, hot dogs, barbeque pork, chips, soda, lemonade, popcorn and cake will also be available. Live music will be provided by The One Hat Ban, playing the old-timey folk that serves as the roots of American music.

The really great thing about Ice Cream Social is it provides a family-friendly Along with the main house, guests can event that is not only fun but educa- tour the 1832 Arriandeau Log House, tional. Kids can play typical children’s thought to be the oldest surviving struc- games from the Victorian era (BVG: ture in Dubuque, and the 1868 Humke Before Video Games) and witness dem- one-room school. onstrations of civil war period weapons and medics, including cannon and mus- The Mathias Ham House is located at ket firing. There will be a “living history” 2241 Lincoln Avenue (at the corner of fashion show and a photographer dem- Shiras and Lincoln). Admission to the Ice Cream Social is free and open to the public, though do- nations will be accepted at the event. The Ice Cream Social is sponsored by US Bank, QueenB Radio, Burger King, Humanities Iowa and the Institute of Mu- seum and Library Services. For more information, contact the Dubuque County Historical So- ciety at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, 563-557-9545. I’D PAY $55 TO HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE ME ALL AROUND THE AREA 14 JUNE 28 - JULY 11 Wine Tours charges $55 per rider, and that have. And in a society where so much of fee covers quite a bit: Transportation along what we encounter is cookie-cutter, you- the whole way (plus bottled water), the will-eat-it-and-like-it, it’s refreshing to see tasting and tour fees, and lunch at the first that every now and again, you can have it winery. Dieters’ vehicle (he operates the your way (as Burger King likes to say). TurtleTop you see pictured all the way up to a motorcoach, anywhere from 8 to 56 And the beautiful thing about wine is passengers) picks riders up (curbside ser- that there’s a vintage out there for every- vice!) and drops them off at the end of the one. 365ink swung over recently to the day. You spend an hour at each location, revamped Star Brewery, the new home of including tastings, facility tours and walks, Stone Cliff Winery, operated by Bob and vineyard walks and on-site shopping. Nan Smith. Bob was kind enough to take the time to sit down with us and explain “It’s essentially a worry-free trip to go to us how Iowa Wine Tours presents a and experience a lot of local historical great opportunity for Tri-Staters. We really have a unique situation here three locations: Park Farm Winery, in flavor,” says Dieters. “I grew up here, and in Dubuque. We’re in just the perfect Bankston, Iowa; Stone Cliff Winery, lo- I’ve been interested in history for a long “There’s been a remarkable upswing in the hot spot for any wine enthusiast, what cated at the historic Star Brewery in the time. There’s so much of it here that for popularity of wine as of late,” says Smith. with wineries all over the area ... and Port of Dubuque; and Galena Cellars, on me to be a student of history in this area, “It’s in vogue right now, and there are a not just wineries, but really darned good Galena’s charming Main Street. and to provide these tours without inject- lot of people who are getting into it and ones, at that. So many, in fact, that you ing as much historical insight as I can to experiencing its world for the first time. can’t visit just one ... you simply have to “I started giving tours about four years ago, the sights and the sounds that my guests And people in the Tri-States are in the visit a ton of them! doing trolley tours in downtown Galena,” are seeing would be ... wrong.” perfect region to experience wine, con- Dieters explains. “I’ve always had a love of sidering the offerings: The Galena Cellars That’s the way Dennis Dieters thinks, history, and I’ve always wanted to run my Furthermore, the tours are about as flex- winery has such a very impressive array anyway (and for our part, he’s right). own business. Last fall, I found out that the ible as humanly possible (“pick your own of wines, and Park Farm Winery does a Dieters operates Iowa Wine Tours, Inc., Iowa Wine Trail was looking for someone tour,” Dieters says). Your group can choose fantastic job up there in Bankston.” a new local start-up that does ... well, to do something like this, so I felt like this to be picked up and delivered to only Park exactly what the name suggests: He was an opportunity that I couldn’t afford Farm Winery, for example, or take trips to Smith is quick to point out the benefits that provides guided tours to three area win- to miss ... and so far, it’s been a blast.” only Stone Cliff and Galena Cellars. Di- a tour of a winery can present. “At our loca- eries, narrating along the way about eters’ enterprise is tailored to meet the tion, for example, we have the Star Brewery the historic roads traveled between the And it’s a blast for tour-goers, too. Iowa specific desires that you and your group — a building that was built in 1892 — as HUNAB? IS THAT LIKE THE PUNJAB LASSO? 15 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

our headquarters, and we have a wide va- to tell them about our home here, about riety of historical artifacts of winemaking, all the other places to go, things to see, the brewery ... not only do you get to learn foods to eat. Not only am I taking people about wine, but you get a history lesson, around to see the countryside and experi- as well. It’s two for the price of one.” ence these wineries, but I’m trying to act as a springboard to enhance all their ex- And at Stone Cliff, it’s definitely an impres- periences here. That means a lot to me.” sive sight. The interior of the still-imposing Bob Smith shares those views. “Of course Star Brewery has been revamped from the it’s always nice to see someone come to ground up, and the winery’s new home the winery during a tour, taste a few wines, is quite simply beautiful. The facility will and then go home with a bottle or two,” become the entire production headquar- he says with a chuckle. “But it’s even bet- ters of the winery, and already right now ter to sit down face-to-face with someone there are 15,000 gallons of wine in the from one of these tours, and go over why vats, plus walls full of barrels in the aging this chardonnay goes well with this grilled room. And the tasting room is the ideal chicken, or what have you. People are get- location for a little wine education. ting interested in so many aspects of wine, and I think these tours are a wonderful “That’s the beautiful thing about a wine thing for our community and for tourists. tasting,” Smith relates. “People can meet It’s fun, it’s educational and it’s a one-of-a- the winemaker, and there are just so kind experience, I think. The one-on-one many questions that you hear throughout interaction is one of the best parts of hav- the course of a tasting. They get to know ing people in your winery.” the styles they like, and what characteris- tics of a wine contribute to what they like. To contact Iowa Wine Tours, call 563-582- It’s similar in a way to the craft beer scene 4076, or e-mail [email protected]. and how that’s risen, and I think that’s why And stay tuned to future pages of 365ink, you’re seeing a lot of beer drinkers also as we shine a spotlight on the phoenix that move over to the wine side of things.” is the Star Brewery and the simply unbe- lievable restoration of its interior, featuring The personal aspect of this wine scene the new home of Stone Cliff Winery. is apparent to me, and both Dieters and Smith agree.

“When I first started giving tours in Gale- na on those trolleys way back when,” the very personable and affable Dieters be- gins, laughing, “I was just scared to death. I was holding that microphone and I was just tongue-tied, and I just thought to my- self, ‘Oh, jeez, there’s absolutely no way I can do this.’ Of course I found out that I could, and now this is an absolute joy to me, to do the wine tours. I get to meet and interact with people who are coming from all over the country to experience this area, and I get to help them expe- rience it. I love Dubuque and I’m very proud of the history here, and being able to share that history with people brings me a lot of satisfaction. I love being able Saturday, June 30 Sunday, July 1

Bill Encke 50-Pound Rooster Mississippi Mug, 3 - 5 PM Bellevue Heritage Days, 7 - 9 PM

Just Cuz Gertie Fox, Mans, Endme Grand Harbor Resort Patio, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Busted Lift, 5 - 9 PM

Maureen Kilgore Tuesday, July 3 Grape Harbor, 9 PM - 12 AM Radio Dubuque/Jaycees Fireworks Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash Bowling & Beyond, 9 PM Isabella’s, 9 PM - 12:30 AM Wednesday, July 4 Big Muddy Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM The Dert Tones Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Strangers With Candy East Dub. Street Party, 4 - 8 PM The Wundo Band Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM Dick Sturman Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM Richter Scale Gooch’s, Kieler, 7 - 11 PM Thursday, July 5

Loose Gravel Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM

Live Jazz Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM

Ralph Kluseman Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM Zero 2 Sixty Open Mic Night Asbury Park, 9 PM - 1 AM Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM Thursday, June 28 Friday, June 29 The Do Overs Pit Stop, 9 PM - 1 AM Friday, July 6 Loose Gravel Duet Petrella Cafe Manna Java, 6 - 8:30 PM Grand Harbor Resort Patio, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Julien’s Bluff Ernie Peniston Blues Band Artie & the Pink Catillacs Murph’s South End Tap, 9 PM - 1 AM Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM A Pirate Over 50 3100 Club/Midway Hotel, 8 PM - 12 AM Sully’s, 6 - 99 PM Mr. Obvious Mike & Amy Finders Johnnie Walker Red N Deb’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM Nate Jenkins Yardarm, 8 PM - 12 AM Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM BlackBloom Artie & the Pink Catillacs 50 Pound Rooster Gobbies, Galena, 9 PM - 12:30 AM Happy’s, 7 PM - 11 PM Open Mic Night Bronco Inn, Bellevue, 9 PM - 1 AM Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM Okham’s Razor Scarlet Runner Perfect Pint, P-ville, 8 - 11 PM Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Sunday, July 1 Live Jazz Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM John Moran Mississippi Man Dert Tones Grape Harbor, 9 PM - 12 AM New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM Gobbie’s, Galena, 9 PM - 1 AM

Friday, June 29 The Stellanovas A Pirate Over 50 Zero 2 Sixty Isabella’s, 8 - 11 PM Mid-Town Marina, 4 - 8 PM Yardarm, 9 PM - 1 AM 365 Lunchtime Jam Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM

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Strangers With Candy The Dert Tones Stoneheart Sandy Hook Tavern, 10 PM - 2 AM Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM New Diggings, 9 PM - 1 AM

Stoneheart A Pirate Over 50 Murph’s South End Tap Fat Tuesday’s, 9 PM - 1 AM

Tapestry L.O.C. (Left of Center) Galleria, 8 PM - 12 AM Instant Replay, 9 PM - 1 AM

Saturday, July 7 Horsin’ Around Band Zwinglefest, 9 PM - 1 AM Dale Braun Mississippi Mug, 3 - 5 PM Scott & Michelle Dalziel Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Hunab Dustin Diamond Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Dick Sturman Live On Main Comedy, 9 - 11 PM Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM The Grasshoppers Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM The Wundo Band Denny & the Folk-Ups Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM Murph’s South End Tap, 9 PM - 1 AM Pirates Over 50 The Yardarm, 5 - 11:30 PM Thursday, July 12 Sunday, July 15 Joey Wayne Nate Jenkins New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM James Kinds & the All-Night Riders Rick Hoffmnann Jackson Park, 6 - 8 PM Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Wednesday, July 18 Live Jazz Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM Denny Garcia Ralph, Mike & Johnny Mines of Spain, 6 - 9 PM Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM The Crest, Case the Joint Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM The Dert Tones Melanie Mausser Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM Open Mic Night Wundo Band Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM Artie & the Pink Catillacs Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM Dino’s Backside, 7 - 11 PM Friday, July 13 Thursday, July 19 The Legends 3100 Club/Midway, 8 PM - 12 AM 365 Lunchtime Jam Live Riverwalk Music Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM Bad Habits Ryan’s Pub, 8 PM - 12 AM A Pirate Over 50 Live Jazz Mid-Town Marina, 7 - 11 PM Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM Sid V & the Human Resources New Diggings, 9 PM - 1 AM Strangers With Candy Open Mic Night Catfish Charlie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM Zero 2 Sixty The Pit Stop, 9 PM - 1 AM Polydream Bill Encke & Pab Adams Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM L.O.C. (Left of Center) Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM Rude Punch Friday, July 20 Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Not Too Shabby 365 Lunchtime Jam Dog House Lounge, 9 PM - 1 AM Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 8 Dubuque...And All That Jazz! Melanie Mausser feat. The Business Betty & the Headlights Mississippi Mug, 3 - 5 PM Town Clock, 5 - 9 PM New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM We’re Late & Smell Like Beer Reverend Raven & Chain-Smokin’ Altar Boys Denny & the Folk-Ups Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM Mud Lake Bluegrass, 2 - 3 PM Horsin’ Around Band Dick Sturman Jammin’ Below the Dam, Captain Merry, 6:30 - 9:30 PM Wednesday, July 11 Bellevue, 6 - 10 PM

The Wundo Band Sid V & the Human Resources Okham’s Razor Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM Grape Harbor, 8 PM - 12 AM Perfect Pint, P-ville, 6 - 9 PM

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Remy has been sneaking begin as soon as Ratner’s schedule opens. television news anchor Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) alone into the kitchen, reading from the cookbook of his has just been elected to the United States Congress. hero, whose son befriends him. Patton Oswalt. - Despite actor Cillian Murphy’s own Upon arriving in Washington with wife Joan (Lauren Live Free or Die Hard (6/29) Buzz: repeated statements to the contrary, Graham) and their three sons, Evan is immediately Yippee-ki-yay! Detectve John McClane is back it would appear that The Scarecrow enlisted by the powerful Congressman Long (John in the fourth installment of the long-running returns at some point in next year’s Goodman) to co-sponsor a piece of legislation that action series. McClane now faces anothr new The Dark Knight. A Chicago scooper would allow development along the outer fringes terrorist threat, and this one is 21st-century was watching filming last week and of our national parks. His excitement soon turns to style. A group of hackers have struck at the snapped photos of The Scarecrow, in full regalia, confusion after a visit from God (Morgan Freeman). United States’ vulnerable computer infrastructure and are engaging in confrontations with both a rival gang as In his posh suburban community, Evan is instructed systematically shutting it down. Bruce Willis, Justin Long. well as the Batman. The Scarecrow and The Joker ... to construct an ark. Lumber and animals begin arriv- sounds like a good time! ing at his home and the animals even follow him to SiCKO (6/29) Buzz: FRESH work. The Lord works Controversial director Michael Moore re- - Pixar is set to explore a whole new in mysterious ways turns with his next film. SiCKO deals with world of filmmaking, as its teams are and convinces Evan the problems arising from America’s for- preparing for potentially their biggest to take on this mighty profit health insurance and pharmaceutical project ever: An adaptation of Edgar duty after caus- industries, proposing the idea that govern- Rice Burroughs’ 11-volume Barsoom ing his facial hair to ment-managed healthcare is a better model than the series, John Carter of Mars. The series grow uncontrollably, existing system. Moore recently drew controversy when revolved around a fictional version of the planet among other things. he traveled to Cuba for the film. Its first screening at the Mars, and spanned several tales of pulp adventure. Once he’s convinced Cannes film festival generated a standing ovation that Pixar has confirmed that the film will use both live- to build the ark, he lasted several minutes, so this will likely be like all of action and animation to become a reality. must enlist the aid of Moore’s films: Divisive, but at least they spark discus- his family to complete sion. - Fantastic Four star Chris Evans, who the ark in time for the Evening (6/29) Buzz: ROTTEN plays The Human Torch, says that audi- flood scheduled for Based on the popular novel by Susan Minot, ences disappointed with the first two September 22. Evening revolves around a dying woman films should be patient, as he believes who begins to reflect on the times of her the cast and crew can “knock round A sequel that pales in comparison to the original, youth, when she met the love of her life, as three out of the park.” Evans says he’d Evan Almighty has a few good laughs to it but gener- her own two daughters are trying to wrestle like to see a darker, more mature tone to the next ally misses the comedic mark. Carell is obviously a with both their mother’s impending death as well as sequel, believing that even though a movie is seri- comedian with a future but Evan Almighty is not like- their own personal issues. ous, that doesn’t mean it’s not family-friendly. ly to advance his career a great deal, no matter how much money it makes, and it will make some good Transformers (7/3) Buzz: FRESH - Anika Noni Rose, one of the stars of money as it is a family-friendly film with tons (or at More than meets the eye! Michael Bay brings last year’s smash hit Dreamgirls, has least pairs) of animals. The special effects in Evan the classic toy line to live-action cinema af- joined the cast of The No. 1 Ladies’ Almighty led to it being the most expensive comedy ter years of stagnating development. A high- Detective Agency, based on the novel ever produced but the money could have been bet- school student buys his first car, which is of the same name by Alexander Mc- ter spent. You can tell when watching the film where actually the Autobot Bumblebee, the first of Call Smith. Rose will play the assistant the money went since it is obvious that all of those the noble Autobots on Earth. The Autobots and the evil detective to the main character. animals were not really there and the flood (includ- Decepticons are searching for the Allspark, the force be- ing the ark floating through it) were mostly digital. hind the Transformers. Hugo Weaving, Shia LaBeouf. 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sioned for construction, with the artists receiving a small stipend from the City of Dubuque. The artwork is displayed throughout the year and if not purchased by a private buyer, is auctioned off at the end of the display period. The City of Dubuque will receive 25 percent of the sale price to be reinvested in the expan- sion and long-term funding of the Art on the River project. Any work remaining Celebration and Auction unsold will be returned to the artist.

Friday, July 29, 7 to 9 p.m. The program is a multiple win for the “The sign of a great state or a great city community. Artists are provided an op- is the strength of its cultural life.” portunity to create sculptural work on public scale with enough upfront fund- – J. Clayton Hering, President of North- west Business for Culture and the Arts ing to complete the project. The public enjoys a diverse and annually rotating display of public art which not only beautifies our city, but communicates to visitors that ours is a city that embraces and supports the arts. The sale of the work both helps support working artists in our community, and also funds and sustains the overall project. And finally, the auction provides art collectors both corporate and private an opportunity to buy signature pieces from some of the Midwest’s leading sculptors for their The City of Dubuque celebrates the first collection, or for public display in an- year of public art initiative Art on the Riv- other setting. Everybody wins! er with a Celebration and Auction at the Grand River Center (500 Bell Street, Port For more information on the sculptures of Dubuque), Friday, June 29, from 7 to 9 in this year’s program including photo- p.m. Free and open to the public, event graphs, visit the City of Dubuque web organizers and arts enthusiasts hope to site at www.cityofdubuque.org. For find new homes for the beautiful and di- more information on the Art on the verse artwork installed in 2006, the inau- River program, call Jerelyn O’Connor gural year for the public art program. at 563-589-4110 or email joconnor@ cityofdubuque.org. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on artwork from the 2006 Art on the River installment. Work not sold prior to the sale will be auctioned, including original sculptures by John Anderson- Bricker, Gail Chavenelle, Tom Gibbs, Mike Helbing, Lynette Power, Stephanie Sailer, Michael Spoerl, and Bounnak Thammavong. All work on display has maintained a “buy it now” price throughout the year that will remain in effect until the July 29 event. Already, two of the sculptures from the 2006 installation have been sold. All re- maining work will be auctioned that night by celebrity auctioneer Fran Henkels.

The program will also include a presen- tation by guest speaker Tom Stancliffe, a sculptor and professor at the University of Northern Iowa. Stancliffe will speak on the importance of public art.

The Art on the River program was creat- ed as an initiative to promote public art. Modeled after similar projects in other cities, Art on the River will feature differ- ent artwork every year. Each year, artists will submit proposals for consideration by a jury. Selected artwork is commis- WE’RE ALL-AMERICANS, AND WE DIDN’T EVEN NEED TO PLAY SPORTS! 20 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

and committed to keep the good work field! We listened to George W., George of the Chamber moving forward! H., Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Jim- my Carter deliver their words of wisdom The evening climaxed with the appear- in accents strong, to the combined en- ance of a very special “guest!” With joyment of the membership! appropriate drum roll, spotlights, and a tantalizing bio, the audience anticipated After three months plus of impeccable and was favored with the arrival of Presi- and confidential planning, our Dubuque dent George W. Bush… or rather, the Area Chamber of Commerce raised the nationally renowned Presidential imper- bar for “Annual Meetings” in Dubuque, sonator, Mr. Bill Mellberg!! Iowa. With its mission and focus on heralding our thriving business commu- “The 2007 Chamber Annual fine dining experience showcased a -fi Mr. Mellberg has performed at the White nity… as well as the spouses who are in- let I believe Wolfgang Puck would have Meeting…the Real Deal!” House for numerous sitting Presidents, strumental in these success stories…and been proud to call his own! and has been invited to more prestigious with several standing ovations to honor By Mayor Roy D. Buol gatherings to share his wit and skills at that intent, Molly Grover has demon- After dinner, Molly Grover proceeded to impersonating our nation’s highest elect- strated that our Dubuque Area Chamber As Annual Meetings go, they are always the stage to welcome all those gathered ed officials than any other talent in the of Commerce is … The “Real Deal!!” important; deliver appropriate updates, in their fine splendor. Outgoing Board recognitions and inspiration; and offer Chair Kevin Lynch joined her onstage an opportunity for business and commu- where they proceeded to announce nity leaders to network… normally over the evening’s awards. Incoming Board a 90 minute lunch/meeting. That was the Chair Mike Donohue, President of U.S. Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Bank, joined his colleagues for the spe- Annual Meeting profile…before Molly cial announcements of the 2007Awards Grover came to town! of Distinction… each of whom received a standing ovation! They are: Hired as the Chamber’s CEO in late 2006, former Iowan Molly Grover re- RETAILER OF THE YEAR: Theisen’s turned to her roots and brought with Home Farm Auto! Award accepted by her an innovative, experienced, and Mr. Jim Theisen. Theisen’s is celebrating respectful approach to ensuring our 80 years in business! Dubuque businesses feel proud to call our community “Home!” The Annual SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Har- Meeting this year was no traditional tig Drug! Award accepted by Mr. Keith event…not by any stretch of the imagi- Bibelhausen. The Dubuque based drug nation. Rather, the invitation was ex- store chain is more than a century old! tended for a “black tie optional” eve- ning celebration called “There’s No MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR: John Business Like Your Business!” Hun- Deere Dubuque Works! Award accept- dreds of area business and community ed by Mr. Jim Schrempf. The plant will leaders, along with their spouses/guests celebrate its 60th anniversary this year! (that’s new too!), enjoyed a night befit- ting the “Academy Awards.” EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR: Sedona Staff- ing Services! Award accepted by Nikki Kiefer. The Dubuque based company has grown from a small operation to a three-state chain!

As Kevin Lynch bid his farewell as The ambiance was amazing, beginning Chamber Board Chair, and expressed with the red carpet stroll upon arrival the sentiment and respect he would at the top of the escalator at the Grand carry for all the friendships made dur- River Center. Those remarkable, ever ing his tenure, he also appropriately supportive, volunteer Chamber Am- acknowledged a person who served as bassadors were lined on either side of the Chamber’s “glue” during an interim the red carpet, welcoming each of us period following the departure of the as “stars” while cameras flashed. Four former Chamber President. The guests hundred “stars,” more or less, enjoyed a gave a resounding round of applause for festive pre-event reception with passed Dubuque businessman Mr. Phil Ruppel hors’ deouvres and high spirits! Upon who had graciously stepped forward to entering the ballroom for the evening’s offer his business acumen and manage- “Annual Meeting,” guests were greeted ment style that helped to bring about a by show-stopping tunes performed by seamless transition and, ultimately, the the infamous Paul Hemmer Orchestra. selection of our next Chamber Presi- Spotlights moved across the room in dent, Molly Grover! Finally, as Mike Oscar night fashion casting an amazing Donahue accepted the passing of the sparkle on the elegant table decorations, gavel from Kevin, he shared his antici- and large screens showed video foot- pation for the potential of the Dubuque age of the arriving “stars!” And…our business community in the year ahead, 365 WELCOMES PAM TO THE BEST MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD! (ACCORDING TO OUR MOMS) 21 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

lots of suds, showers are duds!”) and Miller calls, with no instructed a girl with grimy elbows to apparent irony, “teen- use lemon juice for beauty, not spy liness,” I was still work. (“Hull out the halves of a lemon, messing around in the pour in a few drops of salad oil, and creek near my house. sit with your elbows in the cups for 15 I was adding to my minutes.”) rock collection, mem- orizing the constel- Now, I like to think that a girl in need lations and learning of an emergency beauty treatment like to skip stones from DUNN that would be some kind of Nancy the master, my dad. - Drew whose elbows got dirty scram- My best friend Marti bling around the abandoned mine and I spent summer shaft solving a cold case. But I’m afternoons playing afraid Miller’s concern was directed Frontier Family, and inside the house, not out. In chapters I was determined that range from “Complexion Perfec- to get more Girl tion” to “Lustrous Locks,” from “Cut a Scout badges than Good Figure” to “What Are You Going her. Sure, “Pen Pal” to Wear?” she marched her readers be- and “Housekeeper” Dangerous Books tween the bathroom, where a girl could were pretty tame, wash her face and tame her eyebrows but I also managed I’ve been looking at two decidedly gen- before a magnifying mirror, and the to snag “Gypsy” (re- der-based books lately. One, The Dan- bedroom, where she could brush her quirement: 2 all-day gerous Book for Boys, is a best-selling hair one hundred strokes before bed hikes) and “Cyclist” compendium of boyhood lessons and and examine her closet for the dresses, for my sash. As for lore from British brothers Conn and Hal girdles (this was 1960, after all), and how we looked, Iggulden. It’s a marvelous book, packed stockings that would display her care- our main mandate with instructions for making a battery, fully groomed self to best advantage. was having all the parts of our uniform eyelashes, and thighs, and toenails, building a tree house, understand- relatively clean and in order. ing cloud formations, playing and elbows (see lemon cups, above), and – you get the idea. Each separate hangman, tying knots, recognizing While I was fighting the battle PAM KRESS PAM trees, and even using proper gram- component has its potential problems, over whether to be a dateable girl crying out for attention and, most im- mar and behaving with civility or a neighborhood gypsy, boys, at around girls. portantly, individual products. While a least in my town, seemed to have man can shop for soap, a woman is a much more straightforward path. confronted with cleansers for the face,

• That last topic brings me to the oth- They simply became more and neck, body, feet, nails, and so on. er book I’ve been paging through. Evidently, while I was stuck inside try- more themselves – turning their child- I’m really, really embarrassed to ad- ing to get my nail polish to dry bub- hood adventures into adventures in the mit just how much I loved this book My point is this: Books like Here’s to ble-free and anguishing over the cor- boardroom; while girls, when steered You, Miss Teen pose far more peril to – Here’s to You, Miss Teen: A Guide to rect hair style for my face shape, the by manuals like Miller’s, risked think- Good Grooming and Poise, by Mary girls – to their self-esteem, and their fu- Iggulden boys were outdoors racing ing so hard about makeup they forgot ture – than this fun new book of dan- Sue Miller – when I was twelve or so. go-carts they made with their dads, to think about a career. Where The Dangerous Book for Boys gerous knowledge does shooting marbles, or skipping stones for boys. So if you have delights in the differences between on the nearest body of water. But al- If you ask me, Mary a grasshopper and a cricket, and ex- a young girl in your life most everything in this book for boys Sue Miller wrote a ter- and you don’t want her plains how disappearing ink can be could appeal to any girl – except may- ribly dangerous book made from lemon juice, my teen bible to turn into Paris Hilton, be the chapter on hunting and cooking for girls, and it nearly show her the boys’ book. spotlighted the critical differences be- a rabbit. So why title it The Dangerous ruined me for life. Not tween a shower and a bath (“Without Maybe the lure of “dan- Book for Boys? What’s so dangerous long after I began scour- ger” will draw her in. about growing a sunflower? Getting ing her book for tips on Maybe she’ll feel peeved your dog to do tricks? Learning the Ten grooming, exercise, diet, at being excluded from Commandments and proper grammar? fashion, shopping, and what looks like a pretty Is this just a marketing ploy to give the what Miller cutely refers cool bunch of secrets. book an air of intrigue for timid boys to as “defuzzing” (think So much the better, if it and their clueless fathers? Nair, think razor blades keeps her away from the – there’s danger for dangers of too much at- It seems to me the real danger for boys you!), I became hooked on magazines tention to her looks, her poise, and her lies in the video games, MySpace pseu- like Seventeen, which led to Glamour, – gag me – teenliness. do-socializing, and remote-controlled and Vogue. TV watching that encourage mind rot in both genders. While not everything in Here’s the thing about the book is intended to get boys out into women’s fashion and beauty the weather, it’s infinitely better to sit at magazines: they reinforce the kitchen table constructing a water an oddly disconnected way bomb, learning the rules of rugby, or of perceiving the self. By the reading about history’s greatest battles. tender age of, oh, twelve, girls no longer have bodies. But girls need this, too. Even as I was We have, instead, fingernails, succumbing to the siren song of what and necks, and cheeks, and GIVING VOICE GIVING SUMMER SHIORTS MEANS SHORT SHORTS! 22 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

Irish connection in your family, then you ’ will recognize some of the characters in Bobs Book Reviews Dubliners by James Joyce. These stories are hauntingly beautiful and much more It’s not as silly as it sounds. This book is The Innocent Man is John Grisham’s first approachable than any of Joyce’s other the thinking man’s Jurassic Park. This book non-fiction book and it’s a tour de force. works. “The Dead” is about as perfect a Summer Shorts will do for the kind of genetic research The dust jacket says it better than I can: by Robert P. Gelms short story as you will ever find and also, recently in the news what Crichton’s last “If you believe that in America you are in- by the way, a stunning movie directed book State of Fear did for global warm- nocent until proven guilty, this In Dubuque town it’s summer in the city, by John Huston. My favorite ing. The scary part is that if this is science book will shock you. If you be- and while the back of your neck might or is “Araby” because there is a fiction, the fiction part turns into reality lieve in the death penalty, this might not be burnt and pretty, if you are a very similar incident in my sometime around Christmas. book will disturb you. If you cool cat looking for a kitty then carry an own life. Reading it 50 years believe the criminal justice interesting book around because it’s sure after it was written creeped “God” is a topic that always brings out system is fair, this book will to get you, well, an introduction. People me out because it seemed the best and worst in people, frequently infuriate you.” If you can read fall for people who are reading interest- like Joyce was following me in the same person. Christopher Hitch- only one book this summer, ing books. Always willing to help, herein around and writing down ens has written a book that is absolutely let it be The Innocent Man, is a short list of interesting books you everything I did one summer guaranteed to annoy almost everyone. and then pray to whomever might have missed. The rest is up to you. during my high school years. It’s called god is not Great: How Religion you pray to that this doesn’t

Poisons Everything. If you believe in any happen to you or to anyone Michael Crichton’s latest is called Next. Ernest Hemingway wrote of the manifestations of God you know because it does seem to hap- This is the guy who gave us some great novels but he was also an on Planet Earth as described pen to somebody with alarming regular- The Andromeda Strain, Juras- accomplished short story writer. His col- by Christians, Jews, Muslims, ity in this country. sic Park and ER. Next deals lection The Fifth Column and the First or any other organized reli- with genetic engineering. This Forty-Nine Stories contain some his most gion for that matter, at some If you don’t have the attention span to isn’t a science fiction book that important short work, including “The point you will have to deal deal with a novel this summer, then how deals with the future, it’s a sci- Killers,” “A Clean Well-lighted Place,” with the breathtaking ideas in about trying short stories? It has been said ence fiction book that deals “The Snows of this book. You just can’t take that the Russians are the acknowledged with the here and now. All that Kilimanjaro,” and everything in the universe on masters of the novel as an art form and separates humans from chim- “The Short Happy “faith.” It’s the best overview I the Americans are the masters of the short panzees are about 400 genes Life of Francis have ever read on how all or- story. While I strongly dispute the former, and a scientist, Henry Kendall, has ac- Macomber.” One ganized religions are fundamentally the that latter is almost indisputable and no complished the synthesis of the two. This of Hemingway’s same when you get down to where the more so than when reading any of the Humanzee or Chimpman, as it were, is greatest stories, burning meets the bush, even if no one stories in Everything That Rises Must Con- liberated from a government research fa- “The Old Man seems to have the matches. verge by Flannery O’Connor. The stories in cility and becomes part of Henry’s family. And The Sea,” can this collection are like individual facets of be read in one af- one large spectacular emerald that is the ternoon. It’s either whole collection. She might be the finest a very short novel short story writer America or a very long short story. has ever produced. She Just after its publication was strongly influenced by Hemingway won the No- James Joyce and that is no- bel Prize for fiction. where more evident than

in this collection of stories. Well, my work here is just She pokes fun at Joyce in about done, but there are Everything That Rises Must still a few things left to be Converge and that will said. Have a great summer mostly go unnoticed un- but don’t fall asleep in the less you are familiar with sun, and remember if you Joyce’s Dubliners, which get sunburned just sitting brings us to Mr. Joyce. under a fluorescent lamp

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talking to friends at the dinner table. Confusion Is Don’t try to impress with big words or jargon. Using stories and metaphors helps people make sense of a crazy a Bad Strategy world. The best speakers and leaders are masters at storytelling and meta- Being clear is vital to success in any phors. field of endeavor. Delivering a clear message in itself won’t guarantee suc- People will forgive you for just about cess; however, confusion will even- anything except being boring. Bore- tually lead to failure. Unless you are dom certainly leads to confusion. If talking to Dionne Warwick’s Psychic the audience is bored, they’ll never Friends Network, don’t assume your get your message. It is difficult to get audience understands you. To gain and keep an audience’s attention. people’s interest, agreement, and Attention spans are so short that we help, you must be as clear as possible. even have to abbreviate Attention A confused mind will never say yes. Deficit Disorder. If you can’t get your message across in 8 minutes, or about You confuse people when you throw the time between commercials during as much material at them as possible Grey’s Anatomy, you’ve missed your hoping some of it sticks. If you’re opportunity. overwhelming them with informa- tion, they won’t remember any- thing. Present your points in small chunks and sound bits. Make it easy for your audience. Give them a little information and shut up. If they want more, they’ll ask.

Explicitly tell people right away what you’re going to talk about. If your audience is wondering what you’re point is, they are confused. Because a confused mind always says Remember the old saying: “Tell them no, it is vital to be clear. Delivering what you’re going to tell them, tell a clear message in itself won’t guar- them, and then tell them what you antee success; it does get you on the told them.” If you want them to take right path. Don’t overwhelm people action, support your position, buy with information, get to the point us- your service or product, approve your ing stories and metaphors and then budget or proposal, tell them. Don’t shut up. Get your message across leave them guessing. clearly because a confused mind will never say yes. When presenting, speak like you’re

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up in the air, between airplanes and ex- every year we tell the early arrivals that plosions and who knows what else, how they’ll be the first ones in, but they’ll be on Earth do things on the ground stay in the last ones out ... it seems like some peo- control? Here come the Jaycees, who keep ple just don’t want to believe that.” some semblance of law and order as visi- Continued tors flood the parking lots at Kerper Blvd. Wand is also quick to dispel a strange from Page 5 myth that has seemingly arisen over time. “We have the easy job!” jokes Chad Wa- “We’ve gotten calls from some people ask- “I had been talking with a crew out of gener. ing us why we fire the fireworks lower and Davenport that was involved with Huey lower every year,” he says with a chuckle. helicopters, and we thought of some- “We’d ask them where they view the fire- thing really neat,” Mason recalls. “At the works from, and they say they’re on Loras show, the fireworks were stopped, and Boulevard. The fireworks aren’t firing low- Gordy Kilgore was reading a dedication er, the trees are getting taller!” to the veterans ... and then the theme from M*A*S*H played right as the Huey Speaking of the forces of nature, challeng- turned the corner into view, everything es naturally extend to all aspects of staging synchronized with fireworks going off.” such a colossal fireworks display. “Rain is of course the big foe, that specter hanging over us every year,” says Wand. However, the Dubuque Fireworks have never been There are a lot of logistics that go into or- cancelled due to rain (knock on wood), ganizing parking for such a huge event, as even though there was a downpour one you can well imagine. “But thankfully ev- year ... and after it ery year we get a lot of help,” says Meehan, was all over, every- who is quick to point out that every bit of one went out to the money made from parking proceeds goes firing wall, checked directly towards funding the next year’s all the fireworks to fireworks. “There’s a ton to do, really, and make sure that none “I don’t think there was a dry eye after we get at least 80 Jaycees involved, be- were damaged, and that,” says Kaye. tween barricades, caution tape and ubiq- the show proceeded uitous orange plastic snow fencing.” as planned. Of course, it almost caused Perry Mason to have one of those panic attacks. Remem- Wand shakes his head at that last part. There have been other minor incidents, ber how we said that everything is planned “One year, I convinced myself that I was such as a few occasional problem with down to the minute, and time on-target is going to do some therapy ... and I de- boats failing to clear the river (boats must essential to keeping everything tuned to cided that therapy was to take down all be clear of the waterway for safety purposes the music? Unfortunately, on that fateful that snow fence on my own the morning during the air show), and of course there is night, verbal communication had been after,” he says, seemingly still grimacing a significant timing issue with the air show. lost with the pilot of the Huey. to this day. Additional help also comes from the Boy Scouts, who throw their “The air show has an unbelievable amount “I just remember Michael Kaye standing out considerable efforts at dealing with the of coordination and choreography,” says there, signaling with an umbrella,” Mason mountain of trash that arises from an Mason. “Time on-target is so incredibly says, laughing as Kaye re-enacts his flight- event with so many people. crucial.” He then recalled an incident last deck motions at the table for all to see. year, when a Russian MiG was supposed to Then again, sometimes it’s not that easy. be over the water in center view ... except Kaye continues: “We found an off-duty po- it was still over Galena. A quick Top Gun- lice officer, and his radio could pick up avi- “We have about 800 stalls, and once like firing of the afterburners later, and ev- ation frequencies, but it couldn’t transmit. they’re full, they’re full,” says Wand. “And erything was back to being copacetic. So here we were, just trying desperately to find out if the Huey was even in the area!” But with a truly impressive safety record (outside of one almost-episode when Kaye Of course, as we all know, all’s well that decided to view the show from the firing ends well. So, with so much going on wall with the fireworks crew — “Never NO, YOU CANNOT RIDE A FIREWORK INTO THE SKY 25 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

perience, as is everything else that goes into these events. Certainly everyone at the table ENJOYING THE SHOW agreed with that. There are also things that fireworks at- tendees can do to make things easier for themselves and whole lot of fun.

“Just relax and roll with everything; you might not have a prime parking spot but there’ll always be a crowd somewhere ready to welcome you in,” says Wagener.

again,” he says), it’s a credit to the team be- hind the fireworks that perhaps the biggest “This is the largest community event in the actual challenge they face every year is top- Tri-States,” says Mason. “You’ve got 200,000 ping the previous year’s event. people in three states watching all of this. People come from all across the Midwest “The bar has been set so high,” says Wand. and the rest of the country to see what we do here. The air show pilots tell us that it’s Mason chimes in: “It seems like every year one of the biggest things they’ve ever seen, we’re coming up with new ways to just push people all across the Tri-States standing up Other tips added by the gang included everything to new heights of success ... and and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.” recommendations against bringing I think we’ve been very successful to that animals (think about it: Dogs aren’t end. You know, every year there are certain going to react particularly well to things that you don’t tell people are coming bright and loud explosions, especially up, and then when not in a hugely crowded event), pick- they’re unveiled, ing up after yourself, and above all, the response is be patient! At the end of everything, phenomenal.” you’ve just experienced the only Ra- dio Dubuque / Jaycees Fireworks & “You always need a surprise,” agrees Kaye, Air Show that 2007 will have. Pick up who once gave Mason a surprise of his after yourself, and instead of worry- own. ing about how quickly you’ll get out of the parking lot, stick around a little “A few years ago, someone decided he was longer and enjoy the company of your going to start the show a few minutes ear- Kaye obviously enjoys what he friends and family. ly,” says Mason. (Remember, 9:46 p.m. is a does a great deal: “If you just mantra here.) tune out the noise, you hear all “It’s a free show,” as empha- these people singing along with sized by Perry Mason. “Just “That’d be me,” Kaye says as he raises a hand. the music ... it’s just great to enjoy it!” He is quick to explain: “A few years ago, for know that people really love it.” the 20th anniversary of the Radio Dubuque / For much more informa- Jaycees fireworks, we had scheduled a show “It’s a rich tradition in this city, tion about the Fireworks in- that, at the end, was just way too long; it going back decades, and it’s cluding airshow details, site would be 11:30 before people were getting something that has to be done,” maps, hundreds of photos home! Perry was taking care of a bunch of says Wand. and bideo clips and even last-minute details, so I decided we were go- more useful tips for enjoying the show, ing to have a little bit of a jump start.” “It’s truly a cool feeling to see the awe on visit Dubuque365.com and enter key- people’s faces, to see how they’re moved by word “Fireworks.” everything,” Meehan says in agreement. “I feel like this is something I just have to do ... my dad was a survivor of Pearl Harbor. If he can do that, if he can survive something like that, then I can definitely throw my time towards making this happen.”

“How else can we publicly thank everyone who has served our country over the years? How else can we show how much we ap- “Poor Michael just wanted to go home, it preciate this city and its people?” Parsley was past his bedtime,” retorts Mason, seem- asks. “This is our obligation.” ingly still smarting from the abject terror that no doubt gripped his heart. Remember: Tuesday, July 3, 9:46 p.m. Park- Bedtime or no, there’s no denying that an ing spots can begin filling up as early as extravaganza that involves firing off more noon, and remember that once those spots than 400 shells in the span of only a minute are gone, they’re gone, and then you’ll have and twenty seconds is a one-of-a-kind ex- to get creative! I PREFER TO GO AGAINST THE FLOW 26 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

Not knowing what or how change Go With the Flow will occur we may find ourselves stumbling around in darkness waiting Whether walking along the riverfront for something to alter our course. This or viewing it from the bluffs above, cause and effect understandably feels the majesty of the Mighty Mississippi a little powerless. is magnificent. Its ever present – yet ever changing current quietly winds Usually viewed as problematic, change, its way south, altering the topography whether in our personal or professional with unbiased effort. Slow and silent, lives, is something we have to deal with. its existence we may take for granted, When in fact it may be the necessary forgetting the sovereign power of force to get us back on track, or at the Mother Nature. very least off the wrong one. As we go about our day we generally have an The view from the river is equally lovely idea of where we need to be and what with antebellum rooftops peaking from we need to accomplish. So if change is tree lined bluffs. New structures are the only constant why are we surprised constructed, old ones razed; expanding when it shows up? the landscape often with dramatic improvement and regrettable loss. These Sometimes we are our own catalyst, changes to our surroundings, whether realizing we need to alter something altered by man or by force of nature, in our lives, and sometimes change is make us aware of the impermanence of thrown upon us. We may ignore little brick and mortar. ‘signs’ but eventually, if severe change is warranted, something will grab our And so it goes with each passing attention. Change can be revolutionary season; Mother Nature or its and for the better, but often with issues inhabitants leave their indelible of loss, change is devastating and mark. Spring thawing and rain wash requires major adjusting. However, away beloved beaches and herald the it builds resiliency and a tolerance beginning of the construction season, for the impermanent. It teaches us to and so we come to expect that our be flexible and leave rigidity behind. surroundings, although similar are Besides, we don’t really have a choice; never truly the same. Occasionally we do, however, get to choose how to predictable, but often not, these respond. So in the end we’re not as changes to our environment demand powerless as we may feel. our consideration. Change, it seems, is the only constant we can rely on. So if change is the only constant we can rely on, and we have the ability Consequently, these minor to respond with our own choices, inconveniences of life take some getting perhaps we can begin to accept that used to. Naturally, just when we’ve everything is as it should be, enjoying adjusted, you guessed it, things change the sweet release that comes with again…just when I was getting used relinquishing control and giving us to the construction on lower main… the freedom to go with the flow. BIGGER PUZZLES, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T BEEN EATING YOUR CARROTS! 27 JUNE 28 - JULY 11 365 DOUBLE SHOT OF SUDOKU & INSTANT GRATIFICATION CROSSWORD ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE 31 - THAT’S RIGHT, NO WAITING ... YOU BIG CHEATER! NO WAITING ... YOU - THAT’S RIGHT, 31 ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE TRIXIE SUGESTED I TRY TO FLY. WHAT’S SHE GETTIN’ AT? 28 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

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An avid cyclist and skier, Tully also prac- tices yoga and has also been a longtime advocate for personal creativity and A new approach spiritual growth as well as embracing the broader aim of world peace. While to personal growth they might seem like diverse interests at first glance, they truly are intercon- By Mike Ironside nected. “We might be seeking peace on a planetary scale,” explains Tully of the It only makes sense that a collaboration connection between the global and the between two artists would bear the name local. “But it starts with individuals.” Cre8 (create). The surprise is that Cre8 Studios at 1113 Main Street in Dubuque This simple reality is often overlooked by is not so much about art (at least in the those who automatically approach com- traditional sense) as it is about creating plex situations from an adversarial point a place where people can share ideas of view, assigning blame to those who and interact on a human level, creat- think, look, or act differently than them- ing awareness and possibly re-creating selves. Not at peace within themselves, themselves. they find it difficult to reach common ground with others, creating conflict Hair artist Tom Harron, owner of Mojo where they should be seeking common- Hair and Color Salon (1101 Main) and ality. Tully envisions Cre8 Studios as a sculptor and arts activist Gene Tully have place where people can share and grow, aligned their vision and pooled their “a space where people can seek.” passion in the formation of Cre8 Studios. “We both brought our energies together “As people go through changes of to create this space,” explains Tully of awareness, they need the support of oth- the space re-imagined as one “facilitat- ers going through similar changes,” says ing mindful pursuits and conversations” Harron. A longtime practitioner of mar- as well as a home to yoga classes and tial arts now focusing on Chi-gong (or other disciplines that work toward bridg- Qigong) a Chinese form of yoga, Harron ing the mind/body gap. has been going through his own evolu- Continued on page 31 A DUCK WALKS INTO A BAR WITH A THREE-FOOT SALAMI UNDER ONE ARM... 30 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

Eric McDuff Dustin Diamond Wednesday, July 4, 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 9 p.m. Live on Main Comedy @ Bricktown Live on Main Comedy @ Bricktown Eric is the founding father of the Dustin Diamond is one of the Cornstar Comedy Tour. He’s origi- most recognizable faces in show nally from California, and just business today. Samuel “Screech” thought Iowa was sort of a comedy Powers began in the NBC television hub. Someday he’ll will take his lit- series Good Morning Miss Bliss, and tle act to a larger pond, but for now his character was carried over to the he’s getting stage time and growing Saved By The Bell movies and televi- as a comic ... but not as a person! sion series, which ran for 10 seasons. Plus former Iowa State football star Saved By The Bell is still seen in syn- Hiawatha Rutland. Get there by 9pm dication 16 times per week in 105 and it’s only $4! countries. Dustin was also the star of this season’s Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. Bill Bushart and Johnny Beehner Steve Hofstetter and Wednesday, July 11, 8 p.m. Denis Donohue @ 3100 Club at the Midway Hotel Wednesday, July 18, 8 p.m. Bill Bushart is Detroit’s King of Blue @ 3100 Club at the Midway Hotel Comedy. His in-your-face style and Author, columnist, and comedian brutal honesty keep audiences off Steve Hofstetter has often been called balance and he is always the first the hardest-working man in show- choice to open for some of the business ... with all due respect to biggest and most foul-mouthed the late James Brown. One of the top- names in comedy, including Doug booked acts on the college circuit, the Stanhope, Lewis Black, Lisa Lam- 27-year-old humorist is also a weekly panelli, Greg Giraldo and Robert humor columnist for both SportsIllus- Schimmel. A Drill Sergeant with a trated.com and NHL.com. smart aleck mouth!

Each month young professionals gather to hear from featured speakers with unique insights into business, personal growth or our community at large. The next Power Lunch on Thursday, July 12 and features Greater Dubuque Development’s Mike Blouin. See DubuqueJaycees.org for de- tails. The cost is $10 to attend and lunch will be provided. This is open to the public. This exciting program is designed to better connect young pro- fessionals to opportunities in our community. THE LAST TIME I TRIED YOGA, 8 PEOPLE HAD TO UNTANGLE ME 31 JUNE 28 - JULY 11

PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27 Cre8 Summer Yoga Schedule Sudoku Answers All classes are an hour and a half. Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2 $10.00 per class. Monday: 5:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (6-week cycle for cyclists with Gene Tully) Tuesday: 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: 5:15 p.m. (intermediate/advanced) 7:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. Cryptoquip Answer Saturday: 7:30 a.m. NOON YOGA Feed your Mind, Body, and Spirit! Crossword Answers From page 27 A four-week, Tuesday and Thursday class begins July 2 and runs through July 26. Classes are 30 minutes long. At the end of each class particpants will receive yogurt, fresh fruit, and Continued from page 29. nuts. Cost for the series is $40. PRE- gan last week, newcomers are always REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT ARE tion of ideas and attitudes. After ten welcome. With classes for both begin- REQUIRED BEFORE JUNE 29. years of working in the hair and beauty ners and intermediate or advanced stu- industry, during five of which he has dents, Cre8 Studios provides an open, Please register by contacting Coleen been the owner of his own Mojo sa- supportive environment for learning Hughes 599-8730, cre8yoga@hotmail. lon, not to mention his work for ads and exploration. com, OR Jan Bleymeyer, 580-9182, in InStyle, Wedding Dresses, and Bride [email protected]. and Bloom magazines, Harron under- “My mission, as a yoga teacher at Cre8 stands that much of what we consider Studios,” says Hughes, “is to have CHI-GONG “beautiful” is “shaped by our culture, people who have never experienced For times and information on Chi-gong history, media and not so much cre- yoga come and learn about yoga as classes, contact Tom Harron at Mojo Hair ated by our own unique individuality the union of mind and body. For those and Color Salon at (563) 690-0093. and sense of expression.” who are already practicing yoga, I hope to help them continue the path. Freed from traditional ideas of beauty, Cre8 Studios offers a rare opportunity Both Tully and Harron hope to open we are left with the possibility of re- for people to come and do yoga in a Cre8 Studios to other classes and study creating our own concept of beauty beautifully mindful space.” groups. Possibilities include but are THE ANSWERS and focusing on that which creates in- not limited to pilates, reiki, acupunc- QUESTIONS ON PAGE 6 ner beauty. “What I find beautiful is In addition to morning and afternoon ture, and therapeutic massage. The 1) A; this year, the Dubuque fireworks are seeing the transformation of each indi- classes, Hughes and Bleymeyer are of- space could be made available for being 99-percent electronically fired; a first! vidual from using image and beauty as fering a four-week noon yoga class that workshops, meetings or discussion an illusion to instead embracing their is set to begin July 2 and run through groups on anything from alternative 2) C; The fireworks moved in 1985, when own identity,” Harron explains. “I got July 26. Just 30 minutes long, partici- spirituality to holistic healing. Ronald Reagan was in his second term. into hair to help people. What I’ve pants receive yogurt, fresh fruit, and 3) B; the 1812 Overture was composed in 1880. found is I can do more to help them nuts after the class, making it possible “The room alone is not enough,” notes than just make them feel good about to practice yoga and eat over the lunch Tully. “It’s what people bring to the 4) Ironically, the 1812 Overture has nothing their outside.” hour. Note that pre-registration is re- space.” Harron concurs, explaining to do with the United States. It is a Russian quired for this class. (For more infor- a bit about the philosophy behind the piece commemorating the failed French inva- At Mojo Hair, the new approach mani- mation on this or other yoga classes, name: “The 8 in Cre8 represents infin- sion of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, fests itself in a “more holistic, natural or to register, contact Coleen Hughes ity (•). We’re creating our world ev- written by Tchaikovsky. We’re not joking. expression of self.” Harron uses only at 563-599-8730 or at cre8yoga@ho- ery day all the time. The studio and 5) True! Libertyville, North Liberty, New Lib- natural products and organic colors. tmail.com or Jan Bleymeyer at 563- the world need more co-creators. (We erty, West Liberty. “By not steering individuals toward 580-9182 or at [email protected].) have to ask ourselves) what are you trends I hope to help them on their doing to affect positive change?” 6) C; Pyrotechnicians set off fireworks. journey to self-expression,” he says. Harron is also offering a Chi-gong class 7) D; 100 percent of the funding for fireworks that will focus on breathing and the nat- comes from area sponsors. Thanks, Dubuque! Having Cre8 Studios next door to the ural energy of the body, along with salon is a natural fit. As a place for some basic poses. For anyone 8) A; there were 24 stars on the flag when both personal growth and communal with an interest or experience in Iowa became the 25th state in 1833. awareness, the space lends itself to a Tai-Chi or Chinese martial arts, 9) Key was watching the bombardment of variety of uses. Already yoga classes Chi-gong would be a natural Fort McHenry in Baltimore when he wrote are being hosted in a truly grassroots complement. (For information our national anthem. fashion. Along with Tully, Coleen on Chi-gong classes, con- Hughes and Jan Bleymeyer have be- tact Tom Harron at Mojo 10) C; 10,800 people were treated for fire- gun hosting regular yoga classes. Hair and Color Salon at works-related injuries in 2005. So how many While a new series of classes just be- 563-690-0093.) were too embarrassed to go for treatment?