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So last issue I gloated about my skills as a mas- put him outside in the warm sunlight to get a ter jury-rigger of hot tob parts and accessories, kick-start at recovery. But Pete was sick. He kept but this pales in comparison to my skills with getting worse. In a month, Pete had lost all his a green thumb. Of course, some may cringe leaves despite my best efforts. Pete was dead. at the shade of green on my thumb, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s about the end goal, One weekend when we had guests coming, I not so much the journey. Yes, I know life itself took the pathetic corpse of Pete and stuck him should be about the journey, not the comple- under the deck so he wasn’t uglifying the back tion of the goal, but come on, these are plants yard. I forgot about him and went on with life. here, people, not children. A few weeks later, I was going for some fire- wood under the stairs. I never went under the Let me start my dissertation with the Ballad of deck anymore for any other reasons. The only Stinky Pete. Stinky Pete is proof of my theory. thing there was access to the hot tub, which We tried to save Stinky Pete in what we thought had been broken for two years. (But we know was his moment of crisis and instead nearly about that triumphant resurrection already, killed him. It turned out Pete was simply stinky. don’t we?). To my surprise, Pete was alive. In Bryce, what the hell are you talking about? fact, Pete was blossoming with new leaves up and down the full length of his trunks. Pete Pete is a philodendron. He kind of looks like was a phoenix rising from the ashes. Like a small palm tree with long, crooked, leafless Gandalf... Stinky Pete the White. tan branches topped with sprouts of long, thin leaves that spread out like spokes on a wheel. In hindsight, I think it was likely that Pete Pete spent two glorious years atop the file actually didn’t like direct sunlight and hot cabinet which ran the length of the front of weather. I should have left him inside after the my desk. Every few days when I went home, repotting, but what do I know about philoden- or sometime when I came in, I watered Pete. drons? Squat. Philodendrons and laundry. But I never used water to water Pete. I used day-old watered down soda pop, Gatorade or I let Pete grow there for the remainder of the whatever else I was drinking the previous day summer of 2006. In the fall, Pete made a tri- that I didn’t finish. I got a lot of crap for that, umphant return to the 365 office where he but Pete seemed to thrive. He was healthy and graces the Gene Tully-crafted steel plant stand growing and caffeine-addicted. in the front window. He’s still doing great, but now Tanya waters him with genuine H2O. No One day Ellen Goodmann kept swearing she more diet orange Sunkist for Petey. was smelling something bad. Eventually, I smelled it too. It took nearly a week for us to get The moral of this story is that Pete likely would annoyed enough to root out the problem. Pete, have been just fine had we simply washed out it seemed, had a bit of a B.O. problem. Nay, the overflow tray under his pot and kept feed- Pete stunk. Perhaps the carbonated meals Pete ing him soda. But we had to get our meddling lived on were not such a good idea after all. green thumbs involved and gave Pete the worst year of his I took Pete home and my lovely girl Christy, life. I’ll bet he misses who has all the tools of the Master Gardener Mt. Dew once in a (but sometimes none of the luck) helped while. I know I do. Maybe me re-pot Pete. The he’ll get a nice Millstream bowl at the bottom of Root Beer for his birthday. I the pot that collects the wonder when that is? overflow water was in- deed putrid. But to my Part 2 of my incredible gardening amazement, when I took Pete skills to come later. We will learn out of his pot, he didn’t smell at all. then the art of growing herbs in a The plant didn’t stink, the dirt didn’t cinder block. Suffice it to say, I’m stink. It would seem Pete flushed all pretty sure (based on many years of the evil right out of the little hole observation) that skilled gardening in the porcelain. has something important to do with wearing shorts with black socks I was so far into the process that I fin- while showing foliage favoritism from ished and gave Pete fresh dirt. I watered the business end of a Steve’s Ace him, gave him some Miracle-Gro and heavy duty garden hose. The 365ink crew... faces you already know! Tim Brechlin Mike Ironside Tanya Graves Ellen Goodmann Kelli Kerrigan Ralph Kluseman Jim Heckmann Matt Booth Poppy Conlon Nick Klenske L.A. Hammer Chris Wand In This Issue of 365ink... ISSUE # 29 May 3 - 16 DubuqueFest: 4 Community Events: 5 - 7 Arts & Culture Cherish the Ladies:: 8 - 118 Riverfest Music: 9 Concerts/Recurring: 12 River Music: 13 Area Music Features: 14-15 Live Music Listings: 16-17 Wando’s Movie Reviews: 18 Coming Soon Part 2: 21 Mayor Roy Buol: 20 Dubuque Film Society: 22 Mattitude: 23 James Kinds CD Release: 24 Dear Trixie, Dr. Skrap’s: 25 The A Factor: 26 Crossword / 365 Books: 27 Stranger in a Strange Land: 28 Old House Tour: 29 Comedy: 30 Lunchtime Jams: 31 The Inkwell Publisher: Bryce Parks ([email protected]) Editor: Tim Brechlin ([email protected]) Advertising: Kelli Kerrigan ([email protected]) 563-451-9365 Poppy Conlon ([email protected]) 563-451-8365 Ad Design: Tanya Graves ([email protected]) Photography: Mike Ironside, Joey Wallis, Ron TIgges, Bryce Parks Writers & Content: Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin, Ellen Goodmann, Bryce Parks, L.A. Hammer, Chris Wand, Gary Olsen, Mayor Roy Buol, Matt Booth, Robert Gelms, Angela Koppes,, Megan Gloss, Nick Klenske Graphic Design & Layout: Bryce Parks, Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin Special thank you to: Bob & Fran Parks, Kay Kluseman, Bob Johnson, Todd Locher, Dave Blake, Everett Buckardt, Julie Steffen, Sheila Castaneda, Tom Miller, Renae Gabrielson, Christy Monk, Katy Rosko, Ron & Jennifer Tigges and all the 365 friends and advertisers for all your support. You are all 365. Dubuque365 • 210 West 1st Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 Office Phone or Music/Events/Movie Hotline 365 @(563) 588-4365 All contents (c) 2007, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Roy Buol Ron Tigges Robert Gelms Brad Parks Angela Koppes Bryce Parks 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! - GO TO DUBUQUEFEST ... IT’S VERY FESTY 4 MAY 3 - 16 The DubuqueFest Art Fair committee strives to include only the best work, DubuqueFest Art Fair hand-made by the exhibiting artists. Of Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. course, all artists have artwork for sale, so DubuqueFest 07 Sunday, May 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. the Art Fair is also a great place to shop May 18 –20 Throughout the years, the festival has for one-of-a-kind items for your home or gift-giving. Plus it supports local and re- Town Clock & Washington Park partnered with a variety of groups and organizations, but for 20 years, the Old gional artists and DubuqueFest! Now that spring has finally arrived, House Enthusiasts’ annual House Tour has been a part of the celebration of all With no admission fee, the Art Fair is a we can begin the rituals of the season. very family-friendly event. A kids’ art Lawnmowers are buzzing across Tri-State things Dubuque. In fact, our cover image is of Fran and Ellen Henkels in front of tent will offer a variety of interactive art lawns, boats are being prepared for their experiences, and inflatable rides by LT inaugural dip in the river, and Dubuque- their 1879 Victorian, one house on this year’s tour. Amusements will be on hand to give Fest is set to begin the season of festivals kids a safe place to burn off some energy that stretches through summer and into Washington Park while parents browse the art displays. the fall. But it’s too early to think about One more recent tradition, but one that For years DubuqueFest has been known all those other ones, yet, as we have one seems to draw more people every year, is as Dubuque’s all-arts festival, the cen- of the biggest festivals of the year right the Dubuque Area Writers Guild poetry terpiece of which has always been the around the corner and we have all the reading at the Museum of Art. The read- Art Fair in Washington Park. This year’s details for you right here in this issue. ing celebrates the release of the Writers Guild’s annual poetry anthology, Gallery. Art Festival promises to be another great While the event always features a wide installment, with approximately 65 art- range of food, from ethnic varieties to ists displaying a wide range of original, festival favorites (corndog anyone?), this hand-made artwork and fine craft.

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