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SEPTEMBER 10–SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 ISSUE #247 20 TEAM OF DREAMS Meet legendary baseball heroes and more September 18–19. 30 DUBUQUE OKTOBERFEST Celebreate everything German on Sunday, September 19 at A.Y. McDonald Park. 22 DBQ INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 25 WINTER FESTIVAL POSTER 23 VOICES 11: STREETS 29 DBQ ROTARY RIDE & ROLL FOR VETS 24 DUBUQUE INK & ART EXPO 32 D-B-Q CON EVENTS ARTS NIGHTLIFE COLUMNISTS 4 18 36 42 365INK PRODUCTION STAFF Bryce Parks Publisher, Everything Else Kristina Nesteby Layout Ninja, Designer [email protected] [email protected] Mike Ironside Feature Writer, Photographer [email protected] 365INK ADVERTISING STAFF Kelli Kerrigan Lisa Stevenson [email protected] • 563-581-7014 [email protected] • 563-580-1691 365INK CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rich Belmont Argosy’s Food For Thought Bob Gelms Bob’s Book Reviews [email protected] [email protected] Matt Booth Mattitude Pam Kress-Dunn Feature Writer [email protected] [email protected] Sara Carpenter Do It Yourself Advice [email protected] SPECIAL THANKS Christy Monk, Gina Siegert, Ryan Decker, Neil Stockel, Kay Kluseman, Ken Kline, Margie Blair, Fran Parks, Julie Steffen, Ron & Jennifer Tigges, Julie Griffin, Mark Dierker, bacon, Steven Schleuning, Tim Brechlin, Roy & Deb Buol, Jeff Lenhart, Gen. Bob Felderman, Dave Haas, Ivonne Simmonds Fals, Christopher Adams, all of our 365 friends and advertisers... and you for reading. Dubuque365/365ink Magazine WHERE’S WANDO 432 Bluff St., Dubuque, IA 52001 •Dubuque365.com • 563-588-4365 We’ve hidden Wando somewhere in this issue of 365ink. Can you find him? All contents © 2015, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. All bacon served semi-crispy. 2 TOC & INKWELl 365INK MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 10–SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 IssUE #247 DUBUQUE365.COM I guess I’m a little slow on the update at any Dubuque area American Trust & sometimes. It only took three groups asking Savings Bank location. And you’ll always me if we do a Winter Festivals Poster to be able to fine a digital copy online at counter our Summer Festivals poster before Dubuque365.com or through our awesome the frying pan finally hit me between the new mobile app. Yep, we got of of those eyes and I thought “Hey, why don’t we have too. You should get it. a Winter Festivals Poster??” What a great Here’s how I know our app is good. idea Bryce! I’m glad I thought of it! Because even I use it. I use it all the time. What I actually did was dig out every It’s not fancy. I just wanted something that issue of the paper between September and would very quickly show me all the events May of the last year and started looking happening in town today, and tomorrow, for events that would qualify for a festivals etc. And then a list of all of tonight’s live poster. I mean… it’s Winter. Everyone music. I don’t want to read cover stories and knows that everything and everyone goes deep interviews on my iPhone. I don’t need inside and hides until Dubuquefest, right? to do a crossword or say, read this article Obviously, that’s not the case. I wasn’t even on my phone. Just tell me what’s going on to Christmas and I realized we were not only where and do it fast. So that’s what I made. going to have enough events for a poster, Yeah, I made the app myself. I am the but I was going to have more potential king of all technology! Also, I have a bridge events for this poster than we had on the to sell you in New York… I decided since I Summer Festivals poster this year. had those two big areas (events and live So the big question of, “Do we reality music) covered first and foremost with the need this?” is quickly answered. You’re top to buttons on the app, I could probably damn right we do. And since it’s Winter, go ahead and give you a little more info, what better to keep your chilled spirits up just in case you wanted it. So I put the than a big list of fun stuff to do all season entire archive of 365ink Magazine issues stuck to the refrigerator door everyday? on there, as well as our festivals poster Step two: See if our long-time Festivals for quick reference. There are links to our Poster partner American Trust wants to do Facebook photo archives but also the photo it again. Answer: You’re darn right they they archives of our friends like General Bob, do. Yippiekayee! DigitalDubuque, Schleuning Photography, Step Three: Find some sorry sucker and Rock the Hub Photos. What the heck, to compile, research and update dates lets do quick links to local movie showtimes and descriptions for 50 Winter Festivals. on there too. I use that all the time. I stuck “Who wants to do that?” said Bryce with a all of Argosy’s food reviews ever from triumphant call to arms! … crickets. How did 365ink on there for you to read before you the office clear out so fast? Well, looks like try out a new dining hotspot. There is a I’m the sucker. So when you find mistakes, simple directory of the area’s most popular uh, blame Kristina. I asked her to edit it. : ) event venues. Not every business in town; Now when it comes to Winter Festivals, just the ones who host 95% of the events you do have to change the rules, the you read about in 365ink. Then I did the parameters if you will, of what constitutes same for all of the live music venues in the a “festival”. Let’s face it, you’re not going area. Not every bar. Just the ones who host to get 5000 people under the Town Clock live entertainment and events. I even did on January 10th for 4 hours, I don’t care how a directory of popular local and regularly good the music is. So we looked at this as visiting live music acts. You know, bands! more of a “special events” list. Sure, there Find links to their Facebook pages and are legit full-out festivals on the list, but website under the venues or live music tab. there are also a lot of more specialized, Top that off with a quick simple overview of larger, indoor community events that we local weather and big list of news links from think everyone should be experiencing CNN to ESPN to NPR to the Onion A.V. Club. (and a few smaller ones too). We could only It’s all there. fit what you see on the list on the list. We How do I get this amazing new app really couldn’t wedge any more descriptions Bryce? Tell Us! Tell Us! Just search for on the back of the poster without requiring 365ink in your mobile app store (Apple, special tools to make out the words. If your Droid, and even Windows Phone). It’s totally event didn’t make the list and you think FREE and easy. I promise that if you are a it should have, once again, please yell at goin’ out kinda guy or gal and you put this Kristina. Mostly because I don’t wanna hear app on your home screen, you WILL use it and also she’s much cuter than me and it. You WILL use it a lot and you will like it. very hard to yell at. Because it’s simple and does what you want Following the release of this issue’s it to do. Period. What a novel concept. n 11,000 copies of the poster, you will still be able to find your printed copy DUBUQUE365.COM IssUE #247 SEPTEMBER 10–SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 365INK MAGAZINE INKUBator 3 EVENTS ONGOING Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition Through October 11 Monday Summer Farmers’ Market National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Mondays: Through Summer @ 3:30–6:30 PM Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition has been DRIFTLESS East Mill Bakeshop & Catering designed with a focus on the legendary RMS FARM & FOOD East Mill on the corner of Bryant St. and Titanic’s compelling human stories as best WEEKEND Grandview Ave. in Dubuque will whip up warm told through over 150 authentic artifacts and meals while you browse great local vendors like extensive room re-creations. Titanic: the Fincel’s, Dobie’s Produce, Rock Ridge Farm, Artifact Exhibition, sponsored by Dubuque Annie’s Acres, Tree of Life Farm, and more. For Bank & Trust, is accessible for just $5 on more information, call 563-580-1175. top of a regular museum admission ($15 for adults/ $10 for kids / $13 for seniors over 64). Museum hours are 9 AM–6 PM daily. Visit DRIFTLESS RiverMuseum.com for more information. FARM & FOOD WEEKEND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 11–13 Celebrate three days of food, farms, Mounds Foundation, and Dubuque Adult Coloring and community! Open to everyone, County ISU Extension. Get outside, enjoy 6–7:30 PM @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library the weekend will kick off Friday, local food and wine, and learn more See page 44 for more information. September 11 at the National Mississippi about getting involved in the region’s Dubuque Farmers’ Market River Museum & Aquarium with a free food economy and culture! Saturdays: Through October @ 7 AM–Noon Arts & Alchemy: It’s Arthur Miller Time! screening of Inhabit: A Permaculture Farm to Table Dinner tickets are Near Iowa & 12th St. 8–10 PM @ The Smokestack Perspective. It continues Saturday with limited.