What kind of crack were people smoking might as well use them all!” Who would do in the ‘50s and ‘60s when they remodeled this to a home? their homes? Obviously, in subsequent years, someone Clearly, there is a tragic history of mass de- agreed with me because they proceeded to molition of historic buildings in that era as lay wall to wall carpeting down on top of all part of “urban renewal,” now a dirty phrase. of the offender-of-God tiles and then paint Dubuque lost some of its most beautiful the wood paneling white. It looks less like buildings because people simply didn’t an old fishing cabin, but still, wood panel- see the value of saving them and restoring ing, by any other name, or color, is still wood them. Either that, or they just wanted park- paneling. And they must have kept the wall ing ramps really, really badly. to wall carpeting well watered because it has spread to cover every room of the house Luckily many buildings did survive the era, except one. The family we bought the house not so much to the credit of preservationists, from uncovered one room of hardwood only but more so to the credit of neglect, a bad to discover their big dog’s claws did not play economy, and lack of initiative to tear them well with yellow pine floors, so they left the down. So they lived long enough for guys rest covered. Since we moved in we have like John Gronen and Tony Pfohl to bring uncovered 4 rooms of hardwood and one them back to life. I can see the Julien from stairwell. Nice pine stairs with two landings my office desk and everyday it gets grander. and treads that fan out at the base, covered Is that a word? I’m looking forward to see- every inch, even the kick boards, with light ing the old girl when it re-opens soon. I es- blue carpet. pecially hope to see that aluminum band come off of the top edge of the roof. What a And the final nail in the coffin, the thing I beautiful downtown landmark it will be. really can’t fathom or find a relevant expla- nation for, is the drop ceiling. Yes, most of In some cases, demolition was not the an- the second floor has drop ceilings. Dropped swer. The answer was instead to wrap or about three inches. Just enough to cover the cover the classic, majestic structures in the new wiring that is so professionally duct- most God-awful crap they could find, inside taped to the ceiling and radiating out to the and out. Brick and stone covered in alumi- two fluorescent lights in the hallway. There’s num. Marble columns enclosed in drywall. no more beautiful ambiance than fluores- BRILLIANT! If anything, it served to protect cent lights in a drop ceiling lighting wood some construction for extra years of weather paneling. It must be beautiful; what else neglect. In other instances, the refacing ef- could have possibly caused the tears in my fort did massive damage to elements that eyes? were drilled, chipped-off, or bolted-into to achieve the final goal. But if you peel away Adding insult to injury, the drop ceiling was that layer of renovation retardation and see more than three inches from the plaster in marble, stained glass, or hardwood floors, one place, in the well-hole (or should I say you can still rejoice, for there is hope. hell-hole) over the stairs. In their infinite wisdom, the creator of this style abortion de- Thus is the case in my own home. cided it would be best if the huge and bold open space, perfect for a chandelier over Somewhere, decades ago, someone decid- the stairs, was closed in with white ceiling ed the minor cracks appearing in the plaster tiles and a ceiling grid that had been paint- walls would best be served by a good layer ed brown. All this was angled to match the of wood paneling. Yes, THAT wood panel- pitch of the steps. I’m beginning to think the ing. And they must have gotten a good deal house may have at one time been a prison on it because wood paneling barfed all over or a school. the second floor of my home. I’d say it might have been because they loved wood, but I can’t blame more recent owners of the that would then fail to explain why they felt house. I imaging they looked at the reality of it pertinent to lay down a nice layer of sub- the situation and said, “No freakin’ way am floor pressboard on top of the hardwood I touching that project with a ten-foot pole.” floors and put down some simply putrid ten Well, my architect wife looked at it and said, by ten inch tan linoleum tiles. If it even is “Honey, get your ten-foot pole.” She didn’t linoleum. It’s probably from before linoleum really, but she did bat her eyes at me while existed. It’s likely made of asbestos and DDT. holding a hammer and a Wonderbar. I can’t begin to explain how unattractive this flooring was. And exactly many nails does it Can we get it done before company comes take to hold down a sub-floor? I think their for Thanksgiving? Stay tuned. The 365ink crew... faces you already know! answer was, “Well, how many you got? We

Tim Mike Tanya Jeff Kelli Ralph Gary Matt Lisa Chris Pam Joey Angela Ron Bob Roy Brad Bryce ISSUE # 69 In this Issue... NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Asylum Street Spankers: 4 Community Shorts: 5 Clarke Drama Day: 6

180 Main Live Music: 7 Return to Stone Cliff Winery: 8 DMA Art Auction: 9

Mississippi Moon Music: 10 Pam Kress-Dunn: 11 Wando’s Movies Reviews: 12

Win a $10,000 Web Site: 13 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: 15 Live Music Listings: 16-17

Area Entertainment: 18 Silver Dollar Music: 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20

Victorian House Tours: 21 Recurring Events and Concerts: 21 Bob’s Book Reviews: 22

Mattitude: 23 Life Stiles - by Jeff Stiles: 24 Eating Healthy with Hy-Vee: 25

Willie Nelson / P.o.M.: 26 Crossword / Sudoku: 27

Trixie / Horoscopes: 28 Tri-State Nouveau: 29 Cover Story Cont’d.: 31

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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, In a story? In an ad? On the cover? Good Luck! I’M REASONABLY SURE SPANKING SOMEONE IN AN ASYLUM IS HIGHLY ILLEGAL, AT BEST 4 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

“In this business it’s kind of who you the Spankers and has played some pretty know,” explains Breitbach, regarding cool gigs along the way – Joe’s Pub in how he found his way to the Spankers. Manhattan, the Old Town School of Folk He was playing for Circus Contraption, in Chicago, Seattle’s huge music and art a Seattle collective of musicians and bi- festival Bumbershoot. The Spankers re- zarre circus performers and met up with cently recorded a show for NPR in New the Asylum Street Spankers when the two York and will be doing another Bob & groups toured together for Colorado’s Tom radio show in the near future. New Belgium Brewery. The Spankers needed a fiddle player, so Jake saw an “It’s quite a treat. It’s really a lot of fun,” opportunity. “I ran away from the circus,” he admits. “I’ve gotten to more states and he joked. cooler halls with this band than I’ve ever been before.” Later, he adds, “Touring is That was about a year ago. In fact, this part of the whole minstrel tradition.” month marks his one-year anniversary with the Spankers, having performed his Growing up as a street corner busker, the first show with the band the week before minstrel tradition is something that Bre- last Thanksgiving in Minneapolis. He itbach shares with the Spankers. “One traveled to meet the Spankers on tour in thing that I have in common with the the Twin Cities and auditioned in a Min- band is that this band started out as a neapolis hotel room, jamming on some busker band,” Jake relates. “Busking is blues and jazz tunes. He’s been in the one of the elements that kinda keeps it band ever since. fresh and acoustic-oriented.”

Breitbach reports that Austin, the Music The band was started in 1994 when found- Capital of the World, is a pretty great ing members Christina Marrs and Guy town to live in, especially for a live mu- Forsyth met washboard and harmonica sic lover, with low-cost or free live music player Wammo at a “booze and halluci- pretty much every day of the week. But nogen-fueled party” at the Dabbs Hotel with the Asylum Street Spankers being a in Llano, Texas. They had so much fun at touring band, he’s spent nearly as much an all-night sing-along on the banks of time on the road as he has in Austin since the Llano River, they made a pact to keep his move there in March. that same “anything goes” spirit alive in the band they formed. The resulting band He admits life on the road can be tough – got their start playing Austin clubs and A man works long hours at the circus, instrumentalists, who when jamming with traveling from town to town, crashing on busking along Guadalupe Street, once cleaning up after the animals and giv- parents Pearl and Michael Breitbach are friends’ couches, hoping to sell enough known as Asylum Street because it led to ing enemas to constipated elephants. A known as The One Hat Band. Jake plays tickets and CDs to put gas in the van. the state asylum. The “Spanker” part of friend, observing the menial nature of the both fiddle and violin (the same instru- “Staying in a van for eight hours a day is the name is an old word for “someone work offers to help the man find another ment with two different names!) having not especially glamorous,” he confesses, who can play their instrument vigorously job. The man replies, “What? And give up grown up busking on street corners for “but it’s the only way to get out and sell and proficiently.” show biz?” change, yet also having performed with records and build a fan base.” the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. Per- In that, Famous Jake fits right in. But all Still, Breitbach enjoys performing with Ba-doom-cha! haps the range of Breitbach’s talent is best Continued on Page 31. illustrated by the fact that he was invited The punch line to that worn-out vaude- to play a fiddle tune at age eight with the ville groaner not only served as the title grandfather of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, of the Asylum Street Spankers two-week AND that he has played in an orchestra revue at New York’s Barrow Street The- with world-renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma. He ater last January, but also the title of the didn’t get that nickname “Famous Jake” for new double CD documenting the band’s nothin’! bawdy and theatrical live show. After cutting his teeth performing in and Well, the Asylum Street Spankers are around Dubuque, Breitbach traveled to about to hit the road to tour in support Seattle, where he’s lived for the last eight of What? And Give Up Show Biz?, and years, completing studies at Cornish Col- it just so happens that the band will be lege, teaching music and performing in a bringing their acclaimed live show to whole bunch of bands from Cuban cha- Dubuque this month. The Austin, Texas- ranga to French Gypsy jazz, to bluegrass, based band will perform at Mindframe folk, country, and, well, pretty much what- Theaters on Monday, November 24, at 8 ever is needed. p.m. Perhaps even more interesting to lo- cal live music fans is the fact that fiddle As it turned out, the Asylum Street Spank- player and Dubuque-area native Jakob ers needed a guy to do what Jake does and “Famous Jake” Breitbach will be traveling he ended up joining the band and moving and performing with the band. to Austin in March of this year. We caught up with him for a phone interview to find For those who might not know Jakob, he out how it all went down and what life on is the oldest of five fiddlers and multi- the road as a Spanker is like. THE TREE IS NICE. DO NOT TRY AND HUG THE TREE. 5 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Dubuque Farmers’ Market, giving Dubuque NOW residents an opportunity to buy lo- UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY Thunderbirds cally grown produce and meats year round. Organized by a local Winter Farmers’ Market committee of volunteers and mar- Saturdays, Colts Center (See this page) ket vendors, the Winter Farmers’ Market is admission-free. For more Family Beer & Liquor Fall Tasting information, contact Amy Weber at prior to 1940. Take a walk down November 13, Family Beer & Liquor [email protected]. memory lane with everything from Big Band and Swing to Pol- Katie Fischer / Rebecca Christian signing NOV Eco kas and Dixieland. For tickets and November 14, River Lights (See ad on page 26) 15 Expo information call 563-588-3377 or visit www.belltowertheater.net. Health from Within Just a reminder that the Dubuque Keep Dubuque County Clean & November 15, Shalom Retreat Center (See page 18) Thunderbirds, the 2008 Hurster Green (KDCCG) is hosting an Eco NOV Mercy Festival Cup CSHL Champions, are back Expo on November 15th (America 21-30 of Trees Arts & Crafts Show in action on home ice in the Five Recycles Day) at the Swiss Valley November 15, Grand River Center (See ad on page 24) Flags Arena! After a long road trip Nature Center from 10 am until in the next few weeks, upcoming 1:30pm. This free event will serve General Grant Re-Enactment home games include November as an opportunity for the public to November 15, Ryan House 14 against the Peoria Mustangs, ask questions and learn possible a November 21-22 two-game set ways they can make a difference. Ricky Skaggs against the Metro Jets, and more! November 15, UW-Platteville (See ad on page 19) Tickets are available at the Five NOV DSO Presents Flags Box Office, at all Ticketmas- 15-16 Classics II Concert Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Classics II ter outlets and online at www.tick- November 15-16, Five Flags Theater (See this page) etmaster.com. Rembember, ad- mission is only $7.50 for reserved Tri-State Nouveau Celebrations seating, and $6.50 for bleachers! November 15 - 22 (See page 29) For more information, visit www. dubuquethunderbirds.com. Upper Main Street Jazz Band November 16, Bell Tower Theater (See this page) NOV The Winter 1 Farmers’ Market Dubuque Museum of Art Auction/Holiday Party November 21, Museum of Art (See page 9)

Mercy Festival of Trees November 21 - 30, Holiday Inn Dubuque (See this page) The Mercy Festival Of Trees runs for yet another year at the Holiday Pamela Todd Book Signing Inn-Five Flags. Join in the holiday November 22, River Lights (See ad on page 14) spirit with beautifully decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, and Clarke College Drama Day other holiday decorations on dis- November 22, Clarke College (See page 6) Young violin sensation Gareth play and up for bid at the week- Johnson will perform at Five Flags end silent auction! On Saturday Asylum Street Spankers Theater with the Dubuque Sym- November 22, enjoy the Cookie November 24, Mindframe Theaters (Read cover story) phony Orchestra on Saturday, No- Walk from 10 a.m. until all of vember 15, at 7:30 p.m. and Sun- the cookies are gone. Holidays at Reflections in the Park day, November 16, at 2 p.m. He Hogwarts for the kids will run at 9 November 27 - Jan. 1, Murphy Park (See ad on page 20) Beginning November 1, the win- will guest star in Vivaldi’s The Four a.m., 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Viewing of ter market moves east to the Colts Seasons. In addition, the program the Trees is 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. daily, Puddle of Mudd Drum & Bugle Corp Building at will include Mendelssohn’s Italian including Thanksgiving, in the ho- November 28, Five Flags (See ad on page 22) 1101 Central Avenue. Scheduled Symphony and Bach’s Branden- for every Saturday morning from 9 tel lobby. The event will culminate burg Concerto No. 3. Johnson is Willie Nelson a.m. to noon, the Winter Farmers’ in an auction on November 30. also doing a residency with the December 4, Five Flags (See page 26) Market will run from November Dubuque Arts Council, as one of DEC Kirchhoff Run for through April 30, 2009. its Artists-in-Residence. Tickets are 6 the Money Big Bad Voodoo Daddy available at the Five Flags Box Of- December 4, UW-Platteville (See page 15) Picking up where the summer mar- fice. ket leaves off, the Winter Farmers’ Get ready to, well, run for the mon- DSO Holiday Pops Market will feature around 25 ven- NOV Upper Main ey! Kirchhoff Distributing presents Run for the Money, 10 Bars for December 5 - 7, Five Flags (See ad on page 24) dors offering a variety of fresh, lo- 16 Street Jazz Band cally grown produce, meats, chees- Christmas Cash, a pub crawl set for Saturday, December 6, from Kirchhoff Distributing Pub Crawl es, homemade baked goods and The Bell Tower Theater will be 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Over $1,000 December 6, Dubuque Main Street (See this page) handmade crafts. Winter Farmers’ welcoming another appearance in downtown cash and prizes will Market will feature live music every of some local favorites, the Upper be awarded to players, starting at Collective Soul Saturday with breakfast available Main Street Jazz Band. For one af- Lot One and ending at 180 Main. December 27, Mississippi Moon (See page 10) from the Colts Booster Club. ternoon only, Sunday, November Entry is $10 per person, which 16, these talented musicians take includes a T-shirt. Register on the Doobie Brothers The Winter Market extends the usu- the stage for a delightful perfor- day of the event at Lot One. April 4, Mississippi Moon (See page 10) al season of the traditional summer mance featuring songs popular L.MAY ON THANKSGIVING. BEATS DEALING WITH THE FAMILY! 6 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

NOV Clarke College theatre from the University of Michigan. 22 Drama Day “Drama Day” will also feature a session Clarke College will host “Drama Day,” titled “Improv: Freeing Your Imagination,” an interactive theater experience for high presented by Clarke Assistant Professor of school students, featuring Broadway ac- Drama Joe Klinebriel. The session will fo- tor Danny Gurwin, on Saturday, Nov. cus on the participants having fun, taking 22. The event begins at 1 p.m. on the risks, and gaining more comfort and con- Clarke campus and concludes following fidence in their performance abilities. Clarke’s performance of “Really Rosie” that evening. The event coincides with Klinebriel teaches all performance cours- Clarke’s introduction of a new major in es, directs productions for the drama de- musical theatre which began this year. partment and has appeared as a guest actor in many of Clarke’s productions. During the afternoon workshop, Gurwin Other performance experiences include will present a session on auditioning for productions at the Grand Opera House musical theatre. He has performed on- in Dubuque, the Heartland Festival in and off-Broadway for the past 11 years Platteville, Wisconsin, the Barn Theatre performing in acclaimed musicals such in Augusta, Mich., the Alabama Shake- as “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” “The Full speare Festival in Montgomery, Ala., and Monty,” “Urinetown,” and “Little Wom- other theatrical venues. en.” Gurwin has also made numerous television appearances, guest starring on Participants will then have dinner with NBC’s “Law & Order” and recently on Clarke drama students and faculty before ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” attending Clarke’s performance of “Re- ally Rosie.” A reception and discussion As a guest artist, Gurwin has taught at with cast members will follow the per- UCLA, Western Michigan University, formance. Youngstown University, the Las Vegas High School of Performing Arts, the This event is free and reservations Showchoir Camps of America, and can be made by calling (800)383- is currently on the faculty of AMDA 2345. in Los Angeles. He holds a bach- elor of fine arts degree in musical

5. Speaking of Cheap Trick, what was their first #1 single? A. “I Want You to Want Me” Answers on page 28 B. “The Flame” C. “She’s Tight” 1. The Asylum Street Spankers’ Jakob D. “Dream Police” Breitbach also has a Dubuque-based family band. What is their name? 6. The Jaycees will soon decorate Wash- A. Breitbach Family Band ington Park for the holidays. When was B. The Jug Band the park created? C. The One Hat Band A. 1877 D. Bluegrass Ramblers B. 1904 2. What can you get at Mindframe The- C. 1935 aters that you can’t get at Star? D. 1954 A. Indie Films B. Beer C. Nachos D. Caramel Corn 7. Shot Tower Inn was once A) A stagecoach stop 3. In what year did Willie Nelson last B) An auto repair shop visit Dubuque? C) The post office A. 1985 B. 1992 D) A Shakey’s Pizza C. 2003 D. 2005 8. Elmer Layden, one of the “Four Horse- 4. What city does Cheap Trick, the Mis- men” of Notre Dame and later com- sissippi Moon’s first performers, hail missioner of the NFL, coached at what from? Dubuque institution? A. Rockford, Illinois A. Senior High School B. Freeport, Illinois B. Loras College C. Davenport, Iowa C. University of Dubuque D. Peoria, Illinois D. Washington Jr. High School 365INK: DON’T TRUST OUR GAMBLING ADVICE, WE’RE ALL BROKE! 7 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

MSB Saturday, November 15 Though it’s supposed to stand for “Mighty Short Bus,” MSB could just as well stand for “Madison Super Band,” as the group is based in the Wisconsin capital and they are pretty awesome. With a bunch of kick- butt original tunes and a sweet selection of rockin’ covers, MSB is back in town to prove that blues-inflected rock never went out of style.

Nick Moss and The Fliptops Friday, November 21 Recognized by Jimmy Rogers and Buddy Guy as the torchbearer of a new genera- tion of Chicago blues guitarists, Nick Moss leads his band, The Fliptops, through a set Dependably bringing live music of all of original tunes that honor the great tradi- kinds to the masses on a regular ba- tion of Chicago electric blues but with a sis, 180 Main continues to provide the style all his own. Plus, the dude can play soundtrack to life in the lower level. some serious guitar. Late November offers soul, rock, blues, and dert. Read on. Daryll and the DuRocks Saturday, November 22 A band drenched in mystery and wrapped in an enigma … you might be left wonder- ing if Daryll and the band do rock. It’s in their name. Duh.

The Dert Tones Friday, November 28 Seeing the Dert Tones in the basement bar again … well, it brings back many blurry memories of Wednesday nights past. Those were some times. If you know what I’m talking about, go. Relive those innocent, carefree days. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go anyway. Experience the magic for yourself.

Diplomats of Solid Sound David Zollo and The Body Electric Friday, November 14 Saturday, November 29 If you’re a guy, put on a turtleneck and It’s been a while since Dave brought his a jacket. If you’re a girl, a cute fitted band to town so check it out: The Body dress and some peek-toe pumps. Go to Electric will be rocking 180 Main and 180 Main. Order a cocktail – something backing up the area’s favorite honky-tonk an adult might drink. Now soak in the piano bluesman who also happens to have swingin’ soul groove of the Diplomats one of the best voices you’re likely to hear of Solid Sound with the super-soul-sister anywhere. If you haven’t yet heard it, do girl-group harmonies of The Diplom- yourself a favor and get thee down to the ettes. Oh yeah. 180 Main basement. I’D GO FLIRTING AFTER WORK, BUT MY WIFE WOULDN’T APPRECIATE THAT 8 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

tribution, Shane has expanded on existing retail outlets to over 200 locations selling Stone Cliff wine in markets in Illinois as well as Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Waterloo in Iowa.

Making the leap into retail might have been scary, but having out- grown their estate winery and with the opportunity of locating in the historic brewery at the Port of Dubuque, the Smiths began work- ing towards a tourist-friendly tasting room where locals could spend time as well.

“So what we found out,” explained Smith of their research into the mod- el employed by other wineries, “was that most tasting rooms traditionally are set up that you walk into a bar and stand there and sample several wines and then maybe buy a bottle of wine and hit the road. Or possibly sometimes you might find a place to go sit outside.”

Inspired by the historic brewery tast- ing room and the natural beauty of the location on the Mississippi River, the Smiths envisioned a different ex- For our final installment in our series Smith, “(especially) our understand- perience. Using red elm from the es- of articles on area wineries, we turn ing of the business. We’d had never tate they built a beautiful tasting bar our attention back to Stone Cliff, been in retail business before. When in the rehabilitated tasting room. now located in the Star Brewery at we we’re located north of town (at the Port of Dubuque. 365ink last the Smiths’ Durango estate vine- “It just started clicking differently featured Stone Cliff in our late July yard) with our manufacturing, we and we said, ‘Well, wait a minute issue of 2007, when owners Bob didn’t have a tasting room there. So … what would be wrong if you and Nan Smith were just opening it was all wholesale product distri- had stools at that bar?’” Smith said, the new facility in the historic brew- bution, no retail. So we had a hun- recounting the thought process ery building. So it only made sense dred and twenty or a hundred and in creating the relaxed, comfort- after featuring some of the other Tri- thirty wholesale accounts and we’d able space. “It’s a beautiful bar and State area wineries this summer and go out and deliver to them and call you’re located in this spot, and so autumn to check in with the Smiths on them, so coming down here was we kind of evolved to the next step to find out how things have been go- the ‘big unknown.’ We didn’t know in saying, ‘Well, rather than just hav- ing in the past year. what was going to happen and didn’t ing bar stools, how about comfort- know if we were going to like it ei- able chairs people can sit in?’ And As it turns out, our timing couldn’t ther. It’s just a different animal when then, ‘How about a grand piano and be better. Stone Cliff is gearing up for you get into retail.” having music?’ And all of it starts a big Nouveau celebration in coop- to evolve over a couple months so eration with a number of downtown Not that the Smiths were having from where we started with a tast- Dubuque restaurants on Friday and any trouble selling Stone Cliff wine. ing room, we’ve now ended up with Saturday, November 14-15 (more From their modest start in 2001, sell- a wine bar and a piano bar that we about that later). The Smiths were ing just 500 bottles of their dry red have live piano music on Friday and also excited to show off their newly and dry white wines, Stone Cliff has Saturday nights and then piano mu- remodeled event room just in time expanded their offerings and whole- sic the rest of the week.” for holiday parties, and were happy sale distribution, selling over 70,000 to give us the scoop on their custom bottles last year. In Dubuque County, With a growing area entertainment label wines as we all start to think Stone Cliff sells more of their sweet scene, Smith understood that to about holiday gift giving. Maid Marion Blush wine, a blend of draw regular locals, the Stone Cliff white zinfandel and locally grown tasting room would have to find its I sat down with Bob Smith in his of- Steuben grapes, than Beringer and own niche in the Dubuque market. fice at the Star Brewery facility to Sutter Home white zinfandels com- “It’s hard to compete against rock-n- learn more about the Nouveau event, bined – outscoring two of Califor- roll or country music so you don’t,” Stone Cliff custom label wines, and nia’s biggest wineries. he states matter-of-factly. “You come to find out if anything has changed up with something different.” in the last year and a quarter. The Smiths’ son Shane returned from Oregon to help with the expanding “Things have changed,” declared business. Working to spread dis- Continued on Page 14. I’M ABOUT READY FOR SOME NOUVEAU POPCORN. DO THEY MAKE THAT? 9 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 NOV 21 DMA Annual Party / Art Auction

Once again, the Dubuque area arts com- of the newly expanded Red House Gallery munity celebrates the holidays in grand for a dinner party, a beautiful leather Flex- style while raising funds for the Dubuque steel chair and ottoman, and much more. Museum of Art at the Museum’s Annual With more artwork than ever before with Holiday Party and Art Auction. Scheduled many original pieces created specifically for for Friday, November 21, the event provides the event, the auction will feature work by a fabulous party for area art patrons and en- Maureen Bardusk, John Anderson-Bricker, thusiasts, as well as an opportunity to bid on Amethyst Barron, Mary Beck, Beth Bird, a wide variety of artwork and other one-of- John Bissell, Jennifer Braig, Gail Chavenelle, a-kind auction items. Charles Cunliffe Jr., Odra Carney Eberhardt, Jim Ehlinger, Bill Farrell, Delores Fortuna, Steve Gassman, Arthur Geisert, Donna Gib- son, Jenny Harms, Roy Haught, Andrew Hudson, Thomas C. Jackson, Tom Jewell- Vitale, Carl Johnson Jr., Louise Kames, Alda Kaufman, Joyce Kuhle, Pauline Maloney, Ioana Mamali, Trish McDonald, Jane Mel- gaard, Nikolaus Miesing, Stormy Mochal, Kerin Moldenhauer, Cynthia Nelms-Byrne, Kenneth W. Nelson, Gregory T. Nelson, Tim Olson, Louie Psihoyos, Ann Reisdorf, Wen- dy Rolfe-Mulgrew, Doug and Dona Schle- sier, Becky Sisco, Abdul Sinno, John Solarz, Mark Stevens, Karen Thomas, Jac Tilton, Gene Tully, Ellen Wagener, Joey Wallis, Pat Wathan, RoseAnn Wilgenbusch, and Nor- man Zepeski.

Auction artwork will be on display at the museum starting Tuesday, November 18, Beginning with a cocktail buffet and wine through the night of the auction or online at bar at 6 p.m., the Holiday Party will offer a the museum’s Web site, www.dbqart.com. range of savory hors d’oeuvres and wines. Returning this year is the raffle fundraiser to Guests can view artwork on display from benefit the Museum of Art. Tickets for the the art auction while mingling with friends $25,000 prize are now on sale at the mu- over an assortment of appetizers. A fun ex- seum or from DMA board members, with cuse to dress up and socialize with friends, the winner being drawn at the art auction. the Holiday Party is the ideal prelude to the While tickets are $100 each, there will be excitement of the auction that follows. only 750 sold, making for pretty good odds on the drawing. You need not be present The highlight of the evening, the live auction to win, but if you did, wouldn’t you want will offer a wider range of artwork and other to be there? The DMA raffle is sponsored items. This year’s catalog contains over 50 by American Trust, Crescent Electric, Farber pieces of art by local and regional artists, Bag, Steele Capital Management Inc., The plus other items like private dinner parties, Red House, and Theisen’s. For more infor- the use of a condo in Park City, Utah, the use mation, call 563-557-1851. THERE’S A JOKE IN THERE ABOUT COLLECTIVE SOUL AND “DECEMBER,” I THINK 10 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

now he and his band continue to fuel the boom that rolls on. With one double-plat- inum album, two gold albums and five Grammy Awards, Cray’s sound is a lead- ing light of modern electric blues guitar and soul singing. His hit songs include “Smoking Gun,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “Guess I Showed Her.” Tickets for the show are $30, $40 and $50.

Friday, February 27 Darius Rucker Tri-States, are you ready for a brand-new After a successful career as the front- era of live music to begin? Diamond Jo man for blues-rock band Hootie and Casino General Manager Todd Moyer, on the Blowfish, Darius Rucker released his the heels of Cheap Trick selling out the debut country album, Learn to Live, in Diamond Jo’s December 11 grand open- September of this year. The successful al- ing extravaganza, has announced five bum includes the hit “Don’t Think I Don’t more concerts slated for the Diamond Think About It.” Rucker is beginning a Jo’s Mississippi Moon Bar! nationwide tour, and it’s not every day that you get to catch a performer who’s “These artists represent the knock-out been able to truly bridge such different concerts that Mississippi Moon Bar was genres of music. Tickets for the show are Saturday, April 4 designed and built for,” Moyer said in a $30, $40 and $50. Doobie Brothers statement. “Mississippi Moon Bar com- Oh, come on, with a name like Mississippi bines the atmosphere of a nightclub with Moon (not to mention the 365 cover story a 40-foot-wide professional stage and Saturday, December 27 from last year), you knew this had to hap- rigging.” Collective Soul pen -- the Doobies are rolling into town! Collective Soul, the hard-rocking band This much-anticipated show will be the So, who’s coming to town? Funny you from the tiny town of Stockbridge, Georgia, first concert the Doobies perform at the should ask... that’s gone on to become the multi-plati- Diamond Jo Casino. They have a long line num hit-makers playing all over the world of hits including “China Grove,” “Travelin’ Friday, December 19 (not to mention, one of 365ink editor Tim Man’” and “Listen to the Music.” Currently Bobby Vee’s Christmas Show Brechlin’s favorite bands of all time), will the Doobie Brothers are in the studio work- Bobby Vee, one of the ten most consis- appear at Mississippi Moon Bar on Satur- ing on their next album. Tickets for the tent chartmakers ever, will appear in day, December 27. With a career that spans show are $40, $95 and $150. Dubuque next month. Vee produced such chart-topping hits as “The World That thirty-eight Top 100 hits, including “Rub- I Know,” “December” and “Shine,” Col- Tickets for each of these concerts announced ber Ball,” “Take Good Care of My Baby” lective Soul released its 7th studio album will go on sale at www.diamondjo.com at and “Come Back When You Grow Up.” this year. Other Soul hits include “Gel,” 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 15. Cheap His career spans more than 40 years. His “Heavy,” “Precious Declaration,” “She Saturday, March 14 Trick sold out in no time, so don’t delay in show at Mississippi Moon Bar is set to in- Said” and many others. The band’s influ- Robert Cray Band getting tickets to any and all of these shows. clude his rock ’n’ roll hits and Christmas ence is still heard today, and it’s one of the Robert Cray was a driving force in the And stay tuned to 365ink for more informa- classics. Tickets for the show are $30 and most enduring acts of the ‘90s. Tickets for tremendous revitalization and renewed tion on the exciting grand opening of the $40. Collective Soul are $35, $60 and $75. popularity of the blues in the ‘80s, and new Diamond Jo Casino -- we can’t wait! 365INK: USE IT FOR YOUR POST-IT NOTES! 11 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

way. For one thing, her handwriting is in my mom’s handwriting (“Harold polio terrible, largely because of her arthritis. shot”), or notes for our family reunion at Keeping Track For another, when I went looking for a Maquoketa Caves (“cake, cold drinks, couple of specific dates, I ended up feel- pot. chips, meat, table cloth”). I’ve always liked calendars. Measuring The following year I got married, and ing guilt stricken. out the days, keeping track of things, things changed, to put it mildly. I be- I saved that old calendar for the pictures, gives you a sense of where you’ve been gan to see how bad things were getting What did I look for? First, her wedding but I treasure it for the words. These and where you’re going – even if where (something many women in violent rela- day. I was dismayed to find she was ex- days I don’t write down what I wear to you’ve been is “Flu shot” and where tionships just can’t admit) when I started tremely irritated with my father much of work, but I do try to record the movies you’re going is “Take sofa to dump.” keeping track. It’s not like I wrote any- that day. Evidently he was nearly late to we go to, not that I expect to remember I was never good at keeping a diary, thing obvious in these pages, like “C. his own nuptials. It all turned out well in “Bottle Shock” looking back on that title which might seem odd for a writer until threw me against the wall.” What I did the end, although I don’t think I should when I’m ninety. I put down the names you consider many writers’ need for a was place a careful underline under the have read her report. The second date of friends we eat dinner with, and hope sense of an audience. It’s lonely enough date, something I figured he wouldn’t I went looking for was the day my fa- I’ll remember who they were and what pounding away at the keyboard (or just notice. By 1983, the really bad stuff ther died. She wrote, “It happened,” and their friendship meant to us. Along with sitting there chewing your fingernails in was taking place at least once a week. then several sentences about someone doctor appointments and other obliga- despair). When I would try to write only There’s a double underline on Novem- named Marie, and how “we actually tions I don’t want to forget, I write down to myself, my output tended to get all ber 12, the day after my husband’s birth- laughed.” I wasn’t shocked about the the names of restaurants we eat at and depressed and weird. No Anne Frank day, plus the word “migraine.” Well, no laughter; that happens in the midst of plays we atttend. Ever since I forgot the moments for me, but even she made up wonder. I could not have kept a diary grief. What shocked me more was that name of that winery I visited in 1982, a person to write to, her invisible friend about all this. It was hard enough to be- I wasn’t mentioned. And, yeah, I’m em- I’m being more careful about trusting Kitty. gin writing honest letters to my friends. barrassed that I found that troubling. This that stuff to memory. “Try to remember,” PAM KRESS-DUNN PAM was her day, not mine. When I finally re- the old song goes. It’s a lot easier when Instead, I document my life in a series Unlike me, my mom did keep a diary. membered who Marie was – a neighbor you write it down. of calendars and datebooks. By now, Sure, she kept calendars that were as with young children who often visited I’ve accumulated a long shelf of them, public as the kitchen bulletin board on and helped my mom out – I was more Pam Kress-Dunn • dating back decades. Browsing through which they hung, but her most private, grateful than jealous. [email protected] them instantly transports me, sometimes passionate thoughts went between two gleefully, other times with a decided covers. One day when I was unpacking There’s another thing I sense of foreboding, into the life I’ve my books from college, she began dig- inherited from my par- lived and the person I’ve been. ging through the treasures in her cedar ents that is much more Pulling out the 1976 datebook, I’m chest and read aloud – selectively – to fun and much less of a alarmed at how much I wrote down. me. The passage I remember best is this minefield. It’s a calen- I seem to have documented every TV one, from her days in junior high: “I’m dar from 1957, when show watched, all my work hours and so NERVOUS!” We laughed, but I never I was just entering every outfit I wore there, every single forgot this insight into our shared anxi- school. The pictures for person I talked to or ate lunch with. No- ety. After a few more choice readings, each month are price- vember 22: “Call Firestone & Chrysler. she slammed the book shut and instruct- less depictions of post- Work 10-6. Buy batteries, Underalls. ed me, “When I die, burn these.” WWII life, wholesome Gail called. Blue pants, yellow blouse. kids and perfect parents 8:00 (12) Wolf Trap – Ragtime.” At this I confess, I did not. Nor did I burn the in comical situations time, I was living at home after grad journals she began keeping much later like a kite caught on school, working but bored out of my in life, a series of plain spiral notebooks an antenna. From this I skull, and, according to a notation at the that contained mainly notes on what she learn that I had chicken top of the page, my dad was in the hos- did (e.g. cleaned the living room), whom pox in 1956, and my pital following a heart attack. No won- she saw (my cousin Michael, who vis- PTA picture was taken der I was watching so much TV and be- ited frequently to take her shopping and on 1/16/57. Nothing ing so obsessive. (Underalls? They were drink her whiskey), and how she felt (ar- earthshaking, but it those nifty panties and stockings all in thritis acting up). I did not sit down to means the world to me one.) read them cover to cover, not yet, any- to see my father’s name GIVING VOICE GIVING FOR GOD’S SAKE BE CAREFUL WITH THE SALT SHAKERS AT THE THEATER! 12 19 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

Rotten Tomatoes collects the thoughts of dozens of movie reviewers across the country and averages their scores into a fresh or rotten rating. If a movie gets 60% or higher positive reviews, it is FRESH! THE BUZZ www.rottentomatoes.com Captain America has found its helmsman. Director Joe Johnston (Hidalgo, Jurassic OPENING DURING THIS ISSUE Park III) has been tapped to direct The First Quantum of Solace (11/14) Avenger: Captain America, set for release on May 6, 2011. The film will be a period Role Models - A Film by David Wain (The Ten, Wet Picking up where Casino Royale left off, piece, exploring Captain America’s roots as Hot American Summer) James Bond (Daniel Craig) sets his sights on the organization behind Vesper Lynd’s be- a rejected Army candidate in World War II who becomes a super soldier. A cast has not been set, but Matthew Mc- Danny and Wheeler (Paul Rudd and Seann William trayal. The mission puts him on a collision Conaughey has been rumored for the lead. Scott, respectively) are co-workers at a company that course with Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruth- produces an energy drink called Minotaur. Their job less businessman who, Bond soon learns, is brokering I’ve heard of stretching your horizons, but is to go to local schools and extol the virtues of Mino- a deal to take total control of one of the world’s most ... Nicole Kidman has decided that, for taur as an alternative to doing drugs. When Danny’s precious resources. Relying on allies new and old -- in- her next project, she is going to both star girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks) breaks up with him cluding Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a beautiful woman in and produce The Danish Girl, a biopic due to his negativity, Danny loses focus and assaults with her own agenda -- Agent 007 looks to bring down about one of the world’s first recipients of a police officer prior to crashing the company truck Greene and his conspirators. sex reassignment surgery. The film is based into a school statue. As a result, he and Wheeler are on the true story of Danish artists Einar and Greta We- sentenced to 30 days in jail or 150 hours of commu- Bolt (11/21) gener. Kidman will portray Einar. nity service. The Bolt is a celebrity dog and the star of a hit community ser- TV show where his amazing feats and pow- Not only is he set to further run the Bev- vice they are as- ers draw big ratings. But when a mail-room erly Hills Cop franchise into the ground, signed to is a pro- mix-up finds him roaming free on the streets but director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) has gram begun by a of New York City, the wonder dog will have to find his now signed on to direct Conan, a re-make former drug ad- way back home. of the ‘80s filns that helped propel Arnold dict (Jane Lynch), Schwarzenegger to stardom. The new Conan is said to ad- where adults are Twilight (11/21) here much more closely to Robert E. Howard’s original paired with kids In her new town of Forks, Washington, mis- 1930s pulp fiction stories, as opposed to the action spec- in need of posi- fit teenager Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) falls tacles from the ‘80s.. tive role models. for her alluring and mysterious classmate, Of course, Danny Edward Cullen. As it turns out, Edward be- When asked at a recent press event about and Wheeler are longs to a lineage of vampires, although he doesn’t fit the possibility of a sequel to this summer’s assigned to two of the typical vampire mold. As their passion reaches diz- Sex and the City movie, actress Kim Cattrall the toughest kids zying heights, can Edward resist his natural urges, and reportedly responded with an enthusiastic in the program in will he be able to defend Bella from his family members affirmative answer. New Line Cinema con- Augie (Christo- who have come for her? firms that it is currently “in negotiations” for another en- pher Mintz-Plasse) try in the popular series. and Ronnie (Bobb-e J. Thompson). Transporter 3 (11/26) Frank Martin has been pressured into trans- Oh, dear. Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds, Role Models is better than one might expect based on porting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter Vinnie Jones and Michael Madsen are set the concept, the trailers and the quality of the previous of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environ- to star in the dire-sounding satire Not work of the main actors. Sure, it has some extreme- mental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, Another Not Another Movie. The plot in- ly sophomoric moments and resorts to some cheap from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he volves two bumbling fools and a gangster gags/nudity/language but, in general, the movie has ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with who hire a lowly production assistant to direct a spoof of some very funny moments and actually has a pretty the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with spoof movies. I wish this were a joke. It’s not. solid message. 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Not being afraid to try something differ- ing to focus on what made us successful ent seems to be an essential attribute in initially,” explains Smith. “We were the the continuing evolution of the business, largest wholesale winery in Iowa, and we including being open to suggestions from were because we didn’t have retail and outside. Visitors’ suggestions to turn the just because we get retail doesn’t mean bottling room into an event room opened we quit what was working before – but another line of business. “When people the day we opened the tasting room we would come in they’d say, ‘Wow, we re- doubled in sales. It’s a whole new crowd ally love your bottling room, could we coming in.” This year, Stone Cliff expects rent it?’” Smith relates. “And then after a to sell 90,000 bottles of wine. period of time you go, ‘Well, what jack- ass put all the bottling equipment in the Quite a few of those bottles will be going event room?’” he jokes, eliciting laugh- out the door with labels other than Stone ter from both of us. “We do not need to Cliff. The winery began a partnership have a view of the river from the bottling with Basket Expressions even before it room!” began selling wine and has worked with the Bluff Street gift shop ever since. As Moving the bottling operation to an in- an exclusive tasting room and vendor for terior room opened the space to event Stone Cliff, Basket Expressions also be- rental for everything from rehearsal din- gan creating custom labels for customers ners and weddings to corporate parties. wanting a more personal gift. Working directly with caterers makes event planning a “turnkey” operation for Larger corporate custom order labels guests. The unique space and ease of use are handled in-house at Stone Cliff, but have translated into an increase in rent- smaller orders of one or a few bottles are als. “Last year in the fall we probably available at Basket Expressions, in some rented it out a dozen times,” said Smith. cases while you wait. Corporate orders of “We’ll do it two and three times a week a case or more can usually be processed now. So it’s become a critical part of the in a week or two. In either case, custom business, a very important part.” label clients need only provide artwork and Stone Cliff or Basket Expressions can In addition to the former bottling room, do the rest. the Barrel Room is now available for cor- porate meetings. Smith suggests it has a Whew! At long last, my taste buds’ holi- bit more character than your typical ho- day of joy and my liver’s long national tel conference room – undoubtedly an nightmare have drawn to a close, as we ______understatement. As part of a remodel, conclude the 365 Wine Tour series that Sunday, Nov. 16 the third in a year and three months, an began with Park Farm back at the onset Fever River arched doorway was cut into the brick of summer. And the next time someone String Band wall that formerly separated the event turns up their nose and dares to suggest 3:30 - 7:30 PM ______room from the Barrel Room. “All of that to you that wine from the Midwest is be- Sunday, Nov. 23 is learning experience,” Smith says of the neath them, just remind them that if it’s The Lonely Goats continuing evolution of the space and good enough for President-elect Barack 3:30______- 7:30 PM the business model, “figuring out what Obama (who bought some Stone Cliff Saturday, Nov. 29 Betty & the Headlights people want and how you take care of wine to take with him after taking a break ______9 PM - 1 AM them. That’s been very positive.” during a campaign stop, borrowing Bob Sunday, Dec. 7 Smith’s desk for a brief moment, and en- Karaoke Gong Show Continuing success of the operation is joying a bite to eat), then we Midwest- 3:30 - 7:30 PM ______contingent upon combining new ideas erners must know our wine! Yeah, that’s From Dubuque - Hwy 11 E. to Hazel Green WI. Go straight across Hwy 80- Hwy 11 with proven strategies. “We’re continu- right. Take THAT, California. turns into County W. Take it to the DIGGS! TIM AND BRYCE AND MIKEY MAKIN’ 365INK TONIGHT! 15 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

“He signed my poster ‘To Scotty, the big bad Go, Daddy-O! voodoo daddy’,” Morris explains in the band’s press statement. “I thought it was the coolest Any fan of the movie Swingers should mark name I ever heard on one of the coolest musi- their calendars for what’s coming up in the cal nights I ever had. So when it came time to University of Wisconsin - Platteville’s Perform- name this band, I didn’t really have a choice. I ing Arts Series. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, one of felt like it was handed down to me.” the bands responsible for the swing revival of the 1990s based on the popularity of songs like In the years that followed, Morris and Soder- “You & Me & the Bottle Makes Three Tonight” gren formed the rest of the band, which now (plus the aforementioned movie, one of the includes Dirk Shumaker on string bass, Andy best comedies of the ‘90s), will be performing Rowley on saxophone, Glen ‘The Kid’ Marhev- in the university’s Brodbeck Concert Hall on ka on trumpet, Karl Hunter on saxophones and Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m.! clarinet, and Joshua Levy on piano. Now, for 365’s money, it’s pretty hard to find a Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s show will comprise cooler band name than “Big Bad Voodoo Dad- a wide variety of selections, including tunes dy.” That’s imposing, amusing, entertaining and from the band’s first holiday-themed album. just all-around cool. But looking around the of- Rework holiday classics like “Blue Christmas,” fice, not a single one of us had the first clue of “Jingle Bells” and “We Three Kings” into the just how, exactly, the band got that name. So bigbBand extravaganzas the band is known for, in time-honored tradition, we decided to do a and throwing in a few new songs of their own little research. (such as “Zat You Santa Claus” and “Rock-A- Billy Christmas”), the concert sounds like it As it turns out, way back in 1989, frontman will indeed be a swingin’ party. Scotty Morris, jaded by life as a young stu- dio guitarist, decided to launch a three-piece Tickets for this event are $26 for general admis- jazz, blues and swing combo. The trio included sion, $24 for faculty and senior citizens, $18 drummer Kurt Sodergren and received its now- for kids under 18, and $10 for UWP Students awesome moniker after a meeting with blues (with current ID). Tickets are available at the guitar legend Albert Collins at one of his con- UW-P box office, by calling 608-342-1298, or certs. online at tickets.uwplatt.edu.

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Cascade, IA Stone Cliff, 7 - 11 PM Monk’s (563) 852-3378 373 Bluff St, Dubuque Denny’s Lux Club 563.585-0919 3050 Asbury, Rd. Mooney Hollow Barn (563) 557-0880 12471 Highway 52 S. Green Island, IA Dubuque’s Entertainment Hub! Dino’s Backside (Other Side) (563) 682-7927 / (563) 580-9494 68 Sinsinawa East Dubuque Murph’s South End (815) 747-9049 55 Locust St. Dubuque Phone 563-556-9896 Dirty Ernie’s 201 1st St NE, Farley, IA New Diggings LIVE MUSIC 2944 County Road W, Benton, WI Events 563-744-4653 Nov. 14 - Karaoke 608-965-3231 EVERY SATURDAY Dog House Lounge newdiggs.com Nov. 21 - The Shiz 1646 Asbury, Dubuque (563) 556-7611 Noonan’s North NO COVER! Nov. 22 - Mixed Emotions 917 Main St. Holy Cross, IA Doolittle’s Cuba City 563-870-2235 Nov. 26 - Laura & Robby 112 S. Main. Cuba City, WI Perfect Pint /Steve’s Pizza 608-744-2404 Nov. 29 - BlackBloom 15 E. Main St., Platteville, WI Doolittle’s Lancaster 608-348-3136 Dec. 4 - Karaoke SPECIALS 135 S. 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Five Flags Civic Center Star Restaurant and Ultra Lounge 253 Main Street • Dubuque, IA 405 Main Street 600 Star Brewery Drive, Pot of Dubuque 563-583-3480 • myspace.com/thehubdbq 563-589-4254 Tix: 563-557-8497 Ph: 563.556.4800 (2nd Floor) www.dbqstar.com Gin Rickey’s 1447 Central Ave, Dubuque Stone Cliff Winery 563-583-0063 600 Star Brewery Dr., Port of Dubuque myspace.com/ginrickeys 563.583.6100 stonecliffwinery.com Gobbie’s 219 N Main St, Galena IL Sublime 815-777-0243 3203 Jackson St., Dubuque, 563-582-4776 Grand Harbor Resort 350 Bell Street, Dubuque Thums Up Pub & Grill 563-690-4000 3670 County Road HHH, Kieler, WI grandharborresort.com 608-568-3118 Grape Escape GET ON THE LIST If you feature live entertainment and 233 S. Main St., Galena, IL would like to be included in our Venue 815.776.WINE Finder, please drop us a line... grapeescapegalena.com [email protected] or 563-588-4365. I HEAL FROM WITHIN BY WATCHING LAW & ORDER RERUNS 18 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Tsukasa Taiko Author Patricia Hampl Health from Within

Japanese drum group Tsukasa Taiko will perform at Writer Patricia Hampl will make an appearance An Extreme Makeover ran as an evening 6-part se- Divine Word College in Epworth, on Friday, Novem- at Divine Word College to discuss her writing on ries at Shalom Retreat Center in early 2008 and ber 21, from 7 p.m. Thursday, November 20, beginning at 7 p.m. now, Shalom is offering the program again in a one- day format on Saturday, November 15. The Chicago-based taiko (Japanese drum) group An award-winning poet and author, Hampl is the was founded in 1996 and is dedicated to preserv- recipient of six fellowships, and has an M.F.A. in Based on the book Body by God by Dr. Ben Lerner, ing Japanese heritage. Through performances and poetry from the University of Iowa Writers Work- An Extreme Makeover is a program tailored to one’s education, Tsukasa Taiko hopes to provide a sense shop. In her presentation, Hampl will examine individual needs and is designed to transform indi- of community and leadership while preserving and the link between writing and spirituality. vidual lives. It does this by providing information passing on the cultural legacy of taiko drumming on better health and creating a fundamental shift in while expanding on the art form. Through expressive lyrical prose and with a pow- one’s belief systems regarding people’s work, rela- erful sense of commemoration, Hampl’s work re- tionships, life and future. The group tours nationally, promoting awareness of flects her Catholic and Czech heritage. The author the traditional form as well as collaborating with hopes that her writing will “unlock a door to the The program includes tools and lectures in the areas other multicultural musicians. Admission to the reader’s life,” with a search for the “details and of nutrition, fitness, maximized living, stress man- event is free. For more information, visit www.dwci. lost moments in life.” She is currently Regents agement and time management. More importantly, edu. Professor and McKnight Distinguished Professor it gives individuals a mission, philosophy and plan to at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. create a new way of living and relating. Offering is $35, which includes lunch. Register and make pay- Admission to the session is free. For more infor- ment by visiting www.shalomretreats.org. mation, visit the college’s Web site at www.dwci. edu. Or just check the event out! IF EUGENE WANTS TO SMILE, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE A PROJECT? 19 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

Silver Dollar Cantina The Eugene Smiles Project Genius Rock-n-Roll and roast turkey with all Saturday, November 22 the trimmings the next day … could it get any November Entertainment The Eugene Smiles Project returns to the better? Yes. In a word: Pie. Dollar with their original southern blues- So what? It got cold out. You didn’t expect it to inflected rock Saturday, November 22. The Sam Keenan stay 65 degrees all winter, did you? It doesn’t Madison band has been playing clubs and Saturday, November 29 matter. Dig your sweaters out of the closet, festivals through out the Midwest this sum- Sam Keenan is the name of a Minneapolis call up your friends, and get out and see some mer with a newly expanded lineup of sea- songwriter, musician, and studio engineer live music already. The Dollar’s got some cool soned professionals. With a sound that has who performs as a band by the same name. stuff on the way. Check it out. been compared to the Black Crowes, The All- Members of the band, however, vary accord- man Brothers, Little Feat and Gov’t Mule, The ing to the night. More than a casual visit to his The Nadas The Melismatics Eugene Smiles Project creates a new sound web site reveals a talented singer songwriter Saturday, November 15 Friday, November 21 that draws on both southern rock and electric who works in the entertainment business but Arguably the Iowa band best known nation- Minneapolis power pop quartet The Melis- blues traditions. This band is a must-see for doesn’t seem to always want to play by it’s ally, The Nadas have been making critically- matics bring their high-energy indie-pop to fans of the Mighty Short Bus. rules. He writes, records, and performs music acclaimed records and touring the country the Silver Dollar on Friday, November 21. that draws on such a diverse set of influences for twelve years. Seven CDs and 75,000 units Fronted by male/female duo Ryan Smith and Rocket Surgeons, Pre-Thanksgiving Party it’s not really worth further speculation. A pro- sold, The Nadas performed this summer in Pony, the Melismatics create polished original Wednesday, November 26 lific writer, he has at times set the challenge Philadelphia for WXPN’s nationally syndicat- indie-rock laden with pop hooks. The band For anyone who’s been paying attention, the for himself to write and record a song every ed NPR showcase World Café, which pretty points to a diverse set of influences – New night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest day for a month, but doesn’t seem all that in- much confirms that they are indeed a very big Order, The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Kinks, party nights of the year. Everybody’s back in terested in making the best ones fit together deal. So it’s pretty cool they play the Dollar, Big Star, David Bowie, The Cars – but comes town for the feast with the family and no one on a compact disc. You can however listen to even if they just drive over from Des Moines. up with a sound completely fresh and origi- has to work on Thursday. (Well, except Mom or buy tracks from his web site. Or you can nal. That sound has apparently been catching … she’s making the turkey.) Regular readers see him perform his alternately literate, ten- Open Mic Night – Every Thursday the ears of television producers as The Me- might also recall how some of us fondly re- der, rocking, and beautiful songs live at the November 20 – Dean Wellman & Jimmy lismatics music has been featured on MTV’s membered the Dollar in its heyday before the Silver Dollar Cantina on Saturday, November Berg “Laguna Beach,” NBC’s “Windfall,” and nu- fire and how we dreamed of someday playing 29. I recommend all of those options. Bonus Don’t forget the Silver Dollar’s Open Mic merous extreme sports videos. Currently on there with our garage band. (Playing the Dol- option: Ask him about some of the artists he’s Night, every Thursday. Hosted by a variety tour to promote their fourth album and latest lar was like earning your stripes in the rock & worked with in the studio. of area musicians, Dean Wellman steps up release The Acid Test, The Melismatics show roll army.) Well, the Dollar is back and one of to the mic Thursday, November 20, with the immediately preceding the Silver Dollar will those guys is 365’s own Bryce Parks. Bryce is Mark your calendars … hardest workin’ drummer in show biz, Jimmy be at The Viper Room in Las Vegas. So go to about to live the dream as his band, the Rock- The Grasshoppers y’all! That’s right, Jimmy Berg. Check out the jam or better yet, bring the show. That is an awfully long drive. et Surgeons, is going to rock that party into and the ‘hoppers will be bringing the psyche- your axe and join in. the wee hours of Thanksgiving morning. Pure delic groove to the Dollar on December 6. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO NEVER EAT OFF-BRAND MACARONI AND CHEESE 20 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

The Presidential Transition ment for an aggressive approach in the by Mayor Roy D. Buol mold of Franklin D. Roosevelt or Lyndon B. Johnson is that health care, energy “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I and education are all part of systemic will faithfully execute the Office of Pres- economic problems and should be ad- ident of the United States, and will, to dressed comprehensively. the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Unit- History also shows us that the first ed States.“ months of a new presidency are a Article II, Section 1, The United States unique time in American politics. It has Constitution. always been a period of great presiden- tial activism, with policy initiatives an- Senator Barack Obama, the 44th Presi- nounced on almost a daily basis. Mr. dent-elect of the United States of Amer- Obama recognized that in an interview ica, will proudly, albeit humbly and in on CNN days before the election when the good grace of those gone before he explicitly ranked his priorities, start- him, state the Oath of Office on January ing with an economic recovery package 20, 2009! that would include middle-class tax re- lief. His second priority, he said, would As the New York Times reported, Mr. be energy; third, health care; fourth, tax Obama inarguably fashioned an impres- restructuring; and fifth, education. sive victory for any Democrat, much less the first black nominee in American his- Telling in President-elect Obama’s ac- tory. His 52 percent share of the popular ceptance speech was his invitation to vote exceeded that of any Democratic each of us…Republican, Democrat candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in and Independent voters alike, when he 1964 — and topped Ronald Reagan’s said...“The road ahead will be long. Our 1980 majority against Jimmy Carter. climb will be steep…There will be set- Now, the real work begins! backs and false starts…There are many who won’t agree with every decision At this moment, he is found immersed or policy and we know that govern- in the transitory activities of the nation’s ment can’t solve every problem. I will highest office. History reports that the ask you to join in the work of remak- transition from one presidential admin- ing this nation the only way it’s been istration to the next has never been easy. done in America for two-hundred and And, with the nation’s economy in dis- twenty-one years - block by block, brick array and our nation’s treasury draining, by brick, calloused hand by calloused our President-elect has stated his first hand. Let us summon a new spirit of priority would be an economic recov- patriotism; of service and responsibility ery program to get the nation’s business where each of us resolves to pitch in and system back on track and people back work harder and look after not only our- to work! selves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us any- The debate between a strategy of pressing thing, it’s that we cannot have a thriving aggressively on multiple fronts versus a Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in more pragmatic, step-by-step approach, this country, we rise or fall as one na- has flavored his advisors discussion. At tion; as one people.” a news conference this past Friday and again in a radio address on Saturday, Dubuque’s history proves that hard Mr. Obama signaled that he work, collaboration, and pub- intended to move quickly to lic/private partnerships pro- NEW EXHIBIT FOR 2008...NOW OPEN! duce change. As President- address the nation’s financial Christmas on the Frontier, December 7 (at Mathias Ham House) problems, despite any ob- elect Obama reminded the world that night, “The true Visitors will enjoy many traditional aspects of an early American holiday experi- stacles. “I want to ensure that ence at the Mathias Hame House. Fun for all ages! we hit the ground running on genius of America, is knowing Jan. 20,” he said on Saturday, that America can change…” “because we don’t have a and we, in Dubuque, nodded moment to lose.” The argu- … Yes, we can! A PROGRESSIVE DINNER? IS THAT LIKE A LIBERTARIAN DINNER? 21 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

Victorian House Tour most grand Victorian mansions – the Ma- NOV thias Ham House, the Redstone Inn & 22 and Progressive Dinners Suites, the Ryan House, and the Mandolin Inn. As part of the guided experience, guest The holidays are a time of tradition and cel- will learn about the historic 19th century ebration, two themes that resonate in his- homes, the era in which they were built, toric and fun-loving Dubuque. So in that and the families that lived in them. Each spirit, the Dubuque County Historical Soci- mansion is decorated for the holidays with ety invites all to “step back in time and dine special holiday-themed entertainment at in the elegance of Victorian Dubuque.” Be- the Ryan House, the third stop on the tour. ginning November 22, the Historical Soci- ety will host a special Christmas version of Cost for the Christmas Victorian House Tour their Victorian House Tour and Progressive & Progressive Dinner is $48 per person and Dinner on successive Saturdays through includes the guided tour, meal and all taxes December 27. and gratuities. For more information or to make reservations, contact Nate Breitspre- The Progressive Dinner tour includes a five- cker at 563-557-9545 ext. 214, or nbre- course meal served at four of Dubuque’s [email protected].

Nine Inch Nails Oasis US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids •Thurs., Nov. 20 Rosemont Theatre, Chicago •December 12

Puddle of Mudd Trans-Siberian Orchestra Five Flages Arena, Dubuque •November 28 i Wireless Center, Moline •December 13

OneRepublic Celtic Thunder House of Blues, Chicago • December 7 Rosemont Theatre, Chicago •December 17

Neil Young BoDeans Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL • December 9 Barrymore Theater, Madison • December 26

Suicidal Tendencies Brad Paisley & Dierks Bentley House of Blues, Chicago •December 10 i Wireless Center, Moline • January 30 AT LEAST CRICHTON WON’T HAVE TO SEE THE ABOMINATIN THAT JURASSIC PARK 4 WILL BE 22 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Bob’s Book Reviews didn’t meet and defeat Grendel or Gren- the fact that I liked del’s mother as horrible monsters that Beowulf … a LOT. Eaters of the Dead ate human flesh, but more like -power I got Eaters of the by Bob Gelms ful creatures that looked like humans but Dead, read it and didn’t really act in any way that we would then wondered Michael Crichton died of cancer on No- It is a seamless blend of history and fiction. recognize as human. There is a strong in- what the heck hap- vember 4 at the age of 66. He was a film The first part of the book is a retelling of ference that the monsters in the narrative pened to my brain. producer, a Harvard-trained medical doc- a true adventure written by a 10th-century were actually the last living clan of Nean- I didn’t remember tor and TV producer of some renown but Muslim named Ahmad ibn Fadlin. He was derthals. Beowulf, in heroic fashion, along any Ahmad ibn Fadlin in Beowulf. I’m not best known, I think, as the author of Juras- sent to the King of the Bulgars as an ambas- with his band of men, many of whom are at all ashamed to admit that Crichton got sic Park, The Andromeda Strain and the sador by the Caliph of Baghdad. He makes killed in the process, confronts and defeats me. I thought, albeit for only a day or two, creator of the television series ER. many observations on his trip regarding these proto-humans. His exploits grow in that it was all true. I swallowed the hook, the people of the north lands especially size and grandeur with each retelling until the line, the sinker, the pole, the boat and the Rus or Russians. The second half of the you have the epic we know today: A story most of the lake. I absolutely love it when a book is, essentially, the story of Beowulf, based in fact but, shall we say, energized a book does that to me. What a bang for my and it starts out with his capture by a group bit for the sake of art, the telling of heroic entertainment buck -- and speaking of en- of Vikings who are eventually sent north on tales, and, most importantly, the drinking tertainment, Eaters of the Dead was made a heroic quest to help a group of Scandina- of mead. into a movie called The 13th Warrior star- vians rid themselves of some pesky mon- ring Antonio Banderas. Avoid it! sters. They take Fadlin as the 13th member Mr. Crichton’s literary approach in Eat- of their company for good luck. ers of the Dead is far more complex and 66 years old is way too young to die. Mi- entertaining than in almost all of his other chael Crichton will be missed but, luck- In the afterword of the book, Mr. Crichton books. This book is clever and witty in the ily, we do have quite a body of work with gives us a look into how this book was way he gets us to suspend our disbelief. I which to remember him. I have Eaters for born. He was attending a lecture of a friend had read Beowulf a few years before Eaters the Dead boxed away in the garage some- on boring works of literature. His friend of the Dead was published and I remember where. I think I’ll dig it out make some pop- mentioned Beowulf as an example. Mr. that what had drawn me to Mr. Crichton’s corn, grab a Warsteiner and have myself a Crichton took exception, claiming that Be- book was the fact that it had something to great Saturday. You should, too. owulf was quite interesting and could do with the Old English epic -- that, and be even more so if treated slightly dif- ferently. What resulted from that little tete a tete was Eaters of the Dead.

Mr. Crichton took Ahmad ibn Fad- lin’s narrative and stitched it together with the fictional tale of Beowulf to create what only can be called some kind of historical / fictional / scientific He wrote the kind of books that are one of / anthropological study. Mr. Crichton my favorite escapes: Techno-thrillers with a presents the text as a complete trans- healthy dose of science and action. He sold lation of ibn Fadlin’s adventure with Sesame Street Live! upwards of 165 million books, which in- scholarly footnotes that look and feel “Elmo’s Green Thumb” clude The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, real. In some cases the footnotes re- November 25-26, Five Flags Arena. Congo, Disclosure, Rising Sun, Prey, and fer to real books. This, in its entirety, Next. He got himself into a barrel of glob- creates an impressive air of authentic- ally warmed scalding water in the book ity. If you didn’t know any better, you State Of Fear when he suggested, through might think you were reading a factu- his characters, that global warming was a al document instead of a work of fic- myth perpetrated by tree-hugging loonies. tion. Mr. Crichton uses this technique Puddle of Mudd His new book, as yet untitled, is to be pub- to create an historical framework out With Red, Ashes Divide, Tempered Cast lished posthumously in the spring. The one of which grew the Old English epic November 28, Five Flags Arena. novel that sticks out in my head among all of Beowulf, called Buliwyf in Eaters of the others is a book, mostly overlooked, the Dead. that was written in 1976. It’s called Eaters of the Dead. In the scholarly interpretation of Eat- Willie Nelson ers of the Dead, the “real” Beowulf With Billy Bob Thornton December 4, Five Flags Arena. MATTITUDE COMMANDS YOU TO WALK THIS WAY 23 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

are or what you do, you should make it 3 Questions a daily mission to improve. All things in the world are either living or dying a little Asking questions helps us maintain an each day. If you improve yourself just a awareness of where we’ve been and little bit, you are living. You can improve where we are going. We ponder our suc- your mental and physical health, financ- cesses and failures while scripting our es, relationships, and your emotional and life’s story. Finding success in a crazy spiritual self. Read a book, meditate, eat world requires a willingness to pay at- healthy, take a class, exercise, volunteer, tention to each day. By asking yourself earn a degree, or attend training. I lis- and answering 3 questions at the end of tened to an audio book (from Zig Ziglar) each day, you can mark your progress. this morning while running with our dog The 3 questions: “What (specifically) did Murphy. Improve yourself each day like I do today for fun?” “What (specifically) your life depends on it, because it does. did I do today to improve myself?” and “What (specifically) did I do today to get What (specifically) did I do today to get more business?” your company more business?

What (specifically) did I do today for It doesn’t matter if you are the owner, fun? janitor, receptionist, or salesperson. You must get your company more business Everyone can and deserves to be happy. each day. You might have a new idea, We all have times of fear, sadness, disap- provide excellent customer service, be- pointment, and heartache and while you come more efficient, smile while an- can’t possibly be happy every moment of swering the phone, close the deal, or tell every day, you can find happiness every your neighbors about your company. I day. All too often, people spend an entire sent out 4 promotional packets, had two day without having any fun. Stop focus- phone interviews, and called upon 3 ing on what you can’t control or don’t new businesses today. You must do your have and appreciate the things that make job so well that you get your company you smile. Just for fun, I called my Mom more business each and every day. Your today and while that was enough to make job and paycheck depends on it. me smile, she was babysitting my little 8 month old nephew. Finding success in our crazy He was crawling around and world requires paying atten- making all sorts of baby noise tion to each day. Everyone that I laughed until my stom- can and deserves to have fun ach hurt. Make sure you do and improve daily. If you are something fun and enjoyable happy and improve yourself each day that you can specifi- each day, you will be so good cally tell someone about. and so fun to be around, you’ll automatically get your com- What (specifically) did I do pany more business. Ask and today to improve myself? answer these 3 questions each day and the script you’re writ- It doesn’t matter how old you ing will be a best-seller. 1% Mattitude Improvement Tip to feel like they are in charge and have “I Would Appreciate it...” options. I would appreciate it if…

Consider using the words, “I would This is the time of year when employers appreciate it if.” They can be used in and employees sit down and set personal many sentences. I would appreciate goals. Often these goals include improving it if – you would sign the papers at the one’s speaking skills and presentation bottom. I would appreciate it if – we skills. Whether you are looking for some could meet tomorrow morning rather professional one-on-one coaching or you than tomorrow afternoon. The words “I are looking for a group program for your would appreciate it if” imply that the staff, I have just the program for you. Why customer has the power to refuse or not consider scheduling a customized grant permission. You are giving them program for you and your staff today! the authority to choose. Customers love 563-773-matt or [email protected]. ALMOST KIDNAPPED, YEAH, YOU BETCHA! I HUNT MOOSE 24 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Katie Wiedemann of KCRG-TV 9 sud- cake appetizer. denly asked for a picture of herself with her favorite ABC reporter—Kate Snow of As I sat at the Star reviewing my pho- Good Morning America—and, upon see- tos from the event, I figured I probably Life Stiles ing me take that photo, the head of the should have accepted that free tour to national media caravan mistook me for the Palin campaign’s next stops in Colo- ALMOST Kidnapped by Sarah Palin a member of their group and alerted me rado and Nevada, enjoying one-on-one that the campaign media bus would be conversations with Hank Williams Jr. and The weather was exceptionally beautiful though I did observe plenty of “Joe” (not leaving in two minutes. Todd Palin (along with complimentary for a Midwestern November day, so there Biden) stickers plastered to shirts and hats Happy Joe’s pizza and maybe even a chat was no grumbling among the thousands throughout the room. Security was tighter In hindsight I probably should have with Sarah herself). And best of all, this of people waiting in 70-degree tempera- for this event than for the ex-President I thanked the woman and boarded the en- column could have then been titled, “The tures on a recent Monday afternoon to get saw in Peosta earlier this year. Scores of tourage, but instead I alerted Kate Snow Day I WAS Kidnapped By Sarah Palin.” inside Dubuque’s Grand River Center. Secret Service agents and various mem- that her group was about to leave and bers of “Dubuque’s finest” made my way out to my car. The line of Nah, this may not be the Caribbean, but were scattered throughout vehicles leaving the Port of Dubuque was I think Dubuque winters are still much the hall. very long, so I headed over to the Star more pleasant than those of Alaska. Restaurant for a cold drink and a crab- Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman” was played for the third time in less than an hour—with over 60 minutes left until show-time—though the crowd didn’t seem to mind as they chanted along. Rumors were circulating throughout the room who the warm-up act might be, including “Joe the Plumb- er” or even Hillary Clinton. Another buzz being spread throughout the room was that Hank Williams Jr. would be opening for the governor, and we in the media risers agreed we would welcome hearing ANYTHING other than the tired-old eight-song rotation we had been endur- ing until then.

Yet another tale being spread around Although I had already conducted photo was that Governor Palin would enter the shoots of Bill Clinton, John McCain and room perched in a convertible, but that Barack Obama (and all the other Demo- turned out to be false because she “Alas- crat and Republican candidates and their ka’s First Dude” soon were strolling into friends) during the Iowa caucus season the room without the benefit of any type earlier in 2008, on this particular day- of vehicle. before-the-election I was waiting for one of the Final Four candidates for the 44th What do you know: As soon as Sarah office of the presidency—and the person Palin came to the stage, she announced who had garnered the most-ever view- to the already-boisterous audience that ing audience of Saturday Night Live two Hank Jr. would be singing the National weeks previous. Anthem. Hank rocked the crowd in his usual rowdy manner, wearing a cowboy Yes, it was the last-minute Dubuque hat, dark sunglasses and a large silver rally by Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, belt buckle. Palin’s speech similarly of- who probably was feeling like she was fered exactly what her audience antici- in the Caribbean when she visited our pated—a rousing speech for the packed city amidst our abnormally balmy fall partisan crowd, with a number of “You- weather. Was this a meteorological co- betchas” along with sharp criticisms of incidence, or were the weather gods ac- her Democrat opponents’ policies. tually smiling on Palin’s event? I’m sure the audience of all ages was thinking the The local media snapped photos of the former was the cause, though it would be candidate pressing flesh after Palin’s 36 hours before they found out for sure. speech, and then we salivated over the aroma of pizzas that had been delivered Loud country music was playing overhead exclusively for members of the national as the crowd inside waited for the candi- touring media. date. I saw no Hillary signs or buttons, LEMONHEADS AND SWEET-TARTS OR BUST, BABY! 25 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 antioxidants, ranking third on the USDA terol: 15mg, Dietary Fiber: 4g, Fat: 13g or even lose weight. That’s because a new list of top antioxidant fruits and vegeta- Protein: 3g, Sodium: 75mg study found eating more fiber, and less fat, bles. The antioxidants in cranberries can triple the number of pounds a person may help increase HDL (“good”) cho- Chunky Apple-Cranberry Sauce may lose. lesterol, prevent urinary tract infections Serves 6. and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s Researchers from Finland found, when they

RECIPE analyzed diets of middle-aged men and disease. All you need women, that those who consumed more fi- 2 lbs sweet apples (4 large) ber and less fat lost three times more weight Pomegranates – this festive red fruit ¼ cup water over a three-year period than those who is loaded with powerful antioxidants, 1/4 cup Hy-Vee sugar consumed a high-fat, low-fiber diet. Re- which help protect cells from damage 2 tbsp Grand Selections maple syrup searchers also discovered this same group which may cause disease and premature 1/2 tsp Hy-Vee cinnamon was 62% less likely to develop diabetes. aging. 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup fresh cranberries How does fiber help with losing weight? Pecans – nuts - including pecans, wal- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice For one, fiber helps control appetite by nuts and almonds - contain heart-healthy helping you feel full longer. Fiber may also monounsaturated fat. Pecans also con- All you do carry some fat along as it goes through the tain disease-fighting antioxidants and 1. Peel and core apples; cut into 1-inch digestive tract. And most foods rich in fi- vitamin E. chunks. Place in large pot with water, ber – such as fruits, vegetables, dried beans sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and and whole grains – are naturally low in Glazed Sweet Potatoes and Apples cranberries. Bring to boiling. calories and fat. Including more fiber-rich Serves 6. 2. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover foods in menus might be a good strategy and cook 20 minutes or until apples are to use during the holidays to help avoid RECIPE Serve Superfoods All you need tender and sauce is thickened. Check weight gain. 6 medium sweet potatoes or yams (2 lbs), halfway through cooking. If mixture is Wondering how much fiber you need to peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes dry, add 2 tablespoons water. On Your Holiday Table eat? The most recent study found those 2 Braeburn apples, cored and cut into 3. Uncover pot and mash apples with who lost the most weight ate more than 32 1-inch cubes fork until pulpy. Stir in lemon juice. grams of fiber each day. Your best choices 1/2 cup packed Hy-Vee brown sugar for fiber include: 1/2 cup Hy-Vee apple juice Nutrition facts per serving: 130 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg 1 tbsp Hy-Vee honey Cereal – choose a cereal with at least 3 to cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 35g carbo- 3 tbsp Hy-Vee butter, melted 5 grams of fiber per serving. hydrate, 4g fiber, 0g protein. 1 tsp Hy-Vee ground cinnamon Bread – look for a bread that contains 2 or 1/2 tsp finely grated orange peel more grams of fiber per serving. 1/2 cup Hy-Vee pecan pieces Triple Weight Loss Fruits – apples, pears, oranges, bananas, berries, apricots. All you do with More Fiber Vegetables – carrots, cauliflower, peas, Place sweet potatoes and apples in a 2- corn, broccoli, baked potato, sweet po- to 3-1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix together Are you looking for a way to help lose a tato. brown sugar, apple juice, honey, butter, few extra pounds? You might want to con- Whole grains – barley, popcorn, brown cinnamon and orange peel. Spoon over sider making an effort to eat more fiber, as rice, flax seed, wheat germ, whole wheat sweet potatoes. a way to help maintain your current weight pasta. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours or until potatoes and apples are tender. Meanwhile, cook nuts in an ungreased heavy skillet over medium-low heat 5 to 7 Pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cranberries, minutes, stirring frequently until browning pomegranates and pecans will all soon begins, then stirring constantly until golden appear on many Thanksgiving tables. brown and fragrant. These and many other foods we tradi- To serve potatoes, sprinkle with pecans. tionally serve at Thanksgiving are surpris- ingly good-for-you foods and actually Nutrition per serving: provide many health benefits. Calories: 320, Carbohydrate: 51g, Choles-

Sweet potatoes - are a superfood for the eyes. One serving of sweet potatoes provides 377% of your daily vitamin A needs, important for eye health. Beta carotene, which your body converts to vitamin A, also may help protect against certain cancers.

Pumpkin – also rich in vitamin A, mak- ing it another holiday superfood for eye health. It also contains special antioxi- dants that may protect against lung can- cer.

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Everybody’s favorite cowboy hippie trou- Instead, we’ll take this space to tell you badour, the “Redheaded Stranger” Willie about an opportunity to win free tickets to Nelson rolls back into Dubuque Thursday, see Willie. That’s right! Five Flags is giving December 4, for a concert at Dubuque’s away two (2) free tickets to see Willie Nel- Five Flags Center. Co-hosted by radio sta- son and special guests Billy Bob Thornton tion WJOD, the concert event will also and The Box Masters at the December 4 feature a performance by Billy Bob Thorn- concert. To register to win, visit the Five ton & The Boxmasters. Flags Web site at www.fiveflagscenter. com Typically in this sort of article, this would be the part where we give you a brief syn- Those that don’t want to depend on good opsis of the featured artist’s life and work, luck to get tickets can purchase them at but if you don’t know who Willie Nelson the Five Flags Center box office or through is, we suggest you get back in your space- Ticketmaster. Reserved seating tickets are ship and fly back to your home planet. Or, available at $75, $53.50, and $43.50 lev- as Harrison Ford said in Air Force One, els. For more information, visit www.five- GET OFF MY PLANE! flagscenter.com, or call 563-589-4254.

Five Flags will also host rock superstars through Ticketmaster. For more informa- Puddle of Mudd on Friday, November 28. tion, visit www.fiveflagscenter.com, or The concert will also feature performanc- call (563) 589-4254. es by guest opening acts Red, Safetysuit, and Tempered Cast. Puddle of Mudd became a staple act of mainstream and modern rock radio in 2001 with the release of the band’s major label debut Come Clean. The album went on to achieve triple-platinum status due to standout singles like “Control,” “Blur- ry,” and “She Hates Me.”

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Warning: Taking Trixie’s advice seriously is a sure HOROSCOPES sign that you need some actual counseling. Find a real doctor for that. This is an entertainment magazine, folks.

ARIES: No need for skydiving or extreme sports anymore. If you Dear Trixie: want to take your life into your own hands, just drive through the I am really lonely. I just want to connect with someone and Kennedy Mall parking lot after dark. You think you know where the feel like I belong somewhere. In the last two months I have had islands are? Surprise! Cryptoquip 12 one-night stands. No one ever wants to see me a second time. I buy them drinks, I give them compliments, I don’t even TAURUS: Just because you’ve discovered that buying ice cream make them wear condoms. I even drive them home. What by the gallon is far less expensive per serving than buying it by should I do? the quart does not mean you still have to go through a container a --Not The Last Girl On Earth week. Unless you’re single and lonely. Crossword

--Dear Last Girl: GEMINI: Patience will win the day. The first hour of stripping that Just continue having random sex with strangers and when you old varnish off of the stairs will have you in a foul mood, but after get herpes you can join a support group. that first hour exposed to the fumes of the stripping agent, you’ll be feeling no pain whatsoever. Well, not until later anyway. Here’s Dear Trixie: hoping you manage to wake up tomorrow. Next week is my sister’s 50th birthday. I’d throw her a party but she wouldn’t come. All she wants to do is drive around in the CANCER: Are you spending hours cursing under your breath dark stalking her ex boyfriend. She’s really gone off the deep because the neighbor’s tree is dumping loads of leaves into your end. What would you do? yard? They’re trees, my friend. That’s what they do after they provide --Big Sister shade and beauty for the other 7 months of they year. Get over it. Maybe a nice couple of hours spent with a rake will help you blow Dear Big Sister: off some of that steam. Even Exchange You need to be more supportive of your sister in her time of LEO: One day the savior will come, but I’m sorry to have to break need. Give her a gas card and a pair of night vision goggles. the news to you, his name is neither Kyle Orton nor Rex Grossman. Put your money on the Packers. It could be worse. You could be a Dear Trixie: Raiders fan. My two buds and I are in a kick-ass rock band. We practice 25 hours a week and are totally serious about making it as a real VIRGO: It’s been weeks since the election now and the pressure Mega group but we can’t get anyone to give us a gig. I know to be is eating away at your insides. Go ahead, let it out. You can finally Maze successful you gotta suffer for your art but this is ridiculous. In admit that you believed all along that Sarah Palin was a blithering another week I’m going to be broke. idiot but you liked John McCain too much to say it. Doesn’t that --Not Gonna Flip Burgers feel better?

Dear Burger Flippers: LIBRA: That pick two-combo of Ribs and Shrimp at Kalmes’ Break- I don’t think you’ve suffered enough. You need to be in a time will look simply delicious to you, but in the end, you cannot country band. be any happier that having a belly full of the prime rib sandwich and home fries at half the price. Plus, this way you can have 4 Bud- Dear Trixie: weiser beers with your meal and stay under budget. Though the cab ride home might break the bank. Take along a D.D. I have been plagued with bad dreams for the last couple of THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6 nights. It’s always about being chased by some unseen men- ace. One night it was a wolf with large fangs and the other SCORPIO: Oh, I don’t know. I think you can still squeeze in an- two times it was a man with a knife. I wish I had dreams like other 18 holes this season. Ya freakin’ nutjob. 1. C) Jakob’s family is The One Hat my roommate. He has sexual dreams. He tells me about them Band. every morning. I think I’m missing out. What do you think? SAGITTARIUS: You’ve come to notice that the horoscopes in --Scared Witless 365ink don’t really follow the normal format of horoscopes and, 2. B) Mindframe serves beer. actually, in no way really qualify for what any marginally intelli- Dear Scared: I used to have the same sadistic dream every gent person would define as a horoscope. You are a fun hater and 3. C) Willie was here on August 23, are thinking way too hard about this. Why don’t you go volunteer night. I’m in bed with two famous rock stars-- Chris Isaak and 2003. somewhere and make yourself useful? Brian Jones. It’s dark, and they’re both kissing my back and shoulders. I’m really thin and beautiful and totally turned on. 4. A) Cheap Trick is from Rockford, Il- CAPRICORN: You’ll soon be watching out your window at your linois. I roll over and to my horror I discover it’s not Chris Isaak or neighbors braving the elements to hang their multitude of Christmas Brian Jones. It’s Billy Joel and Eddie Money! I wake up chok- lights and holiday decorations in near freezing weather. And they ing with spit and can’t get the images out of my brain. Drink 5. B) The Flame was their first #1 in called you lazy because you simply never took yours down last 1987. 6 ounces of Ouzo before bed and you won’t have any dreams year. Who’s laughing now? at all. 6. A) Washington Park was created in AQUARIUS: It got cold fast, didn’t it? Good thing you got a huge 1877. Dear Trixie: I worry that my girlfriend doesn’t feel the same head start on the winter layer of fat. kind of passion that I do. I know I’m only average in size but 7. D) The Shot Tower was Shakey’s Piz- I was hoping you could give me some tips. How can I make PISCES: The oil warning light on your dashboard is not a friendly za, way back when. her scream and yell and jump up and down with gratitude? suggestion. That’s why they call it a WARNING light. And you won- --Middle Weight Man der why we don’t let you have nice things. What on earth do you do when your body warns you it’s time to poop? Which reminds me, 8. B) Laydon coached at Loras College. Dear Middle Weight: Buy her a car. don’t ask questions to which you don’t want to know the answers. GOOD LORD, MORE WINE! TIME TO GRAB ANOTHER GLASS... 29 NOVEMBER 13 - 26 Ramada guests. It might not be a bad idea to have a hotel room after a day of “celebrating” new wine. There are even Nouveau specials at downtown Galena establishments and area ho- tels. You can check it all out at www. galenacellars.com.

Tabor Home Winery Baldwin, Iowa Saturday, November 22 Iowa’s own Tabor Home Winery will celebrate the release of new wine with the 12th annual Tabor Home Winery Iowa Nouveau Festival on Saturday, November 22, from 6 - 10 p.m. The longest running Nouveau festival in Iowa, Tabor Home’s 2008 event will feature live music by Scott and Mi- chele Dalziel and, of course, plenty of Tabor’s 2008 vintage Nouveau. Tabor Home makes its Nouveau from estate- grown Marechal Foch grapes.

Though the traditional French Beau- Not only is Stone Cliff celebrating ing room at the Star Brewery for more jolais Nouveau is made from gamay the release of their Nouveau wine, wine, including a warm spiced wine, grapes, winemaker Paul Tabor must be but a number of wineries around the and polka. doing something right with Marechal Tri-State area are borrowing from the Foch grapes. Tabor Home’s 2006 Iowa French Beaujolais region tradition by Galena Cellars Winery Nouveau won a double gold, Best of hosting their own Nouveau festivals Main Street, Galena Class award at the 2007 Tasters Guild and events. Here’s the scoop: November 21-22 international wine competition – the When it comes to celebrating the re- first Iowa-grown and produced wine Stone Cliff Winery lease of Nouveau wine, Galena Cellars to ever win a Best of Class award in Star Brewery, Port of Dubuque has certainly established the tradition an international competition! Saturday November 14-15 in the Tri-States. This year’s event will and Sunday, November 22 and 23, is Stone Cliff’s Bob Smith is not afraid be the Galena winery’s 24th annual, also the Tabor Home Winery Holiday to admit the Dubuque winery is bor- a celebration of new wine and two- Open House. rowing a few good ideas from Galena. dozen years of wine making for Ga- “We’re shameless in the way that we lena Cellars Christine Lawlor White, Park Farm Winery copy people,” he says. “Our friends at Illinois’ 2008 “Winemaker of the Year.” Bankston, Iowa Galena Cellars have done such a great The festivities begin on Friday, Novem- Saturday, November 22 job, I had to call Chris (Lawlor, Galena ber 21, with a Nouveau luncheon of Park Farm Winery in Bankston, Iowa Cellars winemaker) because I’d been hearty peasant stew in a French bread also, celebrates the release of Nou- thinking about it for the last year.” bowl served up at a variety of down- veau wine on Saturday, November 22, town Galena restaurants. At 2:30 p.m. with a Nouveau Festival from 1-6 p.m. Like Galena Cellars’ longstanding draft horses will begin pulling the The celebration will feature music by Nouveau festival, Stone Cliff will pull wine-laden wagon down Main Street, Catch III, with food available including a wagon down Main Street, delivering delivering Nouveau to local restaurants Midwestern favorites like burgers and the new wine to participating restau- and nightspots. Following the parade, bratwurst. Admission is just $7 and rants, which will be serving Stone Cliff wine-and-cheese receptions and live includes a glass of Park Farm’s 2008 Nouveau along with their own version entertainment can be found through- Nouveau. of a peasant stew in a bread bowl, or out downtown Galena, including the some such rustic fare. Not being able Paradise Bar & Grill and Benjamin’s. Daly Creek Winery and Bistro to secure “real” horses, the hay wagon Anamosa, Iowa – which will feature Dubuque’s own The celebration continues on Saturday, Friday, November 21 Americana Band playing polka music November 22, at 3 p.m. with a shot- Daly Creek Winery in Anamosa, Iowa, along the way – will be pulled by the gun start pretty much all over down- will also be rolling out a Nouveau “60 horses” powering the engine of a town Galena. Revelers can make the wine on Friday, November 21. Owner 1957 REO Gold Comet truck that once rounds stopping at participating res- and winemaker Jim Langer has crafted delivered Potosi beer. “Brewtus” has taurants and clubs which include all of the Nouveau-styled wine from locally been lovingly restored by Wolf Cus- the above-mentioned, plus Gobbie’s, grown St. Croix grapes. As of press time, toms. the Gold Room Tavern, Green Street we did not have any further details on Tavern & Restaurant in the DeSoto the release party, but Daly Creek is also While the celebration begins on Fri- House, and Frank O’Dowd’s Pub at a Bistro with fabulous food so we’re day evening, the truck and wagon The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel. The pretty sure guests can stop in on Fri- laden with wine and um, polka musi- party continues at the Ramada Galena day for a bite to eat and a glass of new cians will make the rounds on Main with a Nouveau dance party with hors wine. For more info, check out www. Street shortly after noon on Saturday d’oeuvres and a DJ from 8 p.m. to mid- dalycreekwinery.com, or call 319-462- before returning to the Stone Cliff tast- night for $10, or just $5 for registered 2525. SEE? PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT BACON ALWAYS, ALWAYS WINS! 30 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

November 20th: Decorating Washington Park. One of our favorite Jaycee traditions! More info to follow.

November 20th: Thanksgiving Social. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving together at NICC following the Washington Park Deco- rating Project. More info to follow. RSVP to chairwoman Katie Lynch.

November 29th - December 5th: Toys for Kids Setup. We need your help to prepare Dylan Mandlsohn for Toys for Kids event on December 6th. Wednesday, November 19 Bricktown Complex December 3rd: Salvation Army Bell Ring- Dylan’s rubber face and array ing. We will be ringing the bell to benefit the Salvation Army in front of the Kennedy of charismatic form his brilliant Mall. Sign up for 1-hour sessions with comedy challenge social norms Tammy Welbes. by pushing boundaries that pro- December 4th: Election Night @ Stone mote forward thinking. Dylan Cliff. More info to follow. recently starred in his own Com- edy Now special for the Comedy December 6th: Toys for Kids @ Holiday Inn Join us as we bring smiles to the less Central channel. Inspired by the fortunate throughout the Tri-States. This is great Jim Carrey and Rich Little. Check out his MySpace; this one of the main reasons we work so hard guy is the next big thing! throughout the summer to earn money. Come see what it’s all about.

Turkey Comedy feat. 3 Comics! www.DubuqueJaycees.org Wednesday, November 26 Bricktown Complex LIVE INFO LISTINGS BY PHONE It’s the biggest comedy night of the year and Live on Main is ready with 3 comics from Comedy Cen- tral with Dan Thompson as seen on NBC, Ed Zipper from HBO and The 588 -4365 Comedy Zone and Kristy McHue from Last Comic Standing and Showtime. 3 great comic and one COMEDY big night of fun. This is a special event; no discount coupons or special admission passes may be used. NIGHTLIFE All acts are subject to change. Call ahead. MOVIES GARY OLSEN’S Funnyness we found on the Interweb HIGHER EDUCATION WHAT, AND GIVE UP OUR WEEKENDS TO MAKE A MAGAZINE? PSHAW! 31 NOVEMBER 13 - 26

Asylum Street Spankers ing “a knack for irreverence,” but it’s not music. Stories and gags without purpose. While the band performs interwoven into the Continued from Page 4. songs that sometimes have a pointedly songs create a show the Spankers are pretty proficient at their political commentary, it’s always within not unlike a vaudeville instrument, or instruments (from mando- an absurdly comic framework. “Humor revue. lin to musical saw). Still, they don’t take being one of the main ingredients of our themselves or their music too seriously. medicine,” says Jake. The Spankers aren’t “The show has a caba- Variously described as “audacious” and aiming to shock their audience, but maybe ret feel. It’s more inti- “genre-defying,” the band tears through surprise them a little and definitely amuse mate,” says Breitbach. hilarious original tunes from 14 years and and engage them. “Coming from busking, “A lot of people want 10 albums and reworked acoustic covers we keep that attitude where we have to to get up and dance from the 1880s to the 1980s with “old-time interact with the audience,” he explains. because the music is string band virtuosity, vaudeville panache, “When you’re busking, you have to grab so upbeat and full of and countercultural wit.” an audience that just happens to be walk- energy but we encour- ing by.” age people to dance The New York Times described the group behind the sit-down as “Dedicated to acoustic instrumenta- The informal, street corner approach and audience, so those that tion, but mischievously unorthodox in ev- the bawdy irreverence all resonate with want to pay attention to ery other way.” The Village Voice declared Breitbach. “With my background and ap- the lyrics and the sto- that “the Austin collective tap-dances on proach,” jokes Jake, “I’ve been looking to ries and jokes between the thin line between stunning virtuosity push the envelope, so I fit in well with this the songs can hear.” and goofy farce,” describing the band as band.” Being a player equally comfort- Tickets for the Asylum Street Spankers “a genial gang of sh*t-hot players who of- able in a wide range of styles, Breitbach The band steadfastly adheres to an acous- are $13 in advance and $15 at the door ten valiantly dare to be stupid.” A listen to also enjoys the genre-hopping tenden- tic performance, never using amplifiers and are available at Breitbach’s Farmers’ What? And Give Up Show Biz? confirms cies of the Spankers, listing off a variety and often refraining from using PA equip- Market Food Store at 1109 Iowa Street, all these descriptions to be true. Plus of styles the band will run through in a ment altogether. It all goes back to mak- at Moondog Music in Wacker Plaza, or they like to curse. A lot. A typical Asylum typical show – blues, swing, hokum jazz, ing a connection with their audience. In via email at Mindframetheaters@hotmail. Street Spankers show is no place for “deli- hick-hop, Cajun, and country ballads, to any case, the Mindframe performance com. For more info visit www.mindframe- cate ears.” name a few. promises to be a unique experience and hopefully the first of many for the Asylum theaters.com or www.asylumstreetspank- ers.com. Breitbach describes the Spankers as hav- But a Spankers show is more than just Street Spankers in Dubuque.