Is it so hard to just try? I take the new food and drive off again without checking it. Fool me twice, shame on me. In- I don’t think people always have to succeed. stead of replacing their two sandwiches with the A big part of learning and getting better comes one I did want, they just took one of them out through failure. I’ve screwed up plenty of times. and gave me back one sandwich I did not want. I’ve tried again and sometimes I’ve screwed up Once again in the street, the fury was build- again, but I try. I honestly try. And when I screw ing. Around the block again I went. My favorite up I say, “Hey, I screwed up.” But I’m just very thing to do on a Tuesday morning is to spend 20 tired of coming across people who are not only minutes getting a breakfast sandwich. This time failing on a regular basis: When it comes right I get out of the truck and walk in. When I find down to it, they just are not trying. And that, my someone and explain the problem AGAIN, they friends, is the sad state of our world today. unenthusiastically take the sandwich and swap it for what I do want and with a complete lack of So I must have a specific bee in my bonnet, energy or life force say “sorry” and quickly turn you’re thinking, that made me get all riled up on their attention to someone else. this topic today. Yeah, I guess. There are a cou- ple. But really it’s a long-brewing fervor that’s In hindsight, what made me most upset about been building inside me for some time. I love to the whole thing,was not the wrong food or the bottle up my fury and let it out in a public forum wasted time. It was the realization that their cus- as often as possible. tomer service just broke down at least 4 times in 15 minutes with one client and they have no The thing that most recently happened to me idea that it did, and clearly didn’t seem to care. was once again at a fast food restaurant. I’ve So from the whole exchange which has kept me lambasted them before. (By the way, wouldn’t from going back, there was no learning moment lambasted be a great name for a recipe? “Ah, for them. Their completely dispassionate work you like that, it’s my lambasted chicken with attitude has plodded on to the next dissatisfied wild rice.”) Anyway, I’m not going to single them customer. out, but rather deal in generalities. If I get this kind of treatment as often as I do, I went through the drive-through and before I I can’t be the only one. I mean, why, WHY do could order, they offered me something I didn’t they ask me what kind of sauce I want with my want at all. Bt you always have to wait until they chicken nuggets if they have no intention of ever say it before you can get down to not wasting putting the sauce in the bag? I think the only your precious time. I will say this place at least vindication I’ll ever get from the experiences had the courtesy to suggest a specific entree with is those rare, but for those precious moments feigned enthusiasm. There is another in town when the drive-up attendant is giving you that where they say, “Welcome, would you like to try glare while you are holding up the line checking a ... uhhhh ... (long pause) uhhh, a strawberry that your food is right, quietly cursing you and biscuit?” Now, it’s one thing if you actually have wanting you to go away, and you get to look up something special or new you really want me to at them and point out that they failed miserably try, but when you have to consistently make up getting your order right. It’s that instant they real- some crap to offer me at the drive-up, do you re- ize that you were completely justified in being ally think you are having the desired impact that the jerk who doesn’t trust them and only hate your management was envisioning when they you more for calling them on their error. forced you to say the stupid line every time? I wish I didn’t catch them. I wish it was always Back to the other guys ... I ordered my food, right. Heck, I’d be okay if it was wrong, but they part of which was an iced latte. They actually either seemed genuinely sorry they messed up or said “one caramel iced latte ... hot or cold, sir?” it wasn’t the kind of error that was clearly due to I paused, considering whether to just answer apathy or laziness. I know people who work in them or to point out their particular level of customer service jobs who stress about their jobs genius. The super-ego won out and I just said even when they are not there. They care that the “cold” and drove ahead and paid. Now, this new shipment might not get on the shelves fast is the part where I normally check my order in enough. They want their bosses to be proud of the bag at the window to make sure they didn’t them. So I know good people are out there and screw it up. I do this, and you likely do too, be- I’m sure they exist in many workplaces in town. I cause they get it wrong so often, that they have don’t think it’s bad training on the job. I think it’s earned my distrust. This time I got a phone call, an attitude you bring with you. Unfortunately, so I pulled ahead to leave. I checked it on the I believe people are learning early not to care roll. They got it totally wrong. In fact, the bag about their jobs or anything other than them- is full of the thing they tried to offer me when I selves. That a societal thing and a “home” issue. first pulled up and didn’t want. But it’s too late to I would hope that good training could overcome back up. I have to drive around the block. these ingrained attitudes. But I’m a pessimist. However, I do care what people think about the I drive up again and slowly explain the prob- work I do for them, even when I get it wrong. It’s lem. They apologize and I pull up to get it fixed. the least we could all do, I think. The 365ink crew... faces you already know! Good, they made the error, but they are fixing it.

Tim Mike Kristina Jeff Kelli Ralph Oliver Matt Lisa Chris Pam Jon Ben Ron Bob Roy Brad Bryce Issue #88 ______The Inkwell Publisher: Bryce Parks AUGUST 6 - 19 ([email protected])

Editor: Tim Brechlin In this Issue: ([email protected]) America’s River Advertising: Kelli Kerrigan ([email protected]) Phase 2 Details 4 563-451-9365

Writers & Content: Community Shorts 5 Mike Ironside Lizards on the Loose ([email protected]) River Lights Book Signing Tim Brechlin, Bryce Parks, L.A. Hammer, Chris Wand, Mayor Schoolhouse Rock Roy Buol, Matt Booth, Bob Full Monty Auditions Gelms, Pam Kress-Dunn, Jeff Thaddeus Rex Stiles, Megan Dalsing and Pat Monk’s Art Exhibit Fisher. 365 Pop Quiz 6 Designers: Kristina Nesteby 150th Moon Bar Event 6 ([email protected]) Bryce, Tim & Mike Wingfest 2009 7 Photography: Mud Lake Bluegrass 8 Mike Ironside, Ron Tigges, Bryce Parks Summerfest 2009 9 Layout: UWP Heartland Fest. 10 Tim Brechlin, Bryce Parks

Pam Kress-Dunn 11 Director of Operations: Wando’s Movies 12 Patricia Reisen-Ottavi, J.D. All That Jazz August 13 Community, Incorporated Brad Parks, C.E.O. Mindframe Movies 13 Ralph Kluseman Warehouse Art Gallery 14 Special thank you to: Brad Parks, Bob & Fran Parks, Christy One-Act Plays 15 Monk, Katy Brechlin, Kay Kluseman, Todd Locher, Everett Buckardt, Julie Budweiser Nightlife 16-17 Steffen, Sheila Castaneda, Ron & Jen- nifer Tigges, bacon, the crew of Ra- dio Dubuque and all the 365 friends Maquoketa Art Workshop 18 and advertisers for all your support. Printmaking Exhibit 19 You are all 365. Bob’s Book Reviews 22 Dubuque365 / 365ink 210 West 1st Street, Mattitude 23 Dubuque, IA, 52001 LifeStiles 24 dubuque365.com (563) 588-4365 Eating Healthy w/ Hy-Vee 25 All contents (c) 2008, Community, Incor- Silver Dollar Music 26 porated. All rights reserved. Crosswords & Puzzles 27 Like our stuff? We can make yours too! Trixie Kitsch 28 Dr. Skrap’s Horoscopes 28 Puzzle / Pop Quiz Answers 28 365 • Web Site Development • 180 Main Music 30 • Graphic Design • • Photography • America’s River Cont’d. 32 • Video Production • • Marketing / Consulting •

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! JUST AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO LAMPREYS. THOSE SCARE THE JOOBIES OUT OF ME 4 AUGUST 6 - 19

When the National Mississippi River start off with a bang. One of the keystones of the project is the hibit, which will showcase the stories of Museum & Aquarium opened in June of Great Rivers Center, which will be lo- the Colorado, Mississippi, Chicago and 2003, the Port of Dubuque was instantly Of course, the amazing new Diamond cated in the former Portside Building. The Hudson rivers. In addition, the River Ways transformed, as the Diamond Jo Casino, Jo Casino did indeed open in the Port of 52,000-square-foot building will be used exhibit will focus on pathfinders, build- already a tourist destination at its then- Dubuque on December 11, 2008, and to house interpretive exhibits and research, ers, inventors, artists, writers, musicians ... riverboat location, was complemented now the Dubuque County Historical Soci- as well as a waterfront plaza for outdoor all those who have been touched in some by a first-class museum affiliated with the ety is moving forward, as well. In February demonstrations and exhibits. way by rivers -- and who, in turn, touch us Smithsonian Institution. Tens of thousands 2007, Vision Iowa awarded $8 million to with their inspiration. of people walk through the doors of the the America’s River Phase 2 project, and “The Great Rivers Center fulfills many museum every year, and with its constant- plans went forward quickly. All of it will objectives of the Port of Dubuque devel- Another part of the Great River Center will ly rotating array of exhibits and features, mean not only a bigger and better Nation- opment,” says Meg Wall-Wild, assistant be the Rivers to the Sea Gallery, tracing the the museum quickly established itself as al Mississippi River Museum, but a better grant writer for the Historical Society. “The paths of waterways from headwaters into one of Dubuque’s premier attractions, and, Dubuque. Center will build upon the success of the streams, streams into rivers, rivers into the accompanied by other new facilities such National Mississippi River Museum & sea. In the case of the Mississippi River, for as the Grand River Center and the Grand Aquarium while increasing family-focused example, a Gulf of Mexico aquarium will Harbor Resort & Waterpark, the first phase tourism opportunities.” focus on aquatic life from that region. of the America’s River Project was com- plete. And it was a resounding success, One such exhibit within the Great Rivers “I do have a particular fondness for Rivers with an estimated 500,000 visitor increase Center will be Shaping the Nation: Rivers to the Sea,” says Wall-Wild. “Increasing in the area due to Phase 1, with an annual Remade, part of the larger River Ways ex- Continued on Page 31. increase of more than $30 million in visi- tor spending.

Flash forward three years, to September 2006, when Peninsula Gaming, parent company of the Diamond Jo Casino, and “The basis of the expansion really rests the Dubuque County Historical Society, with our audience – with scholars and the body that operates the River Museum, advisers and visitors to our museum,” ex- made a stunning announcement: Penin- plains Teri Goodmann, director of national sula was going to build a new Diamond advancement for the project. “So an as- Jo Casino complex along Bell Street, pur- sessment was made to look at existing or chasing a tract of land from the Historical current exhibits so as to identify openings Society, and upon completion of the proj- for further study and development. We ect, the former riverboat casino as well as know that there’s interest in other rivers in the Portside Building were to be donated America and we know there’s interest in to the Historical Society, along with $3 scientific study and the in cultural aspects million. America’s River Phase 2 was to of rivers in our lives.” ALL HAIR SERVICES AT CAPRI -- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 5 AUGUST 6 - 19 The Museum & Aquarium will hold spe- Friday, August 14, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Thaddeus Rex will perform two concerts NOW Lizards on the Loose cial promotions and events in conjunc- Gudenkauf is not only a bright talent of at Hazel Green Recreation Park Sunday Now Open tion with the lizard exhibit and the pub- Iowa, but she’s quickly becoming a big August 16th at 2pm and 4pm. (Rainsite: The National Mississippi River Muse- lic art display. The sculptures will be on national name. Don’t miss this exciting Grade/Middle school auditorium). Thad- um & Aquarium’s new “Lizards on the public display throughout the summer. opportunity! deus will bring his 7 foot dinosaur best Loose!” exhibit is NOW OPEN! The The “Lizards on the Loose!” exhibit will friend, “Rock” along for these shows. run through March 2010. AUG The Artwork of Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Conces- exhibit will be displayed in the Norman 15 Changing Gallery on the second floor of Nicolas Roche sions available. Tickets are just $3 in ad- AUG Grand Opera House vance and available at the Hazel Green the Woodward River Discovery Center. 12-16 Museum & Aquarium. Schoolhouse Rock Monks Kaffee Pub’s series of monthly art Library. $4 at the gate. There’ll also be a exhibits continues for the month of Au- 4 in 1 bounce house, inflatable obstacle “Lizards on the Loose!” features 25 dif- The Grand Opera House production of gust with an exhibit of paintings by artist course, toddler bounce house, dunk ferent types of lizards and focuses on the “Schoolhouse Rock” runs August 12- Nicolas Roche. Monk’s will host an art- tank, games and face painting. Free bal- amazing diversity and the unique adap- 16th. Showtime is 7:30 weeknights and ist’s reception for the show on Saturday, loons and lots of great prizes, too. tations lizards have developed to survive 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are August 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. available at the Grand Box office: 588- AUG “The Full Monty” in their varied environments. Lizards are 17-19 a large and widespread group of squa- 1305. Now living in the Chicago area, Roche Cast Auditions mate reptiles of nearly 5,000 species that studied English and Creative Writing at AUG Heather Gudenkauf Loras College with a concentration in In- The Grand Opera House will present range across all continents, exceptAnt- 14 arctica. This interactive exhibit teaches Book Signing tegrated Visual Arts. He graduated with “The Full Monty”, October 9 - Octo- visitors how lizards see each other; con- BA in 2008. Roche works primarily in ber 17, 2009. Auditions will be held on trol their body temperature; what they Heather Gudenkauf graduated from the oil paint but also creates drawings and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Au- eat; and how they use color for defense, University of Iowa with a degree in el- sculpture. The exhibit will go on display gust 17, 18, 19, from 7:00 9:30 pm at mating and communication. ementary education, has spent the last August 1 and run through August 31. the Grand Opera House. Perusal copies sixteen years working with students of Monks Kaffee Pub is located at 373 Bluff of the script are now available and may A public display of lizard sculptures art all ages and is currently an Instructional Street. For more info, visit www.mys- be checked out from the Grand Opera campaign accompanies the “Lizards on Coach, an educator who provides curric- pace.com/monkskaffeepub. House Box Office, 135 W. 8th Street, the Loose!” exhibit. Large fiberglass liz- ular and professional development sup- and must be returned within three (3) port to teachers. The Weight of Silence is AUG Thaddeus Rex in days. Box office hours are 11am - 5pm, ard sculptures are available for “adop- 16 tion” by local businesses and groups in her first novel. Heather will be signing Hazel Green, WI Monday through Friday. Be prepared to the Tri-state Area to decorate and dis- copies of her novel at River Lights Book- sing, as this is a musical comedy. play. store, 2nd Edition, 1098 Main Street, on Award-winning children’s entertainer CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR’S IMPACT AWARDS AT THE MOON BAR 6 AUGUST 6 - 19 “We wanted to take this opportunity to Tickets are free while supplies last, and thank the fans who have come out in can be picked up at the Diamond Club force to support live entertainment at window or online at www.diamondjo. Mississippi Moon Bar,” said Todd Moy- com. Reservations are limited to four er, general manager of the Diamond Jo per order. Answers on page 28! Casino. And that’s not the only event happening 1. When was the Grand Opening of the at the Mississippi Moon Bar -- August Mississippi River Museum? A. June 15, 2005 is positively packed! Friday, August 14, B. May 28, 2004 features the popular ‘80s group Air Sup- C. June 28, 2003 ply, a band that has turned out numerous D. May 30, 2002 Top 40 singles (most notably “All Out of Love,” we’d think). As of press time, tick- 2. Who is not playing Dubuque this ets were still available for $40. month? A. Air Supply B. Rick Springfield Saturday, August 15, sees legendary C. Christopher Cross D. Gin Blossoms rocker Rick Springfield taking over the 3. Where does the name Gin Blossoms Moon Bar stage! Hits like Jesse’s Girl come from? made him popular, and he’s one of the most enduring stars of his time. Tickets 4. What group benefits from Wingfest in are available for $49. East Dubuque? A. American Cancer Society On December 11, 2008, the all-new Di- And for those of you who prefer your B. East Dubuque Booster Club amond Jo Casino opened its doors to the entertainment a little more ... physical C. The City of East Dubuque D. East Dubuque Merchants Association public, and not least among the facility’s (no, not THAT way, get your mind out of newest attractions was the 800-capacity the gutter!), mark your calendars for Sat- 5. Which was not a Dubuque lead miner Mississippi Moon Bar, an unrivaled ven- urday, August 22, as Mainstream Mixed A. Alexander Simplot ue for performances and special events The show is part of a summer tour that Martial Arts brings its ring into the Moon B. Julien Dubuque in the Tri-States. Opening with legend- sees Evick traveling around the country. Bar. There will be five professional and C. ReneAuguste Choteau ary rockers Cheap Trick, the Moon Bar four amateur bouts, all sanctioned by the D. Nicholas Perrot has been host to a remarkable variety of “Musically we are going to spend the sum- Iowa Athletic Commission. The head- acts, including Darius Rucker, Collec- mer delivering the music that made us who line fight will be a Light Heavyweight 6. What business was Joseph “Diamond Jo” Reynolds in? tive Soul, Louis C.K., Jewel, Saving Abel, we are, in a chronological fashion that Championship bout between champion Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Jimmy Wayne, will take you from KISS all the way to Kid Derrick Mehmaen and challenger Todd 7. How many top 40 songs has Air Sup- the KISS Army and Hells Bells, Michael Rock,” said Pete Evick in a statement. “In a Monaghan. Ringside seats are $60 each; ply had? Winslow, Cracker ... the list goes on. celebration of the journey that has led us general admission tickets are available A. 5 B. 8 And on Tuesday, August 18, the Missis- to this point, we will go from 1978 to 2009 as well. C. 11 D. 15 sippi Moon Bar will present its 150th together with the soundtrack of our lives. live event: Evick, Bret Michaels’ back- While doing this, we will be feeling each As always, you must be 21 to enter any 8. Rick Springfield got his start on what ing band, fronted by Michaels’ longtime other out in this new version of Evick with- Moon Bar shows. For more information, soap opera? A. General Hospital out the stress of trying to recapture how visit www.diamondjo.com. And stay guitar player and music director, Pete B. Guiding Light Evick. And, best of all -- the show is go- we use to sound, or focusing too much on tuned to the pages of 365ink for more C. Days of Our Lives ing to be free! making a new sound. We will simply play information on upcoming events! D. As the World Turns all our favorite songs for you.” 365INK TIM ISSUES A CHICKEN WING CHALLENGE! MAKE HIM CRY! 7 AUGUST 6 - 19

It’s time for the annual celebration of wings will begin at 2 p.m. Visitors can wings! Not the ones that make you fly buy a punch card, which will allow sam- (although they do have the potential to pling of wings -- one punch for one wing. cause rocket-like emissions from certain During that time, visitors can place their parts of your body) ... we’re talking about votes for the People’s Choice part of the chicken wings! Get ready for the fifth an- competition. nual Wingfest, East Dubuque’s legendary chicken wing cook-off, scheduled for Sat- In addition to the chicken wings, deli- urday, August 8, from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. cious Coca-Cola and, er ... adult bever- on East Dubuque’s strip of Sinsinawa Av- ages will be available for purchase. There enue. will also be games and other entertain- ment for kids ... as well as one of the best parts about Wingfest: Live music!

Bands playing at Wingfest include The Rocket Surgeons, also known as one of the Tri-States’ very best party bands, kick- ing off the musical festivities from noon - 3 p.m. We hear that the Surgeons have been learning quite a few new tunes as of late (we know that because we hear them noodling about in the offices of 365 World Headquarters), so be sure to check them out to get you in the party spirits. Following them will be The Dert Tones, otherwise known as one of the most tal- ented bands in the land (known to many for years of open mic shenanigans in the As always, Wingfest will feature a wide basement of 180 Main). And concluding variety of chicken wings prepared by the festivities will be The Tasties, one of some of the most talented cooks in town. the newest groups in Dubuque’s music Wings will be judged according to the scene (recently profiled in the pages of best traditional wing sauce, the best bar- 365ink), playing from 7 - 11 p.m. becue wing sauce, the most unique wing sauce, and other categories. One of the Other Wingfest activities include free best aspects of Wingfest is the wide vari- rides for the kids from noon - 6 p.m., a ety of entries that come into the field, from free corn boil at 5 p.m. and a bean bag traditional hot sauced wings to Asian- tournament at 6 p.m. themed flavors, Caribbean jerk-style wings, old-style barbecue and more. No WingFest is sponsored by Mystique Ca- matter what kind of wing you prefer (and sino, 365ink, EastDubuqueLife.com, you do prefer a wing, otherwise that’s just Runde Auto Group, Budweiser, T&T Iron plain un-American), there’s always some- & Metals, Selco, the East Dubuque Busi- thing for everybody at Wingfest ness & Tourism Council, the City of East Dubuque and Cumulus Broadcasting. Public tasting of competitors’ chicken TONY ROMA’S RIBS...I’M HUNGRY JUST LOOKING AT THEM 8 AUGUST 6 - 19

Bluegrass fans will not want to miss the help out beginners with any questions they third and final installment of the popular might have as well as organizing the vari- Mud Lake Bluegrass summer series of Sun- ous groups. day concerts, scheduled for Sunday, August 16. The free concert will feature The Hill- benders from Springfield, Missouri, with special guests Free For The Haulin’.

Formed less than a year and a half ago, The Hillbenders have quickly made a name for themselves in roots and bluegrass mu- sic circles with their original music. With all four members writing, arranging, and taking turns on lead and backing vocals, The Hillbenders are a band in the truest sense of the word. Employing their in- strumental proficiency and original songs featuring three- and four-part harmony, The Hillbenders participated in this year’s re- nowned Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Tel- luride, Colorado and came away with the top prize. The Hillbenders will be joined by Tri-State area bluegrass and country group Free For The Haulin’.

Held at Mud Lake Park, just north of Camping is available for those wishing to Dubuque on the banks of the Mississippi stay overnight at Mud Lake Park. The park River, “Bluegrass Sundays” concerts are all- has both primitive and modern camping, ages, free and open to the public, though along with playgrounds, modern bath- donations are accepted to help support the rooms and river access for those who cause. Entertainment at the main stage gets would rather arrive by boat. Organizers underway at about 2 p.m. with the open- do have concession stand selling some ing act, with headliners taking the stage at food and ice cream, but if you want to about 3:30 p.m. Performances usually last drink beer you are advised to bring your to about 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Mud own cooler. Lake Music Society, in cooperation with the Dubuque County Conservation Board, Mud Lake park is located just a few miles the Mud Lake Bluegrass summer concert north of Dubuque. Take Highway 52 north series is now in its eighth season. to Sageville, turn right on Mud Lake Road and follow the signs to the picnic at the Guests are encouraged to bring a pic- park. For more information on the event, nic lunch and show up early to catch the contact organizer Jim Zmudka at the Mud “Pickers Picnic” starting at noon. Bluegrass Lake Bluegrass society at (563) 552-1522. pickers from novices to pros sit in on the For camping information, contact Dubuque impromptu jam sessions. Guest instructors County Conservation at (563) 556-6745. I’LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN BUT NOT THAT FAR. TOO DANGEROUS 9 AUGUST 6 - 19

We’ve got festivals comin’ out your yin- garitas will be served at the Carlos O’Kelly’s yang! And between Summer’s Last Blast, tent, other beverages will be available from the upcoming Irish Hooley, All That Jazz L. May Eatery, and some great food will be and more, August is one seriously packed on hand from folks like Fat Tuesday’s, Sugar month. What better way to kick it off than Ray’s, Town Clock Inn, Tony Roma’s and Summerfest? many more.

Arranged by the Dubuque Area Labor-Man- agement Council, Summerfest 2008 will take place under the Town Clock on Friday, August 14. The actual fun begins with the weekly 365 Lunchtime Jam under the Town Clock from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Spon- sored by Cottingham & Butler, Prudential and Premier Bank, with great food from Carlos O’Kelly’s, the Lunchtime Jam is a great opportunity for you to escape your of- fice, enjoy the (hopefully) beautiful weather, grab some great food and listen to some of the best live music that the Tri-States have to offer. This particular Lunchtime Jam will feature the acoustic guitar stylings of John Moran, who plays a mix of folk, Americana, classic rock and a whole lot more. He’s got quite a bit in his bag of tricks. Admission to Summerfest is free, though Sadly we all have to go back to work after donations to the grant fund will be accept- lunch, but after we finally leave our desks ed by volunteers from the Dubuque County for the weekend, it’s time to go back up to Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. All proceeds the Town Clock for a round with the Buzz from Summerfest Dubuque will fund the Berries from 5 to 6:30 p.m. These guys have DALMC’s Education-to-Employment grant been all over the area as of late, and if you program for students entering skilled oc- haven’t caught them yet, they’re quickly be- cupations in the Tri-State area. Free-will coming one of the Tri-States’ most popular contributions will also be shared with the party rock bands -- and for good reason: Dubuque County Sheriff Deputies’ Shop They can bring the party! with a Cop Program, providing school clothing and supplies for children in need. Of course, returning for its eighth appear- ance at Summerfest is the Minneapolis- The lead sponsors for Summerfest are Alliant based The R Factor, one of the Midwest’s Energy, DuTrac Community Credit Union, foremost party bands with a repertoire of Mystique Casino, John Deere Dubuque more than 400 songs. They’ll help Summer- Works, Prudential and Rousselot. festers rock the night away from 7 p.m. until you drop. For more information about Summerfest, contact the Dubuque Area Labor-Manage- Of course, you can’t have a festival without ment Council by calling 563-582-8804, or some food and beverage action, right? Mar- send an e-mail to [email protected]. WHO DOESN’T WANT TO OWN BUMBLEBEE? I MEAN, COME ON! 10 AUGUST 6 - 19

Without a doubt, one of the most defin- ruin the surprise, now, wouldn’t it?) ing aspects of our Tri-State area is its end- lessly vibrant artistic scene, from visual Of And the Killer Is..., a play revolving arts like painting to filmmaking to music around an awards show for actors in bit to theatre, so on and so forth, it’s safe to roles who would kill, literally, for a mo- say that no matter the time of year, there’s ment in the spotlight, Heartland director always something going on. (Heck, that’s John Hassig says audiences can expect the entire reason that this fine publica- to just enjoy themselves. (Also -- tickets tion you’re reading exists in the first include dinner theater! place!) But while there’s always some- thing happening during throughout the “It’s an audience-participation murder year, it goes without saying that for us Tri- mystery, and it’s a very intimate setting,” State residents, the summer is something he says. “It’s got just a ridiculous script, of a special time of year. The weather’s and it’s a great time.” great, we’re out on the river, we’re enjoy- ing festivals, what have you. One such festival happens to take place up in the wild green yonder of Platteville, Wiscon- sin, and it’s quietly become one of the biggest annual celebrations of art, music and theatre in the Tri-States. I speak, of course, of the University of Wisconsin - Platteville’s annual Heartland Festival -- which is entering its final weekend of the year, so get on out there! Regarding Forever Plaid, Hassig says it’s a “charming standard,” and also notes with This year, the Heartland Festival is con- a laugh that it’s the one play of the year tinuing last year’s mix of shows, including where he has a chance to sneak himself a children’s show (You’re a Good Man, into the cast. The Heartland Festival is Charlie Brown), a murder mystery (And also showing a by-kids, for-kids produc- the Killer Is...), a musical (Forever Plaid) tion of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell Ju- ... as well as the hit Broadway spectacle nior (the show that launched the Top 40 that took home more Tony awards than hit, “Day by Day”) ... and then, of course, any other show in history: The Producers. there’s the old classic, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The Producers, of course, is the musical based on Mel Brooks’ 1970s movie of the As we mentioned earlier, August 7 - 9 same name and premise, wherein a strug- marks the FINAL WEEKEND of Heart- gling Broadway producer and an ambi- land, so for a schedule, check out the tious accountant embark on a scheme to UW-P ad on PAGE 22, visit www.uw- shock Broadway and laugh all the way to platt.edu/arts/cfa, or call 608-342-1298. the bank. (To say anything more would I’M PRETTY SURE CRISCO WAS ONE OF THE FIVE FOOD GROUPS IN MY HOUSE 11 AUGUST 6 - 19

lem. Surely there must be a way to have an amazing house and still re- tain a few friends.

I lived my entire first marriage in Homely Home a series of mobile homes – house trailers, if you will. I wanted des- My college boyfriend was rich. pointed to an upscale house and using margarine instead of butter. perately to have a real, site-built Or let me put it another way – he said, “That looks kind of like my I didn’t tell her my mother always house, but we simply could not came from a rich family. Just be- parents’ house.” used Crisco.) afford it. Our last home was very cause “your daddy’s rich,” to take nice, its spacious living room with a line from “Summertime,” doesn’t I still didn’t get it. In fact, I insisted My face burned as I recalled his a cathedral ceiling and wood stove mean you’ve done a thing yourself we stop – Jon and our two friends earlier silence as I prattled on about and a circle kitchen and windows to deserve those tennis lessons or who were also heading east for how great my own house was. Oh, framing the entire front range of the that Mercedes parked in the long, summer break – to meet my parents what a fool I was. I felt embarrassed Rocky Mountains. But it was still a curved driveway. He was raised a and see my home, of which I was for years afterward. Silly little me, double wide trailer. It taught me hu- rich kid, and had the allowance immensely proud, in Davenport. thinking my house was anything mility, a lesson I’d already learned and the attitude to go along with it. I’d always loved that ranch style worth showing off. We used rag well enough from my mother and I just didn’t follow the clues. When house, which my father helped rugs my grandma had made! We my grandparents, who were plain I met him, he was wearing the build. It was so sensibly laid out, had quilts my mother pieced on country people. same jeans and work shirts every so well kept by my mom. It had a our beds! We didn’t even have a other wannabe hippie sported back flagstone fireplace surrounded on dishwasher, let alone a cook! Now I live in a nice 1920s bunga- then. His dark hair was long and both sides by built-in bookcases, low with my nice second husband. unkempt, his glasses were square and big picture windows in the liv- Don’t worry, reader. I did eventual- I can’t help but think, what if I’d and dorky, and although he had a ing and dining rooms. It had three ly come to my senses. Not only did met him first? And what if I’d taken car, it wasn’t anything fancy. bedrooms, enough so my sister and I realize I didn’t want a house like a trip to meet his family, that first I could have our own space, and that, I came to see that I didn’t want summer after my freshman year He invited me to come to his home all the wood trim was real mahog- a boyfriend like that, either. I’m not of college? He would have taken the summer after we met. He told any. After we moved out, they got saying that nice people don’t live in me to his home in the middle of me he lived in Larchmont, New central air and wall-to-wall carpet, some of those pretentious houses, Iowa, to the farmhouse that still York, which should have been a pretty swanky additions. The back but – well, there are better things to PAM KRESS-DUNN PAM stands today, the green, two-story, red flag, if I’d had any idea what yard was green and shaded; they’d do with that much money, and I’d well-loved, practical, comfortable Larchmont was, or Westchester even had the deck turned into a rather live with a man who thinks house on the prairie. And if that County, for that matter. All I knew screened porch. I thought it was that way. trip included a stop at my parents’ was it was near New York City, a perfect. place, there would have been ab- place I’d been dying to see for Years later, I met a woman at my solutely no reason for me not to • years, and his father, an attorney, The drive to New York took forever. mothers and babies group. She feel proud of the place where I had his office in the World Trade Eventually, it was just the two of us. struck me as very off-putting, but I grew up. Home is home, after all. Center. To his credit, I guess, he did I was pretty bleary by the time we couldn’t quite figure out why. Then It’s not a competition. try to prepare me when, one day as approached his place, but I can tell she said this: “My husband and I we were riding our bikes through you to this day what woke me up. have an amazing house we’ve built Pam Kress-Dunn a tony section of Cedar Rapids, he Jon announced, as we drove along ourselves, but everyone we invite [email protected] a winding road, “This is over seems so envious of it.” Hmm, where my father’s property I thought. I think I see your prob- begins.”

Can you imagine? How pre- posterous! This is where my father’s property begins?!

So I guess I was somewhat prepared when the mansion came into view. We’re not talking McMansion. We’re talking real, half-timbered, three-story, might-as-well- have-been-imported-stone- by-stone-from-Belgium- small-castle living quarters. Among the first words out of his mother’s mouth was an apology for being between cooks, so I would, unfortu- nately, have to put up with her own efforts that week. Oh, poor me. (When his sister made us Toll House cookies, she apologized for GIVINGVOICE MICHAEL JACKSON: THE MOVIE? I’VE HEARD OF STRANGER THINGS... 12 AUGUST 6 - 19

RottenTomatoes collects the thoughts of dozens of movie reviewers across the country and averages their scores into a fresh or rotten THE BUZZ rating. If a movie gets 60% or higher positive reviews, it is FRESH! Hugh Jackman is attached to star www.rottentomatoes.com as legendary American showman P.T. Barnum in the musical biopic G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra (August 7) “The Greatest Showman on Earth,” Based on the toy line by Hasbro and the according to Variety. Jackman will Funny People - A Film by Judd Apatow (The 40- 1980s cartoon and comic book series. Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) play the showman with a penchant From the Egyptian desert to deep be- for hoaxing a gullible public as he creates the three- low the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE ring circus that made him famous. talks have begun Adam Sandler plays George Simmons, a highly team uses the latest in next-generation with British pop singer-songwriter Mika to write the successful comedic movie star who got his start on spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms music and lyrics for the film’s contemporary musi- the small stages of comedy clubs. When he finds dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious cal score. out he has a rare illness and only a few months Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the to live, he enlists the help of up-and-coming but world into chaos. Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum Steven Spielberg is set to direct a struggling comic Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) to help star as General Hawk and Duke Hauser, respectively, new adaptation of “Harvey”, Mary him get back to his roots and settle his affairs be- with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marlon Wayans leading Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1944 fore the inevitable. This includes coming to terms the rest of the cast. play about a man’s friendship with with the only women he ever really loved, Laura an invisible six-and-a-half foot tall (Leslie Mann), who has since married and had a Julie & Julia (Ausugt 7) rabbit. Committed to a sanitarium few kids. As Ira works to help George, he watches Based on two true stories, “Julie & Julia” by his sister to avoid social embarrassment, the sis- his two roommates, Mark and Leo (Jason Schwartz- intertwines the lives of two women who, ter is accidentally locked up instead and soon the man and Jonah Hill though separated by time and space, are doctors figure out the error and rush to find him. respectively), have both at loose ends until they discover moderate success on that with the right combination of pas- Rob Marshall, best known as the di- television in a Saved sion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. rector of Chicago and Memoirs of a By The Bell rip-off Based on the memoir of Julia Child. Geisha, may soon be trading in his show. In the end, theater-based repertoire for a sail will George learn District 9 (August 14) upon the seven seas. According to from his past mis- Thirty years ago, aliens made first con- Variety, Marshall is in talks to direct takes or be doomed tact with Earth. Humans waited for the the upcoming fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, to repeat them, even hostile attack, or the giant advances in replacing original director Gore Verbinski. Filming in the limited time he technology. Neither came. Instead, the is to begin by next Easter. has left? aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in After the runaway success of last Funny People cer- a makeshift home in South Africa’s District 9 as the year’s Mamma Mia! (it became the tainly does not live world’s nations argued over what to do with them. highest-grossing musical film of all up to its title. There time), Universal Pictures is looking are brief flashes of comedic brilliance but they The Goods (August 14) to continue reviving stage musicals are spread out amongst an all-too-long script con- Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? with big-screen adaptations. Next on taining characters of limited redeeming qualities. Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin its list is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Su- The film actually starts off with some promise. trainer? Ready is all of the above - except perstar!, which was filmed in the ‘70s by Norman Sandler plays the terminally ill movie star with a for a dolphin trainer. When he’s asked to Jewison. No word on a director yet. level of believability and you begin to feel sorry help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew descend on for him. 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With great respect for their Zydeco roots, Lil’ Brian and the Travelers incorporate influences like contemporary urban music and funk to create their own style of funky Zydeco they call Z-Funk.

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While the free concert at the Town Clock always draws in thousands, there are thousands more who show up just for the party. The event starts promptly at 5 p.m., with the band tak- SHOWTIMES AUG 7-13 ing the stage at 6 p.m. In addition to great live music and The Ugly Truth those cold beverages served up by the (R) What? It’s August already? That means Brian and the Travelers. Dubuque Jaycees, All That Jazz always 11:10, 1:00, 3:00, 4:55, 6:50, 8:50 two of the four All That Jazz concerts Coming from Barrett Station, Texas, offers a range of tasty festival foods are already behind us with just two to “smack dab in the middle of East Tex- from local restaurants. Dubuque go. Even if you have somehow been as Zydeco country,” Lil’ Brian grew up Main Street will be selling T-shirts, as G-FORCE able to soak up some sun during the among Creole people with strong Lou- well as the Dubuque … and All That (PG) coolest July on record, it’s time to soak isiana roots and a love of traditional Jazz! compilation CD. 11:00, 1:00, 3:00, 4:55, 6:50, 8:50 up some festival fun while you still Zydeco music. Seeing the legendary can. Well this one promises to be a Buckwheat Zydeco perform at a near- Cash sponsors of the August perfor- Aliens in good one. The August installment of by Catholic church hall in Houston, a mance are Cottingham & Butler and the Attic Dubuque Main Street’s Dubuque … young Lil’ Brian became “spellbound” Dubuque Bank & Trust. August con- (PG) and All That Jazz comes around Fri- by the accordion that Stanley “Buck- tributors are Allied Waste Services, 11:20, 4:20, 6:10 day, August 21, and features the funky wheat” Dural played. Reportedly, Du- Holiday Inn Dubuque, JMJ Screen Zydeco of Lil’ Brian and The Travel- ral not only encouraged young Brian, Printing, KCRG TV-9, The Finley Hos- ers. The free concert under the Town but helped him get started in the busi- pital Emergency Department, Radio Harry Potter 6 Clock is scheduled from 6 to 9:30 ness that would become his career. Dubuque (KATF, KDTH, KGRR & the (PG) p.m. While this is the 18th season for RIVER), Refinery Design Co., the Tele- 1:15, 8:00 the popular summer concert series, Fast-forward to the mid-‘90s and we graph Herald, and Union-Hoermann the August date will be the first for Lil’ find Lil’ Brian recording on the Round- Press. Away We Go (R) 11:45, 1:55, 4:05, 6:45, 9:00

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The Proposal (PG13) 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 TOSSING A BURGER IN THE AIR IS A WASTE OF PERFECTLY GOOD BURGERS! 14 AUGUST 6 - 19 Warehouse Art Gallery Presents: Susan Robertson & Abigail Butcher Opening Friday, August 14

month of August. The Warehouse Art Gallery is open Monday through Satur- A new month means a new exhibit at day from10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday the Warehouse Art Gallery. Exhibit- from 12 to 4 p.m., or by appointment. ing during the month of August will be The gallery is located at 1079 Elm Street, sisters-in-law Susan Robertson and Abi- at the east end of the warehouse build- gail (Robertson) Butcher. “Bring some ing. Guests can enter through the Resa goggles, because your eyeballs will be James Home entrance. For more infor- freaking out!” warns Susan of the new mation, visit http://warehouseartgallery. exhibit. com/.

Waiting until mid-month to host the opening, an artists’ reception is sched- uled for Friday, August 14, from 6 to 10 p.m. Free and open to the public, the reception will include live music, ap- petizers from Kalmes Breaktime, wine Lizards on the Loose, Open samples from Park Farm Winery, home- Museum & Aquarium brewed beer samples from the Bluff Street Brew Haus, and bottled water from The Gym.

The Susan Robertson and Abigail Butch- er exhibit will be on display through the QUICK -- NAME EACH FONT IN THE L.MAY EATERY AD 15 AUGUST 6 - 19 this play, an over-the-hill writer, a his- tory professor, and a sexy actress form an unlikely love triangle,” describes the DFAP press release. A published writer of fiction, poetry, and drama, Stein- berg’s play “The Road to Corinth” has been published by Players Press. “Mag- gie’s Reconstruction” will be directed by Fine Arts Players board member Su- nil Malapati.

Third Prize Third Prize was awarded to “Cork’s Cattlebaron” by Eric Steele of Dallas, Texas. “In this tightly written drama, in the course of a meal at a steak restau- rant, the world changes for an overly confident sales manager and his up- and-coming protégé,” said the DFAP press release. “Cork’s Cattlebaron” will be directed by Fine Arts Players mem- ber Teresa Fairchild.

Each year, for 32 years, the Dubuque Fine Arts Players conducts a One Act Play Contest drawing submissions to the competition nationally and inter- nationally. The 2009 contest received submissions from all over the United States, as well as from Canada, Eng- land and even Russia. The oldest one act play contest in America (and maybe the world) the contest culminates with the top three plays being produced for performance by the Fine Arts Players, an affiliate of the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society. This year’s winning plays will be performed Friday and Saturday, August 14-15, 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Theatre in Hoffman Hall at Loras Col- Being picked to be in the top three plays lege. Tickets to the show are $12. The is no simple accomplishment. Each 2009 winning plays are: year Fine Arts Players receive a signifi- cant number of submissions – 117 this First Prize year. Winning plays must survive three This year’s First Prize was awarded to rounds of judging by volunteer readers “Little Moscow” by writer Aleks Merilo – 40-50 people representing a cross- of Ashland, Oregon. “This moving play section of area theatergoers. Each en- tells the story of an aging Russian immi- try is read at least twice with the top grant who recalls a time when a man’s 30 plays being read two more times. crimes could be burned into his flesh Once narrowed down to the top ten, for the world to see,” said a DFAP press the plays are scored by a panel consist- release. “Little Moscow” was originally ing of the three directors and two other written as a short story which won first judges. Despite the incredible amount prize at the Palo Alto Weekly Short Sto- of work that goes into review of sub- ry Contest. Well versed in the theatrical mitted plays, Fine Arts Players takes the tradition, Merilo has earned both a BA time to send reader responses back to in theater and an MFA in playwriting submitting playwrights, one of the few from the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, playwriting contests to do so. and Television. The Fine Arts Players debut performance of “Little Moscow” Performance of the winning plays will will feature Dr. Tom Boxleiter and will take place at St. Joseph’s Theatre in be directed by Colin Muenster. Hoffman Hall at Loras College, Friday and Saturday, August 14-15. Show Second Prize time is 8 p.m. for both shows. Tickets The Second Prize winner is “Maggie’s are $12. For more information, contact Reconstruction,” a play by Alan Stein- Gary Arms at [email protected] or berg of New Potsdam, New York. “In (563) 582-5502. Saturday, August 8 Sunday, August 9

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Hazel Green, WI • 608-748-4728 Diamond Jo Casino, Wednesday, August 19, 8 p.m. Silver Dollar Cantina Dan Chopin has been a nationally-touring comedy club headliner for 342 Main Street, Dubuque, 563-556-4558 Softtails over 15 years and has appeared on HBO, A&E and MTV. 10638 Key West Drive, Key West, IA • 563-582-0069 Star Restaurant and Ultra Lounge (2nd Floor) 600 Star Brewery Drive, Port of Dubuque • John Bush 563.556.4800 www.dbqstar.com Stone Cliff Winery Diamond Jo Casino, Wednesday, August 26, 8 p.m. 600 Star Brewery Dr., Port of Dubuque • 563.583.6100 Bush is a frequent sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, • stonecliffwinery.com Sublime John has appeared on Spin City, and in The Thomas Crown Affair. 3203 Jackson St., Dubuque • 563-582-4776 Thums Up Pub & Grill Mark Poolos 3670 County Road HHH, Kieler, WI • 608-568-3118 The Yardarm Diamond Jo Casino, Wednesday, August 19, 8 p.m. Dubuque Marina, Near Hawthorne • 563-582-3653 Mark Poolos’ comedy routine melds observational humor, one liners, If you feature live entertainment and would like to be family humor, and humorous original songs with guitar accompaniment. included in our Venue Finder, please drop us a line... 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Maquoketa Art Experience, the artists col- Hudson River School, American Luminism, lective and arts promotion organization in the French Barbizon School, Impression- nearby Maquoketa, Iowa has announced a ism, and the 20th-century Iowa artists such series of four seasonal landscape painting as Grant Wood and Marvin Cone are mod- workshops. Each workshop will be hosted els for her approach to landscape.” by an acclaimed landscape artist, the first of which will feature noted pastel artist El- The final day of the workshop, Friday, Au- len Wagener from August 17 through Au- gust 21, will feature a Grant Wood sympo- gust 21. sium and on-site painting demonstration in Stone City, the location of Wood’s famous Led by pastel painter Ellen Wagener, the first Stone City Art Colony. of four seasonal workshops will focus on “the natural resources and beauty of East- That afternoon (from 3 to 5 p.m.) a group ern Iowa.” The five-day workshop is open of Grant Wood scholars will convene at the to all artists, from beginners to “seasoned historic General Store Pub to discuss Wood’s masters,” and will include both studio ses- landscape work and Stone City’s history in sions in the Maquoketa Art Experience the Regionalist painting movement, as well Studio and Gallery and on-site landscape as the future of Neo-Regionalism in Eastern studies in the area. A variety of working Iowa. Panelists in the symposium include processes will be addressed, including Sean Ulmer, Curator of the Cedar Rapids idea-generation, sketching, compositions, Museum of Art, Edwin Ritts, Director of the photography, and use of color. Wagener Dubuque Museum of Art, Dr. Randy Lenge- will demonstrate landscape techniques ap- ling, a noted Grant Wood scholar and col- plicable to a variety of settings. A master lector and Dubuque Museum of Art Trustee, of pastels, she will emphasize pastel tech- and Kristy Raine, Reference Librarian and niques, as well as support mediums and ap- Archivist at Mount Mercy College. proaches to framing. A closing reception for the workshop will A well-known and highly respected land- be held at the Maquoketa Art Experience scape artist, Wagener’s artwork has been Studio and Gallery on Friday, August 21 exhibited in a number of galleries and mu- from 7 p.m. The reception will feature an seums, including the Des Moines Art Cen- exhibition and sale of landscape artwork ter, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Tucson created throughout the week by participat- Museum of Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum ing artists. The reception is free and open of Art, the Art in Embassies program in Vi- to the public. linus, Latvia, and the J. Cacciola Gallery in New York City. Her work is part of many While space for the five-day workshop is public and private collections, includ- limited, the symposium at the General ing the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, the Store Pub is open to the public, with a non- Tucson Museum of Art, MasterCard Corpo- workshop-member suggested donation of ration, and Iowa State University in Ames. $20. Cost for the five-day workshop, which includes the Stone City on-site painting ses- Curator of Smithsonian Institution Jane sion and Grant Wood symposium is $395. Milosch says of Wagener, “Wagener’s land- As space is limited, a $200 deposit is re- scapes demonstrate her awareness of the quired to reserve a space for the workshop great tradition of landscape painting, but and can be mailed directly to PO Box 993, she makes it her own, experientially. The Maquoketa, IA 52060. GET THE TENDERLOIN SANDWICH FROM PEPPER SPROUT. HOLY SMOKES 19 AUGUST 6 - 19

Southern Graphics Council paper. Printmaker Louise Kames, MFA, Traveling Printmaking chair and professor of art at Clarke, Exhibition currently serves on the board of the Now until September 15 Southern Graphics Council. Quigley Gallery, Clarke College Representing a wide range of print- making processes and approaches, the Opening Reception, exhibition also presents a diverse col- Sunday, August 30 lection of imagery and content. War- rington Colescott, professor emeritus at Clarke College will host a spe- the University of Wisconsin-Madison, cial exhibition of prints, from now who served as the juror for the exhi- through September 15. Presented bition writes that the work deals “with by the Clarke College Art Depart- complex ideas that go beyond both ab- ment, the 2009 Southern Graph- straction and figuration and at the same ics Council Traveling Printmaking time open the profession to the current Exhibition will be on display in the technology revolution but without los- Quigley Gallery in the Atrium on ing the wealth of ancient tradition. It is the Clarke campus. An opening an exciting balance.” reception is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, from 2-4 p.m. Kames will host an opening reception, gallery talk and studio demonstration The special exhibition will display for the exhibition on Sunday, August a selection of 41 prints by members 30, from 2-4 p.m. in the Quigley Gal- of the Southern Graphics Council, lery. At 3 p.m., Kames will present a a 2,000 member international arts gallery talk on new trends and media organization dedicated to the ad- in printmaking. The exhibition, recep- vancement of artists, specifically tion, and gallery talk are all free and those who create original prints, open to the public. drawings, books and hand-made I RENEW MY ENERGY THROUGH OBSCENE AMOUNTS OF CAFFEINE 20 AUGUST 6 - 19

“Restoring an Historic Gem… Historic District Public Improvement Dubuque’s Shot Tower” Project fund; and (4) 274,670 from By Mayor Roy D. Buol the General Fund. As a part of the ongoing riverfront ren- History: Dubuque’s Shot Tower is ovations, Phase I is designed to meet one of the United States’ last stand- all of the City’s grant requirements and ing shot towers, and the only one involves the (1) repair and restoration west of the Mississippi. The tower of the interior and exterior limestone was built in 1856 to provide lead shot and brick masonry surfaces; (2) the for the military. The concept of a shot removal and replacement of the exist- tower solved the problem of how to ing concrete cap with a new concrete produce many cheap, nearly perfect cap and roof hatch; (3) installation of lead spheres of the right size to fit in a full-height, spiral, concrete-filled a musket. steel pan interior stair and handrails; and (4) the installation of new wood To make lead shot, molten lead was windows, louvers, and door construc- poured into the top of the tower, tion. where it passed through a grate. The droplets that fell from the grate were Phase II, development of the roof top of relatively uniform size, and the fall observation deck enclosure, will be de- provided enough time for the liquid- ferred until additional funding can be metal droplet to form into a sphere secured. before landing in the water below. The water cooled the lead to its solid state, retaining the spherical shape.

Advances in the manufacturing of ammunition led to its eventual sale and repurposing as a watch tower for the nearby lumberyard. However, the tower was abandoned following a string of fires in 1911 that destroyed the local lumber industry and dam- aged the tower’s wooden interior.

Today: As a unique structure of na- tional significance, it has been rec- ommended that the City stabilize and rehabilitate the Shot Tower. At Monday’s meeting, the City Council received a recommendation through City Manager Mike Van Milligen to approve the plans, specifications and form of contract, and the estimated Dubuque’s Shot Tower was listed on cost of $769,670 for the first phase of the National Register of Historic Plac- the historic Shot Tower rehabilitation es in 1976 and remains a recognized project. symbol of our City.

The cost for Phase I will be funded On August 3rd, 2009, the Dubuque through several sources, includ- City Council held a public hearing on ing (1) the Save America’s Treasures Phase I of the renovation. Following grant from the National Park Service no citizen input, the council moved in the amount of $295,000; (2) the to adopt the resolution which will $100,000 Historic Sites Preservation begin the process of bid-letting and grant from the State Historical Soci- ultimately, restoration of this historic ety of Iowa; (3) $100,000 from the gem! THIN LIZZY IS STILL TOURING?! AWESOME! 21 AUGUST 6 - 19

Tuesdays Pub Quiz - 180 Main, 8 p.m. - First 3 Tuesdays of the month Open Jazz Jam - 180 Main (Upper Level), 8 p.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. The Sandy Hook Tavern, just over the bridge and evening, and an appearance by the A&B in southwest Wisconsin hosts the Road Auto Show Girls. DJ Mobil Moosic will be Wednesdays Ragin’ Hot Rod Show and Benefit Run on spinning tunes on the ball field (with sound Laughing Moon Comedy - Diamond Jo Casino, 8 p.m. WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. the weekend of August 8-9. The Hot Rod provided by SRS Productions) from noon to Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Show is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 5 p.m., with live music by Renegade, Six Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club, 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m. with the Benefit Run, a road cruise along the Nites Alone and Menace from 5 to 10 p.m. Karaoke - Bubblz Karaoke, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. river the following day, Sunday, August 9. There will be a variety of games for kids and Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. This is the second year for the event. adults including a dunk tank, beanbag toss, Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. and water balloon toss. Primitive camping The Hot Rod Show, which is open to all sites are available, or guests can stay at the Thursdays makes and models of cars, trucks, and mo- Country Heights Hotel on Badger Road just Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1a.m. torcycles is set to begin at noon. Judging across the street from the event. Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. in the competition will begin at 2 p.m. with Dueling Pianos - Diamond Jo Casino, 8 p.m. trophy winners being announced at 6 p.m. The Benefit Run river ride is set for Sunday, Open Mic Showcase, Silver Dollar Cantina, 9 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee for vehicles in the August 9 with registration at 2 p.m. and rid- Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. competition, but all proceeds go toward ers leaving at 2:15. The ride will follow the Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Hospice. The event is free to visitors. Mississippi River to Honkers in Muscoda. Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. For more information, contact Adam or Bre- Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. In addition to the Hot Rod Show, the event anna Arling at A & B Automotive Center, Inc. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. will feature food, beverages, music all day Key West, Dubuque at 563-583-3575.

Fridays Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Champps, 9 p.m. Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Saturdays Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Mudvayne Pearl Jam Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. i Wireless Center, Moline • August 7 United Center, Chicago • August 23/24 Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Bubblz Karaoke, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m. The Misfits w/ Juicehead ZZ Top Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. House of Blues, Chicago • August 9 Wisconsin Dells • August 29 Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m. DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Reel Big Fish Steely Dan House of Blues, Chicago • August 14 Chicago Theatre • August 31 Sundays Open Mic with Sean Kramer (Mississippi Flat Miners), A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AC/DC P!nk Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. United Center, Chicago • August 14 Rosemont Theatre, Chicago • September 26 If you have updates, additions or corrections to the recurring nightlife calendar, please contact 365 with the new information @ The B52’s They Might Be Giants [email protected]! House of Blues, Chicago • August 21 Barrymore Theatre, Madison • October 11 MY NEXT BOOK? THE SHAKESPEARE CODE. INSTANT BEST-SELLER! 22 AUGUST 6 - 19 Bob’s Book Reviews Moore Foolishness by Bob Gelms

More foolishness indeed! Christo- didn’t know Biff was a Jewish name. pher Moore in his latest, Fool, writes After reading Lamb, apparently, the his own little review of the book total tonnage of what I didn’t know in the form of a warning. “This is a about Jesus’ childhood would fill the bawdy tale. Herein you will find gra- Dead Sea. tuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, and heretofore unexplored It’s not for small reasons that Mr. heights of vulgarity and profanity, as Moore has been variously described maybe XX rated, but I can almost well as non-traditional grammar, split as “…a very sick man, in the very guarantee you’ll be using them on infinitives and the odd wank. If that best sense of that word” and “Ste- co-workers one day. In fact if you’d sort of thing bothers you, then gen- phen King with a whoopee cush- like to construct your own version of tle reader pass by, for we endeavor ion…” and “The greatest satirist since Will’s insults, go here: http://www. only to entertain, not to offend. That Jonathan Swift.” I’m thinking that Mr. petelevin.com/shakespeare.htm. It’s said, if that’s the sort of thing you Moore might have lightened his wal- the most fun you can have with your think you might enjoy, then you have let a bit for that last one. clothes on … almost. happened upon the perfect story.” Zippedy Do Dah, let’s get busy. The Fool holds a special place in Shakespeare’s plays and no moreso In short, Fool is a retelling of Shake- than in King Lear and, thusly, in speare’s play King Lear from the per- Christopher Moore’s book. The Fool spective of the Fool. There is a long is the only one who can speak truth and grand tradition of using The Bard to power, get away with it and still in this way: Tom Stoppard’s retelling have his head attached at the end of of Hamlet through the characters of the day. He does so in clever, fun- Rosencrantz and Gildenstern; Barba- ny and, sometimes, obscene ways. ra Garson in MacBird used Macbeth He is by far the smartest character as the foundation to say very unflat- in the play and in Moore’s book. In tering things about Lyndon Johnson the book, unlike the play, Pocket the and Lady Bird; Hollywood molded Fool has an apprentice. His name is The Tempest into the sci-fi classic The Drool and he bears a striking resem- Forbidden Planet and we can’t forget blance to Mongo in Blazing Saddles West Side Story channeling Romeo with one great exception. Drool has and Juliet. There are many more ex- a talent for…um…leaving the ladies amples but you get the idea, and, af- slack-jawed, breathless, and wide- ter all, The Bard of Avon borrowed / eyed and he does so A LOT … if purloined / sampled the plots of 33 thou doth perceive the delicacy in of the 38 or so plays attributed to my missive. him. So, why shouldn’t Christopher Moore? One more thing; Pocket, the Fool in the Moore’s book, holds quite a bad King Lear is a tragedy. I should say opinion of French people. In his ef- King Lear is a TRAGEDY. The play fort to give each his due, Moore opens with bad news and things just asked Englishmen and Frenchmen go downhill from there. These peo- In any case Fool is spectacular, es- about this dislike they have for one ple are not having a good time. Lear pecially so if you are familiar with another which forms a chunk of the and his daughters, in a massive un- King Lear, but you don’t have to be to novel that is nothing short of gut derstatement, could be described as belly-laugh you way through all 311 busting. An English friend of Moore’s the original dysfunctional family. So, pages. I like Shakespeare a lot but said, “Oh yes, we hate the French, naturally, Mr. Moore turns it into a please don’t hold that against me. we don’t want anyone else to hate black comedy or maybe a black and I only mention it because as I was them. They are ours. We will fight blue comedy (pun intended). reading I realized that Moore was to the death to preserve them so sneaking in quotes from other Shake- we can continue to hate them.” A Christopher Moore has done this be- speare plays in uproarious ways. He French friend of his explained it this fore. He took a run at the life of Jesus also out-Bards the Bard in insults. I’m way, “All Englishmen are gay; some in the best seller Lamb: The Gospel a big fan of Shakespearean insults simply don’t know it and sleep with According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood and Moore more than holds his own women.” Pal. I start to giggle and get tears with the best Ol’ Will has to offer. in my eyes just thinking about it. I Moore’s do tend to be X rated, well, Bonsoir! I MANAGE MY ATTITUDE WITH LOTS OF DEEP-FRIED FOOD 23 AUGUST 6 - 19

justment”? It seems easy to recognize Manage Your Attitude someone else’s bad attitude; not so easy to recognize your own. Ask a You might not realize this, but you few good friends or family members, are responsible for managing your “On a scale of one to 10, how is my attitude. It is critical to success. If attitude most days?” Their answers you don’t manage your attitude, who will help you determine your atti- will? Manage your attitude just like tude. Their answers may also surprise you manage your career, your mon- you. Your attitude is vital to people ey, your house, and your family. It is around you, and crucial in your self- of utmost importance. Life is better improvement and personal advance- when you manage your attitude. ment. If you’re not managing your attitude, you’re leaving it to chance. Your attitude is way to important to leave to chance.

Regardless of the number of college credits or degrees you have, your success is determined by your atti- tude. Your attitude is a learned skill that can be managed by understand- ing where it comes from and taking control where it is going. To manage your attitude, you must first be aware and then take responsibilty for it. Af- ter that, you’ll need the willingness to change change it.

Your attitude is a huge part of your life. It can determine what you can do and where you go. Learning how to manage your attitude is an impor- tant step toward taking control of your life. The same way you manage other aspects of your life, you must start managing your attitude. Life is better when you can manage your attitude. Move from mediocre to magnificent by managing your attitude. Have you ever heard the statement, “That person needs an attitude ad- 1% Mattitude Improvement Tip

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for as well,” she says. “Everyone wants to help to establish a colorful Resa James see the old come to life again. It’s like be- Home environment. The aroma of teas ing reborn again. The warehouse district and coffees is also welcoming and always has been long lost and is finally finding a treat for all customers.” life, and with all the help and excitement Life Stiles rising from the city, owners, and support- Every year Teresa spends one month in In- ers from all over it’s sure to be a huge suc- dia and one month in Indonesia, search- International Home Interiors cess.” ing for additional antiques and ordering reproductions of furniture she designs. It’s Teresa says that when she and her staff a method that has brought great success Right Here in Dubuque explain the Historic Millwork District to to this business resident in downtown their out-of-the-city clientele—custom- Dubuque, and this month even more This past year we heard an announce- from Paris France and more.” ers from Chicago, Minnesota and New shipping containers will be arriving in the ment that was jokingly referred to as York—those customers tend to get very Midwest from halfway around the globe. “Dubuque’s worst-kept secret”—the fact She may not have a background in fur- excited. IBM is opening a new technology service niture design—Teresa formerly worked as “This is fun, and working with all walks of delivery center in our city that will ini- a therapist and social worker before tak- “We show them the plans and blueprints life is even more fun,” says Teresa. “This is tially bring in 1,300 new jobs, with po- and it’s very impressive,” she says. “It an exciting job due to the traveling, meet- tentially many more to follow in the near appears everyone wants to see this take ing people from all over the world, expe- future. place. Even the architecture here is per- riencing all the many cultures and then fect for Resa James Home. The red brick sharing all my journeys with my custom- One of Dubuque’s BEST-kept secrets, on with my furniture against it is refreshing, ers. It just creates a lot of excitement and the other hand, might be the presence of while the colorful silk drapes hanging energy, and you can’t beat that.” Resa James Home, a retail establishment overhead bring warmth and true life and located in the heart of the Historic Mill- work (Warehouse) District that for nearly four years has been importing home-in- terior products into our community from India and Indonesia. Walking through this store, customers will find an expansive display of furniture, rugs, jewelry, dish- ware, fragrances and much, much more.

Teresa McKearn founded Resa James five years ago after a vacation to India. Discovering endless business opportuni- ties and finding her mind swimming with multiple marketing ideas, Teresa wanted to bring back to the States innovative and different designs for products that she says are superior in quality to the norm.

“As I started searching I began to notice ing on this new endeavor—but this lady a lot of great old furniture made from says she simply knows what she likes and teak, a wood that lasts for generations,” what she doesn’t like. And her customers Teresa explains. “I started to put together report that she does a darn good job at some ideas I had of my own for furniture selecting merchandise for Resa James. that would be a great contrast to the old furniture in India, and that’s how this all “I’ve always liked rich colors and lines of began. I would describe Resa James as a furniture, and can envision a room from place of energy and excitement, with a the minute I see it all the way to the end whole lot to see and experience. If some- result,” says Teresa. one is looking for something that every- one else does NOT have then this is the Having founded her business with 1,200 place, with originality from around the square feet of retail space on Cascade’s world. Main Street and later expanding into a 6,000-square-foot warehouse on her fam- Teresa says her exclusive furniture will ily farm, less than two years ago Teresa last for generations and has a great old- located 25,000 square feet of retail and world feel. “These are items that are just storage space in the Historic Millwork unique, fun and more modern,” she says. District, where she reports she’s excited “You’ll love the thousands of pieces of to be part of an exciting new develop- jewelry, fun purses, clothing and the ment. many, many great gifts ranging from Jay Strongwater to Juliska to Match pewter to “Being in the District has helped me move Annie Glass to Mariposa to Mustardseed forward because this redevelopment is & Moonshine to Agraria to Lamp Berger something else that people are looking I MARINATE MY POPCORN WITH MORE BUTTER 25 AUGUST 6 - 19 ter school or spends time after school with Nutter Butter Bites (5) Another tip for grilling fruit is to start with sports or other extra-curricular activities, Dried apples (91) vs. dried bananas (2) a clean grill grate and use medium heat nutritious snacks can be a healthy way to Hy-Vee 94% fat-free popcorn (24) vs. Hy- or coals. Lightly spray fruit with cooking fuel kids’ growing bodies. Vee natural popcorn (8) spray or baste with melted butter to avoid fruit sticking to the grate. A new tool to help busy parents make healthy snack choices in a snap is the Nu- Cook a healthy and delicious dessert on Val scoring system. It’s simple; the higher Grilled Fruit For Dessert the grill this summer with the recipe be- the number for a NuVal score, the more low. nutrition the food has. The goal is to make When grilling out this summer, don’t for- it easy for parents to choose convenient, get the dessert. Grilled fruit is delicious, Plum Delicious Kebabs good-for-you snacks with a quick glance healthy, simple to prepare and the perfect Serves 6 at the NuVal score on the shelf tag. ending to a summer barbeque.

RECIPE All you need: Use the NuVal scores to “trade-up” for Fruit is ideal for grilling. The natural sugars 1⁄2 cup Hy-Vee apricot preserves health, one snack at a time. Here’s how in fruits caramelize when grilled, giving 1 tbsp Hy-Vee butter it works - choose a snack food that’s a the fruit a unique sweet and rich flavor. 1 tbsp water typical choice and look for an alternative Fruit may be marinated or glazed for add- 1⁄8 tsp cinnamon snack food with a higher NuVal score. It’s ed flavor with fruit preserves or alcohol, or 1/8 tsp nutmeg simple and a great way to involve kids in seasoned with spices such as cinnamon or 3 firm nectarines, pitted, quartered choosing favorite snack foods with a high- ginger. Fruit suitable for grilling includes 3 firm plums, pitted, quartered er NuVal score and nutrition value. pineapple, peaches, plums, nectarines, 3 firm peaches, pitted, quartered apples, mangoes, pears and bananas. Back-To-School Snacks 101 1 prepared non-fat pound cake Following are examples of using the Nu- All you do: Val score to “trade-up” for health with fa- The most important thing to remember 1. In small saucepan, heat preserves, but- Are you ready for the new school year? when grilling fruit is to watch closely when Start it off right with after-school snacks vorite after-school snacks: ter, water and spices until butter melts. Orange (100) vs. fruit snacks (1) on the grill. Most ripe fruit will only take 2. Pre-soak six (12-inch) wooden skewers that are convenient, portable and whole- one to two minutes on each side to cook. some. Hy-Vee dry-roasted almonds – unsalted in water 30 minutes. Thread fruit and cake (81) vs. Planters dry-roasted almonds – The only preparation necessary is that fruits alternately such as peaches, plums and apples need to According to a study published in the Jour- salted (40) onto skewers. Brush with glaze. Fiber One granola bars (26-32) vs. Chewy be cut in half and the seeds or pit removed; 3. Preheat grill to medium. On clean grate nal of the American Dietetic Association, pineapple needs to be cut into thick slices. 93% of children snack during the day, granola bars (5-14) or fish screen, grill kebabs 5 inches from Plain animal crackers (20) vs. frosted ani- Skins may be left on to help hold the fruit heat 7 minutes. Turn once. Brush with with afternoon being the most popular together. Pick a freshfruit that is close to time. Whether your child comes home af- mal crackers (2) glaze. Goldfish cheddar crackers (20 – 26) vs. being ripe for best results. 4. Serve with remaining glaze. THAT GUY IN LIQUID THIN RESEMBLES DOMINIC PURCELL. HMMMMM! 26 AUGUST 6 - 19 Cornerstone. After recording an EP under The Scavengers moniker, the band learned of another group already using that name when they began making arrangements to upload the songs to iTunes. Formed from two competing Galena bands – The Scav- engers and Eightfold Path, the combined 7-piece performs a mix of indie-rock / post- punk originals and select covers.

Liquid Thin Berries, Pimps, roots country and lots of lo- Saturday, August 15 cal indie rock should keep things interest- It might seem unlikely, but Liquid Thin is a ing. Here’s what August holds in store: funky four-piece rock and groove machine out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and if ev- The Buzz Berries erything works out they will be employing Friday, August 7 said funkiness at the Silver Dollar on the Playing everything from Johnny Cash to AC/ 15th. Formed by guitarist and singer Isaiah DC with plenty of stops through the ‘80s James when he moved to the Midwest from and ‘90s in between, the Buzz Berries put Los Angeles, Liquid Thin incorporates jazz, the “party” in “party rock.” Which will be soul, blues, and hip-hop into a fresh urbane perfect for the Dubuque Senior High School sound. 1989 Class Reunion which will also be tak- ing over the Dollar Friday night. Not that Chris Knight you are not invited. By all means – class Monday, August 17 of ’88. ’90, Hempstead, Wahlert, whatever Kentucky singer/songwriter Chris Knight – join the party! makes a special appearance at the Silver Dollar on a Monday night, August 17, on his The Goodyear Pimps way from Texas to dates in Minnesota and Saturday, August 8 Wisconsin. Now that’s a pretty good drive. Rockford-based Goodyear Pimps return to Knight is touring to promote his sixth and rock their formidable local fan base Satur- most recent CD of songs, Heart of Stone day. Maybe best described as a punk band, produced by Dan Baird of the Georgia Sat- at least in attitude, The Pimps don’t seem to ellites. Variously compared to fiercely in- limit themselves to playing any single style dividualistic writers like John Prine, Johnny of music. Formed in the mid-‘90s, the Pimps Cash and Nebraska-era Bruce Springsteen, use the framework of the post-punk rap/rock Knight tells tales of hard work, hard luck, from the latter half of that decade, incorpo- disappointment, disillusionment, heart- rating a variety of other styles toward what- break, and regret. ever satirical theme they happen to target. Bouncing funk, groove metal, cow-punk, Alma Sub Rosa and even reggae all work their way into the Nate Jenkins mix, but unlike many punk/whatever bands, Friday, August 21 these guys actually know how to play and Dubuque’s own Alma Sub Rosa is set to they rock it. Still, they don’t take any of it bring their unique sound to the Silver Dol- very seriously, focusing more on having a lar, hopefully finding an even wider audi- whole lotta fun. But you already knew that. ence on Friday, August 21. Continuing to mine the rich vein of mostly indescribable Black Lights White Heat indie-pop whatever-it-is they do, Alma Sub (Formerly The Scavengers) Rosa scored notable performances this sum- Friday, August 14 mer at Martyrs in Chicago and a sweet set Galena 7-piece band Black Lights White at Diva-Fest right here in Dubuque. Late Heat will make their Silver Dollar debut on July into August finds the band playing with Friday, August 14. Some might remember some new material that might debut this fall, the band by the name The Scavengers from but for now fans will have to settle for those recent performances at 180 Main and The songs they know but might not yet know all the words. I TRIED DOKU, I FOUND IT WORKS BEST IN THE BATHROOM! 27 AUGUST 6 - 19

SUDOKU TRI-DOKU

1. The numbers 1-9 must be placed in each of the NINE LARGE triangles. 2. The numbers 1-9 must be placed in the three legs of the OUTERMOST triangle. 3. The numbers 1-9 must be placed in the three legs of the INVERTED INNER triangle. 4. No two neighboring (touching) cells may contain the same number. HOCUS FOCUS

All puzzles @2009 King Features Synd., Inc. World Rights Reserved. MEGA MAZE MEGA THE DOCTOR SEEMS A BIT PUNCHY. I THINK HE NEEDS MORE REST AND ALSO BACK RUBS. 28 AUGUST 6 - 19

PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27 Dr. Skrap’s completely useless Sudoku Tri-Doku Warning: Do not take Trixie HOROSCOPES seriously. We mean it. Aries 3/21-4/19 A trip home to recharge at Mom Dear Trixie: and Dad’s always generates the I think there is something wrong same questions... Have you met someone? Did you get a raise with me. I can’t relax and stop cleaning. Every at work yet? Are you going out too much? Are you going to time I sit down and try to watch TV I can only see the church? Tell them you’ve decided to sleep with the boss to advance faster and that you only drink after church. Maybe dust on the screen and the hairballs underneath. Yes- they’ll stop asking so much. Cryptoquip terday I vacuumed my entire house 13 times. It wor- ries me to think somebody might stop by unexpectedly Taurus 4/20-5/20 and see something untidy. I couldn’t sleep at night if I If a demanding person tells you to shut your mouth, to do ev- erything they say, and not to go anywhere, give them a piece thought people were talking about my messy house. I of you mind. We suggest the following. “Why don’t you go decided something was wrong when I negotiated a dis- bother someone who gives a flying crap ... officer.” Crossword count on a 24 count case of Pledge. I don’t even have Gemini 5/21-6/21 any wooden furniture. Help! You are entering the month of the year when you traditionally --Mrs. Clean Freak survive on a diet of only BLTs and Fincel’s sweet corn. It will be a good month. Dear Mrs. Clean Freak: Cancer 6/22-7/22 The first thing to do is to sit down, have a beer,and ad- If you win a popularity contest in which you voted for yourself mit that you are powerless over dust bunnies. Admit- over 200 times, you had best brag it up a lot. Otherwise all that ting this is the first step to recovery. The second thing work you put in winning will be kind of wasted. to do is to stop being nice to people. If you haven’t Leo 7/23-8/22 any friends you haven’t any friends who will stop by. Repeated attempts to recreate grandma’s special recipe for This theory also works well with sterling silver. If you your favorite dish have all failed. This is because you are not haven’t got any--you haven’t got any to polish. Try tak- grandma. Don’t you know that only grandmas can cook like ing deep breaths and saying this phrase 20 times a grandmas? So be nice to that woman or you ain’t getting no butter-based, cast iron skillet-prepared love. day: Spring cleaning is done once-- in the spring. Re- Even Exchange peat these steps until you are unconscious. Virgo 8/23-9/22 You want to live a happy and healthy life. But the two are mu- Dear Trixie: tually exclusive. So choose. Chocolate and bacon or more sex. See it’s hard ain’t it? Especially right after you’ve just quenched My 14 year old son was arrested for breaking and en- your desire for one of them. tering. He kicked in the back door of a nearby summer cottage and was caught by our neighbor. I was so mad Libra 9/23-10/22 If you’re having trouble talking on your cell phone because of I could have strangled him! I try to be a good parent but a distraction in the room and a bad connection, wait until after Mega sometimes you just can’t watch them 24 hours a day. the sermon and call back from outside. Maze What can I do to stop this behavior in the future? --Concerned Father Scorpio 10/23-11/21 It’s very difficult to impress a girl with your foot in your mouth. Sit quietly. Work especially hard at looking like you are actu- Dear Concerned Father: ally listening. It will be good practice for the rest of your life. Kids need positive encouragement as they grow into Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 adulthood. When a child finds something that interests You’ve chosen the optimal moment to finally talk to your teen- him it is your duty to foster that interest. I recommend age child about sex. Prepare to be schooled. a beginner’s lockpick set. A simple set containing the basic four picks--hook, diamond, basic rake and ball Capricorn 12/22-1/19 The next time your apparently not-so-significant other fails to THE ANSWERS Questions on Page 6 rake with a tension wrench can be purchased online give you the traffic tickets that came in the mail and you get for $19.98. Comes in three designer colors! Manual arrested after 6 p.m. for having an expired license you didn’t 1. C) The Mississippi River Museum opened included. even know you had, here’s some advice. It’s best if your tags June 28, 2003. are not also expired and you actually have your proof of insur- 2. C) Christopher Cross played here last Dear Trixie: ance on you. Also, it is extra beneficial that you have at least month. six good friends with jobs. Because $200 limits on an ATMs My girlfriend just broke up with me. I’d rather kill her 3. W.C. Fields, who had a nose like Ted Ken- mean it’ll take six friends to amass the $1076.25 it will take to nedy. than have her reject me. What do you think? post your bond. 4. B) East Dubuque Warriors Booster Club --Desperate And Possibly Dangerous Aquarius 1/20-2/18 5. A) Alexander Simplot was a civil war art- When someone offers you free building materials, there’s al- ist. Dear Desperate and Dangerous: ways a catch. Be ready to sweat profusely, inhale something 6. D) Diamond Jo made steamboats. I think it’s better to be wanted for murder than to not toxic or lie to the authorities. Perhaps all three. 7. C) Air Supply had 11 top 40 hits. be wanted at all.*** 8. A) Springfield was on General Hospital. Pisces 2/19-3/20 It’s okay to take the low road if someone else has already (*** Marty Winch) cleared the path. I WON’T ASK WHERE SOME OF THESE BANDS GET THEIR NAMES 29 AUGUST 6 - 19 Bull Dyke Rodeo Mighty Short Bus CD Release Party Saturday, August 15 With Nevervoid, Dredge, and Gorgon What could be better on an August Satur- Sunday, August 9, 5-9 p.m. day night than a cold pint and the bluesy Tuned down and turned up, Bull Dyke southern rock-n-roll of Mighty Short Bus? Rodeo return to celebrate the release Back in the Midwest after a Colorado of their second CD, Bull Dyke Rodeo tour in July, the band will undoubtedly II: Dykefuge, described as “Five tracks be ready to rock the local masses. Some- of sludgy metal bliss. Newly pressed to times known as “MSB,” we’ve speculated a sleek as (expletive deleted) digipak that the acronym could also stand for and just waiting to melt the (expletive “Madison Super Band” as the group is deleted) speakers in your mom’s Dodge based in the Wisconsin capital, but we Omni.” Their myspace claims Robocop also know a few ladies who might think and Total Recall as influences in their it stands for “Mighty Sexy Boys.” Oh doom/stoner rock massive riff-ology yeah. Wink. (You’re welcome.) and we believe them. With Nevervoid, Dredge, and Gorgon on the bill, expect Oakhurst categorize sound, Oakhurst has been a metal on metal metalfest. If you dig With Feast of Mutton nominated by Denver’s Westword that sort of thing, you WILL DIG IT! It’s Sunday, August 16 Magazine as “best band” for four years a Sunday all-ages show so get your butt Denver-based rock-inflected bluegrass straight, but in different categories each 180 Main Live Music down there at 5 p.m. quintet Oakhurst swing through town year, winning “Best Bluegrass Band” in on a Sunday night on their summer Mid- 2007. Their broad appeal has allowed Don’t forget Counterproductions’ big west tour. These guys have to be one of them to share the stage with a variety of tenth anniversary on the 8th! Plus metal, the hardest working groups on the road, notable acts including John Mayer, John reggae, rock, bluegrass, blues, and more having played 33 states and 13 countries Hiatt, The Flaming Lips, The Avett Broth- – all the reasons we love 180 Main. across Europe and the Caribbean last ers, Emmylou Harris, Barenaked Ladies, year. With a lineup that adds a drummer Patti Griffin, Bela Fleck, Gaelic Storm, to the usual bluegrass banjo, fiddle, gui- G. Love, Umphrey’s McGee, The Radia- tar, and standup bass, Oakhurst rocks the tors, Junior Brown, Lyle Lovett, Lynyrd traditional roots music with “banjo vs. Skynyrd, Johnny Lang, and Guster, to fiddle shootouts, three part harmonies, name but a few. Wow. and citybilly swagger.” Concluded on Page 30. With major talent inhabiting a hard-to-

Counterproductions 10th Anniversary Magnolia Electric Co., The Donkeys, Old Panther Saturday, August 8 Aaron Hefel celebrates his one-man production company Counterproduc- tions’ 10th Anniversary August 8 with a special show featuring Magnolia Electric Co., The Donkeys, and his own band, Old Panther. The timing of the whole thing is quite auspicious, as Magnolia Blue Island Tribe Electric Co.’s new album Josephine, the Friday, August 14 first in three years, hit the record stores The Cedar Valley’s favorite reggae band on July 21. Recorded with Steve Albini is back in Dubuque. The band has had at his Electrical Audio studio, Josephine quite the year so far. After dates at Aus- collects a cycle of new songs from Mag- tin’s South By Southwest music confer- nolia singer and songwriter Jason Molina ence and an opening for 311 at Iowa loosely based around the tragic death City’s Field House this spring (not to men- of the band’s touring bass player Evan tion gathering reviews in music industry Farrell at the end of 2007. Stripped of publications like Billboard, Pollstar, Ra- unnecessary details, Josephine might dio & Records, and Relix this year), Blue have a slightly more country feel than Island Tribe has been touring the coun- the Midwestern indie rock for which the try this summer, most notably playing at band is known, but the arrangements fo- the mother of all biker rallies in Sturgis, cus squarely on Molina’s solid songwrit- South Dakota. July also found the band ing. Joining Magnolia Electric Co. will in Phoenix, Arizona, for ten days record- be the breezy and slightly psychedelic ing new material with noted producer San Diego four-piece The Donkeys and Kevin Stratton, who has worked with Dubuque’s own Old Panther. Happy An- Chicago, Stevie Wonder, and Van Halen. niversary Counterproductions! We can’t wait to hear the new tracks. PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE HITMAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN 30 AUGUST 6 - 19

180 Main Entertainment know what we’re talking about. If you of music so that there is something for ev- Concluded from Page 29. don’t, get out from whatever rock you’re eryone,” said Morphew in his online bio. living under and check it out. “Most people enjoy a variety of good mu- sic so it makes sense to us to keep that in Alan Morphew Band mind when choosing cover songs to play.” Oakhurst will be joined by Feast of Mut- Saturday, August 22 Covering everything from rock classics ton, the original music collaboration Multi-talented singer and award-winning like The Beatles, Hendryx, Cream, Led between Eric Balayti and Shawn Healy songwriter Alan Morphew will no doubt Zeppelin, and The Doors, to ‘70s gems that explores the minor key scales and be a revelation to the 180 Main audi- from Bowie, Joe Walsh, and Steve Miller, oval-wheeled timing of Gypsy jazz in a ence when he performs with his band to ‘80s and ‘90s stuff from The Police, context that might be described as con- The Hit on Saturday, August 22. An L.A.- Prince, Violent Femmes, and Jane’s Ad- temporary jazz/folk. Word on the street trained professional vocalist, Morphew diction, to newer material from Kings of is that the duo might be joined by bass has worked with Kiss and the Goo Goo Leon, Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, and and drums for this set. If it happens, re- Dolls, and appears on Neil Young’s Living Foo Fighters, Morphew and The Hit are member you heard it here first. With War. With his latest CD American sure to live up to their band name. Dream having received critical praise and David Zollo & The Body Electric a nomination for “Best Americana Album Mark your calendars… Friday, August 21 of the Year” in the 2009 Los Angeles Mu- …for Friday, August 28, for classic rock of Oh man, it’s gonna be a party! Are you sic Awards, Morphew found himself back Just Cuz, Saturday, August 29, for Pat Mc- kiddin’ me? Dubuque’s favorite honky- few years back. in Iowa looking for a band with which Donald (formerly of Timbuk 3), Sunday, tonk piano bluesman David Zollo will to perform. Through an ad on Craigslist, September 6, for the indie rock of Paper be rocking out with his band The Body Rehearsing this spring, the band has put he found Minneapolis bass player Paul Mache and Battlefields, Wednesday, Sep- Electric at 180 Main after All That Jazz together a tight show of Morphew’s origi- Cherba who also knew drummer Mari- tember 9, for The Machete Archive, Friday, at the Town Clock (featuring the funky nals and a diverse set of covers that will ano Flores and guitarist Peter Dotson. September 11, for the eclectic party rock Zydeco of Lil’ Brian and the Travelers). no doubt surprise and entertain. “We Some might remember Dubuque native of The Lonely Goats, and Saturday, Sep- You just know that barefoot and stomp- wanted to keep it all pretty high energy Dotson from The Public Radio Band that tember 12, for the Chicago funk of The ing, Mr. Zollo is gonna bring it. You and danceable but still offer a wide range performed at Summerfest and 180 Main a Right Now.

Funnyness we found on the Interweb

Name the Haunted Forest Contest! The Haunted Forest is moving to the Dubuque County Fairgrounds Barn. We are holding a contest to come up with the new name and logo. Send submissions to Liz Kirpes at [email protected]!

It’s time to start looking forward to the next Jazz on August 21. We need three people (or three teams) to chair each tent for this event. This involves making sure cups are full and if an issue arises handling it or calling myself or Joe Willenbring to come and help out. If you are interested, please let me know and I will put you down. We have 3-4 more festivals to go and then we will be done for the year, let’s keep the momentum going!!

Friday, October 2nd 4 Person best shot @ Bunker Hill Tee times from 1:00 p.m. This year we will be having a prime rib din- ner at 6ish. Golf and Dinner / 40.00 per person. Dinner only/12.00 per person. RSVP either way to Tammi Herbst, 543-0466 or therbst@dhs. state.ia.us

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be part of the RiverMax setup. ect. So we welcome their questions and ideas into the process to learn more about Of course, what’s a museum without re- the project and how they might be able search, furthering our understanding of to help us.” the world? The National Rivers Research Center will also be part of the project, coordinating with the Smithsonian and other research institutions throughout the Mississippi River Valley to better our knowledge.

Though plans have changed and evolved throughout the course of the development and planning stages of the project, the fo- cus on the river has never changed.

“The expansion that began as a natural extension of the Museum & Aquarium has evolved into a world class center for river education,” says Wall-Wild. “From the initial idea of increasing knowledge about the rivers of America to how those rivers affect the health of the ocean into Continued from Page 4. Goodmann. “We make it fun.” which they flow, the project has taken many twists and turns like the waters it All in all, however, the future of the Amer- will highlight in exhibits and program- ica’s River Phase 2 project looks bright, the understanding of how water functions, ming.” and with a projected 2010 opening, we and how it is interconnected, is absolute- shouldn’t have to wait too much longer ly vital as water resources are more and That evolution has included a number of to see it all for ourselves. And, of course, more stressed by overdevelopment. Water significant financial contributions beyond the tourists will soon be on their way, as is precious, even when you see it run past Peninsula Gaming’s $3 million injection well. your door as the third largest river in the to the project and Vision Iowa’s 2007 $8 world—the Mighty Mississippi.” million award. The Raisbeck / March fam- “In particular, the expansion highlights ily donated $1 million in 2008, Robert the successful Port redevelopment of a Goodmann agrees. “There are serious is- and Ruth Kehl pledged the same amount former brownfield, bringing sustainable sues that affect the oceans but there are this year, and most recently, the Kresge and environmental stewardship values also lots of cool critters we can incorpo- Foundation awarded a $1 million chal- to our visitors,” says Wall-Wild. “Cultural rate into the exhibit,” she says. One of the most talked-about aspects of the Phase 2 project since its announcement lenge grant (meaning that the money is venues such as the Center will help to awarded if the grant is matched through make the Port a destination for residents Yet another element of the Great River is the construction of a RiverMax theater, other contributions). That doesn’t mean as well as tourists.” Center (we told you this was going to be which will be the region’s first large-format it’s all been easy, though. big!) is to be the RiverWorks Gallery, billed 4-D theater. (Just to set the record straight “I think that Dubuque has firmly estab- as a “museum within a museum.” Angled -- this is NOT an IMAX setup.) This large- “The challenges are the same as they are lished its credentials in the area of des- at children and families, the hands-on fa- format film technology is used in Mount for all non-profit organizations in a capi- tination tourism,” says Teri Goodmann, cility will serve as a learning experience to Vernon, the New England Science Muse- tal campaign – to raise funds and make “and every person in this town can be help kids understand the presence of wa- um and the Nauticus Maritime Museum. the dream a reality,” says Goodmann. proud of that.” ter in their lives, from generating energy to What’s “4-D,” you ask? Well, take a 3-D “The ongoing support of the community sustaining life. film ... and then add the fourth dimension of touch. Effects like wind, fog, mist, snow- is essential, and we must continually You know, we couldn’t have said it bet- work to educate people about the proj- ter. “It’s educational, but very hands-on,” says flakes, what have you -- that’s all going to