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OCTOBER 22–NOVEMBER 4, 2015 ISSUE #250 26 HALLOWEEN EVENTS & DARK CHAMBERS You better have your Halloween costume ready! Scope out this list of events for ghosts and goblins of all ages. We check in with Trent Johnson of Dark Chambers to see what’s new at the Tri-States’ scariest haunted attraction. 22 CENTER OF I AM 32 CAROLINe’S RESTAURANT 24 DUBUQUE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL EVENTS ARTS NIGHTLIFE COLUMNISTS 4 13 26 32 365INK PRODUCTION STAFF Bryce Parks Publisher, Everything Else Kristina Nesteby Layout Ninja, Designer [email protected] [email protected] Mike Ironside Feature Writer, Photographer [email protected] 365INK ADVERTISING STAFF Kelli Kerrigan Lisa Stevenson [email protected] • 563-581-7014 [email protected] • 563-580-1691 365INK CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rich Belmont Argosy’s Food For Thought Bob Gelms Bob’s Book Reviews [email protected] [email protected] Matt Booth Mattitude Pam Kress-Dunn Feature Writer [email protected] [email protected] Sara Carpenter Do It Yourself Advice [email protected] SPECIAL THANKS Christy Monk, Gina Siegert, Ryan Decker, Neil Stockel, Kay Kluseman, Ken Kline, Margie Blair, Fran Parks, Julie Steffen, Ron & Jennifer Tigges, Julie Griffin, Mark Dierker, bacon, Steven Schleuning, Tim Brechlin, Roy & Deb Buol, Jeff Lenhart, Gen. Bob Felderman, Dave Haas, Ivonne Simmonds Fals, Christopher Adams, all of our 365 friends and advertisers... and you for reading. Dubuque365/365ink Magazine WHERE’S WANDO 432 Bluff St., Dubuque, IA 52001 •Dubuque365.com • 563-588-4365 We’ve hidden Wando somewhere in this issue of 365ink. Can you find him? All contents © 2015, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. All bacon served semi-crispy. 2 TOC & INKWELl 365INK MAGAZINE OctoBER 22–NoVEMBER 4, 2015 ISSUE #250 DUBUQUE365.COM So Game 4 of the Cubs Mets series a cute and clever bit of kitschy anecdotal is tonight and based on how they information and you want to see it played last night, it doesn’t look all that summarily run through a meat grinder, promising. But miracles do happen. It’s ground into the dirt and then force fed been a fun ride watching the boys not back to you rectally, then by all means suck for once in a long while and at least post it on Facebook. I want to ask the we beat the Cardinals, whom I can say I 4375th person who posted about the Back dislike even more now. to the Future 2 / Cubs issue what made I learned last week that apparently them feel it was necessary for them to 365ink is not allowed to have any public share it with everyone they know? Were preferences of matters where favoritism is they afraid that maybe their weird Uncle involved. No, I’m not talking about “feeling Zebadiah who lives in a militia compound the Bern.” I’m still talking about baseball. in Michigan and only has one Facebook When the Cubs series with the Cards friend…them…didn’t see it yet? He’s in started, 365ink changed its Facebook Michigan man! He’s a Tigers fan anyway profile picture to the Cubs logo. and doesn’t care. SCANDALOUS! I know, right? Shortly So tonight is Game 4 of the series, after the show of support for the team and win or lose, everyone’s wondering if that is, without argument, the home team the Delorean Time Machine and maybe for our community, at least 90% of it Doc and Marty McFly will drive it out anyway, we got a displeased comment on the field to throw out the first pitch. on our post. Apparently a Cards fan had That would actually be fun. But then we been turned off by our page. I notified all have to wade through 4376 people the person that Dubuque365 is not a posting it to Facebook tomorrow (4376 democracy, and we’ll like who we like. We because even Uncle Jeb is gonna post also noted the 90% thing and said we’re that one!) pandering to the masses…with whom we Of course, if we can come up with a 4 just happen to wholeheartedly agree. game win streak miracle, I’ll put up with I guess they didn’t like that as we all the posts anyone wants to make. More were informed that she would be likely though, it’s the closest Cubs haters encouraging her friends and family to who are waiting with baited breath to stop supporting 365. We said “Touchy. turn into huge jackasses online tomorrow. It’s baseball. It’s supposed to be fun. Maybe the girl will come back to try to Can we like the Hawkeyes or is that also run something in our face even if we did offensive?” When we were informed that obliterate her team in short order. her other favorites included Iowa State This is not politics, this is baseball. If and Duke, we felt better about losing her you can’t get publicly impassioned about as a reader. Just kidding. Apparently her team sports, what is the purpose of team dislike also extends to Kohl’s who only sports? After all, I don’t need an excuse to carries Cubs merchandise. Dubuque may eat a pile of chicken wings. All I need is a indeed have Cards, Twins and Brewers pile of chicken wings. I’ll go to a bar during fans, but if they’re not buying the merch the playoffs with people who both share to backup their love in big enough my team loyalties (and also oppose my numbers to keep in stock, I believe team loyalties) to share the excitement of that’s called free market democracy. So, the game. I’m here to watch my team win! democracy or not, the poor girls getting …and each chicken wings. shut down left and right. Remember the old days, back where I’ll note that after the Cubs then there was no Facebook and we were destroyed the Cards, we did not gloat. blissfully unaware that some of our best We were just happy to win. friends were actually closeted bigots, Now the role is reversed. I wonder if sexist ass-hats, ignorant morons and she’s a die-hard Mets fan since late last massive perverts? Well, we probably week? knew they were perverts, but at least we One thing I do know is that I’ve had could all still be friends. Now we can’t plenty to last a lifetime about the whole even like different baseball teams publicly Back to the Future 2 / Cubs winning the or else we’re being insensitive to others World Series thing. You know when a feelings. Even if they lose tonight, Go five-year-old (or sometimes you, Dad) Cubs! We’ll get ‘em next year… or not. tells the same joke to like, a million people I’m also a Raiders fan, so really, this is the and you have to be there every time they only realistic shot I have to get excited tell the joke? That’s what it’s like being about pro sports for the foreseeable on Facebook this month. If you ever find future. And how ‘bout them Hawks?!!! n DUBUQUE365.COM ISSUE #250 OctoBER 22–NoVEMBER 4, 2015 365INK MAGAZINE Inkubator 3 EVENTS DR. BEN CARSON BOOK SIGNING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 8 PM RIVER LIGHTS BOOKSTORE (1098 MAIN ST) Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson will sign books at River Lights Bookstore. “I wrote this book to encourage every citizen to read and think about the Constitution,” says $26.95 through River Lights only. There Carson, “and to help defend it from is no limit to the number of copies you those who misinterpret and undermine may purchase to be signed. You must it. In our age of political correctness it’s pick up your pre-paid book before especially important to defend the Bill of the event. River Lights will close at Rights, which guarantees our freedom to 4 PM on the 24th. This is a “signature speak, bear arms, practice our religion, only” signing. Photos will be handled and much more.” by the staff photographer, and you Each person entering must purchase can download your photo for free at a copy of A More Perfect Union for drcarsontour.com. n MYSTIQUE WINE TASTING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 6–9 PM MYSTIQUE CASINO CHAMPAGNE (1855 GREYHOUND PARK RD) Sample over 30 wines including Kenwood, Rodney Strong, Cypress, Freemark Abbey and Rombauer. Enjoy featured appetizers from the new menu items. Tickets are $10 with a 10% discount for your next dinner in Champagne. Visit MystiqueDBQ.com or call 563-582-3647 for tickets and more information. n RACHEL DAACK, PH.D. LECTURE “OTHER PEOPLE’s CHILDREN AND THE COMMON GOOD” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 7:30 PM CLARKE UNIVERSITY JANSEN MUSIC HALL (1550 CLARKE DR) Through stories of her own and local community engagement lines others’ experiences, Clarke University up with the theme of Common Good,” of Sociology Rachel Daack, Ph.D hopes Daack said. to encourage new or renewed thoughts This Mackin-Mailander Faculty about others and the role each of us Lecture is free and open to the public. can play in creating good. Caring about For more information, contact the Clarke and creating good for those who are Marketing and Communication Office at not part of our close circle requires a 563-588-6318. n special kind of energy. Daack will further discuss theories of thought on social engagement and understanding others. “I will speak from my life experiences—on the Lincoln Elementary School Parent Teacher Association; the Safe Community Task Force, which explored race, class and crime in Dubuque; and the Dubuque NAACP Education Committee—to explore how 4 EVENTs 365INK MAGAZINE OctoBER 22–NoVEMBER 4, 2015 ISSUE #250 DUBUQUE365.COM EVENTS ONGOING Galena Winter Farmers’ Market A Safer Dubuque Community with will all go in their places.