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19 titanic: the Artifact Exhibition Grab your boarding pass and travel back to April 1912 at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium’s newest exhibit.

18 dubuque Food Co-Op 22 riverboat Twilight 1st Anniversary 30 cannova’s Food Review

Events Arts Nightlife Columnists 4 16 24 30

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2 TOC & Inkwell 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Somehow, in the past few years, my even Moving Pictures in my book. It’s a favorite band has gone from the world’s concept album… and has a fantasy novel biggest prog-rock cult band to the revered that is tied to the album telling the story… elder statesmen of rock and roll royalty, yeah, real salivating geek awesomeness… even entering the Hall of Fame and being as Rush is supposed to be. featured in more than one Hollywood So we’re in the front row with a bunch feature film. I even saw that kid with the of guys in the 50’s who clearly now have messy hair from One Direction wearing the cash to sit wherever the hell they a Presto t-shirt in a pic. The band, or want because they probably own the course, is Rush, and right now they are on companies that AC/DC fans work at. The their 40th Anniversary Tour, being hailed curtain goes up and Alex Lifeson is right as likely their last major full-on concert in front of me, and yes, we had a moment tour. After all these guys are 60+ now or two. Bucket list…. CHECK! and they don’t do your average token The show was perfect. Tons of true 80 minute sets. No, Rush plays 3+ hour nods of the hat to die hard fans. Old tunes epic shows which still barely scrape the like Xanadu, Natural Science and Jacob’s surface of their 20 studio album archive. Latter that they’ve not done live in 30+ And they’re not doing silly pop songs or years. They video segments and the show laid back blues. Just about any Rush song it self is actually very funny. The show could give the most seasoned drummer a progressed back in time through the set coronary on any given night. So pulling out and as the music got older, workmen in their classics is an ever-growing challenge red jumpsuits (a la Moving Pictures) came for the aging Canadians, because they on stage and replaced the stage equipent insist on being able to do it 100% or with the equipment from older tours. they’re not going to do it anymore. Because bands really don’t needs amps Like the good fanboy I am, I used my on stage for big tours like this, Gelly Lee, fanboy resale access to by tour tickets the singers and possibly world’s greatest before they went on sale to the general bass player is famous for replacing bass public. And once again, since this might amps lined up behind him with things like be the last hurrah, my awesome wife a row of coin operated laundromat dryers, suggested we one again spend the extra or a row of food vending machines, even money and sit up front. The different this a row of rotisserie chicken oven. I can’t time was that when I went online and 10 even explain the steampunk-inspited a.m. (and one second) to get my tix up “guifiter” contraption that he had behind front, I actually got tix UP FRONT. in fact, him last tour. It had a giant brain floating in I got front row tickets… TO RUSH. I can’t a tube and it made popcorn and suasage. tell you how many times I sat in the cheap I know, right? By the time they got to the seats and wondered who you had to finale, the stage just features to sets a know to sit down there with those lucky parcan lights and amps sitting on schools bastards. Well, last week in St. Paul at chairs which misc hanging in front of the the Excel Energy Center, I was that lucky speakers. All for show of course, as the bastard, with 13,000+ less lucky bastards real sound and stage lights were still doing all sitting behind me. the their jobs secretly, leading up the Is sitting in the front row for your Working Man final song of the night. favorite band of all time really that much I had been dipped in magic waters. better? Is it worth $400+ per ticket? The It should hold me over… until I see them simple answer is , you damn right it is. again in June in Chicago, but this time Rush isn’t my favorite band like Taylor back in the cheap seats ($150). This will, Swift is some tweenie’s favorite singer in turn hold me over.. until August 1st or even Garth Brooks for some country when I see the last show of the tour at fan (though Garth is a big Rush fan!). I’ve the Forum in Los Angeles. Cuz hey… it’s been a die hard since I was 10, when I the last show, of the last big tour. Heck, brother and his friends indoctrinated me it could be the last show ever, you never into the cult as they played Dungeons know. So I gotta go, right? Right! One and Dragons in Paul’s basement. I was more time living in the Limelight. n weened not on Tom Sawyer, but on Cygnus X-1 and By-Tor and the Snow Dog. The deep cuts. And I stuck with them, even through the tedious synth years of the 80’s and watered down fare like Hold Your Fire, when many hardcore fans gave up. And it paid off, especially with their last album, Clockwork Angels, which is the best Rush album since maybe

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Master Gardener Call Center True Music Kickoff to Summer Mondays & Thursdays: Now through September 5 PM–Midnight @ Town Clock Plaza The Dubuque County Master Gardeners are See article on the left for more information. ready to help with gardening challenges of all kinds. The call center runs through September: Social Connections for Singles Mondays: 6–8 PM; Thursdays: 1–4 PM. In October 5–7:30 PM @ Shot Tower there are Master Gardeners on duty on Thursdays Join us for an evening with food and cards. Meet only from 1–4 PM. Call 563-583-6496 to reach other singles in the area and have a fun time! For the call center volunteers. more information, call Joann at 563-581-3451 or email Maureen at [email protected]. 365ink Lunchtime Jam Fridays: May 15–September 4 @ Noon–1 PM Town Clock Plaza Hosted by the 365ink crew and sponsored by Prudential Financial and Carlos O’Kelly’s, Lunchtime Jams feature free laid-back lunchtime performances by great local acoustic musicians in Town Clock Plaza Fridays around lunchtime (weather permitting). Lunchtime Communion Daytrotter: The Lonely Wild, Jams also features great food from Carlos Beasthead, Trevor Sensor and more O’Kelly’s with many other fantastic dining 6:30 PM @ Codfish Hollow Barn (Maquoketa, IA) options in the immediate area. This is an all ages show. Food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available Dubuque Farmers’ Market for purchase. The Codfish Hollow Art Gallery Saturdays: May–October @ 7 AM–Noon will be open, featuring artwork by various Iowa & 12th St. local artists. Vendors from the tri-state area See page 6 for more information. will be on hand selling various arts, crafts and jewelry. Free parking with hay rack rides to Thursday, May 21 and from the barn as well as free camping in the cow pasture. Doors are at 6:30 PM. Music Leon Logothetis Returns to the Tri-States to start around 7:30 PM. Tickets are just $10 3 PM @ UW-P CFA (Platteville, WI) in advance and $15 day of show/at the door. See article on the left for more information. Please get your tickets in advance as they True Music Kickoff to Summer are likely to sell out. Advance tickets here: Friday, May 22 @ 5 PM–Midnight Picnic on the Hill ticketfly.com/event/772695. Town Clock Plaza 11:30 AM–12:30 PM @ Shalom Spirituality Center Sponsored by Budweiser, the that kicks off summer, get it?) this year’s Participants can choose to “dine in” Shalom’s Saturday, May 23 Diamond Jo Casino and the Buzz party starts with Lexi Parr and the Ruby dining room or “carry out” their lunch to enjoy Entertainment Group, Kickoff to Summer Blonde Band followed by Misbehavin’ on the patio. The menu includes brats and Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition Opens brings more party rock than the Town and finally, Midwest party rock favorites, hamburgers with all the trimmings, baked National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Clock stage will see all summer (or at the LoveMonkeys. Kickoff to Summer beans, potato salad, cookies, ice cream, See page 19 for more information. least until Summer’s Last Blast!). benefits The Boy Scouts, Camp Albrecht lemonade and coffee. The offering to attend is Always on the Friday of Memorial Acres and Sertoma. n $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and Day weekend (kicking off the weekend under accompanied by an adult. To register, call Shalom at 563-582-3592 by Monday, May 18.

Trivia Night 6–8:30 PM @ Happy’s Place Leon Logothetis The Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA invites you to join us for an evening full of facts and Tour of Fairy Homes Returns to the Tri-states fun featuring DJ Steve Hemmer. Doors open 9 AM–5 PM @ Shake Rag Alley (Mineral Point, WI) Thursday, May 21 @ 3 PM at 5:30 PM; check-in and registration. Trivia Stroll the magical grounds at Shake Rag Alley University of Wisconsin-Platteville Center for the Arts begins at 6 PM. 10 players max per team. Don’t to see original fairy homes built especially for Tuesday, May 26 @ 8:30 AM have a team? Come and be placed on an open this tour. (Think small……really small.) Each Ramada Galena (Galena, IL) table. Teams are encouraged to participating home will be situated in a special spot on site TV host/producer/world-traveler/ Wisconsin-Platteville in the Richard and in our theme night. Show your personality and for your viewing pleasure at this fundraiser for author and all around great guy, Leon Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall Center come dressed in your best themed get-up! our non-profit school of arts and crafts. If you Logothetis, is returning to the tri-states. for the Arts. Then Leon will be at the Fun filled night with food, cash bar, and should fall in love with one, you will be able to Logothetis first came to Dubuque Ramada Hotel in Galena on Tuesday, May more! Proceeds support the development of bid in a Silent Auction of Fairy Homes (Bidding on January 19 at the request of local 26 at 8:30 AM, hosted by the Galena confident and compassionate children, healthy will end at 4 PM on Sunday.) You can also make resident Jeff Lenhart, through a chance Chamber of Commerce. All events are families, and a stronger community. your own fairy home or whimsical wand, and encounter on social media. Lenhart free and open to the public. To order we supply the materials. Use our fairy props asked Leon to return for more events a book and for any questions, please Aaron Lewis to dress-up and get your very Fairy picture across Iowa and the tri-state area. contact Jeff Lenhart at563-880-1042 or 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar taken. Featuring: Holly Walker, author of ‘The On Thursday, May 21, Leon email [email protected]. n See page 29 for more information. Little Girl Who Shined Just Right.’ Holly will will speak at 3 PM at University of be doing readings on Alley Stage on Saturday

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and Sunday! New this year: Moonlight Tour adults 21 or older (no exceptions) and allow you Dubuque Farmers’ Market & Cocktail Reception: Saturday, May 23 from to bring light snacks and your own beverages, Saturdays: May–October @ 7 AM–Noon 8-10 PM. Admission: Adults (12 and above) including beer or wine if you’d like (please Iowa & 12th Street $5. Children 11 and under FREE! For more no hard alcohol). Enjoy all of our anytime Dubuque Farmers’ Market (DFM) shopper may, at no additional charge, information, visit shakeragalley.com. adventures, plus our add-on options like pottery has received a USDA Farmers’ swipe their credit or debit card at our painting items, guided painting sessions, mosaic Market Promotion Program grant to information booth to receive dollar-for- Shenandoah Junk Roundup design items, and glass painting. For more increase access to local, fresh food for dollar $5 Market Money tokens, to be 9 AM–6 PM @ Shenandoah Riding Center information, please visit MatterCreative.center. customers paying with EBT, debit, or used at participating Farmers’ Market (Galena, IL) credit cards as well as to help promote vendors’ stalls. The Shenandoah Junk Roundup is the place for Sunday, May 24 our market. SNAP (Supplemental In addition to the new Market Money antiquers, junkers and flea market lovers. We Nutrition Assistance Program) is program, everything that all shoppers will strive to be known as the ultimate hunting Tour of Fairy Homes the modern term for the program love about the DFM is back and better grounds for antiques, repurposed finds, artisan 9 AM–5 PM @ Shake Rag Alley (Mineral Point, WI) formerly known as Food Stamps. SNAP than ever in 2015. Early produce such creations, vintage and new items alike. We will customers now received their food as asparagus, lettuce, water cress, also feature items such as hand-made jewelry Shenandoah Junk Roundup dollars on an EBT (Electronic Benefits rhubarb, and spinach will be available. and beautiful hanging baskets and patio pots. 9 AM–6 PM @ Shenandoah Riding Center Transfer) debit card. Consumers with There will also be a large selection The Shenandoah Junk Roundup will take place (Galena, IL) SNAP benefits will be able to swipe of bedding plants, hanging baskets, at the Shenandoah Riding Center in the Galena their card and receive dollar-for-dollar, house plants, freshly baked goods, Territory. This fun filled event will include Free $1 tokens to be used to purchase locally bottled wines, and a great Parking, Food Vendors, Live Music, and Indoor SNAP-eligible items at participating selection of arts and crafts—all items and Outdoor exhibitors. vendors. The DFM will have a central that make perfect gifts for graduations, information booth, located at the weddings, or simply as a special treat Marshallese Flag Dancers corners of 12th & Iowa Streets during for shoppers. Noon–3 PM @ Comiskey Park Bob Fest Farmers’ Market, where these Stretching from the area around Come enjoy the day with food, dancing, bounce 11 AM–7 PM @ Spring Green General Store transactions will take place. City Hall at Iowa and 13th Streets down house and meet members of the Dubuque (Spring Green, WI) In addition to SNAP customers Iowa Street to 11th Street, the Dubuque Marshallese community as we celebrate Join us for a day of live music! Performances being able to receive $1 SNAP tokens to Farmers’ Market has grown in recent Marshall Island Constitution Day. For questions include Bob and Sheila Everhart, Better Daze, purchase eligible food items at the DFM, years to more than 100 registered or for more information, call the Multicultural and The McDougals. For the full schedule, any customer will be able to purchase vendors. For more information, contact Family Center at 563-582-3681 or email please visit SpringGreenGeneralStore.com or $5 Debit/Credit tokens to purchase Dubuque Main Street at 563-588-4400 [email protected]. call 608-588-7070. anything at market! This means any or visit dubuquefarmersmarket.org. n

Matter 21+ Social Evenings The Blueberry Music Festival 5:30–8 PM @ Matter Creative Center 3 PM @ Sandy Hook Tavern (Hazel Green, WI) Matter Creative Center’s 21+ social evenings Sandy Hook owner Ash Lawrence is hosting the allow you to have fun enjoying all of our two-day celebration of blues and rock music in creativity building adventures in a grown-up honor of his friend Garrett Wade Stephens who atmosphere. All 21+ social evenings are for passed away in December 2014. “Blueberry”

6 Events 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Events was what Stephens called his unborn child. His Tuesday, May 26 leader in communication and leadership wife Ashley was only five weeks pregnant at development. For more information, the time of his passing. This fundraiser will help Leon Logothetis Returns to Dubuque visit 3588.toastmastersclubs.org or support Stephens’ widow and child with all of 8:30 AM @ Ramada Galena (Galena, IL) facebook.com/ToastmastersSpeakeasyClub. the gate proceeds going toward the effort. The cover charge of $10 is good for both days and Dubuque Symphony Thursday, May 28 rough camping is available. Youth Ensembles Auditions Circus Spectacular! 4–7 PM @ Senior High School 4:30 & 7:30 PM @ Five Flags Arena Hosted by Denny Garcia, the Sandy Hook See page 16 for more information. A cultural kaleidoscope of color and opulent will feature live music on the outside festival panorama of pageantry kicks off a star-studded stage on the afternoon of Sunday, May 24 Sip & Shop event line up as Circus Spectacular rolls into Dubuque. with performances by Misbehavin’ and Ruby 6–8 PM @ Stone Cliff Winery Enchanting elephants, tantalizing tigers, and Blonde, with Pistol Pete and Laura McDonald Sip & Shop promotes businesses and raises amazing acrobats prepare to dazzle and astound. headlining, moving inside for even more music money for a selected charity. Every month Tickets are on sale now at ticketsmaster.com or in the evening with Family Business and Mighty we select a different charity and have a silent by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Wheelhouse. The schedule for Memorial Day, auction and bake sale with the proceeds going Monday, May 25 features new band Stop The to that charity. Glass Garden Stake Workshop Clock (featuring singer/songwriter Briana 6–8 PM @ Studio Works Hardyman and Joel Pingitore and Frank Wednesday, May 27 Glass Artist Barb McKinlay will help you make Queram from Playground of Sound) followed Jewelry is Fun Sale three 5–8” fused glass garden stakes—12” or by the rhythm and blues of The Brews Brothers. Dubuque Symphony 9 AM–5 PM @ Finley Hospital Auditorium 18”. These are great inside or out! Make flowers, Youth Ensembles Auditions UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is hosting butterflies, angels, bees in many colors or Monday, May 25 4–7 PM @ Senior High School a Jewelry is Fun sale. Find great savings on your own abstract design. You will have many Jewelry and accessories with everything glass pieces, colors and millefiori to work Memorial Day Parade Open House at Toastmasters priced at $5.99. Everyone is invited to shop with and the opportunity to cut little pieces 1:30PM @ Main Street in Dubuque Speakeasy 3588 Thursday, May 28 from 9 AM–5 PM and Friday, of glass to create a one of a kind creation. If Remember those who served our country 5:30–7:30 PM @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library May 29 from 7 AM–2 PM in the Finley Hospital you don’t need garden stakes, you can make this Memorial Day by attending Dubuque’s Looking to develop speaking and leadership Auditorium located on the 1st floor, next to the sun catchers with a suction cup hook to hang Memorial Day Parade. The parade will follow skills? Ace a job interview? Ignite your Cafeteria. in your windows. Cost of $60.00 includes all the traditional route down Main Street. career? Come be our guest to learn what materials, wine will be served. No experience we do, and how we can help you with Dubuque Symphony necessary! Please email Barb to register and for The Blueberry Music Festival your communication and leadership skills. Youth Ensembles Auditions more information: [email protected]. 1:45 PM @ Sandy Hook Tavern (Hazel Green, WI) Toastmasters International is a world 4–7 PM @ Senior High School Pre-registration is required to hold your spot.

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Dubuque Food Co-Op: Social Connections for Singles Dubuque... And All That Jazz! Movie Night at Mindframe 5 PM @ Shot Tower Presented by Dubuque Main Street and the Dubuque Jaycees 7–9 PM @ Mindframe Theaters Fridays: June 19, July 17, August 21, September 4 @ 5-9:30 PM See page 18 for more information. Sandy Hook Nights Town Clock Plaza 5 PM–Midnight @ Sandy Hook Tavern The big daddy of Town Clock Audible Art Show (Hazel Green, WI) festivals, Dubuque...and All That Jazz! 7–9 PM @ Galena Center For The Arts (Galena, IL) See page 23 for more information. features some of the best bands in the Join us for an evening of fantastic local Midwest, a wide variety of foods, cold entertainment hosted by Lenny Wayne Hosey Dubuque Food Co-Op: beverages served up by the Dubuque and L.A Suess. Happy Anniversary Hour Jaycees and a few thousand of your 5–7 PM @ Dubuque Food Co-Op closest friends with which to enjoy it all. See page 18 for more information. The June edition features Chicago Sponsored by Dittmer Recycling, Riley funk and R&B band The Business, a Subaru, and Miracle Car Wash. Sandy Hook Nights longtime All That Jazz favorite and Dubuque... and All That Jazz! 5 PM–Midnight @ Sandy Hook Tavern is sponsored by Prudential, US Bank, always has a wide variety of food (Hazel Green, WI) TRICOR Insurance, and Andersen / vendors ranging from gyros to Red See page 23 for more information. Eagle Window & Door Manufacturing. Neck Sushi! This year’s vendors July’s edition features seven piece include: Beauty & The Beef, Carlos Bike Nights award-winning blues and R&B band O’Kelly’s, Freddie’s Popcorn, Manna Tri-State Wind Symphony 21st Season 6–9 PM @ Dubuque Harley Davidson The Jimmys and is sponsored by Java World Café, The Chocolate Hog, Concerts: Brian Hughes Bike nights are held at the Dubuque Harley American Trust & Savings Bank and The Morning Weenie, Watershed Café, 7:30 PM @ Eagle Point Park Band Shell Davidson dealership at 145 N. Crescent Diamond Jo Casino. and West Dubuque Tap. Pack up a picnic and your lawn chairs and Ridge Rd. on Dubuque on the last Friday Quad Cities soul, funk, blues, and A big thank you to the 2015 Jazz bring the family to the Eagle Point Park Band of every month, May–August. The outdoor R&B band 10 of Soul will perform in contributors: Dittmer Recycling, Shell for the 21st season of Tri-State Wind parties features grilled grub from the Mighty August. Sponsored by Dubuque Bank 365ink, Envision Screen Printing, Symphony Concerts! For more information, Mississippi H.O.G. Chapter for an at will & Trust, Cottingham & Butler, and Holiday Inn Dubuque-Galena, Radio visit TSWS.org. donation to Bikers In Need and there plenty McGladrey. Dubuque, Refinery Design Company, of cold beer. May 29 features the BackRoads And the final installment of and Union-Hoermann Press Friday, May 29 band, June 26 is Project X, July 31 brings Six Dubuque... and All That Jazz! in For more information, visit Shots ’Til Midnight and August 28th wraps up September features a local favorite The DubuqueMainStreet.org or Jewelry is Fun Sale with Renegade. Lonely Goats with their eclectic mix of call Dubuque Main Street at 7 AM–2 PM @ Finley Hospital Auditorium rock, zydeco, and gypsy punk music. 563-588-4400. n

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With your help, we have achieved our goal of invited to attend. For more information or to scramble (best-shot) a, Prime Rib dinner and improving the living conditions by setting up a register, please call the Carnegie-Stout Public auction at the Meadows Golf Course on Sunday, medical clinic for those most in need. Now we Library at 563-589-4225, or visit the Library’s May 31. If you prefer not to golf, join us for the are sustaining medical care by this Run. Cost is website, dubuque.lib.ia.us/gardening. dinner and auction for only $20. For more $20 if signed up at runforthehealthofit5k.com information or to register visit our webiste at: (includes cost of a t-shirt). $25 day of the race. 4000 Miles golffore.org! The Anna Weitz Foundation is 7:30 PM @ Five Flags Bijou Room thrilled to be selected by Laura Chandlee as a Dubuque Food Co-Op: beneficary of the Dubuque Chamber’s Dancing Anniversary Party in the Courtyard Gay Pride Weekend: with the Stars Fundraiser on June 6. Laura has 4000 Miles 11 AM–3 PM @ Schmid Innovation “Treat Yourself to PRIDE” Drag Show a special passion for children and has selected 7:30 PM @ Five Flags Bijou Room Center Courtyard 9 PM @ Holiday Inn Dubuque/Galena this local charity, whose mission is to fund After suffering a major loss while he was See page 18 for more information. Roxi Heart, Janelle Heart, Miss. Tracie, Kyra research for childhood cancer and increase on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Vitale, Heather Nicole, and Stella Dallas are awareness of kids with cancer. Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old ready to celebrate Gay Pride Weekend! Doors grandmother Vera in her West Village, NYC open at 8 PM, and the show starts at 9 PM. Hors apartment. Over the course of a single month, d’oeuvres will be served before the show, and these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, pizza will be served after. Tickets are $5 for GA and ultimately reach each other. 4000 MILES and $10 for VIP (some tables for groups of 10 looks at how two outsiders find their way in are still available). Food is included with ticket today’s world. By Amy Herzog; Directed by purchase. Cash bar available for anyone over Kay Kluseman. For more information, visit Adult Program: Container Gardening 101 21 years old. For more information, please visit flybynightdubuque.com. 2–4 PM @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library facebook.com/gaydubuque. Gay Pride Weekend: Members of The Herb Society of Dubuque will Family Friendly PRIDE Picnic Emily Kinney present a hands-on workshop introducing Sunday, May 31 1–7 PM @ Dunleith Park (East Dubuque, IL) 9 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar participants to the ins and outs of container Bring a chair and drinks and join us for a See page 29 for more information. gardening. Whether you’re new to gardening, Golf Fore! Childhood Cancer Research fun-filled day with vendors, informational have a black thumb, or just don’t have much Noon @ Meadows Golf Course booths, music, and kids activities! We will even Saturday, May 30 space to garden in, this is the workshop for you! Gather your friends, family and co-workers for a bounce house from 1–4 PM. Free food will be Participants will leave Carnegie-Stout Pubic a day of fun to support Laura Chandlee who is served all day. For more information, please Run for the Health of It 5K Library with a small container garden of their dancing the Tango with Dancing with the Stars visit facebook.com/gaydubuque. 9 AM @ Saint Francis Xavier (Dyersville, IA) own creation. All materials for the program will Dubuque Style to raise money for the Anna This 5K Run/Walk helps raise funds to support be supplied, and registration is required for this Weitz Foundation in memory of her nephews, 4000 Miles a medical clinic in Fonds Verrettes, Haiti. event, as space is limited. The public is cordially Triston and Jacob. Join us for a four-person 2 PM @ Five Flags Bijou Room

Dubuque365.com Issue #239 May 21–June 3, 2015 365ink Magazine Events 9 Events Chamberfest Dubuque The Northeast Iowa School of Music’s the artists with a champagne reception to speak to the high level of artistry that we (NISOM) summer audience-favorite Juilliard follow. Tickets are $50 for adults and $25 bring to the festival every year. in June has grown into the multi-event for students, and can be purchased through The ChamberFest Showcase, ChamberFest Dubuque featuring two NISOM at 563-690-0151. sponsored by Premier Bank, kicks off concerts with ChamberFest Artistic Director ChamberFest 2015 features six guest ChamberFest Dubuque and features Michael Gilbertson and six guest musicians. artists who are all new to the festival. NISOM members of the faculty and Chamberfest First, on Monday, June 15, Nicholas NISOM is delighted to welcome pianist adult ensembles. This free performance Dubuque Events Palmer will return to conduct the Sean Chen, who took third prize at the will take place on Sunday, June 7 at ChamberFest Orchestra Concert in 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Westminster Presbyterian Church. ChamberFest Showcase Butler Hall in the University of Dubuque’s Competition. Also performing is violinist The guest musicians will also be giving Sunday, June 7 @ 3 PM Heritage Center. The concert will include Gabriel Lefkowitz, concertmaster of the a free ChamberFest Workshop with Westminster Presbyterian Church a full orchestra comprised of local Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Gabriel masterclasses on Wednesday, June 17 at Sponsored by Premier Bank musicians performing repertoire that is also a composer and has performed Loras College. Sponsored by a grant from highlights the visiting artists as featured with numerous indie rock bands, most the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation. ChamberFest Orchestra Concert soloists. This Salute to the Boston Pops famously appearing with the band When NISOM began Juilliard in June Monday, June 15 @ 7 PM is an evening of light classics, popular Vampire Weekend on Saturday Night in 2009, the guest musicians consisted of UD Heritage Center and movie music, and some exciting new Live in 2010. The performances will also students at The Juilliard School. They are Sponsored by Tim & Christine Conlon and John & works! Tickets are available through the feature clarinetist Andrew Lowy, one of now performing professionals who can Alice Butler UD Farber Box Office (563-585-7469) the youngest members of the elite Los be seen soloing and playing in orchestras and are $20 for adults and free for Angeles Philharmonic, Hari Bernstein, across the country and around the world, ChamberFest Workshop students. Sponsored Tim and Christine a violist in the Nashville Symphony; but only during NISOM’s ChamberFest Wednesday, June 17 @ 5:30-7 PM Conlon and John and Alice Butler. Madeleine Kabat, a cellist who performs Dubuque do these musicians come Loras College On Thursday, June 18, Gilbertson and internationally as a soloist and orchestra together. ChamberFest Dubuque truly Sponsored by the Stephen and Mary Birch friends will perform again for NISOM’s musician; and Elizabeth Fayette, 2013 is just for Dubuque! Each year brings Foundation ChamberFest Gala Concert (formerly winner of the prestigious Julliard a unique set of guest musicians. Visit Juilliard in June) sponsored by US Bank. School’s Violin Competition and 2013 NIOSM.com for more information about ChamberFest Gala Performance The Gala will be held in Jansen Hall at Ima Hogg prizewinner. The remarkable the performers and all of the ChamberFest Thursday, June 18 @ 7 PM Clarke University, and the program includes accomplishments of our performers Dubuque events. n Clarke Jansen Music Hall solos and small ensembles showcasing Sponsored by US Bank

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Sibling Class Lunch n’ Learn Garden Series: Free Kids Fishing Clinic 6–8 PM @ Delhi Medical Center Planting Native Landscapes 9–11 AM @ Hurstville Pond (Maquoketa, IA) Having a baby is a family event. Getting big 12:15–12:45 PM @ Multicultural Family Center This is a free event, no experience needed. Bait brothers and sisters ready for the new baby is Join Ecologist and Landscape Architect, and fishing poles available, we do have a limited important. Join us while we show your children Cory Ritterbusch for a discussion about Summer Farm Toy Show supply! Door prizes all morning, and prizes for what a new baby is like. A tour of the Family Natural Landscape design for the Monthly Noon-6 PM @ National Farm Toy Museum first and largest caught fish! Come out and have Birthing Suites is part of this class. Snacks are Lunch ‘n Learn Garden series. Learn about (Dyersville IA) some fun with your family and friends. served and a birthday card is made for the new native tree species, grasses, and shrubs and This year the Summer Farm Toy Show is baby. There is no fee for this class. how to integrate them into existing or new celebrating their 30th anniversary! The two day Summer Farm Toy Show landscapes. Mr. Ritterbusch has been involved event will have of a Diorama Display Contest 9 AM-4 PM @ National Farm Toy Museum Tuesday, June 2 in native plant promotion since 1999 and is where contestants are eligible to win awards (Dyersville IA) the owner of Prairie Works Landscape Design for People’s Choice and Best in Show. New this firm and author of conservationist book summer is the Summer Farm Toy Show Model “H.S. Pepoon: Conservation Pioneer”. No Contest. Registration for the contest starts at registration is required, walk-ins are welcome, 9:30am on the 6th with judging beginning at and there is no fee to join. Attendees can 10:30am. Head over to the National Farm Toy bring a lunch! For more information, visit Museum for all the farm toy fun! extension.iastate.edu/dubuque/lunch. Art @ your library Reception NAMI Care and Share Meeting Green Drinks 5:30-7:30 PM @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library Jammin’ for Jay 7 PM @ Caradco Building, Millwork Collective 6:30 PM @ Inspire Cafe See page 32 for more information. Noon– 1 AM @ Maquoketa Fairgrounds NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Green Dubuque is launching a new Green (Maquoketa, IA) Dubuque invites you to participate in our Care Drinks in 2015. Come meet new like-minded Personal Spaces Reception As a local musician with The Big House and Share Meetings the first Tuesday of every friends and discuss local green issues while 5:30-8:30 PM @ Gallery C Band as well as The Cosmobilly Band, Jay month at 7 PM. This is group is open to anyone enjoying a beverage. Please join us on See page 17 for more information. Olsen is well known for entertaining the with lived experience, their family members, Washington Street in downtown Dubuque. Maquoketa community. Now battling head loved ones and anyone wanting to provide Mick Foley and neck cancer, the Jammin’ for Jay benefit support. All meetings are held in the lower level Thursday, June 4 7 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar is raising money to help support him through Millwork Collective area at 900 Jackson Street. See page 29 for more information. treatments. Come out to show your support This event is free and open to the public. Tri-State Wind Symphony 21st Season while enjoying a day full of music! Food will be Concerts: Dubuque Fiddlers 4000 Miles served from 12–3 PM and again from 5–8 PM 7:30 PM @ Eagle Point Park Band Shell 7:30 PM @ Five Flags Bijou Room with meals running $10 per plate. A Silent

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Auction will take place from 12–8 PM as well as while simultaneously raising money for the a Live Auction starting at 6 PM. Other events American Cancer Society. This year’s goal is to include a bounce house, Celebrity Dunk Tank, raise a total of $219,700. The event starts with an 50/50 raffle, and a $200 door prize. There will Opening Ceremony at noon, with a Caregivers also be $10 raffle tickets available for a chance Lap at 6 PM, a Survivors Lap at 6:30 PM, then to win a Gun and Kayak. Free will donations after dark, a Luminaria Ceremony, and finally a are also welcome. For more information, visit Closing Ceremony at 11 PM to remember those facebook.com/jayolsonbenefit. lost and celebrate those committed to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer. For more Professor Beth K. Dougherty, PhD Lecture information, visit RelayForLife.org/DubuqueIA 2 PM @ Galena Public Library (Galena, IL) The lecture will describe the motivations and the rise of ISIS, its goals, and its impact in Syria, Iraq, and the implications for the Middle East, the United States, and the world. Beth K. Dougherty is Manger Professor of International Relations. She received her MA and PhD in Dancing with the Stars Dubuque Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia 6 PM @ Five Flags Theater and did her undergraduate work at Chatham Come out to watch 10 business celebrities College (Pittsburgh, PA) where she majored in dance for their favorite cause! A reception political science. She joined the Beloit College before hand starts at 6 PM in the Five Flags faculty in 1996 and teaches a broad range of Arena Promenade with the performance in international politics courses, including Middle the Five Flags Center Theater at 7 PM. This is East politics and human rights. Dougherty has the Chamber’s 6th year putting on the event received both campus and national awards for with over a million dollars raised throughout teaching. For more information, visit the year. Proceeds go directly back into the galenalibrary.org. local community. 2015 Stars include: Laura Chandlee (Kendall Hunt Publishing, Candice Heinkel (Manor Care), Stacey Hines (American Trust and Savings Bank), Dr. Bobby Koneru (Wendt Cancer Center), Andre Lessears (City of Dubuque), Dr. Jeff Manternach (Key City Vision), Trish McDonald (Julien Dubuque International Film Festival), Marla Quinn (East Central Intergovernmental Association), Ski Bellevue Waterski Show Team Bob Smith (Stone Cliff Winery), and Sarah 4 PM @ Bellevue South Riverbank (Bellevue, IA) Warthan (Dubuque Auto Plaza). The Ski Bellevue Waterski Show Team is one of only four waterski show teams in Iowa, and 9th Annual Memorial Park Event the only one performing on the Mississippi. 6–11 PM @ Hazel Green Main Street All shows are free! Great family entertainment The Brews Brothers will be preforming on with glittery costumes, great music, and Main Street in front of the bars. Raffle tickets powerful towboats. are being sold for $5/ticket for 5 for $20. The drawing will be held at 8 PM. The cost is $5/ Relay For Life person to enter the dance. All proceeds of the 6 PM @ Port of Dubuque event will go towards the improvements of the Dubuque is celebrating their 30th annual Relay Hazel Green Veteran’s Memorial Park. For Life this summer. With 54 teams participating and a total of 325 participants, this 4000 Miles year’s event will no doubt celebrate survivorship 7:30 PM @ Five Flags Bijou Room

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Sunday, June 7 begins at 6:30 PM and is sponsored by a AVENUE Q variety of area businesses and organizations June 11 and 12 @ 7 PM Fisheree including the Dubuque Arts Council who hosts Eronel Art + Music Venue 10 AM–2 PM @ Worthington Sportsmen’s Club the June 14–July 26 performances. Bring lawn Trainwreck Productions (TWP), puppets are friends, Monsters are (Hopkinton, IA) chairs or blankets and your own picnic and Dubuque’s found-space theatre good, and life lessons are learned. Free Admission and open to the public. Prizes refreshments! company, presents Avenue Q. The Avenue Q features music and lyrics for Children. Bring your own fishing pole and puppet-filled comedy follows a group of by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and bait. The concession stand will have several Dubuque Fine Arts Players 20-somethings seeking their purpose in book by Jeff Whitty. Ryan Michael yummy food selections to choose from. One Act Auditions big-city life. Winner of the TONY “Triple Decker, TWP Artistic Director, directs, Contact us at [email protected] or 7:30–9:30 PM @ Clarke Jansen Music Hall Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and choreographs and scenic designs the 563-744-9110 with any questions. See page 16 for more information. Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part production with assistant direction felt, and packed with heart. and costume designs by Gwen Beatty, Dubuque Regional Hosta Society Plant Sale Monday, June 8 The laugh-out-loud musical tells the puppets designed by Mark A. Parrott and Noon @ Dubuque Arboretum Packard Pavilion timeless story of a recent college grad Jennifer Sheshko Wood, and production There will also be a hosta leaf show held Growing Season Webinar: named Princeton who moves into a assistance by Keri Schwanekamp. at this free event. Plants are donated by Design from Yard to Trough shabby New York apartment on Avenue The cast includes: Kirsten Andersen local members of the Dubuque Regional 4–6 PM @ Dubuque County Extension Q. He soon discovers that although the (Princeton), Beatty (Kate Monster), Hosta Society. Most of the plants to be sold This June webinar, Design from Yard to Trough, residents seem nice, it’s clear that this Schwanekamp (Gary Coleman), Emily will be hostas, but on occasion there are with Iowa State University Department of is not your ordinary neighborhood. Anderson (Christmas Eve), Devin are other perennials or garden beauties Horticulture lecturer Lisa Orgler and Fayette Together, Princeton and his new friends Lantagne (Brian), Dakota Vaassen available. For more information, visit County Master Gardener Gary Whittenbaugh, struggle to find jobs, dates, and their (Rod, Trekkie Monster), Decker (Nicky), facebook.com/DubuqueRegionalHostaSociety. will be offered at Dubuque County Extension, ever-elusive purpose in life. JM (Mrs. T, Bad Idea Bear, Live Hand, 14858 West Ridge Lane. Participants will Filled with gut-busting humor and a Newcomer), Molly Barczak (Bad Idea ChamberFest Showcase learn how to add spark to landscape designs catchy score, not to mention puppets, Bear, Live Hand), and Deb Elkins (Lucy). 3 PM @ Westminster Presbyterian Church and dive into trough planters filled with Avenue Q is a truly unique show. Songs THIS SHOW IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. See page 10 for more information. conifers and their companions. To register, include “The Internet is For Porn,” The production contains adult content, contact Laura Klavitter at 563-583-6496 “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” “You language, racism, sexual explicitness, Music in the Gardens: Jim Busta Band or [email protected]. Master gardeners Can Be Loud as the Hell You Want and full-frontal puppet nudity. 6:30 PM @ Dubuque Arboretum attending will earn two continuing education (When You’re Making Love),” and Tickets are $10 in advance at Eronel Music in the Gardens, a free summer concert hours for each webinar. To learn how to others. Although the show addresses (available beginning in June) and $15 series offers a wide variety of family-friendly become an Iowa Master Gardener, visit humorous adult issues, it is similar to a at the door. For more information, visit music in the beautiful surroundings of extension.iastate.edu/dubuque. Cost: $5. beloved children’s show; a place where TrainwreckProductions.org. n Dubuque’s Arboretum. The free concert series

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Dubuque Fine Arts Players Thursday, June 11 The Addams Family Musical One Act Auditions 7:30 PM @ Bell Tower Theater 7:30–9:30 PM @ Clarke Jansen Music Bridges out of Poverty: See page 17 for more information. Strategies for Professionals and Tuesday, June 9 Communities Workshop Tri-State Wind Symphony 21st Season 8 AM–4 PM @ Holiday Inn Dubuque/Galena Concerts: TSWS concert This workshop is a comprehensive approach 7:30 PM @ Eagle Point Park Band Shell to understanding the dynamics that cause Inspiring People Series: Jim Jelinske and maintain poverty from the individual to 7 PM @ Inspire Café Friday, June 12 the systemic level. Bridges Out of Poverty A professional clown (Jelly) for over 26 years, uses the lens of economic class and provides Jim Jelinske found inspiration from an unlikely Meet the Author: David LaRochelle concrete tools and strategies for a community source. Jim will take us on his journey of finding 10 AM & 2 PM @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library to prevent, reduce, and alleviate poverty. joy and laughter and challenge us to seek out See page 32 for more information. Participants will review poverty research, the fun things that connect us all together. Live, examine a theory of change, and analyze love, laugh is so much more than just a plaque Sandy Hook Nights poverty through the prism of the hidden on the wall. Come share Jim’s vision of a world 5 PM–Midnight @ Sandy Hook Tavern Introduction to Modern Haiku rules of class, resources, family structure, that is filled with love and laughter. (Hazel Green, WI) 6:30 PM @ Galena Public Library (Galena, IL) and language. Throughout the workshop, Award winning Haiku poet Bill Pauly will participants will receive specific strategies The series is a monthly event in which inspiring America’s River Festival present the form and function of modern for improving outcomes for people living people speak from their hearts about what 5:30 PM–12:30 AM @ Port of Dubuque Haiku with samples and host a discussion. in poverty, but the focus of the workshop inspires and motivates them to share their See page 15 for more information. Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. The form is to provide a broad overview of concepts. gifts and contribute positively to the world. has evolved over the centuries and the rules Learn about proven concepts, strategies and The Inspiring People sessions are offered as are routinely broken. However, Modern Haiku approaches. This training assists employers, informal and intimate exchanges for the open- still embodies the philosophy that Haiku community organizations, social service hearted and curious. Each presenter will speak traditionalists hold dear—simplicity, intensity, agencies, and individuals gain insight and for approximately 20-30 minutes and then will and a directness of expression. This event strategies. $60.00 Workshop fee includes: respond to audience questions and comments. has been organized by the Galena Women’s Breakfast, lunch and the book, Bridges out The sessions are free. Visit inspire-cafe.com Poetry Guild and is hosted by the Galena Public of Poverty Presented by Certified Trainers: for more information. Cascade Rockin’ on the River Music Fest Library. For more information please contact Jim Ott and Ermina Soler. To register: 6–11 PM @ Cascade Riverview Amphitheater the Galena Public Library at 815-777-0200 cityofdubuque.org/bridgesoutofpoverty. Avenue Q (Cascade, IA) or email the adult services librarian at 7 PM @ Eronel Art + Music Venue All musical events will have food vendors [email protected]. See page 12 for more information. available. Bring your own coolers and lawn

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chairs! Admission is $7, and children 12 and Saturday, June 13 under are free. Enjoy Cosmobilly Band and Creepin’ Charlies. 10th Annual Grandview Gallop 8 AM @ Murphy Park Downtown Friday Night The Grandview Gallop is a 4 mile and 1 mile 6:30–10 PM @ 1st Avenue, Dyersville, IA kids run/walk that takes place on Grandview Come to Downtown Dyersville on 1st Ave for Avenue. All pre-registered entrants receive a food, fun and music! Entertainment, food, dri-fit New Balance shirt and commemorative beverages, and games for the kids and adults backpack. Awards are given to the top 3 in are part of the evenings’ highlights. Music each age group along with a random drawing from Hard Salami and a car and truck show for 12 pairs of running shoes. Each race is sponsored by Auto Tech. Bring your family and chip timed for better accuracy and faster friends and have a great time! Call the Chamber results. There is no race day registration. The for more information, 563-875-2311. last day for registration will be at Murphy Park on Friday, June 12 from 4–8 PM. Visit Avenue Q grandviewgallop.com or call Greg Hermiston 7 PM @ Eronel Art + Music Venue 563-599-5198 for more information.

The French Café 10–11 AM @ Multicultural Family Center Join other Dubuque community members fluent (or becoming fluent) in speaking French for coffee and conversation. Participation is free, registration required. Sign up at cityofdubuque.org/recreation. Registration forms can also be found at the MFC and the MFC website. For more information, call 563-582-3681 or visit mfcdbq.org.

Heartland Festival: The Last Five Years 7:30 PM @ UW-P CFA The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage) and Jamie’s is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first Paint & Pour met). The characters do not directly interact 11 AM–2 PM @ Galena Cellars (Galena, IL) except for a wedding song in the middle Enjoy an afternoon of painting at Galena Cellars as their timelines intersect. Written and with Galena artist Sandra Principe at Galena Composed by Jason Robert Brown. Tickets: Cellars Vineyard & Winery, 4746 N. Ford Rd., Adult $25, UW-P Student $18, Under 18 $15. Galena, IL. No experience is required. The cost is $35 per person which includes lunch and a The Addams Family Musical glass of wine. There is an optional $15 materials 7:30 PM @ Bell Tower Theater fee. To RSVP, call Sandra at 815-541-0068. For more information, visit galenacellars.com.

14 Events 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Events america’s river festival June 12–13 Port of Dubuque The America’s River Festival, racking up #1 hits like “Leave the Night presented by American Trust & Savings On” and “Take Your Time” Bank, is a two day festival filled with Saturday night is a diverse night of national acts from the world of country all time rock and roll superstars. The music including Dan + Shay, Sam Hunt “American Band” wielding Grand Funk and Old Dominion on Friday, June 12, and Railroad needs no introduction, while two classic rock legends Tommy James & The brits who just happen to call themselves Shondells, America & Grand Funk Railroad America, have a full slate of recognizable and America on Saturday, June 13. radio classics like “A Horse with No The America’s River Festival has Name”, “Ventura Highway”, “Tin Man” been know to bring some of the nation’s and “Sister Golden Hair”. And of course, biggest country music stars to the Port Tommy James and the Shondells, who, of Dubuque just on the cusp of them it seems, couldn’t write anything but becoming the biggest stars in the genre, massive hit classics through the late 60’s like Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and including “Hanky Panky”, “I think We’re Dierk Bentley. That tradition continues Alone Now”, “Mony Mony”, “Crystal Blue with some fresh but very much rising Persuasion” and “Crimson and Clover”. It’s starts in Country Music. Already sporting a can’t miss night of classic rock and roll. a pair of hits with “19 You + Me” and New this year is the America’s Show You Off, Dan and Shay took little River Festival Brewfest on Saturday, a time to cricket into the national spotlight celebration of premier craft beers and after coming together just over a year their Masters from around the State of ago. Likewise, Sam Hunt had already Iowa and the Tri-State area ($30–$40). been know for penning hits for names Look for much more in the festival like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and in coming issues of 365ink and find Billy Currington before signing with MCA more information now, including Nashville Records in 2014 and quickly convert tickets ($15–$45), online at americasriverfestival.com.

22nd Annual Cemetery Walk portion of ticket sales will be donated to the John Conlee 2–4:30 PM @ Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, IL) Dubuque Boys and Girls Club. Get advance 2 PM @ Ohnward Fine Arts Center Every June, the Galena-Jo Daviess County tickets at Courtside or from any of the skaters (Maquoketa, IA) Historical Society remembers the lives and for just $5, or just $8 at the door the day of the John Conlee has been a member of the Grand contributions of past Galenians with its annual event. For more information, follow the team at Ole Opry since 1981. His success began in the Cemetery Walk. Local performers portray facebook.com/DubuqueBombSquadRollerDerby. late 1970’s. In March of 1978, he released “Rose select individuals buried in Galena’s Colored Glasses,” a song Conlee wrote, which Greenwood Cemetery and recount their lives Heartland Festival: The Last Five Years became a huge hit as well as his signature in front of live audiences. Tours start every 20 7:30 PM @ UW-P CFA song. In January of 1979, he released “Back minutes between the hours of 2 and 4:30 PM. Side Of Thirty” which went on to become a A seated, indoor performance will be held at The Addams Family Musical No. 1 record, and the hits continued to roll. Grace Episcopal Church in Galena, on June 20 7:30 PM @ Bell Tower Theater Overall, there have been 29 single releases at 8 PM. Tickets will be available at the throughout the years with 26 of them charting performances for $15. Sunday, June 14 in the top 20 or better. Eight of those 26 Artists Take Over the Porch: have reached the coveted No. 1 spot on the Stormy Mochal (Painting) Dodgeville Lion’s Club national country charts. All of Conlee’s hits 11 AM–3 PM @ Outside the Lines Art Gallery DBQ Flea Market/Antique Sale have that unmistakable common thread—that Artists from around the region will be 8:30 AM–3:30 PM @ Harris Park Ley Pavilion unique voice. Tickets are $25 in advance and demonstrating how they make their art on (Dodgeville, WI) $30 at the door. For more information, visit the grand front porch of Outside the Lines Art This event will happen rain or shine. Up to 65 ohnwardfineartscenter.com Gallery at 409 Bluff Street in Dubuque, Iowa. A dealer spaces are filled with great items for different artist will demonstrate each Saturday sale. Quality antique and collectible items are Bubble Bash 5K fun run/walk throughout the summer. It is free and open readily available. We do not allow craft dealers, 2 PM @ Westside Park (Dyersville, IA) to everyone. This is a relaxed and easygoing T-shirt sellers or liquidators. We have a great Dyersville Relay For Life/American Cancer approach to learn firsthand how artists create food stand which includes the very popular Society will have three colorful stations full everything from paintings to jewelry, sculpture home made pies baked by the Dodgeville of bubbles through out the route, you can and pottery. Children and their questions are Dubuque Bomb Squad Roller Derby Lioness Club. This event is a very relaxing walk run or even crawl through. Half of all welcome! Some artists will offer additional 5 PM @ Courtside Sports Bar & Grill way to spend a fun filled day browsing and registrations benefit Dyersville Relay For Life. artwork for sale above and beyond artwork Dubuque Bomb Squad Roller Derby season shopping for unexpected treasures. Quality and Costs for individuals are $40, Team Member shown in the gallery. is underway with another exciting bout at affordable items is the theme and our dealers $35, Family of 3 $85 +$15 for each addl .up to 6. Courtside Sports Bar & Grill. Doors Open at never let us down. A $3.00 admission fee is 5 and under FREE! Register at cd5k.com. America’s River Festival 5 PM, Bout starts at 6 PM. This month, the required. For information call 608-935-3926 Noon–12:30 AM @ Port of Dubuque ladies take on the Midwest Derby Divas. A or email [email protected].

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Dubuque Symphony Youth Ensembles Auditions May 26-28 @ 4-7 PM Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque Symphony Youth Ensembles years of ensemble experience and (DSYE) is the premier orchestral training play individually at a pre-college or program for youth in the tri-state area. college level. Musicians gain experience Its mission is to supplement and enhance performing standard classical repertoire music education in the schools and to in a full orchestra setting. promote the highest standards of musical Rehearsals are held on Sunday excellence via weekly rehearsals and evenings throughout the school year regularly scheduled public performances. starting in the fall. Ensembles are tuition The DSYE include three training based programs; however, financial ensembles: Dubuque Youth String assistance is available on an as-needed Ensemble, Dubuque Youth Philharmonia, basis. No student will be denied and Dubuque Symphony Youth Orchestra. membership due to financial concerns. The String Ensemble is an introductory During the 2015–2016 season, honors ensemble for young string players students will have an once-in-a-lifetime with at least one year of ensemble opportunity to work with world- experience or equivalent ability. The renowned violinist Midori! Over a five day group performs various levels of string period in May 2016, Midori will participate orchestra literature from the standard in a wide variety of activities tailored middle school repertoire. to optimize local involvement with the The Philharmonia is a full-orchestra Dubuque Symphony Youth Ensembles. honors ensemble for string, wind, brass Audition forms and music and percussion players. Members generally excerpts are available online at have several years of ensemble experience dubuquesymphony.org. To schedule and perform individually at a high-school an audition, please call the symphony or advanced middle-school level. office at563-557-1677 . Additional The Youth Orchestra is the DSYE’s questions may be referred to Madalyn most advanced honors orchestra. Mackey, Education Programs Manager, at Students typically have four or more [email protected]. n

Dubuque Fine Arts Players One Act Auditions June 7 and 8 @ 7:30–9:30 PM Clarke University Jansen Music Hall The Dubuque Fine Arts Players are Pozdol is a clever satirical commentary performing winning plays from the 38th on the current state of political campaign Annual National One-Act Playwriting finance. Seeking three to five men ranging Contest. Full scripts are available at the in age from 30–65. Carnegie-Stout Public Library Reference “Live in a Minor Key” by David Finney Desk (not available for check-out). (Chicago, IL) and directed by Dan Fairchild “The Other Half” by Gary Michael is a comedy about a widower trying to Kluger (LaCrescenta, CA) and directed move on emotionally and physically. by Lynda Mackie is a drama with some Seeking one man 60+, one woman 60+, wonderful comedic moments in which one 20’s man, and two 20’s women. three women come to grips with a woman If you wish to audition but are they thought they knew. Seeking three unavailable at the scheduled dates or for women that can play 50’s or early 60’s and more information, contact Art Roche at one 20–30’s woman. 563-581-6521 or [email protected]. “No Koch, Pepski” is by Ed Gross Visit DBQOneActs.org for more (Westwood, NJ) and directed by Carrie information about us. n

16 Arts 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Arts Personal Spaces Show: Friday, June 5–Sunday, July 5 Reception: Friday, June 5 @ 5:30-8:30 PM Gallery C We pass through a multitude of spaces throughout stood out, within his memory in This is Where. Through our lifetime, while many hold little significance others this ongoing series he revisits locations where significant rightfully stand out. Personal Space investigates the moments have taken place throughout his life. While all designation of these more intimate spaces through of these locations have changed since the experiences series of photographs presented by Paul and Lindsay he has had there he uses these spaces invite viewers to McCormick. The exhibit expands into three dimensions experience and interpret a visual representation of his with the functional art pieces presented by artist Gary recollections. David. The Opening Reception of Personal Space For Gary David, each piece evolves with thoughtful provides the ideal opportunity to kick back and relax consideration allowing him the opportunity to make with the Kipperton String Quartet, some of the Dubuque subtle changes if necessary. He has developed a unique Symphony Orchestra’s finest musicians! This is a unique design format by building in layers of continuous bands performance featuring an eclectic repertoire built to rather than in box shapes. Slicing the wood in every complement the art and is a perfect chance to enjoy conceivable manner has gained him an immeasurable classical music up close and broaden the art experience! understanding of trees and the wood they provide. Multitasking and responsibility often blur the Gallery C is pleased to have the artists present for the structure of work and play. The opportunity to shift opening reception. All are invited and welcome to attend the perspective of these entities from activity to this exhibition, and to participate in the expanding art state of mind creates balance; leisure renews and scene in the Millwork District. There is no charge and motivates, while work challenges and rewards. Lindsay refreshments will be served. McCormick’s series Break Rooms is a survey of leisure Gallery C, Carolyn M, is located in the Schmid in communal workspaces. The photo series examines Innovation Center at 900 Jackson Street in Dubuque, how personalization of utilitarian space and a sense of IA. Main entrance doors are on Jackson St near 10th community can enable momentary departure from work. Ave. Be a part of the gallery’s evolving exhibitions that As a way to designate personal significance in public create dialog, engage the community, and enrich the spaces Paul McCormick revisits locations, which have experience of the arts in Dubuque. n

The Addams Family Musical June 11–13, 17, 19, and 20 @ 7:30 pm June 14 and 21 @ 2 pm Bell Tower Theater Based on the classic TV series, this brand new night when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” musical features an original story—and it’s every father’s boyfriend and his parents. The show features high school nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of performers and technicians from throughout the area. darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, The Addams Family is the third-annual Free Summer smart young man from a respectable family—a man her Musical Program: High School Edition and is directed by parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting Sue Flogel. The Bell Tower Theater is located in Fountain enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him Park at 2728 Asbury Road. Tickets for all performances not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do are $12. For information and to purchase tickets call something he’s never done before: keep a secret from 563-588-3377 or visit belltowertheater.net. n his beloved Morticia. Everything changes on the fateful

Words We Know the Songs To: Paintings by Jaclyn Garlock Show: Friday, June 12–Sunday, October 4 Gallery Talk: Sunday, August 23 @ 1:30 PM Dubuque Museum of Art Words We Know the Songs To is a special exhibition, Jaclyn Garlock was born in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1950. sponsored by Cottingham & Butler, of 11 paintings by She received a B.A. in Art and Secondary Education in Clear Lake, Iowa artist Jaclyn Garlock, including nine 1973 from Adams State University in Colorado. In 1975 recently completed paintings from her series Hang she started a screenprinting business creating complex 10, recalling Moondoggie surfer lingo of the 50s and photorealistic serigraphs, all hand drawn and hand 60s, which depicts people in and about the historical pulled. Jaclyn progressed into painting in 2000, building Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. Garlock’s larger than life a body of figurative works and showing them regionally paintings are dedicated to the many performers who at art fairs and in galleries. In 2008, she was able to played and people who attended shows at the Surf, commit to painting full-time. n  The Words She Knows, The Tune She Hums making it the icon that it is today.

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Dubuque Food Co-Op Celebrating 1st Anniversary By Shelby Dill

On May 29th, 2014, year that not only provide fresh produce, but also baked two thousand members, and hit a million dollars in sales. the Dubuque Food Co-Op breads and even beauty products. Currently, twenty While these milestones are exciting, Brickel still sees celebrated their Grand percent of the store sales go towards local items. more opportunity for growth as they continue into the Opening. Excitement The relationships they have been able to foster within future. “We have the most struggles we will ever have at ensued while people came the past year also speak volumes about the business’s this early stage. As we grow, things are just going to get in to visit and gain a better integrity. Patrick recognizes these important local easier,” states Brickel. As the community continues to fill understanding about relationships, “Last year we didn’t know what to expect. in, the store’s success will only continue to grow. Even with the store and its goals. Locals started to talk to us. We started to talk to locals. these growth opportunities, it is clear that Patrick Brickel Now, almost a year later, Things started to filter in and we met Two Onion Farm, and those who have worked so hard to make the Co-op the Co-Op continues to Tree of Life, Honey Hill—we have some pretty major a reality are proud of the success they are achieving now, provide a great service to suppliers, and that worked out pretty well. What we were “It’s exciting looking out into the future at what is going  Patrick Brickel, the Dubuque community. able to do for this growing season is to look back at what to be happening, but right now things are good. So I feel Dubuque Food Co-Op However, the road to their we had sold since last year and get an estimate of what great—this is solid. It will go nowhere but up.” General Manager first Anniversary was not we needed, and actually plan out the growing season… Look for special events and great deals at the necessarily easy. We’ve got this great relationship where there is a local Dubuque Food Co-op all month long in celebration of “We had all these new business challenges, and grower or vendor who suddenly has an idea, ‘Oh I’m going their first year. Here’s a look at some of the big chances then we had this new-part-of-town challenge,” explains to be able to make a living this season if I can provide this to check out the co-op and learn more about the General Manager, Patrick Brickel. We had a construction and the weather doesn’t kill us.’ So that is kind of huge!” importance of living locally. challenge…We lost the road, and I was actually able They’re also able to request specific crops be grown for The Dubuque food Coop is located at 955 watch the sales drop. It was the day that [construction] the co-op to expand on it’s locally-sourced offerings. Washington St. Suite #177 in the beautifully reimagined started that sales just hit the floor. It actually got really While the Co-Op is making important relationships Schmid Innovation Center at the Caradco Warehouse. scary for awhile there.” with their local vendors and costumers, they are also Regular hours are Monday–Friday: 10 AM–7 PM, Nevertheless, the Co-Op merely saw these challenges able to partner up with their neighboring businesses Saturday: 8 AM–7 PM and Sunday: 10 AM–6 PM. Visit as speed bumps and continued to work hard to insure including Inspire Café and Brazen Open Kitchen. “Getting dubuquefood.coop for more information. n they were meeting their mission of connecting people to this building inhabited was a really big deal because their food. Brickel also attributes getting over some of people started feeling like this is a real place down these growing pains to the support they received from here. It’s not just a skeleton of a place to come, ” says the community. Brickel. There is now a sense of community within the Upcoming Co-Op Events “It was this little bit of a roller coaster. The end of Co-Op’s building as well as those buildings surrounding summer was pretty good, and then October hit and we’ve it. Together, the businesses have created an environment Movie Night at Mindframe been having really good sales growth month to month of sustainability that accompanies great food. There Thursday, May 28 @ 7–9 PM since. Lots of new people are coming in,” Brickel states. surely isn’t a better combination. In the Co-Op’s eyes, Mindframe Theaters This success can also be attributed to the Co-Op’s hard these new businesses have created a space they are truly Free screening of “Fed Up” with organic popcorn and free beverages. work making sure the store fits the needs of Dubuque, not thankful to be a part of. to mention their ability to create strong bonds with their “We kind of have a food hub going on down here, Happy Anniversary Hour costumers. “It was a lot of cutting down our expenses, which we didn’t realize was going to happen,” states Friday, May 29 @ 5–7 PM readjusting our expectations of what we could do, and Patrick on the growth in the area. “So Inspire is a very Dubuque Food Co-Op actually realigning with a new budget that represented foodie oriented place focusing on good beer, wine, and Wine, beer, coffee and cheese tasting with live jazz from Invisible Map. the reality of what we were experiencing in Dubuque.” coffee, of course, and they are making food too. Then Through this dedication, the Dubuque Food Co-Op we have Brazen, and they operate very much in our style Anniversary Party in the Courtyard was able to achieve some surmountable goals. They have too. They are really trying to get local product in. They Saturday, May 30 @ 11 AM–3 PM already put back $27,000 dollars into the community, focus on farm to table kind of stuff. So this went from a Schmid Innovation Center Courtyard which is a big achievement considering their still young uninhabited block to a food hub, and we love that.” Grass-fed burgers, organic hot dogs & vegetarian fare plus sides, and small operation. Over seventy different local vendor Through this growth, the Co-Op has been able to hit snacks and beverages for everyone. Enjoy fun kids activities and partnerships have been established throughout the first some milestones along the way. They have now reached Gregory James singing Motown & R&B classics.

18 Feature Story 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Premier Exhibitions TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION May 23–September 7, 2015 National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium By Mike Ironside

One-hundred and three years ago, in the fateful collision with an iceberg that caused the ship early morning of April 15, 1912, the “practically to sink. But maybe most moving are the stories of unsinkable” RMS Titanic, then the largest ship in the victims themselves, illustrated by those personal the world sank into the frigid waters of the North artifacts recovered from the ocean floor over 12,000 Atlantic after a collision with an iceberg. The latest feet below the sea. triumph of the White Star Line and a modern It’s no surprise that an exhibit of this magnitude, engineering marvel, Titanic sank on her maiden in every sense of the word, would be a considerable voyage to New York taking more than 1,500 lives undertaking. with her. A tragedy forever etched in our collective “This is by far, the largest exhibit that we’ve had consciousness and immortalized in print and film, here,” reports Mike Sanders, executive director of the the story of Titanic is as epic as the ship itself. National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. “If people have seen the turtles exhibit, which just closed With a new exhibition opening Saturday, May 23, this last January or any of the other special exhibits the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium that we’ve had the last several years—those exhibits offers an opportunity to experience the story of the were typically around the 2,000 square foot range. Titanic in a way that is both compelling and personal. This exhibit is over 5,000 square feet. So we’ve had Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition takes visitors on a to remodel and redo the infrastructure of our entire journey, from the building of the infamous ship through second level here. There’s been a lot of work, several its disastrous first voyage, sinking and ultimate months of work, just getting our infrastructure in discovery years later. Along the way we become place—everything from the flooring to the lighting, acquainted with some of Titanic’s passengers and and then our systems, including our ticketing systems, crew, through photos, historical records, and over 150 our web site—everything in our organization just to artifacts recovered from the debris field of the wreck. prepare for something of this scale.” Galleries of the exhibit detail the ship’s “Yeah, this is a blockbuster exhibit that has construction, with re-creations of rooms from the been in much larger markets and I think we’re the opulence of First Class to the austerity of steerage, smallest market to ever have it,” added John Sutter, giving visitors an insight into not only how the the museum’s director of marketing and sales. “The Titanic was built and how it looked but the striking response from our public has been tremendous. differences between the classes of the Gilded Age. People cannot wait to see this. From the oldest to the The exhibit makes real the circumstances of the youngest, people are going to want to see this exhibit.”

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for those people that were on the boat. It’s an interesting thing just to see how people lived during that time.” Of course for many, most of their knowledge of the Titanic comes from James Cameron’s epic 1997 film of the same name. Sanders assures us that the museum exhibit gets the facts right. “The exhibit, more so than the film, is accurate to the history,” he notes. “Some of the things they won’t be seeing, they won’t be seeing  Various serving utensils, dishes, and tiles anything about the jewel that was prominent in the movie. That’s, of course, a work of fiction. Basically, this “It was a lot of preparation,” Sanders continued. “The both an organization like ours and the community. So is a historical exhibit so they’re very true to the known challenges first started with negotiating the contract, when I came here, I saw this as an opportunity to apply facts from the ship.” which took several months. Like John mentioned, it’s some of those learning experiences to this organization.” Still, with all the research that has been conducted the smallest community that’s ever hosted this exhibit Sanders explains that Premier Exhibitions has two around Titanic and its sinking, there are unanswered and so just doing the feasibility studies and showing traveling Titanic exhibits and the Science Museum in St. questions. No one knows for certain the number our attendance and how we could draw regionally for Paul, a huge facility which has almost a million visitors of people who perished in the disaster. “Well, the an exhibit like this, for us it was kind of a complex math each year hosted the larger 10,000 square foot exhibit. passenger manifests for Third Class, as we know, problem. But we got it to work. So after we signed “We have the 5,000 square foot exhibit, which I will weren’t completely accurate,” notes Sanders. “Some the contract it’s just been sort of a lot of in-house say is every bit as good as the larger exhibit, it’s just of that is up for dispute. The people who produced this preparation. Like I said, it’s an entire infrastructure the one we’re getting is a little bit more compressed,” exhibit, Premier Exhibitions, RMS Titanic, they were very change for us. Supporting a blockbuster is different he said. “But it has the same themes, a number of the studious in the research they did for this exhibit and so than anything we’ve done before so it was a lot of work. same sort of artifacts, and so it’s a very high quality we believe it is very accurate to the history.” We’ve been working on this, in total, for almost a year.” exhibit. Everyone that we spoke to prior to booking this “And I will also say that while the movie is an amazing Sanders, who started at the River Museum & exhibit spoke very highly of the exhibit and working movie, it is about four-hours long and people can go Aquarium in March 2014 first had experience with the with Premier Exhibitions, the exhibitor, it’s definitely through this exhibit in about an hour,” adds Sanders, Titanic exhibit while working at another museum. “Prior world-class and it’s definitely something new for us and laughing. “Get the real story. Save some time.” to my coming here, I worked at the Science Museum in something new for the community.” Speaking of movies, Sutter notes that museum will be St. Paul, Minnesota for almost ten years and they had the As director of marketing and sales, Sutter hosting another of James Cameron’s films this summer in Titanic exhibit while I was there,” he explained. “They understands the potential draw of an exhibit of this coordination with the Titanic exhibit. “What we do have had a number of blockbuster exhibits and so I had been magnitude for the River Museum & Aquarium but is in our 3-D/4-D Theater,” said Sutter, “we will be showing familiar with blockbuster exhibits, how they operated, genuinely excited about the exhibit itself. James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge 3-D where he how they were marketed and what they could do for “Personally, I’m excited to see the artifacts—the commissioned a group of scientists to build a submersible, pieces of this giant piece of history,” he admits. “You a deep sea submarine to dive to the bottom of the know there were real people on this boat. This isn’t Mariana Trench, which is the deepest part of the ocean.” a fictional story and they’re real people. Their real Fans of Cameron’s Titanic will also have an opportunity belongings that went down with the ship and were two to recreate one of the iconic scenes of the movie. “There’s and a half miles below the ocean are going to be sitting a green screen photo opportunity at the beginning of in the room next to my office. I think in the Dubuque the exhibit where you can stand on the bow of the boat,” Schools they teach about the Titanic story in the second explains Sutter. “So if you wanted to do the whole Jack grade. Even my second grade nephew is excited to see Dawson and Rose thing, that opportunity is there.” this and I guess I’m excited to see how many new people Although the love story in Cameron’s Titanic is are going to get to enjoy this exhibit as well as enjoy the a fictionalization of an actual historical event, the Museum and Aquarium. And if the exhibit brings new narrative device does succeed in dramatizing the people and inspires new people and gets them to fall profound loss of the tragedy. The very real tragedy of in love with the museum or fall in love again with the the disaster will not be lost on visitors to the museum’s museum, I’m really looking forward to seeing that.” Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Sanders, though familiar with the exhibit, is also “Every visitor who comes through the Titanic exhibit will looking forward to the opening. “Some of the things receive a boarding pass,” explains Sanders. “The boarding that I find exciting about the exhibit is it talks a lot about pass is an actual replica of the boarding passes they may the construction of the ship and at the time, this was have gotten as passengers on the Titanic. It has the name the largest passenger liner in the world and it’s a very of an actual passenger and so as you go through the exhibit interesting story of how it was constructed,” he said. “It’s you’ll be able to see when you get to the final gallery a also a very interesting representation of the Gilded Age and memorial wall, whether your passenger lived or perished the class distinctions that were very prominent at the time. during the tragedy. It’s a unique sort of personal touch for Visitors will get to look at a First Class cabin versus a Third this exhibit that you won’t see in any other exhibit.”  First Class vs. Third Class Cabins Class cabin and how that was such a different experience

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with one of the worst maritime disasters in history. But for more than 1,500, their stories abruptly ended in the North Atlantic, the only evidence of which lies scattered at the bottom of the ocean. “From what I understand and I am not the expert on this, but since the ship was discovered in the 1980s, there have been numerous dives to the area both for research purposes as well as artifact recovery,” notes Sanders. “Recently, there was a moratorium put on dives to the boat itself as the ship is considered a gravesite. Artifacts that people will see here are from the debris field, not the actual ship. (We’re) trying to be as respectful as  Memorial Wall  Construction Gallery possible to the fact that this was a tragedy and we need to be respectful of people’s memories.” While visitors will have an opportunity to learn a that, ‘Yeah, you’ve heard about this tragedy,’ and maybe Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens Saturday, May great deal about the ship and the historical era in which you’ve seen the movie, know something about the Titanic 23 at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium it was constructed, it might be the people they learn but when it connects you personally to the people that and runs through September 7, 2015. Admission to the about that stays with them in the end. actually experienced it, and it was just a few generations exhibit is just an additional $5 to the regular Museum & “I think for me the things that are surprising are—I think ago, it’s a very moving exhibit in that way.” Aquarium admission price ($15 for adults, $13 for seniors, John maybe touched on this earlier—sort of the personal “You look at the dishes and you wonder, ‘Who ate off of and $10 for youth). Museum & Aquarium members need touch, some of the actual artifacts of the passengers and that plate? Who prepared the food that went on that plate? only pay the additional $5 fee. Tickets can be purchased the kind of things that survived,” Sanders relates. “Some of Who served the plate?’” adds Sutter. “So many people in advance online, which is recommended as entry to the the luggage survived and things like perfume bottles and touched these things and they all had a part of that story.” exhibit is timed to regulate the number of people going dishes from the kitchen and things like that, that really kind That story of technological achievement, luxury through at one time in an effort to avoid crowding and of give it that ‘Okay, now I can identify’ feeling, because travel, and the promise of the twentieth century took a provide visitors with the best possible experience. A there are personal items here and this actually belonged turn for the worse that night in April when Titanic had guided audio tour (in English or Spanish) is available for to a real person. That aspect of it is surprising and when a chance encounter with an unmovable force of nature. a small extra fee. For more information or to purchase you go through the exhibit, it’s very moving to think For the 705 survivors, their stories became entwined tickets, visit rivermuseum.com. n

Dubuque365.com Issue #239 May 21–June 3, 2015 365ink Magazine Cover Story 21 The Riverboat Twilight Lets You Get Your Groove On, So, Get on... No matter what your groove may be, The Riverboat Twilight delivers one of the most exceptional cruise experiences in the Midwest. And there’s plenty of the chill factor everywhere you go. But it’s not just a cruise on a river; this is transformative and engaging travel experience that allows you to create your own adventure. Where the river runs deep, so do the discoveries. And there are plenty that await.

Once on board, guests will marvel at the majestic and mighty Mississippi while relaxing in style and sophistication aboard a stunningly The Difference a Day Can Make. replicated Victorian Riverboat. But after your We Won’t Tell The Boss. board, the journey is what you wish to make it. Join the Riverboat Twilight for our spectacular one-day cruise departing and returning to America’s Most Authentic Dubuque’s waterfront. Leave from home, have River Cruise Experience. an amazing day, end up at home. Any questions? Knowledge Can Be Cool—and Impressive. (Except from your boss) It’s authentically The Twilight also passes through two Locks and For our one-day getaway journey, the Twilight awesome— Dams—an even more interesting and educational will head north from Dubuque and take in some and uniquely experience by boat than land—that allows you to of the best scenery along the Mississippi River. adventurous. witness up-close the precise engineering and Unlike the bustling commerce towns of the Lower For adventurers logistics of controlling the Mighty Mississippi River. Mississippi River, the Upper Mississippi River is a taking the two-day Toss some of the facts learned from your cruise out place of quiet splendor. Once past the Wisconsin cruise, from departure at the next party, and watch the swooning begin. bridge on the north end of Dubuque, not another to destination, you’ll You know you want to. bridge crosses the river for 62 miles. And the bluffs experience two only become more majestic. surprisingly unique What Sets Us The Twilight will depart at 8:30 AM and return at Iowa towns—LeClaire Apart? Details 5 PM, docking only once in the idyllic and historic and Dubuque—offering fantastic shopping, art Baby, Details… town of Guttenberg Iowa. Tucked between the shops, lodging, dynamic dining, wine bars and Unlike most river Mississippi River and the limestone bluffs that edged entertainment venues. Our two-day overnight cruises, our concept the frontier, the area now known as Guttenberg, cruise departs from the quaint little river town of for comforts exceeds is listed as an Iowa Great Place, featuring cool art LeClaire Iowa—home to Antique Archeology as expectations. We offer shops, unique attractions and stunning vistas. No featured on the hit TV show American Pickers—and a much more intimate you can’t stay, get back on the boat. goes north to Iowa’s oldest city, Dubuque before cruise experience with a maximum capacity of No matter which way visitors enter; they are returning to LeClaire the following day. 140 guests. Delicious meals are served on china welcomed by dramatic overlooks of the town and the at your reserved table, eliminating the hassle plethora of natural resource treasures that surround Perhaps A and inconvenience of buffet-style dining, and it. This historic German community is nestled in the Chardonnay, A our outstanding, attentive and friendly crew heart of the Upper Mississippi River National Fish Whiskey Or accommodates our guests at every request. and Wildlife Refuge, next to the US Army Corp of An Ice Cold Brew? All three decks provide comfortable indoor Engineers Lock and Dam # 10 and numerous local, It’s hip to sip and and outside seating for maximum sightseeing state and private natural resource areas. take in the view. enjoyment and more private area for totally Customize your own adventure—using all your The Mississippi checking out. Napping is highly recommended. natural resources—to make your journey on the River is one of the Our all-inclusive fare includes meals, overnight Riverboat Twilight as special and spectacular as world’s major river lodging at the beautiful Grand Harbor Resort Hotel you. The river will keep your secrets. Facebook… systems in size, in Dubuque Iowa, ground transport, entertainment, not so much. For more information, visit habitat diversity and detailed and informative narration by Captain Kevin RiverboatTwilight.com or call 800-331-1467. n biological productivity, Stier and direct access to the National Mississippi and the great Upper Mississippi River Valley can River Museum and Aquarium—a #1 tourist only be truly experienced by boat. Nothing but destination in Iowa and Smithsonian accredited. the Riverboat Twilight delivers the adventure of This season, we are proud to a continued partner exploring the majestic bluffs, islands, marshlands and exclusive riverboat sponsor of Titanic: the and palisades along the river. Artifact Exhibition. (Spoiler Alert—Hypothermia may be cool, but it will never be hip.) Binoculars. The Most-Coveted Fashion Our sponsorship provides all our two-day Accessory On The River. guests exclusive and priority access to the Get up close and personal with the remarkable Titanic exhibit, prior to opening to the public that variety of animal, bird and plant species that morning. A spectacular way to kick off the second abound in the waterways, sloughs and bluffs. day of the cruise before heading back down river.

22 Feature Story 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Feature Story Sandy Hook Nights Select Fridays through September Beginning Friday, May 29 Sandy Hook Tavern The weather that motorcycle riders The second installment on June 12 have been dreaming of has finally arrived will be the first of four Bike Olympics. and bikes are being pulled out of storage Sponsored by Dubuque Harley-Davidson, to hit the road. But where to go? The Bike Olympics will feature competition Sandy Hook Tavern offers a biker-styled in both a singles and couples division alternative on select Friday evenings with contests like “Keg Push,” “Cone card will qualify for the $500 drawing in Sandy Hook’s “extended family.” On each through the summer with Sandy Hook Weave,” and “Plank Ride.” The top three September. night, representatives of the selected (Bike) Nights. Beginning Friday, May 29 contestants from each of the first three “This is giving people something to do nonprofit organization will be on hand and running through September, the 13 events (June 12, July 17, and August 21) for free,” said Hook owner Ash Lawrence. to meet guests, answer questions, and Friday events will feature a mix of live will compete in the Bike Olympics finals “They can come up and drink water. I conduct a 50/50 raffle with proceeds music, steak feeds, games and raffles, on September 18 for the titles of Tri- don’t care. I just want people out. I think benefitting the organization. with each night benefitting a different States Most Skilled Biker and Mr. & Mrs. it’s going to be good, actually, for the Though he’s taken care not to charitable organization. Tri-State Biker AND a trip for two to Las whole Tri-State area.” compete with any of the major festivals, Designed as an “after work” social Vegas (airfare and hotel) in each division. The last Friday of each month will be a Lawrence says he wants to host these event, the Sandy Hook Friday Nights But you don’t have to compete to steak fry. Conducted in the old VFW-style, events for bikers and others who might will start at 5 PM with a variety of win prizes. All you have to do is show diners must call or stop in to order their not be the “target demographic” at other entertainment scheduled on each night. up. Each Friday event will feature raffles steak in advance for each night. Steak festivals and events to come out and Live music in a variety styles will be and door prizes including a $500 raffle dinners are just $15 for a steak and baked have a relaxed good time. “The Town featured most nights with acts ranging prize for perfect attendance. Guests who potato. For those that just want to show Clock down there, that’s not my style,” from local bands to high-end touring acts. register at the first night will receive a up and eat a burger or sandwich, A.J.’s admitted Lawrence. It’s not the style The opening May 29 event will feature the special punch card, punched for each Meat Shack will be open for each event. of half the people I know. There’s no blues and rock of the Kris Bell Band. night in attendance. Those with a full Other scheduled events include Dinner reason we can’t have that type of a social Cruises and a Dating Game and Movie atmosphere somewhere else and get that Night with a screening of “Easy Rider,” many people to show up. It’s a free event. sponsored by Mindframe Theaters. It’s about doing something cool.” Sandy Hook Nights Schedule Best of all, each night will benefit a For more information on individual different charitable organization. The Friday Hook Night events, follow the Friday, May 29 Friday, August 14 charities are hand-picked as those who Sandy Hook Tavern on Facebook. n Kick-Off to Sandy Hook Nights Dinner Cruise to Sheddy’s @ 5:30–8 PM have positively affected the lives of the Steak Feed @ 5–9 PM Framing the Red (Southern Rock) @ 8–Midnight Kris Bell Band (Rock & Blues) @ 8–Midnight Charity: SW Wisconsin Road Crew Charity: Dubuque Rescue Mission Friday, August 21 Friday, June 12 Bike Olympics Preliminaries @ 6–8 PM Bike Olympics Preliminaries @ 5–8 PM Three on a Tree (Rockabilly) @ 8–Midnight Lonely Goats (Gypsy Pop) @ 8–Midnight Charity: Albrecht Acres Charity: Dubuque Humane Society Friday, August 28 Friday, June 26 Steak Feed @ 5–9 PM Steak Feed @ 5–9 PM Six Shots Til Midnight (Heavy Metal) @ Joie Wails Band (Rock/Pop) @ 8–Midnight 8–Midnight Charity: Hospice of Dubuque Charity: Badger Camp

Friday, July 10 Friday, September 11 Dinner Cruise to Dirty Ernies @ 5:30–8 PM Dinner Cruise to Old Skool @ 5:30–8 PM Chad Sullins & Last Call Coalition @ 8–Midnight Jackson Taylor & The Sinners Charity: Toys for Tots (Outlaw Country) @ 8–Midnight Charity: Disabled Vets of America Friday, July 17 Bike Olympics Preliminaries @ 6–8 PM Friday, September 18 Smokin’ Mirrors (Rock-n-Roll) @ 8–Midnight Bike Olympics Championship @ 6–10 PM Charity: Ryde for Tylor Most Skilled Rider Mr. & Mrs. Tri-State Biker Friday, July 31 Charity: Hazel Green Food Pantry Steak Feed @ 5–9 PM Johnny Trash (Rock-n-Roll) @ 8–Midnight Friday, September 25 Charity: Opening Doors “Last Call” Bike Night Steak Feed @ 5–9 PM Friday, August 7 Bike Show @ 6–8 PM Dating Game @ 6–10 PM Burn Out Contest @ 6–8 PM Movie Night: “Easy Rider” Sponsored by End of Year Attendance Raffle ($500) Mindframe Theaters @ 10–Midnight Aaron Williams and The Hoodoo @ 8–Midnight Charity: Ride for Kids Charity: Jamestown Fire Department

Dubuque365.com Issue #239 May 21–June 3, 2015 365ink Magazine Feature Story 23 Budweiser Local Live Music Features Friday, May 22 their own stylings of post-punk and indie-rock. Wednesday, May 27 the guitar in high school to start a band with Their latest release “Rising Tide” (Available friends. Later, in 2011, Clay called on a few October 1st on Pravda Records) is a concept old friends—Nick Rush and Ian Tsan—and the album that follows the life of a 21st Century man trio formed a JONES. The band headed into through birth, high expectations, loss, social Chicago’s Minbal Studios to record a six song exile, and redemption. This record explores EP. JONES is a hard-driving, electric blues/rock new musical territory for the band, illuminating band and a perfect vehicle for Clay’s passionate previously less-apparent influences like Brian performing style. The debut album will be Wilson and EDM. Jon Auer of The Posies and Otherwise w/ Bridge to Grace and released in late 2015. Big Star produced 7 of the tracks on “Rising Silent Redemption Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo Tide,” while Melismatics founder Ryan Smith 9 PM @ Eronel The Enemies of Confusion mix their Midwestern 9 PM @ The Lift handled production duties on 4 songs, Local favorites formed in 2010, Silent rock with hints of blues (they are former Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo are an including the title track. Redemption has always rooted itself in positive bandmates of James Kinds), country, and sloppy American blues/rock power trio, based in messages & high powered shows and strives drunk power pop that made so many folks in the Madison, WI. Led by Aaron Williams on guitar, Sunday, May 24 to provide a personalized show, consistently Upper Midwest happy in the mid to late 80’s. the band’s sound is likely best described by giving you something new to experience. “Ole Harv” of WVPE 88.1 (NPR) as “blues and roll for the masses.” Aaron is joined in the band A fixture on the rock music scene, Bridge To by Eric Shackelford on drums and Z on bass. Grace has been impressing audiences with their energetic live show performance and songwriting Saturday, May 23 skills since early 2012. In January, they released their second single “Bitch” to radio which has Tantric w/ Romantic Rebel been very well played on 97.3 The Rock. River Glen 9 PM @ Eronel 10 PM @ Eronel Chicago’s Romantic Rebel delivers a brand of Otherwise are no strangers to struggle, rising River Glen’s show will feature his new album in its female fronted hard rock with unparalleled, up to become rock ‘n’ roll contenders in the face entirety as well as favorites from his first release explosive energy that has been taking the of a tumultuous musical climate and a series of and will include various Dubuque musicians. Joe scene by storm. Their self-titled debut is a personal hardships. They will be cranking out Stevens of Sacramento, CA returns to Dubuque modern rock anthem with some throwback such hits as Soldiers, I Don’t Apologize (1000 to open the show with his Rootsy-Folk grooves Goatsilk w/ Tired Hands vibes blending female vocals with classic Pictures), Darker Side of the Moon and their and masterfully crafted lyrics. 9 PM @ Eronel overtones, which has given Romantic Rebel an latest hit Coming for the Throne. Cover: Free upper hand to the seemingly stale rock scene. River’s sophomore release is the product of an Goatsilk is fronted by Jhode formally of A hybrid of modern and classic elements has Tickets are $10 in advance and$12 day of the adventure in North Carolina where he has spent Motograter, Goatsilk combines creative song turned the heads of fans and critics alike. show. Can get them at CD’s 4 Change, Eronel most of the past year writing and recording in structures with driving rhythms and almost and Etix.com. the city of Raleigh with producer, audio engineer, frightening intensity, Goatsilk brings something Tantric is an rock band from Louisville, and longtime friend, Scott Gratton. Pull My unmistakably new to the world of heavy, Kentucky. The group was founded in 1999 Friday, May 29 Hair marks a significant maturing of River’s work groove laced, metal. by former Days of the New members Todd as a wordsmith; solidifying his refreshing take on Whitener, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul, later common themes, making them very personal, recruiting Hugo Ferreira as their lead singer. yet universally accessible. Reuniting with Altogether Tantric has released six studio Gratton for his new album has also helped define albums and one EP Tantric, After We Go,The River’s Indie-Folk-Rock sound, which continues End Begins, Broken Down...Live in the to have very eclectic roots. Poconos,Mind Control and 37 Channels. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of the show. River will be promoting his new album on a The Melismatics Can get them at Trigger Happy Tattoo, Eronel Jones + Enemies of Confusion national tour with Joe Stevens from North 9 PM @ The Lift and Etix.com. 9 PM @ The Lift Carolina to California and then back to New With six albums under their belt thus far, The Clay Hagen grew up in the Twin Cities. He’s York. Find the full schedule and additional Melismatics have been constantly evolving been a singer since he was a kid and took up details on the web at: RiverGlenMusic.com

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Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts Music on the Main Side: Ryan Joseph 9 PM @ The Lift Anderson, Jake Niederhauser For Miles Nielsen, every experience, every 9 PM @ The Lift conversation, every dream is a potential song in Cover: Free the making. Miles’s songs breathe with a sense Sundays are slow, quiet affairs; a pensive, of yearning and ownership. A captivating recharging time after a weekend of hard living. wordsmith, instrumentalist, and creator of Well, we at The Lift think the music should hooks—rare indeed, but present in the person flow and assist in this rejuvenation. We’ve of Miles Nielsen. There are very few people brought together a few songwriters soundtrack writing music that makes you immediately wish the Sunday as it turns to Monday. Ryan there was “more”—another song to make you Joseph Anderson, Brett Johanssen, and Jake turn up the volume, another nugget of melody Niederhauser, three musicians with their own or lyric that you can find some part of to make take on traditional folk, rock, and blues. your own. Gifts like Miles’s come along very infrequently, and one can only hope that his Friday, June 5 ability to be so “in the now”—listening for the songs spoken in the everyday world, will continue to grow. Then maybe that “more” we are looking for, will be given to us all... in the songs of Miles Nielsen.

Intelescope 9 PM @ The Lift Nestled between the dueling guitar riffs of a rock show and the pounding rhythms of a rave lies a soundscape where Intelescope finds itself most at home. Playing all original music, this Madison, Local Legends/Dj Jevity Birthday Bash Wisconsin-based band balances the craft of 10 PM @ Eronel composition with the power of improvisation by It’s DJ Jevity’s birthday, so he and Casethejoint interweaving concise, melodic passages inside have teamed up to cover all the elements of and out of aggressive, soaring jams. result is hip-hop. There will be emcees, DJs, breakers, an instrumental post-rock sound that serves as and more. A small crew of ‘local legends’ has sweaty dance party mix-tape. Rhythm guitarist been assembled to celebrate this epic evening. and co-founder Dan Plourde explains, “our This show is cover charge-free and will feature vision from the beginning was to let the music sets by Casethejoint & Josh Lock, J.Dot Mane, dictate the pace of the band, and things just Cameo & T-smoke (on some uptown funky dance started falling into place.” Word is local weirdo maneuvers). With guest appearances by D-Broz Jimmy Trees will join the band for a few. and Devo, and a closing, bring-down-the-house- set by the birthday boy, DJ Jevity. Line up the babysitters, this is a night not to be missed.

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TRI-STATE LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, May 21 The Lonely Wild, Beasthead, Justin Morrissey Steve McIntyre The Janeys Tuesday, May 26 Andy Willberding Trevor Sensor 8 PM @ Grape Escape 9 PM @ Riverboat Lounge 3 PM @ Tabor Home Winery Johnnie Walker 7 PM @ 1st & Main 6:30 PM @ Codfish Hollow 6 PM @ Tony Roma’s Marty Raymon The Melismatics Classical Blast Tapestry Steve McIntyre 9 PM @ Riverboat Lounge 9 PM @ The Lift 3 PM @ Iron Horse Social Club Garrett Hillary 7 PM @ Junction 21, Peosta 7 PM @ Stone Cliff 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo Goatsilk, Tired Hands Takin’ The Fifth Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty 9 PM @ The Lift 9 PM @ Eronel 3 PM @ Potosi Brewery Twist This Comedy Open Mic 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge 7 PM @ Timmerman’s @ 7 PM Pirate Over 50 Taste Like Chicken Taste Like Chicken Tom Garland @ 8 PM Lenny Wayne Roy Schroedl 9 PM @ Spirits 9 PM @ Spirits 3:30 PM @ New Diggings Mister whiskerz @ 9 PM 7 PM @ Grape Escape 7 PM @ Perfect Pint General Store The Cornerstone Gypsy Pistols Gypsy Pistols Aaron Lewis Jon Conover 9 PM @ Northside Bar 9 PM @ Northside Bar Kristina Castaneda & Shawn Wednesday, May 27 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub Healy Live@5 Saturday, May 23 Crude But Effective 4 PM @ Stone Cliff Hosted by Ralph Kluseman Invisible Map Campfire Kings Johnny Rocker & 9 PM @ Perxactly 5 PM @ Tony Roma’s 8 PM @ The Cornerstone 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar Marty Raymon The Swinging Doors 2 PM @ Grape Escape Mississippi Band 5 PM @ Park Farm Winery River Glen & Joe Stevens Friday, May 22 Johnnie Walker 9 PM @ Jimi B’s 7:30 PM @ The Cornerstone Lunchtime Jam: Roy Schroedl 7 PM @ The Yardarm The Resistors The Commons Collective Noon @ Town Clock Plaza 2 PM @ Council Hill Station Percival Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ Scott Kerry Guthrie Bluesman Bruce Kort 9 PM @ Scooters 5 PM @ Potter’s Mill, 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge True Music Kickoff to Summer Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ Just Cuz Bellevue LoveMonkeys, Missbehavin’, 8 PM @ Potter’s Mill, Bellevue 6 PM @ PromiseLand Winery Sunday, May 24 Dwight York Ruby Blonde Open Mic with Scott Rische A Pirate Over 50 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 5 PM @ Town Clock Plaza The Truman Factor Moriah the Medium Noon @ Grape Escape 6 PM @ The Yardarm 8 PM @ The Cornerstone 7 PM @ Mystique Casino Otherwise, Silent 7 Bridges Road Johnnie Walker Andy Wilberding Redemption, Bridge to Grace 6 PM @ Offshore CC Rider David Minnehan 1 PM @ Offshore 6:30 PM @ The Cornerstone 9 PM @ Eronel 8 PM @ Galena Brewing Co. 7 PM @ Stone Cliff Gladdy & The Tramps, Moriah the Medium Thursday, May 28 Classical Blast The Resistors 7 PM @ Mystique Casino Just Cuz 7 PM @ Iron Horse Social Club 1 PM @ Council Hill Station 6 PM @ Tony Roma’s Jon Conover Jon Conover Terry McCauley 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub Bryce Reeg 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub 2 PM @ Jimi B’s 7 PM @ 1st & Main Miss Kitty’s Quiz Show Pop Rocks Fever River String Band 8 PM @ Grape Escape Denny Garcia 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 2 PM @ Anton’s Saloon 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge Tantric, Romantic Rebel Johnnie Walker Sharon Owens: 9 PM @ Eronel Simply Marty 8 PM @ Asbury Eagles Club Tribute to Barbra Streisand 7 PM @ Grape Escape 3 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar Hot Mess Davina & The Vagabonds 9 PM @ Dubuque Speedway Sonwriters Showcase Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ Percival 7 PM @ Galena CFA 8 PM @ Potter’s Mill, Bellevue 3 PM @ Northside Bar Brown Bottle Bandits 9 PM @ Dirty Ernie’s Dueling Pianos Ethan Keller Blueberry Music Festival 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 8 PM @ The Cornerstone Denny Garcia @ 3 PM Memorial Day Misbehavin’ @ 4:30 PM Monday, May 25 Open Mic with Jeff & Jimmy Jason Ray Brown Ruby Blonde @ 6:30 PM Blueberry Music Festival 8 PM @ The Cornerstone 8 PM @ Galena Brewing Co. Pistol Pete & Laura Stop The Clock @ 1:45 PM McDonald @ 9 PM The Brews Brothers @ 4 PM Friday, May 29 Jordan Danielsen Family Business @ 9 PM Sandy Hook Tavern Lunchtime Jam: 8 PM @ Grape Escape (inside) Garrett Hillary Mighty Wheelhouse @ 11 PM Johnnie Walker Noon @ Town Clock Plaza JJ Schmitz (inside) 2 PM @ The View, Mud Lake 8:30 PM @ Murph’s Sandy Hook Tavern

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Sandy Hook Nights Jones, Enemies of Confusion Lenny Wayne Mississippi Duo Michael Thorne Steve McIntyre Steak Feed @ 5 PM 9 PM @ The Lift 8 PM @ The Cornerstone 3 PM @ Northside Bar 7 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 9 PM @ Riverboat Lounge Kris Bell Band @ 8 PM Sandy Hook Tavern Laura McDonald & Missbehavin’ The Fast Clydes Open Mic w/ Mississippi Trio Intelescope, Trees Jeff Weydert 8 PM @ Galena Brewing Co. 3 PM @ Sutliff Cider 9 PM @ The Lift 9 PM @ The Lift Rock the Dock 9 PM @ Spirits Massey Road The Mockers Laura McDonald & Thursday, June 4 Massey Road 6 PM @ National Mississippi Johnnie Walker 8 PM @ Grape Escape Blues Deluxe Ralph Kluseman 9 PM @ Spirits River Museum & Aquarium 9 PM @ Dirty Ernie’s 3:30 PM @ The Cornerstone 6 PM @ Tony Roma’s Gladdy & The Tramps Aaron Williams & The Hoodoo Vu JàDé Saturday, May 30 8:30 PM @ The BLU Room, Ten Gallon Hat Melanie Devaney 10 PM @ Sandy Hook Tavern 7 PM @ Inspire Café Boys Night Out Breezers Pub 3:30 PM @ New Diggings 7 PM @ 1st & Main 2 PM @ Massey Marina General Store Saturday, June 6 7 Bridges Road Steve McIntyre Statue of Liberty Jay Olson Benefit 7 PM @ Stone Cliff Johnny Rocker & 9 PM @ Riverboat Lounge John Moran 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge Cosmobilly Band, Denny Marty Raymon 4 PM @ Stone Cliff Garcia, Raldo Schneider, The Lonely Goats 2 PM @ Grape Escape Local Legends / DJ Jevity Jay Vonn Muddy Rutts, John Waite, 7 PM @ Taste Country Market Birthday Bash Percival 7 PM @ Grape Escape Plum Creek, Broom Street The Wundos 10 PM @ Eronel 4 PM @ Hawg Dawgs Drifters, Moonshine Sorrow, Garrettt Hillary 3 PM @ Council Hill Station Julien’s Bluff The Enablers, Swany 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub Miles Nielsen & The Lonely Goats 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar Connection, Stoneheart Johnnie Walker The Rusted Hearts 6 PM @ Sandy Hook Tavern Noon–1 AM @ Jackson Country on the River Singing 4 PM @ The Palace, Dyersville 9 PM @ The Lift Friday, June 5 County Fairgrounds Challenge @ 6 PM Ryan Joseph Anderson, Lunchtime Jam: TBA Emily Kinney @ 9 PM Andy Wilberding Brown Bottle Bandits Brett Johanssen, Jake Noon @ Town Clock Plaza Campfire Kings Mississippi Moon Bar 7 PM @ Inspire Café 9 PM @ Spirits Niederhauser 2 PM @ Grape Escape 9 PM @ The Lift John Moran Broken Strings Becky McMahon & Friends Ignighter 7 PM @ Inspire Café Zero 2 Sixty 8 PM @ The Yardarm Party on the Patio 9 PM @ Shenanigans Pub Tuesday, June 2 Customer Appreciation 7 PM @ Stone Cliff Troy, Hoffmann, & Marceau Garrett Hillary 3 PM @ Northside Bar Zach Harris Trio Percival 6 PM @ Tony Roma’s 7 PM @ Stone Cliff Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ Country Tradition 9 PM @ Hawg Dawgs, Savanna Stillhouse 8 PM @ Potter’s Mill, Bellevue 7 PM @ Mooney Hollow Barn Marty Raymon Andy Wilberding 6 PM @ Inspire Café Zero 2 Sixty 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge 7 PM @ Timmerman’s TBA Menace 9:30 PM @ Dirty Ernie’s The Brews Brothers 8 PM @ The Cornerstone 7 PM @ Poopy’s, Savanna Wednesday, June 3 Ian Gould 6 PM @ Hazel Green Street Crystal Leather Live@5 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub Dance Roy Schroedl Garrettt Hillary 10 PM @ Sandy Hook Tavern Hosted by Ralph Kluseman 8 PM @ Galena Brewing Co. 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub 5 PM @ Tony Roma’s Mick Foley Garrett Hillary Sunday, May 31 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar 6 PM @ Woodbine Bend Andrew Houy The Neverly Brothers Open Mic with Scott Rische Acoustic Jam with 8 PM @ Grape Escape 8 PM @ Mississippi Moon Bar Noon @ Grape Escape Pearl Breitbach Campfire Kings Roy Schroedl 6:30 PM @ The Cornerstone 8 PM @ Galena Brewing Co. 7 PM @ Stone Cliff Ben Dunegan Blue Mississippi 7 Bridges Road 9 PM @ Riverboat Lounge Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ 2 PM @ PromiseLand Winery Mark Zalaznik Dirty Water Boys Ian Gould 8 PM @ Potter’s Mill, Bellevue 7 PM @ Riverboat Lounge 8 PM @ Grape Escape 7:30 PM @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub River Glen, Coyote Joe Stevens A Pirate Over 50 9 PM @ Eronel 2 PM @ Offshore

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Now Showing @ Mindframe Theaters Friday, May 22–Thursday, May 28

Poltergeist (PG-13) Pitch Perfect 2 (PG-13) Fri–Thu: (10:45 AM), (12:00), (2:30), Fri–Mon: (11:30 AM), (1:00), (2:00), (4:50), 7:30, 9:00, 9:50 (3:40), (4:30), 6:30, 7:10, 9:40 Tue: (11:30 AM), (1:00), (2:00), Tomorrowland (PG) (4:30), 6:30, 9:40 Fri–Thu: (10:45 AM), (1:30), (4:15), Wed: (11:30 AM), (1:00), (2:00), Coming to Theaters 7:00, 9:45 (3:40), (4:30), 6:30, 7:10, 9:40 Mad Max: Fury Road (R) Thu: (11:30 AM), (1:00), (2:00), Tomorrowland (PG) have changed, but the bond between them 555 JFK Road Fri–Thu: (11:40 AM), (2:15), (4:45), (3:40), (4:30), 7:10, 9:40 Friday, May 22 remains strong as they navigate the capricious 7:25, 10:00 Behind Kennedy Mall Avengers: Age of Ultron From Disney comes two-time Oscar (R) winner and often cutthroat world of Hollywood. mindframetheaters.com (PG-13) Brad Bird’s riveting, mystery adventure. Bound Fri–Thu: (12:30), (3:30), 6:50, 10:00 Hotline: 563-582-4971 by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank Spy (R) (George Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Friday, June 5 Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude space known only as “Tomorrowland.” Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers Poltergeist (PG-13) to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a Friday, May 22 deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster. Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan contemporize the classic tale about a family Insideous Chapter 3 (PG-13) whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. Friday, June 5 This chilling prequel, set before the haunting of Entourage (R) the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Wednesday, June 3 Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) reluctantly agrees to The much-anticipated big-screen version of use her ability to contact the dead in order to the award-winning hit HBO series, reunites the help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a show’s original cast. Some of their ambitions dangerous supernatural entity.

MOVIE BUZZ

Zac Efron is coming out with a new people. Extreme, eccentric characters movie We are Your Friends where he make up the small populations, and soon chases the dream of becoming a well- war breakouts. Jack Black will of course known DJ. However, things get sticky star as another lovable goofball. when Efron and his mentor (Wes Bentley) Pitch Perfect 2 hit the box office get into a love triangle with a woman bringing in over $70 million dollars. That named Sophie played by actress Emily is more than it’s forerunner, Pitch Perfect, Ratajkowski. did during its entire run. The Scorch Trials, the next movie A first sneak peak just recently came in the dystopia series Maze Runner, is out for the highly anticipated Steve Jobs coming out this fall. While the teenagers movie. In theaters October 9th, this film may have escaped the maze, that doesn’t is full of celebrated actors and actresses mean their struggles are over. New with Michael Fastbender playing the trails and tribulations await them in this coveted role of Steve Jobs, Kate Winslet unforgiving environment. as Joanna Holfman, and Seth Rogan The duo Jack Black and Jared Hess, in his role as Steve Wazniak. Together creators of Nacho Libre, have a new film this cast will portray Jobs’ sacrificial in the works called Micronations. The life, which has forever affected our plot surrounds self-declared sovereign technological world. n states with populations as small as twelve

28 Nightlife 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Nightlife Mississippi Moon Bar Events All shows at the Mississippi Moon Bar are 21+ only and tickets for all performances are available at the Diamond Club inside the Diamond Jo Casino or online at DiamondJoDubuque.com.

Aaron Lewis King Explosion: A Tribute to Elvis Thursday, May 21 @ 8 PM June 26–27 @ 7 PM Lewis is a Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum singer, Sunday, June 28 @ 2 PM songwriter, and guitarist. In 2011, the Staind front man arrived Watch 20 Elvis tribute artists, including five world champions, in the country world with his debut EP, Town Line. Highlighted compete in the King Explosion contest accompanied by the by the success of the single “Country Boy,” the seven-song EP Change of Habit Tribute Band and hosted by Ronny Craig! King reached #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and #7 on Explosion is an international showcase and competition. The the Billboard Top 200 upon release. In addition to his country winner will return to the Moon Bar stage in January 2016. n hits, Lewis will be playing a selection of rock hits. n

Royal Bliss Emily Kinney Friday, July 24 @ 8 PM Friday, May 29 @ 9 PM Royal Bliss formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City and like to call Emily Kinney is an actress and songwriter best known for her themselves the “unluckiest band in rock” due to the mishaps role as Beth Greene on AMC’s hit television show The Walking their members have. They put the emotion into their versatile Dead. Kinney’s singing has been featured on the show with rock sound, sometimes channeling reggae and heavy metal. a moving cover of Tom Wait’s “Hold On,” and a traditional Their latest single, “Cry Sister,” is currently climbing the active Scottish song “The Parting Glass,” which also appears on rock charts and impacting radio with requests. n “The Walking Dead: AMC Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1.” She has released three albums and this past December released her single “Rockstar.” n Tony Orlando in concert Saturday, July 25 @ 4 and 7 PM Tony Orlando is one of America’s most beloved stars and is best Mick Foley known for his song “Knock Three Times.” Orlando’s follow-up Friday, June 5 @ 7 PM hit “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” became the Former WWE champion, “The Hardcore Legend,” Mick Foley #1 song in 1972. He has won three American Music Awards, a has exchanged the world of headlocks and steel chairs for People’s Choice Award and received a star on the Hollywood stories and punch lines. Foley is unleashing his verbal talents on Walk of Fame. n the world of comedy. He is also an accomplished author with his memoir, Have a Nice Day, hitting number one on The New York Times best-sellers list for twenty-six weeks. n Ace Frehley Friday, September 11 @ 8 PM Frehley co-founded KISS in 1973 and took on the persona “Spaceman” or “Space Ace.” With his six-string axe work, Frehley is a legendary guitar player and musician with a career spanning four decades. Frehley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. n

additional upcoming events

Campfire Kings The Neverly Brothers David Minnihan Country on the River Singing Challenge Friday, May 22 @ 8 PM Saturday, May 30 @ 8 PM Saturday, June 13 @ 8 PM Thursday, July 9 @ 7 PM

Pop Rocks Laughing Moon Comedy: Michael Thorne Laughing Moon Comedy: Kent Rader The Temptations Saturday, May 23 @ 8 PM Wednesday, June 3 @ 8 PM Wednesday, June 17 @ 8 PM Friday, September 25 @ 8 PM Saturday, September 26 @ 8 PM Sharon Owens Dueling Pianos Dueling Pianos Sunday, May 24 @ 3 PM Friday, June 5 @ 9 PM Thursday, June 18 @ 7 PM James Otto Saturday, October 17 @ 8 PM Laughing Moon Comedy: Dwight York Free Fallin’: Tribute to Tom Petty Shot Thru the Heart: Tribute to Bon Jovi Wednesday, May 27 @ 8 PM Saturday, June 6 @ 8 PM Friday, June 19 @ 8 PM Kansas Saturday, October 24 @ 8 PM Dueling Pianos Laughing Moon Comedy: Scott Novotny Club 84: British Banger Thursday, May 28 @ 7 PM Wednesday, June 10 @ 8 PM Saturday, June 20 @ 7 PM

Country on the River Singing Challenge WJOD Country Dance Country on the River Singing Challenge Friday, May 29 @ 6 PM Thursday, June 11 @ 7 PM Thursday, June 25 @ 6 PM

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Cannova’s by Rich Belmont

If you are not already a regular patron of Cannova’s for pizza and pasta chances are you have been there at least once or twice. The original Cannova’s is in Freeport, IL; career was a training program he attended at Spiaggia in quality. For example the mortadella, a finely ground heat there is this one in Galena, IL and the newest one is in Chicago. The classes were conducted by world renowned cured pork sausage, is the good kind with whole black Neenah, WI. Chef Joël Robuchon the French Chef and Restaurateur. peppercorns. And the capicola is milder and contains a lot Chef Robuchon is the author of several French cookbooks less fat than the traditional Italian pork cold cut. Cannova’s was founded in 1921 by Anthony Cannova who and operates at least a dozen restaurants around the came to the United States from, as my grandparents world with a total of 25 Michelin Guide stars among There are four sandwiches used to say, the “old country”, Sicily. He opened a them. (Fun Fact: Chef Schaub is the face, voice and ring on the menu. The Italian grocery with a pizzeria and tavern in the back of the announcer of Mixed Martial Arts, Pinnacle Combat in the Sausage sandwich is a store. His son, Frank, grew up working in the business. Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin region. He is also proficient in traditional pork sausage He took it over from his father when he returned from the German, Spanish, Norwegian, Latin, Portuguese and served with onions and serving in the Pacific in World War II. At that time pizza Klingon languages.) green peppers. The was just becoming America’s latest food fad since it was Chicken Anthony is a “discovered” by US servicemen stationed in Italy. There is more culinary talent at this restaurant, too. Sous marinated grilled chicken Chef James Paradiso is a graduate of Johnson & Wales breast. I really like the Cannova’s soon became well known throughout University College of Culinary Arts in Providence, RI. He Meatballs because they are Northern Illinois for serving delicious pizzas, pastas and has been a chef at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa and the made Italian style with 100% ground beef, eggs, bread sandwiches made from homemade sauces, breads, pizza Dubuque Golf and Country Club. The Front Manager, crumbs, parsley, oregano and fresh basil. The Mufalatto is and pasta dough. Shanna Powell, has been with Cannova’s since 1997. Cannova’s version of the New Orleans Muffuletta. It is a rather thick sandwich with several slices of mortadella, Today Cannova’s is owned by Frank’s daughter Linda Cannova’s has a full bar and is well known for its Italian capicola, salami, olive mixture, fresh tomatoes and Cannova Beckman and her husband Patrick Beckman. Margaritas. Now you might be thinking a Margarita is a mozzarella on toasted fresh baked bread. Like her father before her Linda has literally grown up in Mexican drink not Italian, right? Well ok, the standard the pizzeria. The next time you visit Cannova’s check out ingredients are tequila, lime juice, simple syrup and the photos on the walls. They give you a glimpse of 94 triple sec orange liqueur. Well, here the orange liqueur is years of history. Solerno. This 80 proof clear liqueur is made in Sicily from three distillations. The first distillation is from the fruit of Linda’s husband Pat has been part of the management the Sanguinello orange (called blood orange in the US). team of Cannova’s for many years now. He is also an The second is of the zest or orange peel to capture the accomplished classical and jazz composer/ pianist and is citrus oils. The third distillation is of Sicilian lemons to the former Artist-In-Residence at Highland Community balance out the orange sweetness. College in Freeport, IL. There is also a very interesting collection of wines to go Cannova’s of Galena opened on Main Street in 1994. It is with your Italian dinners. I particularly like the Gabbiano located in a building that was originally a hardware store. Chianti Classico from Tuscany; Australia’s Penfolds Prior to becoming a pizzeria the building was the home Koonunga Hill Shiraz and the Kumbaya Red Blend from of the original Poopsie’s which is still in Galena but has Sonoma County, CA. With chicken and seafood I prefer moved around a few times. the Due Torri Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio or the Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay from Washington State. There is a pasta dish for everyone. You choose spaghetti, Mitch Schaub has worked fettuccini, angel hair or rigatoni. The Traditional Red in Cannova’s of Galena Sauce Pasta is the most popular Specialty of the House. since 2007. He is now The pasta you pick is covered with a homemade sweet the Executive Chef and tomato sauce puréed and simmered with onions, peppers General Manager. In and olive oil. It is different from the Marinara which is a 1994 Chef Mitch started chunky style sauce of crushed tomatoes, garlic, Italian his culinary career by seasonings and olive oil. I enjoyed the Chicken Parmigiana completing a Culinary but I found the Chicken Piccata to be immensely more Apprenticeship Program at satisfying. In this dish a lightly breaded chicken breast the University of Iowa. At is sautéed in white wine, lemon, butter, garlic, capers various times Mitch worked For appetizers the Garlic Bread or Bruschetta (bru- and artichoke hearts. I am impressed with the copious in food and beverages at sket-ta) are good choices. They are made with fresh amounts of capers and artichokes that are in this dish! the Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, was a cook and server for in-house baked bread. However, I highly recommend the My server, the very capable and knowledgeable Dawn Chef Jim Terry at the now closed El Dorado in Galena. He Antipasto Platter. It’s a generous assortment of Livingston, suggested I have this one on rigatoni. I must also worked in the Backstreet Steak & Chophouse and the mortadella, capicola, Genoa salami, prosciutto, pepperoni, say the thicker pasta was the perfect vehicle to transport Log Cabin in Galena and was a cook at the Candlelight black and green olives, cherry peppers, pepperoncini, the subtle flavors of all the ingredients into my mouth. in Redington Shores, FL. One of the highlights of his tomatoes and mozzarella. The lunch meats are all high

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 Chicken Tuscany and Typo Pizza  Pesto and Mediterranean Pizza

After eating at Cannova’s several times I have noticed I ordered. It will have a homemade pizza sauce and fresh and raspberry) Sorbetto (this is just the Italian name for must pay attention when my server describes the Friday 100% mozzarella cheese. The most popular is Cannova’s French sorbet) and Blackberry Shortcake. In my opinion and Saturday night specials. They are outstanding and Classic. It is made with fresh garlic, spinach, diced the Tiramisu is worth its weight in gold! Chef Mitch are obviously designed to showcase the considerable tomatoes, black olives, mozzarella and sweet basil. makes this in the traditional way. Ladyfingers are dipped talents of Chefs Schaub and Paradiso. For example this in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of sugar, eggs, weekend the Friday Specials are Fresh Tuna Loins Greek Some of the other fabulous choices are the Supreme with mascarpone cheese and flavored with cocoa. Style. They are grilled with feta cheese, lemon juice onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, sausage, and Kalamata olives. There will also be Braised Beef mozzarella and oregano; the Pesto with homemade pesto I’ll be going back to Cannova’s real soon for a Pizza homemade ravioli. On Saturday there will be a Seared made from basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, garlic and Siciliana or Sfincione (sfin-show-nay) in Italian, a nice Salmon Special and Grilled Flat Iron Steak rubbed with olive oil; and the Chicken Alfredo with mozzarella, chicken glass of Chianti and most definitely Tiramisu. I hope to the chef’s own blend of seasonings and served with and broccoli and Alfredo sauce. Incidentally, Alfredo see you there: Buon Appetito! either a Cabernet or Chianti reduction. sauce is made to order. That means a cook must prepare each individual order’s sauce from butter, cream, garlic, Do you have a favorite restaurant you would like to see Of course, Cannova’s is first and foremost a pizzeria. parmesan, Asiago and Romano cheese. reviewed? Please send your requests, suggestions and The current menu offers 17 different superb pizzas. The comments to Argosy at [email protected]. n homemade dough is rolled out only when a pizza is Some of the pizzas are award winners. The Sicilian containing diced tomatoes, large chunks of all-beef Italian sausage, pepperoncini, mozzarella and basil was voted Winner of Best Traditional Pizza by Pizza Today magazine. Cannova’s The Chicken Tuscany made with garlic, diced tomatoes, 247 North Main Street, Galena, IL 61036 white chicken, roasted red peppers, ricotta cheese and 815-777-3735 topped with honey mustard sauce was the number 2 pizza at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Hours: Mon–Thu: 5–9 PM; Fri: 5–10 PM; Sat: Noon–10 PM; Sun: Noon–9 PM Dining Style: Casual Noise Level: Conversational Recommendations: Antipasto Platter; Chicken Piccata; Traditional Red Sauce Pasta; Tomato Basil Cream Pasta; Mufulatto; Cannova’s Classic Pizza; Typo Pizza; Supreme Pizza; Tiramisu; Blackberry Shortcake Liquor Service: Full Bar, Italian Margaritas Prices: Apps: $3.00–$14.00; Dinner: $8.00–$21.00 Pay Options: Cash, Local Checks, Debit, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AMEX Accessibility: Low Step to Front Door; Restrooms Kids Policy: No Kids Menu but pizza & pasta As you know, after a fine dinner I always recommend options; Boosters: Yes; High Chairs: Yes you finish it off with a pleasing scrumptious dessert. At Reservations: No • Catering: Yes (up to 50 people) Cannova’s this is really important. They are all made by Take Out: Yes • Delivery: Yes (free in Galena, $5 in the chefs on the premises. The current choices are Four Territories) • Parking: On Street  Special of the night: Seafood Scampi Alfredo Layer Chocolate Cake, Tiramisu, Mixed Berry (blackberry

Dubuque365.com Issue #239 May 21–June 3, 2015 365ink Magazine Columnists 31 Columnists Carnegie-Stout Public Library Events Updated Library Hours: Summer Reading Programs Monday–Wednesday: 9 AM–8 PM Thursday: Noon–8 PM Friday–Saturday: 9 AM–5 PM Sunday: Closed (hours resume in Sept.) The Library is closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. Escape the Ordinary Registration begins Monday, June 1 “Escape the Ordinary” by signing up for the summer reading program. Registration begins Monday, June 1. Read or listen to five books of your choice and record the titles on your reading log. Turn in your reading log when it is complete. Each completed log (five books) earns you two entries for the prize basket of your choice and one entry for the grand prize at the end of the summer reading program. For adults 18 and over.

Art @ your library Reception Friday, June 5 @ 5:30-7:30 PM The newest installment of Art @ your library will feature art by Alan Schoer and Fran Kennedy. Stay for an exclusive performance by America’s Got Talent competitor and Dubuque Unmask! At the Library native Laura Ernst. Laura will perform feats of Registration begins Monday, June 8 @ 10 AM aerial acrobatics from the steel trusses above Teens can sign up for the summer reading the mezzanine on the second floor of the program themed “Unmask! At the Library” Library at 7 PM. beginning Monday, June 8. We are kicking-off the summer reading program with special programs culminating in a pizza party!

Every Hero Has a Story Meet the Author: David LaRochelle Registration begins Monday, June 8 @ 10 AM Friday, June 12 @ 10 AM & 2 PM Children from birth to age 12 can sign up for the Former elementary school teacher David summer reading program “Every Hero Has a LaRochelle has either written or illustrated 25 Story” beginning Monday, June 8. This summer books. His titles include Moo!, How Martha promises to be action-packed for kids and Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, and The includes a visit from author David LaRochelle, Best Pet of All. He is especially proud of It’s MadCap Puppets, music from Mister G, a Hero a Tiger, winner of the 2014 Bridge To Reading vs. Villain Nerf challenge, Dan Wardell on Picture Book Award for the state of Iowa. David IPTV’s Summer Reading Road Trip, comedy and lives in White Bear Lake, MN where he writes, variety shows and more every Friday. draws and carves creative pumpkins when he is not at schools and libraries. The presentations are for all ages. Please register no more than one week in advance by calling 563-589-4225 x2228.

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COMMUNITY EQUITY PROFILE: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR JOIN THE DIALOGUE: SAFE ABOUT EDUCATION IN DUBUQUE? NEIGHBORHOODS In April, Inclusive Dubuque’s community equity profile Another topic discussed by dialogue attendees was focused on education. One hundred and twenty-four school culture. Attendees referenced the misalignment community members attended community dialogues between staff diversity and student diversity. They expressed Do you feel passionate about held throughout Dubuque to provide their input on such the possible need for additional cultural competency areas as achievement, culture and educational attainment. training for staff. Currently 17.15% of students in the DCSD safe neighborhoods in Dubuque? In addition to these dialogues, 176 community members are minority students, while 2.2% of staff are non-white. Tell us! also participated in an online survey. Here’s how you can get involved: One area explored in education was student Dubuque Community School District achievement. Historical data indicates a connection between socioeconomic status and student achievement. In the Staff/Student Race/Ethnicity by Percentage 1. ATTEND A DIALOGUE Dubuque Community School District (DCSD), 76% of all Students Staff Make your voice heard and discuss students meet reading proficiency in grades 3–5 (on Iowa 97.8% Testing Program exams), while 62.10% of students eligible issues with other community

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Math 86.4% The data discussed here represent just a small (Grade 11) 74.4% percentage of the information that was gathered and 2. RESPOND TO THE SURVEY All Students Students Eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch discussed for the education portion of the equity profile. Other topics discussed include disparities in behavior Can’t attend a dialogue? *Based on Iowa Testing Program exams, which begin in grade 3. Scores are reported on a grade-level span. data, participation in college-prep level courses and Share your thoughts in many others. Please visit www.inclusivebdq.org in the this survey available at upcoming weeks for more information on this focus area From the Survey: and others. www.inclusivedbq.org. 54% say they are confident that schools are meeting the needs of students, 3. SPREAD THE WORD compared to 22% who disagree. Bring a friend to the dialogue. 61.93% believe schools are preparing Share the survey link. students for their next academic year, Follow InclusiveDBQ on Facebook. compared to 11.67% who disagree.

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Dubuque365.com Issue #239 May 21–June 3, 2015 365ink Magazine Columnists 33 Columnists Some Wisdom on Teeth by dr. William Kuttler, D.D.S., Kuttler Dental Team

May has me thinking about proms and Another common question I’m asked graduations—rites of passage for teens is “Why do we have them?” Centuries ago becoming young adults. It also leads me to human’s mouths were bigger and their reflect about the dental rites of passage, diets were more challenging, and the extra although most of you probably don’t think molars helped grind up their food. As about those as often as I do! Young parents humans have developed over the centuries, eagerly watch for the eruption of the first our mouths have gotten smaller and our tooth of their child and then about five or six diets softer. Thus we don’t really need years later, the loss of the first baby tooth the wisdom teeth, and there is usually not and the arrival of the first permanent or enough room for them in our mouths. While “adult” tooth. About ten years after that (plus some people are born without some or all or minus a few), the next dental benchmark is of them, most people do have them all. about wisdom teeth beginning to arrive. It’s The result is that most people need their maturing earlier. While we used to think that If summer is the right time for you, the likely that arrival isn’t at first apparent to the wisdom teeth removed to prevent problems. graduation from high school was a good planning should start with a discussion with person in whose mouth they are developing Those future problems may include gum indicator, now we often see teenagers at your family dentist. If your child doesn’t since they probably have not yet started infections around partially erupted teeth, about the age of 15 where the timing is right have a preventive visit scheduled in the next appearing above the gums. However, they possible pressure on the other teeth causing (and sometimes even earlier). So you need few weeks, a call to your dentist would be have often developed far enough that a crowded teeth, and cyst formation around your dentist’s input on this—for the best in order. Simply ask your dentist to review dentist can see a potential for problems. un-erupted (or “impacted”) wisdom teeth outcome, the timing really is important! your child’s x-rays to determine how the Perhaps the most common question I which can cause damage to other teeth Once the appropriate age is determined development and eruption of the wisdom get asked about “wisdom teeth” is “Why and/or bone. So if they need to be removed for any given teenager, then it becomes a teeth is progressing. She or he may need to are they called that?” The best answer I’ve as they usually do, the question becomes question of the right timing during the year schedule a visit to take an x-ray film (often seen is related to the time of their arrival. “When is the best time?” for the teenager and the rest of the family. what is called a panoramic film) to have a Since these molars arrive so much later than It’s all about the timing! I believe the For many, the ideal time to have wisdom current view of your child’s development. the other teeth, people assumed that their best time to remove wisdom teeth is before teeth removed is during the summer That information is invaluable in determining arrival marked the age when the person they have begun to erupt. So how soon months. Schedules are less crammed full if this summer is the right time to take action. was “wiser”. While I suspect many of us before they erupt? The best time is a factor of school activities, and the teenagers are So, even though summer is fast could debate that–in my case, at least, with of combining how close the teeth are to a bit less concerned if they need to lay low approaching, spend a little time planning–it the “wisdom” (pun intended) of hindsight– erupting and how far developed their root for a couple days in the early post-operative will help make your lives better and easier! that does seem to be the reason for the structure is. For many youngsters today, stage of healing. That’s just plain old wisdom! n nickname for what we dentists often call that age is far younger than years ago third molars. simply because most teens are physically

Pulling the Same Direction by Matt Booth

My Grandpa Kennedy, who is now 90, might feel stronger and pull more of the marriage, just like a team of horses, no When you are yoked together, one of you tells a great story about a team of horses. load. They almost never pull equally. matter how much of the load each horse will almost always be pulling more of the He loves telling this story to a young It is the same in a marriage. The is pulling, it is essential the team pulls in load than the other. That’s just the way couple about to be married. He is a WWII couple will almost never pull the load the same direction. it is. If you want to succeed, each of you vet, the father of 9 kids, grandfather to 15 equally. One of them might take care Can you imagine one horse hitched must be pulling in the same direction. and great grandfather to 14 children. He of the kids and house. The other might to the front of the wagon and the other At 90 years old and with almost 66 jumps at every chance he gets to tell this bring home most of the money. The horse hitched to the back of the wagon? years of marriage, it is worth listening to story to soon to be brides and grooms. pulling of the load will almost never seem It won’t get very far very fast with each Grandpa’s advice. He is a real life John He sits them down before their big day, fair. In fact, he or she might feel like they horse pulling in a different direction. Wayne type of character to me. n with some Irish whiskey, and tells them are pulling most of the load for a day, this story. I’ve heard many times and it month or even a year. “This is when it never gets old to me. gets tricky in a marriage,” Grandpa says Mattitude Quote Grandpa starts by saying a marriage grabbing his shot of whiskey. If you feel “Having a title no more makes you a leader than going to McDonalds makes you is like a team of horses yoked together. you’ve been pulling most of the load, a hamburger. Leadership is learned and earned” —TC Shinkle Two horses side-by-side, for better or don’t get frustrated or feel it is unfair, worse, richer or poorer, and in sickness because the very next day you might not Matt Booth, the attitude expert, is an engaging speaker. He demonstrates and and health. I always picture a horse-drawn be as strong and your partner might be delivers a common sense approach to a positive attitude. To find out how Matt wagon in an old Western movie with a pulling more of the load. can help you or your organization, connect with him today at mattbooth.com. John Wayne type character holding the As they shoot down the shot of reins. “A marriage is a lot like that team of whiskey, Grandpa suggests you must horses,” continues Grandpa. Unfortunately, learn quickly that each of you will be horses almost never pull the load equally. pulling different amounts of the load at On any given day, one horse is stronger different times during your marriage. It than the other and pulls more of the load will almost never be equal and almost that day. The next day the other horse never seem fair. The key to a successful

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Fruit and Veggie Snails

All you need: • Kitchen knife • 2 small red apples • 1 bunch celery, cleaned • 1 (16 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter or alternative nut butter • 1 sealable plastic storage bag • Safety scissors • 1 (1.65 ounces) box any flavor WONKA NERDS Candies • 1 (10 ounce) bag shredded carrots or julienne them yourself

All you do: 1. Cut a thick vertical slice from a whole apple, just missing the core. Do this on both sides. 2. Cut a celery stick that is about 1 inch longer than the width of Celery: The “How-To” Guide to the apple slice. 3. Place the peanut butter into the plastic bag; snip off the end Enjoying this Nutritious Vegetable to make a small hole. Fill the trough of the celery stick by by Hy-Vee nutritionists Megan Horstman (Asbury), squeezing the bag of peanut butter; set aside. Amy Cordingley (Locust), and Brian Scheil (Dodge) 4. Using the plastic bag filled with peanut butter again, draw a spiral on both sides of the apple slice. Celery may be an afterthought in the produce aisle 4. An Easy Side. For an easy side dish, braise celery in 5. Wedge the apple slice into the filled celery stick. (Larger but it is a simple and inexpensive vegetable to add to vegetable stock and season with your favorite herbs apples like to fall over.) your daily meal plan. This low-calorie vegetable is a or a little bit of salt and pepper. 6. Add NERDS to one end of the celery stick to make his eyes. good source of Vitamin C and Vitamin A. 3. Celery Salsa! Heat oil and stir in garlic, tomato, celery Add 2 carrot shreds for antennae. When selecting celery, you want to choose the stalk and onion. Pour in tomato juice and bring to a boil. that is straight and rigid with fresh leaves. You want to Cook until onions and celery are tender. Stir flour into Nutrition Facts per serving: 120 calories, 7 gm fat, 1 gm saturated avoid celery that is limp and smells mushy. Once you salsa to thicken. Season with salt, pepper and hot fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 11 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm fiber, 4 gm have selected your celery and get it home, it can be sauce. Serve with baked tortilla chips. protein, 80 mg sodium stored in the refrigerator unwashed for up to two weeks. 2. Stir-Fried Celery? Absolutely! Use celery in your next Celery isn’t just for Ants on a Log. It can be used vegetable stir-fry. Heat a little olive oil and sauté Source: Adapted from Nestle Kitchens in a variety of ways and recipes. Celery stalks can be chopped celery, carrots, broccoli florets, onions and eaten raw, stir-fried, baked, steamed or microwaved. bell peppers. Add reduced-sodium soy sauce and The information is not intended as medical advice. Please consult When planning to use celery, you will want to rinse the serve over brown rice or in a whole wheat pita. a medical professional for individual advice. stems thoroughly before preparing as dirt can be found 1. Ants on a Log. Add peanut butter to the inside of between the ribs. Next you will want to make sure to cut celery and top off with raisins for a quick, fun and the root off the stem and throw away. nutritious treat for your kids! Also, try switching hummus for the peanut butter. n Top 10 Ways to Eat Celery from fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org:

10. A Quick Appetizer. Stuff stalks with low-fat cream cheese and sprinkle with paprika. 9. Can You Eat the Leaves? Yes, you can! Instead of throwing the leaves away, use them in soup, stuffing, salad or other cooked dishes. 8. More Veggies for Your Stews! Pump up the nutrition in your soups and stews by adding chopped celery. Adds a little crunch too. 7. Tacos! That’s right! Celery adds just a little more crunch to your tasty tacos. 6. Celery & Spinach. Do something different with your spinach salad. Combine diced celery, shredded carrot, cooked pasta, bell peppers and corn. Serve over a bed of spinach and top with your favorite low- calorie dressing. 5. Texture for Tuna. Add a little texture to your tuna or chicken salad. Mix together chopped celery, mayonnaise or mustard, and tuna or chicken. Serve Sudoku answers on page 39 over whole wheat bread or a toasted English muffin. For an extra kick, add a dash of hot sauce to the mixture.

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The King’s Spy By Bob Gelms

The year is 1643 and England is Politically he had kept his head down embroiled in a violent civil war. Charles I so was not under any kind of subversive couldn’t come to grips with the demands suspicion by either the Catholics or of Parliament so he moved his court to the Protestants. The visitor was a friar the ancient university town of Oxford named Simon de Pointz who, as the where he sat commanding his forces. This story rolls along, proves to be a cunning is also the time of the Reformation, which and resourceful man. He brings a adds a religious taint to the political message to Thomas from the king whose machinations. Protestants and Catholics cryptologist just died. When searching are at each other’s throats pitting friend for a new man for the position the against friend, neighbor against neighbor, King asked around and Thomas’ name and, sometimes, brother against brother. popped up more than once. So Simon It is an altogether ugly time in England. was dispatched to bring Thomas back to For centuries, diplomats and generals court to work for the King. have used codes and ciphers to pass Thomas undergoes a crisis of along information and battle orders so, if conscious. He wasn’t too sure he wanted intercepted, they couldn’t be read. This to work for the king’s side in the clash but practice can be traced all the way back Thomas talks himself into it in a fashion to Julius Caesar who personally invented that would have made Thomas Aquinas one that he used in his various military smile—a lot. So off he goes to court in campaigns and during his reign. By the Oxford. There, things start to heat up time of Charles I these codes and ciphers when he gets on the wrong side of some had become very sophisticated and rich folk through no fault of his own. were relied upon with great expectation When brutal, bloody bodies start to by the powers that be. Most of the royal show up in strange places Thomas is in courts in Europe at the time all had a danger. As he does his work for the king court cryptologist on the payroll. and tries to avoid getting skewered by a Andrew Swanston has written a couple of gentleman of the upper class, historical novel, The King’s Spy, which it becomes clear that there is a traitor at mixes all of the above into a delectable court. A message is intercepted that is stew sure to please any pallet. Our written in an almost unbreakable code hero, Thomas Hill, lives in a little village, called the Vigenere Cipher, (which exists Romsey, with his widowed sister in real life and withstood efforts to break Crossword answers on page 39 and his nieces. He was educated at it for hundreds of years). Thomas sets Oxford where he won many prizes as a to work on it. You will have to read the mathematician. His hobby, as it were, book to find out what happens. is cryptology. Thomas is a nerd…a very In The King’s Spy there is an intelligent nerd. He runs a bookshop out abundance of fascinating information of his house to make ends meet which about codes, ciphers and the English does nothing but cement his nerdiness. civil war all wrapped up in a wonderful One night there is a loud knock on his historical mystery. This is also the first door. The times would make one wary book in a trilogy featuring Thomas Hill. about answering a door at that time of You will have to excuse me as I must set night but Thomas had nothing to fear. about reading the other two. n

36 Columnists 365ink Magazine May 21–June 3, 2015 Issue #239 Dubuque365.com Columnists Let’s Say You Get Six Days by pam kress-dunn

I saw a new doctor last month. She to twelve—not even a baker’s dozen!—pills prescribed two new medicines for my a month. Since it really does take two to headaches, which visit me with faithful make a dent in a headache of moderate to regularity. One is a preventive, and time screamingly high severity, that gives me six will tell if it prevents anything. I am, as days a month when I can, if the stars are they say, titrating up, taking a bit more somewhat aligned, be relatively pain-free. every week until I’m at the full-bore dose. I know I’m not the only one with pain, The other is called an abortive, or some other health burden of woe. something to stop an incipient headache Maybe you have cancer, or a father with in its tracks. Ever hopeful, I’ve tried Alzheimer’s. Maybe your 12-year-old son many, but have yet to find one that works is struggling with Crohn’s Disease, or your and has no alarming side effects. The wife’s heart is failing. The older you get, best one yet was given to me, in some and the more people you care about, the desperation, while I was hospitalized in a more likely it is that you, or they, suffer special head-pain unit in Michigan. When from something Every. Single. Day. I asked the name of this wonder drug, a My question is, what would you do wise nurse smiled as she told me, adding, if you had something, some handful of “It’s a narcotic, and you can’t have it magic beans, that would allay that pain again.” Now I think it might be illegal. So and suffering for 24 hours, but only six much for that miracle worker. days a month? Which days would you The new one prescribed by the choose to take a dose, knowing that neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic is would leave only five, and then four, neither as dangerous nor as effective as three, two, and finally just one more day that. But it works better than any others to function almost normally? I’ve tried, so I’m glad to have it in my When my son was preparing to marry arsenal. But there’s a catch. Of course the woman of his dreams, I asked a big But no. The insurance company, it its since that can lead to headaches—and there’s a catch. If there’s one thing a favor of my doctor. Not the big-shot infinite wisdom, grants me only six days carry on. n person in chronic pain learns to expect, specialist in Cleveland, but the kind, free of pain. I must grit my teeth—or not, —[email protected] it’s the fickleness of anything that works. intelligent generalist I see at home. Could In this case, though, it’s not the drug I please, I asked, have a prescription of X, that’s the problem. It’s not addictive, the wonder drug I know I’m not supposed like narcotics, and it doesn’t seem to to take because it’s evil because it causes cause rebound pain, the scourge of many rebound headaches if you take it even analgesics that work so well, the body twice a week? (It’s a barbiturate, and, for begs for more by sending out nearly your own protection, I’m not telling you constant pain signals. I’m good, anyway, what it is.) at avoiding the rebound merry-go-round It’s so evil, it’s been banned in by following the rules, which state You Germany. For once, I’m applauding our Can’t Take This Marvelous Stuff Every FDA’s tardiness. I find it interesting that Day, Even If You Need It That Often. No my insurance has no problem covering sir, not me. I take it only as directed, thirty of those pills per month, evidently which means not often enough. because it’s not a new, designer drug. On the other days, I take drugs that My first delivery of the new triptan don’t work so well, or, more often, arrived by the time I got home, and so far nothing at all. My sisters in arms—a friend I’ve taken six. That leaves six more to cover I met in the hospital, a grown child who the three weeks until I can get a refill. (If inherited my head genes—send each not limited by insurance, they would cost other messages in code on those drug- $15 a pill.) So that means three days. Three free, pain-full days: “Going back to bed.” out of the next twenty-one days. “Turn off the sun!” “Just shoot me.” Been Which days should I save it for? The there; said that. weekend we spend out-of-town with my The thing is, I think I could safely son and his wife, or here with my visiting take two of these new pills every day. daughter? Two weekends would take all I’ve read articles in medical journals twelve pills. What about an anniversary attesting to the efficacy of taking two dinner out with my husband? A of these triptans, as this class of drug is presentation at work? Four Sundays to go called, every single day, thus turning the to church, four Saturdays at the Farmers abortive into a preventive for those with Market and Hy-Vee? What about Mondays my diagnosis, which features—delivered at work, which can be challenging enough fresh to your head!—daily headaches. without headaches, or Fridays when So the problem isn’t the drug, which everyone is calling out, “TGIF”? What if works. It isn’t the doctor, who prescribed we’re having company? What if I want to it. No, it’s the insurance company that, in read a book? What about, I ask you, the its wisdom, limits coverage for this drug day the series finale of “Mad Men” airs?

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Dear Erma, Dear Frugal, My ex keeps yelling at me on the phone Technically and legally, you are probably or insulting me via text message for feel within your rights to refuse to pay things I didn’t do or things that’s simply another bill. But you’re also a class-A are not my responsibility. Then he douchebag. If I was your mama, I would invariably apologizes the next day for beat you with a rubber hose. This only being awful to me and thinks everything proves that it never pays to go out of fine, until he does it all over again. How your way to help someone out in a bind. do I get out of this cycle? How do I show —Erma him how awful he is? —Sick and Tired Boleyn Rd. Dear Erma, My good friend is getting over her Dear Sick and Tired, breakup by diving back into her art. The We live in a digital world, even if i can’t only problem is, her art is awful. I love figure the damn thing out. The answer her and I want her to heal and feel better, is Facebook shaming. Save up the next but she keeps giving be these hideous dozen tirades. Then call him out on examples of self expression and expects Facebook for being the self-absorbed me to hang them in my house. How do I douche that he is when he does it again. get her to stop giving me more “art” and Invariably he will deny it. Then all you what can I do, short of a house fire, to have to do is publish a dozen screen dispose of the ones I have. shots of him saying awful things and then —Mrs. Art Barf-uncle on Rosemont apologizing for it. And hopefully both his mother and current girlfriend are on Dear Mrs. Art, Facebook to see what a complete ass hat You can never tell her the truth, because he is and do all the ass kicking needed she sounds like a fragile little pain in the to put him in his place on your behalf. ass. You need to turn her pain back on He’s gonna hate you more likely, but at her and tho do this you need to lie and lie least now everyone knows he’s just mad your butt off. It will take some ramping at himself… and also that he’s a horrible up, but you need to start exhibiting signs person when nobody’s looking. of distress around her and outbursts of —Erma anger. Then after a few week, reveal to her that your anger is sympathetic anger Dear Erma, for her towards her ex and seeing these I re-ordered a custom made product I’ve pictures she makes continually makes you ordered may times before recently and think of him and how he’s wronged her. asked the company to rush the order for Tell her the only way to rid yourselves me to get them on time. They were great of this pain is the have a burning party with turnaround and got me the items in where you torch all of the paintings in a no time flat. They sent me a bill that was cleansing effort to rid yourselves of his way less than it should have been. Like awful influence. Did I forget to mention 80% less than it should have been. I paid that this last step of the plan will require it and didn’t say anything. Now they are a good 3-4 bottles of red wine (mostly telling me the made a billing error and going into her) and you should not want the rest of the bill paid. Since there suggest the fire part until bottle #3. Also, wasn’t technically a quote made for the have a sober spotter handy to oversee order and I paid the bill I was sent, do I the calamity. have to pay the rest of the bill. —Erma —Frugal on Fremont

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Aries Libra (March 21–April 19) (September 23–October 22) You will feel such a terrible void in What’s love got to do with it? If by your life once David Letterman signs off that “it” you mean dog grooming, than you’ll launch yourself into a large bowl of milk. EVERYTHING. If by “it” you mean grocery shopping, than the answer is nothing. Taurus (April 20–May 20) Scorpio When your relationship takes a turn (October 23–November 21) for the worse, you’ll become a pioneer in how Fedoras have come and gone, divorcing/splitting couples divide up their digital speaking fashion-wise. No matter how hard you belongings (Netflix queues, Spotify playlists, try, you will never be able to make a captain’s hat etc.) It’ll be hard, but you’ll blaze a trail. look good in a manner of casual dress.

Gemini Sagittarius (May 21–June 20) (November 22–December 21) Knowing how bad men’s When looking for a good penmanship is, you’ll draft legislation that states candidate to support for president this that all young boys must attend 5 years of go-round, always judge each candidate summer school just so they can one day write carefully by how good the swag is at their legibly. Your impact will be felt in ways beyond public speaking events. your comprehension for decades to come. Capricorn Cancer (December 22–January 19) (June 21–July 22) They may be making all sorts of Beware the kindness of strangers great new Star Wars films, but don’t you dare rest because you’ll be so unprepared for how to until Ewoks get a standalone film of their own. repay them that you’ll look thankless and inept. Plan for every possible scenario in advance. Aquarius (January 20–February 18) Leo No one ever got laid serenading (July 23–August 22) someone with a ukulele. No one ever got lei’d Just know that they key to any serenading someone with a tuba. There’s a first good karaoke performance is either preparation time for everything, but there doesn’t always or the lack thereof. There is NO half-assing when need to be. it comes to busting out that old Gordon Lightfoot PUZZLE ANSWERS chestnut that you love so much. Pisces (February 19–March 20) Virgo Pisces is rising in the seventh (August 23–September 22) house with the moon in retrograde. If you know Don’t buy a boat. They’re what that means, you may already be a winner! expensive and swimming or paddling gets (Spoiler alert: you’re not.) you there just the same. (So do cars and most forms of on-land transportation.)

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