the 365 inkwell { bryce parks } On The Cover: President, Publisher, Writer, Designer, Layout [email protected] { mike ironside } Writer, Designer, Photography [email protected] 10 • renaissance faire { kristina nesteby } Ad Designer 13 • miles nielsen [email protected] 17 • dubuquefest { maryanne krauss } 30 • catfish festival Finance / Advertising [email protected] | 563-5 { kelli kerrigan } Advertising [email protected] | 563-581-7014 issue #134 • may 12 - 26, 2011 { lisa stevenson } 4 community briefs 14 movies 28 dubuque smile makeover Advertising 6 town clock music 15 of gods and men 28 peace breathing [email protected] | 563-690-2043 7 bike to work week 16 bud live music listings 29 home & health features 8 arts 17 dubuquefest pul-out 30 catfish festival { brad parks } 9 treasures of dubuque 21 bud nightlife highlights 31 library events / riverview Community, Incorporated, Principal 10 renaissance faire 22 argosy’s food review 32 puzzles [email protected] 11 bobfest 25 pet corner 33 mayor roy buol 12 re-inventing dubuquefest 26 mattitude 34 trixie kitsch { matt booth } 13 miles nielsen 27 pam kress-dunn 35 dr. skraps Mattitude [email protected] { pam kress-dunn } [email protected] { bob gelms } Bob’s Book Reviews { mayor roy buol } Buol on Dubuque { rich belmont } Argosy’s Food For Thought [email protected] { l.a. hammer } Trixie Kitsch: Bad Advice For The Stupid special thanks to: Jon Schmitz, Ralph Kluseman, Kay Kluseman, Chris Wand, Neil Stockel, Marty Raymon, Jay Olson, Ron Kirchhoff, Fran Parks, Christy Monk, Julie Steffen, Ron & Jennifer Tigges, bacon, Mark Dierker, Julie Griffin, Dave Haas, Tim Brechlin, Jeff Stiles, Gen. Bob Felderman and all the 365 friends and advertisers. { dubuque365 / 365ink } Where’s Wando? 401 Locust Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 We’ve hidden Wando somewhere in this issue of 365ink. Can dubuque365.com | 563-588-4365 you find the master of movies buried within these pages? All contents © 2011, Community, Incorporated. All rights reserved. 2 { may 12 - 26 } 365ink www.Dubuque365.com { bryce’s inkubator } have smartphone, will travel... and shop.... in your garage. What can we say? I’ve just about had it with all My high school classmate, Lori Schmitt has the young friends recently diagnosed with can- Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She’s not the cer. I wish no one would have to face and fight first in my Hempstead class of ‘91 to fight can- this ugly bastard, but when younger people cer. Just a year ago, Todd Soppe was lost to can- who didn’t even do the kinds of things that un- cer leaving a wife and daughter. I hadn’t talked fortunately earn a person cancer over a lifetime, to Todd in years and I still teared up when I read like smoking or listening to Michael Bolton, find about it in the paper. But at least can we also themselves in the fight of their lives, well that celebrate some victories along the way. Lisa just plain sucks. We’ve got a couple of friends Freidman from our class beat cancer and con- of 365 I want to tell you about who have some tinues the fight for others. And my little friend great benefit events coming up. We hope you Jack, who you may have read about in this col- can make it out to show your support and help umn in the past, continues to be cancer-free our friends and so many others to LIVESTRONG as we approach another You Don’t Know Jack in the fight! And, of course, the benefits have to Poker Run at New Digging’s this summer. (I’m be on the same day, so prepare to multitask! selling (eating) candy bars for him right now if you want to stop by the office!) Jenni Welsh is a 30 year old who was recently di- agnosed with Stage IV Non-Hodgkin’s Lympho- But back to Lori. Sorry, Lori, I tend to do that a ma. Stage IV is the most aggressive, meaning the lot. Come have some fun and support Lori’s fight cancer has spread beyond the lymph system. with a Dart & Bean Bag Tournament and live & si- Due to Jen’s extensive and extremely aggres- lent auctions at Courtside on Saturday May 21st sive treatment, she has been unable to return from 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. There will be great food, to work. Jen is a member of the Eastern Iowa music, raffle prizes, and drink specials. Monetary Outlaws Roller Derby Team. She loves camping, donations can be made to the “Lori Schmitt Ben- bowling, spending time with her mom, Cindy, efit Fund” at Dupaco Community Credit Union. and two dogs, Jasper and Jasmine, and kicking back and having a few beers with good friends. Some of the cool auction items include a juke- box that plays 45’s; 2 iPads; a basket of Crayola Jennie’s benefit is on Saturday, May 21st from products worth over $500; a hearing aid and the 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Grand River Center in follow up treatment, sizing, etc., overnight stays Dubuque. Highlights of the big day of fun for a at the Hotel Julien and Grand Harbor Resort; 4 great cause include DJ Skillet spinning the tunes tickets to USAC Midgets & Silver Crown Cars, from 1-4 p.m. with a bean bag tournament at plus IndyCar Qualifying on Friday, June 24th, a 2 p.m. and an iPod drawing and raffle at 4 p.m. Kindle and many, many more wonderful items! The Live Auction starts at 5 p.m. with the silent And the raffle items are a 42” plasma screen TV auction wrapping up at 6 p.m. Then the fun kicks and a remote auto start. Tickets are $10 each or into high gear when Bad Habit takes the stage, 3 for $25. Being generous for a cause feels good. with local masters of classic hard rock, Menace, Being generous and taking home a 42” plasma taking over from 9 - 11 p.m. television wouldn’t hurt things too much either. In case you can’t make the event, monetary do- I send my very best to both of my courageous, nations may be sent to: DuTrac Community Credit beautiful friends and wish you both huge suc- Union. Jennifer Welsh Benefit Acct. P.O. Box 3205, cesses at your events. Even more so, I wish you Dubuque, IA 52004. And if you are in to position to both a fast and permanent victory over cancer be able to donate a great item to the raffle or silent so you may return to the things that you should auction, contact Gail Brimeyer at 563-495-2703. be able to be most important to you right now, like being a great mom for Lori, or for Jennie, giv- You know the Outlaw girls are going to be there ing another girl on roller skates a flying elbow to in force and we know that Buck and the Menace the solar plexus when the ref isn’t looking. You boys are particularly pumped up about the show. know, the little joys of life. www.Dubuque365.com 365ink { may 12 - 26 } 3 { community briefs } it’s migratory melanie devaney month!. of emergency transitional housing related to support services. More information, including a Wish List of shelter needs is located online at www.openingdoorsdbq.org. Melanie Devaney in Concert Five Flags Bijou Room Friday, May 13th, 7:30 p.m. Melanie Devaney returns to her roots, and by roots we mean 13 she’s coming home for a visit. International Migratory Bird Day MAY While the super talented Saturday, May 14 singer- songwriter currently calls L.A. home, Mines of Spain Recreation Area Epworth is where the talent started, but it’s The Mines of Spain celebrates International actually Five Flags Bijou Room where you’ll Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, May 14 with get the chance to hear her do her thing live in a free special event from 10 a.m. to noon. concert on Friday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. Tick- David Shealer and Dan Wenny from Loras ets are just $10 for adults with children 10 & College will be on hand to provide informa- under $8 and they are available at Five Flags tion on migratory birds that come to the area Box Office (563)589-4258. Melanie has new for the summer to nest or make the park a music, new stories and a new CD since her stop over to rest and then continue north. last performance. Don’t miss a minute of it! Dan will conduct a hike on the Catfish Creek Trail in search of migrants or some of the local birds. Dave will be monitoring the mist nets set up along the trail in hopes of captur- ing migratory birds. These birds will be avail- able for you to view during and at the end of the hike. When the hike is complete, Dan and Dave will be banding and gathering data about each bird. Binoculars are suggested for the hike. The hike will be approximately Opening Doors Trivia Night one and half miles in length. The Catfish Friday, May 13 Creek trail follows Catfish Creek through bot- Knights of Columbus Hall tomland forest and returns through upland Opening Doors invites trivia lov- forest providing excellent habitat for a vari- ers to test their wits on Friday the ety of birds. For more information about this 13 13th at their Trivia Night fund- program or about the Mines of Spain call the MAY raiser. Scheduled for Friday, May E.