Wanna come? - Dubuque365

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Steve Geisz,
General Manager of the
Grand Harbor Resort,
is smoking up ribs...
and chicken... and brisket...
and live music with a
few thousand friends.
Wanna come?
Get out! An issue dedicated to smoked meat?
SMOKED MEAT! Where do I start? I think I
wrote about this before. I don’t care ... I’m going to need a bigger page! Perhaps a sonnet
would do this moment justice. Maybe I could
go through and rub a little smoked pork flavor
on my Inkubator article in every copy of this
issue. Sniff yours now ... did I get to it?
Oh man, I’m so freakin’ excited for the Throwdown, you have no idea. When the Grand Harbor’s general Manager Steve Geisz started to
ask me about partnering to make it happen, he
said the words “smoked meat” and I just said
yes. The rest of what he said was garbled like
Charlie Brown’s teacher: Wonk! Wonk wonk
wonk! Who cares? He could have asked for
anything at that point. You had me at “smoked
meat,” Jerry Maguire.
My real passion for smoked meat began when,
unbeknownst to me, I was taken to the place
considered by many to be the single best BBQ
in the world, Smitty’s BBQ in Lockhart, Texas.
We entered this dark glorious room lined on
two sides with massive brick grills covered by
hinged metal lids. Wood burned in piles at the
ends of the L-shaped oven and a single pipe
sent smoke up at the elbow of the oven. I was
given a piece of butcher paper loaded with
brisket, ribs, and sausage, plus a stack of plain
Wonder Bread, how cool! In the next room I
got a monster slab of cheddar cheese and a
grape Nehi (no Sh!%)! The massively long tables were adorned with paper food boats filled
with a special seasoned-salt mixture (available
on their Web site). This is for dipping your meat
into. Let me say that again: This boat of salt was
for dipping my carcinogen-charred, fatty beef
brisket into. Oh my God, have I died and gone
to heaven? No, that likely comes shortly after
eating this food. Needless to say, it may have
been the first time I ever cried while eating
food. It was so good I don’t have words for it.
I’ve since heard the place mentioned on TV by
both Robert Duvall and George Bush (Hey, he
got somethin’ right!). By the way, Dubuque’s
getting a Bandana’s BBQ in the old Ponderosa
building soon. It looks like genuine BBQ. Oh,
baby ... It must be my birthday!
I’ve had amazing smoked meat since. Ron
Tigges would have to be my local smoked meat
Medici. The man’s got a skill. Still, I had never
tried it myself. Early this summer when cleaning out his garage, my dad gave me his smoker.
I think we gave it to him for a gift like 20 years
ago. After a few uses, I think it went into that
corner until I inherited it not too long ago. It
has been used twice a week ever since.
Now, I don’t want to brag, but I believe I may
be some kind of smoked meat savant. I took
to this like a duck to water. I’ve smoked ribs,
chicken, pork loin, chops, and, of course, beef
jerky. I’ve tried a slew of different dry rubs (I
don’t do sauce, I decided that’s for failures who
can’t smoke a flavorful piece of meat on it’s
own.). They’re all good, but I’ve got favorites.
My favorite meats to smoke are ribs (duh!) and
dark meat chicken, like leg quarters. I just had
them again last night. The pros who will be
coming to the Throwdown on Labor Day weekend will have you think there is a meticulous
art and science to smoking meat, but they’re
full of crapola. It’s like the husband who tries
to convince his wife he’s spending 6 hours a
day at the golf course because he’s working out
kinks in his backswing. Maybe the backswing
on his gin gimlet! The secret to smoking meat
is to get a great rub on it, put it on the smoker,
and go do something else for 5 hours. Period!
Come back then with a plate and try not to
drool on the meat like Homer Simpson as you
transport it to the dinner table.
I have a problem though.
All summer I’ve been using the apple wood my
dad gave me with the
smoker to cook my food.
It’s almost gone. So I got
some hickory at the store.
It was good, but it wasn’t
the same. Uh oh! What happens when I run
out of dad’s apple wood? Where do I get more?
Will new apple wood be like dad’s? Maybe it’s
magic apple wood like you see in movies. That
green mesh sack of twigs dad gave me might
have been his magic smokin’ bag of mojo, like
Willie Brown gave to Ralph Macchio in Crossroads so he could play cut-heads with Steve Vai.
(Rent it!) Or like the special vial of blue water
Adam Sandler was given in The Waterboy to revive him on the field. Is this the end of the line
for my own personal smoking dynasty? Maybe
Czipers will give me a few branches from the
orchard if I’m real nice and buy some cider. As
it stands now, I have just enough of that Asbury
voodoo charm apple wood to get me through
the big competition at the Grand Harbor if I
don’t use any until then. Will it be able to work
its magic one more time? Can this novice kid
hold his own with the big boys of the Throwdown? Who cares! I’m going to be standing at
ground-zero surrounded by the Dumbledores
of the meat smokin’ world. I shall absorb their
knowledge. I shall learn the ways of the Force.
I shall breathe in their smoky effervescence. I
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ISSUE # 37
AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 5
Throwdown on the River: 4
Community Events: 5 - 7
Arts & Culture: 8 - 11
Voices III & Arts Galore!
:Platteville Dairy Days 13
Last Blast / Irish Hooley: 14
Live Music Listings: 16-17
Wando’s Movie Reviews: 18
Art @ Your Library TM : 19
Mayor Roy Buol: 20
Giving Voice: Pam Kress-Dunn: 21
Bob’s Book Reviews: 22
Mattitude: 23
Eating Healthy: 25
The A Factor: 26
Crossword / Sudoku: 27
Trixie Kitch: 28
Dr. Skrap’s Horoscopes: 28
Comedy: 30
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
Presented with such a great
opportunity, an easy target you might say, some
might be persuaded to just
book a band or two and try
to drive a crowd to the
hotel for the weekend.
Not these cats.
“Obviously this is the first one of these
that we’re doing, and we decided
right from the beginning that we
needed to do things right,” says
Geisz. “You hear people say, ‘Go
big or go home,’ and we decided to go
big and really make this an event.”
by Tim Brechlin
An Iowa State Championship. A KCBSsanctioned cook-off. Two days of barbecue
and live music at the Grand Harbor Resort
and Water Park. We’re not quite sure how
to put this, but the First Annual Throwdown
on the River, sponsored by the Diamond Jo
Casino, is kind of a big deal.
Scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 1 and 2 (Labor Day Weekend), the
Throwdown on the River promises to be
a one-of-a-kind event, one that will hopefully continue on for many years to come.
It began as the brainchild
of Platinum Hospitality
chief Jim Rix, and it’s been
spearheaded by Steve
Geisz, now the Grand
Harbor’s general manager
and a longtime barbeque
aficionado (seriously, you
need to see this guy’s
smoker), and Grand Harbor Food & Beverage Director Craig Joos.
So what exactly does it mean to have a
KCBS-sanctioned cook-off? We’re talking
about the Kansas City Barbeque Society,
the world’s largest organization of barbecue and grilling enthusiasts dedicated to
promoting barbeque across the world. To
put matters in perspective, the KCBS has
about 6,500 members, and it draws more
than 10 million fans to its 260-plus sanctioned events every year. The Throwdown
on the River will feature competition in four
categories: Chicken, pork ribs (loin or
spare), pork (Boston butt / picnic / whole
shoulder), and beef brisket. These guys
don’t mess around. There are specific rules
for everything, from the types of meat
used to cooking times to turn-in times.
If you don’t make the turn-in time on the
button, you’re out. It’s as simple as that.
What this means is that any KCBS event is
guaranteed to have a turnout of qualified
meat-smoking specialists who know what
they’re doing ... and that includes the
Grand Harbor. The meats will be judged
by a highly qualified panel ... and the
grand prize winner will win $5,000.
But it doesn’t stop there! Think about it: Not
all of us are world-class judges of smoked
meat. And thanks to the Grand Harbor,
that’s okay! In addition to
the standard KCBS competition, there will also be a
secondary People’s Choice
competition, open to all
registered
Throwdown
competitors. Normal people like you and me can
pay just $5 for a Tasting
Wristband, sponsored by
Hormel, where tasters can
check out pork shoulder
and pork loin samplings
from the contestants. After
that, you vote for your favorite!
So, how did all of this come about?
“We were looking at event calendars, trying to find a good time for Jim’s Throwdown idea before the summer really ran
out, and Steve and I both realized that,
oddly enough, there was absolutely nothing going on Labor Day weekend,” says
Joos. “It was natural.”
Indeed they did. A whole weekend
of fun has been planned, beginning
with a lineup of live music that’ll make
any music fan drool with anticipation. At
5:30 p.m. on September 1, the Just Cuz
Band, an audience favorite from the Grand
Harbor’s live riverwalk music on Thursday
and Saturday nights, will play, followed by
a three-hour gig from area favorites Betty
and the Headlights, wrapping up at 11
p.m., with a beer garden and delectable
food available all night long.
Even more fun begins on Sunday, September 2. Competitors will begin cooking early in the morning, with an 11 a.m.
turn-in time. No exceptions, you’re either in or you’re out. Judging will go on
through the early afternoon, and awards
will be announced at 3:30 p.m. After that
... hey, let’s party! The Apple Dumplin’s,
the greatest old-school country-rock
band in the area, will play from 4:30 6:30 p.m., followed by the southern-fried
stylings of 50-Pound Rooster.
“Right away, these bands were right behind
us,” says Geisz. “Their enthusiasm for the
event was clear from the start, and they
were really excited to be part of this first at-
tempt. It was really cool to know that they
supported us and truly wanted to be here.”
Booking the bands early was just one step
in the process for Geisz and Joos, who
quickly found a mounting list of tasks in
front of them, from securing sponsorships
and handling insurance to health inspections to food supplies and everything inbetween. Geisz laughs, “Gosh, at the start,
we weren’t even sure what size of a stage
we were going to need for the bands!”
The sponsorships came quickly. The Diamond Jo Casino eagerly hopped onboard
as the flagship sponsor, and community
support came out of the woodwork, with
help from such area luminaries as Radio
Dubuque, KWWL, Dubuque Data Services, Kirchhoff Distributing, Hy-Vee, American Trust, Sam’s Club, ServiceMaster and
your favorite bi-weekly magazine, 365ink.
“We’ve never done anything like this before,” says Geisz. “To have this kind of
support from the community was really
refreshing and exciting, like an affirmation
that we actually know what we’re doing!”
In the middle of a transition to a new menu
and an entirely new point-of-sale system
for the hotel’s restaurant, Joos somehow
was able to corral the meat supplies for
the contestants and ensure adequate
numbers for the People’s Choice part of
the competition. And Geisz decided that
the Grand Harbor was going to go the
extra mile and cover the costs of health
inspection for competitors’ meats.
Continued on page 29.
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
Iowa State Irish Feis Dance Return of the T-Birds!
Do not miss out on the best hockey action in the TriCompetition
States area as the 2007-2008 season kicks off with
The art and grace of Irish Heri-
tage comes alive once again at
the Five Flags Arena on Saturday
September 8th. The Iowa State Feis
is an all-day celebration of Claddage Irish dancing and
Irish culture where individuals and groups compete for
awards. The doors open at 8 a.m. and the event runs
through the day. Call
the Five Flags box office for more information at Five FlagsCenter.com or by phone
563-589-4258.
a home game vs. the Peoria Mustangs on August 31
at 7:05 p.m. Fresh off their Hunter Cup victory, the
T-Birds are also sporting a new look with a fresh logo
pictured here. Ticket prices are $7 (reserved adults),
$5 (reserved student with ID), $5 Reserved children
12 & Under. All GA Bleachers are
$5 per person. Groups of 10 or
more - $5. And don’t
forget that season tickets
are available at great discount prices. Visit DubuqueThunderbirds.com.
AVON Fashion Show
There’s still time to catch Suds at the Bell Tower! Suds
is a ‘60s musical / soap opera, and it’ll appeal to any
fan of music from that day and age. The story centers
on Cindy, just your regular everyday lady working in
a laundromat. On her birthday, she’s having the time
of her life ... until the postman arrives and delivers
some terrible news. Cindy finds herself down in the
dumps until she is greeted by two guardian angels.
These angels were sent to cheer her up and teach her
about finding true love. Yeah, it’s a simple story, but
that doesn’t make it any less fun! This show is packed
with energy and more than 50 chart-topping singles
from the ‘60s, including “These Boots Are Made For
Walkin’,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight?,” “Please Mr.
Postman,” “Chapel of Love” and many, many more.
Suds will provide fun for the whole family. Running
until August 31, Suds is shown on Thursdays at 7:30
p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $17, or $37 for dinner and
the show. Discounts are available for groups. For
more information, call 563-588-3377, or point your
Web browser to www.belltowertheater.net.
My Little Pony LIVE!
Vee Corporation Presents My
Little Pony LIVE! for two big
nights at the Five Flags Arena.
On October 3 and 4 at 7 p.m.,
see the venerable children’s
fantasy world come to life in
“The World’s Biggest Tea Party.” Pinkie Pie and her
seven charming Ponyville friends each have an extraspecial talent and skill to help with the party! The Ponies use their colorful imaginations and work together
to host the biggest party of the year. Plan ahead to get
your tickets when they go on sale August 20 at 10
a.m. Ticket prices are $12 and $15. There are a limited number of $18 and
$23 seats available. More
information at FiveFlagsCenter.com or by phone
Phone: 563-589-4258,
toll free: 888-412-9758.
UPCOMING EVENT SUMMARY
SUDS
Thursdays - Sundays thru Aug. 31 (Detials on this page)
365 Lunchtime Jam
Fridays, August, 24, 31, Sept. 7 (Details on page 6)
Summer’s Last Blast, Port of Dubuque - Museum Lot
Friday & Saturday, August 24 & 25 (Details: Page 14)
Dubuqueland Irish Hooly, Alliant Amphitheater
Saturday, August 25 (Details: Page 14)
New Diggings Music Festival
Saturday & Sunday, August 24-25 (Details: Page 12)
Tour de Dubuque
Saturday, August 25, Kirchhoff Distributing (Page 6)
Check out the AVON fashion show ... not only because
it’ll be a great time, but because it’ll go to help a good
cause. Bring yourself, your mother, your daughter, your
friends to Camp Albrecht Acres on Sunday, August 26,
at 11 a.m. Enjoy tea and sandwiches at noon, and the
fashion show comes after that, followed by shopping.
For tickets, call Reta Hefel at 563-543-2295.
BRIO Gallery Grand Opening
Saturday, August 25 (Details on page 11)
The Lovin’ Spoonful
DMA Fall Exhibits Opening Reception
Thursday, August 30 (Details: Page 10)
Music & More Promotions and Oldies 107.5 welcome
the Lovin’ Spoonful, members of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall
of Fame, to Dubuque’s Grand Opera House on Thursday, August 30! The Lovin’
Spoonful were responsible for
hits like “Do You Believe in
Magic,” “Daydream,” “Nashville Cats” and “Summer in
the City.” They were inducted
into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of
Fame in 2000. Tickets for the
show are $36.75 ($49.75 for
VIP), and on sale now at the Grand Opera House Box
Office or by phone at 563-588-1305.
Danny Glover & Felix Justice
The 10th Annual Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series
at Clarke College will feature “A Conversation with
Danny Glover, Moderated by Felix Justice” on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Robert and Ruth Kehl Center on the
Clarke campus. It’s a ways off yet, but as it was just announced, we wanted to let you know right away so you
can save the date. More information about ticket sales
for the lecture will be available in the coming weeks. In
discussing the importance of arts in education, Glover
and Justice examine the intersections of art, culture
and activism. Using
examples from their
lives and some of the
great works of literature, both men bring
to life their devotion
to the education of
young people and the
inspiration of the next
generation of leaders
in the world.
Readings Under the Influence
Tuesday, August 28 (Details on page 7)
The Lovin’ Spoonful, Grand Opera House
Thursday, August 30 (Details on this page.)
Dubuque Film Society presents “Breach”
Thursday, August 30 (Details on page 6)
Dubuque Thunderbirds Hockey vs. Peoria
Friday. August 31 (Details on this page)
Throwdown on the River BBQ Cookoff, Grand Harbor
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 1st & 2nd (Details on page 4)
Outsie the Line Exhibi Opening
Friday, September 4 (Details on page 24)
Movie Time @ the Library “The Passenger”
Thursday, September 6 (Details on page 12)
Stage Wright: Jan Lavacek: Stone House Gallery
Friday, Sept. 7 (Details on page 10)
Platteville Dairy Days
September 7 -9 (Details on page 13)
Iowa State Irish Feis
Saturday, September 8 (Details on this page)
U.W. Platteville CFA Perofrmance Season
Begins Thursday, September 13, (See ad on page 9)
Legends of New York City (Lennon, John, Joel)
September 21 (See ad on page 20)
Leading the Way to Global Climate Solutions
September 26, Grand River Center (Details to come.)
My Little Pony Live
Wed & Thu Oct 3 & 4, Five Flags (details on this page)
A Conversation with Danny Glover & Felix Justice
October 9, Clarke College (Details on this page)
MMM, WINGS. 365 CANNOT BE DEFEATED BY CONVENTIONAL HOT SAUCE
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
The Library has
been Breached!
The 365 Lunchtime Jam series continues entertaining huge luntime
crowds each and every Friday from
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.under the Town
Clock in downtown Dubuque.
Lunchtime Jams would not be possible without the generous support of
Cottingham & Butler Insurance and
Financial Services. And, of course,
Carlos O’Kelly’s offers an expanded
menu featuring traditional Americanstyle food options to complement the
Mexican menu that you all know and
love. 365 Lunchtime Jams are totally
free and open to the public. Jams
continue through early September.
Upcoming Jam Dates...
August 24 - Maureen Kilgore
August 31 - Big Muddy Duo
Sept. 7 - Melanie Mausser
Sept. 14 - Megan Roeth
Sept. 21 - Bill Encke & Pab Adams
2. To what internal temperature should
you cook pork?
A. 140º B. 160º
C. 180º
D. 200º
6. Where did the term “barbecue”
originate?
A.) From Jacque de Barbecuet, the
French-born inventor of the BBQ grill.
B.) In colonial times, when the grilled
dinners were often served at local bars.
C.) From the Mayas who cooked over
a “barbacoa,” meaning a lattice of thin
green sticks hung over an open fire.
7. What’s Bryce’s favorite kind of wood
to smoke meat with? (Have you been
reading the Inkubator?)
A. Hickory
B. Apple
C. Mesquite
D. Hickory
3. What Sugar Ray’s sandwich is a fan
favorite for people like C.J. Chenier
and, well, EVERYONE?
A. Rib tip
B. Pulled Pork
C. Brisket
D. Grilled Chicken
8. Though all are rarer smoking woods,
which is a wood NOT to use at all
when smoking meat?
A. Alder
B. Oak
C. Maple
D. Cedar
Answers on page 31
1. What is the name of the BBQ restaurant soon to inhabit the former
Ponderosa / Los Arcos property?
A. Bandana’s BBQ
B. Ponderosa
C. Hickory Park
D. Sugar Ray’s
4. What TV chef challenges award-winning BBQ artists to THROWDOWN
against him?
A. Emeril Legasse B. Justin Wilson
C. Wolfgang Puck D. Bobby Flay
5. What is the most popular grill used
today?
A. The charcoal grill. B. The gas grill.
C. The electric grill. D. Smoker
9. What should you not include in any
meat rub (unless you’re making jerky)?
A. Brown Sugar B. Garlic
C. Salt
D. Fresh Herbs
10. What is key to choosing flavorful
cuts of meat?
A. Getting to the store first
B. Lean cuts
C. Thickness
D. Fat marbling
Metaphorically speaking, anyway. The Dubuque Film Society
is back again with yet another
great film for Dubuque audiences
to enjoy. The next
installment in the
Society’s series
is 2007’s Breach,
starring Ryan Phillippe and Academy
Award-winner Chris
Cooper. The film will
be shown at 6 p.m. on
Thursday, August 30, in
the 3rd-floor auditorium
at the Carnegie-Stout
Public Library.
Breach revolves
around the true
story of FBI agent
Robert Hanssen
(Cooper)
and
former IT clerk
Eric
O’Neill
(Philippe),
as
O’Neill is assigned as Hanssen’s assistant ...
but with an ulterior motive, to
keep tracks on
Hanssen’s activities. As it turns
out, Hanssen spent more than 20 years
selling top-secret classified information to Russian intelligence, despite his
seemingly innocuous exterior and his
party-line conservative nature. Indeed,
Hanssen was the most prolific enemy
spy in the history of the United States.
Breach is rated PG-13 and runs 111
minutes. The Dubuque Film Society will donate refreshments, but attendees are encouraged to bring
their own snacks as well. For more
information about the Dubuque
Film Society, visit the Web site at
dubuquefilmsociety.blogspot.com.
Who needs France?
We’ve got Dubuque!
The 9th Annual Tour de Dubuque rides
again for Hospice of Dubuque. Open to
anyone with a motorcycle, bicycle or
classic car, the day is sure to present a
lot of fun on Saturday, August 25.
The Tour de Dubuque will begin at
Kirchhoff Distributing, 5035 Chavanelle Dr., right around noon. This
year’s ride for motorcycles and classic
cars will head south and be approximately 150 miles total, with a rendezvous point midway with the bicycles
in LaMotte. Bicyclists will ride a 31mile route to LaMotte, and a bus
will be available to anyone
interested in a ride back
to Dubuque. The ride
will also include stops
along the way with
all groups meeting at
5:30 p.m. at Knicker’s Saloon on Central Avenue for an
awards presentation
and prize giveaway. In
addition to the great pub
grub at Knicker’s, Brian
Leib will be hosting a karaoke
night from 7 - 11 p.m.
All riders are encouraged to collect
pledge money, as all proceeds go to
Hospice of Dubuque. For anyone who
wishes to ride and has not collected
pledges, there will be a $10 entry fee.
And anyone who collects $50 or more
in pledges will receive a free Tour de
Dubuque T-shirt. Route information and
pledge sheets are available at Hospice
of Dubuque at 2255 Asbury Square, or
by logging onto the Web site at www.
hospiceofdubuque.org.
For more information, contact Kevin
Pike from Custom Riders at 563-5827952, Mike Heiring from the Dubuque
Bicycle Club at 563-587-1850, or Hospice of Dubuque at 563-582-1220.
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
for theme-driven trivia exists ... on the
other hand, the RUI crew also threatens
you with the possibility of a blindfolded
physical challenge. This ain’t your Family Double Dare, kids.
Readings Under the Influence takes
place on the last Tuesday of every month
at the Busted Lift, in the basement of 180
Main. For further information on this
crew, check out their MySpace page at
www.myspace.com/ruidubuque.
LUI 2 RUI
That’s “Listen under the influence to
Readings Under the Influence,” okay?
The next installment of the monthly
anti-open mic night is due up at the
Busted Lift on Tuesday, August 28, and
this month’s episode will have something of a ... masculine perspective.
Masculine as in the verbal stylings of
four Dubuque artisans, all of whom
vary just a bit from the standard XYchromosome pairing. We’re looking at
the poetry of David Stone, the hip-hop
weavings of Case the Joint, the words of
Bill Jackson, and the audio attitude of
Aaron Hefel. As always, the possibility
Stage Wright:
Design Work of Jan Lavacek
Stone House Pottery & Gallery
Opening Reception Friday, Sept. 7
Stone House Pottery & Gallery hosts an
exhibit of scenic design by designer and
artist Jan Lavacek for the Galena gallery’s
Autumn Art Show. Stage Wright: Design
Work of Jan Lavacek is set to open with
an artist’s reception Friday, September 7,
from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on
display through November 4.
A set designer for 17 years, Lavacek will
show examples of his scenic design work
through an exhibit of models, drawings
and photographs. Originally form Yonkers, New York, Lavacek met his wife
and theater partner, Carole Sullivan, in
1973 while working at Timberlake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. The duo
married in 1975 and settled on a farm
outside Galena. In 1986, Lavacek cofounded the Main Street Players Theatre
Company serving as the group’s resident
scenic and lighting designer. He has also
worked on productions for the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville, the University of
Dubuque, Evanston’s Light Opera Works,
and the Grand Opera House.
Stone House Pottery & Gallery is located at
418 Spring Street (US Highway 20) in Galena. Gallery hours are Thursday through
Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday
through Wednesday by appointment. For
more information, call 815-777-0354.
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the second floor warehouse space. Eleven local and regional artists will display
a diverse array of work including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and printmaking. V.3 exhibiting
artists include Bruce Howdle of Mineral
Point, Wisconsin; Yen-Hua Lee, formerly
of De Kalb, Illinois; John Kabot of Spring
Green, Wisonsin, Joey Wallis and Abby
Butcher of Dubuque; Christian Narkiewicz-Laine and John Martinson of Galena, Illinois; Doug Schlesier of Bellevue,
Iowa; Anita Jung of Iowa City, Iowa; and
Tom Newport of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
With most of the artists in attendance,
the September 8 opening provides a
great opportunity to view the installation
and meet the artists. There is an admission charge of $10 that includes food
and refreshments.
Voices From the Warehouse District 3
Opening Reception, Saturday, Sept. 8
Voices From the Warehouse District is
right around the corner and the anticipation in the Dubuque art community
is palpable. The third installment of the
Dubuque Museum of Art off-site exhibition is set to open Saturday, September 8,
from 7 to 11 p.m.
Anyone who experienced the first two
warehouse exhibits and associated cultural events understands and no doubt
shares in the excitement and anticipation
this year’s show is generating. Voices 3
(V.3) promises to be yet another landmark exhibition and series of events in
the Dubuque area cultural landscape.
Once again the exhibit will be hosted
by the Wilmac Property Company Warehouse at 1000 Jackson Street in the
10,000-square-foot space afforded by
In addition to the opening, the Voices
warehouse gallery will host a number
of special events though the month of
September and into October including a
City of Dubuque presentation, The Making of an All-American City; a screening of short films by the Chicago Short
Film Brigade along with a performance
by Chicago-based afro-pop band the
Occidental Brothers; a CD release party
for Dubuque-based band The Wild Animals (formerly known as the Worn Out
Shoes); a birthday party for the Dubuque
Arts Council; an Art After Hours event;
and a closing party featuring Iowa City
reggae band Broke Out Steppers. As
an added feature, Loras College and Fly
By Night Theater Troupe will be providing short theatrical performances on
opening night and during select special
events. See the schedule on page 9 for
dates, times and details.
The Voices warehouse gallery will also
be open for viewing free to the public
Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
through October 7. Voices From the
Warehouse District 3 is presented by the
Dubuque Museum of Art and sponsored
by Premier Bank, The Iowa Arts Council, Wilmac Property Company, Mission
Creative and Francis Henkels Attorney.
The seemingly tireless Gene Tully is once
again the exhibition’s Guest Curator.
Look for more information in the September 6 issue of 365ink or check out
www.voiceswarehousegallery.com.
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VOICES
Schedule of Events
Saturday, September 8
Opening and Artist Reception
7 - 11 p.m. $10 donation at the door.
Sponsored by Premier Bank.
Sunday, September 9
Gallery Hours 1 - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 12
The City of Dubuque presents:
The Making Of an All-America City
Produced by The City of Dubuque, Dubuque
Racing Association, Gary Olsen and Jim Barefoot. Free and open to the public, children
and adults welcome. Refreshments provided.
Doors open at 6:30, Screening at 7 p.m.
Chicago Short Film Brigade
Screening for ages 15 and up. Doors open
at 7, screening at 7:30 p.m. Special musical
guest Occidental Brothers. Sponsored by
Prudential Financial. Donation at the door.
Sunday, September 16
Special Event: 8 p.m.,
The Wild Animals CD Release Party.
Donation at the door.
Sunday, September 23
Friday, September 28
Birthday Party for DBQ Arts Council.
Details TBA.
Art After Hours, 7 - 11 p.m.
Sponsored by Captain Merry Bistro and Spa.
Donation at the door.
Sunday September 30
Saturday, October 6
Special Event: 7 - 11 p.m.
Closing Party with musical guests Broke Out
Steppers. Donation at the Door.
Photos by Ron Tigges / DigitalDubuque.com
Sunday, October 7
Gallery Hours 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
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Autumn Exhibits
Opening Reception, August 30
While the Dubuque Museum of Artsponsored Voices exhibit is set to open
September 8 in the Wilmac warehouse,
the Locust Street facility is also redecorating for autumn. The Museum will celebrate the opening of three new exhibits
with an opening reception scheduled for
Thursday, August 30, from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. The shows include Hands: Beth
Shadur and Petronella Ytsma, Nikolaus
Miesing: the Art of Stone, and Regionalist Prints from the Needles Collection.
Hands: Beth Shadur and
Petronella Ytsma
August 21 – November 4
For the exhibit Hands:
Beth Shadur and Petronella Ytsma, the two
artists each created a
series of works based
on the theme of the human hand. Using different media, each
has their own interpretation of a familiar
and intrinsically human subject.
Illinois resident
Beth
Shadur
works in watercolor, collage and
mixed media. For
Shadur, the hand
is an expression
of healing that transcends cultural differences. In her colorful work, the hand
can be a symbol for protection, prayer,
unity, giving, and creating.
Petronella Ytsma has
called the human
hand “the original and
ultimate tool.” In a series of black and white
photographs
titled
Treuren, she presents
the weathered hands of ordinary working people, sometimes contrasted by the
small, flawless hands of infants underlining the hard work people endure to survive. The world may shape their hands
while their hands shape their world.
Nikolaus Miesing:
The Art of Stone: Aug 28 - Nov. 4
German-born
sculptor
Nikolaus
Miesing, who now lives and works in
Galena,
Illinois,
work was featured
in the Museum’s
recent
Biennial
exhibition. Noted
for his Brancusiinspired style, his
stone
sculpture
employs simplified
shapes and organic
curves that highlight the contrast
between light and
shadow.
Regionalist Prints from the
Needles Collection: Aug 28-Nov. 4
Presented by Loras College as part of
its 2007-2008 Arts and Culture Series,
Learning Through the Arts, the Museum hosts Regionalist Prints from the
Needles Collection, August 28 through
November 4.
Focusing on Regionalism of the 1930s,
the exhibit presents prints of the major
artists of the movement, including major
lithographs by Thomas Hart
Benton and John Steuart
Curry, along with other
Regionalist artists. The exhibit will display over 50
works in the style created
primarily by Midwestern
American artists interested in work reflective of their heartland roots outside
the modernist influence of Europe.
In addition to the August 30 opening reception, a panel discussion
featuring Belverd Needles Jr., Ph.D.,
CPA; Randy Lengeling, M.D. of
Dubuque; Jim Hayes of Iowa City;
and Rachel Stevens, who has written a publication on the exhibition, also
of Iowa City, will be held at the Museum
Saturday, October 20, at 1:30 p.m.
The opening reception for all three
exhibitions is scheduled for Thursday,
August 30, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The museum is open
Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. During
the summer through
September, the museum is open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
Thursdays are also free. Regular admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students
and seniors. The museum is located at
701 Locust Street in Dubuque. For more
information, visit www.dbqart.com, or
call the Museum of Art at 563-557-1851.
THERE”S SOMEONE STANDING BEHIND YOU!
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BRIO
Studio & Gallery
GRAND OPENING
Galena celebrates the opening of a
new gallery at 120 North Main Street
with the Grand Opening of BRIO
Studio & Gallery on Saturday, August
25. Dubuque artist Cynthia NelmsByrne will host a “Meet-the-Artist”
reception from 1 to 3 p.m. As the
gallery’s featured artist, Nelms-Byrne
will exhibit her work through Sunday, September 23. The
new
gallery
opened this spring in
downtown
Galena
under the stewardship of owner Marsha Rinetti.
Specializing in original
artwork, BRIO represents ten area
artists working in a variety of media
including drawing, painting, ceramics, blown glass, and photograpy. In
addition to Nelms-Byrne, the gallery
carries work by Dwain Naragon, Gerard Erley, James Rousonelos, Sandra
Principe, Susan Palmer, Abdul Sinno,
Nancy Beresford, and Josh Dewall,
along with the original work of Marsha Rinetti.
The Italian word for life, energy and
warmth, “BRIO” is the name Rinetti
chose for the gallery as she believes
“that is what art is all about.” The gallery grew out of Rinetti’s love for art,
in part inspired by her mother Viola. A
self-taught artist, Viola sold paintings
and taught art classes in the family
dining room to pay for her daughter’s
college tuition. Using the dining room
as a studio, Viola’s easel was always
set up “except for holiday dinners.”
Rinetti, a certified public accountant
and certified managerial accountant
with an M.B.A. has no formal training in art. In addition to experience
in corporate training and public
accounting, she formerly served as
Vice President of BroMenn Healthcare in Normal, Illinois where she
was responsible for fundraising and
operations of the BroMenn Foundation. Most recently, she was an Assistant Professor of Accounting and
Business Administration at Clarke
College until her retirement. In
addition to painting and managing
BRIO, Rinetti also writes a monthly
column, “The Accidental Artist.”
Nelms-Byrne formerly operated the
Main Gallery and Studio in Dubuque
and now works with a group of artists at The Art Studio in Fountain Park.
Her exhibit at BRIO will include new
abstract paintings inspired by landscapes, poetry and music using a
contrasting palette of warm and cool
tones. “In all of my paintings, I am
concerned with color, composition,
light, and the emotions evoked by
those elements,” explained NelmsByrne, “It’s amazing how different
each viewer’s emotions are to a specific piece.” Primarily self-taught,
she works in a variety of media including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, graphite, digital, mixed media
and colored pencil in styles ranging
from realism to abstraction.
Dave Matthews Band •Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI •Sunday, August 26
Joan Osborne • Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Monday, August 27
Velvet Revolver • First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Tinley Park, Chicago • Tuesday, August 28
The Allman Btothers Band • Rosemont Theater, Il • Wednesday, August 29
Alice in Chains • The Rave/Eagle’s Club, Milwaukee • Friday, August 31
Rush • Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI • Thursday, September 6th
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals • Chicago Theater • Thursday, September 6
Rush • First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Chicago, IL • Saturday, September 8th
Aerosmith • Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL • Monday, September 10
Buddy Guy • Potawatami Casino • Friday, September 14
Powerman 5000 • The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL • Saturday, September 15
Ani Difranco • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA Tuesday, September 18
Gordon Lightfoot • Weill Center, Sheboygan, WI • Thursday, September 20
Michael W. Smith • Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA •Friday, September 21
Steve Vai • House of Blues, Chicago, IL • Friday, September 21
Alan Parsons Live Project •Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI • Friday, September 28
George Clinton • Potawatami Casino • Wednesday, October 5
REO Speedwagon • The Meadows, Altoona, IA • Friday, October 5
Mannheim Steamroller • Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA • Friday, October 5
Bad Religion • The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI • Sunday, October 7
Genesis • United Center, Chicago, IL • Tuesday, Oct. 2 • Wednesday, October 3
Widesopread Panic • Stephens Auditorium, Ames, IA • Wednesday, October 17
Blue Man Group • LaCrosse Center, LaCrosse, WI • Thursday, October 18
Blue Man Group • i Wireless Center (The Mark), Moline, IL • Friday, October 19
Carlos Mencia Live • Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA • Saturday, November 10
Switchfoot & Reliant K • i Wireless Center (The mark), Moline, IL • Sunday, November 11
Brian Setzer Orchestra X-Mas Show • Potawatami Casino • Tuesday, December 4
Iowa State Irish Feis Dance Competition
September 8, 2007 All Day Event. Doors at 8:00 a.m.
BRIO is located
at 120 N. Main
Street, Galena
on the upper level. The gallery is
open from noon
to 5 p.m. daily, except Tuesday and
Wednesday, and by appointment. For more information, call 815776-1010, or visit BRIO’s web site
at www.briogalena.com for a full list
of events and examples of artwork.
Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway
Mon., Oct. 1, 2007
My Little Pony LIVE!
Oct. 3 & 4, 2007 @ 7pm
Five Flags Arena
Broadway’s
Peter Pan Musical!
October 28, 2007 at 7:30pm
Five Flags Theater -Tix Sept. 10
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
all your needs are covered. Just bring a
lawn chair!
Tuesdays
‘Round Midnight Jazz w/ Bill Encke - Isabella’s, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Pub Quiz - The Busted Lift, 8 p.m. First 3 Tuesdays of the month.
Karaoke - Rainbow Lounge, Canfield Hotel, 7:30 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Karaoke - Borderline, One Flight Up, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Dave Lorenz, Player’s Sports Bar, 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Wednesdays
Open Mic - Hosted by the Dert Tones, The Busted Lift, 9 p.m. - 1a.m.
Mississippi Band Duo - Galleria Lounge, Fountain Park, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Live on Main Comedy - 2 great standups, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.
3100 Club Comedy - Midway Hotel, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Cigar Club, Bartinis, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
The Wundo Band - Pizzeria Uno Annex, Platteville, WI, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
WJOD Wild West Wed - (Country Dancing), Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Denny’s Lux Club 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m.
Karaoke - Borderline, Bricktown, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Thursdays
Live Music - Robbie Bahr & Laura McDonald, Gobbies, Galena, 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Y-105 Party Zone - Dbq Co. Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Open Mic - Grape Harbor, 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Open Mic Showcase, Isabella’s 8 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Karaoke - Rocco - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Becky McMahon, Ground Round, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Shannon’s Bar, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - C-Sharp, A&B Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Soundwave, Bulldog Billiards, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
DJ Music - Double J DJ’s, Rooster’s, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
August 25 and 26 will mark the 2nd
Annual New Diggings Music Festival,
brought to you by the New Diggings
General Store & Inn and Anton’s Saloon.
The two days will feature a boatload of
live music, beginning at noon on Saturday, August 25, with Julien’s Bluff playing until 4 p.m., followed by the Barstool
Bob Blues Band (featuring members of
Ernie and the Poor Boys). At 9 p.m.dance
to the music of Zero 2 Sixty at the Diggs
and at Anton’s, you can catch the Fever
River String Band.
Sunday will offer Laura and the Longhairs
(Laura McDonald with Jimmy Berg and
Andy Steil) playing from noon to 4 p.m.,
and the always rockin’ Mighty Short Bus
will perform from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. Enjoy burgers, brats, smoked sausage, beef
sandwiches, barbecue pork sandwiches,
root beer floats, cold beer ... don’t worry,
movie without popcorn?) are free, and
discussion will be encouraged.
Fridays
Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Firewood Friday (3rd Friday’s) - Isabella’s Bar at the Ryan House, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Sublime, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke, Becky McMahon, 3rd Fridays, Kuepers - Dickeyville, WI, 9p.m
Karaoke - C-N-T Entertainment, T.J’s Bent Prop, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Brian Leib’s Essential Entertainment, Aragon Tap, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
DJ Music - DJ Brian Imbus, Jumpers, 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
DJ Music - Karaoke w/DJ 007, Riverboat Lounge, 9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Saturdays
Live Comedy - Arthur House Restaurant, Platteville, 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Live Music - Leonardo Roldan/Romeo Bautista, Los Aztecas, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Bluff Street Live Open Mic, Mississippi Mug, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Riverboat Lounge, 8:30 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Karaoke - Flyin Hawaiian, George & Dales, (East Dub.) 9p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Starburst Karaoke, w/Dave Winders, Instant Replay, 9 p.m.-1a.m.
DJ Music - Main Event DJ, Gin Rickeys, 8:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
DJ Music - Sound Ideas DJ, Timmerman’s Supper Club, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
Sundays
Karaoke - Flyin’ Hawaiian, Knicker’s Saloon, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Karaoke - Phoenix Entertainment, The Hangout (East Dub.), 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Admission to the music festival is free,
and campgrounds are freely available
as well. The festival is sponsored by the
Sandy Hook Tavern, Doolittle’s in Cuba
City, Robbin’s Motor Sports, Will Farms
and Trucking, Gangsters and H&M Distributing. For more information, contact
the New Diggings General Store at 608965-3231, or e-mail newdiggs@newdiggs.com. Familes are welcome to join
in on a weekend full of fun.
Movie Time @ the Library!
If you’re looking for a way to pass a quiet
Thursday evening, the Carnegie-Stout
Public Library has your answer. The library will be showing the classic 1975
film The Passenger on Thursday, September 6, at 6 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. Admission and snacks (what’s a
The Passenger is a drama starring Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson and
Maria Schneider. Nicholson stars as
David Locke, a television reporter on
assignment in the Sahara Desert, reporting on the guerilla fighting taking place
in the ravaged area. After getting lost in
the desert, feeling desolate, he returns to
hotel room and discovers that the man
staying in the room next to his has died.
Realizing that he shares a very similar
appearance with the dead man and not
wanting to deal with the burdens of his
own life anymore, he decides to abandon
his identity and assume the life of the deceased. He takes the man’s passport, his
luggage and his appointment schedule,
and he leaves Africa. The struggles he
faces while trying to shift himself into
this new personality will haunt him as he
encounters a young woman (Schneider)
who both puzzles and intrigues him.
The Passenger is rated PG-13 and runs
119 minutes.For more information, call
the Library Information Desk at 563589-4225, option 4, or visit the Library’s
Adult Services Programs page online at
www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/programs/.
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
some classic rock fun from Mama’s Puddin’ at 8 p.m.
The cow says ... moo!
And so can you, if you make plans to attend Platteville Dairy Days 2007, set to
be held September 7 - 9 at Legion Field
in Platteville.
Dairy Days is an annual cultural celebration held in Platteville, now known as the
“Udder Fair” for 60 years running. This
year promises to be no exception to the
consistent offerings of family fun, with
carnival rides from Christian Amusements,
an antique / craft and flea market, concessions, a beer tent, and a whole lot more.
On Friday, visitors can check out a fantasy truck pull at 7 p.m., a horseshoe
tournament at the same time, and then
Saturday will be packed! A Badger Camp
bike ride will take off at 8 a.m. from Smith
Park, and a Dairy Days Parade will roll
down Main Street at 9:30 a.m.
(It does pay to get up early.)
4-H exhibits will be on display in the Art Hall from 11
a.m. - 4 p.m., and local artist
Kevin Wilder will be drawing
caricatures from noon - 4 p.m.
A dairy show will be held at
12:30 p.m., followed by a bean
bag tournament at 1 p.m.
Also on Saturday, there will be a host of
entertainment on the Main Stage and the
East Stage. On the Main Stage, attendees can see performances
from hypnotist Sami Dare
at 1 and 4 p.m., with 365’s
very own Ralph Kluseman
strumming his guitar at 2:45
p.m. There will be a Dilly
Bar eating contest at 2:15,
as well. Over on the East
Stage, Ralph will play at 1
p.m., and a hometown talent showcase will happen at 2 p.m., followed by the beautiful music of Melanie
Sue Mausser at 3:30 p.m. The University
of Wisconsin - Platteville’s Jazz Ensemble
will take the stage at 5 p.m., with a hot
dog eating contest at 5:15 p.m. and a
“balanced man” service auction at 6 p.m.
Melanie returns to the stage at 7 p.m., and
the Nob Hill Boys will close out the night,
beginning at 8 p.m.
Dairy Days will draw to a close on Sunday, beginning with the Southwest Auto
Club Show from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., and a
Mound City S.C. horse shot at 9 a.m. Lyle
Foley and Jokers Wild will be on at 1
p.m., alongside a dairyland antique tractor pull at the same time. Bingo will be
held from 1 - 3 p.m., and fire department
water fights will be fought at 2 p.m.
Three days of good, family-friendly fun,
including a historic encampment all three
days at Mound View Park. Go ahead,
embrace the milk and the cheese! For
more information on Dairy Days, check
out 365’s Platteville endeavor, www.PlattevilleLife.com.
PENTIUM SCHMENTIUM!
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
The summer months are wrap- p i n g
up, and soon we will have that dastardly villain known as autumn confronting us. But that doesn’t mean we have
to lie down and take it! No, sir, we are
going to end this summer with a bang,
an explosion ... a blast, if you will! Two
great festivals are scheduled for Friday
and Saturday, August 24 and 25, in the
Port of Dubuque ... and they’re going
to rock the waters. First up is a two-day
celebration known as Summer’s Last
Blast, and on that Saturday, audiences
can enjoy the entire daylong celebration known as the Irish Hooley.
For the first time ever, Summer’s Last
Blast is a free event. And it wouldn’t be
Summer’s Last Blast without charitable
drives, this year going towards Hospice
of Dubuque and the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. A classic car and motorcycle ride, the Tour de
Dubuque, is the primary fundraiser this
year, with 250 - 300 classic cars and
bikes expected. As always, all your favorite food vendors will be showing off
some food down at the Port ... so mark
your calendars for some hard rockin’
good times with more than 3,000 people down at the Ice Harbor parking lot.
Now in its 8th year, Summer’s Last
Blast has been a long-standing production of Music & More Promotions,
which, as detailed in a previous issue
of 365ink, actually kicked off with
the very first Summer’s Last Blast. The
event has long been a source of fundraising for community nonprofits and
it also draws a huge crowd to the parking lot of the 3rd Street Ice Harbor
museum parking lot. This year is set to
be no exception. So, how does one go about hooleying, exactly? Simple! With only a $5
admission, one goes down to the Alliant Amphitheater and does so by 1:30
p.m. in order to catch Pat Reidy and
the Lads, playing until 3 p.m. The Lads
have carved out for themselves a welldeserved reputation around the Tri-State
area as one of the premier Irish party
bands in all the land, playing a great
mix of both Irish ballads and folk songs
as well as American folk classics. You haven’t partied Irishstyle until you’ve done the alligator song with these guys.
After the Lads have finished
their set, Dubuque’s own
Claddagh Irish Dancers will
take the stage at 3 p.m. for the
first of two performances during the day. Both hard- and
soft-shoe dance numbers will
be on tap. Sean McRactagan,
a 20-year recon Marine veteran who has
traded in his binoculars for a guitar, will
play from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Hailing from
Minnesota, McRactagan tours for most
of the year, playing both 6- and 12-string
guitars, the banjo and the bodhran, with
a repertoire spanning ballads, Scottish
and Australian folk music, and sea chanties. The Irish Dancers will perform one
more time after McRactagan’s set, from
5 - 5:30 p.m. From then it’s all music,
all night long.
Friday night will feature
the party rock of the Rocket Surgeons, with the cute
and cuddly Bryce Parks
(Tim’s fired!) rocking out
with his Paul Reed Smith,
followed by a reunion of
the band Middletown,
and then area favorites
The LoveMonkeys will be
closing out the night. The
Surgeons and the LoveMonkeys kicked
off the summer at the Budweiser Kickoff
to Summer, and if the amount of people
who packed the streets back then are
any indication, the crowd will be huge.
Summer’s Last Blast is also known for
its headline acts year after year, and the
Saturday show will bring fans of heavy
rock to their feet, with Jabherbox, Johnny Trash ... and Kip Winger. Yes, that Kip
Winger.
The nightlife begins at
5:30 p.m. with Wylde
Nept, an Irish band
from the Cedar Rapids
area. Their lineup includes both traditional
Irish songs (including a
killer rendition of “Johnny Jump Up”) as well
as some truly inspiring
originals, and the band’s
ability to instantly connect and interact with
a crowd is astounding. And
finally, from 8 - 10 p.m.,
headlining band Gaelic
Storm will close out
the night with a rocking
performance.
Gaelic Storm first got
its big burst of fame
as the deck band
in Titanic, and from
there it’s been nowhere but straight up,
up and away. There will
be a host of other offerings at the Irish
Hooley, including Irish and American
food offerings, a wine tasting brought
to you by Stone Cliff Winery, children’s
games and events, cultural exhibits and
foreign travel information, merchandise
vendors and a silent auction. There will
also be a raffle for a 1-week self-drive
vacation for two to Ireland! Tickets will
be $1 each, or $7 for 5. Thanks to those
folks at Shamrock Imports, rest assured
that no aspect of Irish culture will go
overlooked at the Hooley. For any questions or more information, call Shamrock Imports at 563-583-5000. Again,
the admission to the Hooley is only $5
for all those great offerings. Slainte!
Between all the party rock and roll
that you could ever ask for,
and a perfect celebration
of Irish music, dance
and culture, the Port
of Dubuque is the
place to be on August 24 and 25. Two
great festivals in the
Port of Dubuque
on the same weekend. How can you
possibly say no?
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of the road. Billed as “the heaviest rock duo on earth” on
their new and engagingly bizarre web site, one wonders
if it could be true. But hearing their tracks online, or especially if you have the opportunity to see them live, with
Donny Moon bringing the thick, fuzz-tone guitar riffs and
man-on-fire (in love) vocals and Jon Eagle pounding out the
funky backwoods drum grooves, they just might be right.
Pearlene
with Lions, Old Panther, Paleo
Saturday, September 1, Busted Lift
by Aaron Hefel
Rock and roll will live again Saturday, September 1,
at 9 p.m. at The Busted Lift. After a quiet, engaging set
by Brooklyn, New York’s Paleo, the stage will be set
and volume levels raised. Local rockers Old Panther
play first, looking to debut new material in between
songs they’ve been perfecting for the last year. The
band cites influences such as Elvis Costello, Husker
Du, mid-period Wilco, and ‘70s guitar rock. We’ll see
if they even come close. Third on the bill is Lions,
an Austin, Texas, glam rock and roll band. The band
capitalizes on a sound mixing ‘70s punk, psychedelia,
arena rock swagger and southern sensibility. Headlining will be Cincinnati, Ohio’s Pearlene. Pearlene has
graced the stage of The Busted Lift twice in the past
and is looking to make the third a shakin’ dance party.
Rough soul grooves provide an ample backdrop to
Ruben Glaser’s wailing howl. From rave-ups to breakups, the band is what rock and roll should sound like.
The band is for fans of The Rolling Stones, Dave Zollo,
Led Zeppelin, Thee Shams, and mid-’60s soul.
The Wild Animals with the Scarring Party
Saturday, August 25, Isabella’s
By Mike Ironside
On Saturday, August 25, the laidback lounge known as
Isabella’s will be transformed into a curious cabaret of
vaudevillian spectacle and sonic mayhem as the Scarring
Party share the stage with The Wild Animals.
The Wild Animals, released from their cages and fresh from
their tour of parts east and south, return home to crank up
the vintage amps and regale us with new tunes and tales
The duo used to go by the name Worn Out Shoes, and recently tried on a series of temporary names until they finally
arrived, realizing their true natures and accepting their new
name: The Wild Animals. Newly monikered, they escaped
to an undisclosed location – some sort of disused farmhouse
near the river – where they recorded their new EP with a
variety of vintage gear. Gear which included some mics they
say they “happened upon strangely” as the sound engineer
from the Royal Albert Hall in London “had just recently
passed away.” Oh really? Regardless of how they “found”
them, having been around since the 1950s, these mics have
probably recorded some interesting and legendary sessions.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter because the mics apparently work
perfectly to record The Wild Animals going apeshit in a farmhouse, and if you think you might like that sort of thing you
should go see them live, because you probably will.
Also performing will be Milwaukee quintet the Scarring Party. An extremely unique band (file under vaudeville-core?),
one can image the Scarring Party sharing a room in a shabby
hotel next to the Squirrel Nut Zippers and just down the hall
from Tom Waits and Murray Head. Over instrumentation that
includes tuba, accordion, banjo, and on occasion, toy pianos and typewriters, singer Daniel Bullock croons through a
hand-built copper microphone that sounds like he’s broadcasting from a 1920s music hall over a 1930s radio set. I just
might put on my spats and gloves and get to Isabella’s early
for a champagne cocktail at one of the tables down front.
Friday, August 24
Sunday, August 26
A Pirate Over 50
Mid-Town Marina, 7 - 11 PM
Okham’s Razor
Grape Escape, 8 - 11 PM
Ken Wheaton
Grape Harbor, 9 PM - 12 AM
Billy Lee Janey
Busted Lift, 9 PM - 1 AM
Apple Dumplin’s
Sandy Hook, 10 PM - 2 AM
New Diggings, 12 - 8 PM
Saturday, August 25
Wednesday, August 29
New Diggings, 12 PM - 12 AM
The Wundo Band
Pizzeria Uno, 8 PM - 12 AM
Irish Hooley - Gaelic Storm
Alliant Amphitheater, 1 - 10 PM
The Dert Tones
Summer’s Last Blast
Jabherbox, Johnny Trash, Kip Winger
Port of DBQ, 5 - 11 PM
Thursday, August 30
Ralph Kluseman
Grand Harbor, 5:30 - 9:30 PM
Melanie Mausser
Captain Merry, 6 - 9 PM
Thursday, August 23
Thursday, August 23
The Wild Animals
Isabella’s, 8 PM - 12 AM
Ken Wheaton
Tony Walker
Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Artie & the Pink Catillacs
3100 Club, 8 PM - 12 AM
Live Jazz
Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM
Open Mic Night
Grape Harbor, 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Blue Willow
Potter’s Mille, 8 PM - 12 AM
Paul McHugh
Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Friday, August 24
The Legend
Henry’s Pub, 8 PM - 12 AM
365 Lunchtime Jam
Town Clock, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
Paul McHugh
Irish Cottage, 8 PM - 12 AM
Mr. Obvious
Music in the Park, 7 - 8:30 PM
Summer’s Last Blast
Rocket Sugeons, Middletown, Love
Monkeys, Port of DBQ, 5 - 11 PM
The Thieves
Open Mic Night
Isabella’s, 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Big Muddy
Live Music
Stone Cliff Winery @ Star-Brewery
9 PM - 12 AM
The Thieves
Searson
Irish Cottage, 6 - 10 PM
Live Jazz
Timbers, P-ville, 7 - 10:30 PM
The Lovin’ Spoonful
Grand Opera House, 7 - 10 PM
Open Mic Night
Nick Strika
‘Round Midnight
A Pirate Over 50
Gin Rickeys, 9 PM - 12 AM
Friday, August 31
365 Lunchtime Jam
Big Muddy
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Friday, August 31
Sunday, Sept. 2
Friday, Sept. 7
Betty & the Headlights
New Diggings, 3:30 - 7:30 PM
James Kinds & the All-Night Riders
Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
Peter Yeates
Badfish
Municipal Lot, Bellevue, 6 - 9 PM
Saturday, Sept. 8
Sid V & the Human Resources
Lil’ Brian & the Zydeco Travelers
Dick Sturman
The Legends
Henry’s Pub, 6 - 10 PM
Okham’s Razor
Eagle Ridge, 6 - 9 PM
Mixed Emotions
DBQ Driving Range, 8 PM - 12 AM
Motorhome
A Pirate Over 50
Mid-Town Marina, 7 - 11 PM
Throwdown BBQ Cookoff
Grand Harbor Resort
Apple Dumplin’s, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
50-Pound Rooster, 7 - 11 PM
Peter Yeates
Jabberbox / L.O.C.
Farley Labor Day Bash, 8 PM - 12 AM
Zero 2 Sixty
Denny’s Lux Club, 9 PM - 1 AM
John Moran
Tony Walker
Sandy Hook, 8 PM - 12 AM
Corey Jenny
Da Vinci’s, 9 PM - 1 AM
The Dert Tones
Murph’s South End Tap, 9 PM - 1 AM
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Steven Shepard
Saturday, Sept. 1
Live on Main Comedy
Bricktown, 9 - 11 PM
Johnny Trash
DBQ Fairgrounds, 9 PM - 1 AM
Bill Encke & Pab Adams
The Dert Tones
LiviN’ Large
Jumpers, 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
The Wundo Band
Live Music
9 PM - 12 AM
The Legends
Summer Blast, Dickeyville, 7 - 11 PM
Country Tradition
Mooney Hollow Barn, 8 PM - 12 AM
Peter Yeates
L.O.C. (Left of Center)
Yardarm, 8 PM - 12 AM
Okham’s Razor
Grape Escape, 8:30 - 11:30 PM
The Do-Overs
Pit Stop, 9 PM - 1 AM
Richter Scale
Dog House Lounge, 9 PM - 1 AM
Pearlene
Throwdown BBQ Cookoff
Grand Harbor Resort
Just Cuz 5:30-7:30 PM
Betty & the Headlights, 8 - 11 PM
Fall Music on Main
Main St., Galena, 5 - 10 PM
Live Music
Stone Cliff Winery @
Star-Brewery, 9 PM - 12 AM
Live Music
9 PM - 12 AM
Thursday, Sept. 6
Okham’s Razor
Live Riverwalk Music
Live Jazz
Timbers, P-ville, 7:30 - 10:30 PM
Julien’s Bluff
Dog House Lounge, 9 PM - 1 AM
Sunday, Sept. 9
Mississippi Band
New Diggings, 3 - 7 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 12
The Wundo Band
The Dert Tones
Open Mic Night
Live Music
9 PM - 12 AM
Danny Santos
Thursday, Sept. 13
Friday, Sept. 7
John Moran
365 Lunchtime Jam
Live Riverwalk Music
Dubuque ... and All That Jazz!
feat. Baaro, Town Clock, 5 - 9 PM
Isabella’s Open Mic
Paul Mayasich Blues Band
Open Mic Night
JAYCEE EVENT CALENDAR
Saturday August 25, Haunted Forest Setup.
It starts today, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the YMCA
Union Park Camp, 15976 JFK Road.
Sunday, August 26, Summer Appreciation
Picnic. Join us at noon for the big shindig at
Eagle Point Park as the group thanks all who
volunteered at Jaycee events this summer.
Friday, Sept. 7, Dubuque...and All That Jazz
Serve some cold beverages with the Jaycees
at the last Jazz of the season. Have some fun,
meet some new people and raise money for
some great community projects.
Thursday September 13, Jaycee Power Lunch
Series. Noon - 1 pm at Da Vinci’s, 395 W 9th
St. Guest speaker is Mayor Roy Buol. Open to
the public. $10 (Buy 1, bring a guest for free!)
Thursday September 13, Financial Planning 101
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at J.C. Clubhouse 515 W. 8th.
How do I get where want to be on a budget?
Sunday September 16, Baseball Bus Trip.
Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds. Tailgating before
the game. All Jaycees and friends are welcome. $25 includes your ticket, bus fare and
all the food and beverages. RSVP to cwagener@dubuquebank.com by August 31.
Thursday, September, 20, General Membership Meeting. 7 p.m. at the clubroom 815
W. 8th Street. All are welcome. Come discover the Jaycees. Bring a friend!
MOVIES ARE A DISH THAT IS BEST SERVED COLD ... IT IS VERY COLD IN THEATERS
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OPENING DURING THIS ISSUE
Superbad - A film by Greg Mattola
Fresh off producing hits like The 40 Year Old Virgin and
Knocked Up, Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen continue to
roll with the teen sex-comedy / coming of age romp,
Superbad. Yes, I used the word “romp.” Move over, Gene
Shalit. In Superbad, two best friends are about to finish
high school and head in different directions for college.
Before they go, they have one very important goal to
achieve: To score with the girls of their dreams. But in
order to go to a party at one of the girls’ houses, they
have to first score the alcohol. Enter their friend with
the fake I.D. which has a single name on it: “McLovin’.”
Enter two crazy cops. It’s pretty crazy. But in the process,
they come to terms with themselves and what’s really
important in life.
The buzz has been high on this movie for some time
and we had been looking forward to it. Certainly
we were not looking for
or expecting Eisenstein’s
Battleship Potemkin, but
were were looking to laugh
our heads off and we did.
There was a little lull in the
middle when the movie
went in kind of a Harold
& Kumar direction before
saving itself in the end. The
slapstick was not nearly
as funny as the genuine
interactions between the
friends. The writers of the film started working on it in
high school and years later, as fame has already begun to
shine on them, they have unleashed their ode to growing
up in the modern era. It seems like a completely overthe-top look at what boys think in high school, but it’s
really not too far off the mark. The biggest thing is that it
stays at a perverted fever pitch the whole time, showing
us clearly that the guys who talk the most smack about
sex and objectify women are clearly the ones with the
least personal experience in the field. So after finding
it, at first, uncommonly up-front and in your face hilarious, it becomes a little emotionally sad as it wears on,
to discover that this blind view of relationships might
be someone’s reality. In the end, this potty-mouthed trip
through adolescence is a perfect mixture of sweetness
and raunch. It’s not for everyone, to be sure (leave Mom
at home), but it’s most definitely for us. Get ready for a
whole new round of catchphrases to replace Napoleon
Dynamite. I have to think that this will stick as a defining
film for today’s adolescent
generation.
War (8/24) Buzz: FRESH
After an FBI agent’s family and his partner
are apparently killed by an infamous and
elusive Chinese assassin, he becomes obsessed with revenge and seeks vengeance
upon those who took his loved ones. When he finally
comes face-to-face with the assassin, they both discover
shocking truths about their pasts. Jet Li, Jason Statham.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (8/24) NO BUZZ YET
A sequel to the 1997 film Bean. Rowan Atkinson reprises his role as the well-meaning,
bumbling fool Mr. Bean, who finds himself
the winner of a church raffle, with a train
journey to Cannes, a brand-new video camera, and 200
euros. Through the many trials and tribulations that one
can expect in any adventure with Bean, after a series of
mishaps with a commercial producer, his video diaries
somehow wind up as a world-premiere feature at the
Cannes Film Festival.
Halloween (8/31) Buzz: ROTTEN
As if offending the entire horror genre with
The Devil’s Rejects wasn’t bad enough, director Rob Zombie returns with a remake
of John Carpenter’s classic. You know the
premise: After being committed for years after murdering his sister, psychotic Michael Myers is mistakenly released from the mental institution and returns
home to wreak havoc.
Balls of Fury (8/31) Buzz: ROTTEN
Randy Daytona, a star in the underground
world of table tennis competition, has seen
his fame decrease and luck turn sour. He attempts to recapture his former glory but is
soon confronted by the FBI and asked to go
undercover to smoke out a notorious criminal and pingpong lord called Feng. He teams up with a blind pingpong sage to complete his secret mission.
Death Sentence (8/17) NO BUZZ YET
When a man’s son is killed by gangbangers,
he seeks justice. It comes to him in the form
of violence, which simultaneously gives him
the relief he’s looking for and puts his family
on a path towards death, as the rest of the
gang comes looking for revenge.
BUZZ
THE
RottenTomatoes collects the thoughts of dozens of movie reviewers
across the country and averages their scores into a fresh or rotten
rating. If a movie gets 60% or higher positive reviews, it is FRESH!
- Dinosaurs ... with guns? That’s the
buzz surrounding the latest script for
Jurassic Park 4. Supposedly, the plot
will center on dinosaurs that have
been trained by the military to carry
weapons and go into field combat.
Naturally, the dinos get a bit ornery and then it’s up
to the humans to save the day. Supposedly, Steven
Spielberg has had this idea ever since JP2!
- Satirist / comedian Bill Maher has
announced his next project, a documentary titled Religulous (a portmanteau of “religious” and “ridiculous”).
The movie will follow Maher’s take
on the current state of world religion,
traveling to such exotic locations as Jerusalem, Vatican City and Salt Lake City. Other locations include
the Wailing Wall, inside the Vatican and the dome
of the rock. The movie will be released next Easter.
- Director Martin Scorsese has bailed
from his current project, throwing its
entire status into limbo. He had been
set to reunite with star Robert De
Niro for the Mafia drama The Winter of Frankie Machine, a story about
the twilight days of a retired hitman for the mob.
The script was developed by Brian Koppelman and
David Levine in conjunction with De Niro prior to
Scorsese’s involvement. The project is on hold.
- The first one was almost amusing and
the second one was just downright
painful ... so what’s the logical step?
Make a third one, naturally! Better Off
Dead director Steve Holland has been
hired to direct another entry in the Legally Blonde franchise. Titled Legally Blondes, the
film will likely feature Reese Witherspoon.
- Warner Bros. is moving ahead on a
long-anticipated adaptation of Justice
League. A script has been approved,
featuring The Flash, Wonder Woman,
The Green Lantern, Aquaman, Superman and Batman. Production is on the
fast track, scheduled to begin as soon as January
2008, to head off a pending writers’ strike.
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Platteville, WI
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The Simpsons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89% Fresh
Harry Potter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77% Fresh
Hot Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57% Rotten
Underdog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Rotten
Transformers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47% Rotten
The Bourne Ultimatum . . . . . . 94% Fresh
Ratatouille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96% Fresh
No Reservations . . . . . . . . . . . 43% Rotten
License to Wed . . . . . . . . . . . . 8% Rotten
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Art@your library
cartoons, and hand-lettered signs. His
growing interest in art led him to classes
at Clarke and Loras College, where he
received a BA in art in 1996.
Opening Reception, Friday, Sept. 7
His experience with
metal seemed to
lead him naturally
to sculpture. His
work is crafted
from thin sheets
of steel and
TM
September Exhibit:
Tim Olsen and Jim Ehlinger
The September exhibit in the CarnegieStout Public Library’s continuing Art@
your libraryTM series will feature the
paintings of Tim Olsen and sculpture of
Jim Ehlinger. The exhibit is part of the
year-long celebration of the arts known
as “A year of Art@your library.” An opening reception for the exhibit, held in the
Library’s historic Rotunda on Friday,
September 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
will provide an opportunity to meet the
artists. The opening reception is free
and open to the public.
Painter Tim Olsen worked in a variety of
roles before he found his niche – groundskeeper, bookstore clerk, factory worker, a
printer of obscene valentine photographs
and what he describes as “other glamorous jobs.” Born in Marathon, he grew up
in Iowa but lived for twenty years in Los
Angeles and Chicago before returning to
Iowa in 2002, moving to Dubuque with
his wife, Chris, and son, Dean.
Olsen attended Loras
College,
receiving
his BA in 2004, and
since has become an active and successful painter, mounting three solo shows
in the Tri-State area and exhibiting work
in group shows in Brooklyn; New York;
Bethesda and Baltimore, Maryland;
Chicago and Chicago Heights, Illinois;
Marshfield, Wisconsin; Lexington, Kentucky; Sioux City and Dubuque, Iowa.
2007 might be his best year yet. Not
only was he honored with Second Place
Juror Awards at the Dubuque Museum
of Art and Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, Illinois for his paintings, but his daughter Lena was born.
Jim Ehlinger has in many ways been a
life-long artist. During his thirty-seven
year career as a maintenance welder at
the John Deere factory in Dubuque, he
created “many imaginative tools, vessels, carts and myriad other accoutrements for manufacturing” but also dabbled in other media honoring requests
from friends for paintings, drawings,
copper which he bends and shapes by
hand into both representational and abstract forms. He uses an acetylene torch
to bring out colors in the metal, finishing
the work with a urethane or clear powder coat. Ehlinger has shown work at a
number of local galleries, including the
Dubuque Museum of Art. Currently, his
sculpture can be seen at Upstart Crow
Fine Art and Steve’s Ace Garden Center
in Dubuque, and at the Pegasus Gallery
in West Des Moines.
Ehlinger is a strong believer in the power and importance of art. “The human
need to remember, imagine and record,
which gave rise to writing and numbers,
was first expressed through art,” he expains in his artist statement. “Prehistoric
cave drawings existed before alphabets
and ciphers were invented. Art was no
mere invention, but the spontaneous
expression of our need to remember
and imagine. Artists express and record
emotion, imagination and ideas; make
visible that which is invisible.”
Art @your library™ is a program of the
Carnegie-Stout Public Library in partnership with twenty local artists. Monthly
exhibits through 2007 will feature a variety of artwork, ranging from watercolors,
sculpture and oil paintings, to quilting
and pottery. In addition to Tim Olson and
Jim Ehlinger, exhibiting artists include
John Anderson-Bricker, John Bissell, Aaron Butcher, Gail Chavenelle, Odra Eberhardt, Tom Gibbs, Donna Gibson, Ada
Kauffman, Dave Kettering, Sharon Krapfl, Ioana Mamali, Stormy Mochal, Teri
Mozena, Cynthia Nelms-Byrne, Abigail
Robertson-Butcher, Elizabeth Robertson,
Rich Robertson, Gene Tully, Joan DuBay
Tully, and Rosanne Wilgenbush.
The Library’s gallery area on the second
floor will serve as the exhibition space.
Guests are encouraged to enter the library
through the library’s historic front doors.
Call the Carnegie-Stout Public Library at
589-4225, option 7 for more info.
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
Cool Schools: Kids
for Climate Protection
by Mayor Roy D. Buol
This past June, during a meeting at the U.S.
Conference of Mayors, Redmond, Washington’s Mayor Rosemarie Ives called
upon mayors “to bust the paradigm” and
get schools and kids more engaged in climate protection awareness and activities.
I am pleased to report that in Dubuque,
through the oversight of the Dubuque
Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency,
we DO have such an initiative underway
in our elementary schools called “Green
Vision Education!”
Bev
Wagner,
the
DMASWA Education
and Communication
Coordinator, shared
that a pilot program
was begun last year
which invites our
area schools to become Green Vision
Education Schools, and
help to impact our community by setting the standard for
environmental awareness, pollution prevention and waste reduction in the area.
The program is designed so “our school
age children can learn that caring about
our environment can be fun and educational.” Most of all, it means protecting
our valuable natural resources and helping our families and others improve their
environmental practices. Green Vision
Education Schools practice pollution prevention, recycling, energy efficiency, and
waste / toxins reduction!
The program has received tremendous support from both the Dubuque Community
School District and the Holy Family Catholic School District. Bev shared that, currently, Marshall Elementary, Washington
Middle School, Resurrection Elementary
and Table Mound Elementary are in the
program. Schools that have made commitments to join the program this fall include
Wahlert High School, St. Columbkille Elementary and Mazzuchelli Middle School.
The Green Vision Education Award is
given to schools that demonstrate a
strong environmental ethic, e.g. stewardship throughout the school building and
grounds, as well as education and outreach. Any school interested in participating in the program should contact the
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste
Agency’s Education Office to arrange a
meeting with school staff.
Maintaining the award recognition involves
working toward one project patch each
year (after receiving their initial award)
which is focused on a specific topic area.
Progress Patches are sponsored by various
community partners. The Durrant Group,
for example, reviews efforts on pollution
prevention and energy conservation
incorporated in green building
design to award a progress
patch. The Dubuque County
Conservation Board and Iowa
Department of Natural Resources review sustainability
and resource conservation
inclusion in the curriculum
and the school community.
Every day we read, hear or experience the impact of global warming. Just this past Saturday in the Telegraph Herald, there was a report from the
Associated Press entitled, “Arctic Sea Ice
at Record Low.” The National Snow and
Ice Data Center reported Friday that there
is less Arctic sea ice than ever on record,
and the melting is continuing. The article
goes on to say, “The polar regions have
been of concern to climate specialists
studying global warming because those
regions are expected to feel the impact of
climate change sooner.”
Programs that challenge schools and educate students on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can and will make a
difference because education is the most
cost effective form of mitigation. Students
will educate their parents, will learn there
are solutions to global warming, and will
embrace the fact that addressing global
warming provides an economic opportunity for their generation.
Global climate change is the “silent
spring” of this generation. Students want
to be a part of the solution. Let’s not
ignore them.
365INK: I JUST READ IT FOR THE ARTICLES!
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GIVING VOICE•PAM KRESS-DUNN
AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
Mainlining
Magazines
Magazines are my weakness. When I
have too many magazines, I despair
I’ll never get through them. But when
I’ve finished reading all the ones in the
house, I can hardly think what to do
with myself.
Weekly Reader
was my gateway drug,
and oh,
what a
treat
that
was.
As I
recall, it
came out
only in the
summer, and
certainly helped pass
those long days when I
was probably missing school,
though I never would have
admitted it. Soon enough, I
grew up enough to fall in love
with the Beatles and to need
that bible of fandom, 16 Magazine. News on John’s baby!
Photos of Paul’s girlfriend! I
couldn’t get enough.
Seventeen, though, was a different breed, my first beauty
and fashion periodical. It
meant to change me with persuasive advice on my hair, my
makeup, all the improvable
parts of my body. I loved sending away for the free samples
offered in the back pages – a
new shampoo for 10 cents,
a pamphlet on hairstyles for
a self-addressed stamped envelope. I’d send my orders
off before I left for Girl Scout
camp and delight in the booty
that awaited my return.
Granted, I was all of twelve
when I began walking to the
drug store for my monthly fix,
and back then, it was a very different publication. Seventeen, along
with a lot of others, used to contain astonishing amounts of fiction
and poetry. Good Housekeeping, believe it or not, included a short novel
at the end of every issue, and the writing wasn’t half bad. I miss that golden
age, when you could find a beautifully
crafted story alongside a beautifully
coifed model.
Soon enough, I graduated to Glamour
and Mademoiselle, slightly older versions of Seventeen with a bit more focus on careers and “young men.” On
school days, my mother would put my
mail on my bed, and I loved coming
home to find both of these had arrived
on the same day. Yet I didn’t give up
one for the others. I simply added on.
Reading these magazines had another, unexpected, consequence. With offices
situated almost
exclusively
in New
York,
I began to
yearn to be there
myself, though the
farthest I had traveled
until college was a small
lake in northern Minnesota. I decided I belonged
in New York, strolling
past the offices of Condé
Nast (still one of the biggest publishers of popular
magazines) with my upto-the minute mini-dress
and patterned tights and
boots. I belonged behind
a desk there, pounding
out copy on deadline,
or spouting opinions á la
Dorothy Parker at some
upscale hotel bar. Alas, it
was not to be.
But I kept reading magazines. As I grew older
and my life expanded,
I added Rolling Stone,
Harpers, Esquire, even
Cosmopolitan for a regrettable few months.
When I married, I started
subscribing to most of
the magazines my mother
had taught me a housewife
should read: Good Housekeeping (bereft of their novellas, unfortunately), Better
Homes and Gardens, Redbook,
Ladies Home Journal. I would pick up
Family Circle and Woman’s Day at the
grocery store every other week just as
she had.
I even ordered Bon Appetit and Gourmet and spent inordinate hours clipping and filing and even, occasionally,
trying out recipes for my husband and
children. I might have been the only
woman in my small Colorado town
who subscribed to both Vogue and the
New York Times Book Review. Having children only gave me an excuse
to order more magazines. I got them
Sesame Street and the Electric Company, while adding Parents to my own
groaning list. I knew who I was – sort
of – even if I confused the mailman.
I don’t know when it started to seem
like more of a burden than a delight
to have all this reading material in the
house. (You have to understand, this
was all just the magazines. I also had a
sizable, and growing, library of actual
books.) Maybe it was when some of
the fashion magazines began to grow
as large as the Sears catalog. Maybe
it was when my collection of recipes
yielded twelve versions of Boston
Crème Pie and just as many of Boston
Baked Beans, and I couldn’t find any
of them when I wanted to. Maybe it
was when the garbage got so heavy I
was embarrassed to haul it out. (These
were the days before recycling.)
Now I’m cut back somewhat, or
maybe I’ve just become more picky. I
still get Vogue and Elle because some
of today’s best writers – like Daphne
Merkin and Meghan Daum – publish
there. I get Newsweek and the Sunday
New York Times, which has its own
magazine. I get The New Yorker, which
is arguably the best magazine I’ve ever
read and without which I could not
live. I get journals for writers, and one
devoted to the high mesa country of
Colorado and Arizona, because I used
to live there. I think it’s perfectly okay
to pay for a magazine just because you
love the pictures, though I’m more
inclined to read them for free at Borders or Barnes & Noble. (Believe me,
I spend enough at those places to do
this guilt-free.) I don’t know what it is
that makes me decide to just look at
Atomic Ranch, but to purchase Selvedge, each issue which costs as much
as a paperback for just one issue. Some
you want to look at awhile, others you
need to take home and own.
Once I went to visit an old friend in
New Mexico. By the time I’d been there
three days, I had created a stack of magazines – some I had brought along on
the plane, others I had acquired after
arriving there. My friend declared, with
a smile on her face, “I know Pam is
here when I see the magazines.” That’s
what makes me feel at home, I guess.
Can you pass me that copy of Vanity
Fair when you’re done with it?
E-mail Pam: pam2617@yahoo.com
365INK: WHERE SPAM IS ONLY A FOOD, AND NOT A VERY GOOD FOOD AT THAT!
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Bob’s Book Reviews
F5? F This! Or,
Let’s Not Play Twister
by Robert P. Gelms
As I write this there is a hurricane bearing down on Jamaica and the Cayman
Islands. Just days ago there was a huge
earthquake in Peru and here in the Midwest tornado season is well underway.
We have all heard the old saw, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody
does anything about it.” Well, there is a
good reason for that. The quantifiable elements that go into the construction of
an earthquake or a tornado are so variable as to make their prediction almost
impossible. A hurricane is a little different but not by much. We have scientific
devices in place to permit us to see a
hurricane long before it makes landfall
thereby allowing the authorities to evacuate people and prepare property before
the hurricane becomes a threat.
We have absolutely no control over the
forces that go into the creation of these
events. All we can do is watch them as
they unfold and watching Mother Nature’s fury unleash itself on the puny little
humans who, all too often, seem to just
get in way is a matter of local pride.
I’ll visit Florida and the Caribbean, but
not in hurricane season, and I am very
reluctant to vacation on the West Coast
because I’m absolutely certain that the
minute I step off the plane, the earthquake that will send California into the
Pacific Ocean will hit .
On the other hand, I have no problem
with tornados.
I have a sister who lives in South Florida
and, although she’s not fond of them,
hurricanes, to her, are scary but they are
just like a really big Midwestern thunderstorm … with just a bit more rain and a
bit more wind.
My uncle and three of my cousins have
lived on the west coast for their entire
lives. Hey, so the ground shakes a little
… big deal. They have never come to the
Midwest in the summer because they are
terrified of tornados.
What if you were faced with 148 tornados all on the same day and all in the
span of a few hours? That is what Mark
Levine’s new book F5 is about. Among
weather freaks and meteorologists, April
3, 1974, is a day with monumental significance, just like November 22, 1963,
is for conspiracy theorists.
On the afternoon of April 3, 1973, and
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lasting into the night, 148 tornados broke
out along the full length of what is called
Tornado Alley, extending from Mississippi
all the way north to Michigan. Hundreds
of people died, thousands were injured
and it has become known as the deadliest
outbreak of tornados in the 20th Century.
A Japanese physicist
by the name of Tatsuya Fujita, “Mr. Tornado,” is just one of
the myriad of interesting people you will
meet in F5. Mr. Fujita
is the man who compiled reams of data on
tornados and devised
the scale by which
they are rated to this
day. “The Fujita Scale
Classification of Tornado Wind Intensity”
starts with F0 and goes
to F5. The “F,” by the
way, stands for Fujita.
An F5 occurs about once in every thousand tornados. F5 winds can blow in
excess of 300 miles an hour. An F5 can
hurl an automobile for a hundred yards
or more. In an F5, well-built houses can
be lifted off their foundations and carried
a considerable distance in the air to be
disintegrated. Perhaps you were one of
those people who thought the tornado in
the Wizard of Oz was a flight of fancy.
Nope! It was just an F5.
On April 3, 1974 there were six F5s recorded in the 148 tornados that ravaged
Tornado Alley that day.
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It’s interesting how Mr. Levine organizes
the story. Instead of following certain people through the events of that day, he tells
the story of a number of the tornados as
if they were characters effecting changes
in all the people they touch. Rising out
of this maelstrom of ferocious wind are
stories of villainy and heroism. This book
is as mesmerizing as seeing for yourself a
tornado scouring a cornfield right down
to the bedrock. I have, but if you haven’t,
then read F5. Mr.
Levine will give you
the same experience in
an environment that’s
a damned sight safer
than the one I was in,
looking at that funnel
from a window in my
house. Luckily, it was
moving away from me
Mark Levine’s F5 is
spellbinding. It’s a story of devastation, science, and survival. Told
against the background
of the tumultuous 70’s
a tornado is the perfect
metaphor for the social
turmoil of the day. In some elemental way
Mr. Levine managed to frighten me even
though I have no problem with tornados.
Well, I guess I do now … a little. After
reading F5 I’ll never again respond to a
tornado warning with the bored annoyance that I used to greet the shrieking siren from Bunker Hill Golf Course.
If you have relatives you don’t like, who
don’t live in the Midwest, send them this
book. They will never visit you again, at
least not in the summertime.
e-mail: robertgelms@mchsi.com
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
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Mattitude, uh,
Attitude is Everything!
You have the ability to live up to your
fullest unique potential. The critical factor is your attitude. A positive attitude is
an asset; a negative attitude is a liability.
Unlike anything else in the world, you
control whether your attitude is an asset or liability. The attitude that you have
right now, at this very moment, is the one
you have chosen. Understanding you are
fully responsible for your attitude is the
basics of happiness and success.
Very few people understand the concept
that attitude is a choice. If they did understand, they would choose a positive
attitude more often. For most, attitude
depends upon other people and circumstances. If someone is mean to them,
then they take on a negative attitude. If
circumstances are unfavorable, a negative attitude develops. It is easy to blame
the actions of others and circumstances
for a negative attitude. No one controls
your attitude unless you surrender control. Your attitude is your choice.
Your attitude is put to the test many
times everyday. No one was born with
a bad attitude. When was the last time
you had a great attitude and a terrible
day? How successful you are, how you
feel, how you look, what you say and
what you do is a result of the attitude
you choose. Attitude is your statement
about life to the world. How you do on
that test determines your happiness and
success in life. If you have a negative
attitude, then you have failed the test.
Success comes to people not because
they are smarter or more talented than
you, but because they have a positive
attitude. Every facet of your personal
and professional life is determined by
your attitude. Attitude is more important than skills, talent, experience, education or intelligence. Your attitude
determines how high you will rise.
Exercise the most important choice
given to us as members of the human
race and take responsibility for your
attitude. Your attitude is the key to
happiness and success. Mattitude, er,
attitude Matters!
1% Mattitude Improvement Tip
Puppy Dog Close
I recently bought a new puppy. Although
I was pretty sure I was making the right
decision, the owner used the “Puppy
Dog Close.” He said that I could take
the puppy home for a couple of days
and if I didn’t like her, I could bring
her back for a complete refund. What
do you think happened when I got
her home? Yep, there was no way she
was going back. This close says - you
let people take the puppy home for a
couple of days and they will fall in love
with and keep it. Now, you may not be
selling puppies, but I’ll bet there is a
way for your business or organization
to use the “Puppy Dog Close.”
Everything is either living or dying a
little bit each day. You either live a little
more or die a little more every day.
If you learn something and improve
yourself, you must be living. If you’d
like to share one of your tips, please
send them to tips@mattbooth.com.
Does your business or organization need Mattitude? Contact
Matt today at 563-590-9693 or e-mail info@mattbooth.com.
MY SON IS A TALENTED ARTIST AND PIZZA DELIVERY MAN.
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Tatiana Ivaschenko
and Kyle Kreigh
Originally from the river bluff country of
Central Missouri, Kyle Kreigh attended the
University of Chicago, graduating in 1972.
With graduate degrees in engineering and
geophysics from the University of Florida
and Colorado School of Mines, Kreigh
worked in the environmental engineering
industry for 25 years, including many years
on offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Outside the Lines Art Gallery
Opening Reception, Friday Sept. 4
Outside the Lines Art Gallery presents
a new exhibit featuring the oil painting
of Tatiana Iveschenko and the pottery of
Kyle Kreigh. Gallery owners Stormy Mochal and Connie Twining will host
an artist’s reception for the opening
of the exhibit on Friday, September
4, from 7 to 9 p.m. Beverages and
hors d’ oeuvres will be served.
Born in the Ukraine, Tatiana Ivaschenko began her artistic career painting
portraits and landscapes in the streets
of Krasnodar in Southern Russia.
In her artist’s statement, Iveschenko relates how her experience in American
art contrasts her earlier education in
Russia where she “was instructed in the
traditional school of academic painting,
drilled in the fundamental techniques
of drawing, composition, and painting.”
In America, “free of traditional expectations” she was able to experiment with
a variety of styles and techniques even
flirting with modern, avant-garde work.
Instead of turning to
abstraction as she
thought the experience might move her,
she gained a freedom
of approach in color
choices and technique. Sometimes described as “Russian Impressionism” her
paintings – portraits, figure studies, still
life, and landscapes – are built with thick
strokes of buttery paint applied with palette knife and brush. The result is a lush
surface that when viewed as a whole suggests but does not literally describe the
subject represented, expressing beauty
on multiple levels. “(In America) I found
I was better able to discover my creative
inner-self and express it in my works,” she
states, “Here I have become an artist.”
In 1998, Kreigh left his profession behind to work full time in ceramics, first
specializing in hand-thrown
bathroom sinks, tile, and mosaic
countertops. His admiration of
the simple, pure forms of classic oriental pottery traditions, as
well as the celadon and copper
red glazes have influenced his
thrown vessels. Most employ
his signature crystalline glazes
that “form patterns in the firing in much
the same way frost gathers on a window,”
he describes in his artist’s statement.
Variations in the color are achieved
through the addition of miniscule
amounts of metal. “The glaze will froth,
spatter, and flow like water in the firing,” Kreigh explains, “and each piece
must have a separate dish and pedestal
perfectly fitted to protect it from the pool
of molten glaze that gathers around the
foot of the piece. For me it has been a
late and last love, and I
hope there is to be found
in these pieces a certain
degree of affirmation.”
The Iveschenko and Kreigh exhibit will
be on display through October 2007.
Outside the Lines Art Gallery is located
at 409 Bluff Street (at
the corner of 4th and
Bluff Streets) in historic
Cable Car Square. For
more information, call
563-583-9343, or visit
www.otlag.com.
365INK: IT’S PEANUT-BUTTERY!
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just small amounts of zeaxanthin and
lutein. As a side note, golden-colored
egg yolks are also rich in lutein.
Looking for a few vision-enhancing foods? Just go to Hy-VeeHealth.
Com and search for your favorite
green and gold produce recipes.
All you need
6 ears Olathe sweet corn
Lite soy sauce
You can eat your way to healthier vision! Just
focus your taste buds on a variety of sunshine-ripened fresh fruits and vegetables.
Green and gold foods are loaded with two
important antioxidants naturally designed
to maintain eye health. Recent studies
have shown that eating a diet rich in the
antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin may
slow down the progression - and possibly improve the condition of - age-related
macular degeneration and the development of cataracts. In fact, studies show
people who eat foods rich in lutein can
cut the risk of cataracts by 20%.
All you need to do is simply include dark
green vegetables in your diet every day. Begin by enjoying a fresh summertime spinach salad. Add slices of zucchini, broccoli
and green bell peppers to your salad for an
added boost of lutein. Other great green
sources of lutein include romaine lettuce,
kale, honeydew melon, green beans and
cooked collard and turnip greens.
Go for the gold! One of the best sources
of vision-enhancing food is the wonderful summertime favorite, corn-on-the-cob.
Sweet corn prepared in any way – including homemade cornbread - is good for your
vision. So are peaches and nectarines.
Surprisingly, carrots are not on the list. Although rich in vitamin A (beta-carotene) and
good for vision in other ways, carrots contain
Nutrition facts: 160 calories, 1g fat, 6 g
pro, 36 g carbs, 420 mg sodium and plenty of sight-saving lutein.
RECIPE
Cancel Cataracts with Corn
All you do
Remove husks and silk from each
ear of corn. Place corn in a large
saucepan and cover with water. Boil
for 7 to 10 minutes or until tender.
Drain. Serve sprinkled with soy sauce.
Sight-Saving Spinach Salad
Serve as a summer meal with a
whole-grain roll
All you need
1 tbsp Hy-Vee vegetable oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp Hy-Vee granulated sugar
1/4 tsp Hy-Vee salt
3 c. fresh spinach
1 c. cubed cantaloupe
1/2 c. halved red grapes
2 tbsp Hy-Vee pecan pieces
All you do
Whisk together oil,
lemon juice, sugar
and salt. In a large
bowl, toss spinach,
cantaloupe, grapes and lemon juice mixture. Top with pecan pieces before serving. Serves 4.
Nutrition facts: 90 calories, 10g carbs, 6g
fat, 1g protein, 2g fiber, 180mg sodium.
Excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin
C and lutein.
The Goodness of Grapes
Tangy greens, sweet ruby reds, exotic
blue-blacks, fragrant Italias – fresh grapes
are good for you.
A cluster of 100 grape berries has plenty
of vitamin C, heart-healthy oils, cancerpreventing phytochemicals and an abundance of good taste. Read on to find out
more grape goodness:
Just juice: Just like a fine red wine, grape
juice offers many of the same heart-protective benefits. The antioxidants in grape
juice help to improve blood flow. The flavonoids help keep the arteries more flexible.
Grape seed oil: Offering a clean, light,
slightly nutty flavor, grape seed oil is rich
in the heart-healthy vitamin E. This special
oil may improve HDL (good cholesterol)
while reducing the bad LDL.
RECIPE
Skip the butter and try soy
sauce instead.
The skin: Grape skin is loaded with the
phytonutrient resveratrol. This powerful antioxidant has been shown in more recent
studies to help fight breast, liver and colon
cancers. Resveratrol is also believed to play
a role in the reduction of heart disease and
exhibit anti-inflammatory properties.
Orange-Laced Grapes
Impress your guest with this sweet treat
All you need
4 cups red seedless grapes
1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp grated orange peel
1 cup whipped topping, thawed
All you do
In a medium bowl, stir together grapes, liqueur, sugar and peel. Marinate 3 hours in
the refrigerator. Serve with whipped topping.
Nutrition facts: 120 calories, 2 g fat, 26 g
carbs, 1 g protein, 0 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.
Extra rich in vitamin C. Serves 6. Source:
California Table Grape Commission.
RECIPE
RECIPE
Soy Sauce-Sprinkled
Corn-on-the-Cob
Fruit Kabobs with
Honey-Peach Dipping Sauce
Serve with grilled chicken or tilapia
All you need
1/4 cup light sour cream
1 (6 oz.) container fat-free peach yogurt
2 tbsp Hy-Vee honey
2 peaches, cut into chunks, divided
12 strawberries, stems removed, divided
24 red grapes, divided
4 kiwi, peel and slice into 1/2-inch slices
All you do
In a medium bowl, whisk together sour
cream, peach yogurt and honey until
smooth. Set aside. On each of 6 wooden
skewers, alternately thread peach chunks,
strawberries, grapes and kiwi slices. Serve
kabobs with peach mixture.
Nutrition facts: 130 calories, 30 g carbs, 3
g protein, 1 g fat, 25 mg sodium, 5 g fiber,
rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. Serves 6.
LIMESTONE BLUFFS, HARDWOOD TIMBERS AND BUFFETS, BUFFETS, BUFFETS!
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time. When a major catastrophe
strikes, we willingly set aside our
differences to help our fellow man;
coming together, if only briefly
to address a common concern.
We’re courteous in public, smile
at babies and hold the door for
the elderly. Yet, for the most part,
beyond these obligations it’s an
every man for himself, get through
the day, race to the finish.
Mission: Cooperation
We all understand cooperation and
the camaraderie that develops as it
relates to teamwork such as sports or
our work environment. We voluntarily
participate in the activity with other
like-minded individuals as we work
toward a defined goal. In an effort to
keep us on course, the goal is often
clarified through a mission statement
to further reinforce the objective.
Whether motivated by financial
reward or personal satisfaction, the
success of these events requires that
we cooperate with one another.
In trying to reach our goal,
however, conflicts arise,
egos bruise and emotions
flare.
As we are held
responsible to one another,
we manage to work through
these problems which encourage
compromise and creative problem
solving, realizing that our way is just
one way but not the only way. And so,
with our goal achieved, the hardships
we faced dissolve and our bond with
our ‘team’ is strengthened
Yet beyond our personal and professional lives, what, if any, responsibility
do we have to the larger ‘team’?
Sure, most of us strive to be lawful,
productive citizens. We go to work,
provide for our families and possibly
volunteer our talent from time to
What may not be obvious through
the blur of daily life is that as part of
the larger ‘team’, we already share a
common alliance. Frankly, the fact
that we’re all spinning around together
on the same planet means we’re all in
this together. Like it or not. So, we
can either grin and bear it, or set aside
our differences from time to time.
Regardless of our personal aspirations,
or lack thereof, cooperation is a
necessary tool to reach any objective.
Since we can’t budge in line at the
grocery store when we’re running
late, we all cooperate in the process
as we’re forced to bond
with the strangers both
ahead and behind
us. Is this really so
bad? Well, only if the
woman in front of you
can keep control of her
children. Or maybe, we could jump
outside our own comfort zone and
ask if she could use some extra help.
So unless we are underground hermits,
we’re politely encouraged to deal with
each other in the form of cooperation.
When our mission is to seek out the
similarities in one another rather than
apparent differences, we feel more in
tune and less isolated. Besides we are
clearly more alike than dissimilar. By
creating this bond through camaraderie,
it makes the task of cooperation easier
and therefore propels us toward our
end result with greater ease.
GET A CLUE, PUNK!
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ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE 31 - THAT’S RIGHT, NO WAITING ... YOU BIG CHEATER!
365 DOUBLE SHOT OF SUDOKU & INSTANT GRATIFICATION CROSSWORD
MARTHA STEWART DIDN’T SELL OFF OUR STOCK, BUT SHE DID USE IT AS THE BASE OF A NICE SOUP.
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AVAILABILITY
Dear Trixie:
I have been married twice to two of the biggest jerks on
earth. My father left us when I was 2 and it destroyed my
mother. Both my sisters are gay and happily coupled off. As
a single mother who has been abandoned emotionally and
financially by every man I ever trusted, I am asking you,
Trixie, are men even necessary?
--Lovely Rita
Dear Rita:
Well, yeah. Who would kill the spiders?
Dear Trixie:
I am really bad at remembering names. It is so embarrassing when I’m at a cocktail party and somebody that I know
comes over and I cannot, for the life of me, remember this
person’s name. What should I do?
--Kathy in Key West
Dear Kathy:
Fake a seizure. And the next party you go to where that
happens you can say, “Sorry, I can’t remember your name.
I have a seizure disorder.”
Dear Trixie:
I used to drink about nine 8 oz. cups of coffee a day. Some
on ice, some hot in a mug. I started worrying that so much
coffee might be bad for my health so I cut back by 90 percent. Now I’m having terrible migraine-like headaches that
just won’t go away. It’s a terrible throbbing on one side of
my head and it seems centralized behind one eye. Do you
think it’s caffeine-related?
--Joanie W/O Health Care
Dear Joanie:
No, I don’t. Studies have shown that 80% of women who
thought they had caffeine headaches actually had inoperable brain tumors. Good luck, dear.
Dear Trixie:
Last spring I met the greatest guy. I was on vacation and we
met at the hotel pool. We spent a lot of time together and I
could really feel there was something special between us.
He told me that he loved me and I know it was true. It was
incredible. When I got home we talked on the phone and
sent e-mails back and forth. He told me he would send me
a plane ticket but he never did. I’ve left 162 messages but
he never calls me back! Why won’t he call?
--Just Heartsick
Dear Sick:
Maybe he’s in the hospital with amnesia! Maybe he was
kidnapped by foreigners! He’s not calling because he
doesn’t want to talk to you. EVER. He’s never going to call,
so give it up and move on to your next loser.
ARIES You don’t have cancer or blood clots or any life threatening ailments. It’s just your body’s natural adverse reaction to football season and the disappearance of your man’s attention span.
TAURUS The American ideal is to take something normal, then
enlarge it to ridiculous proportions, to the point that to use it could
cost life and limb. You know that steep hill in your backyard? Super-Size it. Turn it into the world’s biggest Slip ‘n’ Slide. Just make
sure you get insurance waivers signed before anyone goes down.
GEMINI Try changing your workplace environment. Convince
your co-workers that management has just handed down a ridiculously strange edict. Tell them that management has banned
dihydrous monoxide in the workplace, for example. Don’t tell
them that clothes were banned, though. That’s a lawsuit.
CANCER It’s comforting when you realize that no matter how
much you accomplish in life, you will never be as awesome
as the mental image of Darth Vader playing a Gibson SG. Even
Joe Satriani would tremble in the face of that much awesome.
And so should you.
LEO If your significant other is lazy and careless, forgetting about
his obligations and ignoring you far too much, withholding sex is
not the way to get things to change. Now, if you threaten to take
away the beer ... that’s a whole other story. Things’ll be different.
VIRGO Your co-workers are making fun of the Transformers
on your desk. The next time this happens, remind them that
some people are pedophiles, some people are murderers,
some people listen to John Tesh. You like having plastic transforming robots on your desk. That’s not so bad, really.
LIBRA Your repeated attempts to unclog the bathroom toilet
are being foiled by your repeated missions to clog the bathroom toilet. For heaven’s sake, lay off the Mexican.
SCORPIO You may be feeling the urge to jump over to the
Dark Side, but for the love of God, your family and yourself,
don’t do it. No matter how good it tastes on the crust, chugging
an entire tub of Papa John’s garlic butter dipping sauce cannot
possibly end in any way other than destruction and death.
SAGITTARIUS Surround yourself with beagles. Forty or more
of them. They’ll be cute, cuddly and you’ll become everyone’s
favorite person because of cuteness by association. Why? Because they’re beagles. You need no other explanation.
CAPRICORN You might think you have it rough, going to your
8-to-5 job five days a week, going through the motions, working for the weekend. But you have it easy. The Easter Bunny
delivers eggs one day a year. Do you know what he’s doing the
other 364 days of the year? He’s kicking criminal ass. He hates
criminals. He hates you, too.
AQUARIUS If you’re thinking of proposing to your girlfriend
during your trip to the ballpark, hoping you’ll get seen on the
Jumbotron in your moment of romance, think twice. She might
break into tears, sob out “yes,” and jump into your arms ... or
she might say “no.” That’ll make the last three innings pretty
awkward. Remember, they cut beer sales off after the seventh.
PISCES The next time your boss threatens to fire you for wasting too much time on the job, threaten to block all his online
dating Web sites from the network. You will then have reached
a common understanding. Or you’ll still be fired
Get Your Fingers Inky at these
great Tri-State hotspots!
This is not a complere distribution list, we got tired.
3100 Club
32nd St. Oky Doky
32nd St. Sinclair station
365 Offices (1st & Main)
66 Station Arterial/Penn
American Trust
Amirage
Arena / Coliseum
Badger Brothers Coffee
Bartini’s
Basket Expressions
Europa Haus / Bier Stube
Bike Shack
Body and Soul
Borders Books
Bowling and Beyond
Bricktown
Busted Lift
Café Manna Java
Capri
Captain Merry
Carlos O’Kelly’s
Carnegie-Stout Library
Catfish Charlie’s
Chamber of Commerce
Chestnut Mtn. Resort
Cici’s Pizza
Clarke College
ColdStone Creamery
Contempo
Country Inn Hotel
Country Kitchen
Courtside
Cremer’s
Culver’s
Da Vinci’s
Dairy Queen
DB&T Asbury Road
DB&T on JFK
DB&T on Central
Delhi Medical Center
Designworks
Diamond Jo Casino
Doghouse
Dubuque Building Lobby
Dubuque Schools Admin.
DBQ County Courthouse
Dubuque Dental
DBQ Discount Gas (US 20)
Dubuque Family Practice
Dubuque Main Street
Dubuque Mattress
Dubuque Museum of Art
Dubuque Optometric
Dupaco
Eagle Country Market
Easy Street
Ecumenical Towers
EDSB
Envision Sports
Fairfield Inn
Falbo Bros. Pizza (Yum!)
Family Beer
Finley Hospital
1st nat. Bank/Platteville
Five Flags
Five Point Mart
Four Seasons Buffet
Frame of Mind Gift Shop
Fried Green Tomatoes
Galena Cellars
Governor Dodge Hotel
Graham’s Store for Men
Grand Harbor Hotel
Grand Opera House
Grand River Center
Grape Harbor
Groomingdales
Hampton Inn
Hartig’s on Central
Hartigs on Locust
HC & Co.
Heartland Inn
Hilton Garden
Holiday Inn Dubuque
Hudson’s
HyVee @ Asbury
HyVee @ Wacker Plaza
Hy-Vee on Locust
Ink Exchange
Instant Replay
Iowa Welcome Center
Isabella’s
Jimmy John’s
Julien Inn /Alta Glocke
Kaladis
Kephart’s
Kirchhoff Distributing
Knickers
Los Aztecas
Lot One
Maid Rite
Mario’s
Medical Associates
Mercy Hospital
Midas Muffler
Midway Hotel
Miguel’s Coffee Bar
Minatori’s
Mining Museum
the Mission
Mississippi Mug
Mississippi River
Museum
Mojo Salon
Mont Rest
Moondog Music
Murph’s South End Tap
Neighbor’s Tap
New Diggings Store
Noonan’s
Oky Dokey 1st & Locust
Oky Doky on Kerper
Outside the Lines Gallery
Pancheros
Panera
Paul’s Big Game Tap
Penalty Box
Peosta Gas and Snack
Pepper Sprout
Phoenix Fitness
Pickerman’s
Dick’s Supermarket
Players
The Point Restaurant
Prudential
Quiznos at Arterial
Radio Dubuque
Remax
Restoration Warehouse
River Lights
Rondinelli
Shamrock Jewelers
Sids Beverage
Steve’s Ace Home & Garden
Steve’s Pizza
Stumble Inn
Sublime
Subway
Super 8 Motel
Supreme Subs
Taiko
Theisen’s
Trackside
Uncle Ike
Pizzeria Uno’s
UW-Platteville Campus
Vans Liquor Store
Varsity Sports
Yardarm
365INK IS HICKORY SMOKED BY AN OLD GUY WITH A CORNCOB PIPE.
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AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
Throwdown to announce this, but there’s
no reason to wait. All the staff here loves
you, and you’re doing a fantastic job with
the waterpark and with putting together
the Throwdown. We want you to be our
new general manager.’”
Continued from page 4.
“I think it’s been clear to us from the start
that in order to make this work, we needed to make sure that not only did we have
a lot to offer visitors, but we needed to
make sure it was a good deal for competitors, as well,” Geisz says. “I mean, there
are great prizes set to be awarded, but if
we take care of our competitors here and
now, they’re going to remember that in the
future and that’ll help make this only bigger and bigger down the road.”
Geisz and his fiancee were thrilled, and
the reaction of the staff to having one of
their own take the reigns was one of excitement.
Geisz was stunned. “People had said they
thought I’d be ideal for the position here
at the Grand Harbor, but I never thought it
would actually happen,” he says. “It was
just a great, great surprise.”
He called up his fiancee, told her the great
news, and he hit the ground running.
365ink caught up with Geisz just a scant
few days after his promotion in July.
“The team here, it’s very much like a family,” he says. “And I’m very, very lucky,
because the people who run the departments here are so qualified and so good at
what they do that I’m able to let them run
their operations on their own, while I can
feel confident in knowing that everything
is being handled properly.”
The Throwdown on the River also marks
an entirely new twist in Geisz’s career. Jim
Rix was going to use the Throwdown as
the opportunity to make the big announcement of Steve as the new general manager
of the Grand Harbor, but when Rix realized that Geisz was a hot commodity for
other GM spots around the country, he
decided to speed things up.
“Mr. Rix called me one day and asked
if we could meet,” says Geisz. “We sat
down together, and he said to me, ‘Steve,
we were waiting for the weekend of the
Between smooth operations at the facility and a pair of capable guys at the helm,
the First Annual Throwdown on the River
looks to become a perennial favorite event
down in the Port of Dubuque. You don’t
need to take the kids out on Lake Michigan for Labor Day Weekend ... you need
to take them to the River so they canTHROWDOWN!
For more information on the Throwdown
on the River, visit www.throwdownontheriver.com, or contact Steve Geisz at
563-690-3226 / sgeisz@grandharborresort.com.
ThrowdownOnTheRiver.com
365INK: JUST AS NOSTRADAMUS PREDICTED!
30
AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
The Cheesehead Monologues
Saturday, August 25, 9 PM
The Arthur House, Platteville
Three Wisconsin headliners (Roger
Radley, Mike Mercury, and Mike Marvell) perform solo and ensemble in this
one-of-a-kind comedy show that is not
to be missed!
Michael Thorne
Wednesday, August 29, 9 PM
Live on Main Comedy, Bricktown
Michael Thorne has a fast-paced comedy style that almost leaves audience
flinching with laughter. Non-stop and
rapid fire, Michael hits all the topics that
have made him a comedy club favorite.
Relationships are his specialty, but don’t
expect Dr. Phil or Oprah...it’s more like
Judge Judy meets Jerry Springer. Thorne
will take you on a wild and hysterical
tour of the minefield that is his life.
Nathan Timmel & George LaFleur
Wednesday, August 29, 8 PM
3100 Club Comedy, Midway Hotel
Somewhere around 1975, Nathan Timmel
saw George Carlin picking his nose on his
Class Clown album. It solidified Nathan’s
desire to make people chuckle. It also
made him the only six-year-old able to fire
off ‘The Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say
On Television,” Since that day Nathan has
gone on to perform at numerous comedy
clubs across the nation; he even did a Department of Defense comedy tour overseas
GARY OLSEN’S
HIGHER EDUCATION
for American troops. Today Nathan resides in Los Angeles, where
he enjoys the smog, traffic and sitting around writing idiotic Biographies of himself in the third person. Is he as funny as all hell?
You better get down to the club and see for yourself…
Scott Derenger
Wednesday, September 5, 9 PM
Live on Main Comedy, Bricktown
Scott will tell it like it is in a way all too
unique. From having a mother with
a junk collection on the front porch
including a handicapped toilet and a
half-dozen high chairs to a dad who
sold Tupperware, you’ll have a look
into Scott’s world. And then thank God
you’re not there. Oh and one more
thing ... “Just Shave It.“ Witty, daring
and, at times, charming and pathetic.
All in one show. Enjoy great Bud drink
specials when you arrive early!
Nick Gaza and Spark Mann
Wednesday, September 5, 8 PM
3100 Club Comedy, Midway Hotel
Nick Gaza is a Funny, Sick, Twisted
bastard . His act is a mixture of hysterical true stories and things we can only
hope are’nt true. Nick makes fun of
everyone, the audience, himself and
anyone else that gets in his sights.
His comedy knows no boundries so
be warned! As a comic with universal appeal, Spark Mann has enjoyed
a successful career playing to sellout
crowds at clubs and colleges throughout the Midwest.
365: MASTERS OF THE INTERWEB!
31
AUGUST 23 - SEPT 5
PUZZLE ANSWERS from page 27
Sudoku Answers
Puzzle 1
365Advantage combines cutting-edge
technology, the science of human behavior and proven strategies in community development into one easy-tofollow action plan for organizational
success.
365Advantage was created to help
dispersed communities of people communicate easily and instantly using an
attractive and simple to use internet
platform.
365Advantage is empowered communication.
IT Freedom “IT says they don’t have
enough people or time to change my
Web page!” 365Advantage‘s greatest advantage may be that it allows
all users and administrators to upload,
download and share information without any special software knowledge or
computer skills. It gives you the power
to decide what and where information
is posted to your system and lets your
community of users focus on their core
talents. It also frees up the IT department so it can focus on critical operational projects rather than on content
oversight.
anyone know who actually wrote
our Web site text?” 365Advantage
lets your most talented people and
the value of your content drive the
creation of your message. You no
longer need a Webmaster or an IT
person to manage your information.
As a powerful self- publishing tool,
365Advantage gives you control
over your story, connects your users,
and empowers your organization to
maximize your information flow.
for a site two years ago and it’s already
outdated!” 365Advantage allows you
to separate the content creation of
your site from the design elements of
the platform. In other words, you can
have the most cutting-edge design in
the market and next year, if you change
your mind, you can change your site
design without having to rebuild all of
the content. Keeping “cool” was never
so easy.
Ease of Use “Our Web designer is
too busy to change the site!” 365Advantage was created to let users experience the platform with simple-to-use
tools and very little training. In fact, a
new user can log in, post an article or
event including uploading photos and
documents, in just minutes.
Cryptoquip Answer
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
OK, it sounds to good to be true… but
what exactly is 365Advantage?
Crossword Answers From page 27
FIRST 365Advantage is a set of strate-
gies about how people connect to the
web and how the W eb can connect
communities of people to each other.
Control Your Message “Does
Impressive Web Presence “I paid
Puzzle 2
SECOND 365Advantage is a full
communications assessment.
THIRD 365Advantage is an em-
Flexibility “We have too many sys-
tems that already don’t work together!” 365Advantage is designed to serve
as a connection, not just between
people, but also between platforms. It
can serve as a stand-alone information
platform or can easily lay on top of existing legacy software such as existing
intranets, Web sites or content management tools.
Security from Without & Within
“My kid just hacked our whole system.
She’s 10!” 365Advantage provides for
password protected sites and members
only use. It is also Google and Spider
search-protected if the nature of your
business model demands militarygrade security protection. In addition to
protecting you from outside threats the
multiple level administration capabilities of 365Advantage also allow for advanced compliance and due diligence
security within your organization.
Speed “Is this page ever going to
load?” 365Advantage is built for speed.
The power of information is a function
of how quickly and accurately it can be
passed from one team member to the
next. With real-time discussion boards,
instant post and search tools, document management and active search
directories your team will be in touch
powered Web-based communications platform created from both
proprietary and re-engineered open
source software, as well as multiple
other media resources, to keep you at
the very forefront of communications
technology at a fraction of the cost.
“The Web should be a fun experience.
It should make your life easier. It should
empower your most talented people to
share information on their terms according to their timeline while still affording
you the power to control your own message. It should free you from the time
constraints of IT and the hidden costs of
development vendors. It should make
you smile when you think about it.”
- Brad Parks
365 Founder & CEO
“And given the progress of the technology, it should be affordable, too.”
- Bryce Parks
365 Founder & Media Director
To learn more about 365Advantage visit Poweredby365.com,
e-mail brad@poweredby365.com
or call 563.588.4365.
THE ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ON PAGE 6
1. A) Bandana’s BBQ just announced its intention to build in Dubuque. If the pictures
on its Web site are any hint, it’s gonna be
Gooooooood!
2. B) Cook pork to 160º (Ham can be slightly lower).
3. B) Pulled Pork, though Ray can do it all!
4. D) Bobby Flay is the Throwdown king.
5. B) The Gas Grill wins. But the smoker
rules. Once you go smoke...
6. B) Colonial Times, of course. Like the
French could appreciate BBQ... PLEASE!
7. B) Apple, especially dad’s voodoo mojo
apple wood from a magical tree.
8. D) Cedar is a resinous wood. All resinous
woods like pine give meat an unpleasant
taste. Use fruit and nut tree woods.
9. C) Salt is fine for quick grilling a steak, but
will dry out meats cooked over time.
10. D) It’s all about the fat, baby!

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