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Thursday, July 09, 2009
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Willy Wonka, Jr
7/9/2009, 7/10/2009, 7/11/2009, 7/12/2009
Bell Tower Theater
2728 Asbury Road
Dubuque, IA 52001 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm with
added matinees at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 10 at Saturday, July 18
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New Outside the Lines Art Exhibit
Art lovers should mark their calendars for the next Outside the Lines Art Gallery exhibit, scheduled to open Friday, March 6. The exhibit will feature artwork by two area artists – stained glass artist Mark Stevens and painter Elizabeth Roberts. Gallery owners Stormy Mochal and Connie Twining will host an opening reception for the show, scheduled for Friday, March 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. As always, the casual reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display through April 2009. ...
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Exploring the new Warehouse Art Gallery
A new art gallery is opening in the Warehouse District Friday, February 27 from 6 to 10 p.m. and everyone is invited. Where might that be? And how did that come about? Come along with us and find out. ...
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The 365 Impact Award Winners
Stand up and take a bow! Go on, you deserve it. You’ve earned it. Despite a tough year in an economic sense, 2008 was filled with a number of achievements in a wide variety of fields ... and that’s where 365 comes in, with the return of the annual 365 Impact Awards, recognizing the individuals, companies and organizations that made the biggest impact in their given fields during the year....
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2009 Heartland Auditions Announced
| Heartland Festival 2009 announces auditions for summer productions.
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Renowned Symphony Brings Classics to Platteville
| The 67 piece Czech Symphony Orchestra makes Platteville stop on Feb 12 @ 7:30pm
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A Look at Winter Farmers' Market
| With just one activity, you could live a greener lifestyle, eat healthier, and support local non-profits and your local economy. You might even lose weight or make new friends! What is this miracle activity, you ask? Shopping at Dubuque’s Winter Farmers’ Market.
Now in its second year, Dubuque’s Winter Farmers’ Market boasts a better location with more vendors and a wider variety to offer than ever before.
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The New Diamond Jo Casino Opens
| What a difference a year can make. Announced last December – almost exactly one year ago – the new Diamond Jo Casino is open. With a whole slate of upcoming shows scheduled at the Mississippi Moon Bar and a brand new casino set in a huge entertainment facility, it’s fair to say that the Port of Dubuque and in fact the entire Dubuque entertainment landscape is about to experience a major transformation.
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Experience Maquoketa Arts!
| Maquoketa Art Experience is dedicated to bringing accomplished artists to Maquoketa, Iowa for short- and long-term residencies.
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UWP Professor makes Numerous Accomplishments in Media Art
| Sang Um Nam, assistant professor of imaging media at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, takes traditional media such as video and music and uses digital manipulation to create new art.
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Artists Make Money By Forgoing Traditional Galleries
It isn't easy to make money as an artist these days, but three crafty New Yorkers are managing to sell their work — and make a living — outside the traditional gallery system.
Different Year, Same 'Marienbad'
When it came out in 1961, Alain Resnais' <em>Last Year at Marienbad</em> perplexed and excited audiences with its surrealistic storytelling. John Powers has a review of the film's Criterion Collection re-release.
For Sale: Your Michael Jackson Memorabilia
Since Michael Jackson died last week, his trading cards, old albums and autographs are selling for huge amounts of money. A letter Michael Jackson wrote to an unknown "Greg" sold for $20,000, and an album signed by all of the Jackson 5 sold for $27,000.
Chat While Reading: The Future Of Books?
BookGlutton.com, a new interactive site, allows readers to chat while reading. Could this mark the beginning of a change in how we read books?
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
It's been a week since Michael Jackson's death at 50 stunned the world. But seven days after the King of Pop stepped off stage and left us behind, it's clear we just can't seem to get enough of him.
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies At 97
The powerful, sensitive character actor with the twice-broken nose had stirring roles on the big screen — notably <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em> — and was a hit on TV in <em>The Streets of San Francisco.</em> He later served as a pitchman for American Express.
Battle Likely Over Jackson Will
Pop icon Michael Jackson's will filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court gave his estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust. Who controls that trust is sure to be a huge legal battle. Stevenson Jacobs, a business writer for <em>The Associated Press</em>, offers his insight.
'Ice Age' 3-D: Blended-Family Fun, With Dino Bites
Sweet, silly and solid enough to entertain most anybody, <em>Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</em> insists that even carnivorous reptiles can learn a little something from the cooperative approach.
Loud Family Paved Way For Reality TV
In the early 1970s, a documentary called <em>An American Family</em> followed the lives of Bill and Pat Loud and their five children. The filmmakers, Susan and Alan Raymond, talk about how the PBS series paved the way for what we now call reality TV.
'Public Enemies': Michael Mann's Mobster Waxworks
This lush, good-looking crime flick doesn't really have a theme, and it never quite sparks to life. But it's got lots of incidental pleasures — Johnny Depp's spirited performance chief among them.
Zombies: Still Undead, And Suddenly Everywhere
Zombies, long a horror-movie staple, are taking bigger bites out of pop culture, infecting books, banking, even our vocabulary. Beth Accomando surveys a genre trope that refuses to die.
Depp's Broody Dillinger, Dominating His 'Enemies'
Centered on a fatalistic portrait of a great American outlaw, Michael Mann's slick, authentic-looking drama is simultaneously an art film and a crime saga — one dazzling enough to keep the Dillinger legend alive for years.
Love Words With Staying Power?
In May, we marked the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's sonnets by asking NPR listeners and readers to write in with modern love poems or songs that they think will be remembered 400 years from now. Here are a few of those suggestions.
Director Seeks To Capture Life In Modern Tibet
Pema Tseden is the first director in China ever to film movies entirely in the Tibetan language. His latest film, <em>The Search</em>, won the Grand Jury Prize at Shanghai's recent International Film Festival. He says Tibet has always been depicted by outsiders who pander to their own imagination.
What 'Do The Right Thing' Means 20 Years Later
In 1989, Spike Lee's film <em>Do the Right Thing</em> captured the racial tensions of urban America. <em>Chicago Tribune</em> columnist Dawn Turner Trice explores to what extent the film still portrays the racial divide 20 years after its debut.
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