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NO, REALLY...IT'S STILL FREE!

2nd Street - Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Rain or ShineRiver Roots Live is FREE and located in Downtown Davenport again for 2009!

2nd Street - Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Rain or ShineRiver Roots Live is FREE and located in Downtown Davenport again for 2009!

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Fabulous ThunderbirdsFeaturing The

Fabulous Thunderbirds

The Delicious DetailsIn 2007, we had the brilliant idea to merge two of our best festivals in to

one big party. We're happy to say that once again, Ribfest's mouth-watering and award-winning ribs will be available at River Roots Live in 2009!

This isn't your neighbors BBQ.Our vendors travel the nation and represent the top tier of professional BBQ cookers in the U.S. BBQ doesn't get much better than this, folks!

So loosen your belt, and we suggest trying every single one of 'em through-out the weekend, because each brings their own unique flavor to the table.

Besides, you've got to try it all to give a fair vote.

The festival with a cause!River Roots Live is a music festival for a cause! What cause, you ask? The cause is supporting the Downtown Partnership, River Music Experience and Living Lands & Waters.

Support your community not-for-profits! All proceeds go towards:Helping to deliver top-notch music education programming for thousands of children at the River Music Experience, while also funding future Redstone Room concerts and the overall growth of the QC music scene

Creating more opportunity for Living Lands & Waters to continue keeping the Mississippi and all of America's rivers clean

Building on Davenport's momentum to create a revitalized and thriving Downtown for everyone to enjoy!

From the XStream Cleanup, to Rock Camp USA and the downtown flower-basket program, our partners strive everyday to improve the Quad-City community. Although our missions may be very different, we all have the same goal in mind of keeping our area a healthy thriving place to live. Visit each of our websites to learn more about the many programs and events we provide!

Ribfest at River Roots Live - Admission is FREE!You've got no excuse not to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner with our award winning BBQ Rib vendors!

"Peoples Choice Award" Cook-OffThe "People's Choice Award" for best ribs will return in 2009! We got the message. Just like at Ribfest in year's past, a ticket will be provided with a quick voting form to fill out. The winning rib-vendor will be announced on Saturday evening.

National Rib Vendors: Willingham's BBQ, Chicago BBQ Company, Texas Thunder, Big Boned BBQ, Uncle Bub's and Family Ties BBQ Local Vendors: Steve's Meat Shop and Jim's Ribs.

With music, food, and prices like this, you've got no excuse to miss River Roots Live!

Don't miss diverse music, award-winning ribs, and the beautiful downtown atmosphere!

Music line up:Friday August 21Blue Oyster Cult 9PM - 10:15 Main StageThe Nadas 10:30PM - 11:30 B StageThe Ellis Kell Band 7:00PM - 7:50 Main Stage Andrew Landers Project 8:00PM - 8:50 B Stage Boothill Ridge 6:10PM - 6:50 B StageSleeping On Sidewalks 5:30PM -6PM Main Stage

Saturday August 22The Fabulous Thunderbirds 8PM - 9:30PM Main StageJoe Bonamassa 10:30PM - 12AM Main StageBackyard Tire Fire 9:30PM - 10:30 B Stage

Public Property 5:00PM - 5:50 B Stage The Dick Prall Band 7:00PM - 7:50 B Stage The Woodbox Gang 6:00PM - 6:50 Main Stage The Hue 2:00PM - 2:50 Main StageThe Uniphonics 4PM - 5:50 Main StageRude Punch 3:00PM - 3:50 B Stage Sara Angelique 1:00PM - 1:50 Main StageFiresale 12:00PM - 12:50 B Stage



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Featuring The Fabulous Thunderbirdsand Blue Oyster Cultand Blue Oyster Cult

Don't miss diverse music, award-winning ribs, and the

beautiful downtown atmosphere!

SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS An acoustic/indie group hailing from Davenport, Iowa. Band members Becca Huber, Trevor Granstrom, and Josh Coughran all attend Pleasant Valley High School. The band frequently appears in Battle of the Bands competitions, having recently won the Youth Advisory Councils Battle of the Bands held at the River Music Experience.

BOOTHILL RIDGE is an up and coming contemporary country group, that specializes in full four part harmonies and high energy stage shows. The band consists of 5 members aging from 18 to 23. The group’s lead singer, Kodi Lynn, has been performing in front of audiences since age 5. Kodi was a finalist in the Jimmy Dean Country Showdown, and the Colgate Showdown. She has performed for the Festival of Trees, Music City Dance Competition in Nashville, countless festivals, fairs, and pageants. Guitarist, pianist and band manager, Derek Frank, studied music at Eastern Illinois University. While there, he studied percussion and music education. He is currently the Lesson Studio Coordinator at the River Music Experience, and teaches drum and guitar lessons there. Guitarist, Tyler Kargl, shines through with his fast finger picking and crystal clear harmonies. Tyler was a finalist in the Illinois State Fair talent show. Bass player, Dusty Bausch, is the heart of the rhythm section in the band. His solid foundation and unique bass lines bring a lot of style to the music. Drummer, Todd Rolfs, is currently studying music at Western Illinois University.

ELLIS KELL BAND Since the band performed for the first time on Feb. 3, 1990 at Rascals in Moline, the band has received the following awards and recognition... 1994 Q. C. Times Reader's Choice for Favorite Musician/Band 1995 Oil Music Magazine People's Choice for Blues Band 1996 Q.C. Times Readers' Choice for Best Musician/Band 1996 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band 1997 Q.C. Times Reader's Choice Award - Favorite Local Band 1997 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band 1997 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Band 1998 Q.C. Times Reader's Choice Award - Favorite Local Band 2000 Dispatch/Argus Reader's Choice Award - Favorite Local CD Release 2003 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band 2004 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band 2005 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band 2006 River Cities Reader "Best Award" for Local Blues Band.

ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT Three minutes with Andrew Landers, of Muscatine, Iowa, is time well spent. He speaks his truth with creativity, texture, soul, and wit in music that ranges from acoustic folk simplicity to blues-rock intensity. Andrew Landers world is full of metaphor and meaning. His songs have no place for superfluous embellishments or throwaway lines, his world is honest, clever, and profound. A guitar player whose percussive and melodic style is an experience in itself. Alternate tunings and cut capos find tonal textures you have never heard before.

THE NADAS have sold more than 75,000 albums through their own Authentic Records, including 2003’s Transceiver and 2005’s Listen Through the Static. Called the “Best College Band You’ve Never Heard Of” by Playboy, had one of their songs (Walk Away) become the official elimination song on Speed Channel’s “Pinks” show, and were one of the final four bands for Bon Jovi’s Have a Nice Day band competition — all the while steadily touring the country in Meatloaf’s old tour bus.

FIRESALE is a young progressive rock band from Davenport, Iowa who has been playing together for almost two years. The band makes many showings at parties and other private events, as well as local festivals. Aside from covers, the band also plays their own original music.

SARA ANGELIQUE is a young pianist/vocalist from Bettendorf, IA. Sara writes her own unique songs and draws influence from as many musical sources as possible. She has appeared at Riverssance and other popular Quad City locations.

THE HUE, an instrumental progressive rock quartet, strives to forge a wholly unique brand of electrified music out of a diverse palate of influences that run the gamut from jazz to metal, classical and post-rock.

RUDE PUNCH was formed by three guys from Davenport, Iowa in the Spring of 2006.Brady Jager, Adam Tucker and Robb Laake have been playing together since they went to high school together in Davenport. Playing in a couple different bands, they noticed that when band practice was over they would meet up together outside of their other bands and play the music they really wanted to play...Reggae. At first they would just jam covers of their favorite bands Sublime, 311, and of course Bob Marley. After the other bands broke-up they decided to take their new band on as their full project. From 2004-2006 they practiced and began writing songs. In the spring of 2006 Rude Punch began playing some shows for their friends' parties and some local bars, creating a good fan-base of "life-loving, partying, dancing, have-a-good-time people". Rude Punch finished their first album in Galena, Illinois at M- studios in the fall of 2006. With that c.d. they took their sound on the road playing shows in Iowa, Illinois,

Wisconsin, Nebraska, Florida, and Texas creating small networks of fans round the midwest and south.Rude Punch's original songs and drive to play for people who need real music have earned them a local and regional reputation as a band with exciting songs that likes to have a good time. Playing with acts such as The Wailers, Pepper, Everclear, Joseph Israel and Josh Fischel of Bargain Music, while working with regional bands has created a solid fanbase for them to tour on in 2008.

THE UNIPHONICS in May 2007, formed out of the Iowa City music scene to compete in Euforquestra’s Battle of the Bands for a performance slot at the annual music festival, Camp Euforia. Since then, they have been well received in many venues across Iowa and in Illinois. The Uniphonics are quickly becoming a staple in many venues and festivals across in the Tri-State area. Imagine a sound that consolidates a plethora of musical styles into a tightly wound booty groove. Innovative jazz-funk infused hip-hop combined with MC Animosity’s passionate content driven lyrics creates a dance party atmosphere for everyone. Expect an interactive high energy performance that breaks the barrier between the musicians and audience. Join the rest of The Uniphonics Family and become a part of the show.

PUBLIC PROPERTY “Despite a wholesale instrumental personnel makeover since last year’s stunning “What’s Goin’ Down,” Public Property’s third disc in as many years continues the band’s meteoric upward arc as they continue to fashion some of the most ebullient, infectious reggae/ska-based island music anywhere. Charismatic Hawaii-born frontman Dave Bess and the vocal trio of Mareva Minerbi, Margaret Larson and Georgette Stern remain the group’s bedrock, with Bess’ uncanny Marley-esque raspy crooning style elegantly shadowed by the girls’ ethereal, I Threes-like chirping — all punctuated by percussionist Matt Grundstad’s percolating rhythms. Newcom-ers Ben Franklin and Jeremiah Murphy lock down the rhythm section, guitarist/vocalist Andy Parrott supplies a non-stop blur of driving rhythm chops and slinky, serpentine solos, and keyboardist/vocalist Paul Hala adds varied, spot-on textures.” – Jim Musser, Movement Review.

WOODBOX GANG From the village of Makanda in extreme southern Illinois, in a little hollow called Vulture Valley, comes a "caustic acoustic cacophony" known as the Woodbox Gang. They have skillfully combined the American roots music styles of bluegrass, delta blues, folk, and traditional country with the aggressive delivery of punk rock to create their own style of music to which they have given the name "Trashcan Americana". The band is very interested in experimenting with the combined sounds of various conventional and non-conventional instrumentation to create sonic landscapes specifically tailored to the mood and theme of each composition.

THE DICK PRALL BAND Based in Chicago and born in Iowa, singer/songwriter Dick Prall comes to his easygoing – and sometimes goofy – manner quite naturally. In person, he’s charming, often peppering his conversations with clever asides wherever possible. Though he readily admits to enjoying the embrace of company, it was Prall’s exploration of what he calls “autonomy” that brought a whole new spin to his latest work. The crack group of musicians here, some of whom are bandmates involved with Prall's previous works, know when to add a swirling fill, and when to get out of the way.

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In 2007, the citizens of Cedar Rapids rallied together to purchase a series of watercolors destined for the

auction block in New York. These five watercolors, by acclaimed 20th century American artist Norman

Rockwell, depicted scenes associated with an election day and were created specifically for the November 4, 1944 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. To complete

the Post commission, Rockwell traveled to a quintes-sential Midwestern town, Cedar Rapids, to study local

citizens as models for his series of images. In the 65 years since his visit, numerous anecdotes

and stories have arisen about the artist's time in Cedar Rapids and the creation of this work. This exhibition uses these five, newly conserved and restored water-

colors, along with numerous photographs taken by local photographer Wes Panek for Rockwell, to

investigate the many facts and fictions associated with Rockwell's visit and this set of watercolors.

Norman Rockwell:Fact & Fiction

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The Waterloo Center for the Arts’ newest social gathering is Friday Morning Clay & Coffee. Beginning Friday, August 7. geared for adults of every skill level. Fridays from 10:00am 12:00pm for 4 weeks, through August 28. The registration fee, including materials, is $60, nonmembers; and $51, Friends of the Art Center members. For more information, call (319) 291-4490 or visit www.waterloocenterforthearts.org.

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One of a series of four books illustrated by master printmaker, Arthur Geisert, with text by Bonnie Geisert exploring the life in four fictional but very familiar small towns. Mountain Town, River Town, Desert Town, and Prairie Town show the daily lives of the residents in these small towns throughout the year as they deal with the unique climate and geography of their areas and enjoy the company of their neighbors.

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Celebrating 50 years of turning out America's great improv and sketch comedians, The Second City returns for one night. No topic is off limits, no subject too sensitive; get ready for a night of laughter! Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts CenterUniversity of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls. For ticket information call the box office at 319-273-4TIX (4849) or 1-877-549-SHOW (7469). www.gbpac.com

THE SECOND CITY 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOURFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 7:30 P.M.

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8. ‘Wicked’ MuscialDes Moines’ most eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Civic Center on Sept. 23 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, Oct. 18. WICKED will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 1 p.m. Ticket range from $32.50 to $127.50. All pricing includes a Building Restoration Fee of $2.50. For ticket information call (515) 246-2320.

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Fascinating world of lizards and dozens of animals representing over 25 different lizard species will color your imagination at the Museum & Aquarium this summer.

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“G.I. Joe: Rise of the3 Cobra,” Paramount Pictures.

7. Iowa all-state workshopAugust 14 the Northeast Iowa School of Music, in partnership with Loras College, will hold an Iowa All-State Vocal Music Workshop for high school students preparing for the Iowa All-State Choir Auditions in August. The all-day program will include sectional coaching and a combined rehearsal The cost is $30 (including lunch), and interested students should register through NISOM by August 5. For more information call NISOM at (563) 690-0151 or visit www.nisom.com.

6. G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRADuke and Ripcord are two specially trained military operatives who join an elite international team called "G.I. Joe." This highly-skilled unit works under the radar, answers to no one, uses the latest in ultra-high-tech equipment, and does not accept failure as an option.

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8. ‘Wicked’ MuscialDes Moines’ most eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Civic Center on Sept. 23 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, Oct. 18. WICKED will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 1 p.m. Ticket range from $32.50 to $127.50. All pricing includes a Building Restoration Fee of $2.50. For ticket information call (515) 246-2320.

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645 Century Dr. Dubuque, IA 563.583.7345. 800.373.2277

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Fascinating world of lizards and dozens of animals representing over 25 different lizard species will color your imagination at the Museum & Aquarium this summer.

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The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. 350 East 3rd St. Port of Dubuque. (800) 226-3369. mississippirivermuseum.com

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The Box Office opens an hour before each show

SHOWTIMES:All evening shows

7:30 pm. Sundays 2:00 pm$18 Adults $12 Children(12 & under)

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Seymour, an nerdy down-and-out skid row floral assistant

becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious

craving for fresh blood. In love with Audrey, he names the plant Audrey II. The plant grows and

grows, as does Seymour's infatuation for Audrey, but who will get her first? FEED ME!

thegrandoperahouse.com

GRAND OPERA HOUSE, 135 W. 8TH STREET, DUBUQUE

{DATES: JUNE 25-JULY 25}

DUBUQUE

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Track and Field

Tracking down the areas best events, exhibits, live music, art,theater, movies, books, festivals, releases and everything entertaining.

“Singing Bird,” Liam Ryan

“Party,” Johnathan Lake

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“G.I. Joe: Rise of the3 Cobra,” Paramount Pictures.

7. Iowa all-state workshopAugust 14 the Northeast Iowa School of Music, in partnership with Loras College, will hold an Iowa All-State Vocal Music Workshop for high school students preparing for the Iowa All-State Choir Auditions in August. The all-day program will include sectional coaching and a combined rehearsal The cost is $30 (including lunch), and interested students should register through NISOM by August 5. For more information call NISOM at (563) 690-0151 or visit www.nisom.com.

6. G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRADuke and Ripcord are two specially trained military operatives who join an elite international team called "G.I. Joe." This highly-skilled unit works under the radar, answers to no one, uses the latest in ultra-high-tech equipment, and does not accept failure as an option.

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O3 1st Seasonal Landscape Painting Workshop,August 17th-21st

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Eastern Iowa Arts organization hosts week-long workshop with renowned artist Ellen Wagener, including one day event at Grant Wood’s Stone City highlighting Regionalist Art. Maquoketa Art Experience launches the �rst of four seasonal landscape workshops, each featuring a noted landscape artist as the instructor. The �rst of these workshops is in August and includes a two hour symposium with Grant Wood scholars.

August 17th- 21st, 2009 atMaquoketa Art Experience Studio and Gallery, 124 S. Main Street, Maquoketa, IA. Cost is $395 - Space is limited, and a $200 deposit is required to reserve a space for the workshop. For more information or to register: Call 563-652-9925.

This summer workshop is the �rst of four seasonal workshops focusing on the natural resources and beauty of Eastern Iowa. This �ve-day summer landscape workshop with pastel painter Ellen Wagener is geared to both beginning artists and "seasoned masters." The workshop will combine on-site studies with studio work in the Maquoketa Art Experience Studio and Gallery. The workshop will cover working processes including sketching, idea-generation, compositions, photogra-phy, and color palettes. Ellen will demonstrate and teach techniques to achieve descriptive and evocative landscapes from any location. Special emphasis will be given to pastel technique, support mediums, and approaches to framing. The workshop will also include opportunities to attend lectures at the Figge Art Museum and the Dubuque Museum of Art, where Ellen will discuss her work and in�uences.

The �nal day’s events will begin in Stone City, the site of Grant Wood’s Stone City Art Colony and will be open to participants who are only able to attend for one day (fee: $85). Ellen will be joined in landscape painting by Maquoketa Art Experience resident artists Rose Frantzen, Charles Morris, and Thomas Metcalf. From 3 to 5pm, at the historic General Store Pub, a symposium will be held with prominent Grant Wood scholars looking at Stone City’s Regionalist history. This will lead to a discussion of possibilities for Neo-Regionalists in Eastern Iowa.

Maquoketa Art Experience is dedicated to bringing accomplished artists to Maquo-keta, Iowa for short- and long-term residencies, workshops, and exhibitions. Springing up in one of the Grant Wood Scenic Byway communities, Maquoketa Art Experience exists to nurture artists and provide opportunities for developing art-related businesses in the area. Recognizing what Grant Wood saw in Iowa, Iowans and the surrounding landscapes, the artists and board of Maquoketa Art Experience are dedicated to creating easily accessible resources for Midwest artists. Similar to the Stone City Art Colony of the last century, Maquoketa Art Experience is committed to supporting arts and artists by creating local opportunities for artists to nurture and expand their talents and skills within the inspiring landscapes of Eastern Iowa. For more information visit www.maquoketa-art.org or call 563-652-9925.

O1 Siberius Saito Exhibit,Saturday, August 15th

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THE JAMES & MERYL HEARST CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL BE HOSTING THE EXHIBIT, SAITO, from August 11th through November 10th in the Hearts Center Gallery. Saito was a highly innovative, local architect. In 1948, architect Siberius "Si" Saito, opened his �rst of�ce in downtown Waterloo with fellow architect, Thomas Flinn. Their �rst project was St. Edward's Catholic Church, followed by Columbus High School and Don Bosco High School.

Saito’s legacy lives on in the architectural works that he had created over the years, including a variety of private residences

throughout Waterloo and Cedar Falls. The James & Meryl Hearst Center’s exhibit, Saito, offers an intimate portrait of this amazing architect, the �rst of its kind in the area. In the Hearst Center exhibit, guests are invited to view Siberius Saito’s drawings of the Tanforan Racetrack, architectural plans and models, and photo-graphs of the late, local architect’s �nished buildings.

There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, August 15th from 7:00 - 8:30p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by Friends of the Hearst.

The Hearst Center for the Arts is located at 304 West Seerley Blvd., Cedar Falls, IA 50613. For more information, call the Hearst Center at (319) 273-8641. Contact the Development Coordinator, Vicki Simpson, at (319) 268-5501, or the Curator, Emily Drennan, at (319) 268-5503. Visit the Hearst Center website at: www.hearstartscenter.com .

O2 Full Monty Auditions,August 17th, 18th & 19th

AUDITIONS

THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE WILL PRES-ENT “THE FULL MONTY”, October 9 – October 17, 2009. Auditions will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 17, 18, 19 from 7:00 – 9:30 pm at the Grand Opera House. Auditioners should bring 16 measures of prepared music and have printed music for an accompanist. Dress comfortably for a movement audition. Readings will be provided.

Auditioners should know of any con�icts in their schedule between May 4 and July 25. We anticipate a cast of approximately 30 members primarily an adult cast with one roll for a young teenage boy.

Perusal copies of the script are now available and may be checked out from the Grand Opera House Box Of�ce, 135 W. 8th Street, Dubuque and must be returned within three days. Box of�ce hours are 11am - 5pm, Monday through Friday.

Information on upcoming auditions and other Grand events is available at www.thegrandoperahouse.com or call the Box Of�ce, 563-588-1305. Speci�c questions may be directed to John Stuff at [email protected].

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his summer, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is launching the all-new Rock the River Tour—a series

of day-long concerts along the Mississippi River packed with positive messages and music from some of America’s top Christian hard rock and hip-hop bands.

“Kids today are bombarded with messages from all sides, but they want to hear the truth. They want to have meaning

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ROCK THE RIVER TOUR HAPPENING THIS SUMMERConcert Mixes Six Hours of Rock and Hip-Hop with a Positive Message Aimed at Young PeopleDAVENPORT, IA

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Rock the River Tour is an evangelistic summer concert series that features six hours of high-voltage music plus brief, challenging messages by Franklin Graham. These one-day events will rock their way up the Mississippi River through Baton Rouge, St. Louis, Quad Cities and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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and purpose in their lives,” said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. “So much of what happens in this country is affected by the region surrounding the Missis-sippi River—it’s the heart of our nation. What better way to get to the heart of our nation’s young people?”

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ittle River Band will appear at Surf Ballroom on Friday, August 7, 2009. Doors will open at 8pm.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $24 at the door.

The Little River Band was the first Australian band to successfully conquer foreign markets from an Austra-lian base. Within eight months of their birth, the Little River Band had scored three Australian Top 20 singles and two Top Ten albums. By 1982, they became the ONLY act to have a Top Ten US single for six consecutive years. After over 30 years of performing, the Little River Band is better than ever and can't wait to take the stage. See them perform hits like “Remi-niscing” and “Lady” in a special show at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake.

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14TH ANNUAL CEDAR TRAILS FESTIVAL AUGUST 5-9, 2009 COME DISCOVER THE CEDAR VALLEY RECREATIONAL TRAILS during this five day festival! The Cedar Falls/Waterloo area is a well-known for our trail system. Join us as we celebrate this great resource. The 14th Annual Cedar Trails Festival kicks off Wednesday, August 5th having events including a Senior Cruise, Opening Ceremonies, a Special Presentation, Trail Walk, Dog Walk, Bridge to Bridge Ride, Cedar Trails Festival 5K Run, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Tour de Valley Ride, Light Up the Night Ride, Hartman Eco-Triathlon and a Poker Ride. If you aren’t able to participate in the events, the Cedar Trails Festival planning committee is always looking volunteers to help plan events and staff the events. Trail usage is free and open year-round for non-motorized and non-equestrian activities such as bicycling, hiking, crosscountry skiing and skating. Call 800-845-1955 for a trail map. CEDAR VALLEY

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Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

• 4 russet potatoes• 1 tbl sour cream• ½ teaspoon granulated garlic• ½ cup heavy cream• 1 tbl unsalted butter• ½ cup goat cheese• salt & white pepper

Peel potatoes and place in a medium sized pot fill with cold water and set to boil.

Season beef tenderloins with salt and pepper and wrap with bacon slices and secure with a toothpick.

Heat a large heavy skillet, lightly oil and cook steaks being sure to cook sides to slightly crisp bacon. Remove steaks from skillet.

In the same skillet put garlic, sherry,

Dijon mustard heavy cream and parsley.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Drain cooked potatoes and mash with potato masher adding in sor cream, butter and heavy cream fold in crumbled goat cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Replace steaks in pan with sauce to reheat and serve.

• 4 beef tenderloin filets• 4 slices bacon• 1 tbl Dijon mustard• 2 ½ cups heavy cream• 4 oz dry sherry• ½ tbl chopped garlic• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley• salt & pepper

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SEEDS OF HOPE, the local domestic violence sexual assault non profit agency is hosting its First Annual Golf FORE the cause 4 person best shot golf tournament. It will take place August 29th at 8 am. at the Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike. The cost is $50/person $200 for a team. You can also register a hole for $250 which would include your name or logo on a sign at the tee off. There will be prizes given away for best shot and closest to the pin challenges and everyone will receive goody bags. Register a team, sponsor a hole or give a donation to help this great cause. Any and all donations are welcome.

Two eastern Iowa professional theatres have joined forces to produce the classic The Wizard of Oz July 16-19. Co-produced by The Old Creamery Theatre Company of the Amana Colonies and The Englert Theatre of Iowa City, these performances feature some of the best actors and singers from throughout the area. Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the MGM film, this production of The Wizard of Oz will delight audiences young and old as they join Dorothy and her friends in a journey to discover their hearts’ desires.Performances: Thursday, July 16th at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 17 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19 at 2 p.m.Tickets: $15-$25 To purchase tickets, call 319-688-2653, or visit www.englert.org The Englert Box Office is open Mon-Fri 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

JOSEPH WALTER was born on July 5, 1865 and grew up in Landeck, Tyrol, a town on the western edge of Austria. Originally a portrait and landscape artist, Walter was classically trained at the Vienna Academy of Applied Art and the Munich Royal Academy in the late 1800s. Around 1898, Walter immigrated to the United States and settled in Dubuque, where he would remain for the rest of his life. When he first arrived, Walter painted portraits and offered lessons in painting to the community. He was drawn to this area by what proved to be erroneous advice that Dubuque was in need of a portrait painter. Through Sept. 26

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THE FARMERS MARKET in downtown Waterloo will be open next Saturday, June 27th from 8:00 am to Noon in the Regions Bank parking lot, 100 E. Park Avenue. Featured items include: onions, radishes, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, canned meat, hanging flower baskets, fresh baked goods, eggs, jellies and jams, fresh cut flowers, crafts, honey, wine and jewelry. Experience the best home-grown food that Iowa has to offer.

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Powerhouse pop performer and Christian-music singer KIM-CHAR MEREDITH returns to Cedar Rapids to perform at the Unity Center, 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, on Sunday, July 26. Meredith will provide special music for Unity’s service at 10 a.m., which will be followed by a brunch that is open to the public for a free-will offering. After the brunch, Meredith will perform a full concert in the sanctuary, starting at 1 p.m. A free-will offering will be collected at the concert. For more information visit www.unitycr.org.

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Blackened Pork Tenderloin with Black bean salsa and grilled Polenta::Polenta:• 2 Cups Coarse ground yellow corn meal• 1 tbl Honey• Salt & Pepper• 2 Cups Heavy Cream• 2 Cups waterBring cream, water, and honey to a boil. Stir in corn meal. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to stir vigorously until thick yet fluffy. Spread polenta on plate or cookie sheet to cool.

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blackened seasoning and set aside. Heat a heavy duty or cast iron skillet with oil. Place seasoned pork in pan and blacken being sure to turn tenderloin often until cooked to desired doneness. Cut polenta into triangle pieces and rub lightly with olive oil and grill. Slice blackened tenderloin and serve with grilled polenta and top with black Bean salsa.

Blackened Pork Tenderloin with Black bean salsa and grilled Polenta::Zinfandel, Napa Cellars, Napa Valley, CaliforniaThe other key component in pairing wine it matching or contrasting the predominate flavor. This is tricky without tasting each dish; a slight variation can throw it off. The other challenge is, and the main reason I love wine, everyone’s taste is subjective. This dish has an amazing amount of flavors. The char of the blackening will pair perfectly with the ripe dark fruit and spice of this wine.

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BriceKen Burns' "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part, 12-hour documentary celebrating the virtues of the country's nearly 400 federally protected spaces, sets up camp on PBS on Sept. 27 and stays through Oct. 2. The country's most famous documentarian, who spoke last Saturday during the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, is hoping to do for the national parks what he did for its battlefields after the airing of his landmark PBS series "The Civil War" when visits to sites such as Gettysburg skyrock-eted by as much as 300 percent.

"We want the superintendents angry at us because of all the Popsicle wrappers they'll have to clean up," Burns said. "It's

a good problem to have."

Collateral nuisances like trash and traffic jams notwithstanding, large swells of visitors will help ensure the park system's vitality and transcendent importance, Burns said. With about 275 million annual visitors and the green movement on the rise, it seems unlikely the parks will go unnoticed any time soon. Without the shield of the national park system, Burns argued, Yosemite would be a gated community and Yellowstone would be an amusement park.

The American-born idea, which Burns characterized as the Declaration of Independence applied to the landscape, spurred other nations to preserve some of their lands for the public. Today, more than 200 countries have set aside more than 4,000 sites. Asked if the lengthy series was a tough sell, especially in compari-son with his works about sports, music and war, Burns said no. "The drama is as dramatic as anything else," he said. PBS President and Chief Executive Paula Kerger addressed the key question of the year: that is, money and whether the earthquakes that have rocked the worlds of business and personal finance have caused a permanent change or a temporary one. PBS's local stations have been hit hard during the economic collapse, and PBS itself recently downsized by 10 percent.

"We're trying to be quite realistic about the resources we have available," Kerger said.

She went on to say to say that stations' budgets have been slammed from all sides: reductions in state money, university endowments, corporate funding and philanthropy. But there is good news for public television, she said. PBS is funded for the year already. The Corporation for Public Broadcast-ing will get $430 million this year and is hoping for a further bump to $450 million the following year. Tonally, one journalist asked somewhat rhetorically, is there a difference between the Bush administration and the Obama admin-istration in terms of affection for public television? "I guess the best way to answer that question is that coming out of the administration, we received full funding for public broadcast-ing, which is the first time in eight years," Kerger said. "So I think that says something."

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Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales — from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska.BETTER MAKE THOSE PARK RESERVATIONS NOW.

Ken Burns

"We think it's the Declaration of Independence applied to the landscape," says Burns, whose 30-year filmmaking career has produced some of America's

most powerful historical documentaries to date, including "The Civil War" and "Lewis & Clark: The

Journey of the Corps of Discovery." "For the very first time in human history, land was set aside not for kings or noblemen or the very rich, but for everybody

and for all time," says Burns.

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Ken Burns' "The National Parks: America's Best Idea,"

BURNS TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO NATIONAL PARKS

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Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. The late historian Stephen Ambrose said of Ken’s films, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” A December 2002 poll conducted by RealScreen Magazine listed The Civil War as second only to Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North as the “most influential documentary of all time” and named Ken Burns and Robert Flaherty as the “most influential documentary makers” of all time.

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Dream Theater's 10th album isn't much of a surprise. Like most of the band's work, it's long (this one lasts 75 minutes over six songs), soaring prog metal. For all that, it's pretty good. Few modern metal bands so frequently aim to be so epic, reliably churning out albums full of bombastic, self-referential mini-suites, with finger-splitting guitar solos, tasteful piano-violin interludes and synthesizers galore. Most of it works. The albums are across the map musically but consistent.

"A Nightmare to Remember" kicks things off, and it's winningly gothic. But its 16 minutes give a good sense of the endurance required of listeners. "A Rite of Passage" and "Wither" follow and are the shortest songs on the album (8:36 and 5:26), basic melodic hard rock. Then it's back to the 12-plus-minute grandeur. Only the infrequent, silly death growls really miss the mark, though some of the instrumental breaks seem to meander. But at this point in Dream Theater's career, the sound is basically set, and so is the audience. With songs that length, the band is not going out of its way to become more accessible. Its ambition is impressive and appealing, as is its musicianship. Dream Theater is worth checking out, and this is as good a place as any to start.

If Kanye West's 2008 album, "808s and Heartbreak," was hip-hop's first emo record, then Kid Cudi's 2008 mix tape "A Kid Named Cudi" was the first emo mix tape. Playing the role of interplanetary outsider, Cudi explored the disillusion-ment and loneliness, both personal and professional, that can't be overcome, despite being one of the most lauded voices in hip-hop's freshman class. It's disappointing, then, that Cudi's latest mix tape, "Dat Kid From Cleveland," regresses to the hip-hop mean. Instead of a coherent musical narrative, the mix tape is a catchall for the one-offs Cudi released this year, and he does more posturing than pondering. The results are not nearly as charming.

The first two-thirds of the mix tape plays like an iPod Shuffle loaded with regrettable Top 40 songs. On "I Poke Her Face," Cudi is joined by his idol, West, and Common; the trio lazily trades sophomoric one-liners about bedroom behavior over a sped-up sample of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face." It is not until the mix tape's final third

that Cudi finds his groove: "Switchin Lanes" and the LCD Soundsystem-sampling "Can I Be" provide moments both unexpected and exciting. With his highly anticipated debut album, "Man on the Moon: The End of the Day," due this fall, Cudi's strong finish should remind listeners there's still plenty to look forward to from this 25-year-old Clevelander.

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BLACKsummers'night is the heavily anticipated new studio album from groundbreaking modern soul artist Maxwell. BLACKsummers'night is the first full-length Maxwell release since Now, his critically-acclaimed third studio album, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in August 2001.

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Not much of a surpriseBy Alexander F. Remington(c) 2009, The Washington Post

Dream Theater"Black Clouds & Silver Linings"

Still plenty to look forward to By Alexander F. Remington(c) 2009, The Washington Post

First ever cover songs By Alexander F. Remington(c) 2009, The Washington Post

KID CUDI"Dat Kid From Cleveland"

Having already sold over 45 million albums worldwide, ‘Footsteps’ is his first ever collection of covers and also features 2 brand new tracks.The 13 ‘covers’ on ‘Footsteps’

represent a personal and candid appraisal by Chris of songs which have influenced and affected the way he has crafted his musical imprint. Chris selected the songs by applying three critical principles: he had to love them, have sung them many times before – and, perhaps most relevantly, they had to have inspired him.“Listening to the great songwriters

was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself,” he says. “I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more. I learned my trade, my craft, almost at the feet of the Great Masters. And that is my musical journey. Those songs are my footsteps.” Two new pieces, “First Steps” and “Footsteps”, explain in greater depth his musical journey, his dreams and aspirations, and his sense of achieve-ment from hopeful beginnings to the success of today.Chris says the process of short-

listing the songs for inclusion on the album was an involved one. They are all, in my opinion, great songs – and each one has a resonance with me.

Chris De Burgh“Footsteps”

SOUND CHECK

Multi-platinum rockers Collective Soul have revealed the title and track listing to their upcoming Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records debut album, Collective Soul (Rabbit). The album, which is scheduled for an August 25th release date, was recorded at frontman Ed Roland’s Lake House studio and is self-produced. Listen for their first single, “Staring Down.”

COLLECTIVE SOUL"Rabbit"

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Journey, Heart, Bret Michaels, Shinedown, Big & Rich, Kelly Clarkson, Peter Frampton and Brooks and Dunn headline this year’s Fair. DES MOINES, AUGUST 13-24

Grand StandsSTEVEN CURTIS CHAPMANSPECIAL GUEST JEREMY CAMPThursday, August 13Tickets: $27

With five Grammys, a record-breaking 51 Dove Awards and 16 studio albums, Steven Curtis Chapman is a veteran on the Christian music scene. His newest album “This Moment,” his first new project in over three years, highlights the importance of embracing the miracle of each day. “This Moment” includes the nine-time Songwriter of the Yearʼs popular ballad, “Cinderella.”

Jeremy Campʼs booming voice and direct lyrics have won over fans with hits like “There Will Be a Day,” “Let It Fade,” “Take You Back” and “This Man.” Known for his energy, passion and sincerity, heʼs also racked up honors with 16 number-one hits, five Dove Awards and an American Music Award nomination

PETER FRAMPTONSPECIAL GUEST THE GIN BLOSSOMSSaturday, August 15Tickets: $32

A mainstay on the rock scene since the late 1960s, Peter Frampton has enjoyed a career full of accolades and 20 Top Ten hits including 1970s guitar anthems “Baby I Love Your Way,” “Do You Feel Like We Do,” and “Show Me the Way.” His 2007 all-instrumental album "Fingerprints" earned Frampton his first Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. The record also includes the song “Black Hole Sun,” which was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Veterans of the music scene, Gin Blossoms ̓most recent album “Major Lodge Victory” and its single, “Learning the Hard Way,” follows in the tradition of previous hits, such as “Hey Jealousy,” Follow You Down” and “Till I Hear It from You.”

BIG & RICHSPECIAL GUEST COWBOY TROYSunday, August 16Tickets: $38

With a mix of hip-hop, rock, and twang, the harmonies of Big & Rich have turned country music upside down. With hits like “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” “Lost in This Moment,” “Comin ̓ to Your City” and “Wild West Show” this dynamic duo mixes their distinct styles to create music without limits.

Creating a genre of his own, Troy Coleman, known as Cowboy Troy, has become the most prominent black country performer

since Charley Pride. His mix of country, rap and rock, dubbed as “hick-hop,” has been shaking the country scene.

BRET MICHAELSSPECIAL GUEST JACKYLMonday, August 17Tickets: $32

Rocker Bret Michaels has three solo albums with hits like “Go That Far,” “Raine” and “Fallen” and is also the star of the reality show Rock of Love. As the front man for legendary rock band Poison, Michaels has sold 25 million records and had 15 Top 40 singles including “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Talk Dirty to Me” and “All I Ever Needed.” Michaels has also performed with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr., Drown-ing Pool, Kenny Chesney, Steven Tyler and members of KISS.

Equal parts hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock, Jackyl formed in 1991 and brought rock 'n' roll back to its down-to-earth, wild, fun-loving origins. Full of spit and swagger, their 1992 self-titled debut album went platinum and featured notable rock radio hits like "Down On Me," "When Will It Rain," "I Stand Alone" and, most notably, "The Lumberjack,"

SHINEDOWNSPECIAL GUEST REV THEORYThursday, August 20Tickets: $27

Alternative rock band Shinedown has had enormous success since forming in 2001, propelled by seven consecutive top 5 rock and alternative radio hits including “Fly From the Inside,” “45” and “Save Me.” Their first album “Leave a Whisper” reached platinum status, while their 2005 album “Us and Them” went gold.

“Light It Up,” Rev Theoryʼs 2008 sophomore album brings to light the pumping rock and tight vocals of a band who has toured with the likes of Hinder, Saliva, Evanescence, Papa Roach and Buckcherry. Their singles “Light It Up” and “Hell Yeah” have been used as the official theme music for several World Wrestling Entertainment events.

BROOKS & DUNNSPECIAL GUEST JAMEY JOHNSONFriday, August 21Tickets: $40

Country music superstars Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have had outstanding careers, selling over 30 million albums and

having 23 number one singles. Recent hits by the duo include “Itʼs Getting Better All the Time,” “Play Something Country” and “Believe.” Their latest album “Cowboy Town” features new favorites like “Proud of the House We Built,” “Cowgirls Donʼt Cry” and “God Must Be Busy.”

In 2008 Jamey Johnson released his newest album “That Lonesome Song,” which features his emotional heat, dark humor and soft contemplation. The albumʼs single, “In Color,” earned Johnson a Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

KELLY CLARKSONSPECIAL GUEST ERIC HUTCHINSONSaturday, August 22Tickets: $38

Two-time Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson has sold over twenty million records around the world; landed eight singles in the top ten; and won MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards and has even been nominated for a CMA Award. Her hits include “Breakaway,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Because of You” and “Behind These Hazel Eyes.” "My Life Would Suck Without You," her latest single, jumped to number one on the charts in its first week. Texas-born Clarkson was catapulted into the spotlight in 2002 as the very first American Idol winner. Her superstardom was secured with “Breakaway” in 2005, which sold over ten million copies, spun off five top ten hits and stayed on the charts for two full years. Her latest album, “All I Ever Wanted,” was released in March of 2009.

Eric Hutchinson originally released his debut album, “Sounds Like This,” on his own label – Letʼs Break Records – and heʼs been breaking records ever since. The album debuted at number one on Billboardʼs Heatseekers chart and peaked at number five on iTunes ̓album chart, becoming the highest-charting album by an unsigned act in iTunes history.

JOURNEYSPECIAL GUEST HEARTSunday, August 23Tickets: $45

With hits like "Don't Stop Believing", "Any Way You Want It" and "Faithfully" and a career spanning three decades, Journey has firmly established its music legacy. They are also among the best-selling artists with two gold, three platinum and eight multiplatinum albums. “Revelation,” the groupʼs most recent album and first with lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, kicks off with the single “Never Walk Away,” a melody-soaked and guitar-driven anthem with the resilient air and upbeat optimism fans have come to expect from Journey. Yet Pineda hadnʼt even joined the band when the albumʼs first songs were written in mid-2007, and founding guitarist Neal Schon is quick to admit, it wasnʼt always easy to stay optimistic when the band wasnʼt sure what the future held. Since the new album, Journey has been playing for packed crowds all over the world.

Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the 70s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," ʻStraight On,” “Even It Up” and “Kick It Out.” They continued topping the charts through the 80s and into the 90s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill” and “Never.” Along the way, Heart sold more than 30 million records, sold out arenas worldwide and had a profound influence on rock music. The sisters reunited as Heart in early 2002, during which time they released a critically acclaimed live concert film on DVD and CD, “Heart Alive In Seattle,” followed in 2004 by “Jupiters Darling,” the first new Heart studio album in a decade, produced by Nancy and featuring 15 original songs. Since then, the duo has been touring worldwide.

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BRYAN POPP & COREY JENNY5:00 p.m. - 9:00 .m.Days Inn / Spirits bar and grill, 1111 DodgeSt., Dubuque

BUZZ BERRIES9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.Mystique Casino, 1855 Greyhound ParkRd, Dubuque

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KEVIN BECK AND JOHNNIE WALKER8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.Cat�sh Charlie's River Club, 1630 East16th St., Dubuque

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Upper City Park, FREE to attend (donations accepted). Bring lawn chairs and blankets for grass seating. Food and merchandise vendors available throughout the day. A live and silent auction will also be held. Pets welcome.

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or the past 15 years, the Iowa Women's Music Festival has been presenting the coolest and most provocative women in music to Iowa and Midwest audiences. The 16th annual IWMF is a one-up on that! After the outdoor show in Upper City Park

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Just because you didn’t win this time doesn’t mean you should stop trying. Check out our August 21st issue to get yourself registered to Discover the Cedar Valley.

KAREN WENDLINGH U D S O N , I A

Winner of a cruise on the Mississippi, lunch for two and dinner for two at some of Dubuque’s finest restaurants and an overnight stay at the Hilton Hotel.

SAM FELDTW A T E R L O O , I A

Winner of greens fees for 18 holes of golf for four people [carts included, of course]

GARNETTA SNYDERT R I P O L I , I A

Winner of a salonpackage, two tickets to the movies and two tickets to the Missippi River Museum and Aquarium.

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ive to 9 makes its return to the Green at Sturgis Park for the 2009 summer Concert Series.

Cedar Falls Live to 9 is an after-work summer concert series in downtown Cedar Falls, where partiers young and old can kick off the weekend in style with live music, food and ice cold beverages. Proceeds from the Live to 9 series will benefit community projects that are sponsored by each organization, including but not limited to the Cedar Falls 4th of July Star Spangled Sky Fireworks, numerous youth sporting events, and the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival.

Live to 9 is organized by the Cedar Falls Jaycees and the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival.

If you would like to be a part of the 2009 Live to 9 fun as a volunteer or as a sponsor, log on to www.liveto9.com contact page and get the informa-tion you need to get involved. We would love to sit down and see how your talents can make our event even better.

July 17: Fatcat July 31: The Ramblers August 14: Funk Stop August 28: Wildcard

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The Piano Lounge brings outstanding entertainers to Cedar Rapids every week! We’ve won Cedar Rapids’ Best Cocktail and Trendiest Bar Awards two years in a row. Check out our redesigned bars, mood lighting, awesome sound system. Check out our entire live music schedule online at thepianolounge.com

208 2nd Ave. SE. Cedar Rapids. 319.363.0606217 Iowa Ave. Iowa City. 319.351.1797

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1. Happy Hour Cruise on the Mississippi from 5:30-7:00 P.M. with American Lady River Cruises and dinner at 7:00 p.m. at Catfish Charlie’s which includes: dinner for two from their 5-Star menu. Includes 3 drinks per person. Gratuity not included. 2. Overnight stay, Friday Night at the Hilton Hotel. 3.Mystique Casino $100 dinner for 2. 4. Lunch for two at Houlihan’s Restaurant

1. $50 pamper package - Comtempo Salon. 2 Over Night stay at 180 Main Suite. 3. Two tickets to Star Cinema. 4. Two tickets to Mississippi River Museum

1. Greens fees for 18 holes for four people, including carts at Lacoma Golf Course

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ADMISSION: A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD OR MONETARY DONATION TO THE NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK

HEARTHFESTMUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

The 5th Annual Hearth Fest 2009 will be held at Gateway Park in Cedar Falls on Aug 22nd from 2-9 pm. This Music and Art Festival to raise money and food for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank has raised over $5,600 and over

1,100 pounds of food over the past 4 years. Members of The Cedar Valley Acoustic Guitar Assoc. and others will be playing. Paul Conditt, James Girsch, Rick Vander-wall, Uncle Chuck, Bill Brown, Karla Ruth, The Atomic Fireballs, and also The Gallaghers & Mr. McCabe are scheduled. Raldo Schneider and Friends will be the closing act. KCRR- 97.7 will be doing a live broadcast from 2-5 pm this year.

This year there will be an Arts and Crafts sale of work donated by local artists as well as a Fine Art silent auction. The ever popular Haiku contest for fun and prizes will happen again this year. Entries will be accepted throughout the day with winners announced before the last music set.

There will also be poster designing projects for the kids. The main focus this year will be on hunger education and awareness. A Northeast Iowa Food Bank Display and information on childhood hunger programs that are happening in our commu-nity will be available to view.

Also new this year, we will be selling an “Invisible Meal” for $5.00 with all of the money going to the Childhood Hunger programs Operation Family Pack and Kids Cafe. Come and find out how many meals and snacks your $5.00 donation will provide. Hearth Fest volunteers will have bottled water for a donation. Coolers will be allowed.

CONTACT SHERI HUBER-OTTING AT 277-7558 OR [email protected] MORE INFORMATION

anna be in a band but don’t know how to join one? Well then you should come to West Music in Cedar Falls, IA for our Weekend Warriors program! Weekend Warriors is a national program aimed to get musicians into a band. We are looking

for amateur and professional musicians whose ages range from teens through adult. The best part about this program is that West Music provides the necessary equipment and a coach to help the band.

Warriors will have practice once a week for 6-8 weeks and then perform what they have learned at a local venue! The next Weekend Warrior session is coming up! We are inviting you to join us here at West Music on Saturday August 15th at 3:30 pm for our Meet and Greet. This is a time for potential band members to learn about the program, the coaches, and other band-mates! What else is cool about the program is that ALL styles of music are accepted from rock to country to Christian to jazz!! If you are one of the lucky participants chosen to be in a band, practices will begin on Saturday, August 22nd tuition is $125. If you would like more information or have any questions or concerns about Weekend Warriors please feel free to contact the studio coordinator at West Music by calling 319-277-1000 or by emailing [email protected].

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ive to 9 makes its return to the Green at Sturgis Park for the 2009 summer Concert Series.

Cedar Falls Live to 9 is an after-work summer concert series in downtown Cedar Falls, where partiers young and old can kick off the weekend in style with live music, food and ice cold beverages. Proceeds from the Live to 9 series will benefit community projects that are sponsored by each organization, including but not limited to the Cedar Falls 4th of July Star Spangled Sky Fireworks, numerous youth sporting events, and the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival.

Live to 9 is organized by the Cedar Falls Jaycees and the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival.

If you would like to be a part of the 2009 Live to 9 fun as a volunteer or as a sponsor, log on to www.liveto9.com contact page and get the informa-tion you need to get involved. We would love to sit down and see how your talents can make our event even better.

July 17: Fatcat July 31: The Ramblers August 14: Funk Stop August 28: Wildcard

MUSICLIVE

PLAN YOUR NIGHT : :

tplTHE PIANO LOUNGECEDAR RAPID & IOWA CITY

The Piano Lounge brings outstanding entertainers to Cedar Rapids every week! We’ve won Cedar Rapids’ Best Cocktail and Trendiest Bar Awards two years in a row. Check out our redesigned bars, mood lighting, awesome sound system. Check out our entire live music schedule online at thepianolounge.com

208 2nd Ave. SE. Cedar Rapids. 319.363.0606217 Iowa Ave. Iowa City. 319.351.1797

FRI-SAT-SUN: Dueling Pianosfor complete live music schedule

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NineNineNineto

THE RETURN OF LIVE TO 9S U M M E R C O N C E R T S E R I E S

thepianolounge.com

LIVE TO 9 LIVE MUSIC LINE UP::

1. Happy Hour Cruise on the Mississippi from 5:30-7:00 P.M. with American Lady River Cruises and dinner at 7:00 p.m. at Catfish Charlie’s which includes: dinner for two from their 5-Star menu. Includes 3 drinks per person. Gratuity not included. 2. Overnight stay, Friday Night at the Hilton Hotel. 3.Mystique Casino $100 dinner for 2. 4. Lunch for two at Houlihan’s Restaurant

1. $50 pamper package - Comtempo Salon. 2 Over Night stay at 180 Main Suite. 3. Two tickets to Star Cinema. 4. Two tickets to Mississippi River Museum

1. Greens fees for 18 holes for four people, including carts at Lacoma Golf Course

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Duke and Ripcord are two specially trained military operatives who join an elite international team called "G.I. Joe." This highly-skilled unit works under the radar, answers to no one, uses the latest in ultra-high-tech equipment, and does not accept failure as an option. Their current assignment will take them all over the world as they go head-to-head with an infamous arms dealer known as Destro and learn the dark truths behind the ominous new organization known only as "Cobra."

1. Director Stephen Sommers, best known for The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, knows how to bring the action. The way he sees it, this film is his chance to explore some fun, James Bond-like territory.

2. Not familiar with the "G.I. Joe" franchise? Not a problem. The movie is designed to be just as entertaining for newcom-ers as it is for old fans. And the writers say it's inspired by the early '80s comic book more than the cartoon series.

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G.I.JOE:Julie & JuliaMeryl Streep and Amy Adams star in parallel true stories of famed chef Julia Child and a young woman trying who embarks on a culinary quest. AUG.07 new release

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A Perfect GetawayA young newlywed couple goes backpacking in a remote island paradise, only to be thrust into brutal battle for survival.

BandslamVanessa Hudgens is part of group of high school misfits who form a fledgling rock band to compete in the ultimate battle of the bands.

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Quentin Tarantino's war epic "Inglorious Basterds"In "Inglorious Bastards," a band of U.S. soldiers

facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to redeem themselves by heading into the perilous no-man's lands of Nazi-occupied

France on a suicide mission for the Allies.Wide release August 21.

MAD MEN: SEASON 2 Set in 1960s New York City, Mad Men explores the glamorous and ego-driven "Golden Age” of advertising, where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what it seems. And no one plays the game better than Don Draper (Golden Globe® - winner Jon Hamm), Madison Avenue’s biggest ad man – and ladies' man – in the business. Returning for its second season, the Golden Globe®-winning series for Best TV Drama and Actor continues to blur the lines between truth and lies, perception and reality. The world of MAD MEN is moving in a new direction - can Sterling Cooper keep up? Meanwhile, the private life of Don Draper becomes complicated in a new way. What is the cost of his secret identity?

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RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN Loosely based on Alexander Key's novel Escape to Witch Mountain, Race to Witch Mountain is not so much a remake of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain as an entirely new film based on some key plot points from the former film.Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Anna Sophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig. Rated PG due to sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements. (Ages 9 and older) -Tami Horiuchi

THE SOLOIST a deeply moving and deeply human film about people and what, and whom, they connect with. Robert Downey Jr., who is effortlessly charismatic, plays Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez. Jamie Foxx also stars as Nathaniel Ayers (also in a stellar turn), a homeless street musician whose lovely music played on a battered two-string violin. Lopez's book, follows the halting journey of their friendship, and how sometimes people's lives can't be fixed. Director Joe Wright (Atonement).

DUPLICITYOscar® winner Julia Roberts and

Clive Owen star as two sexy spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. When they find themselves on either side of an all-out corporate war, they'll put everything on the line to remain one double-cross ahead in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse. From writer/director Tony Gilroy (seven-time Oscar®-nominated Michael Clayton) comes the film critics are raving about: “Roberts and Owen have sizzling chemistry in this instant classic.” AUG.UST 25.

05 ADVENTURELAND A sweet and slap-happy mix of indie coming-of-age drama and Judd Apatow’s scatological but heartfelt manchild comedies, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland is a winning look at the pleasures and frustrations of dead-end jobs. AUG.25.

06WATCHMEN / DIRECTOR’S CUT The extended director's cut restores 24 minutes of connective tissue to the 162-minute film, most significantly the last scene of Hollis Mason, the first Nite Owl. Other elements help restore and fill in details that had been in the graphic novel. AUG.7.

07 17 AGAIN 17 Again is one of those half and half films--half of it is good, moral, and entertaining, and half of it is raunchy, mature in nature, and unnecessary. Starring Zac Efron from High School Musical. AUGUST 11.



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