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Wapsipinicon Almanac Release Party • Winter Roxks III • Pinnacle Combat MMA • Cashore Marionettes • Winter Iowa Games • Gun Hut Gun Show • Tri-State Big Boy Toy Show • Bernhardt on Broadway • Winter Jazz & Blues • Ice Fest.

Benefit Concert for the Dubuque Community Y Domestic Violence Program
January 27-28, Courtside 
Winter Roxks, an all-ages benefit concert fundraiser for the Dubuque Community Y Domestic Violence Program, returns with a 2012 installment.  Sponsored by Music for a Cause over the weekend of January 27-28 at Courtside Sports Bar, Winter Roxks will feature seven bands in two days.  Winter Roxks kicks off on Friday, January 27 with “Women Who Rock” – three bands featuring female lead singers including Wicked Liz and The Bellyswirls, Zero 2 Sixty and Reddoor.  Saturday’s show (January 28) features a hard rock, metal, and punk lineup that includes Johnny Trash, Jabber Box, Bucket House Hooligans, and Civil Soldier. Admission can be purchased at the door for just $6 each day.  That’s a lot of music for just 6 bucks, with all the proceeds going to a good cause. Click the title to load the ad from 365ink. Print it out to get $2 OFF admission on Friday night!

Sat Jan 28 and Sun 29th • The Grand Opera House 
Before mass media and modern travel, Sarah Bernhardt ingeniously master marketed her meteoric rise to superstardom. She was the WORLD’S FIRST SUPERSTAR.  Before Lady GaGa and Marilyn Monroe posed nude for national magazines, and Janet Jackson “accidentally” bared one breast at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, Sarah Bernhardt shamelessly posed nude for renowned 19th century photographer Felix Nadar while still in her teens. Click the title for all the show details!

Sat. Jan. 28, 1 p.m., Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium 
Sat. Jan. 28, Evening, Palisades Room, Timmerman’s Supper Club 
Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m., Grand Opera House 
Saturday, February 18, 7 p.m., Mississippi River Museum 
Seven years ago the Dubuque Arts Council created the Winter Jazz & Blues festival to provide a respite to the tri-state area’s cold winters. It was a hit with local music lovers and an annual event was born. This year the Winter Jazz & Blues Festival will showcase the talents of local favorites in a variety of settings.

One Title – Three Arts Events - In an unusual and possibly unprecedented turn of events, Fly-By-Night Productions presents:  CROWNS, One Title – Three Arts Events this February.  Fly-By-Night will stage the Regina Taylor play February 3-4 in Dubuque’s Five Flags Theater.  The play, which celebrates African-American women and tells their stories through the hats they wear to church, is based on a book by photographer Michael Cunningham and journalist Craig Marberry.  As it turns out, Cunningham learned of the Fly-By-Night performance and offered to exhibit some of his photographs in coordination with the play (more about that later).  The exhibit will be on display in the Roshek Building February 1-March 31.  Cunningham will also present a CROWNS lecture and book signing Saturday, February 4 at 1 p.m. at the Roshek Building.  Click the title for the full 365ink Cover Story!

January 28-29 • Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium 
NEW this year! “Buddy” from Dinosaur Train.
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in the Port of Dubuque will host its annual Ice Fest event Jan. 14-29, 2012. The Museum & Aquarium will present special winter-related programs daily throughout Ice Fest including historic footage about ice harvesting on the river in Dubuque and indoor exhibits show-casing authentic ice harvesting tools, different modes of winter transportation and other artifacts. Feature activities take place each weekend during Ice Fest, which include professional snow and ice sculpting, ice harvesting demonstrations, traditional Native American winter games, live animal programs, winter safety programs, and more! These fun games and activities will take place both indoors and out! Click the title for updated details on daily activities!

Click the title for Budweiser Live Music and Comedy listing through February 29th!

Friday, January 27
Winter Roxks, Reddoor, 6:30 PM, Zero 2 Sixty, 8 PM, Wicked Liz and The Belly Swirls, 9:30 PM @ Courtside ($2 Coupon on page 20)
Tony Leonard @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub, 7:30 PM 
Laura McDonald & Jeff Weydert @ Spirits, Days Inn, 8 PM 
Boogie Nights – Let’s Get Physical @ Mississippi Moon Bar, 8 PM 
Bryan Popp @ Mystique Casino, 8 PM 
Resistors @ Dubuque Driving Range, 8 PM 
Okham’s Razor @ Steve’s Pizza, 8 PM 
Slip Silo @ The Cornerstone, 8:30 PM 
Steez (Madison Funk) @ The Busted Lift, 9 p.m.
Ida Jo & The Show @ Monk’s Kaffee Pub, 9 PM 
F. Stokes w/ Casethejoint, Young Fantom, LMCs @ Off Minor, 9 PM
Kodiak Flats @ The Bank Bar & Grille, 9 PM 
Mississippi @ Northside Bar, 9 PM 
Pash N Brew @ Shenanigans, 9 PM 
J.J. Schmitz @ Keil’s Tavern, 9 PM 
Buzz Berries @ Dirty Ernie’s, 9 PM 
Renegade @ Sandy Hook Tavern, 10 PM

Saturday, January 28
Broken Rubber Band @ Sundown, 2 PM 
Winter Roxks, Legal Fingers, 6 PM, Civil Soldier, 6:45 PM, Bucket House Hooligans, 7:30 PM, Jabber Box, 8:30 PM, Johnny Trash, 10 PM, Courtside  
Blue Willow @ Stone Cliff Wine Bar, 7 PM 
Laura & The Longhairs @ Galena Brewing Co., 7:30 PM 
Andreas Transo @ Frank O’Dowd’s Pub, 7:30 PM 
Mixed Emotions @ Dubuque Driving Range, 8 PM 
Andrew Houy @ The Cornerstone, 8 PM 
Randy Rogers @ Keil’s Tavern, 8:30 PM 
Miles Nielsen @ Monk’s Kaffee Pub, 9 PM 
Boys Night Out @ Spirits, 9 PM 
Mighty Short Bus @ Mystique Casino, 9 PM 
Six Shots ‘til Midnight @ Jumpers, 9 PM 
Half-Fast @ Budde’s Bar & Grill, 9 PM 
Menace to Sobriety @ Northside Bar, 9 PM 
Impulse @ Eichman’s, 9:30 PM 
Playground of Sound @ Sandy Hook Tavern, 10 PM

Sunday, January 29
Fever River String Band @ Council Hill Station, 1 PM 
Open Mic @ The Cornerstone, 2:30 PM 
Frank Busch @ New Diggings General Store, 3:30 PM
The Lonely Goats @ Sandy Hook Tavern, 8 PM

Boogie Nights:  Let’s Get Physical Friday – Friday, January 27
Boogie Nights:  Tribute Performer Saturday – Saturday, January 28
Loni Love (Comedian) – Wednesday, February 1
English & Seaman (Dueling Pianos) – Thursday, February 2
Air Supply - Friday, February 3
Boogie Nights:  Ultimate Retro Sexy Fashion Show - Saturday, February 4
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Dear Trixie, 
What is the difference between “Going Steady” with someone and being “Engaged To Be Engaged”? 
- Unsure Teenager

Dear Teenager, 
Going steady is an exclusive relationship where some inexpensive token is exchanged. “Engaged To Be Engaged” is something that jewelers invented. It is the exact same thing only the token costs more.

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Reflecting on the last two weeks and the tragic loss of our little friend Nakoa Moonhawk Breitbach Estafen, a beautiful spirited three year old boy who was tragically accidentally electrocuted on New Year’s Eve, I have tried to see the silver lining in this dark cloud. I know it’s in there, as hard as it is to imagine that anything good can come from such pain. Click the title for the rest of Bryce's Inkubator.