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November is National Hospice Month by Tiffany Stietz,
​Community Relations Facilitator

Hospice of Dubuque staff pictured above. To hear more stories from the Hospice of Dubuque team, visit www.hospiceofdubuque.org.

November is National Hospice Month—a time to raise awareness regarding the compassionate end-of-life care that has been available in our tri-state community since 1983. For over 35 years, the Hospice of Dubuque staff and volunteers have ensured that tri-state families are not alone on their journey with life-limiting illness. This specialized care has been made possible by the support of a generous and caring community. Together, we continue the Hospice of Dubuque mission of providing compassionate care for the terminally ill and their loved ones. Together, we address each patient’s physical needs, and we provide emotional, social and spiritual support for patients, families and caregivers. Together, we are Hospice. 

With hospice care in place, the last chapter of life’s journey can be one of comfort, dignity, compassion and fullness of life. To hear stories of how Hospice of Dubuque’s care has made a difference, visit www.hospiceofdubuque.org. A newly released video features Hospice of Dubuque staff sharing their experiences accompanying families on the journey of a lifetime. These stories illustrate that hospice is truly about living. During November, and all year long, please join in spreading the word of how hospice care assisted your family and helped you focus on life.

In conjunction with National Hospice Month and in partnership with Hospice of Dubuque, Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home will host a Holiday Help presentation Tuesday, November 13 from 6:30—7:30 p.m. This event will take place at the funeral home located at 2659 JFK Road in Dubuque. Speaker Jim Jelinske will encourage grieving individuals with practical ideas to plan for the upcoming holiday season. Jim will share how laughter, tears, old traditions and new approaches can all have a place in the 2018 holiday season. Please come and feel empowered to face the holidays in spite of your heavy heart. The event is free and open to the public.

Hospice of Dubuque staff pictured above. To hear more stories from the Hospice of Dubuque team, visit www.hospiceofdubuque.org.

November Brimming with Talent
at UD Heritage Center
by Thomas J. Robbins,
​Executive Director, Heritage Center

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass performing Friday, November 9 at 7:30 pm in John and Alice Butler Hall on the University of Dubuque campus 

DUBUQUE, Iowa – University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its sixth annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with a variety of captivating events highlighted by special music for Veterans Day weekend and Baby Boomer comedy to kick off the holiday season.

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass
Brothers on the Battlefield: 
The Power of Love
Friday, Nov. 9 – 7:30 p.m. 
in John and Alice Butler Hall

Veterans Day weekend begins with this ground-breaking, genre-bending concert celebrating music between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. This narrated, multi-media program featuring the talents of 11 musicians is a popular touring program. With a core message of love and unity, the concert is an uplifting and joyful celebration of life and our shared humanity. The Big Brass is composed of some of America’s top musicians and led by a product of American musical royalty, Rodney Marsalis, cousin to legendary musicians Wynton, Branford, and Ellis Marsalis. Marsalis wrote the narrative for the concert and chose the songs that span genres from classical to rock including “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copeland, a selection from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” by Pete Seeger. Pieces by Bach, Handel, Sousa, and Elvis also comprise the program. 

The Western Dubuque High School Band, directed by Michael Omarzu, will serve as special guests on the concert. Thanks to support from Radio Dubuque, free concert admission is available to veterans as well as active and reserve military personnel. Tickets are required as all seating is reserved.

​Prior to the concert, a special pre-show Quilts of Valor presentation and recognition ceremony honoring nine area veterans will be held from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Heritage Center’s Babka Theatre. A gallery reception with complimentary refreshments follows the ceremony. Both pre-show functions are free and open to the public.

Pat Hazell’s 
The Wonder Bread Years
Friday, Nov. 16 – 7:30 p.m. 
in John and Alice Butler Hall

A fresh and funny salute to Americana, The Wonder Bread Years stars former Seinfeld writer and The Tonight Show regular Pat Hazell. A fast-paced, hilarious show straddling the line between stand-up and theater, it’s a comic bullseye for Baby Boomers everywhere. With topics from sitting at the kids table to riding in the way back of the Country Squire Wagon, the show restores a much-needed sense of wonder leaving audiences savoring the past like never before. Special music with singer-songwriter Todd McDonough precedes the show at 6:00 p.m. on CyberCafé Knapp Stage.

​Other upcoming Live at Heritage events include:

Nov. 11 – 2:00 p.m.
The Sleeping Beauty – A Family Series Performance performed by Virginia Repertory Theatre


Nov. 30 – 7:30 p.m.
Christmas at Heritage Center –
Break Forth, O Beauteous Light:
​An Evening of Lessons and Carols

Flexible CenterStage season packages or event tickets can be purchased Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Farber Box Office, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque, 2255 Bennett Street; by phone at 563-585-SHOW; or online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter.

Paper Check Scams

Back in the day the typical way we received money was via check. Getting a check in the mail, perhaps a paycheck or refund, was common. Now thieves have decided to capitalize on what is most familiar to us ... paper checks.

Why are they using paper checks? Because electronic transfers can be instantaneous; paper checks take a few days to clear ... just long enough to scam you.

You might be told you’ve won a prize when a check arrives in the mail, or that it’s a refund or payment for a service. Mystery shopping is a perfect example. After you do a few shops, they might tell you that you’re so reliable they have a bigger job for you: investigating money-transfer companies. They’ll send you a big check, which you’ll deposit into your account, and your job is to quickly wire the money back as a test. The bogus check won’t have cleared yet, however, and the money you wire them will be your own cash.

A fake check in the mail isn’t the only way you can run into a scam. If you decide to sell a few things via online auctions, you might be tempted to accept a check from the buyer. Don’t do it. Make yourself familiar with a pay service such as PayPal, and especially don’t accept a check that is over the amount you’re expecting. You’ll likely be told to send the “extra” money back.

If you receive a check you’re not expecting, don’t cash it until you get all the details about where it came from and why you’ve received it. If you decide to deposit it, tell your bank what you’re doing so it can keep an eye on things. Do not spend the money. Wait a few weeks to see what happens.

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Verses of Valor: A Salute to Veterans by Mary Bryant, Dubuque Chorale

Dubuque Chorale present their fall concert,
Verses of Valor: A Salute to Veterans.
Performances are on Saturday, November 3rd,
at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 4th,
at 2:00 p.m., at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 1199 Main Street in Dubuque.

This November marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. In honor of this significant anniversary and the many veterans who have served through the years, the Dubuque Chorale, its chamber choir Cadenza, and the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir present their fall concert, Verses of Valor: A Salute to Veterans, and especially welcome all veterans.

​According to Dr. Amanda Huntleigh, the Dubuque Chorale’s new Artistic Director, the concert “juxtaposes patriotic music with the myriad responses veterans and civilians have to war.” Musical offerings will include settings of poetry that evoke American wars back to the Revolutionary War as well as traditional patriotic pieces, and the three choirs will conclude the concert by singing together an uplifting rendition of “God Bless America.” Huntleigh finds great worth in using music to explore themes of war and sacrifice. “There is value in immersing oneself in beautiful, and sometimes uncomfortable art. We will offer our gratitude for our veterans through music, as we try to give voice to the complexity and humanity of military service,” she says.

The Dubuque Chorale, its chamber choir Cadenza, 
and the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir.

Karmella Sellers, Director of the Dubuque Chorale Children’s Choir, is emphatic about the importance of honoring veterans. “Part of my job is to educate children about the history of music we may be doing. Although some children may have family members who are active duty or veterans, many do not,” she points out. “Any chance I can take to make them aware of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women is an opportunity I take.”

Performances are on Saturday, November 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 4th, at 2:00 p.m., at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 1199 Main Street in Dubuque, Iowa. An accessible entrance is available in the alley. A free-will offering will be taken. Before each performance there will be the Presentation of the Colors and all will be invited to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

​A recent grant from the Dubuque Racing Association supported the purchase of new risers, which will be in use for the concert. The Dubuque Chorale is grateful for the generosity of the DRA.

The Dubuque Chorale

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