Paint Nite - Bright Bloom Bright Sky
Jan. 23, 2019, 7 pm to 10 pm
Pechakucha - creative, personal, social
Jan. 24, 2019, 7 pm to 10 pm
Charles Walker Band - neo funk
Jan. 25, 2019, 8 pm to 12 am
Dubuque Main Street Music Crawl 2019
Jan. 25, 2019, 6 pm to 12 am
Salsa Night
Jan. 30, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Source + Leon - progressive metal + electro synth
Jan. 31, 2019, 8 pm to 12 am
Bluegrass & Folk Jam with The Alumatics
Feb. 1, 2019, 8 pm to 12 am
First Fridays Art Opening: Ellen Dettmer’s Women of Dubuque
Feb. 1, 2019, 6 pm to 10 pm
BHM Drag Show sponsored by Hillcrest
Feb. 2, 2019, Door at 9 pm, Show at 10 pm
Smokestack Comedy Showcase
Feb. 8, 2019, 9 pm to 11 pm
Hoax, Champion Sound Tour, Blind Studios +++ EDM Light Experience
Feb. 9, 2019, 9 pm to 2 am
Heartless Honky Tonk Party
Feb. 14, 2019, 7 pm to 11 pm
Illusions Midwest Drag Show
Feb. 16, 2019, 9 pm Door, 10 pm Showtime
Paint Nite
Feb. 20, 2019, 7 pm to 10 pm
Jazz & Blues Jam ft. Round Midnight
Feb. 21, 2019, 8 pm to 11 pm
The Almas + Little White Lie - modern american rock
Feb. 22, 2019, 9 pm to 1 am
Live Dead - Grateful Dead Tribute
Feb. 23, 2019, 9 pm to 1 am
Salsa Night - free dance lesson
Feb. 27, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Bluegrass & Folk Jam with The Alumatics
Mar. 1, 2019, 8 pm to 12 am
Events
Nightlife, Art, Music and Everything In Between
Our casual, cosmopolitan club is a destination of its own, located in the heart of Downtown Dubuque and the historic Millwork District. Join us in celebrating adventurousness and creativity, history and culture, and art and nightlife at one of our upcoming events.
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Experience new heights
Grab a cocktail and get above it all at Dubuque’s original rooftop lounge.
Get above it all
Enjoy beautiful skyline and cityscape views year-round at Dubuque’s original rooftop lounge.
Classic craft cocktails
We pair our select modern American dining menu with local brews, creative cocktails, and classic favorites - all served until last call.
Modern American Eats
We pair our select modern American dining menu with local brews, creative cocktails, and classic favorites - all served until last call.
Creativity and culture
Join us in celebrating adventurousness and creativity, history and culture, and art and nightlife at one of our upcoming events.
Creative craft cocktails
We pair our select modern American dining menu with local brews, creative cocktails, and classic favorites - all served until last call.
Modern American Eats
We pair our select modern American dining menu with local brews, creative cocktails, and classic favorites - all served until last call.
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About Us
It all started in July 2013 with a fateful vacation to the Midwest by Brooklynites Scott Cornwell and Susan Price. The couple drove from their New York City home to Grundy County, Iowa, where Susan's ancestors settled in the 1850s. From there they headed to Scott’s hometown, Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin. An unplanned stop in-between in Dubuque turned into 24 hours, when the river town and its people captured the hearts of this adventurous duo.
Soon after, they found a near-derelict property for sale in Dubuque. To many, the place seemed to be just another abandoned building slated for demolition, but Scott and Susan saw something different. It brought back some of their favorite experiences and nightlife in historic buildings in New York City.
The two jumped at the opportunity to recreate those experiences in Dubuque. Six months later, the pair headed west to save and share the unique building. Through hard work and determination, their labor of love in Dubuque, Smokestack was born.
Smokestack opened in July 2015, and then expanded to its two rooftops, 2nd floor gallery, and public garden in 2017, fulfilling Scott and Susan’s vision to share the property in its entirety. Smokestack has become a new favorite destination for art, culture and nightlife in Dubuque, seeing citizens and visitors from all over the world.
SMOKESTACK STUDIOS
Smokestack has now created Dubuque's only professional recording studio, Smokestack Studios.
Our partner Asylum Recording, under lead engineer Matt "Mr. Zills" Gregory, offers recording, mixing, mastering, duplication, distribution, restoration, remastering, reamping, editing, and correction with industry standard quality for all musical genres - from hip hop to folk to heavy metal. Asylum is also available for live sound and stage production services.
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Heart of Dubuque
Smokestack has become a new favorite destination for art, culture and nightlife in Dubuque, seeing citizens and visitors from all over the world.
Spirit of new york
Our casual, cosmopolitan club, located in a renovated warehouse with two rooftop lounges, is its own destination in the heart of Downtown Dubuque and the historic Millwork District.
Then and now
Before Smokestack, this was the home of the Jefferson House Hotel, the Sanitary Milk Company, C&T Motorcycles and it is the exact birthplace of Iowa.
Millwork made
Our casual, cosmopolitan club, located in a renovated warehouse with two rooftop lounges, is its own destination in the heart of Downtown Dubuque and the historic Millwork District.
Silos & Smokestacks
Smokestack has recently become an emerging partner site of Silos & Smokestacks.
Experience new heights
Enjoy beautiful skyline and cityscape views year-round at Dubuque’s original rooftop lounge.
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History
Before Smokestack, this was the home of the Jefferson House Hotel, the Sanitary Milk Company, C&T Motorcycles, a Farley & Loetscher building, and it is the exact birthplace of Iowa.
Dive in to the history of a changing Iowa and learn more about The Smokestack.
Smokestack has recently become an emerging partner site of Silos & Smokestacks as a result of its rich history. Learn more about Silos & Smokestacks' work in telling the story of Iowa's past, present and future here.
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Pre-History - 1833
Early Dubuque settlers recognize this site as an “enormous mound.” The Native American mound soon becomes the focal point of early settler’s celebrations including the Fourth of July.
1834
Patrick O’Conner murders his lead mining partner George O’Keaf in Dubuque. O’Conner is publicly executed on the Native American mound. As a result of these events, eight days later, the US Government places the Blackhawk Purchase under Michigan Territory, the first step toward Iowa's statehood.
1856 - 1918
Gehrig builds the four-story Jefferson House hotel on this site in Dubuque. A welcoming place for all, it becomes a beacon for German immigrants in Iowa and further west.
1921
The Sanitary Milk Company moves in, paints its signs on the building’s exterior, and retrofits the first two floors with reinforced concrete and cork insulation for its large-scale dairy processing operation, permanently strengthening the building.
1930
The Sanitary Milk Company builds the smokestack for power and ventilation of its extensive operations, further cementing the building as a rare example of Iowa’s urban agricultural-industrial history.
1945 - 2014
The Farley & Loetscher Company, once the world's largest window and door manufacturer, purchases the building, makes it own modifications, and leases to mainly light industrial tenants, such as Burke Alumatic Windows & Doors, C & T Motorcycles, Micro Machines, Micro Lite Furniture, and even McCray's Chicks, a fondly remembered springtime chicken and duck hatchery.
2015
Smokestack opens, celebrating adventurousness and creativity.
2018
Smokestack has become a new favorite destination for art, culture and nightlife in Dubuque, seeing citizens and visitors from all over the world.
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Honors
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Contact Us
Address
62 East 7th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Please enter through our tower, at our garden on the alley. We can’t wait to meet you! If you have a question, are interested in performing here, or wish to book your public, corporate, or private event at Smokestack, please fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch.
Hours
Wed-Sat 4:00pm-Close
"Great staff, unique and interesting. Different than your normal watering hole. I liked it a lot. It's cool."
Leonard D.
"Quite the unique experience for nightlife while in town. The space itself is lots of fun, good beer and food selection, and the music lineup was dynamite when I visited last. Nice stop while you're in town; I'm sure it's a great hangout for locals, as well!"
Matthew S.
"Great history of the building. Good beer!"
Linda S.
"Great staff. Great food. Amazing sound if your playing in a band. This is the place to play in Dubuque!!"
Corey M.
"Great place to have wonderful drinks and great live music. Staff is friendly and the crowd is always chill."
Eli S.
"Best Venue In Dubuque, Iowa if you ever need a place to book an event please contact The Smoke stack believe me you WILL NOT be disappointed by a long shot very business orientated and genuine people you will want to do business with again."
Marcus W.
"Awesome place, appetizers are delicious and the drinks are fantastic! Love the atmosphere and very friendly staff."
Colleen C.
"Great atmosphere, the owners are awesome, and so welcoming. The food is delicious."
Krista R.
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