Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Stillwater Community Center Foundation plans Dancing Turtle Celebration
Bella Casey Staff Reporter A two-day celebration of the arts is days away. From June 16-17, the Stillwater Community Center will host the Danc-
ing Turtle Celebration, which brings a variety of workshops, competitions and shows to the Stillwater Community. “Whether your passion is the visual arts, music, dancing, theater, film or the industrial arts, this festival has something for you,” according to the Dancing Turtle Celebration. The celebration hosts free activities each day with the option to pay to register for select competitions and workshops. All theater celebrations are free. Team check-in for Caffeinated Theater is at 11 a.m. on June 16 at the Stillwater
History Museum. Presentations begin at 12:30 p.m. on June 17. A storytelling workshop will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on June 17. Space is limited and guests will be let in on a first come first served basis. All theater elements are free to attend. Dancing Turtle has a large lineup of live music ready to play throughout the celebration. Four different locations are hosting the variety of bands and singers.The main stage is located on 8th and Duncan. The acoustic stage is located at the North breezeway at the Stillwater Community Center.
Stillwater History Museum will host a songwriter concert at 8 p.m. on June 17. Turtle Crawl o the Strip is from 5:309:30 p.m. June 16 and brings a variety of music to various venues on the strip. It is not too late to register for the Dancing Turtle Film Festival’s Cut It Out Film Competition. Visit https:// www.sccfoundation.org/film for more details on how to sign up to create a film at the festival. Registration is $40.
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What to stream Celebrate Pride Month with shows and films featuring diverse queer stories ning docuseries “We’re Katie Walsh Tribune News Service Here,” follows queens June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride and commemoration of the history of the fight for gay rights. Pride Month was started after the 1969 Stonewall riots sparked a series of gay liberation protests, and unfortunately, more than 50 years later, Pride Month has taken on a new resonance as the civil rights of queer and transgender people are being rolled back at an alarming rate in the United States. It’s an apt time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community as members and allies, but it’s also an opportunity to learn more about queer history, the origins of Pride and the importance of fighting to protect queer and trans lives. Many of the streaming services have collections dedicated to Pride and LGBTQIA+ stories and creators — so here are a few suggestions to help prioritize your streaming, with a focus on history and the fight for gay rights. Max has a robust library of both narrative and documentary material focusing on queer history and issues. The award-win-
from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as they travel to small towns around the U.S. spreading the gospel and transformative blessing of drag. “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the 15-season-long reality series, is of course available to stream on Hulu, Paramount+ and Wow Presents Plus (the international versions). Do yourself the favor if you’ve never sampled the delight that is “Drag Race.” But drag is an art form with a long history, and the groundbreaking 1990 documentary “Paris is Burning” is required watching for all drag fans. Jennie Livingston’s cult documentary featuring interviews with queens from the New York City ball scene lays out all the lingo and references that queens still use. It’s also streaming on Max. To go back even further, watch Frank Simon’s 1968 documentary “The Queen,” following the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, newly restored and streaming on Kanopy. There are many fascinating connections between “The Queen,” “Paris is Burning” and “Drag Race” that will enhance the viewing experience. See Shows on 7
Courtesy of Alex Dieringer/University of Michigan Former OSU wrestler and three-time NCAA Champion Alex Dieringer won his third-place bout and earned a spot on the National Team at 79 kg.
Daton Fix earns U.S. Senior National Team
Braden Bush Sports Editor Daton Fix is once again a member of the United States Senior National Team after a victory in the true third-place match at 61 kg at Final X in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday. Fix took on Iowa’s Austin
DeSanto and jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first period, then finished the match with six more points in the second to earn a 9-0 win. This was Fix’s first freestyle meeting with DeSanto, but the two have wrestled three times collegiately, with Fix taking each of them. As a member of the Senior National Team, Fix earns benefits such as access to international tours and National Team training camps. Fix has made the National Team five times, and the World Team twice (2019, 2021), with a
silver-medal finish at the 2021 World Championships. He earned a Final X berth and shot at the World Team last year but lost to Seth Gross at Final X Stillwater and came up short of his third World Team. This year, Fix made it to the 61 kg finals of the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament against Nahshon Garrett for a chance at a World Team berth in Final X against Vito Arujau. Garrett won, 12-4, and eliminated Fix’s shot at another World Team. However, his third-place finish earned National Team accolades. See National team on 3
Courtesy of Thuy Vy Elias Anton, left, and Thom Green in director Goran Stolevski’s “Of an Age.”