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Greater Palm Springs Pride festival lineup
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odrick Hall, Pussy Riot, Tanzer, Polartropica, Jake Zyrus, and Ballet Folklorico Proyecto Trans Latina top the 36th annual Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival lineup. The Festival, a highlight of Pride Week, will celebrate and embrace the region’s diverse LGBTQ+ community through November 1-6 in downtown Palm Springs. Todrick Hall, the fiercely independent pop cultural phenomenon, headlines the Festival on November 5, and sets the stage for an unprecedented and diverse group of LGBTQ+ performers in the Palm Springs Pride lineup. Conceptual artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnikova, the founding member of Pussy Riot, a global feminist protest art movement, will be the headliner November 6. Pussy Riot stands for gender fluidity, inclusivity, matriarchy, love, laughter, decentralization, anarchy, and anti-authoritarianism. Nadya, the lead member, was sentenced in 2012 to two years imprisonment following an anti-President Vladimir Putin performance. Direct from Australia, singer, DJ, artist, and proud queer community member Tanzer performs November 5. Tanzer is known for her cinematic, high-glamour, escapist works that are intensely powerful and darkly humorous. The Truly Vodka Main Stage
Todrick Hall opens November 4, with Dash Radio’s Tropical Oasis featuring the LGBTQ+ community’s bestemerging talent. The Tropical Oasis features Los Angeles-based galactic dream pop artist Polartropica, recently crowned LA Weekly’s Best Indie Pop Band. With songs described as a gumbo of soul, funk, pop, and camp, Tolliver joins the lineup that includes Lucy and La Mer with their message of self-acceptance and positivity. The West Hollywoodbased electronic rock/pop band with a grungy edge, Glass Battles, and an appearance by Sassy Ross and host Bella da Ball complete the Friday lineup. Other highlighted acts include Filipino pop star and transgender icon Jake Zyrus, BETTY, the award-winning indie rock trio, and Ballet Folklorico Proyecto Trans Latina, a group of six Transest Lego tower in the world, standing at 112 feet tall and consisting of more than 500,000 pieces.
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Sassy Ross identified women showcasing their highly choreographed and colorful traditional Mexican Folklorico. The new Oscar’s Pride stage on Tahquitz Canyon Way will feature Keith George - The Boy George Experience, performances by Mimosa Men, Bitchiest Brunch, and others. “Pride Week is a time for our community to gather in celebration. This is our time to be seen, be heard, and empower those on a path of discovery,” said Ron deHarte, President and CEO of Greater Palm Springs Pride. “The Pride platform reflects the diversity in our community and serves as a demonstration of resistance. Resistance to discrimination, resistance to hatred, resistance to fear, and violence.” The three-day Festival will be free to attend, visit pspride.org for more information. cial for Old Spice that aired in Brazil in 2018 and ran a staggering 14 hours, earning it a Guinness World Record for the longest TV ad ever. • In the early 1900s, tug of war, pigeon shooting and pistol dueling were Olympic sports. • Studies suggest that “Huh?” is the closest thing humans have to a universal word. This expression is understood and used in almost every language. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which animal is believed to have the most powerful bite in the world? 2. TELEVISION: Where is the Dunder Mifflin office located in “The Office”? 3. LITERATURE: Which 20th-century horror novel is set in the Overlook Hotel? 4. MUSIC: Before his solo career, singer Harry Styles was part of which boy band? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital city of Denmark? 6. MOVIES: Which book is the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu” based upon? 7. BUSINESS: Which company goes by the nickname “Big Blue”? 8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which state has produced the most presidents (8) by birth? 9. ANATOMY: What is a common name for the tympanic membrane? 10. U.S. STATES: Which state features a full-size replica of the Parthenon? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 10