This past weekend, Stevens Point experienced its 52nd UWSP Trivia contest. Over 300 teams participated from many locations. The family team is "The Raging Tyrannosaurus of Despair" and they finished in 38th place. You know that if you play trivia, you need to answer questions such as "What was the model of car the robbers used in the Detroit bank robbery of 1937?" Just to add spice and challenge, the contest begins at 6 PM on Friday and runs totally continuously until midnight the following Sunday. Therefore, over 52 years, Point residents like me have learned to expect groggy disoriented people here and there on Monday (today). Since the local college handles the contest, often considered to be the biggest in the world, you may have groggy, disoriented players near you, wherever you are. Give 'em a break. They will be their old selves in a day or so.
As if that weren't challenging enough, we have a simultaneous cultural hit in the Riverfront Arts Center on the Wisconsin river that runs through town. At this time of year, we have the Peeps art show. That is the show where a wide range of people, from middle schoolers to retirees, create a diorama "peopled" by the Easter marshmallow chicks we are all familiar with. The dioramas have no other characters but chicks but often they have been dyed to other colors than the traditional bright yellow. This year's show included a depiction of the Titanic disaster just moments before the ship started to sink. A scene I liked some years back showed the College of Cardinals and the Pope, all chicks. The show runs in the Riverfront Gallery for more days so you can still catch it and be inspired.
