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This Saturday February 24 at SAIT Aldred Centre, 1301 16 Ave NW, 8:30am – 4:00pm, there will be the LEGO league.

is an international competition that develops critical skills in science and technology in a super-charged learning atmosphere. Small teams of 9 to 14 year olds design, build, program and test an autonomous LEGO Mindstorms® robot along with a project developed as a solution to a real world problem developed with experts. This year’s competition is all about water and called HYDRO DYNAMICS.

FIRST® Lego® League Championship Calgary

This Saturday, February 24 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM at Masters Gallery Ltd.
2115 – 4th St. S.W.

Young Masters events supplement our Young Masters initiative where we’ve teamed up with elementary schools citywide, sponsoring classes to come experience the gallery and learn about Canada’s rich artistic history

https://www.todocanada.ca/city/calgary/event/young-masters/

There is 15 million square feet of unused office space in down town Calgary. There is talk that all of the empty office spaces in down town Calgary could be used for something a lot more creative! “A part of Calgary’s heart could be converted to studio/work space for independent artists, painters, writers, musicians, sculptors, architects, 3D animators, fashion designers. Or an incubator for commercial galleries and/or recording studios.”

See full story at : https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4540775

Sunday at 1pm, when Lloyd’s roller rink opened their doors for the “last skate”, there were people lined up for hours around the side of the building. Everyone was waiting to say goodbye to the rink for the last time.

Find The whole story at https://www.google.ca/amp/calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/lloyds-most-loyal-patron-bids-farewell-to-the-calgary-institution-with-a-final-skate/amp

Until the beginning of March (as long as weather is penguin friendly) the penguin walk is on! The penguins get to choose if they would like to walk, this year baby Cleo will be given the choice to walk. She was born August 2017. She is pictured above, she is the fuzzy brown one.

The penguin walk is included in General Admission for the zoo:

Adults: $23
Senior (60+): $21
Child (3 – 15): $15
Infant (2 & under): Free

Family day this Monday, Fort Calgary, (750 9 Ave SE) is hosting a family fun event. There will be  Siksika stories, a free movie, and optional character brunch.

Admission is $5 for children – $12 adults for Regular Admission.

http://www.fortcalgary.com/experience/events/winterfest-2018/

This long weekend is full of great events in our city.
Monday February 19th 11:00am-4:00pm, Eau Claire market is holding a family fun day. Free admission, and there will be a petting zoo, magician and much more!

The panda passage at the Calgary zoo is set to open may 7 2018!

The pandas have spent 5 years in Toronto, and will come to Calgary in March.
The zoo had a 100$ million upgrade to welcome the pandas.
The two adult pandas and two young pandas, Jian Panpan and Jia Yueyue.

click this link to see videos of the baby’s in Toronto zoo

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/4020543/panda-passage-at-the-calgary-zoo-to-open-may-7/amp/

Loose moose theatre http://loosemoose.com is performing sleeping beauty until February 18th. Tickets are 15$. See shows here http://loosemoose.com/shows.htm

The police say that if you don’t need to go out on the roads, don’t.

The following schools are closed for the day due to weather:

Edelweiss Prepatory school – 600 Northmount Drive N.W.
Strathacona Tweedsmuir School – just outside Okotoks
Mountain View Academy N.E. Campus
Edge School – Springbank
Tanbridge Academy School
Khalsa School Calgary
Calgary Adacemy
Summit West Independent School
North Point School – PEP Hockey is also cancelled Thursday
Calgary Quest School
E.C.I. Learning Academy – Chestermere

More schools are open but school busses are not running.