1 Take the kids to the annual robotics competition at BCIT on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. VEX, a U.S. robotics company, hosts the competition every year, and BCIT is expecting more than 350 high school students, from across the Pacific Northwest, bringing 60 robots. The qualifying rounds are at 9 a.m., but if you can’t be there all day and want to catch the real action, aim for the elimination rounds at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. BCIT’s campus is at Willingdon and Canada Way.
2 Head over to the Used Kidstuff Sale on Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Willingdon Community Centre, at 1491 Carleton Ave. These Kidstuff sales are well attended, and it’s a great place to pick up bargains in gently used kids’ clothing or sell items your children have grown out of. Admission is free for shoppers. Call 604-297-4526 for more info or to rent a table. Table rentals are $20.63 with tax. Rent in person at the centre, or phone in advance with a credit card number.
3 Check out the clay-throwing demonstration at the Shadbolt Centre on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is free, and people can try their hand at throwing clay on the potters’ wheel. Arlynn Nobel, a Shadbolt instructor, is leading the event, showing the art and technique of throwing clay, which is not as easy as it looks. The event is part of Art on the Spot, a series of free demos, participatory workshops and talks at the Shadbolt, located at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. For more information, call 604-291-6864.
4 Head over to the Deer Lake Gallery to check out Drawn: Exploring the Line, an exhibition of drawings by Aimée Henny Brown, Anson Aguirre Firth and Teodora Zamfirescu. The show is on until March 28, and the opening reception is on Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m. The artists will be there, so people can talk to them about their work, and they all have different styles of drawing. Admission is free, and the gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. The gallery is open on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org or [email protected], or call 604-298-7322.
5 Join the folks at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House for a community dinner on Sunday, March 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be soft tacos and fun activities and crafts. Purchase tickets in advance at the neighbourhood house. Cost: $3 for adults, $2 for children (aged three to12), children under the age of three eat for free. The dinner is presented in partnership with Rotaract Club of Burnaby. For more information, call 604-431-0400 or visit www.burnabynh.ca. The Burnaby Neighbourhood House is at 4460 Beresford St.
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