The Ultimate Bridge Building Contest and Geo Rocks event will be held at noon at the Pine Centre Mall food court where bridges will be put through a stress test. There are three different categories with cash prizes for first, second and third. The event is presented by the Central Interior Branch of the Association of Professional Engineers an d Geoscientists of BC.
3 Doors Down performs acoustically with Songs From the Basement June 4 at CN Centre.
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets.
This U.S. band makes six Canadian appearances on the tour and offers up their biggest hits like When Im Gone and Here Without You, along with most recent chart topper One Light.
Avenged Sevenfold with HellYeah come to CN Centre April 13 and tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Avenged Sevenfold has seen world wide success with a string of best sellers like 2005 platinum album City of Evil, 2007's Avenged Sevenfold and 2010's Nightmare, with the latest Hail to the King going diamon, platinum and gold in about a dozen countries.
Seedy Saturday is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Exploration Place, 3333 Becott Place, and it's a free event for the whole family. The atrium will be filled with displays, demos, seeds to buy and swap, and resources. Presentations will take place in the Learning Centre including the Wise of Seed Saving with Pete Amyoony: the wise on the whys of seed saving at 10:30 a.m. Cut What? A Pruning Primer with Clay Whitney: what to consider before you cut at 11:30 a.m., at noon there's a lunch break and Heritage Places Award presentation. Fruits for Northern Climes with Master Gardeners: find out what fruit varieties are best for our area will be presented at 12:30 p.m. and at 1:30 a Passion for Pollinators with Lynn Westcott: learn who is visiting your garden and how to attract more of them. At 2:30 p.m. DIYs That Won't Cost the Planet with REAPS: a visual presentation to get you inspired for a greener, more creative gardening season. Zaffron Cuisine will be at Seedy Saturday with a concession for lunch. Bring your own mug, bowl and cutlery and help us green the event.
Building community movie screening of Within Reach goes Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Art Space, above Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave. Ecovillage Network of Canada and Kakwa Ecovillage Cooperative will co-host the event at ArtSpace in Books & Co, 1685 Third Ave. the moved will be followed by a discussion forum on intentional community/ecovillages. Admission is $5 at the door.
