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Seven things to do this weekend

Biathlon, Holi celebration, geology dig and more planned
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The Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre on Second Avenue. Maija Hoggett/TimminsToday

From a spring festival of colour to digging up minerals and a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, there's a lot happening this weekend.

Here are some of the events happening in the Timmins area:

Geology dig

Saturday, March 17, 1 – 3 p.m.

Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, 325 Second Ave.

For Kids Saturday at the Museum, get messy and dig through your own block of dirt to uncover a mineral treasure. Each block has two rocks for the young geologist to keep. The cost is $5 plus HST. The program is for kids ages four and up.

Green science activities

Saturday, March 17, 1 – 3 p.m.

Science Village

Dress in green and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the family and some green science activities. The cost is $2 for members and $5 for non-members.

Crazy Forts

Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Timmins Public Library

Build a reading nook to celebrate National Engineering Month.

Film and popcorn

Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m.

Timmins Public Library

Stop by for the free screening of Le Petit Nicolas.

Timmins biathlon

Saturday, March 17

Porcupine Ski Runners

Cheer on the athletes at the first local biathlon competition.

Gwynne Dyer: The State of the World in 2018

March 17, 7 p.m.

Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, 325 Second Ave.

The renowned journalist and historian is returning to town. Tickets are $10 in advance and available at the museum.

Holi Celebration

Sunday, March 18, 6 p.m.

Northern College

An official celebration for the Indian festival of Holi, known as the festival of colours, is being held for the first time in town. It’s being held by Northern College International Department, the Association of India and the Timmins and District Multicultural Centre, and will feature a meal, henna, traditional Indian dance and music. Tickets are $14 for non-vegetarian and $10 for vegetarian. For tickets, email [email protected] before March 17.

Let us know about your event by emailing the details to [email protected].