Calendar: Week of February 24

Calendar: Week of February 24

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:

      
Monday sees a memorial service in Los Angeles for Laker star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who died in last month's helicopter crash.

     
Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday, a day for pancakes, as well as the last day for Mardi Gras parties before the start of Lent.

      
Wednesday is World Pistachio Day, a celebration of the pistachio's reputed health benefits. 

In Sicily, protecting pistachios from thieves

       
On Thursday, Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward turns 90.

To watch a scene form Joanne Woodward's Oscar-winning performance from "The Three Faces of Eve," playing a woman with multiple-personality disorder, click on the video player below:

The three faces of Eve - brot by Lára Hanna Einarsdóttir on YouTube

      
Friday kicks off National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, with Girl Scouts selling cookies at booths, door-to-door, even online!

      
And Saturday, February 29, is Leap Year Day, the day added every four years to get the calendar back in sync.

The history, math and science behind leap years
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