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​Calendar: Week of August 11

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


Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first inmates at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz closed in 1963 after just 29 years of use.


Tuesday sees the start of the 34th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. More than 500 veterans are expected to participate in a series of competitions, sponsored this year by the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.


Wednesday is International Left-Handers' Day . . . a day for raising awareness among the right-handed majority of the needs and talents of those who were born left-handed.


On Thursday, Paul McCartney headlines the final concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park before its demolition. The Beatles performed their last commercial concert at Candlestick 48 years ago this month.


On Friday, the Hudson Union Society in New York sponsors a gala in honor of Malala Yousafzai, the Afghan teenager who has become a champion of educational rights for girls.


And Saturday's forecast calls for the start of the World Weather Open Science Conference in Montreal.

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