Press release:
A Rubik's Cube Competition, sponsored by Upstate Cubing and the World Cube Association, will be happening on Saturday, April 13, in the St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic Church Hall, located at 8556 Church St. in East Pembroke.
This is the only local competition this year.
If you are interested, sign up early because this event will sell out. The competition is limited to 100 participants.
Cost is $15 and that includes pizza and drink for lunch.
Spectators can attend for free.
Online registration for competitors is open but closes at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.
On the day of the event, registration begins at 8 a.m. and the first tournament -- 2" by 2" cube -- starts at 9. The top 12 advance to the next round. The competition continues until awards are presented at 5:45 p.m.
For full details, please click here (then click the "schedule" tab at the top of the page to find specific information about the East Pembroke event).
Editor's note -- To get some help, avail yourself of this You Tube instruction video for beginners with more than 17 million views:
At the other end of the spectrum is Rubik's Cube artist Giovanni Contardi:
