It's St. Patrick's Day and Evacuation Day this weekend. In between parades and corn beef dinners, why not come to see our latest display? NELUG will be exhibiting at the Greenberg Toy and Train Show at the Shriner's Autidorium in Wilmington, MA. The show runs from 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday and Sunday.

For more information go to the Shriner's website: <a href="http://www.alepposhriners.com/auditorium.html">http://www.alepposhriners.com/auditorium.html</a>;

Normally wouldn't advocate shopping there but Walmart has some good lego sets on clearance right now.

If you are the area of Manchester, NH this weekend, visit BrickFair New England at the Raidisson Hotel. If you are not in the area, plan to be. NELUG will have a town and train display and many NELUG members, along with other talented builders from New England and all over the country, will be showing off their latest creations. There will also be vendors, games, and other activities. Details can be found here: http://www.brickfair.com

That is the theme this year for the Wenham Museum's annual Train Time exhibit, so we are adding our two cents with a rural train layout. NELUG will be at the Wenham Museum in Wenham, MA this Saturday and, weather permitting, Sunday. Please come by and say Hello.
UPDATE: The museum is planning to close on Sunday, so if you want to see aliens farming giant carrots, Saturday is your only chance.

Come one, come all to the second annual BrickFair NE, a LEGO fan convention conveniently located right in our backyard at the Radisson Hotel Manchester in Manchester, NH. Public hours are 11:00am - 4:00pm this Saturday and Sunday, 10-11 May. NELUG will be displaying another awesome city and train layout, and many of our members will be contributing MOCs (my own creation) to the display. Details about the event are on the BrickFair website at <a href="http://www.brickfair.com/">http://www.brickfair.com/</a>;

So pack up Mom and treat her to an awesome display of LEGO Awesomeness this weekend at BrickFair NE!

An inspirational story of a young boy that wants to grow old enough to be an "AFOL"

Saturday, October 12, the LEGO Store is celebrating being at the Burlington Mall for ten years and NELUG will be there to help. Join us on the ground floor near the info desk. There will be a Great Ball Contraption. Come watch us run around chasing LEGO soccer balls as they try to escape. Ever want to see a classic Pointillist painting represented as a LEGO mosaic? Now is your chance. Or try your hand at building your own mini mosaic. There will also be mini models which you can build and take home with you. It all starts at 10:00 AM. We hope to see you there.

BrickFair is a gathering of Adult Fans of LEGO from around the country and it is coming to New England for the first time. Of course, NELUG will be there. We will have a train layout, but if you have seen one of our train layouts and wondered what other cool stuff can be done with LEGO, now is the time to find out. There will be creations great and small, silly and sublime. We will be attempting to set a new world record for longest LEGO Monorail track. Have you ever seen a Great Ball Contraption at work? You really should. You will be sorry if you miss it. Along with all the amazing creations, there will be vendors and games and prizes.

BrickFair takes place at the Expo Center of New Hampshire in Manchester NH on May 11 and 12. Public hours are 11:00 to 4:00 both days.

Ever get the feeling that you're being watched? Ever have the sense that something isn't quite right? Ever wonder why your friends keep disappearing one at a time? There could be something a little off in our fair town. Come on by to see what it may be.

 

We'll be displaying at Greenberg's Train & Toy Show on March 23rd and 24th from 10:00am to 4:00pm each day. For more information, including admission fees, please visit http://www.greenbergshows.com/index.html.

 

We hope to see you there!

NELUG and the AFOL community lost a great friend and amazingly talented builder this week with the passing of our own Mike Crowley. Two wonderful tributes on FBTB and The Brothers Brick have been posted that capture Mike's life and contributions to the AFOL community. We'd like to capture here photos of Mike that we have in our personal libraries and individual stories about Mike as we remember him - the good-natured, sometimes goofy individual who enriched our lives and inspired our building as a member of NELUG. Please follow the 'read more' link below to read stories about Mike that members of NELUG have written (more will be posted as they are gathered).