LOLUG

May the Force Be With You at Omaha Children’s Museum
LOLUG will be at the Omaha Children’s Museum’s May the Force Be With You Family Fun Weekend. Bring the family in for Star Wars fun, including LEGO Star Wars creations. We’ll have LEGO bricks the kids can play and build with too.

LOLUG will be there on Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday – Sunday 9 am – 5 pm

Activities
- Galactic Crafts at the Tinker Tables
- Watto’s Podracers in the Tinker Factory Make a hovercraft/podracer!
- Star Wars Science Shows in the Science Showplace Friday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm Saturday-Sunday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
- Lightsaber Construction in the STEAM Cave Use pool noodles and duct tape to make your own lightsaber
Character Appearances

Friday Ahsoka (Wandering on First Floor) 10 – 11 am, 11:30 – 12:30 pm, and 2 – 3:30 pm

Saturday – Sunday The 501st Legion will be here, doing Imperial Marches and then meet-and-greets immediately following! Marches are at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm

Special Programming

Friday From 10 am – 1 pm, visit the Do Space table for some doodle bot programming!

Saturday – Sunday Lincoln/Omaha Lego User Group will have Star Wars LEGO builds on the Dance Floor!

Purchase art from local artist Nick Rivers in the lobby!

May the Force Be With You Family Fun Weekend is part of our 2023 Family Fun Weekends series, sponsored by Runza. Activities are included with regular museum admission, while supplies last.
May 18, 2023
May Member Meeting
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Papillion Volunteer Fire Department Museum, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE 68046

Please be considerate of other members and do not attend if you do not feel well. If you show symptoms of illness you may be asked to leave the meeting.

Agenda
- Recent event recap and new event planning
- News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
- Iron Builder competition: Bring a new MOC using Flotation Ring (Life Preserver), part 30340, as the seed piece.
  – Use any number and any color; must be featured prominently, but you may use it any way you like
  – Build footprint cannot exceed 16×16 studs
  – All entrants should have the next theme/seed piece ready to announce in case they win; we will announce the theme/seed piece for the next competition during the meeting.
- Set draft: Galaxy Explorer 10497
  – Bring one unopened set to draft
  
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May 10, 2023
Brick Days Omaha 2023

Brick Days – Omaha is a family friendly event featuring 15,000 square feet of amazing custom creations, games, and interactive activities, all built from LEGO bricks by LEGO enthusiasts from across the Midwest. With this being our flagship event, Brick Days holds nothing back. You will see the newest creations from many different builders, the best prizes, and the newest up-to-date swag from the most popular vendors within LEGO® community.

When is Brick Days – Omaha?

April 22nd and 23rd, 2023 at the Mid-America Center

Saturday April 22nd: 10 am – 5 pm

Sunday April 23rd: 10 am – 4 pm

Where is Brick Days -Omaha?

Mid-America Center

1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Buy Tickets Online or At the Door!

March 20, 2023
April Member Meeting
April 2023 Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Loren C Eiseley Branch Library
1530 Superior St.
Lincoln, NE 68521

Please be considerate of other members and do not attend if you do not feel well. If you show symptoms of illness you may be asked to leave the meeting.

Agenda
- Last update for Brick Days Omaha 2023
- News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
- Iron Builder competition will not be held this month, but if you want to get a head start for our May meeting the piece will be the lifesaver ring in any color.
March 20, 2023
March Member Meeting
March 2023 Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Papillion Volunteer Fire Department Museum, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE 68046

Please be considerate of other members and do not attend if you do not feel well or have symptoms of illness.

Agenda
- Event recap/updates and Brick Days final planning
- News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
- Iron Builder competition:
  – Bring a MOC using Ice Cream Scoops, part 6254, in white as the seed piece.
  – Use any number; must be featured prominently, but you use you it any way you like
  – Build footprint cannot exceed 32×32 studs
  – NEW REQUIREMENT: All entrants should have the next theme/seed piece ready to announce in case they win; we will announce the theme/seed piece for the next competition during the March meeting.
- Set draft: Bricks and Animals, set 11011
  – Bring one unopened set to draft
February 20, 2023
LARHS Annual Train Show

LOLUG will be bringing our 100% LEGO Train layout to the LARHS train show again this year. Come check out the new and improved trains, buildings and landscaping.

February 14, 2023
February Monthly Meeting
February 2023 Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, NE 68521

Agenda
- Event Updates, including LAHRS Train Show and Brick Days Omaha
- News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
- Iron Builder: Bring a MOC using pumpkin (part 51270 in orange) as the seed piece. Use any number; must be featured prominently and not as a pumpkin. Build footprint cannot exceed 16×16 studs.
- Christmas in February: “Dirty Brickster” gift exchange (spend no more than $20 on a wrapped LEGO or LEGO-related gift)
January 26, 2023
January Member Meeting
⚠❄ Meeting Postponed! Due to the severe winter weather, this month’s meeting is postponed until Wednesday, January 25.

When: January 25th (Wed.)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 ish
Where: Papillion Volunteer Fire Fighter Museum 1001 Limerick Rd.

Agenda:
- Event Updates
- Brick Days Omaha Updates
- News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
- Iron Builder: Build a float!
Subscriber 2022 Yearly Distribution. We will be distribution sets to our subscribers from 2022. If you are curious about what LEGO does to support us then don’t miss this meeting!
January 2, 2023
LEGO Pit Stop

LOLUG will be displaying creations at the Pit Stop event put on by the Museum of American Speed.

Event registration is limited to 20 teams per day. Each team is welcome to preregister for Saturday or Sunday.

December 20, 2022
December Member Meeting – CANCELLED!!!

This meeting has been cancelled due to winter weather!

We will have the gift exchange in February – so hold your presents. LUG awards will be in January.

Brick Days Omaha. Tickets will be opening on January 1st. VIB tickets will be for sale on the brick days website. Volunteer spots will be opening in March.

LEGO Pit Stop – if you want to display at the Museum of American Speed’s event – please reply on Discourse by December 31st. I will have to get them our space requests so they know how many tables they need. One of the best events that we do.

The end of the year meeting is usually the best!

We will have some quick LOLUG business along with news from the LEGO Ambassador Network.

We will announce our LUG Awards for 2022.

Finally we will have our white elephant gift exchange. If you want to participate please bring a wrapped LEGO related item valued $10-$20.

The rules for the exchange are as follows:
Members participating will draw numbers to determine the order.

The first member selects a gift and opens it. The second member can steal the first gift or open a new wrapped gift.

A gift can be stolen twice before it is “locked”. The exchange continues until all the gifts are opened.

November 29, 2022