LOLUG

March Monthly Meeting (zoom)
2021-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Our monthly meeting for March!
We will continue with Zoom! Click this zoom link to join.
We will discuss all things LEGO! News about our upcoming events and the LEGO Ambassador Network.
Lauren Boswell will be giving a presentation about storage and sorting solutions!
The Iron Builder theme for the month is “Water”. This is open as possible! Ideas might be things that live in water, items you might find near water, lakes, rivers or streams. Let your imagination run wild. As long as it has to do with water It will qualify, no size constraints.

Quad Con
2021-04-17 11:00 - 2021-04-18 18:00 | Oak View Mall, 3001 South 144th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68144
It’s a pop culture celebration inside the Oak View Mall in Omaha. Quad Con is a family friendly event focusing on comics, art, video games, cosplay, toys, board games, sci-fi, pop vinyls, special guest artists & more. Join us Saturday around 3pm for Cosplay Parade. One random cosplayer is going to win $100!!!
Drop by and check out awesome LEGO creations made by LOLUG members.

April Monthly Meeting (zoom)
2021-04-21 06:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Join us online for another zoom meeting (click this link to join) to discuss all things LEGO as we prepare for Brick Days in July (tickets available now).
We will make the best of it and continue with our presentations as Aaron Shanahan will talk about trees and shrubbery!

Remember the Iron Builder of the month is Nighttime!

May Monthly Meeting
2021-05-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Center Team Police Station Community Room, 1501 N 27th, Lincoln, 68503, United States
LOLUG’s May meeting! We are resuming in-person meetings but will continue to have a Zoom option (click this link to join).
We will be discussing Brick Days Omaha and Lincoln.
News from the LAN
Iron Builder: Trees and Shrubbery!

June Monthly Meeting
2021-06-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Papillion Public Library, 222 N Jefferson Street, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
LOLUG has missed our Omaha friends so we have a new meeting location! Note: this is a Tuesday meeting.
We will be drafting 70421: El Fuego’s Stunt Truck.

The monthly competition theme is “Adventure / Exploration”. Build a MOC fitting that theme, bring it and show it off!

You can also join this meeting via zoom – click this link to join.
After Brick Days in July – we will return to even months in Lincoln and odd months in Omaha on third Wednesdays.

July Monthly Meeting - Brick Days VIBs Welcome (zoom)
2021-07-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Our final online zoom meeting (click this zoom link to join – password is 337385). Note: this month’s meeting is on the second Wednesday.
We will be discussing Brick Days and taking questions. All Brick Days VIBs are invited to join. Bring your favorite beverage and let’s get ready to have some fun in a few weeks.

Brick Days Omaha - 2021
2021-07-22 - 2021-07-23 | MidAmerica Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501, United States
Update: general admission tickets available now
Update: VIB Silver tickets are still available though display space is full (if you had previously registered with your display space, it has been reserved for you) – check out the VIB Event List (pdf) for what is included with your silver ticket starting Thursday.
We are excited to announce Brick Days 2021 will be July 22nd – 25th at the Mid-America Center with public days July 24th & 25th.
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.
For more information, ticket sales, or to participate in the event, visit: Brickdays.com

August Monthly Meeting
2021-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Our monthly meeting (in person only).
We will be discussing alternative forums to use besides Facebook – Slack, Discord, etc.
Brick Days recap.
Iron Builder category: Build an alleyway

LOLUG at Omaha Storm Chasers Baseball for STEM night
2021-09-03 19:05 - 22:05 | Werner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
LOLUG will be at the Omaha Storm Chasers baseball game celebrating STEM night with math and science displays as well as the Great Ball Contraption (GBC).

September Monthly Meeting
2021-09-15 18:30 | The MARK, 20902 Cumberland Drive, Elkhorn, NE, 68022, United States
New Location! Our new location – The Mark – allows for food and drink (the good kind), laser tag, bowling, etc. and they have great meeting rooms! Come for the LEGO and stay for the fun!

The August meeting was therapy for those of us who attended Brick Days as we needed to discuss the direction of BD as a group. I apologize if you felt “bored” but this was very much needed for many of us! Brick Days are fun and we encourage all members of LOLUG to get involved to attend and display your creations!

Our agenda:

Updates on events
Updates from the LEGO Ambassador Network.
Iron Builder voting: Use any type of flame element in a creation.
Draft #11011 Bricks and Animals

DRAFT: We will be drafting set # 11011. It is available online at Amazon or Walmart (most likely others but I’m not bothering to look them up).
If you want to participate in the draft – please bring an unopened set of # 11011.

What is a draft?

A LEGO® draft is an activity where multiple copies of a single set is divided between participants. Preparation includes dividing the sets into lots. This can be done in various ways, including by element and color. Generally, each mini figure is assembled and is its own lot. Then each participant is randomly assigned a rank. Each person takes a turn and chooses a lot in rank order until all lots are taken.

October Monthly Meeting
2021-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Date: 10-20-2021
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Eisley Library 1530 Superior Lincoln, NE
Iron Builder Theme: Sky Pirates! Steampunk airships, prop planes
Presentation – Lighting your creations. It would be a good time to discuss lighting as we are busy working on creations for the winter window at HobbyTown. Bring your MOC’s and show off what you have done with lighting!

Brick Days Lincoln 2021
2021-11-13 10:00 - 2021-11-14 16:00 | Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N 84th St, Lincoln, NE, 68505, United States
Brick Days – Lincoln is a family-friendly event featuring amazing custom LEGO creations, fun games, and interactive activities!
Displays are built from LEGO bricks by LEGO enthusiasts and LEGO User Groups from across the Midwest. Vendors will also be at the show with their coolest LEGO kits and accessories.

When is Brick Days – Lincoln?
Nov. 13th & 14th, 2021 at the Lancaster Event Center
Saturday Nov. 13th: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday Nov. 14th: 10 am – 4 pm

Where is Brick Days -Lincoln?
Lancaster Event Center
4100 N 84th St
Lincoln, NE 68507

November Monthly Meeting
2021-11-17 18:30 - 20:30 | The MARK, 20902 Cumberland Drive, Elkhorn, NE, 68022, United States
Our monthly meeting for November.
Agenda:

Brick Days Lincoln Recap and Discussion
LEGO News
Annual Subscriber Set Distribution.

This is a change from our agenda – we will not be drafting Creator 3-1 Castle at this meeting. Having distribution in November we will hopefully be in front of any inclement weather that may be coming in December.

December Monthly Meeting - CANCELLED
2021-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
The meeting is cancelled
Due to the chance of tornados and high winds, the December meeting is cancelled.

Our final meeting of the year!
We will discuss our upcoming events including Brick Days Omaha, LEGO Pit Stop and possibly the SAC event.
The LOLUG Awards will return as we recognize the following:

LOLUG Award!
Rookie of the Year!
MOC of the Year!
Builder of the Year!

Finally we will have our white elephant gift exchange!
To participate – bring a wrapped LEGO related item ($10-$20). We will draw numbers to see who picks first.
A gift may be stolen two times and then it will be locked and can no longer be stolen.

January Monthly Meeting - Zoom
2022-01-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Agenda:

LEGO News
We will be cancelling the in-person meeting because of the increased COVID in the area. Keep your gifts, iron builders until February.
Zoom link

February Monthly Meeting
2022-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Where: Loren Eiseley Branch Library 1530 Superior Lincoln, NE
When: February 16th (Wed) – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Agenda:

White Elephant Gift Exchange – if you want to participate please bring a wrapped LEGO related item ($10-$20)
LOLUG Awards 2021
LEGO News
Brick Days Omaha and more!

March Monthly Meeting
2022-03-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Papillion Volunteer Fire Dept, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
When: March 16th (wed) – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: 1001 Limerick Rd – Papillion, NE
Agenda:

Updates on Brick Days
LAN News
Iron Builder: Brickheadz yourself (or anyone – real or imaginary)
Draft: LEGO # 31120 – Creator 3 in 1 Medieval Castle

Creator Castle #31120

April Monthly Meeting
2022-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Location. Eisley Library 14th and Superior in Lincoln
Our monthly meeting for April is being bumped up to the 2nd Wednesday to avoid the week of Brick Days.
We will be going over some last minute Brick Days details as well as discussing LEGO and LOLUG and the connection to the company and our group.

Brick Days Omaha 2022
2022-04-23 10:00 - 2022-04-24 16:00 | MidAmerica Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501, United States
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.
Displays are built from LEGO bricks by LEGO enthusiasts and LEGO User Groups from across the Midwest and beyond. Vendors will also be at the show with their coolest LEGO kits and accessories!
Tickets available now or at the door

When is Brick Days – Omaha?
April 23rd & 24th, 2022 at the Mid-America Center
Saturday April 23rd: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday April 24th: 10 am – 4 pm

Where is Brick Days -Omaha?
Mid-America Center
1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

May Monthly Meeting
2022-05-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Papillion Volunteer Fire Dept, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
When: Wednesday May 18th 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: 1001 Limerick Rd Papillion, NE Papillion Volunteer Fire Department Museum
Agenda
Recap Brick Days Omaha
Future Projects
News from the LAN
Iron Builder: part # 13793 1 the minifigure Utensil Welding Gun; max footprint of 16×16

Drafting: # 75947 Hagrid’s Hut: Buckbeak’s Rescue

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June Monthly Meeting
2022-06-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
When: June 29th (Wed) 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Eiseley Branch Library 1530 Superior Lincoln, NE
Because of library conflicts for June – we had to move our monthly meeting to June 29th. It will be a short turnaround to the July meeting in Omaha but it shouldn’t be a problem.
Agenda:

Brickworld Chicago Recap
LEGO News
Presentation: 3D modeling with LEGO
Iron Builder Voting; seed part: 4568387: white horn. Build a creation featuring this piece.

July Monthly Meeting
2022-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Papillion Volunteer Fire Dept, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
When: July 20th (wed) – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Papillion Volunteer Fire Department Museum 1001 Limerick Rd.
Agenda:
Updates on Brick Days Lincoln and Omaha
News from the LEGO Ambassador Network
Discussion about LEGO!
Activity:
Drafting LEGO Set # 75326 Boba Fett’s Throne Room

August Monthly Meeting
2022-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Our monthly meeting for August!
Location: Eiseley Library 1530 Superior
When: August 17th (Wed) at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
Agenda:
Presentation – “Lighting with a Purpose – Lighting your Moc’s”
Activity – LEGO Garage Sale. Do you have extra parts/sets/LEGO related items that need a new home. Bring them along and let’s help each other clean out our closets!
News:
Updates from the LAN and LEGO related news.
Updates on LOLUG events.
Iron Builder:
Build something with 10 to celebrate LOLUG’s 10th anniversary.

September Monthly Meeting
2022-09-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Papillion Volunteer Fire Dept, 1001 Limerick Rd, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
Where: Papillion Volunteer Firefighters Museum
1001 Limerick Road Papillion, NE
When: Wed. September 21st 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Agenda:

Updates on upcoming events including Brick Days
News from the LAN
Iron Builder voting

Build a creation using piece 33183/4119479: carrot top in bright green – no bitter than 16×16 studs

Drafting – Friends Treehouse set # 41703 – was on sale at Costco

LOLOG @ Nuke-Con 2022
2022-09-23 17:00 - 2022-09-25 16:00 | MidAmerica Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501, United States
LOLUG will be at Nuke-Con 2022 displaying a few of our creations – if you’re coming, check us out.
Nuke-Con is the Omaha area’s premier gaming convention.
We will have our creations on display at these times:

Friday 9/23: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday 9/24: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, 9/25: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Cornstock UNL Homecoming
2022-09-30 16:00 - 20:00 | Memorial Stadium, 600 Stadium Drive, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
Cornstock offers a memorable evening for Husker fans of all ages. Check out the homecoming parade, grab some corn on the cob or a bite from Mary Ellen’s, ride festival rides like the Ferris wheel and swings, listen to live music and of course LOLUG will be showing of some awesome LEGO creations! There is something for everyone to get in the Nebraska spirit before the Huskers take on Indiana.

October Member Meeting
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Loren Corey Eiseley Library, 1530 Superior Street, Lincoln, 68521, United States
Our monthly meeting for October!
Where: Eiseley Library 1530 Superior Lincoln, NE
When: October 19th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Agenda:

Upcoming LOLUG events including Brick Days Lincoln!
Recap of LOLUG events the past month!
News from the LEGO Ambassador Network.
Test build of our 8×8 Minifig Habitats – if you have them – bring them! (voting on the best habitat for Iron Builder)
Draft: Mandalorian and Child Brickheadz (up to two sets per person) (75317)

LOLUG @ Anime Nebraskon
2022-10-21 - 2022-10-23 | MidAmerica Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501, United States
HobbyTown and LOLUG will be at Anime Nebraskon displaying some awesome LEGO creations made my local group members. Make sure to come check us out! (Hours TBD)
Come check out the largest and longest-running anime convention in the Omaha / Council Bluffs metro area! Do you like anime? If not, how about gaming, comics, or pop culture? If you like one of these – or maybe you just like meeting new people, this event is for you! We pride ourselves in an extensive list of activities for you to pick from, with over 100 activities in our three-day schedule. Highlights include an arcade, a huge vendors and artists area, costumes, an extensive board game room, Q &A with celebs from anime and games, karaoke, dances with live DJs, anime viewing rooms, and more! We hope you have a great time, learn some cool stuff, get some sweet swag, and meet awesome friends. But even more than that, our goal is for you to feel at home here. The staff donates their time for one reason – for you! The convention is community, and no matter how you feel in your day-to-day life, you can be yourself with us. While we’ve grown from our first days of 300 people to over 6,000 attendees, we still maintain that friendly feel. You are our focus. Welcome home to NebKon, where fans are family. Click register and come join us! We look forward to seeing you!

LOLUG @ QuadCon 22
2022-10-29 11:00 - 2022-10-30 17:00 | Oak View Mall, 3001 South 144th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68144
LOLUG will be displaying our creations at Omaha QuadCon 22 this fall – come check us out. We’ll be there Saturday 11-5 and Sunday noon-5.
QuadCon is a comic convention with gaming and toy programming. It is all about coming together and enjoying different aspects of pop culture. Video games, sci-fi, role playing, comics, toys, board games, vintage magazines, posters, & more. Join us and sell some of your items, or come in and take home some treasure from your childhood you thought was lost forever.

Brick Days Lincoln 2022
2022-11-12 10:00 - 2022-11-13 16:00 | Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N 84th St, Lincoln, NE, 68505, United States
Brick Days Lincoln 2022 will be held November 12-13, 2022 at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and will showcase original builds from the Lincoln and Omaha LEGO User Group. Local builders of all ages will have the opportunity to show their LEGO creations as well. Our lineup of vendors, events and activities will be announced later in 2022.
Brick Days is a family friendly event featuring 25,000 square feet of amazing custom creations, games, and interactive activities, all built from LEGO bricks by LEGO enthusiasts from across the Midwest. Plus, find up-to-date swag from the most popular vendors within LEGO® community!
Displays are built from LEGO bricks by LEGO enthusiasts and LEGO User Groups from across the Midwest and beyond. Vendors will also be at the show with their coolest LEGO kits and accessories!
When is Brick Days – Lincoln?
November 12th & 13th, 2022 at the Lancaster Event Center
Saturday November 12th: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday November 13th: 10 am – 4 pm
