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BrickQuilt: Second Saturday Artwalk in the East Village
The Brick Quilt (An American Flag in LEGO Bricks) is a progressive, collaborative project and is traveling around Long Beach until the 4th of July. On that day, it will be at the Parks and Recreation fireworks event at Veteran's Stadium.
A little background on the flag project:
http://belmontshore.patch.com/groups/trish-tsoiasues-blog/p/american-quilt-in-lego-bricks-a-us-flag-...
Today, another step was taken as we build our 4' 4" x 8' 4" LEGO brick flag. We attended the second Saturday artwalk in the East Village.
We've got 22 stars in our union, and arranging and rearranging the bricks we use. There are two more public dates for the flag project. Yes, I think we will make it...
We may be adding a stop on the American Quilts in LEGO Bricks, as we take the bricks to a veteran's organization... Very soon, I hope.
Today's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-kyBfh8P-8&feature=youtu.be
The activity has been seen in various forms at:
- the Long Beach National Robotics Week Celebration
- Lowell Elementary School's Summer Camp Fair
- The Long Beach BSA's Troop 14 meeting
- The Long Beach BSA's Scout O Rama at Heartwell Park
- the Sea Base's DIY Club Day on June 8th
- the 8th District's Second Sunday celebration on Long Beach Blvd
- the Second Saturday Artwalk in the 1st district
- the Third Friday Artwalk on North Pine Street
- the final official presentation will be at the Long Beach Parks and Rec Veterans Stadium Celebration on July 4th
The Long Beach LEGO User Group is supported by Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) in the Long Beach and surrounding communities, including several community leaders of local organizations. The Long Beach BSA, the Long Beach Public Library, the Cultural Alliance of Long Beach and Shared Science are all represented in the group. And now... our new friend Valerie from the veterans' organization.
Check out yesterday's event video.
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About the Author:
Trish Tsoiasue blogs on the Patch and video blogs on YouTube channel Squigglemom (Subscribe!). She is currently working to build a Teen LEGO club in Long Beach, CA (sort of like what her friends atColonial LUG are doing), and shares her enthusiasm for the LEGO brick through classes and creative sessions with youth. Subscribe to our email list for more info!
When she is not shopping for, sorting, playing with, writing or video-recording about LEGO bricks, projects and people, she is working to define an International Youth Education, Career and Entrepreneurship center at the Long Beach Sea Base.