Lego-Palooza Provides Fun for All
by R.J. Weber

Imaginations were running wild, and little hands were hard at work—all thanks to thousands of Legos and one organization.

The North Carolina Lego Users Group hosted the first-ever “Lego-Palooza” at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center on Saturday.

Folks stood in awe looking at the hundreds of Lego creations on display. The models included everything from interactive astronauts to elaborate spaceships to entire Lego cities.

“I can pretty much say that our group, for its size, is probably one of the coolest groups out there,” said Joe Meno, leader of the group.

And it wasn’t just the little ones who thought it was cool. Moms and Dads were just as impressed, which made for a happy surprise to one of the group’s members.

“Everybody thinks I’m weird because most 15-year-olds aren’t building Legos,” said member Samuel Cox.

Not only were there complex motorized trains on hand for folks to look at, children of all ages had the chance to build a Lego model of their very own.

The kids had their thinking caps on, which made for some creative constructions and demonstrated exactly what binds Lego users together.

“[It’s] a really good curiosity of what everybody else is doing,” Meno said.