Feb 25 Wednesday
The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.
This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.
This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.
Feb 26 Thursday
Feb 27 Friday
Feb 28 Saturday
Mar 05 Thursday
Jennifer Egan’s , A Visit From the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was on the list of Best Books of the 21 Century inthe New York Times. Her new novel, The Candy House, a companion to A Visit From the Goon Squad, was one of the New York Times’s 10 Best Books of 2022 and one ofPresident Obama’s favorite reads of the year. Also a journalist, she recentlyspent a year writing on street homelessness and supportive housingfor The New Yorker. She has served as President of PEN America.
5 PM: BOOK READINGAND Q&A
BOOK SIGNING FOLLOWINGTHE EVENT