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MARCH 7, 2024 • Vol. 4, No. 5
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
LEFT: Kids play in the Brick Pit during the Brick Fest Live event held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi March 2. ABOVE: Lego derby cars made by attendees are ready to race.
Brick Fest Live connects people through Legos BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
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egos are one of a handful of toys that have withstood the test of time, making them a common link between the generations. On March 2 and 3, thousands of people from across the state headed to the Suburban Collection Showplace for Brick Fest Live, an interactive show that highlights everything that can be done with the plastic building bricks. “It’s geared toward everyone, and I mean that letter by letter: everyone. There’s no age limit,” said Byron Ruley, Brick Fest Live’s road manager. “I think a very high percentage of people all around the world
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have grown up with Legos. It’s something that is very relatable. Everyone can agree on loving Legos.” Brick Fest Live was started in 2014 by Chad Collins, who along with his daughter, Jordan, came up with the idea of an interactive Lego expo while recording an episode for their YouTube channel show, “Your Creative Friends.” The festival, which has two simultaneous tours around the world, offers attendees the opportunity to not only see life-size Lego creations done by Lego masters, but the ability to physically touch and build with various forms of the bricks. According to several attendees and show staff, the majority of other Lego