4 days ago · What maker doesn't love Legos? Let's get together and be creative while getting hands on building with bricks and loads of cool accessories. This MeetUp is for all ages, as in adults and kids are welcome. Pop in when you can or stay for the duration. Chris Goode, Chris Monaco, Chrissy, Cindy Williams, Garrett Goebel, haleyma, Irm Diorio, Lew Lefton, Paulette , Rob Butera and 1 more… People in this Meetup are also in: Atlanta Business & Technology Meetup Atlanta EAT with NATALIE! 1,858 EAT with Natalie Fans The Atlanta Science Tavern The Atlanta Crochet and Knit Meetup Group 1,863 Crocheters and Knitters Hear from our guests about their stay from 10 verified guest reviews %of our guests recommend this hotel Imagine my shock when driving to Atlanta, I receive a text from a staff member welcoming me to the Sheraton, inquiring about my arrival time, any special needs I may have and anything else I might want to inquire about.
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The GroveBots, a FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics Team from Oak Grove Elementary, FIRST® LEGO® League immerses kids in real-world science and technology challenges. The competition challenges students to design their own solution to current scientific problems, build LEGO® robots that perform autonomous “missions,” and in the process, they develop valuable life skills and discover exciting career possibilities in science and technology. This year’s theme, animal allies, looks at the many ways we interact with animals. The students built a robot that showcases just a fraction of human’s wonderful story with animal, and pays attention to the many ways innovation and technology have enabled humans and animals to exchange learning, friendship, help, daily needs, protection, amusement, and love. $8 for members, $18 for non-members Prices increase on March 11. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will not be sold on the day of event or at the door.
Order online or call 404.527.3693. Children must be accompanied by an adult and adults must be accompanied by a child. Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. Children’s Museum of Atlanta Ready for some fun? Become a Member and Save! /2015/05/12/future-toysrus-promos-tie-advanced-jurassic-world-joker-bumper-car-polys-streetdated/ on this server. Your technical support key is: 36b3-d2a1-1756-6707When you grow up but don’t outgrow playing with LEGOs, you make it your job. Aries Viera is 24 years old, and he still plays with LEGOs. In fact, it’s his job. Yes, the man gets paid to play with LEGO bricks all day. (Technically they’re called “bricks.”) Viera is the master builder at the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Phipps Plaza, a position he has held since 2014, when he beat out a host of contestants during a daylong competition to nab the coveted position. The Sandy Springs resident knows how good he has it. “Working here is the most fun I’ve had in life.
People are always jealous,” he says of being responsible for creating exciting new LEGO works for guests to enjoy. “Still, it’s a job, and sometimes it’s stressful.” In fact, he works most weekends. Viera’s love of LEGO bricks began at an early age. His first creation was a submarine he made from a kit when he was 5 or 6. The Atlanta native continued toying with bricks until he was around 16, at which point he just up and decided one day to donate his huge collection of bricks to a local YMCA. After graduating from Campbell High School in Smyrna, Viera moved to Chicago and studied media design and illustration at the Art Institute and held various jobs such as electrician’s apprentice and airbrush artist before landing his full-time gig at LEGOLAND. In his off time, Viera still draws and paints, and also participates in video game competitions. Says Viera of gaming: “It definitely helps develop your hand-eye coordination,” a skill one obviously needs to be a LEGO master builder.
To see what the life of a LEGO ninja is like, we checked in with Viera on a typical Friday. Here’s how the day went down. 9:30 a.m. Viera heads into work. There’s a pre-opening meeting to attend and various duties and paperwork to take care of.As Viera checks to make sure everything is in working order and ready to go, the anxious youngsters waiting in line outside the main gates are herded in.As a junior builder shadows him, Viera teaches a workshop called “Spin the Gears” to a group of 10 first-graders. Wearing a bright red Superman logo across his chest that he’s fashioned out of bricks, he cheerily greets the students with a rousing, “Hello, my name is Aries. How is everybody doing today?” Each kid is then handed a see-through bag with a set of bricks inside, and Viera instructs them not to open the bag just yet. A few even manage to resist the temptation. As Viera then walks the group through the steps of the build, he educates them on the basics of gear mechanics.