🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Acton dad turning Lego obsession into a global art magazine

Hi Acton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Acton dad turning Lego obsession into a global art magazine

Also on today's calendar: The Magic Flute and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 25.
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A new print magazine celebrates creativity of adult fans of Legos (wbur.org) — An Acton resident, designer Sam Aquillano, has turned his home into a Lego-filled creative space and just launched Bricka, a new print magazine celebrating adult Lego artists worldwide. From elaborate Star Wars builds to plant-like Lego art, he’s spotlighting how serious and imaginative adult fans can be, while tapping into a fast-growing market of toy-loving grownups.
   

📸 Around Acton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• The Magic Flute
  51 Walden St, Concord
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• To Be Here as We Are with First Parish of Sudbury
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
• Holiday Drag Brunch - Two Seatings!
  Sanctuary, 82 Main St, Maynard
  10:30 am
• The Magic Flute
  51 Walden St, Concord
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelighting Service at First Parish of Sudbury
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Longest Night Service
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA, 01720
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Worship with Us! Fourth Sunday of Advent, Featuring a performance by the ACC Bell & Senior Choirs
  Acton Congregational Church , 12 Concord Rd , Acton
  9:30 am
• Fair Trade Handmade Craft Sale
  Church of the Good Shepherd , 164 Newtown Rd , Acton
  11:00 am
• "The Longest Night"
  Faulkner House , 5 High St , Acton
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Mt. Calvary Community Supper January 2026 Menu
  Mt Calvary Lutheran Church , 472 Massachusetts Ave , Acton
  4:30 am
• Family Christmas Eve Worship Service, Featuring Musical Guest Nino & Friends
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA, 01720
  5:00 pm
• Christmas Eve Concert-Prelude
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA, 01720
  7:30 pm
• Christmas Eve Evening Candlelight Worship Service
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA, 01720
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Roche Bros posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Acton. Apply here.
• Russian School of Math posted a job opening for Math Teacher (afternoons/evenings and/or weekends) in Acton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

• FHS girls (video) & boys basketball teams both drop games to OA on Tuesday (franklinmatters.org)
• Theater Review: Midwinter Revels 2025 (artsfuse.org)

Maynard

• State gives Central Mass. region $5M bandaid as it waits for new medical center to be built (masslive.com)

Littleton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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