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Page 2B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, February 27,2019 TWIN OAKS & LEE COUNTY ELEMENTARY BREAKFAST MENU Monday, March 4 Chicken Biscuit or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Tuesday, March 5 Dutch Waffles or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Wednesday, March 6 Chicken & Waffles or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Thursday, March 7 Sausage & Cheese Biscuit or Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Milk Friday, March 8 Hot Grits, Split Sausage Link Biscuit or Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Milk LEGOS Art Exhibition Open At Albany Museum Of Art LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS BREAKFAST MENU BREAKFAST MENU Monday, March 4 Chicken Biscuit or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Tuesday, March 5 Dutch Waffles or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Wednesday, March 6 Chicken & Waffles or Cereal, Toast Fruit, Milk Thursday, March 7 Sausage & Cheese Biscuit or Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Milk Friday, March 8 Hot Grits, Split Sausage Link Biscuit or Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Milk Artist Mike Landers Creates Paintings With Legos in Stack: Lego Works Special to the Ledger Legos are not only back in movie theaters, they have become fine art. The colorful, intercon necting plastic pieces that have entertained and captivated children for decades have been turned in multicolored abstract “paintings,” as well as black and white weaves and geometric patterns by artist Mike Landers. An exhibition of Landers’ work, Stack: Lego Works, is currently showing in the East Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art. “This is an exhibition that appeals to kids and kids at heart,” AMA Executive Director Paula Williams said. “And with ‘Lego Movie 2’ out in theaters now, you can make it a terrific double feature experience for R & S PORTS Softball & Baseball Cleats 15% OFF 15% Off ■ Batting Helmets ■ Limit one per coupon. Coupon expires March 15th Save on Special Selection of CLOSEOUT BATS AT GREAT PRICES! 2019 BATS Now In Stock! Great Selection • Fielders Gloves • Batters Gloves • Bat Bags Special Selection Softball/Baseball Practice Pants $10-$20 R&S IS YOUR SOCCER HEADQUARTERS! 888-3755 3212 Gillionville Road, Albany ‘CLEATS •SHIN GUARDS •SHORTS •SOCKS JJ Mike Landers’ works Mini-Stripes #3, 32 Colors and Measuring Stick #1-#4 are part of his Stack: Lego Works exhibition in the East Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art. (Photo: Jim Hendricks/ Albany Museum of Art) the kids by visiting the AMA before you head out to the theater.” On Saturday, March 16, Landers will return for Legos Family Fun Day at the AMA. That event, co-hosted by the Albany Recreation and Parks Department, is set for 10 am-noon. The first 100 kids who arrive for Legos Family Fun Day will each receive a free pair of wearable Lego glasses. The event is free and open to the public. Those who played with Legos as a child and who have seen their children play with them might be surprised that Landers has been able to utilize them as an art medium, Williams noted. “On the surface, they seem to be locked into a box of sorts—a child’s toy box,” she said. “In the hands of Mike Land ers, however, they are transformed into art. The pieces interlock, but in their transformation, they refuse to be locked down by a preconceived notion of what their purpose should be. With his exhibition, we are challenged to rethink long-held beliefs about these objects.” Landers, a native of Athens, Ga., is a self- trained photographer and designer who studied at the University of Geor gia. His photographic work includes intimate portraits, formal ar chitectural landscapes, large format pinhole landscapes, and a long- running documentary series of the late-night Athens party crowd. He began exhibiting his work in 1990. He began creating art with Legos more than two decades later. “Building with Lego bricks was a big part of my childhood,” the artist said. “Even when I was a kid, I marveled at the brilliant design of the bricks and the variety of colors and shapes.” That affection was rekindled in 2012 when he saw a “Pick-a-Brick” wall in a Los Angeles Lego Store. “Seeing the bold colors displayed side by side made me believe Lego bricks would make an excellent medium for abstract art,” Landers said. “From then until now, I have worked to create more complex designs, starting with my multicolor ‘sticks’ and moving toward the large-scale ‘paintings.’” Most of his current work, he said, “evolved as a result of my love of textile weavings and geometric patterns.” Landers says he enjoys the challenge of incorpo rating the limited brick sizes and colors into his designs. “From the start, I wanted to maintain the tradition of Lego as a building tool that could be taken apart and rebuilt,” he said. “In that spirit, none of my work is held together with glue. “This adds to the challenge as they must be transported, handled and hung without falling apart.” CURRENT AMA EXHIBITIONS • Memory and Mean ing, works by Masud Olufani, is in the Haley Gallery through June 15, 2019. • Stack: Lego Works by Mike Landers is in the East Gallery through March 30, 2019. ABOUT THE ALBA NY MUSEUM OF ART The Albany Mu seum of Art, located in Albany, Georgia, adjacent to Albany State University West Cam pus just off Gillionville Road is accredited by the American Alli ance of Museums. The Albany Museum of Art is open 10 am through 5 pm Tuesdays through Fridays and noon until 5 pm on Saturdays. Ad mission is free. For more information about the AMA please visit our website, www. albanymuseum.com or call 229.439.8400. Submitted Photos LCES students enjoyed celebrating with pizza and chips! Their hard work paid off! 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