In brief: LEGO Day, AARP meets, week of Jan. 22, 2024

LEGO Day at Ross Park Mall

Celebrate International LEGO Day with Steel City LUG from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 27 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Ross Park Mall’s Center Court.

Steel City LUG is Pittsburgh’s adult LEGO user group. Members display creations throughout the area and participate in various events and activities.

Northland Public Library will provide a build area at the Ross Park Mall event, which marks the 66th anniversary of the LEGO brick patent by Gotfred Kirk Christiansen. Also featured will be a scavenger hunt, build challenges and a community mosaic build.

The family-friendly event is free.

Allison Park AARP meets

Allison Park AARP 3736 will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 8 at the St. Ursula Social Hall, 3945 Kirk Avenue, Hampton.

Entertainment is by Debbie Wagner, who will perform as “Cookie the Baker,” along with stories and other nostalgia, including a sing-along of songs from the 1950s and ’60s. For more information, call 412-486-7465.

Trib Total Media scholarship

Trib Total Media’s Scholarship for Diversity in Media, created in 2020, is open to minorities as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

Eligible applicants must be current high school seniors planning to attend an accredited four-year college or university with a major in journalism, English writing or communications. Scholarship recipients each will receive up to $30,000 in scholarship funds awarded in annual installments of up to $7,500.

The recipient also will receive a summer internship at Trib Total Media and, upon graduation, an offer for full-time employment. The students will be required to remain in the approved course of study through graduation and complete summer internships with Trib Total Media each year of the program.

Interested applicants can apply at tribtotalmedia.com. The deadline to apply is Feb. 14.

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