Has anyone heard of the LEGO Americana roadshow?
https://www.lego.com/en-us/stores/events/americana-roadshow
http://www.saltproject.co/blog/lego-americana-tour-fashion-place-mall-murray
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33791386
It might have been a good reason to go to Brickfair, Alabama.