Crafty Events

MakePhilly – Sunday, April 20th

MakePhilly – Sunday, April 20th

Josh sent in the latest meeting info for MakePhilly, looks like a great one! MakePhilly is excited to welcome Pete Tridish, a founder of the Prometheus Radio Project, to our upcoming MakePhilly meeting. The Prometheus Radio Project teaches community groups how to build their own radio stations so that they can independently and locally air […]

Cardboard boat race this weekend

Cardboard boat race this weekend

Here in Tempe, AZ, we’re having a “Rotary River Rally,” or cardboard boat race. It’s never too late to register a boat, and it looks like so much fun. The pre-event boat show is today, and the regatta starts tomorrow morning. This is the 9th year they’re running this, so it makes me wonder how […]

Maker Faire Education Day

Maker Faire Education Day

Friday, May 2, Maker Faire will host its first-ever “Education Day,” a special day of programming allowing students and teachers to meet and interact with some of this year’s Makers. Celebrating things people create themselves— from electronic gizmos to renewable energy and homemade food and clothes, Maker Faire, put on by Make Magazine (www.stage.makezine.com) and […]

Loop Social Circle

Between the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, Rethunk and Loop Social Circle, Detroit is positively buzzing with DIY activity. Visit the Handmade Detroit blog and Michigan DIY calendar for all the haps on upcoming events, such as the Loop Social Circle meetups posted above.

Boston Arduino Users Group Meeting

Meredith sends word for Boston area Arduiniacs – Willoughby and Baltic is hosting the first Boston Arduino Users Group meeting this Satuday, April 19th @ 2:30. The Boston Arduino Users Group is the brainchild of Arduino developer David Mellis, and is free and open to the public. Bring your latest Arduino project and meet other […]