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Earn-A-Bike a GO!
Congratulations to our first three Earn-A-Bike participants on successfully completing all the requirements! The next step for these fine makers is to join the 3rd Annual Safe Streets Youth Ride at the Hub of Detroit.
Summer Session at the Makerspace
Summer session at the Makerspace is almost at a close and the makers are busy getting all their projects done. This past week in the Icey Treat / Bike Trailers AwesomeShop we started to build the actual bike trailers. First we went … Continue reading
Maker Faire was a blast!
Thank you so much to all who came out to Maker Faire Detroit to help us with the workshops and show people what the Makerspace has been up to!! It was also a blast to share a tent with our friends over … Continue reading
Maker Faire Detroit 2011
Come join the Makerspace at Maker Faire Detroit! We will be there with our friends from OmniCorpDetroit showing people how to build their own simple wind turbines as well as short demos on the use of solar cells.
New round of AwesomeShops at the Makerspace!
We started a new round of AwesomeShops this week! The first two classes are “AwesomeShop: Electronic Brains” and “AwesomeShop: Icy Treat Bike Trailers”. This week in AwesomeShop: Icy Treat Bike Trailers we made sketch books from scratch. With these, makers … Continue reading
Silence the Violence parade
The Makerspace participated in the annual “Silence the Violence” parade hosted by the Church of the Messiah, and since their band didn’t show up we ended up providing the lead music for the whole march! Thank you to all of our … Continue reading
The East Side Peoples’ Festival
This past Saturday, The Makerspace joined the East Side Peoples’ Festival at Genesis Lutheran Church. The East Side Peoples Festival is an event where various East Side people and organizations gather to share their work, ideas, and passion for their … Continue reading
Open Shop: Electronics Rescue! Part 2…DONE!!!
After a couple of OpenShops, Raven has successfully fixed a stereo and re-wired both speakers!! Now it is time to celebrate with a ‘lil dance!!