AS220 Labs is extending its popular Make and Break series of workshops into a special edition just for teens at the Cranston (Rhode Island) Public Library: When: Tuesday, March 10, 4 – 6 pm Where: Cranston Public Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Road Teens! Do you like to tinker? Come join us at the Cranston Public […]
Austin folks have the chance to hang with Sublime Stitching superstar, Jenny Hart, this Thursday at the Madewell Denim After Dark event. Jenny will be the resident talent at Madewell this Thursday evening- offering custom embroidery on blue jeans! The event is called “Denim after Dark” and they’re offering $25 off jeans, a complementary margarita […]
We’re bringing a mini Maker Shed to O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference next week (March 9-12, 2009) in San Jose, with kits, demos, and more. Conference attendees will be getting a t-shirt with plenty of blank space, and they can drop into the Maker Shed and apply some of the transfers we’ll have available. We’ll also […]
Photo from Bill VanLoo on Flickr The ITEA is an organization for teachers of MAKE-style education. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged […]
O’Reilly GMT has posted a Flickr set from the recent Makers and Hackers event: Makers and Hackers was a stupendously good day, taking place aimultaneously in London and Sheffield, organised by Tinker.it and Folksy, respectively. Makers and Hackers, London, Feb 28th 2009 – a set on Flickr [via Craig Smith on Twitter]
If you are in San Francisco, check out the event, “Art Is Saving My Life. Seriously” — an evening of art, performance, music, and play curated by artist Mary Estes. The Surface Series is a venue for seldom seen pieces by underexposed artists and this event takes place on Thursday, March 5, between 5:30 and […]
On Saturday, I was on a panel at a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Mountain View. The program’s theme was “The Impact of Information Technology on Society” and I was on a panel on “Creative Arts and the Democratization of Craft”. The chair of the panel was Pat Hanrahan, Professor […]
