The first ever Ignite Boston was an amazing time; wall-to-wall FOOs, alpha geeks, and techies from the greater Boston area. We started out the night with drinks and a bridge-building competition. A couple of rounds of lightning talks later, and people were ready for the next one! Keep your eye on the Makezine and Ignite […]
Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman is one of more than 20 top celebrities who participated in the Briggs & Riley Design for a Cure celebrity auction. He’s definitely one of my favorite actors and is just amazing in every movie he’s in. Who knew he was crafty! Freeman chose to use a sporty/destination theme for his […]
This Sunday if you’re in the NY area, don’t miss the SECOND largest soap box derby in the world @ the Port Jervis NY PBA Soap Box Derby. Racing begins 9:00am and continues throughout the day. Opening ceremonies are at 12:30pm – Link. Related: The Maker File: Colin Berry reads Spinout – Link. From the […]
Come to the Felt Club: XL Summer crafts fair that will be happening in LA on July 15th. The vendor gallery is up so check out which of your favorite crafters will be there. There will also be classes offered in handspinning yarn, needle felting, making beaded jewelry and more. [ via ] Link.
This month’s dorkbot looks incredible, steam powered! 7:30pm Wednesday 06 Jun 2007 place: 21 Grand 416 25th St @ Broadway Oakland, CA Kimric Smythe – The Modern Steam Engine Kimric Smythe is exploring the steam engine not with an intent to expose a “supressed technology” but something that can make use of varied fuels, and […]
Iron Artist is a one of a kind event in Portland, OR that demonstrates creative reuse in action happening this August 25th. Ten teams of artists are needed to compete in this year’s Iron Artist Sculpt-off. To find out more and to sign up, please check out the SCRAP web site. Link.
RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17! If you’re in the Bay Area, don’t miss this and get tickets! Holy Heck, The International RoboGames is coming up and this year it’s going to be a doozy! At Maker Faire you saw a tiny segment of what’s going to go on at Fort Mason Center in two weeks: cocktail […]
