AJ the Fiesta at Maker Faire Detroit
Our old pal, the net-connected, twittering car, AJ the Fiesta, is back in action and tweeting from Maker Faire Detroit. How’s the tire pressure, AJ? American Journey 2.0 on MAKE
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Gates open on Maker Faire Detroit!
Once again, the DIY Bigtop has thrown open its flaps; the tech and creativity circus has come to town! Cue up the circuit-bent marching bands, switch on the robo-clowns, rev up the art cars. It’s time for Maker Faire Detroit at The Henry Ford! If you’re going to the Faire, or just want to follow […]
Saturday talks at Maker Faire Detroit
Here are some of the events scheduled for Saturday at Maker Faire Detroit at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI. Saturday’s hours are 9:30 am to 8pm. For a complete schedule and links for more information, see the full event schedule. ANDERSON THEATER (IN MUSEUM) CAR TALKS – 10:30AM-12:00PM • Moving Toward a New Era […]
Crushin’ cars in the Motor City
Uh-oh, better get Maaco. The Life-Size Mousetrap mice warm up on the family minivan. The head mouse tells us that the official show schedule for the weekend will be: Sat: 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, 5:30, 7:30 Sun: 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30 Bring the family to see this! BTW: If you’re coming to the Faire, or just […]
Nick Britsky on i3 Detroit at Maker Faire
Nick Britsky of i3 Detroit has a piece on Detroit Blog/Time.com about some of the awesome things he and his fellow i3ers are showing off at this weekend’s Maker Faire Detroit. You had me at Twinkie Cannon: Beer Growler Pneumatic Organ: Recycling is the way to go with our Beer Growler Pneumatic Organ. This set […]
Industrial Sound Controllers
Tristan Shone rolled out the ‘big guns’ for Maker Faire Bay Area 2010. His Industrial Sound Controllers are a musical force to be reckoned with and their sheer size and weight demand considerable attention upon seeing them firsthand. Tristan took a few moments out from setting up to speak with Becky Stern and myself before […]
The power of museums and libraries by Marsha L. Semmel
Detroit is my hometown. I grew up here during the 50s and 60s, lived in a neat and homogeneous white, largely Jewish, neighborhood in Northwest Detroit, and walked to the tiny Arthur H. Vandenberg Elementary School every day from kindergarten through eighth grade, coming home for lunch at noon. My world changed when I (along […]
