Detroit Alert! Maker Faire Detroit Town Hall, Tuesday 3/20
Get involved in this year’s Maker Faire Detriot, at The Henry Ford, July 28 & 29, 2012.
Making Detroit
Theatre Bizarre Brings Spookiness to Detroit’s Empty Lots
On an incredibly hot Michigan July day, we stopped by the grounds of Theater Bizarre to talk to it’s visionary, John Dunivant. John, an illustrator by trade, spoke to us about his inspirations for the carnival / masquerade / party / theme park he created, and gave us a tour of the grounds which formerly hosted this unique event.
Farming Detroit
The 58 year-old public school teacher has a dozen chickens and ten beehives that belong to a neighborhood “honey co-op.” He has about an acre of fruit trees and veggies growing on ten vacant lots behind his house. The day I came by, his working 1960 Ford tractor was parked a few paces away from a huge pungent patch of basil. Weertz’s sister was about to go pick peaches. The slim urban farmer walked over to his tractor and looked at a gauge that reported more than 2,000 hours of use since Weertz bought it 20 years ago.
Carlos Nielbock: Metalworking Master Craftsman (video)
Carlos Nielbock is a Master Craftsman in architectural ornamental metalwork and design. He started his craft as an apprentice in a German monastery, then trained further in the ancient Journeyman tradition. In this video he shows his replica of the 1862 World’s Fair welcome gate, his Low Altitude Wind Turbine, and passion for ancient bronze castings from Benin.
Maker Faire Daily — Dream On!
And just like that, another Maker Faire has come and gone. It’s amazing the amount of effort that goes into one of these epic shindigs, both from all of those on the MAKE team and from the hundreds of other makers, and presenters, the staff of The Henry Ford, our loyal sponsors, our local Detroit support system. We spend many months charging up the giant Maker Faire capacitor and then we cackle like mad scientists for three days as the charged energy is released and we see where it all takes us.
Sector67 Wins Power Racing Series!
Sector67 just won the endurance race and the overall competition in the Power Wheels Racing Series. Congratulations to all the teams! More: Impromptu Dance Party and Dramatic Finish at Power Racing Series Power Racing Series Gears Up for Maker Faire
Impromptu Dance Party and Dramatic Finish at Power Racing Series
I3Detroit came all the way from the back of the starting grid to finish first in Saturday’s road course challenge. There were some Schumacher-level driving skills on display – including a three car wide pass on a course not designed for such thrilling shenanigans.
