Makers in Chicago @makersinchicago
Makers in Chicago bridges museums, libraries, maker communities and individuals. Dream it, do it, make it—with a little help from friends! makersinchicago.org Chicago, IL Joined October 2015-
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🎉🎉🎉We're really doing it y'all: we're moving!! Check out the details and donate to support our growth: gofundme.com/f/help-the-chi…
Meet the 2022 @chipublib Makers-in-Residence chipublib.org/?p=9736454
🎉We are bringing back our amazing Repair Fair event with @CreativeChiRx on Sep 18! Repair Fairs are free community events where you can bring your broken and beloved bikes, clothes, appliances, jewelry, and more and work with repair volunteers to fix them.
🛠 JOB ALERT 🛠 MAKE Chicago, a Woodworking space that offers classes in Bridgeport, is looking for a full-time professional finisher and woodworker. facebook.com/groups/MAKEChi…
We built a battery using raw materials. It took a few hours, we made a few mistakes, but when the LED lit up, so did everyone else.
Located at Montrose & Knox, the @aibichicago Fashion Lab is a shared manufacturing space for sewing professionals. The lab features industrial sewing machines, cutting tables, a co-working space, one-on-one training, and more! Check out their space here: youtube.com/watch?v=l7oZaR…
Tomorrow is your last chance to give your input as the #cplmakerlab preps to reopen. Which @chipublib branch will you visit? What times are most useful? What machines do you miss most? Check out their current online workshops and more. Reopening Survey: chipublib.org/?p=9719632
Three days down with four more to go! #CTLF #CTLF21
The 6th annual @chiteenlitfest is all virtual and the entire week of May 16-22!!! Register for FREE at chiteenlitfest.org. #CTLF #CTLF21 @chipublib
There are still spots open for Saturday NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED eventbrite.com/e/coding-joy-i…; now open to all ages
Teens, Thursday afternoon learn remotely how to use micro:bit ( mychimyfuture.org/workshop-detai…) then on Saturday, learn in-person to make and take home your own wearable tech embedded with a micro:bit!
We're 4 days away from @chiteenlitfest! ⏳️ Head to chiteenlitfest.org to sign up for a week of literary self expression and see the schedule of online events, including sessions led by festival headliners @fridahalo and @RicWilson. 🎉📖🎤
Give Zoom a Vacation this summer and come learn with amazing educators in Chicago, August 5-8! chicago.inventtolearn.com
Introducing our partners for this Saturday's Chicago Maker Fest - virtual edition . #cplmakerlab @PumpingStation1 @ChiBotsOrg @ChiToolLib @Nextwavestem @sshchicago @irl_dpu @makersinchicago . Join us May 8 on chimakerfest.com at 11am.
If you're seeing this it means main.py worked. See the socialraspi repo on GitHub for more details. - #chimakerfest #makersinchicago #socialraspi
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