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Call for Makers Now Open for 2013!
We’re back! Chicago Knights present Parker Join us as Schurz High School celebrates more than 100 years of history by taking bold new steps into the future of teaching and learning! Chicago Northside...
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Call for Makers Extended until April 30th!
Have you always wanted to show people that awesome thing you made that time? Or that cool thing you do? If you’ve been thinking about being a maker at the second annual Mini Maker Faire Chicago...
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Meet the Maker: Build-a-Blinkie
“This is where you get to build one of those LED flashing things,” returning makers Dwayne and Dale introduce their traveling workshop. You start with the kit, and use the tools provided in the maker...
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Meet the Maker: Community Glue Workshop
Community Glue Workshop wants to help you fix your stuff. Or better yet, help you learn how to fix it and assist others with their broken items. The basic idea is this: people show up to monthly...
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Meet the Maker: DIY Circus
Do wondrous things. That’s the philosophy behind Scott Priz’s DIY Circus. He believes that theatre isn’t just something trained people do on stage; theatre can be made by anyone anywhere. Everyone...
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Meet the Maker: Bookbinding Words
It’s not everyday you make art with complete strangers. That’s what the Bookbinding and Papermaking art project wants you to do. At Mini-Maker Faire, people can learn how to make Flexagons and play...
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Meet the Maker: Artology – Colossal Squid
Watch out! The Colossal Squid is coming to Mini-Maker Faire! Join Carl Schurz students as they work on making a colossal squid out of plastic bags. Students fuse plastic bags together to create body...
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Countdown to Maker Faire: 1 Day!
Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire is just around the corner! Here are some reminders to plan your day accordingly: Download our FREE YAPP for your mobile device to guide you: my.yapp.us/CHINORTHMINI...
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Are you suffering from Maker Faire withdrawal?
The first Chicago Southside Mini Maker Faire is coming to Daley College on Saturday, August 4th, and they want MORE MAKERS. There is STILL TIME TO APPLY! Makers Apply Here Want more information?...
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Year-Round Making for All Ages in Chicago
Calling all Chicagoland lovers of making, hacking, and tinkering! Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire comes around but once a year, but making isn’t just a one-day thing. Here are some activities for...
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Open Call for Makers 2014!
Welcome back, Chicagoland Makers! Schurz High School , the Urban School Foundation, and local maker Christina Pei return with the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, celebrating teaching...
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Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside Returns Saturday, May 3rd
Reserve your spot to the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire! Tickets are FREE to the public, but by reserving early you guarantee your spot. Now you can e-sign the media release on...
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Meet the Maker: ChiBots
Chibots is coming to Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside! Based in Schaumburg, IL, Chibots has been committed to making robotics accessible to everyone for about fourteen years. Back in 2000, many...
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Meet the Maker: Daley College Manufacturing Technology
Daley College’s Manufacturing Technology department is coming to Mini Maker Faire Northside Chicago! If you ever considered a career in robotics, computer integrated manufacturing, or factory...
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Meet the Maker: Drawn with Fire
Ever considered making art with fire? Then you have to check out Steve Baltrukonis’s Drawn with Fire at Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire. Steve Baltrukonis creates art through pyrography, a form of...
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Meet the Maker: The Maker Mom
Be open to mess! Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside sat down with Kim Moldofsky, The Maker Mom, to talk about her work and philosophy. She started blogging in 2006 in part to encourage herself to...
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Meet the Maker: South Side Hackerspace Chicago
This week, Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside took a field trip to South Side Hackerspace (SSH) at their headquarter in Bridgeport. For those unfamiliar with the concept, a hackerspace is a collective...
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Meet the Maker: Cyclic Harmonograph
You have to check out the wondrous machine called the Cyclic Harmonograph. Built by Peter Dalton, this hand-powered wooden machine uses a pulley system to create incredible circular interloping designs...
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Meet the Maker Sponsor: Chicago Electronic Distributors
Hello world! Want to make some awesome electronics? Then you definitely have to check out Chicago Electronic Distributors, a sponsor of Mini Maker Faire Northside Chicago. The company distributes...
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Countdown to Maker Faire: 2 Days!
Weather Update: Rainclouds part in honor of Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire! Expect partly cloudy skies, and a high in the mid-60s. It’s still chilly, so bring a jacket. You know Chicago weather!...
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