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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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Thanks for Coming!
May 3rd, 2014 marked the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, and the largest Chicago Maker Faire yet! 80 exhibiting makers, many of them young makers, and 2,000 attendees made this an...
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Celebrate the Day of Making
The White House is hosting its own Maker Faire today! Follow the action at http://www.whitehouse.gov/maker-faire. Or join in the fun from home by posting a picture of your own creation today, using...
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Even More Maker Faires! Hooray!
Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire producer Christina Pei teaches lockpicking with TOOOL The Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire team visited the incredible Henry Ford Museum this weekend, site of the...
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A (Belated) Summary of Maker Faire Milwaukee
Road trip! Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire made their way to Milwaukee Maker Faire this past weekend. And we had tons of fun. The event was located at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee. At...
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A (Belated) Summary of Inventables’ Launch of “Carvey”
October 20, 2014 We went to a launch party: Chicago’s hardware store for designers, Inventables, presented their cool new 3D tabletop carving machine, aptly named “Carvey.” The next day, they launched...
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Open Call for Makers 2015!
WE’RE BACK! (Admit it, you missed us) Schurz High School , the Urban School Foundation, and local maker Christina Pei return with the third annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, celebrating...
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Meet the Maker: Trossen Robotics
Did you ever want to walk a robot on a leash? Or learn how to make a robotic arm to do your bidding? Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire is excited to welcome back Trossen Robotics, a company committed...
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Meet the Maker: YOUmedia
Make a circuit with dough! Make music with circuits and magnets! Join YOUmedia at Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire and learn how! YOUmedia, a program run through the Chicago Public Library since...
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Meet the Maker: The Laboratory
Will you survive the Zombie apocalypse? Want to master potions like Harry Potter? Then check out The Laboratory at CNS Maker Faire!The Laboratory just opened its doors in Bucktown this past March, and...
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Meet Chicago’s Hackerspace All-Stars: PS:One, SSH:C, W88
This year, Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire is excited to present the three largest hackerspaces in the Chicago area! We sat down with them to learn more. Workshop 88Workshop 88 is a hackerspace and...
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A Look Back at Our Last Maker Faire: Thanks for Coming!
A very belated recap of the fourth annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, a wonderful day for Chicago’s largest celebration of learning, STEAM, and whimsy! Outside, all sorts of wonderful makers...
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Open Call for Makers 2016!
CELEBRATE OUR 5th ANNIVERSARY FAIRE IN STYLE! Welcome to the Fifth Anniversary Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire, presented by Schurz High School , the Urban School Foundation, and Christina Pei! For...
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Meet the Sponsor: Galileo Camps
Galileo comes to Chicago! Serving 45,000 children in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles in grades Pre-K to 8, with over 60 innovation/STEAM summer day camps, Galileo is no stranger to making....
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