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Countdown to Maker Faire: 1 Day!

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire is just around the corner!  Here are some reminders to plan your day accordingly:

  1. Download our FREE YAPP for your mobile device to guide you: my.yapp.us/CHINORTHMINI
  2. Or, check out the MAKERS tab on this website to see who’s coming!  And read the FAQs in the  ATTEND tab.
  3. Bring broken tschotske to be fixed by Community Glue.
  4. Bring stuff you’ve always wanted to solder.
  5. Bring cash, so you can pick up some kits to build on site!  (Remember that you can also donate to Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire at the door, and receive a free pin as a token of our appreciation.)
  6. Check the weather: It’s said to be mostly sunny, with a high of 78 degrees and 10% chance of rain.  Dress accordingly.
  7. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @CNSmakerfaire, and use #makerfairechicago during the event!

We’re incredibly excited to meet all the new and returning Makers this Saturday, as well as all the awesome attendees, who are also makers-in-training.

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Thank you for Coming!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by | Leave a comment

We salute you vegetables. Fly gracefully. #makerfairechicagon... on Twitpic
Thank you to all our Makers and Volunteers for coming out to Carl Schurz High School this Saturday, April 21st  to launch the first annual Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside! And thank you to everyone who attended, planted a flower, pet a chicken, blasted a nerd, shot a basketball, participated in a circus, picked a lock, built your own Chicago, built a blinkie, constructed a catapult, designed recycled jewelry, composed a song, learned about glass-blowing, created  a T-shirt scarf, painted your own knife wound, braided Renaissance style hair, joined a hackerspace, worked a 3D printer, operated a robot, rode a DIY segway, completed an electrical circuit, chilled with the Wandering States, and MADE something!

Please check the website in the coming weeks for pictures, videos, and blogs about the event.  Follow us on Facebook and check out posts on Twitter: #makerfairechicago #makerfairechicagonorthside #makerfaire.

P.S. If you missed the basketball shooters from FIRST Robotics, here they are, thanks to @pdp7

FIRST Robotics and Mini Makers Team Up

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Advanced Tickets On Sale NOW!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Tickets to Mini Maker Faire Chicago Northside are on sale here!

All CPS students attend FREE
Families of CPS students: $5.00 (online & door price)
Advance tickets: $5.00
Door price: $8.00

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Schurz High School Welcomes You to Maker Faire Chicago Northside!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Join us as Schurz High School celebrates over 100 years of history by taking bold new steps into the future teaching and learning! The Maker Faire – Chicago Northside is a festival of creativity and innovation showcasing the incredible talent of our students, faculty, families, and wonderful new friends and makers from across the city, and even the country!

Maker Faire Chicago Northside is community exposition of science, art, technology and creativity unlike any school program you have ever attended. Our event will include hands-on experiences, interactive demonstrations and creative endeavors true to the spirit of Makers: a D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself!) exploration for the entire family to enjoy.  Families, students and thinkers of all ages are welcome.

Dan Kramer, Principal, Schurz High School

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein

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