Hello everyone,
The Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.
The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College the summer before last. It was a fresh experience with favorite makers from previous years along with new makers and new things to see and do.
It’s coming! Virtual Maker Faire Cleveland is Saturday, November 7th starting at 10:00 a.m.
Maker Faire Cleveland is a family-friendly gathering centered around invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and an exuberant celebration of the CLE’s Maker spirit.
Join us for a day of:
— sneak peeks into Maker lairs around the CLE…including anything from your neighbor’s garage to the NASA Glenn Research Center.
— workshops and Maker demonstrations you can follow at home
— connections to cool CLE Makers
— inspiration to fuel your Maker ideas and spark your own projects
Then, join the new Maker Faire Cleveland community online at makeprojects.com to showcase your projects, collaborate with others, and tap into a whole new world for Makers of all ages.
We are proud to showcase Ohio makers who participated in Maker Faire Wayne County. One of these groups is the Wayne Center for the Arts. The Center promotes artistic creativity, education, and presentation for a collaborative, inclusive, and vibrant cultural community. The mission of Wayne Center for the Arts is to enrich lives and strengthen communities through art. It strives to be relevant, accessible, and affordable to all residents of Wayne County while providing services and programs that are of the highest quality.
At Maker Faire Wayne County, representatives from Wayne Center for the Arts showed faire attendees how to make paper bag flowers. The following year, the Center brought a pottery wheel to make beautiful works during the faire to the amazement of fair goers of all ages. The Center’s new location in Wooster also supports activities offered by Schantz Makerspace, another regular participant in Maker Faire Wayne County.
Another group that participated in Maker Faire Wayne County is the Wayne County Schools Career Center. Juniors and seniors from the Truck Mechanics program built a Mini Semi Truck Golf Cart. This project was created so students can practice maneuvering a semi truck and trailer around in a parking lot and simulate backing into a loading dock.
WCSCC brought their mini semi golf cart truck to the faire and setup an outdoor obstacle course that younger attendees pedaled a Big Wheel through. Diesel Technologies is one of many programs at WCSCC that teaches students how to do oil changes, brake service, and basic repairs for semi-tractors. Click here for all of the amazing program offerings at WCSCC!
Rounding out our participating makers are the Pirates of the Rusty Cutlass, a group of pirate entertainers that educate people about nautical and pirate history. Sailin’ aboard th’ Inferno, we be th’ Pirates o’ th’ Rusty Cutlass – th’ grandest crew o’ skallywags yew’ll eva cross paths wit’. They be Pirates fer hire, yer best choice for Pirate Entertainers in Northeast Ohio. Parties, life-events, community and charity events – they do it all!
At the faire, the Pirates dressed to the hilt (pun intended), displaying authentic pirate-ty novelties and perusing the crowds with their antics. There was a beautiful mermaid-in-shell for photo shoots with the kids! Their booth was a fun place to visit for all.
If you would like to know more about the Wayne Center for the Arts, the WCSCC Truck Mechanics program, or Pirates of the Rusty Cutlass, please reply to this email!
Until next week,
Tom