{"id":11627,"date":"2019-05-22T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2019-05-22T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:08:30","slug":"its-a-wrap-wayne-county-mini-maker-faire-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2019\/05\/22\/its-a-wrap-wayne-county-mini-maker-faire-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Wrap! Wayne County Mini Maker Faire 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s a Wrap! Wayne County Mini Maker Faire 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a rainy Friday night and early Saturday morning, the\nclouds parted and warm, <strong>sunny weather prevailed<\/strong> when the doors opened at 10:00 a.m.&nbsp; What a\nperfect day for the Wayne County Mini Maker Faire!&nbsp; A great day was had by\nall.&nbsp; <strong>Over 1,100 attendees, makers, and\nvolunteers came together at this year\u2019s event.<\/strong>&nbsp; The building\nand grounds were packed with techies and non-techies alike into the world of\nbeing creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700214_135443-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11631\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700214_130433-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11635\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Maker Faire was a gleeful public displays of\ninnovation and do-it-yourself inventiveness, <strong>a\ncelebration of \u201cmaking\u201d in our culture.<\/strong>&nbsp; Maker Faire creates\nopportunities for conversations with makers. Tech enthusiasts, crafters,\neducators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists,\nstudents, and entrepreneurs all come together to show their projects and to\ntalk about what they have learned. It is a <strong>community-based\nevent that inspires everyone to become a maker<\/strong> and connect with\npeople and projects in their local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/DSC_3087-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11639\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700214_131122-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11643\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Village Catering Company<\/strong>\nprovided wonderful meals for attendees and makers alike.&nbsp; <strong>Hartzler Dairy<\/strong> brought\ntheir famous ice cream which was a hit, and Wayne College student organizations\nprovided concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/DSC_3100-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11647\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids had a blast with the <strong>Ventrac\nKid Zone.<\/strong>&nbsp; Lots of little tikes (and some adults) walked around\nwith beautiful face painting, balloon animal hats, caricatures, and wore\nthemselves out with the <strong>Fun Fitness Obstacle Course.<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700430_114920-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11651\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/DSC_3082-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11655\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A special thanks to our 70+ volunteers<\/strong> who helped at this year\u2019s event.&nbsp; There is no way we\ncould have done this without you!&nbsp; A big \u201cthank you\u201d to <strong>Chris Dreher<\/strong> for\norganizing our volunteers.&nbsp; Also thanks to our \u201cmaker presenters\u201d who gave\ninteresting talks at the Presentation Tent.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700214_135242-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11659\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schantz Makerspace<\/strong> played an important part of the event with their contribution\nto the ever-popular Kid Zone, Belt Sander Drag Race, the beloved band organ,\nand inviting their makerspace members to participate as makers.&nbsp; Many\nthanks for their continued support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700214_124910-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11663\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most especially, <strong>thanks to all of\nour makers<\/strong> who took the time to\nprepare a booth and interact with hundreds of people all day long.&nbsp;\nWithout the efforts and generosity of our makers, the Maker Faire would not be\npossible!&nbsp; We are proud to host a diverse community of creative,\ninventive, <strong>yet beyond all, friendly people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/IMG_19700430_121132-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11671\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note, if you took photos of the event, please\nconsider sharing them for our community blog!&nbsp; Please email your photos to\n<a href=\"mailto:tjh1@uakron.edu\">tjh1@uakron.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/Favim.com-30483.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/Favim.com-30483.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1058\/2019\/05\/Favim.com-30483.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks again for a truly incredible event!&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a Wrap! Wayne County Mini Maker Faire 2019 Hello everyone, After a rainy Friday night and early Saturday morning, the clouds parted and warm, sunny weather prevailed when the doors opened at 10:00 a.m.&nbsp; What a perfect day for the Wayne County Mini Maker Faire!&nbsp; A great day was had by all.&nbsp; Over 1,100 attendees, makers, and volunteers came together at this year\u2019s event.&nbsp; The building and grounds were packed with techies and non-techies alike into the world of being creators. This year\u2019s Maker Faire was a gleeful public displays of innovation and do-it-yourself inventiveness, a celebration of \u201cmaking\u201d in our culture.&nbsp; Maker Faire<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2019\/05\/22\/its-a-wrap-wayne-county-mini-maker-faire-2019\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1250,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-tjh1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","post-11627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-articles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11675,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11627\/revisions\/11675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}