{"id":12331,"date":"2020-02-14T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=12331"},"modified":"2020-02-14T15:10:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:10:27","slug":"meet-a-maker-maker-faire-wayne-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2020\/02\/14\/meet-a-maker-maker-faire-wayne-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet a Maker! Maker Faire Wayne County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Wayne County Mini\nMaker Faire is a family-friendly showcase of invention,\ncreativity and resourcefulness<\/strong> and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It\u2019s a place\nwhere people show what they are making and share what they are learning. \nMakers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to\ngarage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire\nis to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Daily Record said it\nbest: \u201cDubbed the \u2018Greatest Show and Tell on Earth\u2019; over 1,200 people<\/strong> flocked to the third annual faire at\nthe University of Akron Wayne College last May.  It was a fresh experience\nwith favorite makers from last year<\/strong> coming back along with new makers and\nnew things to see and do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maker Faire Cleveland<\/a><\/strong> is coming! \nVisit the Great Lakes Science Center on Saturday, November 2nd from 10:00-5:00\nfor the largest Maker Faire in our region.  This year\u2019s Faire will have\nover 150 Makers<\/strong> plus\nmultiple workshops and stages with performances in addition to Makers. \nMaker Faire Cleveland is FREE and open to the public.  There\u2019s something\nfor everyone including great activities for kids and families.  Click here<\/a> to see this\nyear\u2019s participating Makers and here<\/a> for the schedule of\nactivities and workshops.  Don\u2019t miss it!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to learn more about\nfeatured Maker Faires in our area?<\/strong>  Click here<\/a> for a full list of featured Maker\nFaires that are worth traveling for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud to showcase\nOhio makers<\/strong> participating in the\nWayne County Mini Maker Faire.  One of these people is Jonathan Michel<\/strong>.  He and his dad built a fully functioning\nmarimba!  During the Maker Faire, he assembled and played songs to the\ndelight of Faire goers and allowed attendees to try their hand at playing as\nwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan\u2019s four-octave\nmarimba is made from padauk and oak wood planks using a benchtop CNC Router at\nthe Romich Foundation Makerspace<\/strong> in Creston.  He also used band\n& circular saws, a drill, and a belt sander.  It took almost nine months<\/strong> to complete the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Michel is a Junior\nat Wooster High School.  He is in the International Baccalaureate programs\nand is active in Speech and Debate, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, and is a\nvolunteer at Local Roots Food Coop and the Wooster Community Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another person who\nparticipated in the Wayne County Mini Maker Faire is Chris Ryan of Ohio Fixed Wing Racing.<\/strong>  Chris and friends brought and flew various drones at\nthe Faire to the delight of adults and children alike.  Drones are\nbecoming more and more prevalent in our lives.  At the Faire, his booth\nshowed various types of drones that are designed\nfor different purposes.<\/strong>\n Attendees had a fun time chatting with Chris to learn what drones and\nmodel aviation is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ohio Fixed Wing Racing\nis a small group of flying wing racers.  They attempt to get together once\na month to race each other.  Find them on Facebook by searching “Ohio Fixed Wing Racing<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out our\nparticipating makers is Melissa Scott of Young Living\nEssential Oils.<\/strong>  At the Faire,\nMelissa displayed a selection of essential oils, a diffuser, sample jars to\nsmell, literature explaining uses of essential oils, DIY recipes<\/strong> to share of products that can be made with essential oils,\nand samples of oils to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa is from\nOrrville, married, mother of 5 children, grandmother of 2.  After\ncompleting 25 years of homeschooling, she now spends time caring for her\ngrandchildren, serving in her church and other ministries, and is an\nindependent distributor for Young Living Essential Oils.  Melissa has\nalways been interested in natural ways to care for her health and home and\nfound essential oils to be a wonderful asset.  She\u2019s been using them for\nfour years, finding many uses and health benefits, and sharing them with others\nlooking for the same!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone, The Wayne County Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It\u2019s 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: \u201cDubbed the \u2018Greatest Show and Tell on Earth\u2019; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne CollegeRead More →<\/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-12331","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\/12331","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=12331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12359,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12331\/revisions\/12359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}