Columbia Mini Maker Faire Shows Off Regional Creativity on June 14
June 13, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – June 14, 2014 – Columbia Mini Maker Faire, an all-ages festival of DIY tech enthusiasts, crafters, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers and artists, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. June 14, 2014at EdVenture Children’s Museum. South Carolina’s second Mini Maker Faire will give local “makers” an opportunity to share their talent and inspire others to explore their inner inventor.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, the Columbia Mini Maker Faire is a localized version of the national Maker Faire which host 90,000 visitors in San Mateo each year.
In its simplest form, Maker Faire creates conversations with Makers. It is a show-and-tell format for people of all ages that brings out the “kid” in all of us. Maker Faire is a community-based learning event that inspires everyone to become a maker and connect to people and projects in their local community.
Over 30 makers will be sharing their creations at the Columbia Mini Maker Faire on Saturday. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to eco-fashion revolutionaries to scientists and musicians.
This one-day, family-friendly festival will feature food, performances, workshops, and many hands-on projects and activities for adults and kids of all ages to explore what they can make. A few of the projects, activities, and presentations include:
10 a.m. Bryce Bigger Demonstration
Bryce Bigger is an interactive designer, developer, tinkerer and the founder of The Bigger Design.
11 a.m. The Joseph Tollefsen Band
14-year-old Joseph Tollefsen rocks out maker style on his hand-made, hand-illuminated guitar created from a traditional cigar box.
12 p.m. Jillian Owens Refashionista Presentation
Jillian Owens is a writer, designer, and eco-fashion revolutionary. This ReFashionista dyes, snips, and sews landfill-bound secondhand clothing into cute couture! Featured on The Rachael Ray Show and Good Afternoon America!
1 p.m. Performance by The Prairie Willows
The Prairie Willows are a boot stompin’ band with a strong live performance featuring tasteful covers, tuneful harmonies, and a variety of instruments that range from a kazoo, to a tub, to the boots on their feet!
2 p.m. Jeremy Cook Mountain Beest Demonstration
Jeremy Cook is a manufacturing engineer, avid maker and experimenter. He will be showcasing his newest maker masterpiece, The Mountain Beest. When he’s not busy creating (or destroying) something, he writes for his blogs JcoPro.net and DIYTripods.com.
3 p.m. EdVenture Team Hovercraft Demonstration
EdVenture staff members will showcase their own lithium battery powered hovercraft.
4 p.m. Great Water Balloon Launch with Tom Heck
Tom Heck’s trebuchet launches softball size water balloons 50 – 70 yards using (kid) power.
Columbia Mini Maker Faire is presented by EdVenture and sponsored by Club Car. Admission to the Columbia Mini Maker Faire is $11.50 per person and includes museum exploration. Free for EdVenture members. Purchase tickets at www.makerfairecolumbiasc.com or at the door.
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