tl;dr: Take it Apart Tuesday on 4/16, Seed & Houseplant Swap 4/24, upcoming events, social links
Hi all!
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Our next meetup is on 4/16 at River Valley Co-op from 6-9 for Take it Apart Tuesday a.k.a. What’s Inside This Thing Anyway? This is a family-friendly, hands-on, interactive session where we’ll explore the whys and hows of taking things apart in a safe and (mostly) non-destructively manner. It’s spring break week for many of the area schools, so bring your kids out and take some things apart together. Don’t have kids to bring? That’s fine too, it’s fun for all ages! If you have something you want to peek inside of, bring it along, but we’ll have lots of old hard drives to take apart too! Broken electronic or mechanical toys, small appliances, retired DVD players and the like are all great things to bring along. Old tube TVs, microwaves, grandfather’s pocket watch, and family heirlooms should be left alone, however. This is also a great event to come to if you have something you’re trying to repair, since the first step to many repairs is disassembly. Check out the Meetup page for more information.
The following week on Wednesday 4/24, we’ll be hosting a Seed & Houseplant Swap at Forbes Library in Northampton. Then we’ll be exploring Visible Mending/Sashiko at the Co-op on 4/30. May will bring the return of Lockpicking and Home Made Musical Instrument events and more, so stay tuned to these newsletters, the calendar on our web page, or our Meetup page. And if you have a suggestion for an event or theme you would like to see (or even help host) let us know, we’re always looking for new and exciting ideas to share with the community.
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Be safe and keep making things!
Bill C.
MakeFixHack is a growing community of makers, tinkerers, hackers, crafters, and other like-minded people, sharing knowledge and working to create a community workshop/hackerspace here in Easthampton. MakeFixHack is an open and welcoming community and strives to be a safe space for all.
Be safe and keep making things!
- Bill C.
Where to find us:
MakeFixHack is a growing community of makers, tinkerers, hackers, crafters, and other like-minded people, sharing knowledge and working to create a community workshop/hackerspace here in Easthampton. MakeFixHack is an open and welcoming community and strives to be a safe space for all.