tl;dr: Talk & Tinker Tuesday (beta test) 6-9 on 12/10 @ our new space! Stars & Skulls on Sunday 12/15 @ NoHo Center for the Arts, Mending Mondays (fiber arts meetup) 6-9 on 12/16 @ our new space! And did I mention? We have a new space! Suite 044 in Eastworks!
Hi All!
Our next Talk & Tinker Tuesday is on 12/10 from 6-9 pm in our new space in Eastworks! This is an early access beta test of the space for future Talk & Tinkers, workshops, and other events, so come check it out! Are we fully set up? Probably not. Have we forgotten about something? Maybe. Do we want you to come in and help us answer those questions by working on your projects, hanging out, and chatting about how you might use the space? Absolutely! Bring along your current project, thing you’re repairing, interesting gadget, or just come to check out the space and talk for a bit. We’ll have all the usual small hand tools, test equipment, soldering irons, lockpicks, and such from the co-op Talk & Tinker sessions, but also real work benches, a sewing machine, a small but growing maker library, a comfy couch, a 3d printer, and more! The one thing we don’t have, however, is a grocery store right outside the door, so remember to bring something to drink and/or a snack if you’ll need one. Local Burger is right upstairs too, if you find yourself unexpectedly hungry.
On Sunday 12/15 from 12-4 we’ll be setting up an info table at the Stars and Skulls Crafty Craft Fair at the Northampton Center for the Arts. We still have space for a couple more people who would be interested in helping out at the table to talk up MakeFixHack and our new space.
Then the next day is the premier of Mending Mondays from 6-9 on 12/16, for anyone interested in sewing, mending, or any other fiber arts related areas. The theme is pockets, so if you need more pockets in your clothes, less holes in the pockets you do have, or even if you’re fully satisfied with your pockets and just want to do other fiber arts with creative people, this is the place for you! Contact @alexisdyslexic on Discord if you have any questions about the event.
Then 12/17 we’ll most likely be having another Talk & Tinker Tuesday, but keep an eye out for next week’s newsletter for any changes.
So where is this space? We’re in suite 044 on the ground floor of Eastworks, right below Local Burger. The easiest way to get in, especially if you’re carrying anything, is around the back through the door in the mural wall, then down the ramp, zig left and zag right, go a little ways down the hall and you’ll find us (don’t worry, we’ll put up signs to lead the way). If you’re driving, turn off Pleasant St onto Putnam Ct and go down the hill to the left and park in any of the spots away from the building. Where to park
Do you have an idea for a workshop you’d like to present, a theme you’d like to see, or anything you can think of that we could do with our new space, let me know at this email, @MakerBill on Discord, or in person at Talk & Tinker and we’ll see what we can come up with.
And finally, we’re still working out the details, but information will be coming soon about how to become a member, what membership will mean for you, and how your membership will help us sustain and grow this exciting new space.
Be safe and keep making things!
- Bill C.
Where to find us:
Eastworks Building Suite 044
116 Pleasant St, Easthampton, MA
MakeFixHack is a growing community of makers, tinkerers, hackers, crafters, and other like-minded people, sharing knowledge and opening a community workshop/hackerspace here in Easthampton. MakeFixHack is an open and welcoming community and strives to be a safe space for all.