Maker Faire is open on Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, 10am-5pm. Here are performances, demonstrations, and presentations happening at Maker Faire at specific times. The schedule is subject to change without notice.
| 10:00 AM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Total AnnihilationTotal AnnihilationFronted by 11-year-old Eddy Demon, these young masters of kid punk annihilate the universe, starting with your eardrums and everything in between! |
| 10:00 AM Spins & Needles |
Make Your Own Video Game Pixel ProjectsSpins & NeedlesUsing iron and beads, design an image of your favourite video game character. Take home cool pixelated objects to wear or to display. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 10:00 AM MAKE Booth |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 10:00 AM Lion Brand Booth |
How To Crochet 3D ShapesCecily KeimOut-of-this-world forms and elegant shapes in the universe inspire these crocheted projects. Learn how a hook and yarn can sculpt a 3D fabric hyperbolics and much more. |
| 10:00 AM Sights and Sounds Screening Room |
Paulina Hollers and CarlinVideo will loop throughout the day Saturday.Brent Green Enjoy this collection of animated films, with live sound effects and musical accompaniment provided by the filmmaker. |
| 10:00 AM Make Way Theater |
Power Tool Drag RacesPower Tool Drag RacesSuper Stock off-the-shelf machines and full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel monstrosities go head-to-head in this capacitor-blowing shrapnel mayhem. Thrill to the speed and smells as hardware store favorites battle down a racetrack to glory. |
| 10:00 AM Outside West |
Society for Creative AnachronismRapier and a Heavy Fighting DemoBarony of the Westermark Slip four centuries or more into the past to experience the Barony of the Westermark's take on everything from archery to smithing, weaving to scribing. |
| 10:00 AM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 10:30 AM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Soft CircuitsSyuzi PakhchyanCreate your own wearables and interactive toys using these basic techniques for sewing simple, soft circuits with conductive threads, fabrics, inks, hook-and-loop, and zipper tapes. |
| 10:30 AM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How to SilkscreenGet a quick overview of using photo-emulsion for silkscreening at home or in your workshop. Learn about designing successful prints and preparing screens for exposure and printing. |
| 10:30 AM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 10:30 AM Maker Main Stage |
Chapman Hill Techno TeamSee the group's skit and dance illustrating their Make Shift idea of being a cast away without fresh water.Chapman Hill Techo Team See a desalination invention created by this group of bright elementary school students, and enjoy their skit and dance illustrating their solution to <a href="http://makezine.com/08/makeshift/">MAKE 08's MakeShift challenge</a> of being a castaway without fresh water. |
| 10:30 AM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 10:30 AM Make Your Own Veeblefetzers Demo Area |
Make Your Own VeeblefetzersRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a blinky-eyed Veeblefetzer. |
| 11:00 AM Maker Main Stage |
Art of the CatapultBill GurstelleAuthor of "Backyard Ballistics" and "Art of the Catapult", Bill Gurstelle offers a historical and technological review of the catapult as well as a preview of the day's King of Fling contest. |
| 11:00 AM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 11:00 AM MAKE Booth |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 11:00 AM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 11:00 AM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 11:00 AM Maker Store |
Solarbotics BEAM RobotsSolarbotics Ltd.Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics will be showing off four of their kits, which will be available for purchase in the Maker Store. |
| 11:00 AM Hacks Booth |
Chris Kohler on Retro Gaming HacksCome and get tips on hacking ancient hardware, home-brewing classic software, and adapting today's equipment for retro games. |
| 11:15 AM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Fresh ThreadsMiranda CaroligneDiscover decorative techniques you can use to trick out (and cover mishaps) of old button-down shirts. Techniques include sewing, painting, drawing, spray glue, hot glue, etc. |
| 11:15 AM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Making Copper Pendants (Without Soldering)Margaret DonnellyThese beautiful copper pendants require no soldering! Learn to create a mini-masterpiece to wear and enjoy. The charm incorporates images, papers, color, and a little glue. |
| 11:20 AM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Lil' BilliesThe Lil' BilliesLil' Billies play bluegrass and American folk. They all started playing under music teacher John Fuller at Menlo Park’s Peninsula School, one of California's oldest progressive schools. |
| 11:30 AM Maker Main Stage |
Once Upon a ToonJoe WosUniquely blending storytelling and live illustration, this cartoonist/storyteller draws the stories as he tells them in this lively interactive program for all ages. |
| 11:30 AM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 12:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Project: PimentoProject: PimentoPrepare to swagger in sophisticated, space-age style with the world's only theremin lounge band and its repertoire of toe-tapping mid-20th-century favorites. |
| 12:00 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
How to Sew a Bias-Tape Tote BagNancy FlynnMake a simple, stylish bias-tape tote bag that will become a staple in your wardrobe and sewing repertoire. |
| 12:00 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Quick Crafts with Fusible InterfacingC&T PublishingUse fast2fuse® fusible stiff interfacing with fabric or paper to make vases, boxes, bowls, postcards, costumes, decorative clocks, and more creative projects from the from the Fast, Fun & Easy® how-to book series. |
| 12:00 PM MiniMakers |
Build a Giant WhaleRobin Lise NielsenHelp build a 25-foot-long orca whale. After constructing the whale and a boost from Bernoulli, you can climb inside the belly of the beast! |
| 12:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Retro-Gaming HacksHow to put together one of the MAKE "Build Your Own Game Kits"Joe Grand Homebrew games and hardware, created by gamers, for gamers, combine nostalgia with modern technology--just for the thrill and challenge. Play with Atari and other retro gaming goodies. |
| 12:00 PM Spins & Needles |
Super StencillingSpins & NeedlesLearn how to print the easy way using stencils. Print your stencil of choice on a tote bag or wallet to take home with you. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 12:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 12:00 PM Make Your Own Tribbles Demo Area |
Make Your Own TribblesRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a wiggly Tribble. |
| 12:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Rich Gibson on Wireless HacksWhether your wireless network needs to extend to the edge of your office or to the other end of town, some non-obvious, "from the field" techniques will show you how to get the job done. |
| 12:00 PM Make Way Theater |
Rocket Launch PadLUNARBe a rocket scientist! Build and fly a rocket with LUNAR, the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry, the nation's largest model rocket club. |
| 12:00 PM Maker Store |
Daisy the Friendly MP3 PlayerRaphael AbramsA multipurpose sound player, Daisy works as a standalone personal music player or in art projects, kiosks, tour guides, toys, or anywhere you need high-quality embedded audio. |
| 12:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Moonshine-Powered MotorsDavid BlumeSee how to produce your own alcohol auto fuel from ground corn and enzymes, and how to convert your car to run on it. |
| 12:30 PM King of Fling |
King of Fling Catapult ContestOfficial English Hurling BattleBill Gurstelle See who becomes the Count of Catapults, the Earl of Hurl, the Baroness of Ballistas. Saturday only. |
| 12:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 12:45 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Tarantulas Jug BandThe Tarantulas Jug BandEarly 20th-century musicians began playing on cigar boxes, washboards, and so on. Hear ragtime, tin-pan-alley, Delta blues, rockabilly, and work songs on homemade jug-band instruments. |
| 12:45 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Cartoon CharactersJoe WosLearn the art of cartooning and visual storytelling while learning the basic skills needed to both draw and create compelling characters. |
| 12:45 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Yoda DollBonnie BurtonA Jedi crafter must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. Serious fans of all ages come craft cute but simple Yoda dolls! |
| 1:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
The Evolution Control Committee: Live InfringementTradeMark GundersonWith credits including inventing a music genre (the mashup) and a cease-and-desist from CBS, The ECC's party-science Thimbletron performance is not to be missed. |
| 1:00 PM |
Diet Coke and Mentos Mega-FountainsEepybirdHelp the original Eepybird guys build their amazing Mega-Fountain using Diet Coke and Mentos! Soda practically explodes as carbon dioxide rapidly escapes from the bottle. Note: Saturday only. |
| 1:00 PM Outside PlayDay |
Make Your Own Water RocketsMorgan WoodsonBuild a "Coney" back-gliding water rocket from a plastic bottle and cardboard. Learn to construct simple and complex launchers, fins, and nosecones. Materials supplied. |
| 1:00 PM Bike Town |
How to Design and Build Wooden BikesTom KabatLearn unusual design and easy construction techniques to use to build your own unique, fantastic bike at home. |
| 1:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Make Your Own VibrobotMark FrauenfelderLearn to make the Vibrobot featured on the cover of MAKE 10, and meet the editor of MAKE who will show you how you can make your own! |
| 1:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Rich Gibson on Google Maps and Mapping HacksLearn creative ways to add to and customize the satellite images and underlying API of Google Maps. Plus, learn some simple techniques available to developers and power users who want to draw digital maps. |
| 1:00 PM Make Way Theater |
Power Tool Drag RacesPower Tool Drag RacesSuper Stock off-the-shelf machines and full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel monstrosities go head-to-head in this capacitor-blowing shrapnel mayhem. Thrill to the speed and smells as hardware store favorites battle down a racetrack to glory. |
| 1:00 PM Maker Store |
Make Controller KitLiam StaskawiczSupporting hobby and professional projects requiring connectivity, ease of use, and control/feedback, this programmable microcontroller interfaces with Max/MSP, Flash, Processing, Java, Python, Ruby - anything that supports OSC. |
| 1:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
The WozSteve WozniakMeet the renowned Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist who helped shape the computing industry. |
| 1:30 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Felted Computer ToteAshley HelveyLearn how to felt a modern computer bag with organic wool. Think of it as a soft wear for your hardware. |
| 1:30 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Gocco PrintsFrancois PaultreThis clever, hard-to-get Japanese printing technology makes it a snap to print your own stationery, cards, and zines in minutes. Try this cult favorite and you too will be loco for Gocco. |
| 1:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 2:00 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
The Time Outs and The Devil-EttesThe Time Outs and The Devil-EttesToe-tapping tunes send tykes and go-go dancers jumping. Submit to the songwriting contest before the set or online—and hear the winning lyrics premiered live! |
| 2:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Simple SewingLotta JansdotterThe author of "Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects" shares the inspiration behind and projects from her new book. Afterwards, she will sign books and answer your crafty questions. |
| 2:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 2:00 PM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 2:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Make Your Own VibrobotMark FrauenfelderLearn to make the Vibrobot featured on the cover of MAKE 10, and meet the editor of MAKE who will show you how you can make your own! |
| 2:00 PM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 2:00 PM Lion Brand Booth |
How To Crochet 3D ShapesCecily KeimOut-of-this-world forms and elegant shapes in the universe inspire these crocheted projects. Learn how a hook and yarn can sculpt a 3D fabric hyperbolics and much more. |
| 2:00 PM Make Your Own Veeblefetzers Demo Area |
Make Your Own VeeblefetzersRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a blinky-eyed Veeblefetzer. |
| 2:00 PM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 2:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Andrew Lockhart on Network Security HacksLearn effective methods for defending your servers and networks from a variety of devious and subtle attacks. |
| 2:00 PM Outside West |
Society for Creative AnachronismRapier and a Heavy Fighting DemoBarony of the Westermark Slip four centuries or more into the past to experience the Barony of the Westermark's take on everything from archery to smithing, weaving to scribing. |
| 2:00 PM Maker Store |
XGameStation Pico Edition 2.0Andre LamotheStop by the Maker Store and learn about the XGameStation Pico 2.0; build it and write some games for it! |
| 2:00 PM Maker Store |
Blimp KitsWorkbench 2Jed Berk Come by the Maker Store and check out the Blimp Kits that you can build yourself! |
| 2:15 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
How To Needle Felt WoolJamie Marie ChanGet acquainted with the basic tools and materials needed to make a wool felt. Learn the fundamentals of needle felting round and flat objects. |
| 2:15 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How to Refashion SweatersMelanie MiguelTake scissors to your sweaters! Redesign dormant pullovers into something you’ll love to wear. You can combine sweaters, add collars and cuffs, and use interesting hardware. |
| 2:45 PM Maker Main Stage |
Project: PimentoProject: PimentoPrepare to swagger in sophisticated, space-age style with the world's only theremin lounge band and its repertoire of toe-tapping mid-20th-century favorites. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
The Art of Motion ControlBruce ShapiroThe history of Bruce Shapiro's large-scale motion control installations at national and international science centers. |
| 3:00 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Bead JewelrySusan BealUse simple wire techniques and vintage beads to create a pair of simple, stylish earrings--and a necklace or pendant--after your own fashion. |
| 3:00 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Light-Up PurseAlison LewisShine on, fashionistas! Fumble for keys in the dark no more. Assemble easy-to-buy parts into a functional, fashionable light-up purse panel that also displays a message. |
| 3:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Mister Jalopy's GarageMister JalopyMister Jalopy says, "a throwaway society means rocket science technology is available for bubble gum money and a willingness to get dirty." Exploring "Deep Sea Suburbs" has given him insight into custom vans, backyard anthropology, and the California dream. |
| 3:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 3:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Damien Stolarz on Car PC HacksWhether you're venturing into car PC for the first time or an experienced hobbyist, hop in for a joy ride. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Store |
MintyBoost and MiniPOVLimor FriedStop by the Maker Store to learn about the MintyBoost and MiniPOV kits directly from their creator. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Store |
Evil Mad Scientist Micro ReaderboardWorkbench 2Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories Learn how to build the Evil Mad Scientist Micro Readerboard micro-readerboard, which displays a short message, one letter at a time, on a bright single-character alphanumeric LED display. |
| 3:30 PM Maker Music Stage |
Uke-y StardustKelly McCubbin / UkeapocalypseKelly "The Ukulele Apocalypse" McCubbin and his extended band of variously-attired uke-heads will perform David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," from beginning to end, cabaret-style, entirely on ukulele and other cheap instruments. Freak out! All right! |
| 3:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Open Source HardwarePhillip Torrone and Limor FriedMake Senior Editor Phil Torrone and kit-maker Limor Fried of Adafruit Industries discuss how open source hardware is playing out in gadgets, kits and homebrew projects. |
| 3:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 3:30 PM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 3:30 PM Spins & Needles |
Sock Monkey MadnessSpins & NeedlesLearn to make your very own plush sock monkey from a new pair of socks. Then take the little guy home with you. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 3:30 PM Make Your Own Tribbles Demo Area |
Make Your Own TribblesRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a wiggly Tribble. |
| 3:45 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Simple Single-Signature BookFrancois PaultreQuickly create books from standard letter-sized paper with a simple bookbinding technique perfect for any small book, such as a journal, zine, or guest book. |
| 3:45 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Knit T-Shirt RugSusan HerrickDon't say good-bye to your beloved old shirts! Turn them into a washable rug you can knit yourself. |
| 4:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Coin-Op ArcadiaTim HunkinBest known for his terrific BBC series "The Secret Life of Machines", Hunkin also masterfully crafts whimsical, coin-operated, mad contraptions that blend the history of penny arcade mechanics with modern wit and technology. |
| 4:00 PM King of Fling |
King of Fling Catapult ContestHurling Awards PresentedBill Gurstelle See who becomes the Count of Catapults, the Earl of Hurl, the Baroness of Ballistas. Saturday only. |
| 4:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Retro-Gaming HacksHow to put together one of the MAKE "Build Your Own Game Kits"Joe Grand Homebrew games and hardware, created by gamers, for gamers, combine nostalgia with modern technology--just for the thrill and challenge. Play with Atari and other retro gaming goodies. |
| 4:00 PM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 4:00 PM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 4:15 PM King of Fling |
King of Fling Catapult ContestChinese Hurling BattleBill Gurstelle See who becomes the Count of Catapults, the Earl of Hurl, the Baroness of Ballistas. Saturday only. |
| 4:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Mister Jalopy's GarageMister JalopyMister Jalopy says, "a throwaway society means rocket science technology is available for bubble gum money and a willingness to get dirty." Exploring "Deep Sea Suburbs" has given him insight into custom vans, backyard anthropology, and the California dream. |
| 4:30 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Quick Crafts with Fusible InterfacingC&T PublishingUse fast2fuse® fusible stiff interfacing with fabric or paper to make vases, boxes, bowls, postcards, costumes, decorative clocks, and more creative projects from the from the Fast, Fun & Easy® how-to book series. |
| 4:30 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How to SilkscreenGet a quick overview of using photo-emulsion for silkscreening at home or in your workshop. Learn about designing successful prints and preparing screens for exposure and printing. |
| 4:30 PM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 4:30 PM Make Way Theater |
Rocket Launch PadLUNARBe a rocket scientist! Build and fly a rocket with LUNAR, the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry, the nation's largest model rocket club. |
| 5:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Aquaskipper the Hydrofoil OrnithopterTim AndersonBounce up and down and the Aquaskipper's wing flaps and propels this homemade, human-powered, wooden, hull-less hydrofoil ornithopter like Sweden's Trampofoil and South Africa's Pumpabike. |
| 5:00 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Swap-O-Rama-RamaThe Swap-o-rama-rama Fashion Show will feature the silly and the sophisticated in a playful spin down the runway in the most fabulous finds and best recycled designs.Swap-O-Rama-Rama Get rid of your tired clothes. Swap it or refashion old into new! A Maker Faire ticket plus any size bag of unwanted (but clean) clothes admits you to this textile paradise. |
| 5:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Yo-Yo to Wow YouDoctor PopularFive minutes, music, and a yo-yo is all Dr. Popular needs to amaze you with the newest styles of innovative yo-yo play. |
| 5:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Jason Striegel Hackszine.comO'Reilly's Hacks Series reclaims the term 'hacking' for the good guys--innovators who explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with fun things to try on their own. |
| 5:00 PM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 5:15 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
How To Crochet Granny SquaresCecily KeimIt's a classic, but your own grandmother may not know how to make one. Come on by to learn how, and you can take it home to Gramma. |
| 5:15 PM MAKE Booth |
How to Yo-YoDoctor PopularLearn to use and maintain a modern yo-yo from a master of the art. |
| 5:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Crank EnsembleThe Crank EnsembleFrom sparse "plinking" to layered, melodic loopiness to hardcore noise, these all result from rhythmic, repetitive patterns made by crank-operated machines designed by artist Larnie Fox. |
| 1:00 AM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 10:00 AM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Ballistic CatsBallistic CatsEnjoy a combination of Sun Records rock-and-roll (but faster), surf rock (but smarter), swing (tangy!), and roots rock. |
| 10:00 AM Maker Main Stage |
Cassette Jockey World ChampionshipsRound OneThe Evolution Control Committee Cassette Jockeys vie for prizes in this uniquely entertaining competition for modded boomboxes, walkmans and other CJ-created instruments. Rounds Sunday only. |
| 10:00 AM MAKE Booth |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 10:00 AM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 10:00 AM Make Way Theater |
Power Tool Drag RacesPower Tool Drag RacesSuper Stock off-the-shelf machines and full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel monstrosities go head-to-head in this capacitor-blowing shrapnel mayhem. Thrill to the speed and smells as hardware store favorites battle down a racetrack to glory. |
| 10:00 AM Outside West |
Society for Creative AnachronismRapier and a Heavy Fighting DemoBarony of the Westermark Slip four centuries or more into the past to experience the Barony of the Westermark's take on everything from archery to smithing, weaving to scribing. |
| 10:00 AM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 10:30 AM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Iron-OnsAmy CluckAdd some iron-on zip to your wardrobe when you apply your own special, custom-designed felt shapes to your clothes. |
| 10:30 AM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How to Knit in the RoundSusan HerrickDemystify circular knitting. Learn to work with one and two circular needles, double-pointed needles, and the Magic Loop! Come learn a cutting-edge trick or a new skill. |
| 10:30 AM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 10:30 AM Spins & Needles |
Make Your Own Video Game Pixel ProjectsSpins & NeedlesUsing iron and beads, design an image of your favourite video game character. Take home cool pixelated objects to wear or to display. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 10:30 AM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 10:30 AM Make Your Own Veeblefetzers Demo Area |
Make Your Own VeeblefetzersRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a blinky-eyed Veeblefetzer. |
| 10:30 AM Make Your Own Veeblefetzers Demo Area |
Make Your Own VeeblefetzersRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a blinky-eyed Veeblefetzer. |
| 11:00 AM Maker Main Stage |
How to Build Monumental SculptureCorbett GriffithAn experienced and irreverent engineer shows how to design, engineer, and construct large scale, multi-ton sculpture featured at events such as Coachella and Burning Man. |
| 11:00 AM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 11:00 AM MAKE Booth |
Mister Jalopy's GarageMister JalopyMister Jalopy says, "a throwaway society means rocket science technology is available for bubble gum money and a willingness to get dirty." Exploring "Deep Sea Suburbs" has given him insight into custom vans, backyard anthropology, and the California dream. |
| 11:00 AM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 11:00 AM Hacks Booth |
Josh Paul on Digital Video HacksWith digital video, the hacking possibilities are limitless, for both amateurs and professional artists. From acquiring footage, mixing, editing, and adding effects to final distribution, you can learn some unique tips, tools, and techniques for every stage of video production. |
| 11:00 AM Make Way Theater |
Rocket Launch PadLUNARBe a rocket scientist! Build and fly a rocket with LUNAR, the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry, the nation's largest model rocket club. |
| 11:00 AM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 11:15 AM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
5 Cent Coffee5 Cent Coffee5 Cent Coffee is an eclectic trio dedicated to organic old fashioned sound; an amalgamation of a by-gone nation, mixed with the fresh scent of a smile or the wail of a lament. Ukulele driven original material with stand up bass and melodeon - throw in a washboard, a kazoo - some junk - an old shoe, wear a grumpy hat, cry a tear or two, and you're there by the side of an old dusty highway... |
| 11:15 AM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How To Sew a Shoulder Tie Tank TopNancy FlynnSew a simple, breezy, gathered cotton shoulder-tie tank top for summer in as few as six seams sewn in a yard of fabric. |
| 11:15 AM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own JewelryDemonstrationSusan Beal Create your own gorgeous jewelry, custom-designed by you, and get a handy how-to pamphlet so you can make more at home. |
| 11:30 AM Maker Main Stage |
Kite Aerial PhotographyCris BentonWho needs satellite photography? Get a kite's-eye view of what's happening down below. See how you can make your own aerial photography apparatus at home. |
| 11:30 AM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 12:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Searching for ET with SETI@homeDan WerthimerAre we alone? Discover life in the universe--or at least the possibility of it. Learn how your computer could be the one to detect the first signal from a civilization beyond Earth. |
| 12:00 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Quick Crafts with Fusible InterfacingC&T PublishingUse fast2fuse® fusible stiff interfacing with fabric or paper to make vases, boxes, bowls, postcards, costumes, decorative clocks, and more creative projects from the from the Fast, Fun & Easy® how-to book series. |
| 12:00 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
wardrobe_remixTricia RoyalShare your flare for everyday creative outfits. Post pictures of yourself donning your unique threads. Be inspired by trendsetters, and spur other fashion mavens with your style. |
| 12:00 PM MiniMakers |
Build a Giant WhaleRobin Lise NielsenHelp build a 25-foot-long orca whale. After constructing the whale and a boost from Bernoulli, you can climb inside the belly of the beast! |
| 12:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Make Your Own VibrobotMark FrauenfelderLearn to make the Vibrobot featured on the cover of MAKE 10, and meet the editor of MAKE who will show you how you can make your own! |
| 12:00 PM Lion Brand Booth |
How To Crochet 3D ShapesCecily KeimOut-of-this-world forms and elegant shapes in the universe inspire these crocheted projects. Learn how a hook and yarn can sculpt a 3D fabric hyperbolics and much more. |
| 12:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 12:00 PM Make Your Own Tribbles Demo Area |
Make Your Own TribblesRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a wiggly Tribble. |
| 12:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Jason Striegel Hackszine.comO'Reilly's Hacks Series reclaims the term 'hacking' for the good guys--innovators who explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with fun things to try on their own. |
| 12:00 PM Make Way Theater |
Power Tool Drag RacesPower Tool Drag RacesSuper Stock off-the-shelf machines and full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel monstrosities go head-to-head in this capacitor-blowing shrapnel mayhem. Thrill to the speed and smells as hardware store favorites battle down a racetrack to glory. |
| 12:00 PM Maker Store |
Daisy the Friendly MP3 PlayerRaphael AbramsA multipurpose sound player, Daisy works as a standalone personal music player or in art projects, kiosks, tour guides, toys, or anywhere you need high-quality embedded audio. |
| 12:30 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Lemon Lime LightsLemon Lime LightsTangos, waltzes, and punk-ass rock make for a Junkyard Cabaret. |
| 12:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Cassette Jockey World ChampionshipsRound TwoThe Evolution Control Committee Cassette Jockeys vie for prizes in this uniquely entertaining competition for modded boomboxes, walkmans and other CJ-created instruments. Rounds Sunday only. |
| 12:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 12:45 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Yoda DollBonnie BurtonA Jedi crafter must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. Serious fans of all ages come craft cute but simple Yoda dolls! |
| 12:45 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Refashioned Thrift Store KnitsShannon OkeyGive wooly thrift store finds new life with a wealth of techniques. Learn to alter and embellish them using knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, dyeing and more. |
| 1:00 PM Bike Town |
How to Design and Build Wooden BikesTom KabatLearn unusual design and easy construction techniques to use to build your own unique, fantastic bike at home. |
| 1:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 1:00 PM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 1:00 PM Spins & Needles |
Sock Monkey MadnessSpins & NeedlesLearn to make your very own plush sock monkey from a new pair of socks. Then take the little guy home with you. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 1:00 PM Combots Arena |
RoboGames Presents: The ComBot CupCombots Competition (ongoing)RoboGames Rev your microprocessors with two days of grudge matches and class competitions. What attack hacks will prevail? This rowdy event will deliver $10,000 in prizes to the toughest, hottest bots on the block. |
| 1:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Rich Gibson on Google Maps and Mapping HacksLearn creative ways to add to and customize the satellite images and underlying API of Google Maps. Plus, learn some simple techniques available to developers and power users who want to draw digital maps. |
| 1:00 PM Maker Store |
Make Controller KitLiam StaskawiczSupporting hobby and professional projects requiring connectivity, ease of use, and control/feedback, this programmable microcontroller interfaces with Max/MSP, Flash, Processing, Java, Python, Ruby - anything that supports OSC. |
| 1:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Paper AirplanesJohn CollinsThese paper airplanes tumble, flip, flap, circle, drop helicopters, pierce the air like darts, and even stay aloft indefinitely. Learn to fold some simple planes yourself! |
| 1:30 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
How To Spin YarnJamie Marie ChanBe a spinmeister! Learn the basic tools and techniques of hand spinning. Try using a hand spindle and experiment with a spinning wheel. |
| 1:30 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Calligraphy & Suminagashi MarblingMarcia FriedmanTry your hand at elegant lettering. Expert calligraphers demonstrate using metal pens, quills & reeds. Then, marble paper with bright colors using the Japanese suminagashi technique. |
| 1:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 1:45 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Project: PimentoProject: PimentoPrepare to swagger in sophisticated, space-age style with the world's only theremin lounge band and its repertoire of toe-tapping mid-20th-century favorites. |
| 2:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Mister Jalopy's GarageMister JalopyMister Jalopy says, "a throwaway society means rocket science technology is available for bubble gum money and a willingness to get dirty." Exploring "Deep Sea Suburbs" has given him insight into custom vans, backyard anthropology, and the California dream. |
| 2:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 2:00 PM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 2:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 2:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Kyle Rankin on Knoppix/Ubuntu HacksGet Ubuntu installation advice and tips on getting the most out of the free applications packaged with the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Plus, learn how the Knoppix Live CD can help you troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, disinfect, and generally be productive without Windows--without the difficulty of installing Linux itself. |
| 2:00 PM Outside West |
Society for Creative AnachronismRapier and a Heavy Fighting DemoBarony of the Westermark Slip four centuries or more into the past to experience the Barony of the Westermark's take on everything from archery to smithing, weaving to scribing. |
| 2:00 PM Maker Store |
XGameStation Pico Edition 2.0Andre LamotheStop by the Maker Store and learn about the XGameStation Pico 2.0; build it and write some games for it! |
| 2:15 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Felted Computer ToteAshley HelveyLearn how to felt a modern computer bag with organic wool. Think of it as a soft wear for your hardware. |
| 2:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Backyard BallisticsBill GurstelleGet a historical and technological review of potato cannons, air cannons, trebuchets and catapults from the author of "Backyard Ballistics" and "Art of the Catapult." |
| 3:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Graffiti Research Lab & the Anti-Advertising AgencyJames Powderly and Steve LambertLearn how technologies and urban systems are hacked to take back control of the streets and other public spaces from corporations, advertisers and local and federal governments. |
| 3:00 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Make Your Own Light-Up PurseAlison LewisShine on, fashionistas! Fumble for keys in the dark no more. Assemble easy-to-buy parts into a functional, fashionable light-up purse panel that also displays a message. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Loop.pooLRick WalkerFound and invented sounds combine in an interesting musical show using state-of-the-art live looping techniques. |
| 3:00 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
How To CrochetCecily KeimCrochet can do just about anything knitting can do, with just one needle instead of two. Whatever your whim, there is likely a crochet technique to use to build your idea. |
| 3:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Backyard BallisticsBill GurstelleGet a historical and technological review of potato cannons, air cannons, trebuchets and catapults from the author of "Backyard Ballistics" and "Art of the Catapult." |
| 3:00 PM Craft Corner |
Make Your Own Wet-Felted Wool Beads and PatchesRachel HospodarLearn to wet-felt durable textile shapes of your own creation. Make a necklace or a patch to sew onto your clothes. |
| 3:00 PM Spins & Needles |
Super StencillingSpins & NeedlesLearn how to print the easy way using stencils. Print your stencil of choice on a tote bag or wallet to take home with you. All materials and instructions provided. |
| 3:00 PM Makeshift Theatre |
Kamishibai: Japanese Storycard TheaterDavid Battino and Hazuki KataokaClassic folktales told with kamishibai ("paper theater") storycards enchant kids of all ages. Japanese street performers popularized this format in the days before television. |
| 3:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Kyle Rankin on Knoppix/Ubuntu HacksGet Ubuntu installation advice and tips on getting the most out of the free applications packaged with the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Plus, learn how the Knoppix Live CD can help you troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, disinfect, and generally be productive without Windows--without the difficulty of installing Linux itself. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Store |
MintyBoost and MiniPOVLimor FriedStop by the Maker Store to learn about the MintyBoost and MiniPOV kits directly from their creator. |
| 3:00 PM Maker Store |
Evil Mad Scientist Micro ReaderboardWorkbench 2Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories Learn how to build the Evil Mad Scientist Micro Readerboard micro-readerboard, which displays a short message, one letter at a time, on a bright single-character alphanumeric LED display. |
| 3:15 PM Make Way Theater |
Rocket Launch PadLUNARBe a rocket scientist! Build and fly a rocket with LUNAR, the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry, the nation's largest model rocket club. |
| 3:30 PM Maker Main Stage |
Weekend Projects/DrawbotBre Pettis and Phillip TorroneStop by and meet Phillip and Bre of the blog and podcast who will be putting the drawing robot through its paces! |
| 3:30 PM Makeshift Theatre |
The Great Puppet MusicalThe Un-Scripted Theater CompanySpecializing in exclusively improvised, handcrafted theater, The Un-Scripted Theater Company presents its newest show. Puppets they made star in scenes and songs determined by you! |
| 3:30 PM Tesla Coil Stage |
Man-Made LightningSanta Cruz Institute for Particle PhysicsThis 5-foot-tall Tesla Coil generates dazzling, long, electrical arcs while also revealing basic physics principles with the Jacob's Ladder, Faraday's Cage, and grounding. |
| 3:30 PM Make Your Own Tribbles Demo Area |
Make Your Own TribblesRachel McConnell and Annie ShaoLove everything blinky, wiggly, and fluffy? Of course you do! Incorporate electronics into soft, stuffed toys as you make a wiggly Tribble. |
| 3:45 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Cat FurnitureSusan KralovecThese stylish, aesthetically pleasing scratching posts and play gyms you can make yourself of heavy-duty triple wall corrugated cardboard material please the most finicky felines. |
| 4:00 PM Maker Faire Outdoor Stage |
Kid BeyondKid BeyondSinger. Beatboxer. Songwriter. Live looper. One-man vocal band. Kid Beyond loops and multitracks his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks – layering his impassioned lyrics over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation. The result is a riveting, soulful brew of pop electronica. What takes most people an entire band to produce, Kid Beyond executes with his own mouth. You're in the presence of a higher power... you want to get up and dance." – SF Weekly, Best of SF |
| 4:00 PM Maker Main Stage |
Cassette Jockey World ChampionshipsFinals RoundThe Evolution Control Committee Cassette Jockeys vie for prizes in this uniquely entertaining competition for modded boomboxes, walkmans and other CJ-created instruments. Rounds Sunday only. |
| 4:00 PM MAKE Booth |
Backyard BallisticsBill GurstelleGet a historical and technological review of potato cannons, air cannons, trebuchets and catapults from the author of "Backyard Ballistics" and "Art of the Catapult." |
| 4:00 PM Lion Brand Booth |
How To Crochet 3D ShapesCecily KeimOut-of-this-world forms and elegant shapes in the universe inspire these crocheted projects. Learn how a hook and yarn can sculpt a 3D fabric hyperbolics and much more. |
| 4:00 PM Hacks Booth |
Andrew Lockhart on Network Security HacksLearn effective methods for defending your servers and networks from a variety of devious and subtle attacks. |
| 4:00 PM Maker Store |
Maker Store Kit DemosBrian JepsonThe Maker Store staff will be on hand to demonstrate all the kits we have for sale. |
| 4:30 PM Craft Demo Area 1 |
Fire SkirtLaura CesariUse electroluminescent (EL) wire and reflective and transparent fabrics for a glow-in-the-dark clothing technique that mimics the look of fire. |
| 4:30 PM Craft Demo Area 2 |
Make Your Own Soft CircuitsSyuzi PakhchyanCreate your own wearables and interactive toys using these basic techniques for sewing simple, soft circuits with conductive threads, fabrics, inks, hook-and-loop, and zipper tapes. |
