Maker Faire

Maker Shed Exhibits, Demos, and More  

Come to the Maker Shed to meet the authors who write the books and the makers who make the kits. They will be in the Maker Shed all weekend, and we'll have plenty of cool stuff to buy!

Making Music with Arduino   Collin Cunningham
Collin Cunningham
Come learn how to make music with Arduino. Geared toward those getting started with the popular microcontroller, this demonstration will explore several possible methods to use for sound synthesis.

BlinkyBugs Hands-On Workshop (with the Maker)   Ken Murphy
Ken Murphy
Come to the Maker Shed and make BlinkyBugs with their creator, Ken Murphy. Kits will be available for sale,

Man-made Lightning  
Tesla performance in Dark Room
Vicki Johnson
This 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.

Sew Subversive and Subversive Seamster   Hope Meng , Melissa Alvarado , Melissa Rannels
Hope Meng , Melissa Alvarado , Melissa Rannels
Come to the Maker Shed and meet the authors of these two subversive books.

Crafty Chica: Squeezing a Dollar from a Dime: How to Make the Most of What You Have   Kathy Cano-Murillo
Kathy Cano-Murillo
This presentation is about defining what makes you special and then how to work it the best you can!

MacGyver: The Making of a Cultural Icon   Lee Zlotoff
Lee Zlotoff
The writer of MAKE's Makeshift feature was father to McGyver, who was based on his own father. Learn about the origins of the MacGyver series and why MacGyver has become such a cultural icon.

Life Size Mousetrap   Mark Perez
Mark Perez
The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN!

BlinkyBugs Hands-On Workshop  

Come to the Maker Shed and make one of Ken Murphy's BlinkyBugs. Kits will be available for sale, and the Maker Shed team will be on hand to help.

Lion Brand Yarn Unique Activities   Lion Brand Yarn Company
Learn to Knit
Lion Brand Yarn Company
Always wanted to learn how to knit? Now's your chance to get started, learn some tips from the experts, and experience the wonderful Lion Brand yarns.

How to Make Your Own Shoes...the Easy Way!   Thomas Maiorana
Thomas Maiorana
A live demonstration showing how you can make your own shoes by hacking into existing ones.

String Theory   Autumn Wiggins
Autumn Wiggins
Can we save the planet by making things? Autumn shows how indie crafting can promote Cradle to Cradle practices.

Alcohol Can Be a Gas   David Blume
David Blume
A fast-paced introduction to making moonshine to power your vehicle, garden equipment, or even cooking and heating. Will show how to produce alcohol fuel for about 30 cents per gallon. Powerpoint visuals of equipment how-to's adapting other stuff to work as distilleries or vehicle conversion devices.

Make a Vibrobot   Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder
Learn how to make a twitchy, bug-like robot.

Heavy Pedal Cyclecide Bike Rodeo   Cyclecide
Cyclecide
Cyclecide has embraced the bicycle as a medium to express our interest in mechanical innovation, kinetic art, and performance. By salvaging bicycles for creative re-use we have produced a fleet of double-decker tall bikes, choppers, tandems, swing bikes, reverse bikes, and others too bizarre to name. The Heavy Pedal Bike Rodeo is a circus style show that highlights these monstrous alter-cycles with stupefying stunts. Our pedal-powered carnival midway of rides and attractions demonstrate the possibilities of human powered fun and engineering.

Arduino Workshop  

Come to the Maker Shed and learn how to build interesting projects with Arduino. Kits will be available for sale and the Maker Shed team will be on hand to help you.

Needle Felting Kits Workshop (with the Maker)   Moxie
Moxie
Moxie will be on hand to help you build these needle felting kits. Kits will be available for sale.

Jon Sarriugarte’s Boiler Bar Theater Presents   Jon Sarriugarte + Kyrsten Mate
Jon Sarriugarte + Kyrsten Mate
While enjoying the warmth of our Boiler Bar fire and the comfort of a drink you can take in the sights of exotic belly dancers, fire performers, and readings from the biggest little stage at the “Boiler Bar Theater.”

Streetbeats!   John King II
John King II
Streetbeats is an audio/visual musical feast performed by Drummer/percussionist "John F. King II." All of John's drumset and percussion instruments consist of discarded and second hand items such as cookware(pot&pans), #10 size foodservice cans, % gal. buckets, 30 gal. garbage cans, etc. All meticulously arranged in specific order that create melodic tones in line with harmonic scale. The show is hi-enrgy and fun. The music is an eclectic blend of World beats and rhythms ranging from Celtic to Afro-cuban to Jazz to American Indian to Polynesian, rock, hip-hop and more. John has become well known and developed a huge fan base as a street performer at the Ferry building on the Embacadero @ S.F.,CA

MacGyver: The Making of a Cultural Icon   Lee Zlotoff
(after his talk on the Maker Main stage)
Lee Zlotoff
The writer of MAKE's Makeshift feature was father to McGyver, who was based on his own father. Learn about the origins of the MacGyver series and why MacGyver has become such a cultural icon.

Solar Car Share   Julian Darley
Julian Darley
Julian Darley, founder of Post Carbon Institute, will discuss Peak Oil and its ramifications. Julian will introduce Post Carbon Institute's programs including Energy Farms Network, Solar Car Share, Relocalization Network, and Post Carbon Cities.

Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote   Johnny Lee
Johnny Lee
Presentation of two interactive projects using the Nintendo Wii remote.

Cypod Musical Movement   Beau Casey
Beau Casey
Live electronic music performed by Cypod, LX Rudis, and Bill Wolter.

Needle Felting Kits Workshop  

The Maker Shed team will be on hand to help you build these needle felting kits. Kits will be available for sale.

Man-made Lightning  
Tesla performance in Dark Room
Vicki Johnson
This 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.

The Devil-Ettes   Baby Doe
The Devil-Ettes
San Francisco's sweethearts The Devil-Ettes will perform and teach lost and forgotten go-go dance moves from the 1960's. Sassy, sultry, yet utterly All-American, The Devil-Ettes provide good clean fun for kids of all ages!

Alcohol Can Be a Gas   David Blume
David Blume
A fast-paced introduction to making moonshine to power your vehicle, garden equipment, or even cooking and heating. Will show how to produce alcohol fuel for about 30 cents per gallon. Powerpoint visuals of equipment how-to's adapting other stuff to work as distilleries or vehicle conversion devices.

Finger Puppets Who Wish To Not Die   Stacey Gordon
Stacey Gordon
Watch finger puppet-maker Stacey Gordon turn recycled felt into small, anthropomorphic foods and the animals who love to eat them. Stacey will be spending time in the Maker Shed and will also appear on the Craft Demo stage.

What Happened to the Chemistry Set?   Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
The author of the "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" examines the decline of the chemistry set and explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab and conduct experiments in basic chemistry. You can find Robert in the Maker Shed, and he'll also be appearing on the Maker Main Stage as well as the Make Demo stage.

Self-making   Gary Wolf
Gary Wolf
How to optimize learning.

Pong Watch   John Maushammer
John Maushammer
Learn how I built a wrist watch that plays pong; from the idea, to early prototypes, to design choices, and the final design. Also, I will have a preview of the next version, which plays Asteroids.

The Tarantulas Jug Band   Bill Holl
Tarantulas Jug Band
The Tarantulas Jug Band is the official music-maker of Henry Coe State Park, playing good-time music from the 1920s to the 1950s for events at Coe throughout the year. The band’s musical repertoire spans Delta blues, field and work songs, ragtime, tin-pan-alley favorites and even old rockabilly standards. The songs are accompanied by homemade and antique string and percussion instruments played in jug band style. In the spirit of the Faire, we will be bringing materials to make kazoos and will be showcasing other home made instruments such as cigar box guitars. It should be a lot of fun with the audience playing along.

Brain Machine Workshop  

Buy a Brain Machine in the Maker Shed and build it right there. The Maker Shed team will be on hand to help.

The Village Blacksmith   Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Master Blacksmith Michel Olson, and Masterful Storyteller Christy Horne, are the husband and wife team who have history ringing in the ears of audiences all over the Western U.S. Their Stage Fort Smith is a Monster Truck to behold and when you add the fabulous storytelling with live anvil accompaniment they become edutainment for the entire family. Everything Michel bashes out is given away to audience members following every show.

LUNAR Society: Rocket Launch Pad  
Craig Saunders
Be 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.

Lion Brand Yarn Unique Activities   Lion Brand Yarn Company
Learn to Crochet
Lion Brand Yarn Company
Always wanted to learn how to crochet? Now's your chance to get started, learn some tips from the experts, and experience the wonderful Lion Brand yarns.

Axis vs. Allies: Model Warship Battle   Western Warship Combat Club
Rob Wood
Watch 6-foot-long robotic warships duel to the death in a specially built 30’ x 60’ “pond” at this year’s Faire. Sophisticated DIY robotics and guns fire CO2-powered steel balls. Safe for the whole family. Hands-on exhibits and technology demonstrations provided by the Western Warship Combat Club (WWCC) of San Jose, California.

RoboGames Presents: The ComBot Cup  
Heavyweight
David Calkins , Simone Davalos
Robots range from 60 pounds all the way up to 340 pounds, and the action will blow you away. Regular people make these robots, they're not from companies. You could make one too! Both the ComBots Cup and Android fights are in prerp for RoboGames -- the world's largest robot competition -- June 13-15th in San Francisco.

Chronicle Books: Food & Drink Booth   Amy Portello
Demonstrations by authors Ruta Kahate and Jesse Cool
Amy Portello
Chronicle Books, a local San Francisco book publisher, will be featuring and selling food & drink products at our booth. In addition, we will have authors doing book signings immediately following their demos and ways for guests of the booth to win Chronicle prizes.

Maker Magic   Dan Weiss
Dan Weiss
To make magic, you have to MAKE magic. Come see MAKE author Dan Weiss perform magic tricks, talk about how they were made, and the tradition of making magic tricks in his family.

DIY Drones   Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson
Wired Magazine editor describes his own projects in building unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Guitar Zeros   Owen Grace
Owen Grace
We are a rock band that has repurposed the Guitar Hero video game controllers, turning them into playable, shredding axes-- er, um, instruments. There are no physical modifications made to the guitars - the guitar and bass sounds are synthesized with our software, which is PC/Mac compatible and available for free download on our website.

RoboGames Presents: The ComBot Cup  
Mediumweight & Lightweight
David Calkins , Simone Davalos
Robots range from 60 pounds all the way up to 340 pounds, and the action will blow you away. Regular people make these robots, they're not from companies. You could make one too! Both the ComBots Cup and Android fights are in prerp for RoboGames -- the world's largest robot competition -- June 13-15th in San Francisco.

Finger Puppet Workshop (with the Maker)   Stacey Gordon
(following her talk on the Craft Demo stage)
Stacey Gordon
Come learn how to build these Finger Puppet kits from their Maker, Stacey Gordon. Kits will be available for sale.

What Happened to the Chemistry Set?   Robert Thompson
(following his presentation on the Maker Main Stage)
Robert Thompson
The author of the "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" examines the decline of the chemistry set and explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab and conduct experiments in basic chemistry. You can find Robert in the Maker Shed, and he'll also be appearing on the Maker Main Stage as well as the Make Demo stage.

Life Size Mousetrap   Mark Perez
Mark Perez
The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN!

Create Ribbon Straw Flowers on Vintage Flower Looms   Cathy Callahan

Learn how to make flowers using ribbon straw and a loom. Ribbon straw flowers were a popular craft in the 60s and 70s but the supplies are no longer made. Using vintage supplies, Cathy has assembled kits that she will be selling at Bazaar Bizarre.

"How to make a Million! (of a thing)"   Instinct Engineering
Instinct Engineering
Examples from the international portfolio of Corbett Griffith illustrating the intersection and interactions between Art, Design, and Engineering.

The Maltese Falcon   Adam Savage
Adam Savage
How the making of things (for me) has changed over the years. How it's changed what I do, and how what I do has changed it, as told through the story of my attempts to make myself a Maltese Falcon.

MAKE Articles by John Edgar Park   John Park
John Park
Come and check out the contraptions that John Edgar Park has built and written about in MAKE: The Hydraulic Espresso Tamper, LEGO Keychain Charger Station, RFID iConveyor, and a Make Controller secreted inside a hollowed-out book. John will also be joined by his friend and co-conspirator Usman Muzaffar to talk about the software he wrote on the RFID conveyor belt project

Crank Ensemble   Kevin Mathieu

From 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. Each instrument has a mounted piezo (contact microphone) to amplify its sound.

Make an LED Clock (with the Maker)   Karl Papadantonakis
Karl Papadantonakis
Join Karl Papadantonakis, maker of the LEDkit.biz LED clock kit. Pick up one of these no-soldering-required kits in the Maker Shed and build it right at Maker Faire.

Innovation in Beekeeping   Serge Labesque
Serge Labesque
Bees, beekeeping, beehive design. Learn the how-tos and tips from a beekeeping innovator whose methods include maintaining bee colonies by relying on the natural strength of local strains of bees; by completely eliminating the need for antibiotics or chemical compounds for pest and disease control; and through techniques that allow beekeepers to be self-sufficient practitioners.

Finger Puppet Workshop  
(following the maker's talk on the Craft Demo stage)

Come learn how to build Stacey Gordon's Finger Puppet kits. Kits will be available for sale and the Maker Shed team will be on hand to help.

Toychestra   Lexa Walsh
Lexa Walsh
Toychestra is an all-women musical ensemble that plays toys. Some are actual instruments like toddler-sized pianos and xylophones and drums. Others just make great sounds, like the pink zoo train or Boo Megaphone or the acoustic, multi-sonic Activity Center. Each instrument is individually amplified with contact microphones and the collection is mixed live for a bigger electronic sound.

Make an LED Clock  

Pick up one of the no-soldering-required LEDkit.biz LED clock kits in the Maker Shed and build it right at Maker Faire with help from the Maker Shed team.

Lion Brand Yarn Unique Activities   Lion Brand Yarn Company
Learn to Knit
Lion Brand Yarn Company
Always wanted to learn how to knit? Now's your chance to get started, learn some tips from the experts, and experience the wonderful Lion Brand yarns.

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk)   Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group
Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group
The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) is a large-scale, computer-mediated ensemble that explores cutting-edge technology in combination with conventional musical contexts - while radically transforming both. Founded in 2008 by director Ge Wang and students, faculty, and staff at Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), this unique ensemble comprises more than 20 laptops, human performers, controllers, and custom multi-channel speaker arrays designed to provide each computer meta-instrument with its own identity and presence. The orchestra fuses a powerful sea of sound with the immediacy of human music-making, capturing the irreplaceable energy of a live ensemble performance as well as its sonic intimacy and grandeur. At the same time, it leverages the computer's precision, possibilities for new sounds, and potential for fantastical automation to provide a boundary-less sonic canvas on which to experiment with, create, and perform music. Offstage, the ensemble serves as a one-of-a-kind learning environment that explores music, computer science, composition, and live performance in a naturally interdisciplinary way. (http://slork.stanford.edu)

Man-made Lightning  
Tesla performance in Dark Room
Vicki Johnson
This 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.

The Paper Airplane Guy   John Collins
John Collins
Learn how to make a great paper airplane from the Internationally award-winning paper airplane designer and author John Collins, the master. He will demonstrate an extraordinary collection of aircrafts. They flap their wings, circle back, flip over, and fly back upside down, and some can stay aloft indefinitely. The Paper Airplane Guy will be in the Maker Shed, but you can also catch him on the Maker Main Stage in Fiesta.

Home Chemistry Experiments   Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
The author of "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" performs a series of experiments right out of the pages of the book.

The DIY Bride: Quick & Easy Wedding Projects for Any Budget   Khris Cochran

Create a dream wedding on any budget with quick and easy projects from the DIY Bride. We'll showcase a simple decor project, some fun favor ideas, and demo a creative wedding invitation.

Top Chef Season 4   Ryan Scott
Ryan Scott
Season 4 of Bravo's popular TV show, Top Chef, is in full swing and contestant Ryan Scott is here to take us behind-the-scenes and share his experiences and cooking tips.

McPuzo & Trotsky   McPuzo & Trotsky
McPuzo & Trotsky
Heinrich McPuzo and Sid Trotsky are purveyors of satirical songs from the Roaring Twenties, such as "Warren G. Harding Is A Horse's Ass", and "You Wouldn't Know She Was Irish".

MiniPOV Workshop  

Come to the Maker Shed and learn how to build the MiniPOV, a programmable persistence of vision device. Kits will be available for sale and the Maker Shed team will be on hand to help you.

MintyBoost Workshop  

Come to the Maker Shed and learn how to build the MintyBoost, a DIY USB charger that runs off of 2 AA batteries and fits inside an Altoids tin. Kits will be available for sale and the Maker Shed team will be on hand to help you.

LUNAR Society: Rocket Launch Pad  
Craig Saunders
Be 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.

Maker Sessions   Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group
Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group
A selection from computer music technology projects.

The Maltese Falcon   Adam Savage
(after his talk on the Maker Main stage)
Adam Savage
How the making of things (for me) has changed over the years. How it's changed what I do, and how what I do has changed it, as told through the story of my attempts to make myself a Maltese Falcon.

Loud Objects   Katie Shima , Kunal Gupta , Tristan Perich
Katie Shima , Kunal Gupta , Tristan Perich
Agog and agaggle! The Loud Objects set sail for a feral reimagination of circuit bending. Loftily wielding soldering irons against a ramshackle overhead projector, these heroic lads from New York City (Tristan Perich the composer, Kunal Gupta the programmer, and Katie Shima the architect) wire up live musical circuits and gerrymander lo-fi electronic noise. The first few minutes are characterized by bleak silence as the loud objects swiftly assemble an initial circuit; thereafter a lush and percussive poetry overwhelms the arena as the trio heroically hacks microchips into a beastly swarm of 1-bit noise. These maneuverings are projected physically from the smokiness, hulking beyond the performers, gargantuan spectres stripped from the pillars of antiquated technology to their lurid and noble spirit. (Co-located in the Maker Shed with 1-Bit Music.)

21st Century Woodworking Tools   Bill Young , Ted Hall
Bill Young , Ted Hall
The founder of ShopBot tells how his company was an outgrowth of his passion for building wooden boats and that led him to create an affordable, capable CNC machine for the rest of us.

The Village Blacksmith   Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Master Blacksmith Michel Olson, and Masterful Storyteller Christy Horne, are the husband and wife team who have history ringing in the ears of audiences all over the Western U.S. Their Stage Fort Smith is a Monster Truck to behold and when you add the fabulous storytelling with live anvil accompaniment they become edutainment for the entire family. Everything Michel bashes out is given away to audience members following every show.

RoboGames Presents: The ComBot Cup  
Heavyweight
David Calkins , Simone Davalos
Robots range from 60 pounds all the way up to 340 pounds, and the action will blow you away. Regular people make these robots, they're not from companies. You could make one too! Both the ComBots Cup and Android fights are in prerp for RoboGames -- the world's largest robot competition -- June 13-15th in San Francisco.

The Paper Airplane Guy   John Collins
(following his presentation on the Maker Main Stage)
John Collins
Learn how to make a great paper airplane from the Internationally award-winning paper airplane designer and author John Collins, the master. He will demonstrate an extraordinary collection of aircrafts. They flap their wings, circle back, flip over, and fly back upside down, and some can stay aloft indefinitely. The Paper Airplane Guy will be in the Maker Shed, but you can also catch him on the Maker Main Stage in Fiesta.

The DIY Bride: Quick & Easy Wedding Projects for Any Budget   Khris Cochran
(after her presentation on the Craft Demo stage)

Create a dream wedding on any budget with quick and easy projects from the DIY Bride. We'll showcase a simple decor project, some fun favor ideas, and demo a creative wedding invitation.

Guerilla Pattern Drafting   Autumn Wiggins
Autumn Wiggins
Make your handmade accessory dreams come true! Learn tricks and techniques for sewing accurate representations of your own ideas.

DIY Relationships   Heather Gold
Heather Gold
How does being in a relationship help you collaborate? Do problem-solving approaches cross over from projects to life? Relationship hacks and MAKE/CRAFT stories from couples who make stuff (and more) together. Geek comedian Heather conversates with Jillian Northrup and Jeffrey McGre (becausewecan.org) and Christy Canida + Eric Wilhelm (instructables.com).

The Ultimate Challenge for Makers   Saul Griffith
Saul Griffith
Is saving the planet the ultimate maker challenge?

LOOP!STATION   Bass
Bass
Live looping duo performance. One woman, one man, one voice, one cello, multiple layered "loops" hand-tooled and shaped into lovely, cascading, provocative orchestral compositions with an immediate soul-rocking palpability.

The Lee Maverick Band   The Lee Maverick Band
The Lee Maverick Band
The Lee Maverick Band is a unique cow punk experience. I play an upright bass made from motorcycle parts. Our drummer has a theatrical set he made from all kinds of stuff and our singer is also a maker of sorts.

MAKE Projects for Kids   Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Fun, easy-to-make projects everyone will love, from the pages of MAKE magazine.

EepyBird   Fritz Grobe , EepyBird.com , Eepybird.com
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz
See the original Internet sensation LIVE! Geysers of soda shoot over twenty feet into the air in this spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains, brought to you by the mad scientists of EepyBird. EepyBird has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Ellen, the Today Show, and Mythbusters, and they were named "Best of 2006" by People Magazine. Their online videos have won two Webby Awards and received two Emmy nominations.

Lion Brand Yarn Unique Activities   Lion Brand Yarn Company
Learn to Crochet
Lion Brand Yarn Company
Always wanted to learn how to crochet? Now's your chance to get started, learn some tips from the experts, and experience the wonderful Lion Brand yarns.

Man-made Lightning  
Tesla performance in Dark Room
Vicki Johnson
This 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.

RoboGames Presents: The ComBot Cup  
Lightweight
David Calkins , Simone Davalos
Robots range from 60 pounds all the way up to 340 pounds, and the action will blow you away. Regular people make these robots, they're not from companies. You could make one too! Both the ComBots Cup and Android fights are in prerp for RoboGames -- the world's largest robot competition -- June 13-15th in San Francisco.

Seasonal Menus and Secret Dinners   Leif Hedendal
Leif Hedendal
An explication of local spring produce from the farmers' market with an overview of how I create seasonal multi-course vegetarian menus. A cooking demonstration and some information about underground restaurants.

Jon Sarriugarte’s Boiler Bar Theater Presents   Jon Sarriugarte + Kyrsten Mate
Jon Sarriugarte + Kyrsten Mate
While enjoying the warmth of our Boiler Bar fire and the comfort of a drink you can take in the sights of exotic belly dancers, fire performers, and readings from the biggest little stage at the “Boiler Bar Theater.”

Create Your Own Photo Flip Book   Jackie Ortega
Jackie Ortega
Using action shot sequences from a digital camera, you will have the base images to create prints. Then use traditional bookbinding techniques to create text blocks and do a perfect bind to create a soft-cover flip book.

iPhone Hacking Lab   Adam Stolarz , Damien Stolarz , David Jurick
Adam Stolarz , Damien Stolarz , David Jurick
Your iPhone has more features than you think. Come to the iPhone Hacking Lab to see everything your iPhone can do. We'll have tutorials on jailbreaking and SIM-unlocking. The iPhone Hacking Lab will be available in the Maker Shed and don't miss the tutorial on the Maker Main Stage in Fiesta.

Kid Beyond   Joyce Williams
Joyce Williams
Looping his voice live onstage, Kid Beyond layers his soulful lyrics over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation -- creating an astounding brew of pop electronica. Kid B has shared the stage with Keane, Imogen Heap, Lyrics Born, Buckethead, String Cheese Incident, Spearhead, Widespread Panic, Amon Tobin, KRS-One, Sage Francis, Particle, and many more.

Life Size Mousetrap   Mark Perez
Mark Perez
The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN!

The Village Blacksmith   Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Michel Olson and Christy Horne
Master Blacksmith Michel Olson, and Masterful Storyteller Christy Horne, are the husband and wife team who have history ringing in the ears of audiences all over the Western U.S. Their Stage Fort Smith is a Monster Truck to behold and when you add the fabulous storytelling with live anvil accompaniment they become edutainment for the entire family. Everything Michel bashes out is given away to audience members following every show.

RoboGames Presents: The ComBot Cup  
Lightweight, Flyweight & Heavyweight
David Calkins , Simone Davalos
Robots range from 60 pounds all the way up to 340 pounds, and the action will blow you away. Regular people make these robots, they're not from companies. You could make one too! Both the ComBots Cup and Android fights are in prerp for RoboGames -- the world's largest robot competition -- June 13-15th in San Francisco.

Authentic Innovation   Mister Jalopy
Mister Jalopy
As consumers, we are armed with cash -- the most powerful and efficient mechanism to separate good design from bad. As innovators, we need to respect the cash and we can not begrudge people their inherent awesomeness. Authentic innovators design products that people will not only want to buy, but will want to protect these inspired objects from harm.

EepyBird   Fritz Grobe , EepyBird.com , Eepybird.com
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz
See the original Internet sensation LIVE! Geysers of soda shoot over twenty feet into the air in this spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains, brought to you by the mad scientists of EepyBird. EepyBird has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Ellen, the Today Show, and Mythbusters, and they were named "Best of 2006" by People Magazine. Their online videos have won two Webby Awards and received two Emmy nominations.