January 2011
6 posts
Valentine Card Makeshop and Self-Repair
We are excited to announce the next Makeshop! Come down on Monday, February 7th at 7pm, to creating unique, laser-cut valentine cards. Allison (of Inkscape for the Laser Cutter workshop) will host and provide a crash course in using Inkscape during the first 15 minutes. After that, we’ll have various papers and card stocks, glue, and the laser engraver waiting for you to use. Allison...
Craft Night
I wrote about Hacknight a couple of weeks ago, and I’m happy to say that a craft night appears to have started as well! I found Anna, Beca, Cheri and David all hanging out and crafting at Metrix the other night, and had to find out what they were up to. What started as a spontaneous meetup last week, has (hopefully) turned into a regular once a week event led by these crafty folk. They’ve decided...
Ping Pong
Ping pong balls. What does that remind you of? The racquet sports class you took as your gym requirement in high school? Rowdy parties in college? Forrest Gump? Would you believe there was anything cool that could come from ping pong? (Sorry table tennis players, your sport will never be cool.) Prepare to be surprised! I met someone at Metrix who was working on a class assignment for making...
Fun Toys and Workshop Update
We have some fun new toys for big and little people alike. What awesome things can you think of to make out of primary-colored snap-togethers, legos, some titanium springs, and surgical tubing? Come in and show us!
While you’re here, sign up for one of our workshops. I’m re-posting the schedule for your convenient reference and to encourage you to consider one of our newer...
Hacknight
One of the great things about Metrix is its community. There are plenty of people who prefer to work alone, but for those who don’t, there are lots of events available at the shop. Besides workshops and makeshops, there are also various weekly meetups for those interested in the same kind of projects. One of the longest running such nights is Hacknight, which meets every Wednesday evening. Having...
2010 Membership Badges and the Calendar
Come on by to pick up your membership badge if you haven’t gotten yours yet. We have a bunch for those of you who signed up in 2010 (and some for those who signed up in 2009!).
You may have noticed a glitch in the calendar on our website last week. Things should be in full working order now. If you have added the Metrix calendar to your own Google calendar, please come back and add it...
