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2015 Dover Mini Maker Faire Schedule

We know you’re getting ready to plan your Saturday, and we wanted to make that as easy as possible for you! So here is the schedule, program and map for the August 29th Dover Mini Maker Faire. Please note that the schedule is broken up by location.


INSIDE THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
CMNH_exterior

All Day – “Monsters: Friend or Foe?” Cartooning Workshop
Comic artist Emily Drouin will be leading this fun workshop for all ages and offering caricatures.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Papermaking
Experiment with making your own paper using recycled and natural materials.

1-2 p.m. – Fun with Circuits & Makey-Makey
Learn how to create a keyboard, game controller or mouse out of…anything! These special circuits are so user friendly.

3 p.m. – Your First Video Game Workshop
Learn how to program a video game on a Raspberry Pi computer. No experience necessary!


OUTSIDE IN HENRY LAW PARK

All Day – 7th Settlement Brewery Tours
on location across the street from CMNH
Join 7th Settlement brewers for tours of their brewery and learn the process of making beer, responsibility and accountability and humans’ history with beer. The brewers will also talk about their Root Beer making!

10:30 a.m.-Noon – Manchester Community Music School
Henry Law Park Stage
The MCMS Summer Band is made up of professionals, amateurs, alumni, music teachers and students.

12:30-1 p.m. – Seacoast Men of Harmony
Henry Law Park Stage
Enjoy this all men’s based acapella chorus. They sing in the Barbershop style, which is characterized as four-part close harmony.

2-2:30 p.m. – Maurizio Paura
Henry Law Park Stage
Enjoy a musical performance by guitarist Maurizio Paura.

3 p.m. – T-Shirt Slingshot
Henry Law Park Stage
Jane Bard, President of CMNH will be flinging t-shirts into the crowd!

4 p.m. – Coke and Mentos Finale
Henry Law Park Stage
Another great reason to stick around to the very end of the Faire is our giant Coke and Mentos Finale in which lucky guests will get to be the ones to drop the Mentos into the Coke bottles and be up close to watch the action!


OUTSIDE IN LOWER HENRY LAW PARK
All Day – Rocket Launching
Create and test your own paper rocket with Keith Violette!

10:30 a.m. – Seed Bombing Workshop
Learn how to make these pocket-sized flower seed “bombs” that will make it easy to do a little gorilla gardening!

11 a.m. & 3 p.m. – Paper Airplane Launcher Demo & Making
Come see Sean and his Paper Airplane Launcher that were featured on a segment of “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.” Also, fold your best paper airplane and see if it will survive a 60 MPH launch and find out how far it will fly!

11 a.m. & 3 p.m. – Hexa-Flexa Demo & Making
Come make a cool “Hexaflexagon” which is a folded strip of paper transformed into a cool piece of color changing origami. Come fold and color your own!


INSIDE ONE WASHINGTON MILL
All Day – Bay State Ghostbusters
Roaming throughout the Faire
Say hi to the Bay State Ghostbusters as they investigate spooks, spectres and ghosts in our very own downtown Dover. Participate in challenges and become an honorary Ghostbuster!

11 a.m.-Noon – Balloon Art: Learn how to make Balloon Dogs

1-2 p.m. – Balloon Art: Learn how to make Balloon Hats

3-4 p.m. – Balloon Art: Learn how to make Balloon Fish

Week 6: Fabulous Makers of 2015

lunacatsUNH LunaCats– UNH LunaCats will be demonstrating their robot which competed in NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The competition is built around a Martian-simulated environment where robots must mine as much “Space Dirt” as they can in 10 minutes. Come by this year’s Maker Faire to check out their competition robots!

turnkeyTurn Key Innovations– Turn Key Innovations’ mission is to promote innovation and accessibility of personal 3D printers by providing high-quality customer service, products and support. They will be selling a Kossel 3D printer package at Maker Faire, which includes a fully assembled and tested 3D printer complete with installation and training.

Veteran Resort-Chapel– Veteran Resort-Chapel is a 501-c-3 charity that works to help homeless US Military Combat Veterans and promote awareness of the issue to the public through their tiny home on a trailer. At this year’s Maker Faire, they will provide a “trashformation” art project in addition to talking about their cause.

Sensor-bilitY– Sensor-bilitY will be selling their unique products that were designed by an 11-year-old with autism at Maker Faire. They create sensory tools and toys such as weighted lap pads, fidgets and chewlery designed for children on the autism spectrum, complete with fun colors and textures! In addition to selling their toys, they will also have a sensory table activity.

r2buildersR2 Builders Club– Maker Faire attendees will once again be able to spot R2D2 roaming around the Museum during the event! R2 Builders Club is an international community who build their own replica robots of the iconic Star Wars character. When you see R2 and his builder, be sure to talk to them to learn more about how he was made!

portcity-makerspacePort City Makerspace– Based in Portsmouth, Port City Makerspace is a shared tool shop whose mission is to provide everyone, from beginners to experts, with the tools and space to create whatever they imagine, be it something wooden, metal, electric or 3D printed. They will bring a variety of projects made by their members to Maker Faire including a 3D Chocolate Printer and CNC Engraver. They will also be helping people make their own light-up robot badges and raffling off various hand-made items.

Lowell Makes– Lowell Makes is the largest Makerspace in Lowell, Massachusetts and they will be displaying some of their projects at this year’s Faire. Come on by and play a tune on their fruit piano or charge up your phone on their solar-powered charging station!

Dover Mini Maker Faire 2014 Map and Program

With Dover Mini Maker Faire just a few days away, we’ve finalized our map of makers and activity zones so you can preview your visit to the event. There are 4 zones of activities — Orange and Purple indoors, Green and Blue outdoors — and we’ve noted the locations of food vendors, restrooms and information tent.

MakerFaire2014MAP

Click here for a downloadable PDF of the program & map.

Remember, advance tickets are $10 per person, tickets at the gate are $12 per person, and all children ages 5 and under attend free. Buy your tickets online now for easy checkin via iPad at the gate.

For a current list of makers, please click here. Please note that the maker lineup may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control.