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Ingenuity Cleveland is pleased to announce the area’s first Mini Maker Faire in
collaboration with the Cleveland Public Library. The
event will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2013, from 10:00
a.m.–6:00 p.m. in the Library’s Louis Stokes Wing, 325 Superior
Avenue. This free event will allow people of all ages to learn,
discover, create, and play along with “makers” and creators from
the region’s business, non-profit, and scholastic sectors.
“This event is part of our overall strategy of
redefining the Library as a community resource for exploration
and inspiration,” said Cleveland Public Library’s Programming
Director, Aaron Mason. “The creation of TechCentral, a
technology and learning center located in the Lower Level of the
Louis Stokes Wing of the Main Library, was part of this
initiative and fits perfectly into the Maker movement happening
all over the world.”
The Maker Movement, made up of creators,
inventors, crafters, and techies strives to inspire, unite, and
inform while celebrating the DIY community. Maker Faires are a
celebration of the innovation and resourcefulness of the
ever-growing Maker Movement. While Maker Faires have been held
in such U.S. cities as Detroit, San Francisco, and New York, the
Ingenuity Mini Maker Faire will be the first of its kind in
Cleveland.
“Ingenuity’s mission is to explore the space
where humanity and technology meet,” said James Krouse,
Ingenuity’s Artistic Director. “Partnering on this event allows
us to fulfill that mission beyond the annual festival and also
work with artists, creative technologists, companies, schools,
and community groups to cultivate projects on an ongoing basis.”
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