Brinn Labs hosts a variety of classes, workshops, and other events that support our Maker Initiatives. Browse through the list to check out what we've got coming up.
We can also host most of our classes and workshops as private events for your organization or you and a group of friends. Get in touch with us to find out more.
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Teacher Studio
Teachers, administrators and others in the education field: we invite you to join the Be A Maker Teacher Studio! (Sponsored by Rockwell Automation.)
Find out more »Harbor Fest
Join us for Harbor Fest 2018 as we help reintroduce Milwaukee to its harbor. This family-friendly festival includes fun activities like paddling lessons, fishing lessons, pet a sturgeon, bike tour, street games, and food & drink.
Find out more »Maker Faire Milwaukee Volunteer Orientation
Are you volunteering for Maker Faire Milwaukee? Thank You! Please join us for an orientation session where you'll learn all about the event and how you can help. You'll also receive your Maker Faire t-shirt.
Find out more »Maker Faire Milwaukee Volunteer Orientation
Are you volunteering for Maker Faire Milwaukee? Thank You! Please join us for an orientation session where you'll learn all about the event and how you can help. You'll also receive your Maker Faire t-shirt. (If you haven't signed up to volunteer yet, you can still come to the orientation. We'll help you sign up if you'd like.)
Find out more »Maker Faire Field Trip Friday
Faire co-host, the Betty Brinn Museum, will organize Field Trip Friday programs for students in grades 4-12 again in 2018. All Maker Faire Milwaukee field trips include an orientation with a Museum maker-educator, a schedule of hands-on workshops and demonstrations, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Faire and opportunities to talk with makers who will exhibit their work over the weekend. Workshops and demonstrations will represent a broad range of fields, including electronics, printmaking, digital fabrication, sustainability, data visualization, as well…
Find out more »Making in Education Conference
Maker Faire Milwaukee's 3rd annual event for educators will focus on practical maker skills in STEAM education; maker activities that can be implemented in the classroom; alignment to academic standards and other assessment topics; and Google Making Spaces schools: seven case studies.
Find out more »Maker Faire Milwaukee – Our 5th Annual Faire
From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show their projects, hobbies, prototypes or other work. The Faire is a family-friendly festival that celebrates creativity, invention, resourcefulness - and the do-it-yourself spirit in all of us. We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth!
Find out more »MakeShift
MakeShift is our adults-only event series that focuses on demos, hacks, and DIY projects. Come to learn new skills, experiment with tools and technology, meet creative people, and enjoy some refreshments.
Find out more »Noise Knowledge Consortium featuring Lucky Bone/Neil Gravander
The Noise Knowledge Consortium is a brand new series of workshops and concerts that brings (mostly) local experimental musicians into a casual/informal environment to share some of their knowledge and skills as weird musicians. Each event will consist of a workshop followed by a brief two act concert.
Find out more »Teacher Studio
Teachers, administrators and others in the education field: we invite you to join the Be A Maker Teacher Studio! (Sponsored by Rockwell Automation.)
Find out more »EES Preshow – Pensado/Schoofs, Tally Moss, Loopless
The Noise Knowledge Consortium presents a pre-show event for the final installment of the 2018 Experimental Education Series.
Find out more »Cyanotype Printing
Learn the basics of the Cyanotype process, which includes mixing your own chemicals, making an exposure, developing, and toning.
Find out more »Noise Knowledge Consortium featuring He Can Jog/Erik Schoster
The Noise Knowledge Consortium is a brand new series of workshops and concerts that brings (mostly) local experimental musicians into a casual/informal environment to share some of their knowledge and skills as weird musicians. Each event will consist of a workshop followed by a brief two act concert.
Find out more »Introduction to Arduino
Learn the basics of the Arduino microcontroller! We’ll look at some sample projects and then get hands-on with the Arduino.
Find out more »Teacher Studio
Teachers, administrators and others in the education field: we invite you to join the Be A Maker Teacher Studio! (Sponsored by Rockwell Automation.)
Find out more »Hack-a-Holiday Workshop
Handmade gifts and greetings are the best! Let's hack-a-holiday together! Learn to create your own wrapping paper, cards and other fun DIY gifts. Bring a friend and help us spread some joy this holiday season.
Find out more »Sewn Circuit Lite-up Ornament
Come make a light up ornament to brighten up your holiday season! Join us to learn the basics of circuitry and hand sewing with conductive thread.
Find out more »Girl Scout Printmaking Workshop
A printmaking workshop covering the basics of preparing images and making prints.
Find out more »Collab Lab 23: The Innovators Next Door
Brinn Labs will be part of Learn Deep's December 13 gathering at Ward 4 to talk about technology, innovation and entrepreneurship that connects to K-12 education.
Find out more »Noise Knowledge Consortium featuring Peter Woods
The Noise Knowledge Consortium is a brand new series of workshops and concerts that brings (mostly) local experimental musicians into a casual/informal environment to share some of their knowledge and skills as weird musicians. Each event will consist of a workshop followed by a brief two act concert.
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