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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Hand Built Pottery
Get your hands dirty and learn about hand-built pottery techniques. You'll leave the class with a cup or a bowl that you made yourself!
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 »Jewelry & Accessories Workshop
Do you want an opportunity to create personalized jewelry for yourself or to give as gifts? We'll do tool and equipment demos, and get hands-on to create jewelry and accessories.
Find out more »Upcycled High Fashion Jewelry from Bike Parts
Make RAD jewelry with worn out bike chains and popped bicycle inner tubes. Recycling artist Becky Tesch will share her trash to treasure fashion making ideas and designs with you to help you create amazing jewelry.
Find out more »Grand Trunk Wetland Restoration Open House
Harbor District, Inc. and the City of Milwaukee will be hosting an Open House for the Grand Trunk Wetland Restoration project at Brinn Labs, located just across the street from the wetland site.
Find out more »Maker Faire Milwaukee Planning Meeting
Join us in planning Maker Faire Milwaukee for the fifth year! If you're interested in being involved with Maker Faire Milwaukee in any way, from being a volunteer to being a maker, feel free to drop in and find out more.
Find out more »Clay Casting – Slip Cast Multiples
This workshop will be an introduction into how multiples are made through mold making. Simple mold making techniques will be shared, and participants will be able to slip cast their very own drinking vessel.
Find out more »Introduction to Arduino
Learn the basics of the Arduino microcontoller! We’ll look at some sample projects and then get hands-on with the Arduino.
Find out more »Basic Woodworking Techniques
An introduction to woodworking and wood finishing techniques. Participants will receive a crash course in wood material and tool usage and then create their own small serving tray.
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 »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 »Teacher Studio Presents Scratch for Beginners
Scratch is a simplified coding environment that uses a "blocks" interface to make writing your first application easy! We'll be using Scratch to walk you through developing your first video game.
Find out more »Bay View Gallery Night
We'll be showing off the efforts of our in-house artists and designers that do a variety of work including sculpture, printmaking, illustration, ceramics, interactive art, and more!
Find out more »Casting with Concrete
Concrete is a part of everyday life, but did you know you can use to make things besides sidewalks? We'll show you how to make your own molds, mix concrete, and how to work with it in various ways to create one-of-kind or multiples of objects.
Find out more »Maker Faire Milwaukee Planning Meeting
Join us in planning Maker Faire Milwaukee for the fifth year! If you're interested in being involved with Maker Faire Milwaukee in any way, from being a volunteer to being a maker, feel free to drop in and find out more.
Find out more »Teacher Studio Presents Introduction to Sonic Pi
Sonic Pi is a live coding environment originally designed to support both computing and music lessons in schools. For this intro class we'll learn about the software and then create musical compositions by writing code.
Find out more »Fabrication Tools and Shop Safety
Learn how to use a variety of fabrication tools found in a typical workshop, and how to be safe when working in a shop.
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Recycled Papermaking Workshop
Learn how to recycle your own paper! This class will cover the basics of papermaking, with a focus on simple techniques you can use at home. You will leave class with paper that you made yourself.
Find out more »Rough Carpentry/Framing
Have you ever wondered how a house or garage is built? It all starts with framing! Join us to learn the basics of building out a frame.
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