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Wonderful food will be for purchase at the Maker Faire.  Mad Anthony will be there selling brew along with their tasty pulled pork and other treats.  Bo will be there with the new Bravas truck and his famous gourmet hot dogs.  Pembroke Bakery will be there with warm coffee, sweet treats,  and a loaf of gluten-free bread or two.  The Getaway Grill will also be there with gourmet tacos and other South-of-the-border delicacies.  So get your ticket, get hungry, and get to the Maker Faire!

Tickets available today at MakerFaireFortWayne.Eventbrite.com or at the door all weekend, Oct. 6 & 7. Cash along with MasterCard, VISA, and Discover will be accepted.

Daily  Weekend Passes

$10 – Ages 15+ $16 – Ages 15+

$6 – Ages 4-14 $10 – Ages 1-14

$0 – Ages 0-3

Come see us all the cool things people are making in the basements and backyards around Fort Wayne and beyond!

Well, the Fort Wayne Maker Faire folks are at it again.  Rick Kinney of Even Keel Event Productions has confirmed that Solution Action Sports is going to be doing BMX bike demos each day.  Come check out these regional BMX pros as they pedal, jump, and amaze.

Don’t forget, tickets are available before the Fort Wayne Maker Faire at MakerFaireFortWayne.eventbrite.com.  You can also help out by providing a small donation.  If you miss your chance to purchase in advance, tickets will be sold at the door with cash, MasterCard, and VISA.

Tickets are free for ages 0-3, $5 for ages 4-14, and $10 for ages 15+.

Weekend passes are also available.  $10 for ages 4-14 and $16 for ages 15+.  You still get a chance to earn.  Take your Eventbrite ticket to Brickworld Fort Wayne Seo Services Sept. 22 & 23, 2012 and receive $1 off at the gate.  Then bring a voucher from Brickworld to the Maker Faire gate and save $1!

Thanks to all those who’ve made it possible to provide this event free to the Makers including the hardworking planning committee, the sponsors, the volunteers, the exhibitors, and you, the people who will experience the Fort Wayne Maker Faire, the greatest show (and tell) on earth.

Part of the Maker ethos is reuse, recycle, and re-green.  We’re happy to say Ephraim Smiley, a local Maker who makes garden tools out of the everyday waste stream,  will be showing off his unique designs.  Ephraim, is known as the “Jolly Green Giant” and has been leading the green movement in Northeast Indiana for over 30 years through Fort Wayne Urban Farmers and their feeding the hunger programs.

We’re also happy to announce GreenDog Goods will be at the Maker Faire.  Green Dog Goods is a locally owned pet supply store that focuses on holistic goods and services including training and pet grooming.  They make their own shampoo in-house for the grooming salon and for sale in their retail store.  They also make all-natural treats (dehydrated chicken, beef liver, sweet potato crisps, and pumpkin and rice crunchies.)  They also feature a number of local artists who create unique items for pets (Bottle Cap Collars, Tutus, and other seasonal items.

Whether feeding the disadvantaged, your pet, or purchasing wonderful food for your family made by local vendors, Maker Faire has it all!

Check out this inspirational young man – a true Maker at heart – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9c-4dX4Hk.

Live music is always a big part of every Maker Faire and ours is no different. Rick Kenny of Even Keel Event Productions has booked an awesome variety of sounds to keep you entertained.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 (event hours 10:00 am – 6:00 pm)

12:00 pm       Kenny Bergle’s Musical Therapy Lab and The Harmonic Dissidents                            with special guests Matt Wood, John Barrett, and Andy Rice                                          — Avant Garde multi-media experience

2:00 pm         Jeff Green                                                                                                                                                  — Experimental electronic music

4:00 pm        Moser Woods                                                                                                                                          — 3-piece all original progressive experimental music comprised of                                keys, bass, and drums

Sunday, October 7, 2012 (event hours 11:00 am – 6:00 pm)

12:00 pm       Hope Arthur                                                                                                                                             — Female singer/songwriter/seo services

1:45 pm          Afro-Disiacs of Fort Wayne                                                                                                              — Live world/jazz/funk/original music

3:30 pm          Dan Dickerson’s Harp Condition Electroaccustic                                                                  — Progressive jam band

Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire is just around the corner (3 weeks from tomorrow) but there is still time register as a Maker or sponsor.  If you like to tinker, build things, or tear things apart just to see how they work, join us for the Maker Faire where we will celebrate Makers who want to share what the’re working on.  If you want to show off the cool things you’re making, join us for free.  If you want to sell to the public, there’s a $100 fee to help offset event costs.  While there, you can learn to solder, weld, or blow glass; listen to live entertainment throughout the weekend; purchase awesome local food; watch “The Race“; learn at a variety of educational seminars, and just plain have fun!

Thanks to Home Depot and Lowes off Lima Rd. for supplying materials for building the obstacles for “The Race“.  We have space available so get your registrations in.  This is your chance to win fame and glory – just because it’s adults riding on modified kids cars shouldn’t make it any less thrilling of a win. Thanks also to Indiana Michigan Power and General Motors for helping to make this race a reality at the FWR Maker Faire!