<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px">Makerspace Urbana is celebrating five years of on <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">December 15</span></span>.That's five years of fulfilling our mission to create a space where people of diverse backgrounds learn, teach, tinker, collaborate, share, innovate, socialize, and create! Our list of accomplishments is this year so large, we had to put it at the bottom of the email to fit! (see below)</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px"><div><div>Do you like how that sounds? <span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">Celebrate with us at our anniversary party <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">this Monday</span></span>: </span></div><span class="im"><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/371093619738838/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/371093619738838/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Monday, December 15</span></span></div><div><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">7-9pm</span></span></div><div>IMC, Lower Level</div><div>202 S. Broadway, Urbana </div><div><br></div></span><div>Also, as part of our celebration, we are inviting YOU to be part of our Five Year Five Hundred. This is a group of people who, collectively, commit to contributing the $500 a month that will keep our space thriving. We are excited to announce that we have already received commitments totaling $250! We are halfway there- we just need YOU to bring us to the total!</div><div><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif" class=""></div><span class="im"><div>Will join with others who care about our community and pledge $5, $10, $25, or $50 a month for 2015?</div><div>Visit: <a href="https://makerspaceurbana.org/donate" target="_blank">https://makerspaceurbana.org/donate</a></div></span></div><div><div><br></div><span class="im"><div>See you in the space!</div><div>Emily, Gergana, Jeff, Beth, Monica, and Elizabeth</div></span><div>Makerspace Outreach Committee</div><span class="im"><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;line-height:16.2909088134766px">The space can be a little tricky to find, but if you enter through the back Bike Project door (near the radio tower on the south side of the building) and take your first left, we're at the end of the hall. Here's a little video to help: </span><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;line-height:16.2909088134766px">https:/</span><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=NtVYBwzWRjY" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;line-height:16.2909088134766px">youtube.com/<span style="display:inline-block"></span>watch?v=NtVYBwzWRjY</a><br></div><div><br></div></span><div>2014 Makerspace Accomplishments!</div><div class=""><div id=":gt" class="" tabindex="0"><img class="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><div class=""><div class="adm"></div><div class="im"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Py-CU's first year anniversary (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, Feb. 1, 6-9pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Mitch Altman's Cool Kits workshop @ MU (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, Feb. 15, 2-5pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Electric Waste Orchestra concert (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thursday, Feb. 20, 7-9pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- UIUC Fine Arts class visit @ MU (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Friday, Feb. 21, 8-9:30pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Hardware Freedom Day (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, March 15</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Open Hours & Arduino's 10th Birthday celebration (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, March 29</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Family Science Day @ Redbird Arena, Normal, IL (Saturday, April 5, 2014, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">11am-4pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- GSLIS tour - Emily (Saturday, April 5, 2014 - 1:00)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- MU table @ Champaign Public Library's 2014 Home School Fair (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, April 19, 10am-noon</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- LED workshop @ Dr. Howard Elementary (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Wed, April 23, noon</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- AGORA Festival (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">May 2nd and 3rd</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Table at the Market (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">7am-noon</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">) + Garage Sale (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">10am - 4pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">) on </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">May 10</span></span></span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- MU participated in Panel on Makerspaces & Illinois Emerging Technologies Report</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- PyCU's Women's IT and Computing Open House (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, May 31, 1-4pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Martin Wolske's Community Informatics Studio class (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">June 19 @ 2pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Art @ the Market (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">July 12, 7am-noon</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Bloomington Children's Museum workshop (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">July 17 @ 3pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Outta mouths of babes workshop (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">July 26, 2-4pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Summer Make-a-tion 2014:</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    1. Knitting</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    2. Wands</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    3. Tablet Case</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    4. Cross Stitch</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    5. Soldering I</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    6. Soldering II</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    7. 3D Printing I</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    8. 3D Printing II</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    9. Arduinos</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">    10. Beer/Mead brewing</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Innovation Living-Learning Community workshop (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thurs, Aug 21, 3pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Pride Fest (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, Sept. 6</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- CUDO Plays launch party</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Py-CU workshop hosted by Elizabeth at UofI</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- UIUC NSBE "When I grow up, I want to be an engineer" event (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thurs, Oct 2, 4-5:30pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- MU hosts CIGG Workshop (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thurs, Oct. 9, 6-7:30pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- DFA workshops I & II (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Oct. 4 & 25</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">1-3pm</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- International Day of the Girl (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, Oct. 11, 9am-noon</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- 2014 Heartland Maker Fest (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday, Oct. 18</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">, all day)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Urbana Free Library Zombie Prom (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Friday, Oct. 24</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- Sew-O-Ween 2014 (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Oct. 22</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">, 25, and 29)</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- SCA Glass & Fire Workshop (Sunday, Nov. 23)</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><img src="http://makerspaceurbana.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MakerspaceWebsiteLogoTrans1.png" height="35" width="200"><br></div>c/o UCIMC<br>202 S. Broadway Ave.<br></div>Urbana, IL 61801<br></div>@makerspaceu<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/118240874874433/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/118240874874433/</a><br></div></div>
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