Get Made

Kipp Bradford (standing, center) launched Maker Faire RI

If meeting up annually at the Rhode Island Maker Faire just isn’t cutting it, you can now “get made” monthly. Kipp Bradford – the force behind the Faire – has teamed up with AS220 to present the Monday Maker Meet-Up at AS220 Labs. Held on the first Monday of each month, the events provide the opportunity for tinkerers, inventors and entrepreneurs to connect, share and commiserate. Bradford envisions that the monthly events will spur a community network for the maker set, which the Maker Faire fell short on doing, despite generating widespread interest.

Bradford, while pondering the solution, fell upon the answer: the Providence Geeks, an organization that has built a thriving digital media community via monthly Geek Dinners. He realized that more frequent meet-ups were needed. Each month will have a theme: Next up is 3D printing. In the future, Bradford sees the events being held at different venues throughout the city. The Steel Yard is a possibility – they’ll need the space out there to show off DIY cars or hovercraft or some such thing. Bring your ideas and your projects, but remember: No PowerPoint allowed.