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<div><b>LEMUR News at a Glance</b></div>
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<div>*<b> Summer Classes Start In July</b>: Building Controllers,
Microprocessors for Artists, Fiberglass, Lights & Blinkies,
Pyrotronics</div>
<div>*<b> Looking Ahead</b>: GamelaTron at Chelsea Art Museum &
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, 7/18, 7/20</div>
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<div><b>Summer Classes Begin July 7th</b></div>
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<div>LEMUR Art and Technology summer classes begin July 7th. Scroll
down for full descriptions. For more details and to sign up, go to
http://lemurbots.org/classes.html.</div>
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<div><b>Building Music & Video Controllers</b>:<b> Creating Sensor
Instruments with MidiTron</b></div>
<div>Mondays 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the
Arduino System</b></div>
<div>Tuesdays 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Lights & Blinkies: Working with LEDs &
Electroluminescent (EL) Wire</b></div>
<div>Wednesday 7/9, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Pyrotronics</b>:<b> Pyrotechnics & Control for
Artists</b></div>
<div>Thursdays 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication</b></div>
<div>Wednesdays 7/16, 7/23, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>GamelaTron at Chelsea Art Museum & Children's Museum of
Pittsburgh</b></div>
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<div>After an excellent performance by Zemi17 (Taylor Kuffner) at Make
Music New York this past Saturday, the GamelaTron heads to Chelsea
next, then to Pittsburgh. As part of the Chelsea Art Museum's summer
performing arts series, Zemi17 jams on the GamelaTron in conjunction
with The Sleep of Reason. Then, we head west for a performance at<i>
Pittsburgh Kids</i>, the site of LEMUR's current<i> LEMURtron</i>
installation. More info in an upcoming announcement. For info on the
GamelaTron, visit http://gamelatron.com.</div>
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<div><b>Zemi17/GamelaTron</b></div>
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<div><b>Chelsea Art Museum, Friday, July 18th, 7pm</b></div>
<div><b>556 West 22nd St, NYC</b></div>
<div><b>Tickets $15/Students+seniors $10/CAM members free</b></div>
<div><b>http://chelseaartmuseum.org</b></div>
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<div><b>Children's Museum of Pittsburgh</b></div>
<div><b>10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square</b></div>
<div><b>Pittsburgh, PA</b></div>
<div><b>Free with museum admission</b></div>
<div><b>http://pittsburghkids.org</b></div>
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<div><b>Class Descriptions</b></div>
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<div><b>Building Music & Video Controllers</b>:<b> Creating Sensor
Instruments with MidiTron</b></div>
<div>Mondays 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Leif Krinkle</div>
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<div>Imagine waving your hand and having an orchestra at your
fingertips or tapping on a surface to explore video. This is all
possible through the use of MIDI and sensor-based technology. In this
class, you will design and build a controller to create your art with
the easy-to-use MidiTron interface (http://miditron.com).</div>
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<div>Emphasis will be on hands-on learning. Basic electronics and
Max/MSP/Jitter (http://cycling74.com/products/maxmsp) programming will
also be covered. No previous knowledge of electronics, sensors or
programming is assumed. Background information will be covered and the
class will be focused on building a working controller that you can
take home and begin to create with. Examples of previous project ideas
include a shoe that creates notes for each step and a glove that
determines lighting cues in a theatrical performance.</div>
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<div>Cost: $495 including MidiTron, sensors and lab kit</div>
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<div><b>Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the
Arduino System</b></div>
<div>Tuesdays 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Roberto Osorio-Goenaga</div>
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<div>Have you ever wanted to build a robot or an interactive art
installation? Have you ever wondered how LEDs, sensors and motors
work? Through collaborative exercises and the development of in-class
projects, you will learn how to program and prototype with an Arduino
microcontroller (http://arduino.cc). This class is geared towards
beginners, and no prior knowledge of electronics or programming is
required.</div>
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<div>The class will demonstrate programming and electronics basics
through hands-on microcontroller projects. You will learn digital and
analog input and output techniques for controlling motors and
interpreting sensors as well as the programming skills necessary to
use these components effectively. By the end of the class, students
will have a firm understanding of how microcontrollers, sensors and
actuators work and how to utilize these tools in their own creative
projects.</div>
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<div>Cost: $375 including Arduino board & lab kit</div>
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<div><b>Lights & Blinkies: Working with LEDs &
Electroluminescent (EL) Wire</b></div>
<div>Wednesday 7/9, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Leif Krinkle</div>
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<div>In this class, you will learn how to wire, power and control LEDs
(light emitting diodes) and electroluminescent wire, a flexible wire
that looks like neon. You will learn the correct way to wire and
solder multiple LEDs, solder and chain EL wire and wire both types of
lights to a simple controller to make them blink. The teacher will
also demonstrate and explain more advanced lighting systems, such as
sequencers, LED matrices and full-color (RGB) LEDs.</div>
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<div>Cost: $130 including LEDs, EL and lab kit</div>
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<div><b>Pyrotronics</b>:<b> Pyrotechnics & Control for
Artists</b></div>
<div>Thursdays 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Eric Singer</div>
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<div>A practical guide for artists interested in working with and
controlling fire, especially in sculptural contexts. It will focus on
working with propane, though other fuels and materials will be
discussed as well. Topics covered will include safety, fuel
properties, flame port and pilot construction, electronic controls,
interfaces for programming and sequencing, valves and solenoids,
ignition techniques and more.</div>
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<div>Cost: $300</div>
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<div><b>Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication</b></div>
<div>Wednesdays 7/16, 7/23, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Bob Huott</div>
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<div>Learn the skills and techniques for building custom composite
objects from Kevlar, carbon fiber and fiberglass. Students will get
hands-on experience in various stages of the process, including
patterns and molds, lay-up and final finishing. Discussion will
include ideas on how to integrate sensors, lighting or haptics into
any project, and students are encouraged to bring their own project
ideas.</div>
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<div>The class will be in two sessions to offer hands-on work and time
to finish with a completed project (choice of custom laptop armor or
handmade lamp). Bob will also give a brief, inside-out tour of the
Bean, his own composite sensor-based musical instrument. Composites
are a messy business so please dress appropriately: painting clothes
or smock and long sleeved shirt.</div>
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<div>Cost: $215 including materials</div>
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