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<div><b>LEMUR News</b></div>
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<div>*<b> ReSiDeNt Show October 9th</b></div>
<div>*<b> Fall Classes Coming in October</b> including two new
offerings</div>
<div>*<b> November ReSiDeNt Submissions Open</b> through October
13</div>
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<div><b>ReSiDeNt Show October 9th</b></div>
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<div>This month's ReSiDeNtS are hard at work creating new music for
the bots and more.</div>
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<div><b>Ethan Ham</b> -- robotic slide whistles!</div>
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<div><b>Shawn Trail</b> -- mad electronic mallet jazz!</div>
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<div><b>Adam Matta</b> -- beatboxing and trading fours with the
robots!</div>
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<div>LEMUR friend<b> Christopher McDonald</b> will also be on hand
showing<b> Gertrude</b>, his machine that uses a multicolor LED to
draw dramatic color images captured by long exposure
photography.</div>
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<div>Come see their work at LEMUR on Thursday, October 9th.</div>
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<div><b>ReSiDeNt: New Works, New Instruments, New Artists</b></div>
<div><b>LEMUR, 461 Third Avenue, Brooklyn</b></div>
<div><b>Thursday, October 9th</b></div>
<div><b>8 pm - 10 pm</b></div>
<div><b>$5 at the door</b></div>
<div><b>http://lemurbots.org</b></div>
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<div><b>Fall Classes Begin October 27</b></div>
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<div>LEMUR's fall Art and Technology classes begin October 21,
including two new classes and instructors. Full class descriptions are
at the bottom of this email. 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 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 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 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication</b></div>
<div>Wednesdays 10/29, 11/5, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Fuzzy Logic: Intro to Soft Circuits</b></div>
<div>Saturday/Sunday 11/1, 11/2, 12:00-4:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>Musical Instrument Building</b></div>
<div>Thursdays 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
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<div><b>November ReSiDeNt Submissions through October 13</b></div>
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<div>Submissions for ReSiDeNt, LEMUR's monthly creator-in-residence
program, are being accepted through October 13th for November
residencies. Accepted artists are awarded a one-month residency at
LEMUR to create a new performance or installation utilizing LEMUR's
musical robots, MIDI controllers and other technologies.</div>
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<div>Artists from all performing and installation disciplines are
encouraged to apply, including musicians, composers, dancers,
choreographers, video artists, interactive installation artists,
performance artists, multimedia artists and others.</div>
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<div>To learn about applying to ReSiDeNt, visit
http://lemurbots.org/resident.html.</div>
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<div>LEMUR thanks the Greenwall Foundation for its generous support of
ReSiDeNt.</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 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 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 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 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>Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication</b></div>
<div>Wednesdays 10/29, 11/5, 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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<div><b>Fuzzy Logic: Intro to Soft Circuits</b></div>
<div>Saturday/Sunday 11/1, 11/2, 12:00-4:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Kate Hartman</div>
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<div>Have you ever snuggled with a circuit? This workshop will provide
an introduction to materials and construction techniques for creating
soft and flexible circuits. Topics will include conductive fabric and
thread, soft switches, iron-on circuits, sewing notions as electrical
connectors, sewable LEDs, and the Arduino Lilypad. In addition,
introductory electronics and sewing techniques will be reviewed. With
basic soft circuit techniques in hand, students will have the
opportunity to design and implement a final soft circuit on a garment
of their choice.</div>
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<div>Cost: $350 including Lilypad, electronics and soft stuff</div>
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<div><b>Musical Instrument Building</b></div>
<div>Thursdays 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 6:30-9:30 pm</div>
<div>Instructor: Jeff Feddersen</div>
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<div>Learn about musical instruments and make your own. In this class,
we'll study the major kinds of musical instruments and how they work,
learn about (and learn to hear) the overtones and harmonics essential
to music, and examine scales and tuning. Using readily available
materials we'll build our own musical instruments, and we'll see how
electronic amplification can make an instrument out of virtually
anything. Along the way we'll look at interesting instruments from
around the world and throughout history.</div>
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<div>Cost: $300</div>
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