[dorkbotsea-announce] Re: August 2008 Dorkbot: Catastrophic Cacophony Workshop! Please RSVP to get your supplies.

[shelly at hive-mind.com]

Hey y'all!  The next Dorkbot and the Catastrophic Cacophany Workshop is a
week and a half away (Weds Aug 6)!  Whether or not you want to "make"
catastrophic music, come to watch!
We have three teams so far and enough randoms for another team or two.  This
means we have room for a couple of more teams, so please let me know if
you'll be coming as a team or want to be put on a team.

Shelly

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 4:14 PM, shelly at hive-mind.com <
shellyhivemind at gmail.com> wrote:

> Join us in August to create a cacophony!
>
> The next Dorkbot is almost a month away, but we're giving you plenty of
> warning so you can clear your calendar and start planning to make some
> noise.  We'll need to buy some supplies in advance for this one, so please
> RSVP so we know how many motors, battery packs, and switches to buy.  No
> technical skills required.
>
>
> **********************************************************************************************************************
>
> WHAT:            August 2008 Dorkbot:  Catastrophic Cacophony Workshop!
>
> WHEN:             Weds, Aug 6th, 7:30 - 10:30pm
>
> WHERE:           911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.
>
>                            http://www.911media.org/
>
> ADMISSION:    Around $5 to purchase workshop materials.  Free for
> presentation/observers.
>
>                        Also bring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media!
> We'll have a donation jar out by the beer.  ;)
>
>
>  Josh Kopel, former co-organizer of MakePhilly (http://makephilly.com/),
> brings the maker challenge to Seattle.
>
> The theme is catastrophic cacophony and the challenge is to build the
> loudest, craziest, flashiest automated "musical" instrument ever.  You will
> have to be able to step back and let your creation play by itself, even if
> it destroys itself in the process.
>  The most amazing instrument wins.
> Extra points if it sounds musical.
>
> For this workshop, we'll break up into teams of 6-8 people, and each team
> will be given a "kit" made up of basic tools and materials.  We'll be
> supplying basic motors, battery packs, and switches.  Bring your own "robot
> vomit" to make the building more interesting. (i.e. metal and plastic
> wheels, gears and other parts, working electronics components, colorful
> shiny glowy things, and anything else you think might enhance your
> creation.)  You never know what may get destroyed, so leave the expensive
> stuff at home.
>  Also bring any tools that you have to help put the thing together.
>
> RSVP by sending "shelly, I'll be there with my 5$ for supplies" at
> shellyhivemind at gmail.com.  If you really want to take it to the next
> level, get a team together!
>
> Schedule:
> 7:30, brief presentation by Joshua Kopel, illustrating similar past
> workshops with MakePhilly, and giving instructions
> 8:00-10:30, workshop, performance, tear-down, clean up.
>
> **************************
>
> As ever, special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center for providing such a great
> venue and friendly support for our monthly Dorkbot meetings.
>
> See you on Wednesday, Aug 6th!
>
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