Events/Archive

Events Archive

2019

• September 8, 1 to 4 PM: Hacksburg Grand Re-Opening (No RSVP required)
• Sunday February 3, 1-5 pm: Foam Armor Class
• Sunday February 10, 1-5 pm: Laser Cutter Valentines
• Sunday January 13, 2-4 pm: Laser Etched Mugs - Rescheduled to March 2 due to weather
• Tuesday January 15, 7-7:30 pm: Annual Meeting (Full members only, regular meeting to follow)

2018

• February 24 2-4 pm: Pepekura (3D Paper Modeling) Class
• Sat May 19, 1-5 PM: events:2018:Laser Cutter Class
• Sat June 16: Visit our booth at Summer Solstice Fest
• Sun June 17, TBD: events:2018:Hacksburg Open House
• Sat June 23, 1:00-5:00 pm: events:2018:Woodworking 101
• Sat June 30, 1:00-5:00 pm: events:2018:Foam Armor Class
• Sat July 14, 1:00-5:00 pm: events:2018:Laser Cutter Class
• Sunday August 5, 1-5 PM: Hacksburg Disassembly Day
• Tuesday August 7, 7:30-8:30 PM: Buisness Meeting and Fall 2018 Event Planning
• Sunday August 12, 1-5 PM: Welding 101
• Sunday September 9, Noon-4 PM: Intro to Cosplay with Special Guest Presenters
• Sunday September 16, 1-5 PM: Laser Cutter Class
• Sunday September 23, 1-5 PM: Woodworking 101 - Boxes and Joinery
• Saturday September 29, 1-5 PM: 4th Annual Hacksburg Cider Pressing - Option 1
• Sunday September 30, 1-5 pm: Intro to Cosplay - Armormaking
• Sunday October 7, 1-5 PM: 4th Annual Hacksburg Cider Pressing - Option 2
• Sunday October 21, 1-5 PM: Cosplay Steampunk Tophat
• Tuesday October 30, 8-9 PM: Pumpkin Carving/Halloween Activities (after regular meeting)
• Saturday November 17, 1-5 PM: Milling 101
• Sunday December 2, 1-5 PM: Make Personalized Ornaments

2017

• January 17th 8:00pm - Tool Tuesday - Introduction to the Oscilloscope - Come on out to Hacksburg's monthly Tool Tuesday and learn what an Oscilloscope is, what uses it has, and the basics of operating it. This event is open to everyone (students, residents, anyone!) and free.
• January 28th 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM -- Drone building
• Feburary 21st at 8:00pm - Introduction to Soldering - Come on out to Hacksburg's monthly Tool Tuesday and learn what soldering is, what uses it has, and the basics of doing it from Brent, a board member. This event is open to everyone (students, residents, anyone!) and free.
• March 4 - Introduction to Sewing - 1pm-4pm
  • Come learn basic hand sewing, how to use a sewing machine, and how to follow a basic pattern.
  • We will be making drawstring bags.
  • Reading a simple pattern
  • straight stitching by hand
  • using a sewing machine (bobbins, threading, adjusting)
  • Price: $10 public / $5 for members
  • see 2016 class for notes Sewing 101
• March 7 - Magic Wand Contest Awards Party 8pm for the [[events:2017:magic_wand_contest?s[]=wizard]]
• March 11 - Open house 1-4pm Stop in to get a tour of our space, some tea or coco, and be able to ask any questions about our organization. This is free and open to everyone!
• March 7-28 -- Adafruit Group Buy
• March 19 - Inventory Day - 1-5pm
  • Members, we need to inventory everything in the space for taxes, please come out and help us knock it out.
• March 21 - 8pm - Tool Tuesday - Introduction to 3D Printing
• April - Steampunk Contest all month!
• May 2 - 8 PM -- Steampunk Contest Awards Party
• June 17 - events:Summer Solstice Fest 2017
• June 24 - events:Woodworking 101 - 2017
• October 8, 1pm to 5pm - events:2017:Cider Making Event 2017
• October 10, 7:30 pm - Pumpkin Carving after General Meeting
• October 14, 9am to 3pm - Repair Cafe at the NRV ReStore
• November 12, 2pm - events:2017:Foam Armor Class

2016

• Saturday March 12, 2016 Hackwood Derby 1pm
• Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 10am - 2pm Homebrewing Demo - Stop by and ask questions as Nicole Schwartz brews some tea beer
• Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 2 pm 3D printing class 2016 (part of the cosplay class series) by Andrew Mike
• Saturday, April 9, 2016 - Time noon-2pm Prosthetics (part of the cosplay class series) by Chris DeHart
• Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 6-9pm Introduction to Arduino with LCBB (part of the cosplay class series)
• Saturday April 23, 2016 1pm Basic woodworking safety by Kurt Rooks
• Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 2pm-4pm Sewing 101 - making a drawstring bag (part of the cosplay class series)
• Saturday, May 21, 2016 - 2pm-4pm - Internet Safety
• Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 6pm -- Make your own Enigma machine
• Saturday, June 18, 2016 -- 2016 Summer Solstice Fest
• Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 1pm-9pm -- events:2016:press_your_own_cider and a hard cider brewing demo. (Bring your own apples)
• Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 10am-4pm -- Unconference II followed by a sorting party at 6pm
  • Thank you to our financial sponsor Solutions - they are enabling us to cover costs for all of our UnConference Supplies!
  • Thank you to our lunch sponsor Blacksburg Bagels
  • Thank you to our tea sponsor The Devotea USA
• December 11 1:00pm - 4:00pm -- Hacksburg Open House -- Stop in to get a tour of our space, some tea or coco, and be able to ask any questions about our organization. This is open to everyone!
• December 13 8:00pm -- Tool Tuesday - Metal Lathe Introduction - presentation on using the metal lathe in the shop. This is open to everyone!
• December 20 8:00pm -- Tool Tuesday - Laser Engraving 101 - presentation on using the laser engraver in the shop. This is open to everyone!

2015

• Summer Solstice June 20, 2015
• How to homebrew July 18, 2015 followed by Beverage Cooling Competition
• Kids Circuts Aug 1, 2015
• 12 Hour Hackathon Sept 5, 2015
• High Altitude Balloon Talk Tue Sept 15, 2015 at 8pm
• Virginia Science Festival Sat Sept 26, 2015
• Tea 101 Class Oct 3, 2015
• 3D Printing Class Oct 18, 2015
• Pumpkin Carving Oct 25, 2015
• Annual Meeting Saturday November 7th, 2015
• Barnes & Noble Mini Maker Faire - Meet the Makers
  • Friday Nov 6, 2015 at 5pm (Nicole)
  • Saturday Nov 7, 2015 at 1pm (Kurt)
  • Sunday Nov 8, 2015 at 1pm (Andrew/Jenn)