CRAFT LAKE CITY ANNOUNCES MINI MAKER FAIRE WITH BARNES AND NOBLE AND MAKE MAGAZINE
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Salt Lake City, October 26, Barnes & Noble, in partnership with Make: Magazine, announces a fantastic lineup for their first-ever retail Mini Maker Faire at stores nationwide November 6–8, 2015. Customers will “Meet the Makers” at Barnes & Noble stores statewide, including featured guests from Craft Lake City who will be showcasing exciting interactive exhibits.
All product demonstrations and collaborative hands-on events will happen throughout the weekend so customers can fully experience three unique areas in store Make Workspace, Make & Collaborate and Meet the Makers. Each project will deliver a robust Mini Maker Faire experience.
The Mini Maker Faire also provides an additional exciting opportunity for Craft Lake City. A percentage of online and in-store sales will be donated to the organization when customers mention Craft Lake City at checkout. Barnes & Noble’s goal is to educate people about the maker movement, give exposure to DIY engineers, and raise money for the Craft Lake City organization.
The Mini Maker Faire will be held at all six Barnes & Noble locations within the Salt Lake Valley:
These Locations are:
- Fort Union – 7119 S. 1300 E.
- Gateway – 6 North Rio Grande St.
- Sugarhouse – 1104 E. 2100 S.
- Sandy – 10180 State St. (South Towne Center)
- Murray – 5249 State S.
- Jordan Landing – 7157 Plaza Center Dr.
When:
- Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Barnes & Noble is excited to partner with Craft Lake City for this event!
About Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Our mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. In an effort to keep the community active, educated and aware of local DIY culture, Craft Lake City hosts monthly workshops, gallery shows, fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans, makers and businesses. Craft Lake City provides year-round programming to kids and adults as well as hosts the annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival that enjoys more than 40,000 visitors annually. Craft Lake City will be in Salt Lake area stores, represented by the makers and volunteers that make this organization and their annual DIY festival a yearly success.
About Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is a Fortune 500 company, the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 647 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states (as of August 1, 2015), and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). Our Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store® (www.nook.com)
Make Magazine: Maker Media is a global platform for connecting Makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of Makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. Whether as hobbyists or professionals, Makers are creative, resourceful and curious, developing projects that demonstrate how they can interact with the world around them. The launch of Make: magazine in 2005, followed by Maker Faire in 2006, jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement, which is transforming innovation, culture and education. Located in San Francisco, CA, Maker Media is the publisher of Make: magazine and the producer of Maker Faire. It also develops “getting started” kits and books that are sold in its Maker Shed store as well as in retail channels.
