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What's Dave-o Doing at Maker Faire Detroit?

Maker Faire Detroit is this weekend! I'm going to be there with an outdoor booth all Saturday and Sunday, and also giving a talk indoors (apparently in a replica of a drive-in movie theater[?!?]) on Sunday at 11:30am.

What will I be *doing* all weekend?

I'll be helping folks rock out on cheap-as-hell musical instruments like these:

I'll also be building and launching free water rockets with kids of all ages (while supplies last):

And that talk at the faux drive-in theater? I'll walk you through how to build a musical synthesizer for about ~$10 and play it with your mouth.

I'll also have scads of swag from my publisher, No Starch Press. If you're at Maker Faire and want to connect, the best way to contact me is via Twitter, where I am @SquiDaveo--or just find my booth and say "Hey!"

See you this weekend!

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David Erik Nelson is a freelance writer and former high school teacher. His fiction has appeared in Asimov's, The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded.

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