On exhibit in the first floor lobby gallery, at Tyler School of Art, from October 4 thru 16, 2009 are eleven kinetic sculpture works by Philadelphia artist, and Hacktory instructor, Bradley N. Litwin. The building is open every day, and admission is Free. There will be an artist reception on 10/10, from 6-8PM. To attend, please RSVP blit@bradlitwin.com.

Tyler School of Art is located at:
13th & Norris Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19122
more info - 215.224.9534 or blit@bradlitwin.com

DesignPhiladelphia is coming right up with a week's worth of exhibitions, lectures, tours, and other fun stuff celebrating anything and everything related to design and culture.

Check out their calendar of events at their website http://www.designphiladelphia.org

You can also get involved by helping to construct TAZtetris, an urban free-space realized through the reclamation of open lots and the creative reengineering of scaffolding. For the duration of the festival, TAZtetris will provide a home for a randomized series of events, performances, happenings, and exhibitions.

For more information, check out the details here:
http://www.designphiladelphia.org/news_details.php?article_id=32

For those of you interested in fusing old crafts with new technology this exhibition is packed with cool stuff - welded lace, chain-link lace, and other forms. The opening reception is this Thursday the 24th at 5 pm.
Check it out here:
http://www.laceintranslation.com/

http://thehacktory.org/classes/arduino-beginner-microcontroller-amp-elec...

What???
Another Arduino class?
Yep, after minor soldering burns, and un-knotting some schematics this summer...
We're offering another beginner electronics and programming class based on the Arduino platform.

This one uses a "build-your-own" platform, as we've discovered that when you build your own tools, you REALLY understand how they work!

The last class filled quite quickly, and ALL participants walked away with a complete working breadboard-Arduino platform and several example circuits and programs that we went over during the workshop. The hardware kit is part of the class fee and yours to take home and build into your next project.

It's a fast 6 hours, so sleep well and bring a laptop, as that's the only requirement. The class will go from "What is a resistor" and "how do sensors work?" to "How can I get the Theremin I just built to play in stereo while switching the lights on and off??"

Saturday, Sept 12 at noon
Vintage Computer Festival, Wall Township, NJ

8static is a monthly Philadelphia chip music event sponsored by The Hacktory.
Each month 8static features live music and visuals provided by artists from
around the world. These artists used repurposed classic computers and video game
consoles to create their music and visual art. VCF will feature a live
performance by four local artists in the chip music scene. Animal Style and
Cheap Dinosaurs will provide the music while NO CARRIER and VBLANK provide the
visuals. MARCH's Bill Degnan will contribute music from his home-built TTL
theremin. The event will begin with a warm-up performance of an Altair 8800
playing The Beatles' "Fool on the Hill" in honor of the same performance at the
Homebrew Computer Club in 1975. After the concert, check out 8static's exhibit
booth to learn their tricks!

http://www.vintage.org/2009/east/

The Nikola Tesla Inventors Club is interested in doing a project to build a Tesla coil. If anyone is interested in getting involved in the project, please contact Nikola Lonchar at nikolateslainventorsclub [at] gmail.com or visit the website at www.nikolateslainventorsclub.com or the Tesla meetup page at http://ntesla.meetup.com/38/

Photo courtesy of www.tesla-museum.org