Originally published at: https://claremontmakerspace.org/2023/06/02/upcoming-classes-at-the-claremont-makerspace-2/
Greetings Upper Valley Makers:
We have an exciting list of upcoming classes at the Claremont MakerSpace that we think might interest you.
For most classes and events, CMS MEMBERSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED. That said, members receive a discount on registration and there are some classes/events that are for members only (this will be clearly noted in the event description). Class policies (liability waiver, withdrawal, cancellation, etc.) can be found here. Instructors: Interested in teaching a class at CMS? Please fill out our Class Proposal Form. Tours: Want to see what the Claremont MakerSpace is all about? Tours are by appointment only. Contact Us to schedule your tour where you can learn about all the awesome tools that the CMS offers access to, as well as how membership, classes, and studio spaces work.
Upcoming Events
Events that are currently open for registration.
Open Sew-In
About the Instructor: Allison Zito received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of the Arts. Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous museums including The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, The Delaware Art Museum, The Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Allison has decades of teaching experience, having taught a variety of classes at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA, and at the University of Pennsylvania Morris Arboretum. She has taught Studio Art in the Upper Valley at AVA Gallery and Art Center, Craftstudies at Hanover League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, ArtisTree, and Claremont Maker Space with stunning results. Allison Zito was awarded The Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 for her work as an artist and art educator. In 2019 Allison was awarded an Artist in Residency at The Claremont Maker Space. There she created an art installation addressing the issue of Global Warming and she organized a symposium on site, to inspire positive action within the greater community. Allison created two local public art murals in 2021, one for The Sullivan County Conservation District in Unity and Allison created the Bee and the Monarch Medallions on the Lebanon Art Tunnel Way Pollinator Mural. Making a statement and creating beautiful art as a way to open a conversation that leads to a better world, is the cornerstone of Allison’s career as an artist and art educator.
Age requirement: Youth and adult (15 years and older)
Class Fees: Free for members and $5 for non-members.
Materials Fee: None
How to Make a Rain Water Collection Barrel and Garden Irrigation System.
Learn how to make a rain water collection barrel and garden irrigation system using well proven techniques.
In this class, the instructor will present in a classroom and hands on in the shop demonstrating how to fabricate a rain water collection system using recycled blue 55 gallon barrels and plastic plumbing pipe and fittings. Instruction will also include estimating system catchment and garden volume needs, proper placement for a gravity feed system and the installation and use of interconnecting plumbing, connecting rain gutter to barrel, venting, foundation for barrel and proper water outlet. Instruction includes connecting the system to irrigation tubing including filter, timer, tubing and irrigation tubing.
The first hour will be classroom instruction and short videos. The remainder will be in the shop modifying a barrel for water catchment and demonstrating how to fabricate and interconnect input and discharge plumbing.
Students will learn how to use a drill and hole saw, how to cut and assemble PVC plumbing pipe, how to calculate system capacity and placement, and how to maintain and winterize a system of their own.
About the Instructor(s): John Lambert has been a member of Claremont MakerSpace since it opened and is a substitute teacher at SRVRTC, the Claremont high school Tech. Center, in the construction trades, plumbing and heating and machine tool programs. He is a former aircraft repairman and instructor and a automotive technician and auto dealer. He lives in Charlestown NH in a home he and his wife built 50 years ago which was off the electric grid for ten years.
Class Fees: $15 members/ $25 non-members
Materials Fee: none
Prerequisite(s): none
Skill Level: all levels
Age requirement: Any age (children under 16 years old must be accompanied by their adult)
Summer Bike Clinic
Drop in and ask your biking questions, work on your bike, or just hang out with other wrenches. Kids with parent partners encouraged to attend. Come build a bike community in Claremont. We’ll even have the bike wash station running out back.
Instructors:
- Rosanna Lloyd: Hello! My name is Rosanna Lloyd and I love anything on two wheels. I worked as a bike mechanic for 8 years, for 4 of that I travelled the country as a race mechanic for SRAM and Cannondale. I also raced. I’ve also done a little frame building! I love all things fast and downhill. Uphill….not so much these days!
- John Lambert is an avid cyclist, mechanic, maker, DIYer, and all around great volunteer, if it can be fixed, John can fix it.
Class Fees: Free for CMS Members. Non-Member: $5. There will be some tubes / parts available for purchase from the kind folks at The Wheel House.