A group of kids and volunteers in our wood working shop.
A group of kids and volunteers in our wood working shop.
Today we have Girl Scout Troop 30215 working on their woodworking badge!
Plan ahead and get your tickets now for our Kitchen Refresh event! May 23 from 11-5.
We'll help you refinish wooden cutting boards, refresh your cast iron, sharpen your knives, laser engrave a salt celler, sandblast a design onto your own glasses and more!
www.eventbrite.com/e/kitchen-re...
Interested in making musical instruments? Join our free monthly meetup - open to all!
Strings, winds, or electronics, we'd love to have you!
The next meeting is Sunday, May 10 from 1PM-3PM at Lansing Makers Network.
2730 Alpha Access St. Lansing, MI
Several people sitting around a large table making engraved stamps for printing.
Four smiling people holding handmade wooden cutting boards they just made.
A group of people in the blacksmith shop, standing around the forge. One person is hammering a piece of iron on an anvil.
Look at these smiling faces! What do they have in common? They all took a class today at Lansing Makers Network!
If you would like to put a smile on your face, check out our events page and sign up for a class! We'd love to see you!
www.lansingmakersnetwork.org/calendar/
A picture of two, natural-wood Adirondack chairs on a sun-dappled lawn.
Would you like to learn to build your own Adirondack chair? Of course you would! Sign up for an intermediate woodworking class on Saturday, April 25 from 9AM-4PM at Lansing Makers Network!
All wood, tools, and safety equipment is supplied. Just bring yourself!
www.eventbrite.com/e/intermedia...
They were amazing!
Lansing Makers Network presents a miniature printmaking class Saturday April 11 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM!
Artist James Friend will show you how to plan, layout, and use stamps and other print making techniques.
Ages 16+. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/featured-a...
We are so excited for our Astronomy on Tap event tonight! Come on down at 5:30 for beer, snacks, and fun! You can even make your own bottle opener or sandblasted shot glass! Space talk starts at 7:30.
Lost-wax casting. The picture shows a silver heart pendant, and two silver rings created by students at Lansing Makers Network.
These are just some of the projects made by students of our recent lost-wax casting class! Check out our event page to find more great classes like this one! www.lansingmakersnetwork.org/calendar/
Positive Somebody is partnering with NAMI Lansing to host a few Man Up 2.0 events. The first one will be Friday, May 8th, from 7-9pm at Lansing Makers Network. Sign-up will come soon! We are excited to hold a safe space for more conversation and connection around men's mental health. Check out the tentative schedule and stay tuned for more. MAN UP 2.0 Our first MAN UP 2.0 event of 2025 is officially happening. Join us Friday, May 8th, from 7-9 pm at the Lansing Makers Network. 2730 Alpha Access St. Lansing, MI 48910 This event is free and open to men of all ages. Our event hosts will be Metro Malik and Paul Schmidt from UnoDuece Media. What to expect: Snacks and drinks A brief speaker on men's mental health Information on organizations that truly need men to get involved (volunteering is great for your mental health) Connection, community, and a safe space Hands-on projects that support Lansing Maker programs Everyone will start by making a tiny sword, and then you can choose one of the following projects: Build a wooden candy-hopper dispenser Create an iron basket-twist fidget using blacksmithing techniques Make a mystery pewter item Sandblast a customized cup While this is a free event, donations are welcome to support more MAN UP 2.0 events throughout the year.
On Friday, May 8th, 7-9 pm, Lansing Makers Network partners with NAMI to host MAN UP 2.0.
We'll have food & drinks, a talk on men's mental health, info on organizations that need men to get involved & hands-on projects. This event is free and open to all men.
See alt text for more info!
Don't forget to join us Thursday evening, April 9, for Astronomy on Tap!
We'll have food, beer, and astronomy talk!
Lansing Makers Network
2730 Alpha Access Street Lansing, Michigan
A list of events happening in April at the Lansing Makers Network. Every Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. mini painting. Bring your own minis and paints. Open to the public. April 9th. Astronomy on Tap with MSU science festival. Astronomy talks, tacos, beer, make and take projects. April 12th. DIY instrument makers group 1:00 p.m. Learn techniques, meet luthiers, show off your creations. April 12th. open stitch 6:00 p.m.. bring a fiber project to work on or just hang out. Open to the public. April 14th. Red Lodge Brewers meeting 7:00 p.m.. April 23rd. Lansing Strong Towns. 6:00 p.m.. April 26th. Bring your own project 6:00 p.m. Free craft night. April 28th MSU law resource Fair.
We are closed today for the holiday, but check out this list of events we have coming up this month!
Five people sitting at a table. Four of them are holding glass beads in the flames of torches affixed to the table. Around them are assorted glass-working tools.
The hands of three students in the flameworking glass bead class. They're holding sticks of glass in one hand and are holding beads on the end of mandrels in the flames of torches affixed to the table in the other. Assorted glass-working tools and glass sticks are on the table.
Do you like playing with fire? Join us for one of our flameworking beadmaking classes! We normally hold one monthly.
Here are today's students and a link to our events calendar! www.lansingmakersnetwork.org/calendar/
Two people working on needlework in the break room of Lansing Makers Network.
It may be a rainy day, but we have a couple of members working on their needlework projects, and at 1 PM we have our sold out glassworking class!
Come down and check us out!
Picture depicts several spotted, multi-color Easter eggs on a plain background with the words Lansing Makers Network will be closed on Sunday, April 5. Happy Easter!
Reminder: Lansing Makers Network will be closed on Easter Sunday (April 5)!
We still have a couple of openings in our lost-wax silver jewelry casting class. Check out the info below to sign up!
There's still some room in the introduction to needle tatting class at Lansing Makers Network.
Friday, Apr 3 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Info and registration here! www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-n...
Breathe new life into your kitchen tools! During this event, you'll move through stations, fix things from your own kitchen, and make new items to improve your cooking experience.
May 23, 11AM-5PM @ Lansing Makers Network
Get more info and tickets here! www.eventbrite.com/e/kitchen-re...
There's still time to join us this evening for the Salus Center's Trans Day of Visibility Celebration and Clothing Swap! We'll have sewing machines and other textile tools to help with basic clothing repair, decoration, and minor alterations. 🏳️⚧️
Flyer for Astronomy on Tap at the Lansing Makers Network. Talks, trivia, raffle prizes, and fun! April 9 from 5:30-9:30. 2730 Alpha Access St. Lansing, MI. Come for food, beer, and fun!
Join Lansing Makers Network April 9, as we welcome Astronomy on Tap from 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
We'll have tacos, beer, activities, and astronomy talks!
Learn more at
www.facebook.com/AoTLansing/
#astronomy #beer #tacos
Our Miniatures Painting Group meets on Wednesday April 1 @ 6:30 pm at the Lansing Makers Network, 2730 Alpha Access St, Lansing.
Bring your own projects and paints! This is a weekly event, every Wednesday!
Join us for a mini printmaking workshop on August 11th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Ages 16 and up, no experience necessary! $30 per person. Artist James Friend will teach two methods of making stamps and discuss other printmaking techniques that can be done with household equipment or tools found at Lansing Maker's Network. 2730 Alpha Access Street Lansing, Michigan.
Join us for a mini printmaking workshop on August 11th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Ages 16 and up, no experience necessary! $30 per person.
2730 Alpha Access Street Lansing, Michigan
#art #printmaking
Join us at Salus Center's Trans Day of Visibility Celebration and Clothing Swap! We'll have sewing machines and other textile tools to help with basic clothing repair, decoration, and minor alterations. 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
www.saluscenter.org/events/calen...
It's BYOP (Bring your own project) night at Lansing Makers Network tonight from 6-8PM.
Bring your own painting, drawing, fiber arts, or any other kind of project.
This event is open to both members and non-members!
2730 Alpha Access St, Lansing, MI 48910
Want to make your own lost-wax silver ring? Check out this class Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 PM. Sign up here!
www.eventbrite.com/e/jewelry-te...
Interested in needle tatting? Join us Friday, April 3 at 6:30 PM for an intro class! Details here! www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-n...