Arch Reactor Blog

Egg Classes Coming Soon!

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Pysanky Eggs

Set aside some time between

March 29 and April 11, 2020 to
learn how to decorate Pysanky
(Ukrainian Eggs)

Multiple dates/times available if
you wish instruction or assistance,
come to one or all sessions.
Supplies available anytime AR is
open if you do not need assistance.

Everything supplied but your
creativity! (Donations to the space
appreciated but not required)

Due to the use of lit candles, this
event is not suitable for small
children. All children require close
parental supervision.

More info at:
http://archreactor.org/pysanky

Questions to: sudduthd@gmail.com

TODAY IS THE DAY FOR FIRE AND ICE FUNDRAISER EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!

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BE THERE! BE THERE! BE THERE !

Join us for this crazy unique annual fundraising event in it's 10th year with our buddies the GATEWAY BURNERS (the St. Louis local chapter of Burning Man)

MEMBERS - you should look at this as an opportunity to fulfill your 2 hours of volunteer time in and have a great time while doing it as well as to get to know the organization a little more and make connections with your community!

this event is our biggest money maker all year, so please help spread the word; getting friends and family in the know is important...I know it's last minute, but there is still time!!!

hope to see you there!

2020 Election Results

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Please welcome the newly elected board!

President Derek S.

Vice President Joe C.

Treasurer Alex H.

Secretary <EMPTY>

Sergeant at Arms Ann J.

Public Relations Kim S.

Education Ed H.

Webmaster Joshua F.

Super Bowl of Destruction

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Super Bowl of Destruction

Everyone is invited to come to the Arch Reactor for the Super Bowl of Destruction. We will have the football game on our big screen for everyone to watch. Not interested in football? Don’t worry, we also throw this party as something for the non-football enthusiasts. As a hackerspace, we use this time to breakdown all of the donations that are no longer usable or fixable. We have hard drives, computers, printers, server equipment, and more! Come join the mayhem and destruction! Bring a Super Bowl snack to share. We had some great food last year.

Destruction starts at 4pm on Sunday, February 2nd at Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave.

Check out our facebook event for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/ical/upcoming/?uid=100002097565473&key=birk0I3KeyMCojU7

The Maker's Maker JOEL LEONARD RETURNS w/ a HOLD MY BEER SESSION

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH 2020, 5:00p-8:00p

Joel Leonard arrives to the Arch Reactor around 5pm continuing his current 2020 MAKER HAPPEN TOURS

He's been visiting makerspaces and hosting a fun HOLD MY BEER BRAINSTORMING SESSION to develop plans for future community projects and events. Called Hold My Beer because the intent is to have fun and unusal activities for 2020. He will be sharing some ideas to get started and then looking to our community members to prioritize possible projects and then hoping to flesh out a plan of action!

So if you have great ideas to share or want help sparking ideas or just want to attend a fun time with THE CHAMPION OF MAKERS come visit us this SATURDAY!

PANCAKEBOT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING 3D PRINTS OF BEER SHAPED PANCAKES DURING THE SESSION

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!

2020 Election Nominations

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This year the nominations for the 2020 elections will be occurring online. The nominations can entered and viewed once logged into the website under the Members tab -> 2020 Election Nominations or by visiting:

https://archreactor.org/election/2

When entering a nomination the email address is optional but can be entered if known. To decline a nomination please email the board at arch-reactor-board@googlegroups.com. Nominations will be stricken through when/if they are declined.

To view nominations you can either click the specific position or click the Candidates tab to view all.

Please email the board if you have any questions or issues

Hacktivus is Coming!

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What is Hacktivus? Hacktivus is a holiday that I made up this morning and is now the official open source secular winter-time gift exchanging celebration of Arch Reactor, as well as any other Hackerspace or Makerspace that wishes to copy it. It's allegedly the perfect holiday where trying to get a group of techies, tinkerers, and free thinkers to show up at a specific time and place for any kind of holiday party is more difficult than herding cats.

Celebrating Hacktivus with the traditional Hacktivus Gift Exchange:

- To sign up to participate in the Hacktivus Gift Exchange, fill out the Google Form from January 1st-10th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnxQRVstK0m7wYyZiIs6HWSBKht5xRIMyVj5mjpBCU_7t0TA/viewform
- Everyone that signs up will eventually get an email with the name of another random member that also signed up for the gift exchange. Keep it a secret though, that's part of the fun! Oh, and I promise not to just pair everyone up with my name!
- Make, hack, re-gift, or purchase a gift for the member who's name you were given. Try to keep the spending limit at around $20.
- Wrap the gift to the best of your gift-wrapping capabilities and label it with the member's name that you were given.
- Deliver the wrapped gift at Arch Reactor and place it by the customarily decorated Hacktivus Robot. It will vigilantly protect your gift until the gift's intended recipient can come by and pick it up.
- Once you've delivered your gift, please respond to the email you received so the organizers can notify the gift's recipient that their gift is waiting for them.

- Now wait anxiously for the notification email informing you when a Hacktivus gift has been delivered for you!

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