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We will notify the waitlist for future sessions when opened, as well as if any spots in this session open up. Please also sign up to our Announcement mailing list to be notified for new workshops. You may also e-mail contact@bloominglabs.org to be put on a waitlist.'''-->
 
We will notify the waitlist for future sessions when opened, as well as if any spots in this session open up. Please also sign up to our Announcement mailing list to be notified for new workshops. You may also e-mail contact@bloominglabs.org to be put on a waitlist.'''-->
  
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Revision as of 23:16, 9 July 2021

Past Workshops

All workshops are for age 12 and older unless otherwise specified. Parents must come inside to fill out a minor liability waiver for children under 18 (unless previously filled out). Some workshops have limited seats available, see descriptions for details.

Pre-registration is required, and payment is due at the time of registration. Virtual workshops will send out room links 24-48 hours before a class. Virtual workshops with kits will coordinate pick-up of kits. Please direct any questions to contact@bloominglabs.org.

More workshops are still being added. Please join our announcement mailing list or follow us on Twitter! How to follow us

If there is a specific workshop you would like to see, let us know! We have a Google form: Waitlist and Interest Sign-ups. You can fill this out once for every desired workshop.




Contents

July 2021

Rain Barrel Workshop

Saturday, July 10th, 2021 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  • Format: In-Person, outside
  • Cost: $50 for the public, or $40 for Bloominglabs members
  • Maximum Class Size: 3 students

During the summer months, lawns and gardens account for an average of 40% of household water usage. Water barrels can help to reduce water usage and bills by allowing you to tend to your lawn and garden using naturally harvested rain water. Come make one for yourself! All materials and tools will be provided.

Rain Barrel Workshop

Plant Tower Workshop

Saturday, July 10th, 2021 -- 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

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  • Format: In-Person, outside
  • Cost: $50 for the public, or $40 for Bloominglabs members
  • Maximum Class Size: 3 students

Plant towers are a vertical garden that can house 50+ plants in 4 sq ft of space. Plant towers also contain a composting tube to allow users to easily return their vegetative waste back to their plants.

Participants will build their own plant tower and compost tube from a recycled food grade barrel. 2 hour class. All materials provided.

Plant Tower Workshop

FULL Introduction to Welding

Sunday, July 11th, 2021 -- 1:00PM-4:30PM

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  • Format: In-Person
  • Cost: $50, or $40 for members
  • Maximum Class Size: 12 students

Learn and practice 4 types of welding: Mig, Tig, Stick(Arc), and Oxygen-Acetylene. 30 min safety intro, then 4 stations with 2-3 attendees each for a demo on the welder and time to practice before rotating to the next. This will also include Plasma Cutting. Please wear leather closed-toed shoes, long sleeves and pants (NOT synthetic; wear denim, cotton, wool, or leather), and any hair or jewelry bound. Please bring any of the following if you already have at home: Respirator, P100, or KN95 mask, leather gloves, safety glasses.

FULL - Waitlist Sign-up Link We will notify the waitlist for future sessions when opened, as well as if any spots in this session open up. Please also sign up to our Announcement mailing list to be notified for new workshops. You may also e-mail contact@bloominglabs.org to be put on a waitlist.


Introduction to Parkour

Mondays, July 19th-September 6th, 2021 -- 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 8 weeks, 12 hours total
  • Format: In-Person, at Bloominglabs, 1840 S. Walnut St, Bloomington, IN
  • Cost: $100, $70
  • Drop-ins welcome, individual sessions are $15, or $10 for Bloominglabs members.

Always wanted to learn Parkour? Take the leap, with our in-depth Basic Parkour class: brought to you by BPK and Bloominglabs! You’ll learn all the fundamentals of the Art of Movement, in a safe and fun environment.

Mondays, 8 sessions, Starting July 19th

  • July 19th: Landing and Precision Jumps
  • July 26th: Vaults
  • August 2nd: Kongs
  • August 9th: Flows with learned skills
  • August 16th: Ukemi/Rolls
  • August 23rd: Wall Skills
  • August 30th: Beginning Freerunning
  • September 6th: Review all skills with flows

Introduction to Parkour

Build a P25 Digital Scanner with a Raspberry Pi and Software Defined Radios

Monday & Tuesday, July 26-27th, 2021 -- 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM both days

  • Format: In-Person, at Bloominglabs, 1840 S. Walnut St, Bloomington, IN
  • Cost: $50 for non-members, or $25 for members [bring your own equipment]
  • Optional equipment check: Tuesday July 20 (stop by any time between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM to make sure you have everything on the required equipment list)
  • Maximum Class Size: 6
  • Registration deadline: Saturday July 17, 2021 (or when all seats are filled)

In this workshop you will create a police scanner using open source software and common off-the-shelf hardware. By the end of this workshop you will have your own scanner capable of receiving and decoding P25 digital signals, complete with a responsive web interface.

More information and Registration: Build a P25 Digital Scanner



Hosting Workshops

If you wish to host a workshop please look at Hosting_workshops.

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