Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum at historic Soulé Steam Feed Works has partnered with MAKE: Community to present the 7th Annual Maker Faire Meridian on April 2-3, 2022. Maker Faire Meridian continues grow each year and features makers from around the region. Makers range from robotics to artists to metal casting to honeybees. “We are ex-cited each year to learn what Makers will participate,” according to Greg Hatcher, Producer of the Maker Faire. “Mississippi is a very creative place that encourages folks to use their talents in a variety of ways. Some Makers create things for their own use, while others make for their friends, community or public markets. We are happy to when these Makers choose to share what they are doing and encourage others to become Makers.” Hatcher said that he brought this internationally licensed event to Meridian because of the positive message to brings to people from all walks of life. He hopes that everyone “leaves the event with a smile.”
New for this year’s Maker Faire, Meridian Council for the Arts will offer a “Tape Art” activity so attendees can show their creative talent! Meridian Restorations Foundation brings a very interesting activity. They will introduce their “Build & Learn at Merrehope” project. After learning about local architecture and preservation, young Makers will build their own miniature structures. Another Maker, Johnson Honey Farm, will present information about bees, honey and visitors will have the opportunity to make a beeswax candle. Magnolia Quilt Guild invites everyone to sit and stitch alongside some of Meridian’s finest quilters. Everyone is encouraged to join in as the guild makes a new quilt. Demonstrations of various quilting techniques will be presented.
The Choctaw Area Boy Scouts are back again this year to share some of their latest Making experiences. Meridian Sym-phony Association will bring the Instrument Zoo so folks of all ages can test their musical talent. The Rose Hill Company of Storytellers, dressed in period costume, will tell some of the stories that are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery which, among others, will include members of the Soulé Family, plus the Gypsy Queen. Lamar School Raider Robotics will demonstrate their robots.
About Maker Faire:
So, what is “Maker Faire”? Maker Faire creates opportunities for conversations with Makers — tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and entrepreneurs all come together to show their projects and to talk about what they have learned. It is a community-based learning event that inspires everyone to become a Maker and connect with people and projects in their local community.
We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth. As a celebration of the Maker Movement, it’s a family-friendly showcase of invention and creativity that gathers together tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, food artisans, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. Makers come to show their creations. Attendees come to glimpse the future...and to learn to become makers themselves.
Maker Faire Meridian is independently organized and operated under license from Make: Community, Inc.
For More Information: www.meridian.makerfaire.com Greg Hatcher , 601-693-9905, makerfairemeridian@comcast.net.
