Makerspaces and Playces

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Join GTECH for a night of cocktails and laser cutters for our 21+ Night at the TechShop to benefit Green Playces. Mingle with Makers, Movers and Shakers while you enjoy small bites, engage in maker-centered games, and interact with tool demonstrations that are building educational play components for Green Playce sites. 
Enjoy good food, drink and games:
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<LI CLASS="p2">Sample whiskey varieties with Wigle Whiskey</LI>
<LI>Sample a beer of East End Brewing's Late Night Mild</LI>
<LI>Sample a cocktail with the Livermore</LI>
<LI>Sample small bites and childhood favorites from Social at Bakery Square</LI>
<LI>Enjoy Smiley Cookies from Eat'n Park (a favorite of children and adults alike)</LI>
<LI>Snack on veggies from Whole Foods </LI>
<LI>Play with larger than life games with City of Play</LI>
</UL>
Experience TechShop tools and partners work with a variety of hands-on activities that build Green Playce components:
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<LI>Sew mini-wooley pocket vertical planters, help build a colorful reading nest, and make button pins to show your support of Green Playces with GTECH</LI>
<LI>Inspire kids by selecting inspirational messages to be laser engraved on paver stones and installed on Green Playce sites with our <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/makerspaces-and-playces-tickets-24519437297">Playce Maker (VIP Ticket)</A> </LI>
<LI>Learn about the TechShop's laser cutter and watch the paver stones being engraved with kids site designs in real time</LI>
<LI>Create your own pop-bottle aquaponics growing system with Deco Resources</LI>
<LI>Make a handmade ethernet cable with MetaMesh</LI>
<LI>Meet others and mix perspectives through a world cafe demo with New Sun Rising</LI>
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<H5>About Green Playces:</H5>
<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://gtechstrategies.org/projects/green-playces/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Green Playces</A> is a program designed by GTECH to take action against blight, connect young people to fun, safe green spaces and use those spaces as a platform to explore environmental education, STEAM concepts, and maker activities outdoors.
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