All Hands Active, Ann Arbor hackerspace, hosting Maker Faire brainstorm

The fine folks at All Hands Active, an Ann Arbor, MI hackerspace, are hosting a community-wide collective brainstorming session to explore what the Ann Arbor/Detroit hacker community can do at Maker Faire Detroit. They're calling on all makers in the area to come on Saturday, March 13th, at 3pm, to the AHA! Shop, at 525 East Liberty, Ann Arbor, ...

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