 Judging from people in attendance everyone wants to make a makerspace. At Friday's session of Make a Makerspace there were representatives from schools, makerspaces, a library, economic development, museums and businesses. In attendance were 30 people from a wide variety of places. We makers have "gotten it" for a long time. Makerspaces are creative, collaborative spaces for learning and making stuff. The institutions of society seem to be catching on which is good news. Better still, some are smart enough to realize that succeeding with a new makerspace is not easy and that learning from veterans is worthwhile. If you want to start a makerspace then this is the class to take. Read more on MAKE    Here is a rundown of some amazing 3D printed items from World Maker Faire in New York. This year we saw an diverse array of 3D prints - from complex humanoid robots to wearable designs. Read more on MAKE    It's not just Maker Faire here in New York—it's Maker Week—and there are a huge number of side-events, panels, and hackathons going on around the city. As part of this Atmel hosted a makers in education panel. Read more on MAKE    Ever notice how most makerspaces less than 4,000 square foot are powered by volunteers and are rich with community? Ever notice that larger makerspaces tend to have more than 12,000 square foot, are powered by paid staff and are relatively slim on community? At How to Make a Makerspace this gap was characterized as the makerspace chasm. As Gui Cavalcanti said during class, "There's a reason that there's such a specific divide between small spaces and large spaces. Once you get much larger than 3,000 - 4,000 square feet, the space becomes incredibly difficult to manage with only volunteers. Spaces that aren't large enough, however, can't pay staff." Read more on MAKE    NYC-based Bard rock is a band of traveling players, performing Shakespeare's lyrics for a modern audience. They think Shakespeare rocks! Here they perform lyrics from Act 2, Scene 2 in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Read more on MAKE    ITP students Christina Carter and Jess Jiyoung Jung want to help you improve your ability to get sushi into your mouth with their deliciously engaging two player board game called "Chopsticking," find them on Science Avenue in Zone D! Read more on MAKE   ![Designed in [X], ordered in London via OpenDesk, fabricated in [Y] and delivered to World Maker Faire in NYC, shown here sitting on the deck of the WikiHouse.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vSiT4AF7sMfh9NOUxw6q5HIDsZ0vFz1vJrfIwb0CfVss-sg881DC3IWlIA8GpKLEzzKqlcA3st5PbbtIlr1upn6zZHRXOXtjBvCyaqcsXdR062ydSECbZve_6IVj1FUOX-g02uZAVS_NLgawCUrTWrhgay_w=s0-d) OpenDesk is from the group of designers behind WikiHouse. While their initial project was an open hardware shelter this second project grows out of insights from the first. Read more on MAKE    Artist, musician and maker Ken Butler plays his found object hybrid instruments at World Maker Faire NY. Watch 'till the end for a mind blowing performance on a piece of latex dental dam. Read more on MAKE    Last year's World Maker Faire New York marked the debut of the Nerdy Derby, "a no-rules miniature car building and racing competition inspired by the Cub Scouts' Pinewood Derby." This year, the derby is back with some fantastic improvements. Read more on MAKE   | 
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