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title: 'Make cool stuff? Show it off at Portland Mini Maker Faire'
date: '2012-08-06T14:00:03-07:00'
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# Make cool stuff? Show it off at Portland Mini Maker Faire

If [Maker Faire](http://makerfaire.com/ "Maker Faire") is a gathering of people who make awesome stuff and Portland’s crafty hobbyist culture motivates a lot of people around here to make cool stuff, then it stands to reason that Portland should have some kind of Maker Faire, here, right?

Get ready to be happy. [Portland will be hosting a Mini Maker Faire](http://www.omsi.edu/maker-faire-pdx "Portland Mini Maker Faire") in September. And [you’re invited to exhibit what you’ve made](http://www.omsi.edu/maker-application "Maker application").

[According to Core77](http://www.core77.com/blog/events/portland_mini_maker_faire_2012_-_submit_your_application_this_week_23077.asp "Submit your applications to Portland Mini Maker Faire"):

> Maker Faire is a weekend filled with an incredible variety of exhibits, talks, demonstrations, and performances bridging arts, crafts, science and engineering—many of them hands-on and all of them engaging. Maker Faire is a reflection of our community at its very best.

> If you (or someone you know) would like to participate in the Portland Mini Maker Faire you can submit an application on the OMSI website. Entries can be submitted from individuals as well as from groups, such as hobbyist clubs and schools. We particularly encourage exhibits that are interactive and that highlight the process of making things.

But you’ve got to hurry. Applications are due August 5 at 11:59PM.

For more information or to apply, visit [Portland Mini Maker Faire](http://www.omsi.edu/maker-faire-pdx "Portland Mini Maker Faire").

*(Hat tip @jkuramot)*