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Jun 10 - Jun 11
Pacific Commodore Expo
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Celebrate fourty years of Commodore computers! See demos, meet enthusiasts, and discuss new projects! All Ages. 

For more information, click here.

For the latest expo updates, check out the forum here.
Jun 15
Office Hours
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pack up the tools and come on in! Meet up with other hobbyists and the LCM+L team in the Labs at our weekly Office Hours to work on your personal projects. Hardware or software, incomplete or pristine, we welcome projects of all kinds. 

Jun 17
Circuit Playground: Rainbow Badges!
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
With Pride Week approaching, we're getting loud and proud in this hands-on project where participants create re-programmable LED badges uisng Adafruit's Circuit Playground microcontroller. This make-and-take wearables workshop is a great beginner's introduction to the Adafruit IDE in which students learn concepts like conditional logic, data manipulation, and visualization techniques.

This workshop is requires a basic knowledge of algebraic functions. Students 14 years or older welcome. All supplies included, bring only enthusiasum.

Register here
$46 for Non-Members | $32 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, and take-home supply costs. 
Jun 18
Paper Circuits
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us and discover the wonderful world of paper circuits at Living Computers this Father's Day! Build simple circuits, explore electricity, and create a whole mess of cool projects from light-up door signs to LED paper dolls. 

This program is appropriate for kids 8+ years (younger kids welcome with an Adult).

Register here
$18 for Non-Members | $6 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, & supply costs.

Jun 22
Breadboarding 101
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Discover how engineers and inventors prototype all their wacky and wild electronics ideas! In this workshop, we'll learn how breadboards work and how to use them to build simple circuits. 

This workshop is suitable for visitors 10+ years.

Register here
$24 for Non-Members | $12 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, & supply costs.

Jun 22
Office Hours
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pack up the tools and come on in! Meet up with other hobbyists and the LCM+L team in the Labs at our weekly Office Hours to work on your personal projects. Hardware or software, incomplete or pristine, we welcome projects of all kinds. 

Jun 24
Kit Build! - Simon Says
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Get started soldering in this 2-hour entry level workshop using SparkFun's Simon Says kit that includes LEDs, resistors, and even a microcontroller. Space is limited for this take-home activity. Kids 7+ years are welcome, but must come with an Adult.  

Register here
$62 for Non-Members | $50 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, and take-home supply costs. Adults attending to provide supervision are not charged Workshop admission.
Jun 25
Scratch Retro-Gaming: Frogger
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

In our Scratch Retro-Gaming Workshop series, YOU recreate the 8-bit classics. Students will use MIT's popular free programming platform, Scratch, to write and debug scripts, learn basic coding rules and jargon, and use simple game theory to create one of the most famous arcade games of all time: Frogger.

This 2-hour introductory workshop would benefit from a basic understanding of Cartesian Coordinates (x and y). Students 10-15 years are welcome, no experience or technology needed. Interested participants can create their own online Scratch accounts for the workshop here with a personal or parent email.

Register here
$18 for Non-Members | $6 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, & supply costs.

Jun 28
Programming Hardware 101
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Calling Arduino newbies! Join us for a workshop on the basics of coding for Adafruit’s Circuit Playground. Using the pre-configured hardware that exists on this pocket-sized microcontroller, students will learn concepts like conditional logic, data manipulation, and data visualization in this 2-hour introductory workshop.

This workshop is requires a basic knowledge of algebraic functions. Students 13 years or older welcome. All tech included, bring only enthusiasum.

Register here
$24 for Non-Members | $12 for Members
Take My Project Home! - Add $22

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, and supply costs. 
Jun 30
Raspberry Pi Jam: Minecraft Modding
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Forge a new mission by creating your own Minecraft mod using Raspberry Pi and Python. Meet up with other Minecrafters as you learn about Minecraft modding and design your own challenges, characters, and more. 

This program is for Minecraft enthusiasts 10+ years.

Register here
$18 for Non-Members | $6 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, and supply costs. 
**Option available to take home hardware afterward for an additional fee. 
Jul 1
Designing for 3D Printing
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Come create your own 3D designs for one of the fastest growing engineering tools out there—the 3D Printer! In this workshop, students will use TinkerCAD to learn some of the fundamentals of designing good and fast prints out of our army of MakerBots. 

This workshop is suitable for kids 8+ years and up. All tech included—participants should set up a free TinkerCAD account before arriving at the workshop with a personal or parent email.

Register here
$24 for Non-Members | $12 for Members

*Price includes museum admission, instruction, & supply costs.

Jul 6
Movie Night - Thank You For Playing
6:15 PM - 7:35 PM
When Ryan, a video game designer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey in the form of an unusual and poetic video game. The result is a game called "That Dragon, Cancer" - an astoundingly honest and innovative work of art about the universal complexity of grief. Thank You For Playing follows Ryan and his family over two years, offering an intimate, revolutionary glimpse into how the fusion of art and technology - in this case, a video game - can document profound human experiences in the modern age.

For more information, click here.

Closed captioning available.

Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance. Reserved seating cannot be guaranteed after 6:00 pm.

RSVP here.

Included with Free Admission (First Thursdays) | Free for Members

Jul 8
Encore - Movie Night - Thank You For Playing
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
This is an encore presentation.

When Ryan, a video game designer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey in the form of an unusual and poetic video game. The result is a game called "That Dragon, Cancer" - an astoundingly honest and innovative work of art about the universal complexity of grief. Thank You For Playing follows Ryan and his family over two years, offering an intimate, revolutionary glimpse into how the fusion of art and technology - in this case, a video game - can document profound human experiences in the modern age.

For more information, click here.

Closed captioning available.

Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance. Reserved seating cannot be guaranteed after 1:45 pm.

RSVP here.

Included with Admission ($12) | Free for Members
Barbie Gets with the Program
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While it may seem radical to imagine Barbie computing in the ’70s, the computer science field was actually far more gender balanced four decades ago than it is today. Experience the history of gender and computing through the lens of computer playsets from the 1970’s to today. Each is paired with the operable machines that inspired them.

Open April 1, 2017- September 3rd, 2017


 

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From the Garage to the iMac: 1976-1999
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Living Computers: Museum + Labs presents From the Garage to the iMac: 1976-1999, a new exhibition focusing on the first two decades of Apple Computers. Featuring a one-of-a-kind demonstration Apple I that lived on Steve Job’s office shelf until 1985, Living Computers will house the world’s only operable Apple I available for use by the public.

Opening Friday, April 14th.


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LCM+L Minecraft
Do you play Minecraft? Join our server!

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Visit mc.livingcomputers.org to sign up.

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