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Join us on a journey to embrace your inner drag persona. Learn how to block your brows, contour your cheeks, and flash with lashes! This 3 hour intensive drag 101 workshop will cover base-level drag makeup application. Learn the ropes, put your own spin on it, and turn the party!

Drag Kit make-up bags with all the basic materials will be provided. Bring your favorite make-up items from home or we’ll provide plenty of new samples for you to learn what you love!

Allegra Spread is a Brooklyn-based drag creature who burst onto the New York scene in 2017 and took the boros by storm. With a musical theatre / burlesque background, and a fine art degree, this comedian/costumer/makeup artist won’t stop until she reaches the top! Follow her online at @allegradrag

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Harness the power of an Eplilog 60 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.

In this three hour class, we’ll walk through all the steps from idea to pressing the “go” button on the laser. We’ll cover safety, basic file preparation, and learn how to do a burninate test to find out if a material is laserable. After the three hours, you’ll have made a plaque for your door, a keychain, a simple box or something slightly ambitious. (There is lab time for laser cutting, questions and answers, and working with Inkscape, Illustrator, Corel Draw, etc.)

After learning the basics, each student will create a simple design and cut it on the laser! A $10 lab fee is included in the ticket price and covers your time on the laser cutter to cut and etch. We have a variety of scrap material to experiment with or you can purchase laserable acrylic, Delrin, illustration board, leather, or wood. Midwest and Revell make a variety of plywood, bass and balsa that is perfect for laser cutting. The bed size of our laser is 32″ x 20″ so buy materials accordingly. Keep in mind that large-scale, complex, multi-cut projects may not be appropriate for the class. Our goal is to teach you how to use the tool, not how to reinvent the Sistine Chapel in one afternoon.

Please bring a laptop and a USB jump drive. You may choose to upload and install Inkscape or a free trial of Adobe Illustrator before you come to class to get familiar with the software and start on a vector design project.

This class is required for coming in to do work on the laser independently. If you get inspired, you can come back and laser your objects on our Monday or Thursday Craft Nights. (See our website for more info.)

This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Astrida Valigorsky. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email classes@nycresistor.com.

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Thanks to all who came out for our Autodesk EAGLE meetup and classes this past weekend! It was a whirlwind of PCB design fun. Read on for more photos.

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Are you an electronics hobbyist looking to create a product? Leap from newcomer to pro with this all-day class on designing your own schematics and printed circuit boards with Autodesk EAGLE. Lunch included.

Sign up for this PCB design class and we’ll teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the awesome, free EAGLE PCB design program (Mac/PC/Linux). You’ll learn how to draw schematics, find the right footprint, lay out a circuit board, route the circuit board, and finally prepare the board for production.  We’ll even show you where you can go to have your boards made. This comprehensive class will also cover other advanced topics such as wireless design. Bring your questions!

Make sure you bring a laptop to participate during class and design your own circuit! Please download and install EAGLE from https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download prior to the class.

class Instructor: Matt Berggren, Director, Fusion Electrical at Autodesk

class TA: NYC Resistor member Sophi Kravitz

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Looking to meet likeminded electronics hobbyists and learn more about EAGLE PCB design softare? Join our free meetup Friday August 3! It’ll be a celebration kicking off our weekend classes taught by our special guest, Autodesk’s Matt Berggren. So whether you’re an old pro looking to talk feature specifics or a maker interested in learning what it takes to launch a successful hardware crowdfunding campaign, come mingle with us. Refreshments kindly provided by Autodesk. RSVP is optional, but helps us better estimate the refreshments to provide.

If you’re signed up for either of our Autodesk EAGLE classes, come meet your instructor and discuss any questions or topic requests you may have. If you’re on the fence about signing up for one of the classes, come learn more before you decide. More class info: 

Aug 4: Intro to Circuit Board Design with Autodesk EAGLE

Aug 5: Building Professional Electronics Hardware with Autodesk EAGLE

Event photo by Matt Joyce.

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