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Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 25-26, 2021

many Daleks

Droids and Robots

Powerwheels Racing

and lots of cool stuff that people make

Bring a mask and your vax card

the main exhibitor venue is the Kern Center: 1245 N Broadway, Milwaukee

https://milwaukee.makerfaire.com

Dalek Trevor and the Death Star Robot were there

 


Chicago Tardis 2019

The Midwest's largest Doctor Who event returns for its 20th year!

Nigel the Purple Dalek was there!

Special guests, activities, dealer room...

LOMBARD, ILLINOIS

November 29th - December 1, 2019

 


 

 

Chicago Tardis 2021

The Midwest's largest Doctor Who event is back!

Dalek Trevor will be there

Special guests, activities, Daleks, dealer room...

LOMBARD, ILLINOIS

Bring a mask and vax/test card

November 26-28, 2021

 


Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 14-15, 2019

free admission!

many Daleks

the Death Star Robot

R2D2, Storm Troopers
maybe even Darth Vader

and lots of cool stuff that people make

 


 

 

 



Celebrate all things comics and pop culture at this all-ages event.

 From Captain Marvel to Super Smash Bros.,

fan-themed crafts and hands-on workshops.

Meet some of your favorite characters – or come dressed up yourself!

Arlington Heights Memorial Library

500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

July 13, 2019

11am-4pm

 

 


 

 

Celebrate "Geek Pride Day"  and  "Towel Day"

 

Live podcasts, games, cosplay, performances and special guests

Stars Wars, Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Saturday May 25, 2019

8am-9pm (Daleks will arrive around 2pm)

R2D2 was there!

176 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL, United States

847.697.2583

More info at  http://www.geekprideday.net

 


C2E2 2019

March 22-24, 2019

See Dalek Trevor

 David Tennant !

 and a crapload of superheroes!!

McCormick Place - Chicago, Illinois


 

 

 


PAST EVENTS

Chicago Tardis

November 23-25, 2018
(right after Thanksgiving)

(NO Jenna Coleman she cancelled again), Pearl Mackie, Frazer Hines
Ian McNeice, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Nicholas Briggs,
Tony Lee, Christoper Jones
and many others!

Dealer room, Daleks, Cosplay, Music, Gaming and other Geekery  

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL

 

See Nigel the Purple Dalek and Major Domo!
possibly an appearance by Nigel-D2

 


 

Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 28-30, 2018

Don't miss the largest free Maker Faire in the free world!

Only about and hour and a half from Chicago

Nigel-D2 and Dalek Trevor were there with ChiBots


 

 

Nigel the Purple Dalek as NIGEL-D2 was at
Adler After Dark
for adults 21 and over

Members of 501st Stormtrooper Legion and Rebel Legion  

hands-on experiments, Geek Chic Trivia Extravaganza

The Planetarium will be open to all attendees

Live music!

Cosplay Contest, Food and Drinks

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/


 

National Robotics Week at Chicago's
Museum of Science and Industry


Nigel the Purple Dalek was there with ChiBots

Saturday April 14, 2018  9:30am - 2:30pm

Gear up for an exciting day of robotics events!

Celebrate National Robotics Week by checking out the cool ‘bots
designed by Chicago-area student and amateur teams, and
interacting with some state-of-the-art robots. Robots and times will vary.
See an overview and event schedule.

All activities are included in Museum Entry..

 


 

C2E2

Nigel was there as Nigel-D2

Saturday, April 7, 2018
 

McCormick Place, Chicago


 

 

K-9 appeared with ChiBots at the

 White Oak Library Stem Fest

Romeoville, IL

Saturday March 3, 2018

 Activities & fun for kids

http://www.whiteoaklibrary.org/Stem-Fest


 

DuPage Area STEM Expo

Over 50 displays,
presentations, projects to take home
activities for school age children, grades K – 6.

Nitrogen and cryogenics at the infamous Mr. Freeze show
"Shake table" and construct an “earthquake resistant” LEGO® skyscraper
Construct a Nakamura Lock Paper Airplane with Engineering for Kids
Experience a hands-on modern fire detection and alarm simulation
Engineering for Kids, DuPage Children’s Museum, Zoom into Engineering,
LEGO® Robotics , SPARK
ChiBots Search and Rescue Robot, R2D2!

Nigel the Purple Dalek was there

Saturday, February 24, 2018
10:30am – 3:30pm

IIT Rice Campus
201 E. Loop Road, Wheaton, IL 60189


The Niles-Maine District Library
Second Annual Maker Fest

Major Domo was there with ChiBots


Saturday, November 11, 2017  from 12-3:30pm.


Chicago Tardis 2017

Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy
Sophie Aldred, Frazer Hines, Nicola Bryant,
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Janet Fielding, Nicholas Briggs,
Tony Lee, Christoper Jones
and many others!

November 24-26, 2017 (right after Thanksgiving)

Trevor and 3 other Daleks were there!

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL

 


Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 23-24

 

We broke a world's record! 

107 Daleks attended,  This included  Dalek replicas and Dalek cosplay/costume

World Record attempt was on Saturday Sept 23

 

http://milwaukee.makerfaire.com/news/

 


Doctor Who K-9 robot dog and ChiBots appeared

5th Annual Chicago Southside Mini Maker Faire

Saturday, August 5, 2017, from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm

 Daley College 

7500 S Pulaski, Chicago

http://chicagosouthside.makerfaire.com/

 



Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire

Saturday May 6, 2017

Carl Schurz High School
3601 North Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60641

 

K-9 appeared with

ChiBots members: Chris and Terry

ChiBots is a Chicago area Robotics group


C2E2 2017


Chicago Tribune photo

The Kermit Dalek was at C2E2

Saturday April 22, 2017
and
Sunday April 23, 2017

C2E2 2017

At Chicago's McCormick Place


 

Celebrate National Robotics Week

Check out
the robots designed by Chicago-area
student and amateur teams

live robotics competition

interact with state-of-the-art robots

 

See Nigel the Purple Dalek
along with other creations from ChiBots

Saturday April 8, 2017

9:30-2:00pm

At Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry

 




See Nigel the Purple Dalek at
Adler After Dark
for adults 21 and over

Members of 501st Stormtrooper Legion and Rebel Legion  

hands-on experiments, Geek Chic Trivia Extravaganza

The Planetarium will be to all attendees

Live music from TimeCrash!

Cosplay Contest, Food and Drinks

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/events/adler-dark-geek-chic-v-03-16-17-2017-03-16/


 

 

Nigel was with ChiBots at the

 White Oak Library Stem Fest

Romeoville, IL

Saturday March 4, 2017

 Activities & fun for kids

http://www.whiteoaklibrary.org/Stem-Fest

 


 

Nigel the Purple Dalek

and Chibots demonstrating other Robots

Lots of Tech displays

Hands-on activities for the kids

DuPage Area STEM Expo
Engineers Week

Illinois Institute of Technology
Rice Campus
201 East Loop Road
Wheaton, IL

February 25, 2017 10:30AM -3:30PM

 


 

Doctor Who event at The Blue Box Cafe

Doctor Who "New Year's Eve Eve" Party

Nigel was will be there. 

Live podcast, games, cosplay, fish fingers and custard and special guests

Watch the Christmas Special

Friday December 30, 2016

6-9pm

176 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL, United States

847.697.2583


EDGE Youth Theater read
two of their Dr Who Christmas plays

K-9 was there


Grab a sandwich.
Play trivia mayhem

Friday December 4, 2016

6-8pm

176 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL, United States

847.697.2583

 


 

Chicago Tardis 2016

Daleks!  many Daleks! and a full size TARDIS console!

Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson, Tony Lee,
John Leeson, Wendy Padbury, Deborah Watling, Anneke Wills
and many other!

November 25-27, 2016 (right after Thanksgiving)

Nigel and K-9 were there on
Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th!

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL


Schaumburg Library Maker Day
Nigel and many other little robots and creations!

Learn to Solder!

Sculpting, painting, 3D printing

Activities for the kids


Saturday Saturday October 15, 2016  1-4PM

Schaumburg Township District Library
130 South Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 985-4000
 


 

 

 

Maker Faire Milwaukee 2016

One the country's largest Maker Faires

Nigel the Purple Dalek along with

ChiBots - Chicago Area Robotics Group

and

Milwaukee's own Dalek Asylum
featuring new Daleks built by Milwaukee area Makers!

10 or more Daleks,  R2D2 and Robot B-9 (from Lost in Space )
and tons of other maker created masterpieces!


Saturday September 24, 2016 - 9am to 6pm
Sunday September 25, 2016 - 10am to 5pm

Wisconsin State Fair Park
8200 W Greenfield Ave
West Allis, WI 53214

 

Free admission!

 Milwaukee's Harvest Fair also at this location

less than an hour and a half drive from Chicago



 

K-9 was at the

Chicago Southside Maker Faire  on Saturday August 6, 2015

 Ford City Mall
7601 S Cicero Ave
Chicago, IL 60652


Palatine Mini Maker Faire

Nigel was there with ChiBots

Saturday May 21, 2016

Quest Academy
500 North Benton
Palatine, Illinois

 


Doctor Who event at The Blue Box Cafe

Two Daleks attended this event!

Saturday May 21, 2016

5-9pm

176 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL, United States

847.697.2583

 


 

Chicago Northside Maker Faire
Saturday   May 7, 2016
    10am - 4pm
Schurz High School - 3601 North Milwaukee Ave - Chicago, IL 60641

K-9 was there with ChiBots


 

Nigel the Purple Dalek was there

Wizard World Madison Comic Con

Saturday, April 9, 2016 

We saw Alex Kingston and David Tennant!

 


 

Nigel was at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
Robot Block Party

April 3, 2016

see pictures here


 

K-9 and ChiBots were at 

DuPage Engineers Week

Illinois Institute of Technology

Wheaton, IL

February 27, 2016

see video here


 

Chicago Tardis 2015

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL

November 27-29, 2015

Nigel and K-9 were there on Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th!

SEE PICTURES HERE


 

 

 K-9 appeared with ChiBots

at

MAKER DAY

Saturday October 17, 2015
1:00 to 4:00PM

The Schaumburg Library
130 South Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193

(847) 985-4000

SEE PICTURES HERE


 

 

K-9 and Nigel with Chibots!

Maker Faire Milwaukee

September 26-27, 2015

Wisconsin State Fair Park

Wisconsin Expo Center Hall A.

(The best address for your GPS is: 8200 W Greenfield, West Allis, WI 53214

FREE! 

SEE PICTURES HERE


 K-9 was at

The Blue Box Cafe

September 12, 2015

Elgin, IL

http://theblueboxcafe.com

 


 

 K-9

appeared at the

VINTAGE COMPUTER FESTIVAL MIDWEST 10

 August 30, 2015

10AM-4PM

Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village
1000 Busse Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL

See Pictures Here


Nigel was at the

Chicago Southside Maker Faire  on Saturday August 8, 2015

 11AM-5PM Ford City Mall


 

 

Nigel was at

Doctor Who event at The Blue Box Cafe

Saturday May 16, 2015

5 - 9 PM

176 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL, United States

847.697.2583

 

 


We were also at

Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire

 

Carl Schurz High School
3601 North Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60641

 

Nigel appeared with other ChiBots members

ChiBots is a Chicago area Robotics group

 

 

 

 

 
 
Chicago Northside

Mini Maker Faire

 

Carl Schurz High School

Chicago, IL

May 2, 2015

 
  C2E2 2015
 

McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

April 24-26, 2015

 
 
National Robotics Week National Robotics Week Block Party

The Museum of Science and Industry

Chicago, IL

April 4, 2015

 

 
DuPage Engineers Week DuPage Engineers Week

Illinois Institute of Technology

Wheaton, IL

February 28, 2015

 

 
Blue Box Cafe Cosplay Event

Blue Box Cafe Elgin, Illinois

October 17, 2014

 

 
Deep Breath Season 8 premier movie screening

South Barrington 30 in Barrington Illinois

August 25, 2014

 

 
Lake Count-I-Con

 

Cultural & Civic Center, Round Lake Beach, IL.

April 26, 2014

 

 
C2E2 2014
 

 

McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

June 28-29, 2014

 

 
 
EgoCon 2014
 

 

The Elizabeth Inn, Plover, WI.

March 22, 2014

 

 
Chicago Tardis 2013

 

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL

November 30, 2013

 

 

 
The Day of The Doctor 50th Anniversary 3D movie screening

South Barrington 30 in Barrington Illinois

Monday, Nov 25, 2013

 

 

 

 


 

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