Generator

⚡🚲 FREE Bike & Gear Repair Event Next Week! 🚲⚡

Bring your broken stuff to Zero Gravity on Thursday, June 18th from 4-8pm and let our team help you extract as much life as possible from what you already have.

Learn more at: www.generatorvt.com/2026-bike-gear-repair-series

And don’t miss out on our low cost Bike Maintenance Workshops at Generator. These are 2.5 hour sessions where we'll teach you how to care for common maintenance and repair tasks on your own. We have another session coming up on Wednesday, July 1st from 5:30-8pm.

All of this is made possible with support from SANDBOX VT Local Motion Color The Valley Old Spokes Home Radical Adventure Riders Champlain College, and Vermont Mountain Bike Association

⚡Generator Is Hiring⚡

We are currently seeking a Part-Time Youth Programming Instructor to deliver hands-on, project-based STEAM education to students in grades 4–12. This role will assist in program development and delivery to create high-impact learning experiences that create pathways to lifelong learning, workforce development, and equitable access for underserved communities.

If this sounds like an opportunity you, or someone you know, would be interested in. Please get in touch with us!

Learn more at: www.generatorvt.com/employment

⚡LAST CALL For Generator's BIPOC Scholarship >> Applications Are Due By Midnight Tonight!⚡

Applications for Generator's BIPOC Scholarship close tonight at Midnight!

Recipients receive 6 months of complimentary Generator Membership (August to January) and a $400 to spend on trainings!

If your creative, academic, or professional pursuits could benefit from access to tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, a wood shop & metal shop, a jewelry studio, sewing studio, and graphic and 3D design software this opportunity may be for you!

The deadline to apply is midnight on Monday, June 8th!

Learn more and apply at: www.generatorvt.com/bipoc-scholarship

⚡🎨 FREE Artist Showcase on Thursday, June 4th 🎨⚡

Join Generator's winter artist-in-residence Zoe Mikić for an evening showcase of steel and fabric lamps, ceramic vessels, oil paintings, and weavings.

Drawing from dreams, memories, and the momentum of desire, Zoe builds a rich personal mythos exploring the mask as an apparatus for hiding, shape-shifting, and seeing. Animal motifs, shadows, and the stories that emerge when details are withheld.

During their residency, Zoe learned to weld and fabricate steel, plasma cut drawings from their sketchbook, and worked across oil paint, clay, and wool. Captivated by the dialogue between fragile, translucent textiles and heavy, jagged metal.

Learn More & RSVP
https://app.glueup.com/event/the-mask-sees-its-wearer-a-body-of-work-by-zoe-miki%c4%87-183330/

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What: Free Artist Showcase
Who: Burlington Artist Zoe Mikić
Date: Thursday, June 4th
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Generator Makerspace in Burlington
Cost: FREE

Happening Tomorrow Night at Generator off Pine Street in Burlington!

Presenters Include:
💍 Erin Ostreicher – Metalsmithing With Natural Materials

💡 Samara Fantie – Committing To The Bit, How to go from a bolt of inspiration to actually finishing projects

🔪 Sophia DiLibero – Rationalizing Risk: sharp scary things and exposure therapy

🗓 Lux – Define First, Design Later

🤖 Casey Thomas – Build Anything With Claude Code

Learn more & RSVP > https://generatorvt.com/methodsandmeans/

Nice work Joe!

⚡Burlington's Nerdiest Show & Tell Is Next Week⚡

Methods & Means is a show-and-tell event for the process-obsessed. Hosted at Generator Makerspace, join us to learn from our community members as they pull back the curtain on their approach to a particular process.

Afterwards, stick around for more geeking out and pizza!

Event presenters Include:

🔶 Erin Ostreicher – Metalsmithing With Natural Materials
🔶 Samara Fantie – Committing To The Bit, How to go from a bolt of inspiration to actually finishing projects
🔶 Lux – Define First, Design Later
🔶 Sophia DiLibero – Rationalizing Risk: sharp scary things and exposure therapy

This event is free to attend and open to all ages.

Please RSVP if you are thinking about attending.

Learn more & RSVP at: www.generatorvt.com/methodsandmeans
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What: Methods & Means Show & Tell Event
Where: Generator Conference Room
When: Tuesday, May 26th
Time: 6-8pm
Cost: Free

⚡Home Essentials Workshop at Generator: Plumbing, Electrical & Drywall!⚡

Come learn about common household repairs and maintenance tasks every homeowner or renter should know!

During this workshop we'll cover:

Drywall Repair
Patching holes, finding studs, choosing the right anchors

Plumbing basics
Clearing clogs, choosing the right chemicals, P-trap replacement, anatomy of sinks and toilets

Electrical Fundamentals
Changing a receptacle, replacing outlets & switches, fixing lamps, understanding your breaker box

These skills will save you money and build confidence whether you own or rent.

What: Home Essentials 101 Workshop
When: Saturday, June 6th
Time: 9am-Noon
Where: Generator Makerspace in Burlington
Cost: $30

Learn More: https://app.glueup.com/event/home-essentials-101-drywall-plumbing-electrical-181320/

⚡Nontoxic Wood Finishing Workshop - Wednesday, May 20th from 6-8:30pm⚡

If you always run out of steam at the finishing stage, or you're genuinely not sure what separates an oil from a varnish from a polyurethane, this one's for you.

Generator Makerspace is hosting a nontoxic wood finishing seminar this Wednesday, May 20th from 6 to 8:30pm. The evening includes a presentation, hands-on samples, live demos, Q&A, and finishing stations where you can try a few methods yourself.

We'll also answer the important questions, like whether shellac is actually made from bugs (it is) and what finishes are safe to use indoors.

Open to ages 16 and up.

What: Nontoxic Wood Finishing Seminar
When: Wednesday, May 20th from 6-8:30pm
Where: Generator Makerspace, Burlington, VT (Map)
Cost: $50 (cheaper for members)

Learn More:
https://app.glueup.com/event/demystifying-nontoxic-wood-finishing-175819/