It's "The greatest show and tell on Earth."

The Pueblo Mini Maker Faire is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Colorado State Fairgrounds.

It is hosted by Colorado State University Extension Pueblo County, Pueblo Community College, Pueblo City and County Library District and Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these "makers" come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.

The Pueblo event is dubbed as a family friendly festival of invention and creativity. It is a gathering of curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do.

From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, the Maker Faire is a venue for these makers to show hobbies, experiments and projects.

"We call it the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth," organizers said.

Maker Faire originated in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a project of the editors of Make: magazine. It has since grown into a significant worldwide network of both flagship and independently produced events.

The Colorado State University Extension Office wants to help transform the Steel City into a Maker City.

CSU Extension has implemented programming for youths and adults in manufacturing with the ultimate goal of making Pueblo a Maker City.

The Maker Movement is an evolution of millions of people who are taking big risks to start their own small businesses dedicated to creating and selling self-made products.

The Maker Movement has been around for 10 years and produces Make: magazine, a periodical that showcases projects from crafting drones to building a pizza oven.

The program aligns with the cultural norms within Pueblo surrounding STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

Tickets for the Maker Faire are available at eventbrite.com.

For more information, contact Jane Crayton at 583-6583.

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