Invent Event
Twirl’s Invent Event is a unique community maker fair FREE to the public, organized by Twirl in conjunction with over 65 community partners. The first event took place in 2015 and has grown in scope and reach each year. Hundreds of community members and businesses collaborate and share their skills with the kids and families of Taos every year in this community celebration of creativity and technology!
INVENT EVENT 2024 is on!
Sat. April 13th 12-4pm at the Enos Garcia Gym in Taos
Our 2024 stations and collaborators so far:
Sound Illuminator - Sasha Vom Dorp, Solar Cars - PPC Solar, Art to G.O. truck - Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Aromatherapy - Bison Star Naturals, Wind Socks - The Paseo, Wonders on Wheels - NM Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Circuit cafe/Scribble bots - Explora, Moon & Sun Gazing Telescopes - UNM, How To Digital DJ - Taos Alive, Giant Catapult - Joe Caldwell, Portrait Poetry - Somos, Screen printing - Hart Print Shop, 3D printing LOOMS - Taos Library, Emotion Prints - Harwood Museum, Virtual Reality Painting - STEMArts Lab, 3D Printing - Sage Automatic Systems, Flight Simulator/balsa planes - Civil Air Patrol, Robotics - Arroyos Del Norte/Twirl, R4 Creating, Flight Simulation - Taos Pilot's Association, Planetarium - Santa Fe Children's Museum, Coding Infinity Mirror - TrueKids1, Squishy Circuits - Creative NM, Toy Hacking - Twirl, EGES Nurturing Center, Katie Woodall, Sunspot Viewer - Twirl, Felting - Artisan Felts, Sewing - Wholly Rags, European Alterations, Weaving- Taos Wools, Leah Sobol, Julie Cloutman, Solar Gadgets & Baking - Carl Rosenberg, Nature Fun - FITaos, Clay Play - Page Patterson, Math Games - Math-A-Museum, Los Alamos Mainstreet, Woodworking - Mark Goldman, Acro/Stilts - Peñasco Theatre, Pedal Power Milkshakes - RMYC, Circuitry/Robots - TMS STEAM Club, VR Skiing - TSV, Little Kids Doodle Corner - Taos Children’s Library, Little Kids Chemical Reactions - UNM Kids Campus, Portrait Play - Imagine Children’s Museum, First Lego Leap STEAM Challenge - Pooja Lopriore, HAM Radio Station
Invent Event 2024 is made possible through generous donations from our SPONSORS:
Ed and Amy Jaramillo, Robert T Keeler Foundation, Triad National Security, Nusenda, Taos News, Hinds & Hinds Storage, Bench of Wisdom, Phoenix Mechanical, Creative New Mexico
Taos Community Foundation, PPC Solar, Revolt Gallery, Centinel Bank, TaosNet, Ace Hardware, Magee Build, Guadalupe Credit Union, Chevron, LMNOC Broadcasting
Taos Lions Club, TSV, Brownrice Internet, Taos Lifestyle, Guerilla Graphix, Fast Signs, Taos Behavioral Health, Community Tech Solutions, Clean Taos, Taos Mountain Outfitters, MHS Inc., Taos Physical Therapy, Wildflower Playhouse, Randall Lumber & Hardware, KNCE, Kiki Love Productions
World Cup, CAV, Pizaños, Jonathan Sobol Studio, Taos Cow, Henry Architects, Taos Ceramics, Julie Braeger, Starr Interiors, Stephanie Harrison
To become a sponsor of Invent Event, contact Sandy. See sponsorship options here.
Invent Event Objectives:
Connect with thousands of community members!
Experiment with new-to-you tools, technologies and materials.
Inspire kids to literally take learning into their own hands and use their imaginations to invent and create.
Provide opportunity for parents and kids to engage together.
Spark interest in real-life career opportunities.
Photos from the most recent Invent Events can be viewed on our facebook page.
All videos from Twirl’s 2020 Virtual Invent Event can be viewed on the Twirl Taos YouTube channel.
Twirl's 2023 Invent Event was sponsored in part by the Robert T Keeler Foundation. For more information on how you or your business can support this FREE community event, contact Twirl.
Contact Nina Silfverberg for more information, participation and volunteering!
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