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San Diego Maker Faire Coming To Balboa Park

By Dwane Brown / KPBS Evening Edition Anchor/Reporter
Contributors: Christopher Maue / Video Journalist
Published June 15, 2015 at 2:53 PM PDT
This story was published more than 8 years ago.
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Councilman Todd Gloria take a ride in a 12-foot tall crawling robot at a news conference to promote the San Diego Makers Faire, June 15, 2015.
Dwane Brown
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Councilman Todd Gloria take a ride in a 12-foot tall crawling robot at a news conference to promote the San Diego Makers Faire, June 15, 2015.
San Diego Maker Faire Coming To Balboa Park

Balboa Park: Heart Of San Diego

A Maker Faire will come to San Diego's Balboa Park this fall.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Councilman Todd Gloria announced Monday that the park will host a festival of inventions Oct. 3 to Oct. 4.

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Organizers of the fair describe it as a gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, hobbyists, artists and authors.

"This is not about commercial makers," said organizer Travis Good. "This is about the spirit of making and sharing your ideas. Every maker who comes gets a free booth so we encourage everybody who has something special and wants to share to apply."

The fair, which is a part of the park's centennial celebration of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, will partner with the nonprofit Tijuana Innovadora to showcase creators and innovators.

Tickets for the fair go on sale on Monday. Admission is $10 for children and $15 for adults.

For more information, visit sdmakerfaire.org.

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Dwane Brown
Brown started his career with KPBS in the early '90s as a radio anchor and reporter before expanding his broadcast news experience at CBS radio and television in New York. He’s been a news director, anchor, reporter and correspondent in San Francisco and has worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005. As the former anchor for KPBS Evening Edition, Brown provided an in-depth look at issues and stories relevant to San Diego. He spent nearly seven years as anchor/host of Morning Edition on KPBS Radio. Between 2006 and 2010, the San Diego Press Club named Brown "Best Morning Newscaster" in San Diego Radio. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists also named him "Best Morning Newscaster." During that time he managed and taught a two-week high school boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association. Brown studied English/Journalism at San Diego State University and is a Fast Trac graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He’s a popular public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He’s been master of ceremonies for the American Red Cross, VA Medical Center San Diego, Urban League, San Diego Office of Emergency Services and numerous foundations. Brown is also a voice actor for movie, documentary, television, radio and Internet projects.
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