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    <title>Twin Cities Maker upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ceramics Maintenance Night (Thu, May 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: This event is open to studio members and non-studio members alike.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Questions or trouble signing up? Email &lt;a href="mailto:ceramics@tcmaker.org" target="_blank"&gt;ceramics@tcmaker.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Become a steward of the ceramics studio! Help us foster an environment of collective care as we clean the studio, maintain tools, and complete studio improvements. We are all volunteers, and appreciate your time and effort to maintain the space we love.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;- Your TCM Ceramics Managers&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6603463</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6603463</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Sat, May 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6690334</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6690334</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lapidary Orientation (Sat, May 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Lapidary orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Lapidary shop orientation will get new members to the shop familiar with the equipment, the capabilities of the shop, and the dos and don'ts of the space. No personal PPE is required, but a pair of wrap-around goggles/safety glasses and a smock/apron are recommended. A dust mask may also be worn, though all tools are run with coolant to minimize dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6691027</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6691027</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, May 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531130</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531130</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, May 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413631</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413631</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, May 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413685</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413685</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Blacksmith Orientation May 2026 (Thu, May 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Get oriented to use our space for blacksmithing! After this event, you'll be all set to turn on the forges by yourself and work independently.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6696306</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6696306</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jewelry Orientation (Mon, June 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Jewelry orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Come learn about the jewelry bench! We have tools to support fabrication workflows as well as casting (red sand &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; investment casting). The instructor's subject area is silversmithing, but all interest areas are welcomed as we seek to expand our jewelry-making offerings.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;In this orientation, you will learn each tool's role in the jewelry-making process, from cutting and forming to soldering and polishing. This department is distinct from the Lapidary department, but the skills go hand-in-hand!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;General Know-How&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Safety guidance, risks and risk mitigation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Shop rules and expectations&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The mounted tools (bench pin, flex shaft, drill press, bench buffer, scroll saw)&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The furnaces &amp;amp; kilns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Fabrication&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Measuring and Marking&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Calipers, rulers, dividers, scribe, center punch, stencils&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Forming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rolling mill, steel/rubber blocks, hammers &amp;amp; mallets, mandrels, swage blocks, wire wrapping&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cutting and Reducing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Files, sandpaper, jeweler's saw (and how to replace its blades), shears, hand cutters, rotary tool bits&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joining&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Solder and when to use each type, solder picks, torch, flux, fume extraction, pickle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Polishing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rotary tool options for detail polishing&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Bench buffer for mass polishing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Various Jigs and Miscellaneous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Miter jig, wax ring blank cutting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Scrap metal rules&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Casting&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Wax carving and mold creation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Red sand / delft clay casting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Investment casting — &lt;em&gt;This will be a general overview of the tools. The process is VERY involved; keep an eye on WA for a full class in the future!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will end by discussing what's next for the jewelry department, how to get involved, and where to find resources for learning more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy making!&lt;br&gt;
~Abby&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6532891</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, June 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531131</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531131</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CNC Orientation (Fri, June 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Join this in-person orientation to learn more about the CNC routers at Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Orientation will start in the &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;classroom&lt;/strong&gt;—not the CNC room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="3"&gt;&lt;span data-key="4"&gt;Agenda:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;Overview of the CNC routers&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="8"&gt;&lt;span data-key="9"&gt;Rules and Restrictions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;How to get Signed-off&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;Demonstration of toolpath generation using VCarve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="12"&gt;&lt;span data-key="13"&gt;Demo cut on Shapeoko or the 4'&amp;nbsp;× 8' Sequoyatec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNC orientation is generally held on the second Friday of the month.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6506114</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, June 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413632</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, June 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413686</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413686</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ceramics Orientation (Thu, June 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ceramics orientations are on hold until further notice as we complete our expansion project. This upgrade will allow us to welcome additional members into the studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please direct any questions to:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ceramics@tcmaker.org" target="_blank"&gt;ceramics@tcmaker.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;...............................................................&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: *You must attend the general Twin Cities Maker Orientation ("New Member Orientation")&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;in addition to&lt;/em&gt; our Ceramics Studio Orientation.*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Questions or trouble signing up for this orientation? Email &lt;a href="mailto:ceramics@tcmaker.org" target="_blank"&gt;ceramics@tcmaker.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;The general orientation will orient you with the makerspace as a whole, while our ceramics studio orientation will focus specifically on the processes and procedures in our shop. We recommend completing the general orientation before the ceramics orientation. You do not need to attend orientation before taking a class or workshop.&amp;nbsp; However, orientation is a requirement to keep using the studio &lt;em&gt;after&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;a class or workshop ends.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Our ceramics orientation will cover:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Our Safety and Firing Waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Consumables (clay, glaze, firing)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Check-In and Check-Out Procedures&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Reserving Tools&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Classes vs. Sign-Offs (the sign-offs allow you to bypass our mandatory 101 classes through a verbal and physical demonstration of skill)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;... and most importantly: a Studio Tour!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Come prepared to ask questions and have fun!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Your TCM Ceramics Managers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6635943</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, June 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597403</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ceramics Maintenance Night (Thu, June 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: This event is open to studio members and non-studio members alike.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Questions or trouble signing up? Email &lt;a href="mailto:ceramics@tcmaker.org" target="_blank"&gt;ceramics@tcmaker.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Become a steward of the ceramics studio! Help us foster an environment of collective care as we clean the studio, maintain tools, and complete studio improvements. We are all volunteers, and appreciate your time and effort to maintain the space we love.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;- Your TCM Ceramics Managers&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6603466</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6603466</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, June 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531132</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531132</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, June 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413633</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413633</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, June 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413687</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413687</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, July 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531133</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531133</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CNC Orientation (Fri, July 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Join this in-person orientation to learn more about the CNC routers at Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Orientation will start in the &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;classroom&lt;/strong&gt;—not the CNC room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="3"&gt;&lt;span data-key="4"&gt;Agenda:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul data-key="5" data-slate-fragment="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"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Overview of the CNC routers&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="8"&gt;&lt;span data-key="9"&gt;Rules and Restrictions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;How to get Signed-off&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;Demonstration of toolpath generation using VCarve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="12"&gt;&lt;span data-key="13"&gt;Demo cut on Shapeoko or the 4'&amp;nbsp;× 8' Sequoyatec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNC orientation is generally held on the second Friday of the month.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6506115</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6506115</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jewelry Orientation (Mon, July 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Jewelry orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Come learn about the jewelry bench! We have tools to support fabrication workflows as well as casting (red sand &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; investment casting). The instructor's subject area is silversmithing, but all interest areas are welcomed as we seek to expand our jewelry-making offerings.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;In this orientation, you will learn each tool's role in the jewelry-making process, from cutting and forming to soldering and polishing. This department is distinct from the Lapidary department, but the skills go hand-in-hand!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;General Know-How&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Safety guidance, risks and risk mitigation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Shop rules and expectations&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The mounted tools (bench pin, flex shaft, drill press, bench buffer, scroll saw)&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The furnaces &amp;amp; kilns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Fabrication&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Measuring and Marking&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Calipers, rulers, dividers, scribe, center punch, stencils&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Forming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rolling mill, steel/rubber blocks, hammers &amp;amp; mallets, mandrels, swage blocks, wire wrapping&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cutting and Reducing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Files, sandpaper, jeweler's saw (and how to replace its blades), shears, hand cutters, rotary tool bits&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joining&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Solder and when to use each type, solder picks, torch, flux, fume extraction, pickle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Polishing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rotary tool options for detail polishing&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Bench buffer for mass polishing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Various Jigs and Miscellaneous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Miter jig, wax ring blank cutting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Scrap metal rules&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Casting&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Wax carving and mold creation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Red sand / delft clay casting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Investment casting — &lt;em&gt;This will be a general overview of the tools. The process is VERY involved; keep an eye on WA for a full class in the future!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will end by discussing what's next for the jewelry department, how to get involved, and where to find resources for learning more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy making!&lt;br&gt;
~Abby&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6532892</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6532892</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, July 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413634</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413634</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, July 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413688</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413688</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, July 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597404</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597404</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, July 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413635</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, July 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413689</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413689</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, July 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531134</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531134</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Jewelry Orientation (Mon, August 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Jewelry orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Come learn about the jewelry bench! We have tools to support fabrication workflows as well as casting (red sand &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; investment casting). The instructor's subject area is silversmithing, but all interest areas are welcomed as we seek to expand our jewelry-making offerings.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;In this orientation, you will learn each tool's role in the jewelry-making process, from cutting and forming to soldering and polishing. This department is distinct from the Lapidary department, but the skills go hand-in-hand!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;General Know-How&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Safety guidance, risks and risk mitigation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Shop rules and expectations&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The mounted tools (bench pin, flex shaft, drill press, bench buffer, scroll saw)&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;The furnaces &amp;amp; kilns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Fabrication&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Measuring and Marking&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Calipers, rulers, dividers, scribe, center punch, stencils&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Forming&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rolling mill, steel/rubber blocks, hammers &amp;amp; mallets, mandrels, swage blocks, wire wrapping&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cutting and Reducing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Files, sandpaper, jeweler's saw (and how to replace its blades), shears, hand cutters, rotary tool bits&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joining&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Solder and when to use each type, solder picks, torch, flux, fume extraction, pickle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Polishing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Rotary tool options for detail polishing&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Bench buffer for mass polishing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Various Jigs and Miscellaneous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Miter jig, wax ring blank cutting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Scrap metal rules&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Casting&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Wax carving and mold creation&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Red sand / delft clay casting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Investment casting — &lt;em&gt;This will be a general overview of the tools. The process is VERY involved; keep an eye on WA for a full class in the future!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will end by discussing what's next for the jewelry department, how to get involved, and where to find resources for learning more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy making!&lt;br&gt;
~Abby&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6532893</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6532893</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, August 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531135</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531135</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, August 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413636</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413636</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, August 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413691</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413691</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CNC Orientation (Fri, August 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Join this in-person orientation to learn more about the CNC routers at Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="1"&gt;&lt;span data-key="2"&gt;Orientation will start in the &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;classroom&lt;/strong&gt;—not the CNC room.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-key="3"&gt;&lt;span data-key="4"&gt;Agenda:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;Overview of the CNC routers&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="8"&gt;&lt;span data-key="9"&gt;Rules and Restrictions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;How to get Signed-off&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="10"&gt;&lt;span data-key="11"&gt;Demonstration of toolpath generation using VCarve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-key="12"&gt;&lt;span data-key="13"&gt;Demo cut on Shapeoko or the 4'&amp;nbsp;× 8' Sequoyatec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNC orientation is generally held on the second Friday of the month.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6506116</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, August 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597405</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597405</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, August 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413637</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413637</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, August 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413692</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413692</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Artifactory Orientation (Wed, August 26, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="promo"&gt;Artifactory orientation&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Orientation will be a half-hour session covering space changes, equipment and material locations, donations, cleanliness protocols, and safety procedures for new members and those who haven't been down to the Artifactory in a while.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531136</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6531136</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, September 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413638</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413638</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, September 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413693</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413693</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, September 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597406</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597406</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413639</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413639</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413694</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413694</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, October 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413640</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413640</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, October 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413695</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413695</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, October 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413641</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413641</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, October 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413696</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413696</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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    <item>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, October 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597407</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597407</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, October 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413642</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413642</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, October 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413697</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413697</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413643</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413643</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413698</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413698</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597408</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597408</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413644</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413644</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413699</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413699</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Festool Domino Joiner - Basic Training (Wed, December 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;FESTOOL DOMINO TRAINING&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#00FF00"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle003" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  This class provides basic training and familiarity with the Festool Domino for you to be signed off and granted access.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  Members are asked to make a $5 minimum donation to the woodshop for purchasing tool bits and other consumables, and you are encouraged to bring your own stock/scrap pieces to this class to practice joining so everyone can test the tool out and get a feel for using it.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  At the end of this class members will be given access to both Festool Dominos which are secured in a locked storage cabinet.
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597409</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6597409</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>New Member Orientation (Thu, December 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;&lt;img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F304979779%2F505501085225%2F1%2Foriginal.20220617-222208?w=600&amp;amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;amp;q=75&amp;amp;sharp=10&amp;amp;rect=0%2C60%2C1920%2C960&amp;amp;s=964d6f571a7298f349504b698ec89c80" alt="New Member Orientation (Hybrid Format)"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Neue Plak, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" color="#39364F"&gt;About this event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Whether you are a brand new member of Twin Cities Maker, or have been a member for a really long time but haven't been in the shop for awhile, attending a new member orientation will get you up to speed on the policies, guidelines, and culture of Twin Cities Maker.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Signup, &lt;a href="https://go.tcmaker.org/handbook" target="_blank"&gt;download a copy of our handbook&lt;/a&gt;, and come to session. During orientation you get to meet some new people, have all your questions answered, and get acquainted with Twin Cities Maker policies, guidelines, and culture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;Orientation lasts for about 1 hour with time after for questions and support for any issues.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;After you have completed orientation you will receive your fob to access the facility, which will be activated once have paid all membership fees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#6F7287"&gt;If you are going to be working in the woodshop be sure to sign up for woodshop orientation immediately following this class.&amp;nbsp; Check our &lt;a href="https://wa.tcmaker.org/Orientation-Classes" target="_blank"&gt;orientations calendar&lt;/a&gt; to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#6F7287"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All New Members are required to Pre-Register for this Orientation.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em style="caret-color: rgb(111, 114, 135); color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"&gt;If you cannot attend an in person orientation, please reach out to membership@tcmaker.org so that we can work out special arrangements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413645</link>
      <guid>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413645</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wood Shop Orientation (Thu, December 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;Wood Shop Orientation&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle006" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;Wood Shop Orientation is a required orientation for all woodworkers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;During Orientation we will cover basic shop safety guidelines along with best practices that are necessary to use the wood shop at Twin Cities Maker!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(57, 54, 79); font-family:" neue="" helvetica="" font-size:="" background-color:=""&gt;https://wiki.tcmaker.org/en/shop_departments/wood_shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://wa.tcmaker.org/event-6413700</link>
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