festival – Bill Ward

Maker Faire is back!

October 31, 2023 by Bill Ward

The last Bay Area @makerfaire was in 2019 and it was announced at the time that was going to be the last one ever due to funding issues…

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair 2019.

December 23, 2019 by Bill Ward

I spent a lovely Saturday with Rosa in 19th Century London at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco. Next year the goal is to try to go before it’s the final weekend!

This band was wandering around Maker Faire

June 7, 2019 by Bill Ward

Here they are playing in front of the cardboard dinosaur.

Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

May 18, 2019 by Bill Ward

Views from Maker Faire Bay Area 2019. For photos of the LEGO exhibit I was part of, see my blog at brickpile.com

Another night of noir begins

January 30, 2019 by Bill Ward

The Scarlet Hour being introduced at Noir City. With Rosa

Maker Faire Bay Area 2018

May 20, 2018 by Bill Ward

Maker Faire Bay Area 2018 in San Mateo, CA. Always something fascinating to see!

SF Sketchfest 2018

January 11, 2018 by Bill Ward

Rosa went to see a number of our favorites at SF Sketchfest: Judge John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, Dan Savage

Autumn Lights Festival

November 19, 2017 by Bill Ward

Illuminated art in the Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland CA, October 2017

Origami Autumn Lights

October 31, 2017 by Bill Ward

Origami exhibit at the Autumn Lights Festival, Oakland, CA, October 2017.

Blimp art car

October 23, 2017 by Bill Ward

Blimp art car at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire yesterday, Oakland, CA.

Dickens Fair 2016

December 18, 2016 by Bill Ward

A wonderful time-traveling day at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

East Bay Mini Maker Faire 2011

October 16, 2011 by Bill Ward

Pictures from the East Bay Mini Maker Faire, October 16, 2011

Vintage Computer Festival 2004 (7.0) Pictures

November 10, 2004 by Bill Ward

This past weekend I attended the Vintage Computer Festival 7.0, held at the Computer History Museum here in Mountain View, CA. I was there as part of the Fresno Commodore User Group, the last remaining Commodore User Group in California. We had a bunch of Commodore equipment, past and present, on display (inlcuding the new C64 DTV Joystick). Here are my pictures from the event: