Get started with electronics! Zero experience required. Learn about motors, light bulbs, resistors, buttons, batteries, breadboards, LEDs, power supplies and more. This is a great way to get your projects electrified, whatever they are. Included in the cost of the class is a kit of parts to keep for further experimentation.
This workshop is perfect for beginners and hobbyists looking to dive into machine embroidery using Ink/Stitch (InkEmbroidery)—a free and powerful extension for Inkscape. You’ll learn how to design, digitize, and stitch your own patterns with confidence!
What You’ll Learn:
Setting up Ink/Stitch (InkEmbroidery) in Inkscape
Creating and digitizing embroidery designs
Understanding stitch types, paths, and settings
Exporting files for embroidery machines
Hands-on practice with real embroidery stitching!
What to Bring:
A laptop (Windows or Linux preferred)
If you don’t have a laptop, no worries! We have a limited number available for use.
This is a masks optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Please note that refunds must be requested 24 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Harness the power of an Epilog 60 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.
In this three hour class, you will learn:
At the end of class, you will go home with:
Please bring the following to class:
A laptop with either Inkscape (free: download here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.1/) or Adobe Illustrator installed.
A USB jump drive
The following items are optional if you’d like to try cutting a simple custom design. If your file ends up being too complicated, we may have you do the class default project first, just to learn the laser in the time allotted – but we’ll definitely help you with your more complex cut at a free Craft Night in future!
Please be on time for the start of class! If you’re late you will miss your slot.
This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Woody. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Soldering is one of the most important skills you’ll need for working with electronics. Come join us for an introductory through-hole soldering workshop. Soldering enables you to create sturdy connections between electrical components. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use a soldering iron safely and effectively, and get plenty of practice with both soldering and de-soldering techniques. We’ll be soldering up some Game of Life kits – LED tiles that generate nifty animations. No previous experience is required, making this introductory workshop a great choice for anyone who’s curious about getting started with hardware tinkering! All materials will be provided.
OK, awesome, I want to join!
Please be ready to start at 1pm! We find that you will need this time to get through the whole class. Our classes tend to sell out about a week in advance so if you’re interested, you may want to sign up early.
This class will be taught by Resistor member Jack Poon.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
School’s In: Spring Semester
March 15 7pm – 10pm
Pay What You Wish
Come hang at a uniquely attentive and supportive open mic, where we joyful share a stage with first time performers, professionals, and everyone in-between. Come sing, dance, recite, act, play in any form and be heard and appreciated.
Sign-up will be first-come first-serve. Each performance will be 6 minutes. Inquire about featured slots. Slots reservation can be gifted for consistent attendance.
Winston has been hosting mics around the city for 4 years, performing poetry and curating spaces for artists at any level to share and hone their art forms. He is proud of the friends who have been brought up, but is extra encouraging to brand new performers, trying to find an audience or share for the first time.
Event is open to all people, bring your full self, celebratory clothing, and a friend! (no robots)
This is a masks optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Please note that refunds must be requested 24 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
24 years later, we haven’t forgotten. Spy Kids is an ageless masterpiece which brought into our lives such notable creatures as Thumb-Thumbs, Fooglies, and Alan Cumming. The film deftly used whimsy and humor to explore, through a critical lens, the impacts of artificial intelligence and the role family plays in community building. The Library of Congress concurs, having recently selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for its cultural significance.
For this reason, we have chosen to host a screening of Spy Kids 1. Join us to revel in Robert Rodriguez’s creative prowess. Light snacks will be provided. Costumes encouraged.
https://youtu.be/qzlwriXWMNk?si=ztBzxfCS4ZdajuVU (click here to get in the mood 😉 )
Earnest adults only. No kids, spy or otherwise.
Anna is a Spy Kids expert and historian, having spent the past twenty years of their life researching (watching) the Spy Kids series and analyzing its themes.
This is a Masks Optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Meal Prep 101: Beta Test 3
Date: Feb 23, 2025
Time: 5PM EST
Location: NYC Resistor
Welcome to Meal Prep 101: Beta Test 3. The thesis of this series is to teach and practice basic knife skills, increase comfortability in the kitchen, and develop knowledge of flavor combinations, portion-size, produce selection, and active refrigerator inventory to better feed oneself with healthy, delicious, and affordable meals.
Each class will take home between 3 and 8 portions of pre-prepared, or low-effort meals along with spice blends, marinates, and other kitchen essentials to make cooking easier and better at home.
Meals will center around vegetables. Groceries will be PROVIDED with RSVP.
Please discuss for other dietary restrictions or allergies before attending. We will do our best to accommodate.
THIS IS THE FOURTH CLASS. PLEASE ALLOW CHANGES FOR PRICING AS WE MOVE TOWARDS REGULAR PROGRAMMING.
Menu:
Masks optional
Paypal/Zelle is under phone number 631 371 1168
Venmo is @winston-chiang
Instagram is @ouroboros.in.reverse
Harness the power of an Epilog 60 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.
In this three hour class, you will learn:
At the end of class, you will go home with:
Please bring the following to class:
A laptop with either Inkscape (free: download here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.1/) or Adobe Illustrator installed.
A USB jump drive
The following items are optional if you’d like to try cutting a simple custom design. If your file ends up being too complicated, we may have you do the class default project first, just to learn the laser in the time allotted – but we’ll definitely help you with your more complex cut at a free Craft Night in future!
Please be on time for the start of class! If you’re late you will miss your slot.
This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Katie. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Come join us around the big table for an afternoon of stitching, hooking, purling, weaving, and basically any sort of hand craft! We have coffee and tea on hand, and feel free to bring your own small snacks. This is an inclusive space, all are welcome.
Bring a project, or get inspired by the supplies we have here. Some of the supplies that we have are: two giant tubs of yarn, lots of crochet hooks, straight and circular knitting needles, needle felting tools and felt, embroidery hoops and thread, and even a small loom!
Donations go to helping the space stay stocked up with craft supplies!
Please do not attend if you are feeling sick. Nobody enjoys catching even the common cold, so stay home!
Your host:
Ben is primarily a crocheter who dabbles in other stitch witchery. They have been crocheting for over 20 years and loves starting projects, but apparently hates finishing them.
This is a masks optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Covert Covers is a bookswap that focuses on creating community and exploring a shared love of reading.
How the swap works:
People bring books they’d like to swap (between 1-6 usually). Everyone wraps their books so the titles and covers are not visible. You write a few bullet points about why someone would want to read the book. The bullet points can be as simple or specific as you want i.e. “British” or “queer sci fi about lesbian alien lovers.” You also write the name and the title on the back of the book (so that no one takes a book they’ve read before).
Once all of the books are wrapped, we lay them out and read the descriptions to scheme for books you’re interested in. Then we go in rounds picking a book. If you brought 1 book, you pick a book the first round. If you brought 5 books, you pick books the first 5 rounds.
When everyone’s got their books, we spend time chatting about what books we got / brought / have loved lately.
Who is the event for and what should you bring?
Anyone who reads books and wants to swap / hang /make friends! No experience required. Just bring a book (or a few). You can wrap your books ahead of time, but there will also be supplies provided.
A Note from Your Host:
I am an avid book lover and am in the process of writing my own book. My favorite genres are coming of age novels, dystopian and short story collections. I am a huge advocate for bookwormreads over GoodReads or Storygraph. I read 47 books last year and my goal for this year is 50.
This is a masks optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]