The first Lehigh Valley Mini Maker Faire is 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. April 26, ArtsQuest Center, PBS39 Media and Education Center, SteelStacks, First Street and Founders Way, Bethlehem. The event is free and open to the public.

"Mini Maker Faires are a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the 'Maker' movement," said Lehigh University Dexter F. Baker Professor of Practice in Creativity Marc de Vinck, former Make magazine Director of Product Development.

The 65 vendors include Kraemer Yarns, Nazareth, which provided yarn for the U.S. Olympic Team's uniforms at the Winter Olympics in Sochi; Glenn Adams, Tech Life Designs, a company that specializes in three-dimensional printing; and Shehnaz Nilamdeen, who developed do-it-yourself kits for making crafts and gifts.

Highlights include: compressed Air Rocket Park, whereby participants design, build and launch a rocket, and Lehigh University student entrepreneurs.