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Guild Hall Learning Natick STUDIO Opening | FREE Family Open House
Sep 26, 202619 Willow st Natick MA 01760
Drones • Combat Robots • Mini Makers • Art • Family Talks
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Open HousePast eventAges 8–17
Cambridge Open House
Sep 2, 2026Guild Hall Cambridge, 17 Sellers St
Join us for a special Open House where kids (ages 8–17) and families can explore, create, and compete together at the Guild Hall Learning Hub & Makerspace.
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Sustainable Living Workshop
Sep 2, 2026Online / On-site
Learn to live sustainably with our workshop on reducing environmental impact through practical, everyday actions.
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Bring your people and your ideas. Choose a space, let us lead the experience, or build an event together.
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Host Your Event
Bring your guests to us for a birthday, team gathering, school celebration or private group experience.
Cambridge and Natick accommodate up to 200 people, depending on layout. Discuss activities, staffing, guest numbers and your preferred studio before confirming the event.
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Have Us Run Your Event
Your event. Our team. Hands-on experiences people remember.
Bring Guild Hall facilitators and agreed equipment to your school, workplace or community venue, or let us run the experience at our studio. Example activities include combat robot challenges, drone soccer, maker workshops and STEM stations. Discuss parent conversations or business leadership salons as part of your event.
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Build · Collaborate · CreateA space to make
Rent a Studio Space
Give your workshop, creative gathering or project session room to take shape.
Tell us your date, location, attendance and the activities you want to run. We will confirm the room layout, tool access, supervision, equipment and rental scope. Cambridge and Natick offer space for up to 200 people depending on the event configuration; hands-on workstation capacity is confirmed separately.
Natick · Up to 200 guestsA stage to share
Rent the Guild Stage
A place for presentations, performances, panels and showcases at Guild Hall Natick.
Natick welcomes events of up to 200 people, depending on layout. Discuss presentation screens, sound, lighting, presenter tools and recording needs. Natick is now open; the team confirms the capabilities and production support available for your date.
Planning starts with a conversation. The team will confirm your date, layout, staffing and booking terms before a reservation is complete.
Education · Human Potential · AI
Need an Inspiring Speaker?
Bring Dave Martelli to your keynote, workshop, panel or leadership session. His work connects education, human capability and artificial intelligence for educators, parents, universities and business leaders.
Past-event examples
Play, make and exchange ideas.
Explore formats for adults, parents, business leaders and curious makers—from friendly robot competitions to thoughtful conversations.
Illustrative examples: These sample events use past dates to demonstrate possible programming. They are not records of events that took place and are not open for registration. Photos illustrate the activities and spaces.
Sample past event · September 12, 2026
Game nights · Ages 18+
Build, Battle & Learn: Adult Robot Night
An evening of engineering and friendly competition. Teams assemble a small robot, test steering and traction, then refine their designs between supervised arena rounds.
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Design briefing → team build → controlled matches → design debrief
Learning focus: Explore how weight, traction and iteration change a robot’s performance.
Sample past event · September 5, 2026
Game nights · Ages 18+
Drone Soccer: Team Flight Challenge
Learn the controls, practice precision flying and work together in a supervised drone soccer challenge with protected drones and a dedicated flight area.
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Flight briefing → skills practice → team matches → strategy reflection
Learning focus: Practice communication, spatial awareness and shared decision-making.
Sample past event · August 29, 2026
Parent conversation
Raising Curious Kids in an AI World
A practical parent conversation about helping children ask better questions, evaluate AI-generated answers and balance digital exploration with hands-on learning.
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Short talk → family scenarios → small-group discussion → questions
Learning focus: Leave with prompts for family conversations and ideas for learning together.
Sample past event · August 22, 2026
Parent conversation
From Frustration to Confidence: The Maker Mindset
Explore ways to support a child when a project stalls. Discuss useful feedback, manageable challenges and how to make room for independence without taking over.
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Opening ideas → hands-on challenge → parent discussion → reflection
Learning focus: Try language that encourages persistence, experimentation and reflection.
Sample past event · August 15, 2026
Business leadership
Leadership Salon: Building a Culture of Experimentation
An intimate evening of short, idea-led talks and facilitated conversation. Explore how leaders can create room for useful experiments, learn from setbacks and turn insights into action.
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Three short talks → moderated conversation → peer roundtables
Learning focus: Develop one small experiment to explore with your team.
Sample past event · August 8, 2026
Business leadership
Leadership Salon: Human Judgment in the Age of AI
A salon-style discussion for business owners and team leaders about AI adoption, responsible decisions and the human skills that remain essential as tools change.
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Short perspectives → decision scenarios → audience questions → connections
Learning focus: Frame a practical question about where AI can help your organization.
Sample past event · July 25, 2026
Maker workshop · Adults
Maker Workshop: Design It, Cut It, Make It Yours
Move from a simple digital drawing to a personalized object. Explore material choices, prepare a design and see how supervised digital fabrication turns an idea into a part.
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Design introduction → digital drawing → supervised fabrication → finishing
Learning focus: Understand the path from a design file to a finished object.
Sample past event · July 18, 2026
Maker workshop · Adults
Maker Workshop: Electronics That Move
Connect a simple circuit, explore how motors work and build a small moving prototype. Work through testing and troubleshooting with a facilitator and fellow makers.
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Circuit basics → guided build → test and troubleshoot → project sharing
Learning focus: Build confidence with components, connections and systematic testing.