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Press Release – Claremont MakerSpace Celebrates Local Illustrators

🇺🇸 · Claremont Makerspace · Felicia Dalke

November 3, 2026: The Claremont MakerSpace is excited to announce illustrator and comic maker Tabitha Randall is the Fall 2026 Artist in Residence! She takes over the residency from outgoing artist John Garoutte, who is also an illustrator and mural artist, and his new community mural was installed on the side of the Latchis Building on Pleasant St last month. Download the full press release below. CMS is also proud to announce this fall 2026 program is sponsored by Northern Border Regional Commission through their Catalyst program and by Eastern Propane & Oil . We are grateful for their support to continue this important program. Come meet Tabitha, see some of her work, and learn about her residency plans during a Meet the Artist & Open House event scheduled Thursday November 19th, from 5pm to 7pm at the Claremont MakerSpace. You can also see her a couple of her prints at the CMS Micro-gallery at the Claremont Common Man Restaurant. Follow Tabitha’s work here . FINAL CMS AiR Press Release 11-3-26 Download Fall 2026 Artist Tabitha Randall Tabitha’

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When the Sky Became a Mission

🇺🇸 · Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5) - Project HALO · National Space Society

NSS is pleased to share this inspiring story of how a 17-year-old from Venezuela discovers asteroids. By Miguel Rojas It was the kind of night that refused to be ignored. The sky over Barquisimeto was clear, the kind of clear that only happens when the city goes quiet. I was four years old, standing in a library pointing at a thick astronomy book tucked in the corner. I couldn’t read most of the words, but I couldn’t put it down either. That book was the first of many. Throughout my childhood, the only presents I wanted for birthdays and Christmas were books about space. Over time, that childlike fascination began to deepen into something harder to name. It was a draw that slowly turned admiration into direction, and wonder into responsibility. I am 17 years old, from Barquisimeto, Venezuela. I have built my path in astronomy through self-study, training, and persistence. Along the way, I was credited through the International Astronomical Search Collaboration with eight provisional asteroid discoveries, including one that recently reached numbered status: 2021 GG40. The most im

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