NIMBY Build Season 2012
After weeks and weeks of skill saws, drills, endless hammering and the constant smell of burning metal from the metal working area… it always seems just a little creepy to have the place go suddenly...
View ArticleNIMBY Build Season 2013
Wow… Did that just happen? Did we actually make it through these past few months? AND get everyone off to the playa for this year’s Burning Man? It’s quite an accomplishment as this was one of the...
View ArticleThe Life Size Mousetrap Launch Party
San Francisco’s legendary Life Size Mousetrap brings you an event of epic proportions on Saturday May 3rd! More than 8 years of delighting audiences across the country have taken their toll on the...
View ArticlePrecompression 2014
Burning Man presents PRECOMPRESSION at NIMBY! Saturday, June 14th, 7pm-2am Pack your shiny blinky powertools and join us for this multi-environment, indoor-outdoor, grease-monkey-to-glam, big art,...
View ArticleNIMBY Build Season 2014
Pretty sure that last year we said “How did we survive Build Season?”, but seriously, guys… How did we survive this year’s Build Season?!?! From May’s visit by the educational and scientifically...
View ArticleMark’s 60th BDay!
This Saturday we will be celebrating Mark’s 60th birthday. Every now and then we have to take a special moment to say “Thank You” to those wonderful dedicated people who volunteer their time, energy...
View ArticleDust Film Shoot
This March, NIMBY was pleased to be the staging ground for the original dance video project “Dust”. Executive Producer Jen Faust, director Dorian Kingi, and a diverse group of dancers, musicians, and...
View ArticleThe Wedding of Ray Sykes and Diane Gordon
On Saturday, April 4th, NIMBY hosted the wedding of Ray Sykes and Diane Gordon, two of our friends from the Flaming Lotus Girls art collective. Three hundred of their friends and relatives came...
View ArticleSteampunk Masquerade 2015
Saturday, April 18th, join the Flaming Lotus Girls, Airpusher, & NIMBY for the 3rd Annual Steampunk Masquerade Promenade: starring Serpent Mother!!! Dust off your top hat and hop in your favorite...
View ArticleA Night With BMIR
Save the date! Join us for a night of music and merriment in support of your favorite playa radio station – BMIR – 94.5 FM on the playa and streaming all year long at bmir.org Featuring the soothing...
View ArticleMaker Faire 2015
Howdy, NIMBY-ers, we’re proud to report that our two NIMBY racers, the mini Ferrari and the mini yacht, aka Yachts What Friends Are For, were BIG winners at the Power Racing series at Maker Faire this...
View ArticlePainting the Roof
Here at NIMBY, we’re kind of fond of our bodacious logo, which is why you can find it all over this site, our various vehicles, hot panties (we still have some! Email us!) and stickered around town....
View ArticleNIMBY Artist Trunk Show
Some of our talented, industrious makers and artists dropped by the office at NIMBY HQ and said, “Hey, mind if we fill up the gallery with awesome, brain exploding art to sell to people?” It took us...
View ArticleNIMBY Build Season 2015
This year’s Build Season is under way! Some of our stalwart camps are hard at work repairing, upgrading and giving booster shots to their mutant vehicles. Interested in helping out? Shoot us an EMAIL,...
View ArticleNIMBY’s New Website
Welcome to the new and improved NIMBY website! It was high time for the old website to bow out and a new site, full of awesomeness and other such hyperbolic wonderfulness to take over. We’ve endeavored...
View ArticleNIMBY Artist Show and Sell – July 11th and 12th
Did you miss the Trunk Show in May? Well don’t fret, true believers. Stop by the warehouse, located at 8410 Amelia St. in East Oakland, the weekend of July 11th and 12th from 11am to 6pm for your next...
View ArticleContainer for Rent!
Look at this beauty! Clody Cates previously occupied this fine container, expertly and vibrantly hand painted by her. It’s perfectly situated next to other talented Makers at NIMBY to inspire your...
View ArticleWonder Dave Davila BDay
Our very own WonderDave Davila intimate BDay intro celebration at NIMBY before he finally escape for a WonderFull weekend of BDay FuN!!! The post Wonder Dave Davila BDay appeared first on Nimby,...
View ArticleNIMBY @ Burning Man 2015
Burning Man is just a few weeks away! Are you excited yet? Or are you frantically searching for a ticket? Just to answer the question you’re thinking and emailing us about… NO, we do NOT have any...
View ArticleMini Maker Faire 2015
NIMBY was proud to participate in the 6th Annual Mini Maker Faire this past Sunday, October 20th at the Park Day School and Studio One space in Oakland. The event draws several thousand people each...
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