Patrons of the Ulrich Museum of Art’s Salon Circle got a first look at Groover Labs on Sunday while enjoying wine, beer and hors d'oeuvres. The evening was the first of three events the group has scheduled at Groover Labs as part of its Salon Series: Futurists Changing the Present.

The crowd broke into small groups to take guided tours of the 42,000-square-foot space led by Groover Labs co-founders Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover as well as operations manager Maggie Koops and community development manager Parker McConachie.

Starting out in the 14,000-square-foot makerspace featuring a metal lab, fab lab and wood shop, guests moved through the former Printing Inc. building at Third and St. Francis streets, first stopping to see studios and a slice of the coworking space offering offices and dedicated desks.

They then moved on to the lobby area, where Groover Labs members will be able to rent hotseat desks on a first-come, first-served basis, and then to the 275-person event space and ShiftSpace, Wichita State University’s student-run gallery.

Gutsy guests took advantage of a photo booth, donning hard hats and other props.

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