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Do you have broken or torn items around your house? Bring them to a Repair Hub pop up. Repair hub is a nonprofit whose goal is to keep things out of the waste stream. We show you how to fix items and build community through repair. The pop up services are free, donations are accepted. The Repair Hub pop up will be at the Watauga library on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Bring your broken or torn items to a Repair Hub pop up instead of throwing them away. You will be paired with a qualified volunteer that will help you fix your item. You will go home with a repaired item and a new skill. Watauga Library is located at 100 Queen Street in Boone. Items repaired in December will be: Costume jewelry clasps and restringing Clothing mended Wooden cutting board and spoon refurbishing Knife sharpening Lamp and electrical cord repair (bring your own plug, wire and socket if needed) The Repair Hub in October resulted in 98 pounds of material kept out of the landfill. There was a steady stream of participants and 43 items were fixed. The December pop up will have even more volunteers to help with repairs Repair Hub has an education component with workshops that follow along the reduced waste theme. The first workshop will take place in January. The topic is Visible Repair: techniques, such as sashiko and decorative stitches for garments. Sashiko is a Japanese technique that breathes new life into worn clothing. This workshop is a fundraiser for Repair Hub with a suggested donation of $10.00. More details will follow. The director and founder of Repair Hub is Andy Groothuis. He had a grandfather that could fix most anything and taught Andy the art of repair. This knowledge and a commitment to keep items out of landfills has helped formulate this community based nonprofit. Please direct any questions to Andy at (828) 773-6530 or email repairhuborg@gmail.com.
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An Open Mic event sponsored by the Watauga Public Library will start October 3rd being held the first Thursday of every month. The kick-off event will be October 3, 2019, from 5:30 to 7 pm with a social hour to follow at the Lost Province Brewery. The October 3rd event has already been booked with local writers Earl LeClaire- The Only Resolve, and other titles, ReVonda Crow, Grace Wakeman, Lory Whitehead- reluctant warriors, Mary Tucker, Paula Finck, Frank Thomas, Carey Rowland- Glass half-Full. Coordinator, Maryrose Carroll- Love Poems~Poemas de Amor, and other titles, will give a brief homage to a father of poetry, Robert Bly. The second Open Mic, December 5th is still being booked. Please email maryrose.carroll@gmail.com if you would like to present your work. Readers for each evening will be selling their books allowing the audience an opportunity to continue to enjoy their work.
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