A hub for a traveling, motley group of do-it-yourselfers is back after a pandemic hiatus. This weekend they were in Pasadena practicing what they preach: re-using and recycling amid a ‘throw-…
Give them your tired jeans, your poor busted lamp, your worn, broken umbrella. The tinkers, tailors and fixers at the Repair Café will try to patch them all.
Pasadena Vice Mayor, Felicia Williams, uses a sewing machine to repair items brought in during the “Repair Cafe” event at Remainders Creative Reuse in Pasadena on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Residents brought in broken electronics, appliances, toys, furniture and more for free repairs during the event.
They do. It’s freshly roasted and served by Michael Holland of Altadena, an archivist and records manager for the city of Los Angeles. His wife Anne Bannon is a murder mystery writer who is part of the café’s sewing circle. Piano teacher David Cutter of Pasadena performed his Rachmaninoff repertoire at the event. He said volunteers are creative, community-oriented, concerned about the future and all willing to help.The knowledge base among the fixers is impressive. Thaine Allison of Pasadena is a former Peace Corps volunteer and retired actor, poet and economist. Sheryl Powsner of Pasadena is a visual artist who sews and can also assess the quality of soil and compost.
“It’s important to be here and do the work,” she said. “And I like that this brings people together.”
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