Upcoming Events

  • 12DecFree Cloth Gift Wrap Kits AvailableWrap some gifts in beautiful reusable fabric this holiday season! In partnership with Cary Library and Mona and Zoe Mending, the LexZeroWaste Textiles group has been collecting, cutting and sewing “Furoshiki” this Fall, to encourage you to start a new practice of using beautiful, waste-free cloth for wrapping. Pick up your free starter kit at Cary Library during the month of December. Cary Memorial Library Dec 1 – Dec 31+ Google calendar
  • 12DecRegistration Opens for 1/14 Sweater Mending WorkshopVisible Mending Knitwear Adult Workshop
    Wednesday, January 14
    7:00—8:00 PM
    Registration opens at 9am on Monday, December 8
    Learn to fix your knitwear with two fun and creative visible mending techniques this winter! Join Mariko Sugimori of Mona & Zoe Mending for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to use felting and darning as a mending technique to repair your rips, snags and sweater holes. Feel free to bring your own clothing to work on, or practice using sample fabrics we provide! Beginners are welcome. Mariko has been exploring new approaches to visible repair—spanning kintsugi, textile mending, and community repair projects—and is passionate about making mending a meaningful, shared practice. Discover more of her workshops at monazoemending.com. Registration is required. Space is limited. This program is made possible by the generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation. Registration for this event opens Monday, December 8 at 9:00 AM.
    Dec 8 – Dec 319:00 am – 5:00 pmMore details »+ Google calendar
  • 17DecWaste Reduction Community Forum

    Don’t miss Lexington’s next Waste Reduction Community Forum on Tuesday, December 17, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the Police Station Community Room.

    The event will include a presentation to explain why changes to our waste management system are needed, and what kind of changes are being considered to modernize our waste collection system, reduce waste, and protect us from rising costs. Lexington Police Station Community Room Map6:30 pm – 8:00 pm+ Google calendar