Thank you to all who turned out for our new @theCrossroadsConversation series!
Our first conversation asked " what is the intersection of Sustainability and ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT" ?
What role can we, as artists and entertainers, play to affect cultural change ? 
We had some really insightful and hopeful conversations about next steps. We will be posting those notes soon, so please come back and look for an update !  

Special thanks, to Snug Planet and Wegmans for helping to support this event !

Thanks to TAITEM, GreenSTAR, and BANDWAGON for donating to our grand re-opening!  

Thank you, Billy O'brien and Cornell's BUILDING.COMMUNITY student club for helping us to bring together this first in 3 series workshop to teach how to re-furbish old edge / blade tools to bring them back to life!  Great information and hands-on learning! Learn more about the Community Traveling TOOL LIBRARY the students are creating by visiting their website,  https://building.community/traveling-tool-library/ ! Look for the next 2 workshops coming up in JULY and AUG!

Matt Johnston of SOLAR TOMPKINS came out to present to a captive audience about ground source and air source heat pumps. The homeowners who had them installed this past year gave presentations on their experiences and there were many questions answered!  To find out more and about the 2017 program go to their website, http://www.solartompkins.org/ ! 

Are you a tool? How did 'tools' get such a bad rap! 
The Urban Dictionary refers to a tool as "One who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used. A fool. A cretin. Characterized by low intelligence and/or self-esteem."

Tools needs to be used ! Not the sharpest tool in the shed?
If your tool is not being used because it's dull, broken or wrong for the job, it can't even be a tool.. insert sad face here.
Boost your tool's self esteem~
​Do you have tools that need the blade sharpened to make them more useful again? 
Bring them to Building.Community's Blade Tool Restoration Workshop. on JUNE 29, WED, 10am-1 pm, click here for details. It's the first in a series on Tool restoration workshops, free to the community.
A local maker and all around hands on genius, Bill O'brien will be there to lead a session on how to restore the blade on a variety of tools. Bring your own, or learn by watching and participating. 

Building.Community will also be accepting donations of  tools to add to their Tool Library which you may find useful in the future. Here's an article about their story here.

Tool libraries are popping up all over, allowing folks to get access to tools without having to purchase them for that one time use.  Learn about this sensible idea here ~ http://localtools.org/