From 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Westwood Environmental Action Committee, the Dover Recycling Committee and the Charles River Repair Coalition will co-sponsor the area’s sixth Repair Café.

At repair cafés, individuals bring broken items to volunteers who donate their time and tools to fix those items. How it Works:

• Show up with items you want to have repaired. Fixable items include jewelry, lamps, clothing, small furniture, small appliances, bikes, and locks that need to be rekeyed.

• One of our “fixers” – volunteers with particular repair skills and tools – will fix your item. Please note: fixing is free, but not guaranteed. Also, if your item needs a replacement part, you will need to buy or reimburse the fixer for that part.

• Mingle with neighbors at the event.

Repair cafés are part of a grassroots movement aimed at reducing consumption and waste while also fostering community bonding. Since 2009, when the first repair café took place in Amsterdam, these events have proliferated throughout the world.