Repair Cafe

Drop off larger items curbside right out front before parking. No gas powered appliances allowed onsite. If you know how to fix something and would like to help, please send email to ourtimebank@gmail.com.

Volunteer-staffed repair tables include:

Appliances/ electrical

Bike repair with Santa Monica Bike Center

Computers/ tech

Furniture/ wooden items

Gardening advice

Garment repair/ sewing

Hair trimming

Repair advice

Donations accepted for consumable materials used in repairs.
Note for bicyclists: the Bike Center's mechanic will be on hand to help change tires, give advice and do short repairs; for long repairs and from-scratch assembly please patronize your local bike store.

There will also be an informal giveaway table if people have useful items to swap.

At 2pm Andrew Dove will give a kombucha-making demonstration for those interested in learning how to make their own kombucha drink.

Echo Park Film Center will also be in the house with their 'Cinematic stocking stuffers workshop,' where you can make flipbooks, thaumatropes and other small optical devices - great for gifts! It's all part of their five week project celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Camera Obscura.

Repair Café is presented in conjunction with Our Time Bank (http://ourtimebank.communityforge.net/), Transition Culver City (http://transitionculvercity.org), and the City of Santa Monica's Resource Recovery Program. (http://facebook.com/santamonicarrr), and is based on the format of Repair Cafe International (http://repaircafe.org).

Camera Obscura Art Lab programs are made possible by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. smgov.net/arts #ArtSaMo

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Visit us at 1450 Ocean Ave at Broadway in Santa Monica & http://smgov.net/camera
Contact camera@smgov.net & 310-458-2239
Classes at http://ow.ly/IehoU
Free events at http://santamonicaculturalaffairs.eventbrite.com
Join our email list at http://smgov.net/artsignup
Tag us at #ArtSaMo

Train/Bus: Metro terminus at 4th St/Colorado, 4 blocks away. Upon exiting the station go west on Colorado to Ocean Ave, cross the street to the Pier and go north in the park just past Broadway. http://metro.net or http://bigbluebus.com.

Directions: The Camera Obscura Art Lab is at 1450 Ocean Ave on the west side of Ocean just north of Broadway.

By Metro - 4th St. Santa Monica Downtown stop, walk two blocks west to Ocean and 1.5 blocks north from the Pier entrance.

Parking is $6 or less for 3 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway and Santa Monica), and $5 on weekends at the Civic Auditorium lot just down Main Street at 333 Civic Center Dr. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 3 hours. More info: smgov.net/parking.
Buses: visit bigbluebus.com or metro.net for more information.
Bike share lockup just south of us in the park; for personal bikes remember to bring a strong lock.

Registration: We encourage reserving online with a credit card. Some classes accept drop-ins. Bring cash to cover material fees, if applicable. Refunds/Transfers: Full refunds are given if class is cancelled before taking place - enroll online with confidence. For student withdrawals for any other reason, $15 processing fee for each multisession activity refunded; one-time classes & expended material fees are nonrefundable. Requests must be made in person, by mail, fax (310-899-0840), or email to communityclasses@smgov.net within 24 hours of first class meeting. All class dates, times, locations, and instructors are subject to change.

About: Visit the Camera Obscura Art Lab at 1450 Ocean to get a different perspective. The City of Santa Monica offers arts, crafts and culture classes for adults here year-round, and you can polish your writing, take a better photo, learn how to make paper, get your groove on and find a community of makers and movers. Weekly hangouts with artists through the ongoing Studio Residency program as well as workshops and one-off experiences bring insight into a variety of artistic work. This community practice space offers room for you to develop your own creativity and learn from others.