...shopping with good conscience; it’s good for the earth and good for your wallet. Bring stuff you don’t need, take stuff you do. A giant swapfest. By freecycling, you

• reuse quality goods,
• reduce waste,
• reduce consumption

- – a win-win-win for everyone. The MIT FreeMeet is the brainchild of Kathreen Thome, an MIT junior studying nuclear science and engineering. See more about the FreeMeet on this short video.

Meet Karen Klinger, the NeighborMedia correspondent from 02140.

In part two of the Audacity tutorial, we go over amplification, noise removal, chopping your sound clips to the right length, and how to publish your sound clips as mp3s. Want to learn more? Visit CCTV's Classes page.

In this tutorial, we introduce Audacity, an open-source audio editing platform that's incredibly simple to use. This video explores how to set-up your preferences and start recording audio. Want to learn more? Visit CCTV's Classes page.

New Bedford artist Paul Fata has been selling his “Cheap Art” at the Harvard Square Holiday Fair for 18 years now.

“I used to play in a band,” he says, “and I did the band’s flyers. Everyone loved my flyers, but they weren’t too crazy about the music…so I stuck to the art…although I am still a musician at heart.”

Click the image for a short video of Paul’s “Cheap Art” made from recycled construction materials.

You can’t miss Leslie Gray's (co-founder of the Harvard Square Holiday fair booth! It’s the burst of color and light just as you come down the stairs inside the church. Gorgeous Asian fabrics recycled into bags, shirts, and skirts; hand carved mirrors with paint and inlays; she is one of the few importers at the fair. Click the image to see her fabulous fabrics and magnificent mirrors!

You'd never believe Lennie Kaumzha’s colorful candle lanterns were made from ordinary household tin cans unless you saw how how he made them.

Using an oxy-acetylene torch with a pencil-thin flame, he burns original designs into the tin cans without drawing or stenciling. The action of the heat on the metal turns the tin dark, almost like pewter. The cans are then shaped by hand after they cool down.

The lit lanterns – both electric and candle – cast intricate dancing shadows on walls and ceilings.

Click the image to see a short video of Lennie and his lanterns at the Harvard Square Holiday Fair.

He has been selling his work throughout New England since 1989.

For more information about Lennie and his tin can lights, stop by his booth at the Harvard Square Holiday Fair or visit his web site www.tincanlights.com.