Hot Glass Jam started thanks to a grant- Neighborhood Network was able to work with The Devil Strip, a local co-op newspaper focused on culture and arts in Akron, to showcase some amazing University Park businesses. Akron Glass Works decided they didn’t want the fun to stop there and created three events over the summer of 2021 known as Hot Glass Jam – Glass Blowing Workshop and Neighborhood Social. During each event there were glass blowing demonstrations as well as neighbors were able to make their own glass flower for a fraction of the original cost. Akron Glass Works also invited Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Center, Neighborhood Network, and a local neighbor with an amazing gardening ability named Barb to table at each of the events. On the last event during August, Neighborhood Network held a tie-dying booth and asked for donations to replace the Middlebury Millstone Plaque – a key issue in the Middlebury Neighborhood Plan. This event also continued in 2022 and 2023.