Flea Market Hustlers

Art by Michelle Sweatt with Inclined to Improvise is just a sampling of the work on display at the first Folk’n Art Fest.

Mayday Brewery will host its first ever Folk’n Art Fest on Saturday, July 20, from 12-8 p.m.

The festival is a collaboration with The Art Barn in Rockvale in what the two locally owned businesses hope will be a yearly event. The Folk’n Art Fest is a free event that includes live music, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and of course Mayday craft beer. Though patrons will be able to take advantage of the brewery’s newly expanded outdoor deck, Mayday is encouraging attendees who wish to stay all day to bring a couple of lawn chairs just in case.

Seven local bands are scheduled to play at the festival alternating performances with larger bands outside and smaller acts playing inside its tasting room.

“We’ve got an eclectic folk-music lineup scheduled,” says Charles Nelson, Minister of Beervangelism at Mayday. “It’s everything from bluegrass and traditional folk, to indie and folk-rock.”

Included in the lineup are local favorites The Hardin Draw and Flea Market Hustlers. The outdoor stage will be sponsored by local screen printing company Worx Group and the indoor stage sponsored by the Murfreesboro Pulse.

A wide variety of unique handmade art will be offered at the festival.

Owner of The Art Barn, Dawna Magliacano, says, “We’ll be very selective about the artists in the first year so the festival has a good reputation for art from the beginning. There will be nearly 20 vendors,” she says, “including a clay artist with beer steins, birdhouses that look like modern architecture, hand-forged metal jewelry and even live chainsaw carvings.” Magliacano will also have original and print artwork on display.

Art by Kevin Rains with Bearview Chainsaw Art

Mayday Brewery owner Ozzy Nelson says, “We plan to have events all summer while the weather is nice. The Murfreesboro community has really embraced Mayday and we want to bring something with local flavor to say thanks.”

When asked why host a folk music and art festival when there are similar festivals in July, Nelson replies, “Because Uncle Dave doesn’t have beer!”

For more information on the event and the brewery, visit Mayday Brewery’s Facebook page. It is located at 521 Old Salem Highway.

The Hardin Draw

Folk’n Art Fest Schedule
Saturday, July 20 @ Mayday Brewery
1 p.m. – Flea Market Hustlers
2 p.m. – Josephine
3 p.m. – The Hardin Draw
4 p.m. – Uncle Don Clark
5 p.m. – Brad Jones
6 p.m. – Youngest Daughter
7 p.m. – Bennington