THANK YOU to all our Shoppers, Vendors, Sponsors, Food Trucks, and Volunteers for making Porter Flea's Summer Market the best one yet!! We had a blast and hope you guys did too! Be sure and check our Facebook page for all the photos by the lovely Emily Spence, and Photobooth photos by Mandy Whitley Photography. Sign up here for updates on the next Porter Flea! THANKS NASHVILLE!
TODAY!
TODAY is the day! Come see us at Marathon Music Works, 1402 Clinton Street Nashville, TN 37203, from 11am-6pm located inside and is a FREE event!! Parking around the venue is $5 or side street parking is available. Porter Flea tshirts will be available today at the Friendly Arctic and Design booth. See you soon!
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!! 11am-6pm at Marathon Music Works: 1402 Clinton Street, Nashville TN! A few things to remember: 1. There will be 6 Food Trucks and 2 Food Vendors with coffee from Beve! 2. There is an ATM on site but bring plenty of cash (although most Vendors take credit cards now thankfully). 3. There is a 21 and Up for all you Fleas of age to enjoy a cold beverage. 4. We are indoors with AC!! Hooray Hooray! 5. We have 1 spot left in our Street Fighter 2 Tourney - email brent@porteflea.com if you want to sign up! And lastly 6. COME OUT AND SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS!!
Hey Neighbor!
So how lucky are we to be neighbors with two of Nashville's handmade scene rockstars, Otis James and Emil Erwin? Well neighbors on Saturday at least! They are opening up the shop for all you Porter Fleas to check out! They are located just a few doors down in Marathon Village at 1300 Clinton St. Suite 129. Stop by and say howdy to two of the nicest guys you will ever meet!
Friendly Arctic!
Wow. We just love our Presenting Sponsor, Friendly Arctic Printing & Design. The incredibly talented duo does everything from tshirt and poster printing to website design and branding. This poster will be their featured item on Saturday's Porter Flea. Come and buy you one or two or three! Tennessee is definitely fantastic and so are the Friendly Arctic guys!
Thank you Major Sponsors!
Nashville Scene!
Thank you to the Nashville Scene for sponsoring next Saturday's Porter Flea! Check out our ad in the Bonnaroo edition from this week and stay tuned for us in next week's Scene. Also be sure and check their Country Life blog for all things rad, us Porter Fleas are huge fans!
The Workshop!
Porter Flea is delighted to welcome The Workshop. The Workshop is a collaboration between theOasis Center and Halcyon Bike Shop. The Workshop is a free, six week program open to Nashville’s youth, and thanks to our friends at Humana, it is housed in a beautiful new workshop at the Youth Opportunity Center. Be sure and say hello to them outside the Flea next Saturday and hear all about their amazing programs!
Food Truck!
Third time is a charm for Terra Delicious! We are so pleased to have Tia's Ladybug full of amazing healthy and organic noshes back at the Summer Market! See you at the Flea!
Ice Cream Anyone?
What could be better than shopping at Porter Flea on June 16th? Shopping at Porter Flea with Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream in hand! Salted Caramel anyone? Or how about their new Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk? Thanks to Jeni's for keeping us cool at the Flea!
Music Marathon!
The Porter Flea team is proud to announce the return of DJ Susan (Greg Wagner) for a full-blown music marathon at the summer market. A WRVU alum, Greg is bringing over seven hours of music from his one-of-a-kind library to serve up a well-balanced meal of soul, R&B, old school country, indie rock, and plenty of other delicious vinyl. Come hungry!
Sponsor Alert!
Hey all you Art Lovers! Porter Flea's Summer Flea is now sponsored by Nashville Arts Magazine. Be sure and check out their fantastic June Issue, which features some outstanding artists and has all of our details featured. Check it out here! Thank you Nashville Arts (Nashville's Source for All Things Creative)!
Riffs Fine Street Food!
Riffs Fine Street Food will be joining us at the Summer Market and we could not be happier little Fleas! The motto of the business is: Eat. Good. Food. How can you not fall in love with that? Our mouths are watering just thinking about the delicious menu they will bring! Dont forget to come hungry and heck stay for lunch and dinner!
Sky Blue Cafe!
Three Cheers for Sky Blue Cafe for their THIRD trip to Porter Flea!! They are bringing our Vendors the most amazing breakfast goodies and we could not be happier! They are open 7 days a week and are located in the historic Edgefield neighborhood of East Nashville. They have a fantastic brunch and breakfast is served all day! Be sure and check out their new Ski Fri: Happy Hour atmosphere with live music. Yes please!
Oshi!
We are so proud to say Oshi is coming back for Porter Flea's Summer Market! Perri Crutcher, Floral Designer and owner of OSHi Floral Decor Studio, comes by his soulfulness naturally as the son of Stax Records songwriter Bettye Crutcher. Perri has been designing for many years all over the world. We are definitely looking forward to what Perri is dreaming up for Porter Flea!
Food Truck!
Fat Bottom Brewing Co.!
It's official! Fat Bottom Brewing Co. will be sponsoring our Summer Market! What's better than shopping from your favorite artists and enjoying a cold one? Cheers!
Sponsor Alert!
Do yourself a favor and check out the most adorable tiny tots store in Nashville, tweed baby outfitters! We are so excited to have them as a sponsor for our Summer Market! Follow them on Facebook today!
Sponsor Alert!
Thank you to the Nashville Scene for sponsoring our Summer Flea! Check them out weekly for the latest in music, restaurants, arts and culture, news, movies, and the Best of Nashville!
Etsy!
We cannot say THANK YOU enough to our supporter Etsy! Be sure and check out their table of goodies at the Flea!