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Well looky here..... The magicians at Grand Palace Silkscreen and Shelby "The Wiz" Rodeffer have whipped up a little Porter Flea magic! You'll be able to snag a poster of your very own on June 1st at AirCraft!
Want tickets to our Friday night Preview Market? Click here! Enjoy shopping crowd free and getting first dibs on wares, while sipping on Fat Bottom Brewing brews, noshing on local fare, and plenty more surprises!
If you have ever wanted to enjoy local brew while shopping from over 80 of our outstanding Porter Flea: AirCraft Vendors---now is your chance! Fat Bottom Brewing is teaming up with us for our Friday, May 31st Preview Market only. Tickets are available for purchase here and will include FBB craft beer and local fare, along with other fun surprises! The Preview Market is your chance to shop crowd free, meet and greet the artists, and get first dibs on all of their fantastic wares. Join us!
Say hello to our Sponsor...Emma! Emma is "email marketing made simple". Excuse us while we gush but Emma took Porter Flea emails to the next level. Not only is their service easy, design-savvy, and fast but they have the best customer service department waiting to answer any question you might have. And by customer service department we mean real people talking to you when you need it! Thanks so much Emma for your continued support. We love our Emma service and all those wonderful folks you have on your team that we have come to call friends!
The Porter Fleas have alot in common with our pals at Native magazine. We would say number one on the list is working towards #makingnashvilleawesomer. Thanks, thanks, and more thanks to Native magazine for being our Presenting Sponsor for AirCraft. Check out their May issue today! And all you folks curious as to what Nashville is up to? This is your source.
The Porter Fleas have been seriously crushing on the newest little general store in East Nashville. Courtney Webb is the lovely owner of Hey Rooster General Store on Gallatin Pike. She has the most mouthwatering foodie goods. Everything from marshmallows to peanut butter to soda syrups! Oh and did we mention she also carries some of the raddest handmade makers from Naahville to Brooklyn?! This is sure to be your favorite new stop for all those upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and more! Tell Courtney Porter Flea says hello! And thanks for your support Hey Rooster!
Give The East Nashvillian a good look this month! You might just spy us. The East Nashvillian is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the uniqueness of East Nashville & Inglewood with a focus on events, charities, businesses and people in the local area. Written by East Nashvillians, for East Nashvillians! Thanks to them for their continued support.
It's official! The vendor list for our AirCraft market is here! Check it out to see some returning vendors and lots of brand new makers. Get excited, folks! Lots of amazing things in store for June!
Applications for Porter Flea's AirCraft are now closed. Vendor announcements will be made on April 25th. A big THANK YOU to everyone who applied, we are absolutely thrilled to see such amazing talent. Our team of jurors have some TOUGH decisions to make. If you want to get the latest info be sure and sign up for our newsletter.
Sneak peek of our summer market location! Accepting applications now through April 19th - click here! We are always looking for partners and sponsors who want to help us build Nashville's modern handmade marketplace. Email brent@porterflea.com for more info.
Attention crafty types! Applications are now officially open for AirCraft! Click here to submit your work to be considered for our juried handmade market. Apply today and spread the word!
Porter Flea is landing back in East Nashville! We are thrilled to announce AirCraft - the pilot event of Cornelia Fort Airpark. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 1st. Vendor applications open on March 25th. For the latest updates, sign up for our newsletter. More info coming soon!
We are always looking for partners and sponsors who want to help us build a better handmade marketplace in Nashville. For Sponsorship Inquiries for the Summer 2013 market, email brent@porterflea.com.
A BIG Porter Flea announcement is coming your way this week. Stay tuned...
Happy 2013 Porter Fleas! Looking for Summer Market info? If you are interested in applying to our Summer 2013 Market or interested in attending please sign up for our Newsletter, click here. For Porter Flea 2013 Sponsorship inquires please email brent@porterflea.com. The Summer Market date will be announced soon! Stay tuned and sign up for info!
TODAY IS THE DAY!!
Porter Flea Holiday 2012 is from 11am-6pm at Marathon Music Works (1402 Clinton Street Nashville, TN 37203)! Admission is FREE. Parking is located around the venue and an ATM is available at the front entrance. We've got a Claudia Kay Photobooth, DJ Susan on the decks all day, and Music City Cycling Sprints at 3pm. The Food Trucks will be serving up lunch and dinner out front! Now let's support local and independent artists this Holiday and HAVE SOME FUN!
Porter Flea Photobooth from Claudia Cofer on Vimeo.
Our best-ever lineup features over 60 vendors---including 20 new vendors and over 75% local talent---offering modern handmade gift ideas ranging from art and paper goods to jewelry, apparel, furniture, and home goods. We're sure this will be the most rewarding shopping adventure of the season.
Thanks to NATIVE magazine you can get a sneak peek of our Vendors for Saturday! Remember to check them all out on our Vendors Page!
Market Highlights for Saturday's show include:
Y'all might want to limber up because at 3 PM on Saturday at Marathon Music Works, Music City Cycling is hosting head-to-head stationary bike sprints for the fastest Fleas on 2 wheels. The #1 WINTER SPRINTER in the men's and women's heats will each receive a boss trophy from TL's Trophies and Collectibles and a set of *amazing* rope cables and custom bike locks courtesy of our sponsor Dalman Supply Co. Sign-up info here. Who's bad!
Our very talent friends Otis James + Emil Erwin are hosting an Open House the day of Porter Flea! Their beautiful studio is just a couple of doors down from Porter Flea: Holiday so be sure and stop by their studio + shop (Suite 129) this Saturday from 11-6pm. This dynamic duo has been representing the emergence of Nashville Design in magazines such as GQ, Garden and Gun, Southern Living, etc.
Emil Erwin is offering 15% off all regularly priced in-store purchases this Saturday, December 1st. We have a limited number of Labor Totes and the new Canvas Totes available to order for holiday delivery. Get yours before they are gone!
Check out their event page here.
