NENA Porchfest

08/07/2024

The organizing committee is beginning work for the 2nd Annual NENA Porchfest, which is already scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 2025. .. and NENA Porchfest continues to make the news, even over a month after the inaugural event. Here's another mention by the Athens County Independent.

Along with a repost of photos the Independent took at the Porchfest finale with the Water Witches playing to the biggest crowd Jackie O's Taproom has ever seen.
https://athensindependent.com/photos-from-the-nena-porchfest-finale-june-30/

08/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE.
NENA Porchfest 2025 will be held on Sunday May 18 2025.

Oh, and you can read or listen to the story linked below by from the event we had on Tuesday to garner feedback and ideas for next year's Porchfest.

Athens Porchfest organizer Rob Delach said the event raises awareness of how important porches are in strengthening communities.

07/07/2024

Thanks to the Athens County Independent for covering the Water Witches final show at Jackie O's Taproom as the finale to the first NENA Porchfest 2024 on Sunday June 30, 2024. Check out the great photos by Emily Bartholic that captured this amazing event.
From what we were hearing from attendees, they've never seen Jackie O's Brewery Taproom so busy. Our rough estimate was 400+ people in attendance there.

Porchfest came to an end with a lively night of drinks, music and dancing at Jackie O's Taproom.

07/06/2024

Thanks to all of you that came out to the first Near Eastside Neighborhood Athens (NENA) Porchfest! We had an amazing array of local musicians playing on porches and at local businesses as part of Porchfest. We’d love to hear about your experience at Porchfest with the hopes that we can use that feedback to make a potential 2nd Annual Porchfest even better. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the survey linked below to provide us with your feedback.

This survey is for those that attended the first NENA Porchfest, held on Sunday June 30, 2024. Help us gauge how much you enjoyed the event, what we did right, and where we can improve if there is a 2nd Annual NENA Porchfest.

07/04/2024

You might recognize some of these guys from NENA Porchfest 2024 on Sunday during the Celtic music Jam at 3 Watt St.
Well, at least part of the group play regularly (weekly-ish) at the West End Ciderhouse on Thursday nights, including right now on July 4th.

07/03/2024

Thanks to Clint Haller for recording the final Water Witches show that took place as the finale of the First NENA Porchfest on Sunday June 30th at Jackie O's Taproom. If you were unlucky enough to miss the show, now you can watch it on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oBEtkDJ3PA

Recorded By Clint HallerSetlist help Would be Appreciated

07/02/2024

We heard people greeting others at the event yesterday with “Happy Porchfest!"
The NENA Porchfest Organizing Committee hope that you had a HAPPY PORCHFEST.
Thanks for coming out to experience some of the best music that Athens has to offer.

We would also like to thank all the musicians that played during the inaugural Porchfest in Athens. Thanks for sharing your amazing music with the community. We had tip jars and scan codes out during the performances for the musicians, but we’d like to give attendees one more chance to tip your favorite performers, if you weren’t able to do so during the performances, or you could even supplement tips you made yesterday. 😃
Here are all the musicians/bands that are taking electronic tips, and performed yesterday (in chronological order) with the electronic payment link:

Walk The Ridge, 40 Maplewood at 1:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/TDO_85

Tea into Tulips, 23 Meadow Lane at 1:00 PM
Tip Sydney on Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Sydney-Teagarden

Chris Michael & the Andrews, 110 Morris at 1:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/eatthatguitar

Celtic Jam Session, 3 Watt at 2:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Bryn-Sowash

Mill Creek Mile, 20 Sunnyside at 2:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo https://venmo.com/Jdgog

Drawknife, 124 Morris at 3:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Lyonsknux

Shirt Brothers - collaboration of Remnant & Juno Beard, 7 Sunnyside at 3:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/adamremnant

Rylee Bapst , 20 Sunnyside at 4:00 PM
Tip Rylee on Venmo: https://venmo.com/Rylee-Bapst

Caitlin Kraus Trio, 23 Ohio at 4:00 PM
Add a tip with Venmo: https://venmo.com/caitlinkraus

Steve Zarate, 63 Elmwood Pl. at 5:00 PM
Add a tip via PayPal: https://paypal.me/SteveZarate23?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Larry Elefante, 7 Sunnyside at 5:00 PM
Tip the band on Venmo: https://venmo.com/LarryElefante

06/30/2024

Tons of amazing talent playing for Porchfest today. Right now, just started at 3pm., Drawknife at 124 Morris Ave.
Oh, and there's free beer and cider here.
From Devil's Kettle Brewing & West End Distillery

06/30/2024

NEXT UP at NENA Porchfest 2024:
Porchfest FINALE
6:00 PM Jackie O's Taproom, 25 Campbell St
Liberty Furnace (6:00 PM)
Water Witches (~7:30 PM)

Photo is Water Witches playing Jackie O's Taproom on a Sunday way back in 2017 or 2018.