A & E -> A&E FRI, OCT 19 10:44AM by Wynce Nolley

Celebrate Fall in Freetown

Freetown Studios will be hosting its first ever Freetown Fall Fest this Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The festival kicks off with a Freetown Farmers Market where local farmers and artisans will be peddling their wares from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Then from 2-6 p.m., Freetown Studios will present a live printmaking demo, print sale and children’s arts and crafts workshops followed by an opening reception and print show featuring Seattle's PrintZero Studios Print Exchange 8 from 6-8 p.m. Freetown Fries will also be set up in the parking lot throughout the day dishing out fried gourmet goodness.

And closing out the festival is LillyBrave’s Vinyl Release party featuring imagineIAM, The Its, King Rey and Isle Derniére starting at 8 p.m.

Admission to Freetown Fall Fest is free, but a $10 cover will be charged for the show after 8 p.m. And in leiu of a cash bar, it’s BYOB so feel free to roll out those ice chests.

Freetown Studios is located at 421 Convent St. For more information visit freetownstudios.org or visit its Facebook page here.

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