Small Business Bash returns to the Honors Lawn

The Lipscomb University Honors College hosted its fourth annual Small Business Bash, bringing students together for shopping, live music and community.

The event featured student-run businesses selling handmade goods, art, clothing and food. Vendors included Bare Vintage, Bookish by Bry, Once Upon a Watercolor, Holy Inklings, Handcrafted by Mady, La Rosita’s Boutique, Created by Camille, Stardust Scrapyard, Heidi’s Closet, Plants & Things, Bread and Such, and Dirty Soda Bar.

As students browsed booths, performances throughout the afternoon included Josh Degrella, Avenglow, Abby Whitman, Isabel Braley and Sarah Kate Porter.

Bryona Browner, owner of Bookish by Bry, participated in the Bash for the first time. “The first thing I ever made was a book sleeve because I loved books, and it kind of just grew from there. I make wallets, key chains, tote bags, blankets, kind of it all.”

Ethan Bredemeyer, owner of The Dorm Baker, shared how his passion for baking began. “When I was younger, my mom really got me into cooking and baking, and during the fall and winter, just kind of like the holiday season, we’d always bake a bunch of bread and stuff.”

Lipscomb President Candice McQueen stopped by the event, visiting booths and purchasing items from student vendors. “That was a very pleasant surprise,” Bredemeyer said.

The event supported the Nashville nonprofit Book’em. The organization promotes childhood literacy by donating books and providing volunteer readers to local schools.