St Patrick's Day and MIze and the Drive

Since moving back home, it has been my mission to meet some interesting people. To recreate the friend
group atmosphere I had back in KY. It started out quite a challenge, but then I started visiting Mayday a little more regularly. Let me tell you, the last few weeks have been a huge success in meeting people. The nicer weather is pulling people out and I have had so much fun with new friends. A fun twist is that my day job is also with the public. Recently I’ve seen several people from work at the brewery, which always throws them off. Everyone seems to think I live at the gym, but they do let me leave from time to time…haha.

Thursday was St. Patty’s Day and a huge success. So many people out drinking green beer, eating the delicious food and rocking out to some killer music. The Festivus Players, and Tom Mason and the BlueBuccaneers were so much fun and was really getting the audience involved.

I also enjoyed seeing some friends and playing Cards Against Humanity. While playing a cute and hilarious couple Tia and Ryan randomly sat next to us and then joined the game. They were cracking me up and so much fun to hang out with. It was exactly what I have been experiencing when I’m at Mayday. New people, lots of laughs and a great time.

Friday night I went out with Ozzy and Terron (yes, the three of us make an interesting combination).  and met Guy, Katie, and Amanda.  We had such a great conversation with them and came up with some fun ideas about events for the summer. It was so good to meet people outside of the brewery and hear about how much they love it and are excited to spend time there. They had fun stories to tell about their past visits and which beer they like most. Ozzy has developed a little bit of a celebrity status in town and it was kind of cool to see how people in the community reacted to seeing him. Mayday is definitely making its presence known in the ‘Boro!

Saturday was another phenomenal day for meeting people. It started with Beer and Writing with Karen Alea Ford. There I met Candice and Alberta. A fun couple ladies that have some fascinating writing projects underway. I learned so many helpful tips during this class. Karen stuck around for quite a while and let me kind of hangout with her. Through her I met tons of cool people and almost became part of her goal for that day to help me. She is now my go-to when I need to meet people. Hope that’s ok Karen. Her husband Colin, and the two other couples I met were a blast. They were definitely right up my alley with the unique, kind of different from the norm, character. Like the amazing hairdresser that I would’ve guessed was a landscaper. The conversation just kept flowing and was very entertaining. I felt right at home. The tours on Saturday also had some fun people. Tim and Terry were friends of the band and enjoyed their first trip to Mayday, as well as the tour. Then I met the lovely Virginia. She and her husband James take the tour regularly just to give Ozzy a hard time. She was getting the best of Ozzy, and had everyone rolling when she said “Have I said a word since I got beer & cheese puffs?!” Oh my goodness, that was great!!

Mize and the Drive rounded out the weekend with some funky rock 'n roll. This band brings a large and diverse crowd. They have a great following in the 'Boro, and why not? They really rock. If you missed Mize and the Drive, they'll be rocking the outside stage at the brewery on May 21. 

All of this fun was just in a couple of days at Mayday. The community spirit and awesome fun the people bring with them in to the brewery is what makes this place amazing. It is most definitely a “home away from home” kind of place. We want you to come experience it also. There is great music and delicious food weekly. This week there will be Yoga and beer at 1:00 on Saturday. Also, the famous tours at 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00. Come and introduce yourself to me and let me hear your story about Mayday or just get to know you. We want you to be a part of our story also. I’ll be looking for you!