Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Chris Allison features his Chicken Fried Folk Art at last weekend’s Dingerfest event held at the pavilions in downtown Clayton.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Dinglerfest brought many community members for the folk art and live music. This sign was created by Presenter Charlie Dingler, after whom the annual event is named. Pictured are Conner Horn, left, along with Craig Neff and Jeff Lovell of Mountain Lakes Security.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Folk artists Casey Perry and Kristie Perry participate in Dinglerfest May 2 and 3. They displayed their acrylic paintings, ink drawings and lamps.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Dinglerfest featured some of the best folk artists in the region, including Mavis Stevens (center) who is a folk artist specializing in Fiber Art. Her business is called “Last Chance Trailer Park.” Traci Sampson, left, and Anita Shegog are big fans of the folk artist. Shegog referred to Stevens as a folk art legend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Jackie Papers was one of the live musical performances at last weekend’s Dinglerfest. The event supported Sid Weber Memorial Cancer Fund. Band members are Daniel Vega, Grace Hicks and Jake Hicks. They performed an original set, including one song titled “The Recess Bell” as well as covers.
Visitors to 2026 Dinglerfest experienced art from the hand and heart with colorful folk art on display at the pavilions in downtown Clayton on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3. The ev...
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