A roller derby team from Buffalo and a West
Side tattoo parlor are teaming up to bring shoppers a unique experience during
the holiday season.
Sip and Shop, a holiday market and basket
raffle hosted by the Nickel City Renegade
Rollergirls and 125 Art Collective
Tattoo Studio, from noon to 8 p.m., Dec. 16 at the studio
125 Elmwood Ave.
The market has 14 arts and crafts
vendors signed up, including the webzine Qween City, selling t-shirts, the
Brick Chick, selling garden stones and muralist Vinny Alejandro of Urban
Inspirations who will sell art prints.
A basket raffle will be held at the event with
baskets made by local businesses and the roller derby team. Half of the donations
will go to the team for traveling costs and another half will go to charity.
Amy “Psyko Kupkake” Hawkins, founder and head
coach for the Rollergirls and co-owner of the studio with her husband, Ted, said
the event was made to promote area artists.
“We want to promote local art and encourage local people to sell
their stuff,” Hawkins said. “I think that a lot of local artists don’t get that
opportunity. We invited a bunch of vendors from across Buffalo and they’re
welcome to bring whatever they sell.” By Jacob
Fyock and Chris Prenatt
