Eat some German cuisine, try new specialty beers and compete in the Augtoberfest costume contest. in Healy is saying goodbye to summer with Augtoberfest, a weekend of live music and craft beer. (Bob Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News)Ĥ9th State Brewing Co. Ksenia Leshtaeva and Krystal Pistol pose for photographs at the Chrome and Ink Tattoo Party and competition on Friday, Februat the House of Harley-Davidson in Anchorage, AK. (Search " Anchorage Alaska Tattoo Expo – Ink Masters Tattoo Show" on Facebook) Family activities include face painting and other kids activities, and there will be food available for purchase. There will be six free tattoo giveaways over the three-day event, as well as tattoo award shows. The weekend will see a host of vendors showcasing original art, tattoo work, piercing and more. The Ink Masters Tattoo Show will feature local and national tattoo artists and piercers. Friday-Saturday, Alaska Airlines Center, 3550 Providence Drive. “It’s a billion dollar industry,” he said, “and getting more and more popular.Zac Brown Band are three-time Grammy Award winners who most recently released their fourth consecutive No. 1 album, "Welcome Home." A few of their many singles to hit No. 1 on the Billboard country charts include "Chicken Fried," "Highway 20 Ride" and "Goodbye in Her Eyes." 8-11 p.m. After Wichita Falls, the expo will move to Richardson, Texas in July and then to Anchorage, Alaska in mid August. The Ink Masters Tattoo Expos, he said, began in 2009, and they opened the season this year in College Station. They are also opening studios in New Braunfels and Florida. Hernandez is in charge of the expo and is involved with the Ink Masters Studios in San Antonio and Oklahoma. “We do a background check where people work and everything.” “Some people can handle the pain enough to get a sleeve in two days.”Īll of the tattoo artists are licensed, he said, “and the Wichita Falls Health Department is really strict.” To ensure the artist is licensed and safe, they must work at a professional business. “Me personally, I can only last four hours, five hours,” he said with a laugh. People can get even sleeves over a two day or three day period, and there are people who get a whole back piece. ![]() If the customer doesn’t like it, the artist can draw it again, he said. The artist will put it together, show it to the customer and if they like it, they can continue. A customer comes in with an idea and has the artist draw it up, he said. and 5 and 6 p.m.,” he said.Įach artist charges their own price, which is then agreed upon by the customer. “There will be a drawing between 3 and 5 p.m. People buy their entry ticket and get a free raffle ticket. There will be two drawings each day for a $200 tattoo gift certificate. “We do 14 shows a year, and we usually get 4,000 to 5,000 people over a weekend.” He now lives in San Antonio and is a promoter. Hernandez is originally from California, and tattooed for 15 years. Hernandez said that the shows tattoo artists were either specifically invited or required to send a portfolio, which had to be approved. Many of the artists are well known, said the promoter, and people will come from all over to specifically get a tattoo from a specific artist. “No one will have regrets if they get a tattoo at the show.” “Everyone is really good,” said Hernandez. ![]() Nationally know artists such as Tulsa’s 6’ 7” 360 pound Kito Talbert (who was featured on season 6 of the “Ink Master” reality television series on Paramount Network) will also be there along with Al Fliction. Three area shops will be featured: Underground, Human Canvas and Cowabunga Ink: Tuan Le, Ash, A.J. Sunday.ġ20 established tattoo artists with many different styles will come from Florida, New York, California, Hawaii and the region, said Ray Hernandez, promoter of the expo. ![]() ![]() The Ink Masters Tattoo Expo will be at Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall from noon to midnight today and Saturday, and then from noon to 10 p.m. The Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall is the place to be this weekend for anyone over 18 who wants to add a tattoo, a sleeve or even a full back plate – inked by one of over 120 talented tattoo artists nationwide.
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