Kiger's Notebook

The tattoo from the Black Lagoon

Invoking the classic style of old horror movies, Black Lagoon Tattoo and Piercing recently opened its doors in Rochester and started inking custom skin art.

John LaBrecque and Chad Bowman opened the shop in Suite 550 at 275 37th St. N.E. at the start of October.

“I’m an entrepreneur and Rochester is a good town” is how LaBrecque explained why he and Bowman decided to open the business. “There is money to be made here.”

Black Lagoon features individual tattoo and piercing rooms for client privacy.

LaBrecque says the two man studio consults closely with clients in the shop’s lounge area and proposes sketches prior to any tattooing.

The shop is not doing piercing yet, but the plan is to add it in the near future.

“Everything we do is custom,” he says as the airbrushed faces of Frankenstein, the Wolf Man and, of course, the Creature from the Black Lagoon watch from the walls.

Reminder - Roch. Biz After Hours tonight

Here's a reminder about tonight's business networking event in Rochester. Due to gremlins in the system, this event did not make it in the business calendar very many times.

So here's your reminder. I plan to be there, so please bring your tips and your gripes. I'd love to hear them. I'll even take compliments, if there are any of those out there.

• Business After Hours, a networking event for local businesses is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1615 South Broadway in Rochester.

La Quinta is hosting along with the Rochester Art Council.

The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors this monthly networking event.

 And the chamber also will host its free Wellness Fair Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the RCTC Fieldhouse

New Roch. graphics shop inking along

Mike Nassif is bringing a new dimension to Rochester.

Nassif, who is known as the owner of the Entertainment To Go music service, recently opened 4th Dimension Graphics & Signs at 3600 South U.S. 63. His business, which moved into the former Magnum Graphix space, shares the building with the Coyote Creek Gun shop.

What can people expect the 4th Dimension to print and create?

“Anything that will get your name out there,” says Nassif. That means items including business cards, logos, menus, catalogs, banners, lighted signs and promotional items.

“We’re hoping to get into embroidery and Web sites also soon,” he said.

Nassif started with the graphics shop with Patrick Elmore as a minority partner.

He has three on staff and is planning on hiring a fourth employee soon. 

New custom costume shop + Silver Lake area

With Halloween creeping up fast, thoughts of “dressing up” are starting to swirl about in the minds of adults and children.

In Rochester, folks looking for just the right cool/scary/funny/sexy outfit for Halloween or any occasion will soon have a new place to shop – Creative Costumes and Clothing.

Former Rochester Civic Theater Costume Designer Marann Saget is joining forces with Karen Masbruch and her daughter, April to open a shop at 17 12 St. Street N.E. by early Oct. 1.

This is the brown house by Silver Lake that has been home to a real estate office and a photography studio in recent years.

“We’re trying to do something a little different,” says Karen Masbruch. “We’ll have an inventory of costumes available for rent. We’ll also do custom design. We’re all seamstresses, so we’ll offer a full range of tailoring.”

The trio will also offer bridal design, Saget and April Masbruch both have experience in that area.

Expect a variety of outfits including styles from the Renaissance or 1920s gangsters and flappers.

Barb Phelps and Leigh Ann Peltoma of Paramark Real Estate Services handled the deal.

New jewelry shop open in Roch. downtown

The Silver Spirit, a new jewelry store featuring many hand-made items by owner Lisa O'Hanlon of St. Charles, opened late last week in the former Tableside Manor spot on the mezzanine level of the downtown Rochester Kahler hotel.

This is the shop I teased a while back.

Back in 2003, O'Hanlon briefly had a downtown shop called Ananke Designs in the tiny building at the corner of Sixth Street Southwest and First Avenue Southwest.

The Silver Spirit might seem but spare at the moment, but O'Hanlon is still wrapping up the festival circuit. Expect more displays and more jewelry soon, as well as painting henna designs and doing hair wraps.

I should have more on this soon.

Tangerine awning mural - the finished product

A week ago I made a post about Rochester artist Greg Wimmer painting on a new type of canvas.

His art went "highbrow" on the awning over the entrance of the quirky gift shop called Tangerine on Rochester's First Avenue downtown.

When I made a quick spin through the final Thursdays on First of the year yesterday, I snapped a pic of the final result.

I think this is an interesting idea that does jazz things up along the street there.

 

 

Art that keeps you dry or maybe highbrow art

A new (new to Rochester, anyway) form of art is underway on First Ave. S.W. in downtown today.

Well-known mural artist Greg Wimmer is painting an artwork on the canvas awning that shades the entrance to the quirky gift shop Tangerine.

Essentially, it is a canvas. Today is he painting a primary coat. Expect the colorful design to go up this weekend, when he hopes to complete this experiment.

I've included a pic of the design he is shooting for on the awning. That should attract some attention from people tromping through the nearby skyways. Bring the street to the skyways through the awnings. An interesting concept.

Also look for Greg is an upcoming issue of the Post-Bulletin as we profile his large mural project in downtown Austin.