Sun King Kokomo to Host Oddities Expo Saturday
By ERIN LARISON
The Kokomo Post Staff
For lovers of the strange and unusual, for the weirdos: this weekend is for you.
“We got a lot of weirdos in Kokomo,” said Skye Wilson, event coordinator at Sun King Kokomo. “And they don’t really have a place to congregate, so I thought I would make one.”
Kokomo is about to get a little more odd this weekend as Sun King Kokomo presents Bloody Buckeye, an oddities expo and market at Sun King Kokomo.
From 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, anyone can peruse the 16 vendors scattered throughout two floors of the family-friendly taproom, plus enjoy food from a food truck and local vegan powerhouse Lucky Lemon Bakery.
Some of the standout booths include a tarot card reader and a close-up magician, as well as several artists using upcycled items, taxidermy and a cryptid illustrator.
“He does illustrations of different mythical creatures,” Wilson said. “Cryptids are sort of specifically modern folklore almost.”
The event will host a blood drive with The Blood Bus from noon until 4 p.m. No preregistration is required.
Sun King itself will also be serving up some spooky cocktails to keep the party going: a Poison Apple with dry cider spiked with cinnamon vodka, as well as a Grimlet, a stylized take on a gimlet – with a creepy surprise inside.
Admission is free, and the event is all ages. Wilson, however, suggested adults with smaller children take a look at the offerings on the second floor to make sure they are not too spooky for younger audiences.
“I’m trying to keep Kokomo weird,” said Wilson. “And I think that we need to embrace different forms of art and different forms of creativity that we have in this community.”
For more information about the market, click here.
VENDOR LIST:
Easton Hawk Illustrations – Amateur illustrator heavily influenced by the strange and unexplained.
TB Designs – Artist using odd objects like doll parts and vintage wares.
Halls of Hel – Sculpted face stuffed animals, handmade jewelry and small oddities.
Dragon Cove — 3D printing artists who will take requests for print jobs.
Miss Hollyhock Vintage — Taxidermy, antiques and art.
Eerily Beloved — Taxidermy mice, horror movie themed miniatures and dioramas and alien plant sculptures.
Soaked in Bleach — Horror or occult-themed reverse tie-dye.
Welcome Home Faery — Handmade fairy houses of various sizes.
Snipped and Severed — lamps, jewelry and decor from upcycled doll parts and creepy doll repaints.
IMADETHISFORYOU — Creepy illustrations.
Midwest Mama Sews — Hats, bats and other spooky-themed crochet.
Zula Mae Stitching — Quilted and embroidered items for sale.
Scarlet Heart Emporium — Handmade jewelry and T-shirts and metaphysical items.
Edge of Insanity — Charity haunted house located on the north side of Kokomo. An unhinged doctor has been doing some creepy things out in the county. Pins, merchandise and tickets will be for sale.
Decaying Daisies — Botanical art with bones and taxidermy.
Sheri’s Edible Art — Decorated spooky themed sugar cookies.
