Pink it Up at Ybor City's Market on 7th featured two things: Ska music and boobs. The benefit was founded by Bylli Peiper, in honor of a friend and colleague Kim Campbell, who fought the long battle against breast cancer and won.
Now they are on a mission to fight back against the disease that takes the lives of so many men and women each year. With boobs on the brain, ska lovers came to skank and support a cause bigger than the Tampa ska scene. All of the proceeds went to breast cancer screening, treatment and education.
Wade Slater, an artist and full-time instructor at the Art Institute of Tampa brought out his horror-inspired artwork, giving all proceeds away to breast cancer research.
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2010.