Albion’s Sip N’ Stroll on March 15 includes 18 vendors, pedal bar

Photo by Tom Rivers: Some of the committee members working on the March 15 Sip N’ Stroll include, from left, Karen Conn, Marlene Seielstad and Debbie Prest. They are holding signs that will be displayed at Dubby’s Tailgate where the Sip N’ Stroll starts at 4 p.m. Dubby’s also will be hosting an after party from 7 to 10 p.m.

ALBION – The Albion Merchants Association is looking forward to its Sip N’ Stroll tasting event on March 15, which will include some new stops and also a pedal bar.

There are 18 vendors who will be offering tastings of wines, ciders, beers, meads and other drinks. The stops include Dubby’s Tailgate, Hearth & Home Real estate, The Smoke Shop, Plaza Liquor Store, 39 Problems, Rise & Grind, Brushstrokes, Gotta Dance by Miss Amy, Arnold’s Auto Parts, Pretty Sweet Bakery, Project U, The Downtown Browsery, The Lockstone, J3 and Roots, and 101 East Bank St.

The AMA expects 300 to 400 people for the event, which is the AMA’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The proceeds go back towards other community events and projects.

Tickets for the 4 to 7 p.m. are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. (Click here for more information.)

Marlene Seielstad, the event chairwoman, said the Sip N’ Stroll is a fun outing for many people and its brings them into the doors of many local businesses.

“It makes people aware of all the businesses we have in downtown Albion,” Seielstad said.

Provided photo: The Batavia Pedal Party will have a 10-person bike for the Sip N’ Stroll. The bike also is battery powered and equipped with turn signals, brake lights, backrests, seat belts and a platform area.

The route is stretched out from Dubby’s Tailgate near Route 31 and Platt Street, to the downtown and across the canal at the Lockstone. There will be a bus to give people rides or they could try the Batavia Pedal Party, which has room for 10 people to power a pedal bar.

Karen Conn is on the committee working on the Sip N’ Stroll. She also owns the Hearth and Home Real Estate Professionals on East Avenue. She hosted one of the wine-tastings and will be doing it again on March 15.

“It was so fun,” she said about having so many people in the business to sip wine.

There will also be baked goods to sample and there will be live entertainment with Gary Simboli, Steve Novak and the Zackstreet Boys during the 4 to 7 p.m. event.

The committee includes Seielstad and Conn of Hearth and Home, Debbie Prest of Red Check, Rebecca Alexander of Dubby’s, Anita Finley of Oak Orchard Canoe and Kayak Experts, Faith Smith of Touch of Faith Cleaning, and Natasha Wasuck of The Lockstone.