Derailed, like many things, by snowmaggedon 2012, the Dockyard Derby Dames will officially kick off season six Saturday night inside the Pierce College Health Ed Center in Lakewood.

At this point, unless you've been living under a mossy rock or spent a good chunk of your life panning for gold in Chambers Creek, you've probably heard of roller derby. Originally started by a classic American visionary in Chicago during the Great Depression - combining skating and dance marathons - roller derby experienced a heyday during the '70s and has come back with a vengeance over the last few years. And the Derby Dames do it well.

The Dockyard Derby Dames will kick off season with a typical double header featuring the Marauding Mollys battling Season 5 champions The Trampires, followed by the Hellbound Homewreckers taking on the Femme Fianna.

Bring the whole family, won't you?

[Pierce College Health Ed Center, Saturday, March 31, 6 p.m., doors at 5 p.m., beer garden, $12 advance, 9401 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood, www.dockyardderbydames.com]