Ames, Iowa, Borders Store Hosts Grand Opening Celebration June 19 - 22.Business Editors AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 Borders(R) Books & Music is celebrating the grand opening of its 20,000-square-foot store in Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the -- located at the intersection of Duff Avenue Corridor and 16th Street South-- from Thursday, June 19, through Sunday, June 22. Throughout the weekend, special events are planned including Universal's "A Universe of Music and Movies," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Midnight Release Party," "Disney Day" and an "All Things Local Fair." Thursday, June 19 - Universal's "A Universe of Music & Movies" -- 2 p.m. - Olenka Gadzik, singer/songwriter performs songs from her new album, "World Rhythms in Original Music" -- 5 p.m. - James Bovinette Jazz Trio The term trio in jazz usually refers to a group comprising a pianist, a double bass player and a drummer. The pianist is usually considered the leader of these trios, and trios are usually named after their pianist. , jazz music -- 8 p.m. - Mindy Jean Wilson There are several people named Jean Wilson:
Friday, June 20 - Harry Potter Midnight Release Party -- 11 p.m. - Free grab bags for the first 75 kids, Harry Potter costume contest, refreshments -- Midnight - Pick up a copy of the new Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Saturday, June 21 - Disney Day -- Kids can enter to win a Disney messenger bag A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made out of some kind of cloth (natural or synthetic), that is worn over one shoulder with a strap that winds around the chest resting the bag on the lower back. and storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. set -- First 200 children receive a free "Mickey Mystery" book -- 10 a.m. - Kids Event: story time with Yoko the Cat costume character -- 11 a.m. - Kids Event: Family Fun Craft Hour -- Noon - Kids Event: Artemis Fowl Secret Agents Intelligence Recruitment Meeting: kids learn how to deal with the sinister literary criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl -- 1 p.m. - Kids Event: Disney Trivia Challenge -- 7 p.m. - Kids Event: Heroes & Heroines, Princes & Princesses Party, come dressed as your favorite Disney character Sunday, June 22 - All Things Local Fair -- 1 p.m.- Susan Locke, author of "The Bellevue War" -- 3 p.m.- Robert Underhill, author of "Jack Shelley and the News" -- 5 p.m. - Robin Hartley, author of "Women: It's Your Turn" Throughout the grand opening weekend, experience what Borders offers Ames year-round--community benefit days, educational and fun children's programming, diverse music events and a wonderful place to simply discover. About Borders Group Borders Group is a leading global retailer of books, music, video and other information and entertainment items with stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich., Borders Group employs 32,000 worldwide and operates over 410 Borders domestic superstores, 34 international Borders stores, 37 Books etc. locations and approximately 775 Waldenbooks stores. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through Borders.com (www.borders.com) and Waldenbooks.com (www.waldenbooks.com). More detailed information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com. Information on Borders stores is available through www.bordersstores.com. |
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