Books-A-Million Grand Opening Weekend October 11-15 in Sarasota, Florida.Business & Entertainment Editors SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:BAMM BAMM British Association of Medical Managers BAMM Bay Area Model Mugging (now Impact Bay Area) BAMM Beta and Advection Model - Medium BAMM Bay Area Math Meet (San Francisco, CA) ) will be celebrating the relocation grand opening of its new store in Sarasota from October 11 through October 15. Come enjoy a weekend of very special events, including face painting, author signings, a poetry contest, and much more. The store location is 6591 South Tamiami Trail and the phone number is 941/922-7804. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 -- 9 a.m.-Throughout the Day: PEACH TREE - The Living Cartoon Meet your favorite cartoon character and get free balloons! -- 10 a.m.: Ribbon Cutting Come celebrate with us and enjoy refreshments. -- 11 a.m.: RICHARD CAPES Join Richard for an art demonstration, signing and video. -- 11 a.m.: JEANNINE HOFFMAN Watch in amazement as she begins her drawing demonstrations in the Cafe area. -- Noon: BROOKSIE BERGEN In-store signing of Carefree Canoeing in Florida: A Guide to Trails and Outfitters on Florida's Scenic Waterways. -- 1 p.m.: MARGARET D. LOWMAN Pick up a copy of her book, Life in the Tree Tops - a chronicle of her adventures as a field biologist specializing in forest canopy research - and have it signed in the store. -- 3 p.m.: GENEVIEVE the Dog Author Join Genevieve the Dog, a two-year-old papillon signing her book, Memoirs of a Papillon - The Guide to Living with Humans without Going Mad. The book takes a humorous look into the inner sanctum of dogdom, revealing canine secrets never before told to humans. -- 5 p.m.: LIZ LARABEE Pick up a copy of her latest works and have them signed in the store. -- 5 p.m.: Martial Golf with Louis Krudo, D.O.M. -- 6:45 p.m.: Tai Chi for Couples Join Richard and Diana Daffner for demonstrations on Tai Chi that both partners can do together. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 -- 1 p.m.: CLINTON BLACK Author of We As A Black People Our Time Has Come! will be in store signing copies of this collection of essays and lyrics telling the truth on the state of today's African-Americans. -- 1 p.m.: Easy Internet with Lisa Nelson Join the Gateway computer specialist as she demonstrates and gives hands on training on how to use the Internet. -- 3 p.m.: Chiropractic chiropractic (kīrəprăk`tĭk) [Gr.,=doing by hand], medical practice based on the theory that all disease results from a disruption of the functions of the nerves. Spinal Screenings Dr. Patrick Dower dower, that portion of a deceased husband's real property that a widow is legally entitled to use during her lifetime to support herself and their children. A wife may claim the dower if her husband dies without a will or if she dissents from the will. performs free spinal screenings. Come and see how your body's alignment is! -- 5 p.m.: Sarasota/Bradenton Children's Zoo Join us as the Zoo visits Kids-A-Million with a special animal...A Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. ! -- 7 p.m.: DOROTHY O'DONNEL UHLMAN The motivational and self-esteem speaker will be signing her book, You Are the Star of Your Life, and speaking to the crowd. -- 7 p.m.: The Mad Hatter Mad Hatter crazy gentleman who co-hosts mad tea party. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] See : Madness of Poetry - FLOYD FELLOWS This children's poetry Children's poetry is poetry written for or appropriate for children. The category includes folk poetry (for example, Mother Goose rhymes); poetry written intentionally for young people (e.g. book author will be giving away copies of his book and conducting a poetry contest - the winner will be published! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 -- 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: CRACKERS and LO LO the Clowns Bring the whole family out for face painting, balloon animals and magic. -- 10 a.m.: The Bradenton/Sarasota Children's Zoo Come see the animals brought by the Zoo and hear stories about them! -- 11 a.m.: TOM BUNEVICH For all you sports autograph collectors...pick up a copy of his book, Sign This, and have him autograph it in the store. -- 11 a.m.: PATSI PRESTI Join us as she passes out cookies made from recipes in her book Millennium Diamond Recipes - yum, yum! -- Noon: CHRISTOPHER MARTINEZ Pick up a copy of his book, Come the Dawn - a fictional story of one "non-productive" family and their mission of avoiding detection by the Department of Services whose goal is to eliminate all the "non-prods" - and have it autographed in the store. -- 1 p.m.: Easy Internet with Gateway Internet training with Gateway computer specialists. -- 1 p.m.: BARBARA MURRAY Barbara Murray (born 27 September 1929 in London, England) is an actress. She is possibly best known for her role as Pamela Wilder in the 1960s television drama The Plane Makers/The Power Game. Her other TV credits include: The Escape of R.D. KLOPP The popular children's author of Alex and Zig, stories about a little boy with green sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl and his guardian angel guardian angel believed to protect a particular person. [Folklore: Misc.] See : Angel guardian angel term for Christian namesake who watches over a young child. [Christianity: Misc.] See : Guardianship , will be telling stories and coloring with the children. -- 1 p.m.: Chiropractic Spinal Screening Dr. Patrick Dower -- 3 p.m.: KATHY KATZ In store signing of her book The Soaring Feather Kids -- 3 p.m.: Seascape Aquarium Pets Sean Healy of Seascape brings animals from the aquarium and talks about each one's care. -- 5 p.m.: JACQUES VAN KIRK He will be signing his book about an American family's adventures in the wilds of Guatemala - Beyond Here Be Dragons For the phrase, see . Here Be Dragons is a historical novel by Sharon Penman, first published in 1985. It is the first of her trilogy of novels about the medieval princess of Gwynedd. The story centres on Joanna, illegitimate daughter of King John of England. . -- 5 p.m.: Music by MALLKU Stop by and hear the sounds of New Age Andean Music Andean music comes from the approximate area inhabited by the Incas prior to European contact. It includes the countries Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela. . SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 -- 11 a.m.-Noon: The Racing Dog Rescue Project will be in the store! -- 1 p.m.: MARY MILLER Mary Ellen Miller is the master of Saybrook College at Yale University and the Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art. She studies and lectures on the art and architecture of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, on which she has authored or co-authored a number of works. Listen to her pointers on how to sail the world on luxury cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America and get paid for it! She will be signing copies of her book How to Get a Job on a Cruise Line. Books-A-Million, Inc., is one of the leading book retailers and sells on the Internet at www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates 183 stores in 17 states. The Company operates four distinct store formats, including large superstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co., traditional bookstores and combination book and greeting card stores, both operating under the name Bookland Book´land` n. 1. (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. and Joe Muggs Newsstands. |
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