Brighton, Mich., Borders Store Hosts Grand Opening Celebration Dec. 13 - 15.Business Editors BRIGHTON, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2002 Borders(R) is celebrating the grand opening of its 23,000-square-foot store in Brighton, Mich.--located in the Brighton Towne Square at Grand River Avenue Grand River Avenue is one of the principal pre-Interstate roads in the state of Michigan. The modern road cuts across the Lower Peninsula in a southeast-to-northwest fashion from Detroit to Grand Rapids. and I-96--from Friday, Dec. 13, through Sunday, Dec. 15. Throughout the weekend, special events are planned including Universal's "A Universe of Music and Movies," "Disney Day" and DK Publishing's "Keep It Simple Sunday." Friday, Dec. 13 - Universal's "A Universe of Music & Movies" -- "Grand Prize Giveaway," includes a DVD player and a Universal music and movie starter set -- Free copy of the "Wall Street Journal," while supplies last -- 5 p.m. - Livingston Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet, classical music -- 6 p.m. - Dan Minard, urban folk music -- 8 p.m. - Gratitude Steel Band, music from reggae to rock Saturday, Dec. 14 - Disney Day -- First 250 children through the door will receive cool Disney Packs -- Kids can enter to win a "Disney Trunk of Fun" filled with a complete Disney story book collection, Disney DVDs and other gifts -- 11 a.m. - Kids Event: Princess and Hero Party, come dressed like your favorite Disney princess For the Game Boy Advance game, see . Disney Princess is a Walt Disney Company franchise, based on fictional characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. or hero for story time and treats -- noon to 2 p.m. - Family Fun Holiday Craft Spectacular -- 2 p.m. - Kids Event: Disney Magazine Trivia Challenge -- 6 p.m. - Kids Event: PJ Movie Party, come in pajamas pajamas Noun, pl US pyjamas pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM and enjoy a Disney movie in the children's section Sunday, Dec. 15 - Keep It Simple Sunday -- Enter to win a collection of DK Keep It Simple Series books -- 1 p.m. - representatives from the Livingston County Livingston County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Society give animal tips and talk about choosing a pet -- 2 p.m. - Feng Shui Feng shui Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including qi and yin-yang. It was devised during the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220). workshop with Lori Schneider of Brighter Destiny -- 3 p.m. - Bill Hobson of "Michigan Golf Live!" will give golf tips and challenge customers to an in-store putting contest to benefit Carriage Town's winter clothing drive for children -- 4 p.m. - yoga workshop with Leanne Louis-Prescott of the Yoga Center for Healthy Living Throughout the grand opening weekend, experience what Borders has to offer Brighton year-round--community benefit days, educational and fun children's programming, diverse music events and a wonderful place to simply discover. Borders Group, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) 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. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group employs 32,000 worldwide and operates over 390 Borders domestic superstores, 29 international Borders stores, 37 Books etc. locations and approximately 800 Waldenbooks stores. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through Borders.com (www.borders.com). More detailed information for journalists is available at www.bgimediacenter.com. Financial data is hosted on www.bordersgroupinc.com and information on Borders stores is available through www.bordersstores.com. |
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