Carmel, Ind., Borders Store Hosts Grand Opening Celebration February 28 - March 3.Business Editors CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2002 Borders is celebrating the grand opening of its 23,200-square-foot bi-level store in Carmel, located on the southwest corner of 116th Street and Keystone Avenue, from Thurs., Feb. 28, through Sun., March 3. It will be the fifth Borders store to serve the Indianapolis market. Throughout the weekend, special events are planned including Universal Music's A Universe of Music, Movies and More, a Scholastic Kids Day and DK Publishing's Keep It Simple Sunday. The new Borders store kicks off its grand opening festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. on Thurs., Feb. 28, with an in-store concert given by the Indianapolis String Quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. at 7 p.m. The quartet is composed of members of the distinguished Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. . On Friday, March 1, Universal Music presents A Universe of Music, Movies and More, a day filled with musical performances and trivia challenges. The Grand Prize Giveaway will include a DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. and a Universe of DVDs starter set. At 2 p.m., Celtic harpist Tom Duncan will play soothing music in the cafe. The popular and versatile Ann McWilliams Band will perform riveting rock melodies at 5 p.m. Then, at 7 p.m., the Blue Monkey The Blue Monkey or Diademed Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) is a species of guenon native to various parts of east, central and southern Africa, including the Congo River basin. Subspecies Several subspecies are recognised. Sideshow See Windows SideShow. will offer a spectacle in the tradition of the classic carnival sideshows, but with a decidedly contemporary, humorous twist. Jenie DeVoe, one of Indy's most-loved performers, will sing her unique, soulful, funky, trip-hop tunes at 9 p.m. Borders will continue the fun Sat., March 2, with a Scholastic Kids Day. The first 300 children inside the store that morning will receive a free Clifford the Big Red Dog book. Starting at 10 a.m., Borders will host an hour of Captain Underpants Extra Crunchy Fun `n' Games with a special guest, storyteller Will Gould. Then, at 11 a.m., Clifford the Big Red Dog will come to meet and greet kids. A Harry Potter activity and trivia hour will take place at 1 p.m. A number of local organizations will set up tables with information about the community in the store on Saturday evening. The organizations include the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, the Carmel Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. , the Carmel Clay Public Library, the Carmel Dad's Club, the Carmel Clay Historical Society Museum, and the Carmel Chamber of Commerce. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., a string quartet from the Carmel Symphony Orchestra will entertain shoppers. Sun., March 3, will be DK Publishing's Keep It Simple Sunday. Throughout the day customers can enter to win gift sets, as well as a grand prize, a DK Keep It Simple Series Gift Basket A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard filled with resources to help live the good life, provided by DK Publishing. Start your Sunday morning with the soothing sounds of the Oliver Nelson Jazz Trio while sipping a free cup of gourmet coffee during the performance. At 1 p.m. Shannon Cagle, WISH TV's gardening expert, will talk with customers about preparing for spring planting. Kim Allen will present a yoga workshop at 2 p.m., followed by a wine tasting seminar by Indianapolis' renowned Gaia Wines at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m., the Carmel Parks and Recreation Department will be on hand to give your family fun outdoor spring activity ideas. Throughout the grand opening weekend, experience what Borders has to offer Carmel 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 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 employees worldwide and operates over 360 Borders domestic superstores, 22 international Borders stores, 36 Books etc. locations and approximately 850 Waldenbooks stores. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through 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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