Chino, Calif., Borders Store Hosts Grand Opening Celebration May 17-19.Business Editors CHINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 Borders(R) is celebrating the grand opening of its 25,000-square-foot store in Chino - located on the southeast corner of the Corona Expressway (I-71) and Grand Avenue - from Thursday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19. Throughout the weekend, special events are planned including Universal Music's "A Universe of Music, Movies and More," "Disney 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 Friday, May 17, when Universal Music presents "A Universe of Music, Movies and More," a day filled with trivia challenges and musical performances designed to highlight emerging local talent. 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. From noon to 3:00 p.m., nouveau flamenco jazz group Benise will perform songs from their latest CD, "Spanish Nights." At 5 p.m., jazz singer Tracy Todd will amaze shoppers with her vocal abilities. Then, at 7 p.m., the popular band Que Vida! will celebrate Latin music, blending Latin jazz Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and United States. The two main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian and Afro-Cuban. with Caribbean folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. and rhythms. Debra Davis will entertain at 9 p.m.; the title song from Debra's latest acclaimed CD, "Angels In the Attic In the Attic can refer to:
Borders will continue the fun Saturday, May 18, with "Disney Day." The first 250 children aged 12 and under will receive cool Disney Packs and enter-to-win prizes will be awarded after each event, compliments of Disney. Come out and enjoy a Disney story time featuring popular Disney tales at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., take part in the Family Fun Craft Festival, an hour of creative arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. that every Disney fan will appreciate. Kids can meet Yoko the Cat, the star of Rosemary Wells' popular children's books, as a part of Hyperion's story hour starting at 1 p.m. Test your Disney knowledge at 2 p.m. at the Disney Adventures Trivia Hour to win prizes. Catch the hit Disney flick, "Snow Dogs," at 3 p.m. starring Cuba Gooding Jr. at Buena Vista Movie Time. Then, at 5 p.m., join Kathy Stacy, manager of World Travel in Chino, as she shares tips on how to plan a fantastic Disney vacation. Sunday, May 19, will be DK's "Keep It Simple Sunday." Sunday afternoon will include an array of lifestyle events designed to provide insight for anyone looking to live a stress-free life. Throughout the day customers can enter to win gift sets as well as a grand prize, a collection of DK Keep It Simple Series books, as a part of DK Publishing's "Keep It Simple Sunday." At 1 p.m., author Carolyn Reynolds will discuss her book, "Astrology On the Job." Join Robert Woodcock woodcock: see snipe. woodcock Any of five species (family Scolopacidae) of plump, sharp-billed migratory birds of damp, dense woodlands in North America, Europe, and Asia. at 2 p.m. as he shares the secrets of "Why the Golf Gods Are Laughing." Then, at 3 p.m., learn how to improve your connections with others as Chris Alexander talks about his book, "Creating Extraordinary Joy." Viki Hurst, author of "Personal Pilgrimage: One Day Soul Journeys for Busy People," will speak to customers at 4 p.m. And, at 5 p.m., author of "Whole Body Meditations," Lorin Roche, will talk about and demonstrate meditation techniques. Throughout the grand opening weekend, experience what Borders has to offer Chino 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 365 Borders domestic superstores, 22 international Borders stores, 36 Books etc. locations and approximately 825 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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