Borders West Lafayette Grand Opening Celebration!

Borders Grand Opening - 3 days of events, giveaways, and fun featuring the best in local performers and authors.

BORDERS WEST LAFAYETTE
At Wabash Landing
348 East State Street
West Lafayette IN 47906

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION!
EVENT DETAILS DECEMBER 6 -- 8, 2002

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 - A UNIVERSE OF MUSIC presented by Universal Music
Noon - Trio Amabile - local classical trio entertains while you browse
1:00pm - The Lafayette Klezmorim - a lively & eclectic mix of traditional Jewish & Eastern European music
3:00pm - The Scott Freeman - local hammered dulcimer player performs
4:00pm - The Purdue Salsa Club - red-hot Latin/Afro-Caribbean dance demonstration
5:00pm - Fox59a.m. Film Critics - Meet Foxs Matthew & Jonathon, and discuss their picks for holiday DVD gift-giving
6:00pm - La Milonguera - members of The Argentinean Tango Club of Purdue perform

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 - DISNEY DAY AT BORDERS
9:00-11:00am - Meet Real Live Reindeer! - FREE antlers for the first 150 kids! (while supplies last)
11:00am - MOMs Club Disney Storytime - Listen to Pooh stories and play Pin the Tail on Tigger
Noon - Disney Destinations with Irvine Travel - Local travel experts help you plan a great getaway
1:00pm - To Kill a Mockingbird - Purdue Theatre students will perform a preview of their February production
1:30pm - Disney Trivia Contest - hosted by Purdue student theatre honorary society Alpha Psi Omega
2:00pm - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - Civic Youth Theatre performs from their holiday production
3:00pm - Imagination Station Activity - build a fabulous flying machine with local hands on science center

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 - DK Publishing presents KEEP IT SIMPLE SUNDAY
Noon - Author Richard Grace - local author signs When Every Day Is Saturday: A Retirement Guide for Boomers, featuring info on everything from lifestyle challenges to financial planning
1:00pm - Vintage Radio Show Listening Party - hosted by the Tippecanoe Senior Center
2:00pm - Wolf Park - local wildlife preserve shares info on wolf behavior, habitats, myths & more
3:00pm - Author Lou Harry - Indiana author signs As Seen On TV - hilarious photographic history of 50 memorable infomercial products - well have a collection of these oddities on hand, and well even give a Flowbee haircut!
4:00pm - Author Dr. Will Miller - local author and media guru signs Refrigerator Rights: Creating Connections & Restoring Relationships - a humorous look at the struggle for intimacy in modern relationships

Borders Group, Inc., (NYSE: BGP) is a company built on diversity, and 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, 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.

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