Borders® Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Store in Dedham, Mass. June 25 Through June 27

Borders® Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Store in Dedham, Mass. June 25 Through June 27

DEDHAM, Mass., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders® will celebrate the grand opening of its 24,479-square-foot store in Dedham, Mass. in the Legacy Place lifestyle complex near Route 1 and Elm St. beginning this Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27. Throughout the weekend a number of special events are planned including author discussions, family and kids activities, live music as well as fantastic giveaways.

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During the grand opening celebration, Borders will give away a number of valuable prizes that include the following. (Note: Items will be given away throughout the weekend, unless otherwise specified.)

-- Five Kobo(TM) e-Readers
-- Two Sony® e-Readers
-- A limited-edition signed print from artist Alex Beard
-- Two $200 Borders gift cards
-- A great fiction collection
-- A current cookbook collection
-- A collection of the newest wellness books
-- A history and political science collection
-- A fashionable bag containing Paperchase goodies
-- Five Lindt deluxe sampler baskets
-- A collection of exciting young adult (YA) titles (to be given away at
the Hunger Games gathering 6/26)
-- Several Nickelodeon Dora and Diego Cuddle Pillows® (to be given away
at the Nickelodeon storytime event 6/27)

Grand opening events -
Friday, 6/25
-- 3:00 p.m. - Storytime
Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog!

-- 3:30 p.m. - Musical performance
Escape to the Caribbean with the music of
Boscobel.

-- 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Delicious sampling
Enjoy free chocolate samples from Lindt.

-- 7:00 p.m. - Author discussions
Shonda Schilling and Cammie McGovern present The
Best Kind of Different and Neighborhood Watch.

-- 8:30 p.m. - Musical performance
Jam to classic hits from musician George Wild

Saturday,
6/26:
-- 10:30 a.m. - Face painting
Tickle kids' fancy with Baja Face Painting.

-- 11:00 a.m. - Live broadcast
Meet J.J. Wright from 103.3 WODS-FM.

-- 11:00 a.m. - Performance
Hugh Hanley will have kids dancing up the aisles.

-- 12:00 p.m. - Kids' fun
Dress up like Olivia, the precocious little pig!

-- 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Delicious sampling
Enjoy free chocolate samples from Lindt.

-- 1:30 p.m. - Author discussion
Meet bestselling author and Dedham High School
alumna Anita Shreve.

-- 3:30 p.m. - YA book club
Dive into the bestselling series at our Hunger
Games Gathering and win a collection of YA
books.

-- 4:30 p.m. - Musical performance
Enjoy Mozart and more from the Lyricalia String
Ensemble.

-- 7:00 p.m. - Author discussion
Stephen Prothero presents his work, God Is Not
One.

-- 8:00 p.m. - Musical performance
Liven up your evening with the Nando Michelin
Jazz Trio.

Sunday, 6/27:
-- 12:30 p.m. - Storytime
Meet Nickelodeon's Diego!

-- 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Delicious sampling
Enjoy free chocolate samples from Lindt.

-- 1:00 p.m. - Storytime
Author Rose Lewis reads her book, Orange Peel's
Pocket.

-- 2:00 p.m. - Author discussion
Meet the authors of Three Wishes, Carey Goldberg
and Beth Jones.

-- 4:00 p.m. - Musical performance
Experience samba, salsa, and more from Mark Greel
and Sambita.

Throughout the grand opening weekend and all year long, the new Borders store will offer customers in Dedham and surrounding communities a diverse array of family-friendly events, community benefit days, educational discounts, as well as a vast selection of books, music, movies and related merchandise that inspire, educate and entertain.

About Borders Group

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., through its subsidiaries Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE:BGP) is a leading specialty retailer of books as well as other educational and entertainment items. The company employs approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders® and Waldenbooks® stores. Online shopping is offered through borders.com. Find author interviews and vibrant discussions of the products we and our customers are passionate about online at facebook.com/borders, twitter.com/borders and youtube.com/bordersmedia. For more information about the company, visit borders.com/media.

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CONTACT: Karen Landers, +1-856-985-8909

Web Site: http://www.borders.com/

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