Bookmans Flagstaff is having an absolute blast at our free summer kids events at the Orpheum Theater every Wednesday morning at 10am. Last week, we had over 100 people for Micheal Steele's Magic Show, and we expect even more this Wednesday June 30th for Chuck Cheesman's famous kids show! We always provide free juice and healthy snacks to help keep the little ones happy. Chuck will be playing his “Dancing With No Shoes On” set, perfect for kids about one to six years old. Chuck, our MIC program instructor, has an amazing gift for keeping small children riveted for unprecedented periods of time. Plus, watching the little ones dance and sing is always super cute, and makes for great pictures! See here for images of our last event.

Bookmans in Flagstaff will be back out this Saturday, June 26th from 10am to 4pm, in the Chamber of Commerce parking lot. Sometimes it feels like camping, but we've become old hands at putting up our huge 20 x 20 tent on the corner of Route 66 at the end of Beaver Street. We'll have a great selection of popular fiction and nonfiction books, kids books, CDs, DVDs, and video games available for sale, and we take all forms of payment. We'll also be ready and willing to buy your stuff, and are happy to help unload your vehicle. Please pull through to the far end of the parking lot and we'll set you up with a deal, just the way we do in our stores.

June is Music Month here at Bookmans, so we asked our employees what their musical "guilty pleasure" was. Check out some of the responses:

Marshall- "My guilty music pleasure is Gucci Mane. Ringtone Rap."

Denise- "If I had music I felt guilty about liking, why would I want the Bookmans website to post it?"

Cas- "John 5, because he was in K.D. Lang's band, Lita Ford's band and Marilyn Manson. Hah!"

 

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Did you miss Phoenix Comicon 2010, or do you just want to relive the amazing experience? Here is a quick HD recap, fully loaded with the sights, scenes and people that attended, like Wil Wheaton, James Marsters, Felicia Day, Levar Burton, John Schneider, Lou Ferrigno, Jonathan Frakes and more. Check it out!

A special shout out to the band Minibosses, for their awesome track. Check out their music and tour dates at www.minibosses.com

You know it's really summer in Flagstaff when the outdoor festivals begin! June 5th, this Saturday, Bookmans in Flagstaff will be back out at the Chamber of Commerce parking lot, buying and selling, but after this Saturday, we'll be buying and selling at Pride in the Pines June 12th in Wheeler Park, and the Flagstaff Music Festival June 19th and 20th in Heritage Square. We are looking forward the smell of sunscreen, the sound of live music, and the sight of familiar faces. Hope to see you out there!

Tomorrow, Bookmans Flagstaff will host Raquel Rotnes' garden-themed arts and crafts. Raquel is a local favorite (although originally from Brazil) and an expert in kids' art, feng shui, cranial-sacral therapy and other neat areas. There will be craft work for kids of all ages, plus free snacks, drinks, gifts, and all materials will be provided! Luckily, the Orpheum Theater is nice and cool during these warm summer days. Hope to see you there!

All of our stores are hosting FREE Summer Kids Events, all summer long. Each store has a different schedule for the summer, so be sure to check out the flyers for Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff to find out what’s happening at a Bookmans near you!

Unhappy White Girls is a graphic novel project making a difference, and addressing real-world issues — or it can be, if the Kickstarter project gets the support it needs by the June 15 deadline. Unhappy White Girls is the story of Tish and Branna, two teenage girls from Nowhere, New Mexico, coming to terms with their own secrets throughout the course of one turbulent day.

The graphic novel was created by Christian Beranek, of Disney's Kingdom Comics, and co-creator of Dracula vs. King Arthur, who then recruited illustrators Triska Tsang and Vivian Lee from Brooklyn, NY, to provide the art and bring the characters to life. "Triska and Vivian really understand how to convey emotion via the page," he says. "From the slightest glance to frustration and tears, they capture the teenage condition."

But Unhappy White Girls isn’t just another graphic novel — it has a greater purpose to raise awareness about teen pregnancy and LGBTQ issues. If the project meets its $6,000 goal by June 15, Christian and his team will complete production on the novella, with all remaining funds and proceeds being used to promote awareness regarding these social concerns.

This summer, Bookmans is thrilled to partner with the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council to offer a free series of recycled crafts created just for teens at our Speedway and Ina locations! This series of events is open to ALL middle school girls in our community, whether you're a Girl Scout or not. Each month, we'll have a different craft that focusing on creating beautiful and unique keepsakes from recycled materials found at our stores. The crafting will happen from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Bookmans Ina and every second Thursday at Bookmans Speedway.

Bookmans Flagstaff will be out buying and selling at the fun, FREE, family-friendly Flagstaff Music Festival, next Saturday and Sunday on Heritage Square. The festival opens at noon both days, and goes until about 10pm Saturday night and until 8pm Sunday evening. Bookmans will be purchasing stuff from the public until 6pm each day, and will be selling great music-related merchandise throughout the festival. Since the festival is free, folks can carry stuff in to sell any time, although we suggest bringing only what each person can carry, since parking could be tight, and we anticipate a crowd. We'll also be selling a great supply of CDs, music and kids DVDs, musician biographies, sheet music and more. We hope to see you out there!

Looking for something to do after Devastation on Saturday night? It’s time for games seven and eight of the Arizona Derby Dames 2010 banked track roller derby season, with the competition for August playoffs positions heating up. The undefeated Coffin Draggers take on the once defeated Bombshells while the Brutal Beauties and Runaway Brides battle each other hoping for their first win of the season. They'll be tearing up the track on Saturday, June 19 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum! Bookmans is proud to be a sponsor of the Dames again this year.

Bookmans was a proud sponsor of the 14th annual Pride in the Pines in Wheeler Park, Flagstaff on Saturday, June 12! With live music, food, fashion, and more; Bookmans was buying, selling and having a great time.

Bookmans is proud to sponsor the Underground Cinema at Madcap Theatres in Tempe. All summer long, you can beat the heat with their great retro and current films. This July, Madcap goes to pot with Reefer Madness, Cropsey, a new crime documentary, and a 12-hour film marathon! Check out their July schedule:

At Bookmans, we believe that the fun of learning should continue all year long and we know how hard it can be to find reasonably priced entertainment for your kids throughout the long, hot days of summer. That’s why every year we offer 10 weeks of FREE Summer Kids Events at all of our Bookmans locations throughout Arizona. We're almost halfway through our program, but we've still got tons of fun kids events left at all of our stores!

This year, the fun started the first week of June and will conclude the first week of August with our famous Back to School parties. With magicians, arts & crafts, science and animal education programs, music parties and more – this is going to be a summer your kids will never forget. Each store has a different schedule for the summer, so be sure to check out the flyers for Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff to find out what’s happening at a Bookmans near you!

The Devastation Gaming Event, Tournament & Expo 2010 came to an end Sunday as the competition wrapped up over 22 professional competitive gaming events. In a stadium-style seating setup, hundreds of people watched the final match-ups on big-screen projectors. The morning started off with Super Smash Bros. Brawl but fan favorites were definitely games like Soul Caliber IV, Tekken 6, and Super Street Fighter IV. As one of the most reputable gaming events in the world, Phoenix saw gamers from across the country and around the globe. At the Bookmans booth we event met people from as far away as Korea. You might remember Juicebox, a local gamer and Bookmans customer who has won several of our Video Game Challenges over the last few years. We are proud of our local community of gamers for representing Phoenix!