Middle Earth Magic at Bookmans Phoenix
Bookmans Phoenix celebrated Tolkien Reading Day at our Shindig in the Shire. Many attendees dressed for Middle Earth mirth including first and second breakfasts at the Prancing Pony and a cakewalk for trade credit at the Hobbiton Hoedown.
One Choice Can Transform You: Divergence at Bookmans Mesa
The first installment of a trilogy by author Veronica Roth, Divergent is set within a dystopian version of Chicago. The nationwide film adaptation release was Friday, March 21 and we couldn’t wait to celebrate. Bookmans Mesa invited fans to spend an evening getting to know…
Ticket Tuesdays — Bookmans Spoof’n Cinema Presents The Inspector General***
*** CORRECTION: The March 27 movie Mashterpiece will be a spoof ‘n’ of The Inspector General featuring Danny Kaye and not The 1925 version of The Wizard of Oz. *** Local comedians from The National Comedy Theater lampoon The Wizard of Oz (1925) giving it…
Ticket Tuesdays — Bookmans Spoof'n Cinema Presents The Inspector General***
*** CORRECTION: The March 27 movie Mashterpiece will be a spoof ‘n’ of The Inspector General featuring Danny Kaye and not The 1925 version of The Wizard of Oz. *** Local comedians from The National Comedy Theater lampoon The Wizard of Oz (1925) giving it…
Pokémon Pileup at Bookmans Speedway
Greetings, PokéNerds! Last month the Pokémon franchise turned 18 years old. Whether you’re a fan of the classic 151 or a dedicated enthusiast, Bookmans celebrates the history of the highly addictive series. Bookmans Speedway soon begins our own weekly Pokémon Club. Our first Pokémon Pileup…
Bookmans About Town
Support the arts and connect with the community! Bookmans sponsors a new hybrid event series with the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department Latino Institute. Fridays in the Park and Arts and Smarts in the City are two parts of an event concept taking place…
Coconino Center for the Arts Youth Art Exhibit Comes to Bookmans
March may be more than half-way over, but we’re not done getting crafty. So far, we celebrated arts of all kinds, including literary arts with Pi Beta Phi’s special Dr. Seuss Storytime, musical arts with Young Jammers’ Ukelele workshop, and the art of films through our…
Getting Crafty with Phoenix Health Geek
Bookmans Phoenix teamed up with Phoenix Health Geek to create Springtime Vision Board-inspired crafts at our monthly Crafty Café. Autumn Markley and Katie Greisiger, founders of Phoenix Health Geek, led guests of all ages in fun activities including vision boxes, whimsical mobiles and classic vision…
Keith Parkinson Tribute
Bookmans is a popular hang out for creative and artistic types. We think of it as your Third Place. It is hard to predict what you may find or who you may meet at any of our seven locations. In the few years that I…
Bookmans Ina Wants to Donate to Your Non-profit Group
Attention Non-Profit organizations in the Tucson area! Bookmans donates on a weekly basis to surrounding non-profit groups including schools, hospitals, prisons and other associations in need of books in order to run successfully. Each week, we allow such groups to come to our stores and…
Bookmans Satisfies Your Crafty Craving
Tired of television? Burnt out on blogging? Has the creativity bug bitten you but you aren’t sure where which activity is your salve? Then we are just in time. Bookmans is getting crafty and we have the ideas and materials to help you make it…
Pen, Paper, Swords and Sorcery
The fading torchlight reaches only a few feet ahead of you. Voices shout and scream in a foreign tongue from the echoing distance. The chalk you used to mark your exploration of this dread dungeon has worn into a useless nub. Perhaps the feeble wizard…
Book Review — Role Models by John Waters
Reviewed by Darcy Short Once in a while we come across a book that, after reading the first three pages, we know will be one of our all-time favorites forever. A book that we know we’ll read until the cover disintegrates and then, regardless of…
Game On at Bookmans
Is your inner child calling to you, begging to be set free? Maybe your inner child is already at the wheel? Send them our way because Bookmans does not play around about playing around! We have the latest and most popular board games* that will…
Wine, OH Dino is back with Beer ‘N Bones
Arizona Museum of Natural History hosts Wine, OH Dino from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, March 14. This year they return with Beer ‘N Bones, a 21+ event featuring local craft beers and savory fare. The evening’s festivities include science related fun, food, beverages…
Wine, OH Dino is back with Beer 'N Bones
Arizona Museum of Natural History hosts Wine, OH Dino from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, March 14. This year they return with Beer ‘N Bones, a 21+ event featuring local craft beers and savory fare. The evening’s festivities include science related fun, food, beverages…
The Mystique of the Gem Show Rocks On at Bookmans
Tucson’s much loved Gem Show is over but the fun is just beginning at Bookmans! Like many in the Old Pueblo, we attended the show, braved the crowds and hoped for decent parking. It took us several trips to scout out the perfect items, those…
Make Your Used Records Like New
We know our customers pretty well. Most of our employees were customers before joining the team. It is a safe bet that we would find plenty of great books on your shelves, interesting art on your walls and an eclectic, perhaps even eccentric, collection of…
Science Rules at Bookmans
Science is amazing. It is incredible to think that science happens everywhere! No matter where you look, science, all the time. And so many different fields of scientific study! Earth sciences (geology, hydrology, ecology), natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), and social sciences (anthropology, psychology, sociology)…
Ticket Tuesdays — Arizona Rollergirls The Saints vs. The Sinners
The Arizona Rollergirls continue to host smashing pre-season mash ups. As a new sponsor Bookmans invites you to join us at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 as The Saints take on The Sinners. The Arizona Rollergirls skate at The Broadway Rec Center in Mesa…
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