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Acres Of Books To Re-Open For Final, Final, Final Time by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.16.10 |
+  July photo by Daniel DeBoom 2:15pm | Long Beach said goodbye to iconic local bookstore Acres of Books for the final time in October 2008. A few weeks ago, Long Beach said goodbye to Acres for the final final time. And today, it was announced that a few weeks from now, Long Beach will say goodbye to Acres for the final final final time. A press release from the ArtExchange (ARTX), which will one day occupy the Acres building, indicates that the store will be re-opened one last time (the press release actually underlined the word last) on Saturday, August 28 from 2:00-7:00pm. The same system in place for the July final final goodbye will be used for the August final final final goodbye, as buyers can purchase vintage crates for $25.00 and then fill them with as many books as they can hold. There are still more than 15,000 books on the shelves. The event will run in conjunction with BuskerFest, the popular day of live band performances in the Summer And Music (SAM) series. It should be noted that the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) is a partner of both the ArtX and SAM. A history of Acres Of Books will be read at 3:00pm, and BuskerFest begins at 5:00pm. There will be music and refreshments in the store while bands compete outside to earn wooden nickels from music fans. The fun of BuskerFest is that the bands compete to see who can acquire the most nickels from fans. So head on out on August 28th to say goodbye to Acres one final final final time, until the next time there's an opportunity to re-open Acres to promote an event and you can say goodbye for a final final final final time. Disclosure: Summer And Music is an advertiser of the LBPOST.com.
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honkeydog Please! Someone take a bulldozer to the place__I used to love the store, but after so many Final closings, I'm really very tired, perhaps we can come to this next one with sledgehammers to ensure we attend the very last one! LB Reader And to think this much-loved store could have been selling books the entire time from when it "closed" to now....when it is still standing. An icon of the city...a tourist attraction to many literati...it never should have closed its doors!! Paul May I suggest $10 per crate or maybe $5 if you really, really, really want to get rid of those books which have now been picked over at least three times? BUGGA BOO BOO Heck, I thought it WAS closed... Fan I certainly hope they open up again when the circus comes there in October! DD Tear this rat hole down already! ScarlettBurn I'm glad I finally get a chance to check out what they have left! I missed the other two "final" events. AND...I love the old building, even if it's not being used. Cherish your history people. Kate K Idea: Buy up a crate of books and donate to the LBPL/MHALA's "Take a Book on a Journey" program, which lends books to MHALA's clients. krizaziz what the funk? why is this property not being transformed into a PARKING LOT for the POST OFFICE??!?? LBCITY sucx!
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