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SUMMARY:Mardis Gras Beads & Books Birthday Challenge Begins!
DESCRIPTION:Mardis Gras Beads & Books challenge begins February 17\, on Mardis Gras day – and runs all the way until 6 p.m. on Sunday\, March 1st\, our official SEVENTH anniversary! Prizes will be awarded at 6 pm at the store during our birthday party! \n\n\n\nThe rules are simple: Grab a strand of beads (free) with every item purchased in the store from now ’til our 7th birthday celebration on March 1st (5-7 pm). Save those beads\, bring ’em in on the day of the party (grab more while you’re there!) and wear them with pride. Folks with the most beads will win prizes\, and for our SEVENTH birthday there will be SEVEN prizes awarded – $50 gift certificates! \n\n\n\nWe look forward to celebrating this milestone anniversary with all of YOU who’ve made it possible… See you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/mardis-gras-beads-books-birthday-challenge/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:February's Third Thursday: Party Like It's Mardis Gras
DESCRIPTION:Summerville’s monthly downtown block party! Stores open late\, bands on the square – come join the FUN! This month’s theme is Mardis Gras baby – come to Main Street Reads for the Books for Beads challenge!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/decembers-third-thursday-ugly-sweater-night-in-sville/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:BESTSELLERS STAGE: Fabulous Fantasy at Summerville Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:An Early-Release Fantasy Event: Grab Your Tickets HERE!  \n\n\n\nStep into a world of magic\, myth\, and imagination at Fabulous Fantasy\, a spellbinding Bestsellers Stage panel at the Flowertown Players Theatre—and one of the most exciting early-release events of the Summerville Book Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturning to the Saturday stage\, Yasmin Angoe makes her highly anticipated leap into fantasy with She Drinks the Light. Thanks to special permission from Penguin Random House\, ticket holders will receive the very first signed first editions—days before the official release on March 3. \n\n\n\nJoining Angoe for this fantasy-packed conversation is an outstanding lineup of authors\, led by moderator Dorothy McFalls\, with panelists A.F. Winter\, E.M. Etheridge\, Denise Lee\, and Georgia-based Allen Lyle\, whose work blends dark epic fantasy with sci-fi elements. \n\n\n\nExpect lively discussion\, behind-the-scenes insight into new releases\, and a celebration of fantasy in all its forms. A book signing with all featured authors follows the session.Event DetailsDate & Time: Saturday\, February 28\, 2026 | 2:30 PM(Doors open at 2 pm)Location: Flowertown Players TheatreTicket Type: General AdmissionPrice: $30(This event also included with VIP Saturday Pass & VIP All Access Pass) \n\n\n\nYour Ticket Includes📖 One (1) signed first edition of She Drinks the Light (early release!)Books are distributed at event check-in. Guests using the accessible entrance will be checked in by our crew\, who will deliver books directly to you.Featured Authors: \n\n\n\n\nYasmin Angoe\n\n\n\nAllen Lyle\n\n\n\nDorothy McFalls (Moderator)\n\n\n\nDenise Lee\n\n\n\nA.F. Winter\n\n\n\nE.M. Etheridge\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Bestsellers StageBestsellers Stage programming takes place at the Flowertown Players Theatre and anchors the festival’s ticketed events\, including Friday night’s Thrill in the ’Ville and Saturday’s romance\, fantasy\, and Southern fiction panels.🎟 VIP All Access Pass includes all Bestsellers Stage programming with included books🛍 VIP ticket holders receive 10% off any panelist’s books at the theatre bookshop or Main Street Reads🍷 VIP & All Access ticket holders enjoy exclusive admission to the Authors/VIP Reception at Main Street Reads at 6:00 PM🎫 General Admission tickets are available for individual sessions (no reception included)Tickets are available HERE or in-store at Main Street Reads.Advance purchase strongly recommended—most events anticipated to sell out before February 27.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-stage-fabulous-fantasy-at-summerville-book-festival/
LOCATION:Flowertown Players Theatre\, 133 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, South Carolina\, 29483
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Summerville Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Main Street Reads' 7th Birthday Bash!
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 1st\, is officially our 7th BIRTHDAY – of course we’re inviting you to celebrate with us! PLUS\, we’ll award our Beads for Books Challenge winners – so from Mardis Gras on February 17th through 5 pm on party night\, you can grab a strand of beads for every book purchased in the store. \n\n\n\nWe’ll award prizes to the SEVEN readers with the most beads\, so come on out and join the fun! \n\n\n\nPLUS – free Mardis Gras masks\, delicious treats and more. Help us celebrate what you’ve helped us achieve!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/main-street-reads-birthday-bash/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:March Third Thursday Celebrates Young Artists!
DESCRIPTION:It’s youth art month in Summerville and all through the downtown you’ll be able to see the creative works of Dorchester Two school students\, including an installation at Main Street Reads! \n\n\n\nIf you haven’t been to Third Thursday\, you should know it’s Summerville’s own monthly block party: shops stay open late\, streets close\, food trucks show up\, musicians play\, and everyone goes home happy to be Summervillians!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-third-thursday-celebrates-young-artists/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Easter Egg Not-a-Hunt!
DESCRIPTION:Here’s an egg-cellent chance to win egg-citing prizes during our egg-straordinary “Not a Hunt” from Wednesday through Saturday (we’re closed Easter Sunday). We’re putting all our eggs in one basket (should we stop now?) and each in-store purchase wins you an egg! \n\n\n\nBesides the surprise sweet treats inside each egg\, there’ll be a prize for a free giveaway item from the store – it may be a pen\, or a print\, a candle\, or a book\, a book buck or…you won’t know ’til you crack open your egg! \n\n\n\nInstant prizes all week long (or ’til we run out of eggs – but we won’t!) \n\n\n\nCome join the fun and celebrate spring with us at Main Street Reads!  \n\n\n\nNOTE: We’ll be closed on Easter Sunday – enjoy time with family and friends and we’ll see you soon!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/easter-egg-not-a-hunt-2/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Let's Celebrate! Indie Bookstore Day 2026!
DESCRIPTION:The highlight of indie bookstores from coast to coast each year – a day celebrating indie stores and our incredible readers! As always\, we’ll have exclusive products on the big day\, free gifts\, eats\, drinks and more\, including: \n\n\n\n\nRAFFLE giveaways EVERY HOUR from 11-4 pm\n\n\n\nBOOK SIGNING and RECEPTION with Robert Gwaltney and his new hit\, Sing Down the Moon\n\n\n\n$5 in BOOK BUCKS for anyone who comes in dressed as their favorite literary character!\n\n\n\nFree FACE PAINTING by Annika (beginning at 10 am)\n\n\n\nA BIG REVEAL of some upcoming exciting events (with early access and early bird pricing to tickets) \n\n\n\nPLUS book club picks for July/August/September reveals\n\n\n\n\nYou won’t want to miss a minute; we’ll see you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nIndependent Bookstore Day (Indie Bookstore Day) was established in 2013 to promote\, celebrate\, and highlight the value of the Independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April every year since 2013. This year there are over 1\,600 stores participating across the country!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/lets-celebrate-indie-bookstore-day-2026/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Sing Down the Moon on Indie Bookstore Day!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with a hauntingly unforgettable evening at Main Street Reads! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to welcome Southern Gothic author Robert Gwaltney for the release of Sing Down the Moon—a richly atmospheric story filled with mystery\, legacy\, and the kind of storytelling that lingers long after the final page. \n\n\n\nThis “Your Book Is Your Ticket” event means your ticket purchase includes a signed copy of the book and access to the experience! \n\n\n\n📖 Two ways to join us (same price!):• Stop in before 6 PM to meet Robert and have your book signedOR• Join our private evening event from 6:00–7:30 PM\, featuring wine\, appetizers\, and an intimate conversation with the author \n\n\n\n✨ Whether you’re popping in or settling in\, you’ll leave with a signed copy and a story you won’t soon forget.  \n\n\n\n🎟️ $21.95 includes your signed book\, conversation\, and wine & treats👉 Space is limited—reserve your spot now RIGHT HERE! \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\n\nWhat if your destiny was written in something you’re determined to escape? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSixteen-year-old Leontyne Skye has always dreamed of leaving Good Hope—a hauntingly beautiful barrier island off the Georgia coast where nothing\, and no one\, ever truly leaves…Because in Good Hope\, magic comes at a cost. \n\n\n\nLeontyne’s family has long been bound to Damascus\, an ancient fig tree that sings to restless spirits—haints—across the river. From its fruit comes Redemption\, a powerful and dangerously addictive elixir that sustains the island…and slowly destroys the women of the Skye line. \n\n\n\nHer mother\, Eulalee\, is already unraveling—literally—fading into fragments of hair\, teeth\, and memory. And Leontyne isn’t far behind. \n\n\n\nStill recovering from a devastating accident during the mysterious Tribulation Day—an event that stole her hand and fractured her memories—Leontyne can no longer trust her own past. What she knows comes only through the shifting\, uncertain stories of the Longwood twins…her closest friends\, and perhaps her greatest manipulators. \n\n\n\nNow\, with her mother gone\, the weight of legacy falls squarely on Leontyne’s shoulders. \n\n\n\nThe island needs Redemption. The Longwoods expect her to comply. But Leontyne is beginning to wonder: What if the truth of Good Hope is darker than she’s ever been told? \n\n\n\nAnd what if escaping it means destroying everything—and everyone—she’s ever known? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Gwaltney is the author of Sing Down the Moon (Mercer University Press\, 2026) and The Cicada Tree (Moonshine Cove Publishing\, 2022)\, works of Southern literary fiction that explore inheritance\, identity\, and the fragile boundary between the living and the dead. Rooted in the landscapes and histories of the American South\, his writing blends the gothic tradition with elements of magical realism to illuminate the forces that shape who we become. \n\n\n\nRaised in Cairo\, Georgia\, alongside three younger brothers\, Gwaltney is a lifelong resident of the South — a circumstance that has left an indelible mark on his voice as a writer. Sense of place remains central to his work\, where memory\, myth\, and longing intertwine. \n\n\n\nBy day\, he serves as Vice President of Easterseals North Georgia\, championing early childhood literacy and strengthening families at critical stages of development. In all the hours between\, he writes. Robert lives in Atlanta\, Georgia\, with his partner.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/sing-down-the-moon-on-indie-bookstore-day/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Plot Twist Project: Come Junk Journal with Us!
DESCRIPTION:Get creative\, get messy\, and give new life to old things at our next Plot Twist Project! Join us for a relaxed\, inspiration-filled evening of junk journaling—a creative practice where scraps\, textures\, and found materials come together to tell your story. \n\n\n\nLed by two of our Fab Fantasy book club members\, Lisa & Tammy\, you’ll get a peek at their junk journals for inspiration before diving into your own creation. (See examples below!) \n\n\n\nPick a theme and make it yours—whether it’s: \n\n\n\n\nGardening\n\n\n\nTravel\n\n\n\nFavorite books\n\n\n\nFamily moments\n\n\n\nMemories\, moods\, “inspired by” or “just because”\n\n\n\n\nThe sky is truly the limit. \n\n\n\nAnd of course… 🍷 wine & treats included—because creativity pairs well with both. \n\n\n\n💲 Cost: $10.75 and Limited to 15 participants (advance registration required HERE! ✨ Come create something uniquely yours—with a little help from fellow book lovers. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have journals to choose from\, or bring your own!\n\n\n\nThings We’ll Have On Hand\n\n\n\n\nJournals for purchase (1/2 price at $10 ea. or bring your own!)\n\n\n\nStickers for purchase (1/2 price from us or bring your own!)\n\n\n\nCrafting\, acid-free glue sticks and double-sided tape\n\n\n\nScissors and Paper Cutters\n\n\n\nColored pencils\, markers\, and construction paper\n\n\n\nMagazines (we’ll have several but feel free to bring yours)\n\n\n\nA treasure trove of “junk”—magazines\, pressed flowers\, ribbons\, letter stickers & more\n\n\n\n\nOptional: Things to Bring!\n\n\n\n\nJournal of your own (or grab one from us)\n\n\n\nOld magazines\, newspapers\, pamphlets\, greeting cards (junk journaling boils down to repurposing existing items into a new creative thing!)\n\n\n\nAny personal photos/items you want to include\n\n\n\nRibbons\, lace\, broken jewelry pieces\, any other items you may have lying around that might be creatively repurposed\n\n\n\n\nExamples of junk journal pages
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/plot-twist-project-come-junk-journal-with-us/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Workshop
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