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SUMMARY:Shamrockin' on the Square!
DESCRIPTION:Shamrockin’ on the Square happens on March 16th from 10 am-3 pm. Get your “Luck of the Irish” on and search for clovers at participating businesses in historic downtown. Hint: There will be a map! When you find a clover\, return it to the DREAM tent on the square and pull a gift card from the pot! \n\n\n\nIn addition to the shamrock hunt\, several special activities will be taking place\, including live music on Hutchinson Square stage\, Irish Dancers\, and expanded entertainment on Short Central. There’ll be green treats at Main Street Reads\, so come on out and enjoy the fun!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/shamrockin-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Meet NYT Bestselling Author Brad Taylor!
DESCRIPTION:YES! The Timrod Library and Main Street Reads are THRILLED to bring another New York Times bestselling author to Summerville! This is both the 25th anniverary year of Timrod’s popular author series\, plus March is when we’re celebrating our FIFTH birthday. What better way to celebrate with y’all then to bring another literary rock star to town\, with the launch of his newest book! \n\n\n\nYou can grab your tickets at Main Street Reads (for the same price as the featured book) or at our Eventbrite site. Your ticket includes the book\, the author talk\, and the post-talk reception (with wonderful food and wine). Books will be available for pickup with your ticket OR at the event. The reception is also where you can have your copy of Dead Man’s Hand personalized by Brad Taylor\, and purchase more of his best-selling books to add to your collection (or pick out an early Easter or Father’s Day gift). \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrad Taylor\, author of multiple New York Times bestselling books\, will introduce Dead Man’s Hand\, a topical edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring Pike Logan going head-to-head with Vladimir Putin’s henchmen. Taylor is a twenty-one-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces\, includ­ing eight years with Delta Force. He has written seventeen New York Times bestsellers and lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with his wife and two daughters. \n\n\n\nThe event begins with a presentation by the author at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, 118 W. Third St.\, followed by a reception and book signing at the Timrod Library. Main Street Reads will have additional copies on sale there for friends and family\, as well as other titles by Taylor. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\nFor Timrod Library Members\, discounted tix are available at the Timrod Library. Call 843-871-4600\, visit the Timrod Library at 217 Central Ave.\, or purchase online HERE. \n\n\n\nDead Man’s Hand:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo finally end the war between their nations\, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. \n\n\n\nBut Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It’s a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO–by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. \n\n\n\nAfter receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden\, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov’s target–only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin’s agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears\, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission\, believing it just\, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. \n\n\n\nFor Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man’s Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia’s missiles in the event of his death. Read a free excerpt HERE. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-nyt-bestselling-author-brad-taylor/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: American Wild by Marissa Hale
DESCRIPTION:On Third Thursday\, we’ll be celebrating one of our own! A few years back\, Marissa Hale was workshopping this beautiful piece of historical fiction with us. Now American Wild has been birthed and is ready to meet the world! Based on true events\, this is the inspiring story of a French widow thrust alone into the New World after her husband’s murder… \n\n\n\nAmerica. L’Amérique. A foreign land threatens to take French-born Vittorie LeClerc’s love during a revolution and ultimately succeeds during questionable peace. She watches his last breath evaporate into nothing\, leaving her to survive with only her will\, a knife and a few gold buttons. \n\n\n\nWith the help of a mysterious man of the woods and other pioneers\, Vittorie navigates uncharted territory\, language barriers\, fractious warring nations\, suspicious settlers\, underground slave kings\, and a burgeoning new government. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased on true events and historical figures during and after the Revolutionary War\, American Wild is the unforgettable story of a woman’s odyssey into significance\, a searchlight into heart\, mind\, history\, and spirit. \n\n\n\nMeet Marissa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnamored of the natural world and the human experience in it\, Marissa Hale has traveled to eleven countries on three continents and visited thirty-eight of the fifty United States. She learned French at a young age\, studied in Paris\, France at the American University there\, and graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Communications. \n\n\n\nMarissa began researching the story of Frenchman’s Knob shortly after her own move to Hart County\, Kentucky in December 2007. Fresh off the road from touring with her sisters in her band and feeling for the first time like she was terrible at everything she tried to do in her new life\, she felt lost\, ill-equipped\, and alone. The band had broken up\, her dyed-red hair seemed misplaced among her sweet Amish neighbors\, and she was practically the only woman within a 50-mile radius who wasn’t married with children or a fabulous cook. \n\n\n\nWhen a neighbor delivered Florence Edwards Gardiner’s little green book of her father’s (Cyrus Edwards) stories about the landscape and its people and casually said\, “I’ve always thought someone should make a movie out of the second story\, the one about Frenchman’s Knob…” Marissa was hooked. Because of her previous experience in France and knowledge of the language\, the highest peak in Kentucky being named “Frenchman’s Knob” and the accompanying story captured her attention. \n\n\n\nMarissa knew storytelling. She could research. And she did. \n\n\n\nBefore becoming a historical fiction author with American Wild\, Marissa wrote songs and screenplays\, performed for crowds of thousands\, and taught elementary school art. In addition to writing\, she now owns a general contracting company and makes her home in South Carolina with her husband\, children\, and grandchildren.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-american-wild-by-marissa-hale/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Spann Elementary School Spirit Week at Main Street Reads
DESCRIPTION:We’re super excited to host another school spirit week fundraiser for Spann Elementary School at Main Street Reads. Spann is located less than a mile from us on John McKissick Way\, and we love partnering with them to encourage reading and raise money for their literacy initiatives. \n\n\n\nHere’s how it works: Shop us ALL WEEK LONG February 12-16th and 10% of ALL BOOK SALES at the store will be gifted to Spann Elementary School! BE SURE TO MENTION you’re supporting Spann’s School Spirit week so we can let the school know how many students\, parents and fans they had come to visit.  \n\n\n\nAfter the week is up we’ll tell you how great you did and how much we all raised for Spann Elementary and then we’ll present them with the gift. And as always\, we ALSO give discounts to STUDENTS and TEACHERS – let us know if you need help finding the perfect read… \n\n\n\nWe’re so honored and proud to partner with local schools and organizations on reading initiatives\, and we thank you all for helping us make that possible. \n\n\n\nToday’s Readers = Tomorrow’s Leaders!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spann-reads-spirit-week-at-main-street-reads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,School Spirit Week
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SUMMARY:Sweetheart Dessert Stroll in Historic Downtown Summerville!
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a sweet snack while you shop and dine in historic downtown Summerville’s amazing small businesses!! Participating shops will have extended hours (til 8 pm) February 9th. \n\n\n\nRight – we don’t make desserts here — but we’ll have ’em anyway\, provided by (it’s a surprise) so stop on by for a free treat! \n\n\n\nWe’re not the only ones – there’ll be sweet treats all around town – stay tuned below…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/sweetheart-dessert-stroll-in-historic-downtown-summerville/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Stacy Willingham Returns for Only If You're Lucky!
DESCRIPTION:Here comes the “three-peat” — Stacy Willingham celebrating her third blockbuster release with us in Summerville\, this time featuring the launch of Only If You’re Lucky\, releasing January 16\, 2024! Her Summerville launch party will take place Monday\, January 22\, with our literary partners\, the Timrod Library. This will be our biggest event yet with Stacy\, with room for up to 250 in the Fellowship Hall at Bethany United Methodist Church (just across 3rd St. from the Timrod).  \n\n\n\nStacy will be in conversation with Main Street Reads’ Shari Stauch\, followed by signing and reception at the Timrod (with plenty of catered eats and treats!) \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\nStacy’s newest book is INCLUDED in your ticket price as well as the signing/ reception. If you’d like to pick your book up on release day the week before\, one will be at Main Street Reads in your name. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things.  \n\n\n\nLucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic\, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot\, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one\, the careful one\, always the sidekick and never the center of attention. But when Lucy singles her out at the end of the year\, a year Margot spent studying and playing it safe\, and asks her to room together\, something in Margot can’t say no–something daring\, or starved\, or maybe even envious.  \n\n\n\nAnd so Margot finds herself living in an off-campus house with three other girls\, Lucy\, the ringleader; Sloane\, the sarcastic one; and Nicole\, the nice one\, the three of them opposites but also deeply intertwined. It’s a year that finds Margot finally coming out of the shell she’s been in since the end of high school\, when her best friend Eliza died three weeks after graduation. Margot and Lucy have become the closest of friends\, but by the middle of their sophomore year\, one of the fraternity boys from the house next door has been brutally murdered… and Lucy Sharpe is missing without a trace.  \n\n\n\nFrom the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging\, about loyalty\, envy\, and betrayal–another gripping novel from an author quickly becoming the gold standard in psychological suspense. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE! (Or Order Direct at Main Street Reads)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacy Willingham is the New York Times\, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark\, All the Dangerous Things and now Only If You’re Lucky.  \n\n\n\nHer debut\, A Flicker in the Dark\, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month’s Book of the Year award\, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award\, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award\, and ITW’s Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages.  \n\n\n\nBefore turning to fiction\, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design.  \n\n\n\nShe currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and Labradoodle\, Mako. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE! (Or Order Direct at Main Street Reads)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/stacy-willingham-returns-for-only-if-youre-lucky/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: 2024 Winter Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:What better way to get inspired than joining your community at Summerville’s fantastic monthly block party! Every Third Thursday features fun on the square\, including food trucks\, special events\, live music\, and late opening hours for shops around town. \n\n\n\nHere at Main Street Reads you can visit our 2024 Inspiration Station – full of great ideas to motivate you throughout the new year. We’ll see you here!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-2024-winter-inspiration/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author! Angie Mizzell Signing "Girl in the Spotlight"
DESCRIPTION:We’re hosting a special book signing on December 9th when TV journalist Angie Mizzell will be at Main Street Reads to sign her fascinating new memoir\, Girl in the Spotlight. Especially excited about this one\, readers\, since Angie and I had the privilege of serving on Charleston’s Center for Women board together – and she’s fantastic! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy age 25\, Angie Mizzell was a morning news anchor at a top-rated television station. She had married her college sweetheart\, and scenes from their wedding day ran on the evening news. She’d achieved everything her mom had wanted for her and what she thought she wanted for herself.  \n\n\n\nBut after signing with an agent who promised to take her career to the next level\, Angie began to realize that a future in the spotlight would not dim a past filled with childhood trauma and loss. As a television journalist\, she’d made a living by exploring and reporting other people’s stories; it was time to examine her own. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her coming-of-age memoir\, “Girl in the Spotlight\,” Angie shares a heartfelt and hopeful story of arriving at a crossroads\, getting lost in the darkness\, learning to let go\, and finding her way back home. \n\n\n\nAngie Mizzell is a writer\, a mom and a former local TV news anchor. She’s the author of “Hello Friday\,” a weekly newsletter on Substack where she explores ways to feel at home where we live\, in our relationships\, in our work and within. She lives in West Ashley with her husband and their three children.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-angie-mizzell-signing-girl-in-the-spotlight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Reading Jane with Susannah Kennedy!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to be a part of this eastern leg of Susannah’s tour – come join in the fun and enjoy refreshments and some stimulating conversation. The book will be available to be signed by the author that day! \n\n\n\nReading Jane: A Daughter’s Memoir and the book tour “Surviving the Narcissistic Mother” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the estimation of narcissism and its impact on children grows\, more people are identifying as the children of such an upbringing. They have been raised by a parent whose sense of self-importance overshadowed the child\, the child existing rather as an extension of a parental self that lacks empathy and often exploits their child. It’s estimated that nearly 60 million people are damaged by such relational patterns. Children of such parents are vulnerable to poor self-esteem\, lack of boundaries\, and co-dependence. \n\n\n\nHaving emerged on the other side of this phenomenon\, Susannah Kennedy\, author of Reading Jane: A Daughter’s Memoir has launched her book tour along the East Coast. The tour includes a stop at Main Street Reads in Summerville!\, where she’ll sign copies as well as address her path to healing. It wasn’t an easy one\, and might not have been achieved at all had Susannah’s mother not inexplicably taken her own life at age 75. When Susannah discovered 45 years of Jane’s diaries\, she had a portal into the narrative her mother created and lived. \n\n\n\nSusannah avoided plunging in for three years\, until she was driven to do so\, to understand finally the mystery her mother presented. What emerges is Susannah’s own story in contrast to her mother’s\, and ultimately leads her to finally shake off the constraints set by Jane’s need to control both the narrative and her daughter. \n\n\n\nPrevious events on the West Coast leg of the tour have demonstrated that Susannah is not alone. Nearly 5 percent or 1 in 200 people suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and the sons and daughters are showing up at book events — to take from Susannah’s story of healing the hope they might finally understand and heal their own. \n\n\n\nThe Reading Jane: Surviving the Narcissistic Mother Eastern Seaboard Tour will encompass 12 cities in October and November 2023: Boston and Gloucester\, Massachusetts; Newport\, Rhode Island; Owego and Woodstock\, New York; Washington D.C.; Montrose and Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania; Charlotte\, North Carolina; Hilton Head Island and Summerville\, South Carolina; and Savannah\, Georgia. For details on dates\, times\, and locations\, please visit www.sibyllinepress.com or www.susannahkennedy.com. Main Street Reads at 115 S. Main Street in Summerville will host Susannah on November 19th from 1-3 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the author: Berkeley and Oxford-educated anthropologist Susannah Kennedy was born in India and raised in the United States. Later\, she traveled extensively on her own\, first in Italy\, and then through the Middle East and India\, settling for two years in Egypt before becoming a reporter in Dallas\, Texas. At Oxford University\, she specialized in Arab culture and politics\, receiving her DPhil in social anthropology. She and her psychoanalyst husband lived and worked in Germany\, raising three children in a thatched-roof farmhouse in the countryside outside Hamburg. Her mother’s suicide and its aftermath brought them back to California in 2017. They now reside in Marin County.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-reading-jane-with-susannah-kennedy/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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SUMMARY:Spirit Week for Our Four-Legged Friends In Need
DESCRIPTION:Perhaps one of the most valuable\, yet undervalued members of our community is Dorchester Paws. This is Summerville’s non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to providing shelter\, care\, and support for homeless animals in Dorchester County. As owners of many rescue animals ourselves\, we can tell you they’re doing an incredible job with the very limited resources at their disposal. \n\n\n\nBut now they need OUR help. Due to constant flooding\, evacuations (see right)\, and too many animals in crisis\, Dorchester Paws requires a larger\, higher-ground facility. The organization is now raising funds\, assisted by a $1.5 million state grant\, to construct a state-of-the-art shelter\, furthering the organization’s mission to provide the highest level of care and support for homeless animals and the community. \n\n\n\nThe grant\, provided by the State of South Carolina\, represents a significant investment in the welfare of animals and the community as a whole. It’s a crucial start\, but more is needed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe new animal shelter\, (plan shown above) which will be a cornerstone of Dorchester Paws’ operations\, will not only benefit the animals under their care but also offer various services and resources to the residents of Dorchester County. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe grant will support private funding efforts and that’s where WE all come in. Lots of small donations will make up the bulk of the funding needed\, so we’re jumping in for a Spirit Week in honor of our four-legged friends. A percentage of ALL our sales\, from Sunday\, November 19th\, through Small Business Saturday\, November 25th\, will go directly to Dorchester Paws. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, we’ll have a donation box in the store that will be up until the end of the month\, when we’ll present a grand total to Dorchester Paws. We encourage you to give of yourselves\, and in honor of loved people and pets\, to help this very worthy cause. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFYI: The new animal shelter will be equipped with modern facilities to provide comfort\, care\, and support to the animals awaiting adoption. It will feature expanded kennel space\, a public spay & neuter clinic\, a dedicated adoption center\, and educational resources to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership. \n\n\n\nDorchester Paws will be working closely with the State of South Carolina and our local community to ensure that the new shelter meets the highest standards of animal care and welfare. The organization is excited about the positive impact this new facility will have on the lives of animals and the Dorchester County community. \n\n\n\nThanks on behalf of Dorchester Paws for your support – let’s show ’em readers DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spirit-week-for-our-four-legged-friends-in-need/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,School Spirit Week
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SUMMARY:A Cozy Third Thursday
DESCRIPTION:It may be a bit chilly so grab your flannel or puffy coat and warm up with friends throughout downtown. It’s No Shave November with the Summerville Police Department AND shops will stay open late; food\, music and fun galore\, and we’ll have some cozy refreshments in the store – See you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/a-cozy-third-thursday/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193059
CREATED:20231020T050224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T050226Z
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SUMMARY:Spooktacular Book Launch! Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person by AF Winter
DESCRIPTION:We’re THRILLED to host the book launch party for A.F. Winter’s latest release\, Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person.  \n\n\n\nAND\, if you grab your book that day\, you’ll get 10% off your tab next door at Frothy Beard!!!  \n\n\n\nHINT: We’ll have a few food samples on hand at Main Street Reads from our Frothy Beard pals to whet your whistles… \n\n\n\nMr. Albert\, who happens to be dead although his body for some reason has not gotten the memo\, enjoys nothing more than getting plastered in seedy bars on the Jersey shore. In a moment of weakness\, he saves Santo Murphy from committing suicide\, as he’s about to hurl himself into the frigid Atlantic Ocean. \n\n\n\nWhen he discovers Mr. Albert’s secret\, Santo believes his savior must have a higher purpose than intoxication. Santo’s purpose becomes to find Mr. Albert’s purpose and he will not leave Albert’s side until he discovers it… \n\n\n\nMeet the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMr. Winter has won the South Carolina Playwright’s Festival for his play\, The Colliers. He has three novels in print including the wildly popular Man in the Pandemic\, and four that are yet to be published. His work has appeared in print and online magazines.  \n\n\n\nHis poems have been published in several anthologies and he performs as a featured poet and author in the South Carolina low country. He lives near Charleston\, SC with his dog\, Millie\, and is overjoyed when one of his three exceptional daughters comes to visit.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spooktacular-book-launch-mr-albert-the-story-of-an-ex-person-by-af-winter/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193059
CREATED:20231015T052028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T052055Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Pirates & Princesses!
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all – come costumed if you like!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-pirates-princesses/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T153000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193059
CREATED:20230815T233856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T140542Z
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention (Road Trip!)
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 7th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention on Saturday\, September 30\, at the Culinary Institute of the South at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton\, SC. Ideal for book club members\, those interested in joining a book club\, or anyone who simply loves the joy of reading\, the Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and the Technical College of the Lowcountry\, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club\, the largest book club in the U.S. \n\n\n\nTix are $40 with gourmet lunch or $15 w/out lunch. A group of readers and book clubbers from Main Street Reads will leave from the bookstore at 7 a.m. if you’d like to car share – come join the fun! We will ALSO have books at the store from below’s featured authors. If you’d like to get them in advance from us\, you’ll get the 10% book club discount AND we’ll donate 10% of sales back to the Pat Conroy Literary Center. \n\n\n\nThis year’s presenters include musician\, educator\, and bestselling novelist Brendan Slocumb\, author of The Violin Conspiracy (A Good Morning America Book Club Selection) and Symphony of Secrets; master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, author of Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions; and teenage entrepreneur Sidney Keys III\, creator of the Books N Bros Book Club (featured in Forbes Magazine). The Convention will begin this year with a panel discussion highlighting five lowcountry novelists with new or recently released books: Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One). \n\n\n\nA gourmet box lunch will be provided by Catering by Debbi Covington. Books by presenting authors will be available for sale and signing. The Culinary Institute of the South will also be offering guided tours of their facility for the convention attendees. The registration fee includes all-day access to all three author events and a tour. \n\n\n\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Saturday\, September 30) \n\n\n\n9:00-9:30 a.m. Check-in Begins \n\n\n\n9:30-10:30 a.m. Lowcountry Novelists Panel Discussion\, featuring Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One)\, moderated byPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n10:30-11:00 a.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n11:00-12:00 p.m. As featured in the Good Morning America Book Club — musician\, educator\, and novelist Brendan Slocumb (The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets) in conversation with Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n12:00-12:45 p.m.Book signing break & lunch: Gourmet box lunches by Catering by Debbi Covington. (Register by September 20 for lunch) \n\n\n\n12:45-1:45 p.m. Master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, (Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions) in conversation with Mary Martha Greene (The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All) \n\n\n\n1:45-2:15 p.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n2:15-3:15 p.m. As featured in Forbes Magazine — Sidney Keys III\, author of Books N Bros and founder of the Books N Bros book club\, in conversation with local students. \n\n\n\n3:15-3:45 p.m. Final book signing break and tour of the Culinary Institute of the South.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/7th-annual-lowcountry-book-club-convention-road-trip/
LOCATION:Culinary Institute of the South\, 1 Venture Drive\, Bluffton\, South Carolina\, 29910\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230813T152740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T231109Z
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SUMMARY:Summerville Sweet Tea Fest!
DESCRIPTION:The Sweet Tea Festival is a celebration of the birthplace of sweet tea\, right here in Summerville SC. Our Historic Downtown is transformed into a massive open house / street fair with different food trucks\, artisanal vendors and entertainment.  \n\n\n\nOf course\, there is plenty of sweet tea and you can help select the Tea of the Year by sampling and voting for your favorite! \n\n\n\nHere at Main Street Reads\, look for literary teas and plenty of related reads!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/summerville-sweet-tea-fest/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230917T135606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T135608Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Book Signing: "Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!"
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/saturday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230918T063639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T063641Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230827T051344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230827T051346Z
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Ona Mae's Deli & Bait Shop w/Renee Hodges
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing with author Renee Hodges and her new release\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop! \n\n\n\nImmersive\, warm and utterly appealing\, Hodges makes you feel as if she has pulled up a chair and is relaying a story to you as an old friend would. Renée Hodges is an author to watch. — Rachel McMillan\, bestselling author of The London Restoration and the Mozart Code \n\n\n\nBekah’s Sunday-school faith is no match for her grown-up problems. With her fledgling marriage breaking up\, she opts for a do-over. Whitman\, Alabama\, the town of her college alma mater\, seems like a good choice. New degree. New friends. New life. Bekah 2.0. \n\n\n\nLife on campus and her work in Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop introduce Bekah to a surprising range of diverse voices. Each offers appealing promises of truth and peace. Growing up\, she had been taught that God would give her those things\, but he seems like a fairy tale now. She plunges headlong into reinventing herself\, opening up to new people and experiences. \n\n\n\nWhitman is in the midst of its own makeover\, exchanging railroad tracks for bike trails and hushpuppies for hummus. As Bekah navigates her choices\, the town is forced to deal with fifty-year-old wounds when the mystery of the disappearance of five missing Civil Rights workers is unearthed. \n\n\n\nHealing is needed for Bekah and Whitman. Sounds simple. Right? \n\n\n\nA sensitive look at interracial understanding and the challenges of conflicting world views\, Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop is perfect Christian Book Club fiction told through the lives of a community strengthened by forgiveness and grace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenée Hodges made a friend in the radiation center waiting room during a skirmish with breast cancer who inspired her to write a short story and that reignited her love for writing. With her three children out of the nest\, she’s concentrated on completing her first two novels\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop and Caragin Farm. In downtime\, she and her husband enjoy traveling\, having friends over\, and hanging out in their easy pants watching cop shows and cooking competitions.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-ona-maes-deli-bait-shop-w-renee-hodges/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230805T172707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230805T172709Z
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day!
DESCRIPTION:Ahhh… the joy of a great romance. We’re celebrating all things romance on National Bookstore Romance Day with 10% off any romance title in the store (we’ll have a special display of them to get you started on our favorites) and we’ll discount our literary teas and chocolates that day too… isn’t it romantic?!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-romance-day-3/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230729T182417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T172456Z
UID:7589-1691316000-1691337600@mainstreetreads.com
SUMMARY:Tax Free Weekend Ends Today
DESCRIPTION:South Carolina’s annual Tax Free Weekend is scheduled for August 4-6\, 2023.\n\n\n\nFor 72 hours\, tax-free items include school supplies\, books\, clothing and accessories\, These tax-free items can be purchased in-store or online.\n\n\n\n\nDid you know? Last year\, South Carolina shoppers bought more than $26.2 million in tax-free items during the Tax Free Weekend! In past years\, shoppers have saved between $2 million and $3 million during the weekend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooks\, clothes\, school supplies\, and a variety of other school-year essentials can be purchased free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Tax Free Weekend. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) reminds shoppers that the 2023 Tax Free Weekend runs Friday\, August 4 at 12:00 a.m. through Sunday\, August 6 at 11:59 p.m. \n\n\n\nEligible items can be purchased online and in-store without paying the state’s 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes during Tax Free Weekend\, often called the Sales Tax Holiday. \n\n\n\n“With the increased cost of inflation\, this year’s Sales Tax Holiday is a welcome relief for families. Everyone saves money during Tax Free Weekend\, particularly on back-to-school essentials\,” said SCDOR Director Hartley Powell.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/your-2023-tax-free-weekend-kicks-off-this-friday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230723T072022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T130528Z
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SUMMARY:Book Signing - Indigo Isle!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 5th for a special “Meet the Author” with TI Lowe and grab a signed copy of her new release\, Indigo Isle. A story of hanging on and letting go\, of redemption and reconciliation\, and of a love that heals the deepest wounds\, from the author of the breakout Southern fiction bestseller Under the Magnolias. BOTH books will be available for sale and signing\, and treats are on us! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Storms show up and there ain’t a thing we can do to stop them.” \n\n\n\nSonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a successful Hollywood location scout who travels the world\, finding perfect places for movie shoots. Home is wherever she lands\, and between her busy schedule and dealing with her boss’s demands\, she has little time to think about the past… until her latest gig lands her a stone’s throw from everything she left behind. \n\n\n\nSearching off the coast of Charleston for a secluded site to film a key scene\, Sonny wanders onto a private barrier island and encounters its reclusive owner\, known by locals as the Monster of Indigo Isle. What she finds is a man much more complex than the myth. \n\n\n\nOnce a successful New York attorney\, Hudson Renfrow’s grief has exiled him to his island for years. He spends his days alone\, tending his fields of indigo\, and he has no interest in serving the intrusive needs of a film company or yielding to Sonny’s determined curiosity. But when a hurricane makes landfall on the Carolina coast\, stranding them together\, an unlikely friendship forms between the two damaged souls.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-indigo-isle/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230507T054735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T030009Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Christmas in July
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Third Thursday kicks off Christmas in July weekend! \nWe’ll have treats at the bookstore and sales galore\, including 1/2 price items\, a $2 table\, AND 20% off ALL local interest/local author items in our Lowcountry Cove. \nSee you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-christmas-in-july-2/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230528T145521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230702T035131Z
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SUMMARY:NEW Fab Fantasy Book Club! July's Pick: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
DESCRIPTION:We’re dubbing our newest club “Fab Fantasy” and it will take place on the first THURSDAY of each month. \n\n\n\nIn order to give you time to grab and read the first selection\, this club kicks off in July\, July 6th to be exact. We’ll be reading Tress of the Emerald Sea by none other than #1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.\n\nFan of The Princess Bride? (Um\, who isn’t?!) Then you’ll love this one…\n\n1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe with a rollicking\, riveting tale that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride.\n\nThe only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one\, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes\,\n\nTress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound\, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/new-fab-fantasy-book-club-julys-pick-tress-of-the-emerald-sea-by-brandon-sanderson/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230704T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230704T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230702T050814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230702T050816Z
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SUMMARY:Happy 4th of July - YES We're Open!
DESCRIPTION:We’re open for you as you visit downtown Summerville on July 4th. We’ll be open ’til 3 pm before we head off to 4th of July festivities of our own… We’ll have treats for shoppers – See you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/happy-4th-of-july-yes-were-open/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230527T144951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T154835Z
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SUMMARY:Father's Day Book Signing: Dangerous by Richard Standring
DESCRIPTION:Bring your dad to Main Street Reads on Sunday\, June 18th for 10% off storewide\, and get a personalized copy of “Dangerous: 7 Mysteries” by Richard Shandring\, who’ll be on hand from 1-3 p.m.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/celebrating-dads-this-fathers-day/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230529T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230527T160103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T160218Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Day: Remember and Honor Our Heroes
DESCRIPTION:We hope you’re all enjoying a safe and satisfying Memorial Day weekend as we pause to honor and remember the heroes in our lives. \nAll weekend long\, enjoy 10% off history/historical fiction/memoir and biographies\, plus hundreds of half off titles throughout the store.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/memorial-day-remember-and-honor-our-heroes/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230514T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230507T055902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230507T060013Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Moms This Mother's Day...
DESCRIPTION:Bring your mom to Main Street Reads on Sunday\, May 12th for 10% off storewide and special treats just for moms\, too!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/celebrating-moms-this-mothers-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T193100
CREATED:20230402T142000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T142000Z
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SUMMARY:Indie Bookstore Day 2023: Fair on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day 2023 in style at Main Street Reads! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the national event\, celebrated by fine bookstores from coast to coast\, and we’re pulling out all the stops with our annual Book Fair on the Square. \nJoin us for a day of fun\, books\, and community as we celebrate the love of independent bookstores. Our Book Fair on the Square will feature sales on favorite books\, as well as exclusive merchandise available ONLY on Indie Bookstore day\, gifts for kids attending\, and raffle items all day long. \nBut that’s not all! We’ll also be hosting author talks throughout the day\, so you can meet and chat with some of your favorite writers. From bestselling novelists to up-and-coming indie authors\, we’ve got a great lineup of speakers and panelists who will be sharing their insights and experiences with us. Our kid-focused books will be featured before noon\, and adult titles in the afternoon. Grab some goodies at the farmers market and head on over to join us! \nAnd of course\, what would a Book Fair on the Square be without some great music? We’ve got Mike Kaltofen (fresh off his performance for Public Works during Flowertown Festival) lined up to provide the perfect soundtrack to your day of book browsing and community celebration. \nSo mark your calendars for Indie Bookstore Day 2023 at Main Street Reads! We can’t wait to celebrate with you and share our love of books and community. See you there!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/indie-bookstore-day-2023-fair-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Story Time
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SUMMARY:April's Third Thursday: Spring is in the Air!
DESCRIPTION:On the third Thursday of each month Historic Downtown Summerville transforms into a special marketplace featuring local entertainment\, craft vendors and artisans\, to complement the extended hours of eclectic shops\, boutiques and restaurants.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/aprils-third-thursday-spring-is-in-the-air/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Summerville Flowertown Festival 2023 Celebrates 50 Years!
DESCRIPTION:The Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival 2023\nJoin us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Flowertown Festival! \nThe Flowertown Festival is the Y’s premiere fundraiser founded in 1973 to support health and wellness programs at the Y. Every spring\, thousands of people visit Summerville to see nature’s bounty awash in color\, from the hot pink azaleas\, to the purple wisteria\, to the delicate white dogwood. On this three-day weekend\, festival-goers transcend this gracious Southern town to take in the flowers and hospitality and attend one of the largest arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast: The Summerville Family YMCA Flowertown Festival. \n\n\nUpcoming Show Dates: \n\nMarch 31: 9-6pm\nApril 1: 9-6pm\nApril 2: 9-4pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver 200 jury-selected artists from throughout the country who display their work for sale.\nDelicious foods from restaurants and commercial food vendors\nFun activities and rides for children at the Children’s Jubilee/Kids Fest\nFarmer’s Market- Powered by Summerville Dream\nFree Admission\nFree Parking\nFood Trucks\n\nEVENT DATES: \n\nMarch 31: 9- 6\nApril 1: 9-6\nApril 2: 9-4
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/summerville-flowertown-festival-2023-celebrates-50-years/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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