The Community Bookstore knows how to do the Harry Potter release party thing like no other. Here’s a teaser of what to expect tonight.
The Community Bookstore’s fourth Harry Potter Extravaganza is already defying expectations. With more than 500 costume and pajama clad fans expected to queue for block after block, the store is set to transform itself into a kingdom of magical wizardry on Friday at midnight.
For each of the previous parties, we added more and more surprises,” says Catherine Bohne, the Community Bookstore owner. But this year we’ve gone over the top! The pre-party party of lining up should be utterly wonderful. We have, not ONE, but TWO horses coming, and we are buying a ton of sparklers and other child-friendly pyrotechnics.â€
But that’s just the beginning. After midnight, she explained, the store will be utterly incredible. We’re adding a Dark Arts Center , a working Quidditch Pitch with flying balls, battling wizards and more surprises than ever.Located in the heart of historic Park Slope, the Community Bookstore has been in operation since 1971 and is one of the neighborhoods most beloved institutions. Amidst a landscape of superstores (one just down the street!), the Community Bookstore serves as both literary epicenter and unofficial town square of Park Slope .
In the aftermath of September 11th, over 250 volunteers participated in relief efforts organized from this small but feisty store. Similarly, after Hurricane Katrina, Catherine, the staff and volunteers assembled and shipped vast cartons of relief supplies. The store is known for its integrity, staying power and commitment to providing connection to families, schools and local colleagues.
For more information:
Catherine Bohne, Community Bookstore Owner: Store phone- 718.783.3075
Jennifer Einhorn, Press Contact: Mobile- 646.872.0173
IN BRIEF:
PARK SLOPE COMMUNITY BOOKSTORE HOSTS HARRY P. EXTRAVAGANZA
COMPLETE WITH WATERFALLS, SPARKLERS, GALLOPING HORSES, A KINGDOM OF DARKNESS & BIG SURPRISES!
143 Seventh Avenue (Between Carroll and Garfield Streets)
Friday July 20, 2007: Horses debut at 10:30, Store Opens at Midnight
jeez, phil. don’t be such a pill.
Catherine/Jennifer:
Leave the Harry Potter marketing to the corporate chains and keep to your bread and butter. Re-doing the store was absurd. For what…a Tolkien rip-off series filled with pale faces. We’re in dangerous times and there’s a dumbing down going on all around us. Don’t be a part of it. I love your bookstore and I was very disappointed today.