Book 'em...
Jul. 28th, 2010 10:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluecastleSome of you have been following the saga of my friend with the bookstore/cafe who lost her lease at the beginning of the month, so I thought I'd give you a quick update. They will be closing this weekend, and I presume putting the books into storage somewhere. But there have been a number of positive things happening. The Facebook solidarity group is over 3,000 members. There have been numerous fund raising efforts -- benefit concerts, an art auction, and direct appeals for donations. To date the store has raised around 50% of their $40,000 goal.
So it looks like, sometime this Fall, the bookstore or/and the cafe will re-open at another location downtown. We hear rumors that that new store will have performance space, but no one will or can say where the new location is yet. (It was always awkward to perform in there, as the seating section was in the middle so you were sandwiched between the cappuccino machine and the cash register, and always had people wandering through the playing space. Which lends a certain charm to things, but does limit some kinds of events.)
Anyway, community has been formed, and has raised 20 grand in a month. That's not too shabby! And we will *crosses fingers* have a new place to gather in the not too distant future.
So it looks like, sometime this Fall, the bookstore or/and the cafe will re-open at another location downtown. We hear rumors that that new store will have performance space, but no one will or can say where the new location is yet. (It was always awkward to perform in there, as the seating section was in the middle so you were sandwiched between the cappuccino machine and the cash register, and always had people wandering through the playing space. Which lends a certain charm to things, but does limit some kinds of events.)
Anyway, community has been formed, and has raised 20 grand in a month. That's not too shabby! And we will *crosses fingers* have a new place to gather in the not too distant future.
