To help kick off the first NATIONAL Independent Book Store Day campaign, Bookmark It will be host to TWO fun Indie-bookstore based events:

On Saturday, May 2 (Independent Bookstore Day), we will start our month-long “Litlando Shelfy” social media contest where customers can earn a 10% discount on all in-store book purchases in May just by taking a selfie of themselves in front of the shelves of ANY Indie Bookstore, posting it on Instagram or Twitter and tagging it with @bookmarkit_shop #Litlandoshelfie.  The person with the most “likes or shares” at the end of the month wins a $75 shopping spree at Bookmark It.  Creativity and exotic locales are sure to be crowd favorites!

Then on Sunday, May 3, join us for our 4th Locally Grown Words Book Fair at East End Market !  From noon to 4pm over 40 local writers representing a wide variety of genres will be lining the halls and courtyard.  There are lots of new authors and books at this summer’s event.  Come by and stock up for your summer reading and support Central Florida’s talented writing community!

More information:

http://bookmarkitorlando.com/events/

https://www.facebook.com/events/720151251416461/

BOOK FAIR INFO

DATE:    Sunday, May 3, 2015

TIME:      Noon-4:00 pm

PLACE:                  Bookmark It, located in the East End Market

3201 Corrine Drive, Orlando FL 32803

PRICE:    Free to attend (books available for sale by authors)

Confirmed authors to date:

Darlyn Finch Kuhn, author of Sewing Holes, will read and sign books from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 23rd; and you can enjoy An Evening with Poet Carol Frost from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 30th.

Click here for details.

The 21 member artists of McRae Art Studios (mcraeartstudios.com), located in Winter Park, Fla., will welcome art lovers and collectors to a Spring Open House from 5-10 p.m. on Friday, May 1.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

During the open house, the public is invited to meet and talk to artists in their studios at McRae, the oldest and largest artist collective in Central Florida. More than 1,000 artworks will be on display including paintings, prints, photographs, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry and pottery.

The open house will include original works by visiting artist Noreen Coup, who paints landscapes in oils.

McRae Art Studios is located at 904 Railroad Ave. Suite 200, in Winter Park.

MCRAE ART STUDIOS, a collective of 22 independent artists founded in 1987, was established to allow member artists to work and mingle and to attract community attention to the area’s outstanding talent. McRae maintains the highest level of artistic accomplishment by bringing artists into the collective by a jury process. It has been home to many nationally recognized artists. Twice a year, McRae hosts Open Houses that attract as many as 2,000 visitors and collectors. For more information: mcraeartstudios.com.