Bookstore plans grand opening

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Renovations for the new UK Bookstore are finished and the grand opening will be celebrated later this week. Photo by Allie Garza | Staff

UK Bookstore will celebrate its grand re-opening with a week of events including a ribbon-cutting ceremony with President Lee Todd.

The 7,000-foot expansion of UK Bookstore, contracted by Follett Higher Education Group, will bring the Student Center store to about 23,000 square feet, according to a 2007 UK news release. The UK Bookstore’s existing space has also been renovated.

The weeklong series of events include games and events such as bean bag toss, karaoke and tailgate golf. About 10 authors will also be present at different days in the week, including Ron Eller, Frank Walker, Tom Barnes and James Archambeault

For a complete list of events, visit the Kernel’s Web site (www.kykernel.com).

-Jill Laster

List of Events (provided by UK)

Monday
Students work of art will be displayed throughout the store
Bring a brown bag lunch to UK Bookstore and listen to music performed by UK students
Author Tom Barnes will appear from 3-5 p.m.

Tuesday
Enter to win and take advantage of discounts on UK gifts & apparel
Coaches scheduled to appear
Author Ronald Eller will appear from 4-6 p.m.

Wednesday
Bean bag toss
Tailgate golf
UKopoly
Karaoke
Poet Frank Walker will appear from 4-6 p.m.

Thursday
Authors scheduled to appear include:
10 a.m.: Joyce Logan, Business Department, Business Communications
11 a.m.: Arnold Farr, Philosophy Department, Critical Theory and Dramatic Vision
Noon: Jeremy Popkin, History Department, Facing Racial Revolution
1 p.m.: John Thelin, Education Department, A History of American Higher Education
2 p.m.: Bill Fortune, Law Department, On the Bench
3:30 p.m.: Sonya Jones, Honors Small Claims, Large Encounters
5 p.m.: Jane Calvert, History Department, Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political thought of John Dickinson

Friday
Lee Todd as we cut the ribbon to celebrate the new bookstore at 11 a.m. The UK Cheerleaders, pep band and mascots will participate. The UK music group “Paws & Listen” will perform on stage.
Author and artist James Archambeault will appear from 3-5 p.m.