Tuesday, August 22, 2023

SOFT OPENING AND GRAND OPENING FOR KENSINGTON BOOKSTORE

 
Lofty Pigeon Books
Soft Opening
Saturday, August 26th
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Grand Opening 
Saturday, September 9th
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
 
Lofty Pigeon Books, Kensington's newest independent bookstore, will have its soft opening on Saturday, August 26th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and its grand opening on Saturday, September 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Lofty Pigeon Books will be a general-interest neighborhood bookstore. It will sell books for adults as well as children, will carry gift items, including stationery, greeting cards, home goods, toys, and games, and will be a gathering space for neighbors, featuring literary events, open mics, storytime, and book clubs.
 
Hours of operation for the week of Saturday, August 26th, through Friday, September 1st are
  • Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Monday: closed
  • Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thereafter, the open hours will be
  • Mondays through Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
 
When online ordering is set up, it will provide access to all in-print titles for either shipping or in-store pickup.
 
To receive news and updates from the bookstore, sign up at https://loftypigeonbooks.com/.
 
The owners are the wife-and-husband team of Briana Parker and Davi Marra. Davi has been a bookseller for twenty-three years, most recently as the book buyer and manager at WORD Bookstores. Briana is a third-generation Brooklynite who has spent the past ten years in publishing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 
Location
Lofty Pigeon Books
743 Church Avenue
at the corner of E. 8th Street
Kensington, Brooklyn
info@loftypigeonbooks.com
 
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