Borders(R) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre Oct. 20 Through Oct. 22

Borders(R) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre Oct. 20 Through Oct. 22

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders will celebrate the grand opening of its 20,000-square-foot store in San Francisco -- located in the Westfield San Francisco Centre at 845 Market St. -- beginning Friday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 22. Throughout the weekend, special activities are planned including author autographing sessions, children's events, live music and a Seattle's Best Coffee(R) First Pour ceremony. During the celebration, Borders will give away prizes including two $250 Borders gift cards, a Sony(R) Sport MP3 Player and a set of Borders Classics books.

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Grand opening events at Borders in San Francisco:
All weekend -
* Enter to win one of two $250 Borders gift cards. Winner will be
drawn at the end of the weekend.
* Enter to win a Sony(R) Sport MP3 Player and Noise Canceling
Headphones. Winner will be drawn at the end of the weekend.
* Enter to win a set of Borders Classics books. Winner will be drawn
at the end of the weekend.
* Enter to win one of twelve Seattle's Best Coffee travel mugs. Winner
will be drawn at the end of the weekend.

Friday, Oct. 20 -
* 12 to 2 p.m. -- Attend a performance by local pianist Brian Kelly.
* 1 p.m. -- Sample fresh brewed smooth coffee at the Seattle's Best
Coffee(R) First Pour ceremony with toastmaster Webster, afternoon
voice of Alice Radio on 97.3 FM.
* 3 p.m. -- Attend a performance by local singer-songwriter Isul Kim.
* 4 p.m. -- Enter the Universal Trivia contest to win CDs and DVDs from
Universal Music Group(R) and a Sony DVD player.
* 5 p.m. -- Attend a classical conversation with American soprano
Christine Brewer and conductor Donald Runnicles, moderated by Rik
Malone, assistant program director at Classical 102.1 FM. Christine
Brewer and Donald Runnicles will autograph copies of the CDs,
"Strauss: Four Last Songs" and "Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from
Tristan und Isolde."
* 7 p.m. -- Attend a performance from pianist and vocalist Shauna
Burns.

Saturday, Oct. 21 -
* 10:00 a.m. -- Join us for a Nickelodeon story time. Fun-filled
activities will be available throughout the day.
* 11 a.m. -- Meet Meomi when they read from and autograph copies of
their first book, "The Octonauts & the Only Lonely Monster."
* Noon -- Join us for a story time when we read select "Pirates of the
Caribbean" books from Disney(R).
* 2 p.m. -- Meet Phil Gordon, co-host of "Celebrity Poker Showdown"
when he autographs copies of his book, "Phil Gordon's Little Blue
Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em."
* 4 p.m. -- Join us for a special story time featuring Mo Williem's
popular children's book character, the Pidgeon. Compliments of
Disney.
* 5 to 6 p.m. -- Meet the beloved San Francisco Giants baseball team's
mascot, Lou Seal, and have your photo taken.

Sunday, Oct. 22 -
* All day -- Enter to win a Borders gift basket, filled with samples of
items Borders has to offer, including books, music, movies,
stationery and cafe items. Winner will be drawn at the end of the
day.
* 1 p.m. -- Attend an autographing session with Arcadia Publishing
authors: Judy Yung, Walt Vielbaum, Philip Hoffman, Grant Ute, John
Garvey and Ryder Miller.
* 2 p.m. -- Meet rock and soul artist, Nya Jade when she performs music
from her debut CD, "My Denial." A CD autographing session will
follow the performance.
* 3 p.m. -- Attend a local author showcase and meet local authors Marta
Acosta, Ann Roulac, and Dahlynn and Ken McCowen who will sign copies
of their latest books.
* 4 p.m. -- Attend a performance by roots-rock musician Brigette
DeMeyer.

Throughout the grand opening weekend, customers will also experience some of what the new Borders store will offer San Francisco all year-round -- a Seattle's Best Coffee(R) cafe and Paperchase(R) gifts and stationery shop, as well as educational discounts, diverse events, great title selection, special features and a wonderful place to simply gather and explore. Please call the store at (415) 243-4108 for additional information.

About Borders Group

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group is a leading global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,300 stores and over 34,000 employees worldwide. More detailed information on the company is available at http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/ .

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CONTACT: Kathy Meengs of Borders, Inc., +1-415-250-4706

Web site: http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/

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