Arts Planner: Indie Bookstore Day, a tattoo chain, Broadway in Columbia
Books on Broad celebrates Independent Bookstore Day
Books on Broad and Coffee in Camden will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on April 30, along with 420 independent bookstores nationwide. The literary party will have author readings, exclusive day-of merchandise and even a tattoo chain (more on that in a minute).
Independent Bookstore Day began in 2014 in California and its success reflects the resurgence in indie bookstores.
According to the American Booksellers Association, the number of member independent bookstores has increased more than 20 percent from 2009-14, and sales at indies also have increased.
At Books on Broad from 1-3 p.m. April 30, author Warren Bingham will discuss and sign his newly released book, “George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour.”
From 3-4 p.m., Dr. Robert Kiger, a retired cardiologist and resident of Camden, will read and sign his book, “Ponderings Along the Way.”
To help boost sales, IBD will also offer exclusive items for sale at participating bookstores, including a selection of children’s books and literary accessories.
And then there will be tattoos. The first 100 visitors to Books on Broad April 30 will receive a free temporary tattoo with an excerpt from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Other indie bookstores will do the same, with the goal of recreating the novel on the skins of 5,000 readers.
Sounds mad, you say?
In Carroll’s words, “We’re all mad here.”
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Books on Broad, 944 Broad St., Camden. Free. www.booksonbroad.com
Participating indie bookstores in South Carolina:
▪ Books on Broad in Camden
▪ Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg
▪ Itinerant Literate Books in North Charleston
▪ BookQuest in Greenville
▪ Fiction Addiction in Greenville
▪ Joe’s Place Bookstore in Greenville
OTHER ARTS EVENTS AROUND TOWN
“42nd Street”
Broadway in Columbia presents the backstage musical comedy “42nd Street,” the story of a starry-eyed dancer named Peggy Sawyer. Songs include “We’re In The Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway” and “I Only Have Eyes for You.”
7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene St. $46-$56. www.kogercenterforthearts.com
“Platonov” by Anton Chekhov
University of South Carolina’s Center for Performance Experiment presents “Platonov,” one of Chekhov’s earliest plays. Platonov is a Hamlet whose father was never murdered, a Don Juan who cheats on his wife and his mistress, and the hero of the as-yet unwritten great Russian novel of his day.
4 p.m. Wednesday at 718 Devine St. Free. artsandsciences.sc.edu/thea/cpeseason
“Ephemera Trilogy”
Paper and sand, light and shadow, memory and identity are the elements of Kimi Maeda’s “Ephemera Trilogy.” The three short solo performances explore cultural identity and family history.
Sunday through May 9 at Trustus Side Door Theatre, 520 Lady St. www.trustus.org
This story was originally published April 22, 2016 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Arts Planner: Indie Bookstore Day, a tattoo chain, Broadway in Columbia."