Portlandia: A Guide For Visitors Hey folks, sorry for the lack of updates lately, but I’ve actually been out of town for a few days, so the site has been languishing a little. Thankfully bumpershine HQ was unaffected by hurricane Sandy, and now that I’m back and the kids are in school, and everything is…
Tag: Barnes and Noble
October 2012 Bookstore Events
Hey folks, the stars of stage, screen and page are out in a big way this month at our local and big box book stores. Just a few of October’s bold face names include: Stephen Colbert, Pete Townshend, Kenny Rogers, Kirk Hammett, Stanley Tucci, Rod Stewart, John Taylor, Peter Criss, Uggie, Richard Belzer, Mariano…
September 2012 Bookstore Events
Hey folks, it’s almost September, and as you can see by the names listed below, IT IS ON at our local booksellers. The lineup at Barnes & Noble USQ alone looks like something you might at the New Yorker Festival on any given year, except it’s free. Other September highlights include Will Oldham at…
August 2012 Bookstore Events
Probably the sleepiest month of the year at the big box stores, but some good things going on here and there. Here are some more August 2012 bookstore events that looked interesting to me for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble August 2012 Bookstore Events 08/02 Upstairs at the Square w/ Cheryl Strayed…
July 2012 Bookstore Events
Photo: Tim Griffin Very quiet at the big box stores this month, but the B&N mothership does have some have pretty big music events scheduled. Here are some more July 2012 bookstore events that looked interesting to me for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble 07/09 Chris Cleave – Gold (82nd & Bway)…
B&N June 2012 Bookstore Events
Glen Hansard at Union Square B&N on June 28, 2012 Three stores have a lot of action this month (82nd & Bway, 86th & Lex and USQ) and everyone else pretty much has bupkis. Here are some June 2012 bookstore events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble NYC…