[Permatopia] Sat. 3.4 1-7:30 pm Tsunami Books: Old Fashioned Variety Show

[Kathy Ging]

PRESS RELEASE – Event Occurs Saturday, March 4, 2017
Think locally, act locally, shop Tsunami!
(Pledges can be made through March, the earlier the better! Money not due at time of pledge.)
Pledge drive to raise $400,000 by March 30, 2017) 

Even if you can only pledge a small amount, pls. do so - number of pledges may influence owner in re-negotiating lease!
WHO: Tsunami Books, Inc. (and Culture and Community Center)
2585 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97405  <tsunami1 at opusnet.com>
Scott Landfield, CEO, Owner 541-345-8986
WHAT TO DO: Pledge money (not due now; perks available for $100+;  names and donation amounts will not be shared)
TsunamiBooks.org
 
SPECIAL EVENT TOMORROW, SATURDAY
March 4, 2017
1—7:30 pm (free; donations requested)
Ice cream by Red Barn Creamery, cookies by Edible Improv
Tsunami Books Inc., more than a bookstore, has played a unique role as 
a community and cultural arts center hosting 4,000 free or low cost family-friendly events, 
celebrations and meetings for 22 years in the heart of Eugene, OR. 
Entertainment and discussion flourish here in a warm inviting atmosphere.
But its future is in jeopardy.
Arts, culture, and public discourse would suffer if Tsunami Books, intellectual incubator and community treasure, is forced out of business by June 30, 2017.
Tsunami must negotiate a new lease competing with corporate entities willing to pay double its current rent. $400,000 must be raised by March 30 in a dedicated fund to satisfy new building owners that Tsunami will be able to pay its five-year lease. Without community support curtains could fall on a unique venue, the stage ripped out of Eugene’s _second living room_. No other place like it exists in Eugene.
 
A second pledge day will occur
Saturday March 4, 1-730 pm
at the store, 2585 Willamette, Eugene, OR 97405;
(see attached schedule)
Red Wagon Creamery ice cream, music and poetry.
To pledge now: TsunamiBooks.org/support

A few of the 4,000 events that have been staged at Tsunami:
Organizations that present here include: The Young Writers Assn., , Eugene Playback Theater, 150 author events Eugene Opera, Vietnam Vets, Mid-Willamette Valley Writers Speaker Series, Works in Progress Readings: U of Oregon Masters Students of Creative Writing, nonprofit local and international fund-raisers.
Without Tsunami Books meeting space available at a synchronistic time, Eugene Civic Alliance may not have catalyzed momentum to build a new sports stadium especially for youth, now it is fund raising.
See TsunamiBooks.org to pledge now or stop in and shed a tear about an immeasurable loss to Oregon’s culture and arts incubator in Eugene, whose motif boasts that it is a great city for the arts!
Other facts about Tsunami Books Inc.
Offers a diverse selection of new, used, rare, out-of-print titles at affordable prices.  Most new titles in stock are 10% off normal retail price, standard special orders 15% off. Extra discounts possible on school, book club, bulk orders.  It also has an online presence. Discounts so prices end up about the same as Amazon.

To discover more about this community treasure, put Tsunami Books in your search engine for articles!

 
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