5/31 Barnes & Noble All Day Celebration - Help Save Forest Hills Character!

FREE SPECIAL EVENT at Barnes & Noble at 70-00 Austin St. on SUN, MAY 31 from 10:00 AM to 7 PM

Barnes & Noble and Author Michael Perlman are proud to invite the community to Customer Appreciation Day. The eventful lineup will feature:

- A book “Buy-In” to help support Barnes & Noble, which is under threat of closing… Purchase any book all day long.

- Free food from Knish Nosh, Red Pipe Organic Café, & La Boulangerie

- Beginning at 10 AM: Raffle – Enter to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7” tablet!

Free B&N tote bag for the 1^st 200 customers making a purchase.

- 2:30 PM: Children’s storytime with SKITTLES THE CLOWN, balloon animals & face painting 

- 4 PM: Performances by notable musicians LOU MICHAELS & DOUG LEBLANG

- 5 PM: Author MICHAEL PERLMAN will have a book talk & signing of his new book, “Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park” & notable magician MICHAEL CHAUT will leave his audience spell-bound: www.facebook.com/LegendaryLocalsofForestHillsandRegoPark 

Barnes & Noble event listing: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4852693 

More to come! Please invite your friends.

And… Don’t forget to sign the petition to save Barnes & Noble: www.change.org/p/muss-development-barnes-noble-nyc-elected-officials-keep-barnes-noble-open-at-70-00-austin-st-forest-hills-ny

Press Roundup

Gothamist: http://gothamist.com/2015/05/28/barnes_noble_last_store_standing.php

DNAinfo: www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150528/forest-hills/locals-back-forest-hills-barnes-noble-during-buy-event-this-weekend

Forest Hills Times: www.foresthillstimes.com/view/full_story/26642493/article-Don-t-close-the-book-on-B-N

Times Ledger: www.timesledger.com/stories/2015/22/books_2015_05_29_q_.html

Queens Chronicle: www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/future-of-forest-hills-barnes-noble-in-doubt/article_f0519671-a5ec-554f-851a-148a185ab37b.html

In Gothamist:
"Barnes & Noble in Forest Hills is more than a typical chain store," Michael Perlman said. "Rather, it feels like a 22,000 square-foot mom and pop shop, since patrons are not treated like a number, and there are a number of superb community events for all age groups."

March 6 at 7 PM - Michael Perlman's Book Signing at Barnes & Noble, Forest Hills To Recognize Celebrities Among Notables

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Michael H. Perlman
Author of “Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park”

unlockthevault@hotmail.com

Signing & Presentation at Barnes & Noble To Launch New Book on Forest Hills & Rego Park Celebrities/Notables

QUEENS, NY (March 2015) - Introducing "Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park," a new 128-page book written by native Forest Hills resident and preservationist Michael H. Perlman and published by Arcadia Publishing. On March 6, 2015 at 7 PM, Perlman will conduct a book signing, presentation, and question and answer session at Barnes & Noble at 70-00 Austin Street in Forest Hills. Readers will discover the unique stories of over 200 Forest Hills and Rego Park notables including celebrities, who have shaped its culture and history, and may have impacted society.

“My book features an array of quotes from notables including celebrities, as well as descendants of notables, which grants an eternal presence to their voice,” said Perlman. “The average individual that I encounter is unaware of the heavily concentrated quantity of celebrities whose lives were influenced as a result of living or working in Forest Hills or Rego Park, where its historic surroundings are a breeding ground for culture, the arts, and various trades.”

A diverse showcase will offer insight on musicians, actors, artists, sports figures, politicians, farmers, architects, developers, inventors, philanthropists, and longtime business owners. Wherever possible, home addresses are featured. Notables include Jerry Springer (wrote the book’s foreword), Helen Keller, Carol Channing, Ray Romano, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Sid Caesar, Carroll O’Connor, Donna Karan, Geraldine Ferraro, Grosvenor Atterbury and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr, Philip Birnbaum, Ascan Backus, Walter Dorwin Teague, Simon & Garfunkel, the Ramones, Dale Carnegie, Malthe Hasselriis, sisters Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc, Dennis Tito, Bob Keeshan (“Captain Kangaroo”), John Beltzer, Doug Leblang, and Michael Chaut.

Also featured are several community destinations, which are associated with the appearances of notables. Some “landmarks” are the Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, the Midway and Trylon theatres, Eddie’s Sweet Shop, Knish Nosh, Ben’s Best Delicatessen, and the former Fairyland Amusement Park, Hamburger Train, and Boulevard Tavern and Stratton entertainment venues.

Michael H. Perlman is a writer, news columnist, editor, and public relations consultant. He is chairman of Rego-Forest Preservation Council and a recipient of the Historic District Council's 2014 Grassroots Preservation Award. His pursuits range from singing in Carnegie Hall to photography, graphic design, and tree giveaway events.

Perlman stated, “I hope my readers will explore the historic neighborhoods of Forest Hills (1906) and Rego Park (1923), as well as acquire an interest in their neighborhood’s history. I envision a greater audience feeling inspired by the accomplishments of their past and present neighbors to become notables on either a personal level or in their community or society.”

For more information, visit and “Like” his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LegendaryLocalsofForestHillsandRegoPark

For updates, visit http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/legendary-locals-of-forest-hills-and-rego-park-new-york-michael-h-perlman/1120945360

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