# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Indies First Small Business Saturday - #ShopLocal
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us to celebrate Indies First with us this Small Business Saturday, happening all day at Octavia Books. 

Indies First, part of the national movement in support of independent bookstores, happens every year in conjunction with Small Business Saturday, following Thanksgiving.

We are featuring some special authors signing books including Walter Isaacson (THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN) at 11 a.m.; Dustin Hughes (SNEAUX DAY IN NEW ORLEANS) at noon; Elisa M. Speranza (THE ITALIAN PRISONER) at 1 p.m.; and Donna Poniatowski Sims (DONNA'S BAR & GRILL NEW ORLEANS) at 2 p.m. 

We will also feature Louisiana artist Bailey Simon-Sherman starting at at 11 a.m. who will represent her sustainable fine art stationary brand Papillons de Pervenche, now available through Octavia Books.

And, we will offer special gifts, including our new Octavia Books embroidered caps and a new special edition Octavia Books T-shirt.

While here, please pick up Stay Local's new "Shop Local Bingo" card and complete your first square.

Thank you for choosing to shop local and for putting indies first during the holiday season and all year round!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/indies-first-small-business-saturday-shoplocal/200029272286231
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art, bingo, thanksgiving, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029272286231?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+orleans-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Orleans
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Octavia Books
- **lat**: 29.91872
- **long**: -90.11655
- **full address**: Octavia Books, 511 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2055, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Octavia Books (https://allevents.in/org/octavia-books/26053174)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Octavia Books, 511 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2055, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Octavia Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, literary-art, bingo, thanksgiving, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Indies First Small Business Saturday - #ShopLocal ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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