# Event Details

- **Event Name**: GRAND OPENING
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 📚✨ IT’S OFFICIAL!!! ✨📚

ROOTS & READS IS OPENING! 💜

Come celebrate the Grand Opening of Roots & Reads with us!

📅 October 11th  
📍 202 Turkeysag Trl, Palmyra, VA 22963 (Inside SALON DeSHANO)

Shop our collection of donated books, brand-new books, books from local & indie authors and celebrate the beginning of Roots & Reads! 🌱📖

And because it’s our GRAND OPENING… we’re going big 👀

🎁 GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE
One lucky winner will take home a prize package worth $100+ retail!

🌟 FIND THE GOLDEN BOOKMARK  
One GOLDEN bookmark will be hidden somewhere in the shop! Find it and win a special prize worth $50 retail!

🎀 GOODIE BAGS
The first 25 guests will receive a Roots & Reads goodie bag filled with coupons + special surprises!

🔖 CREATE-YOUR-OWN BOOKMARK STATION
Make a bookmark to take home with your new read!

ANDDDD… meet some of the authors whose books you’ll find on our shelves! ✍️📚

💫 Hallie Morgan - @halliemorganwrites 
A local author from Richmond, VA and author of All the Stars Above ... a ROMANTASY and an absolute must-read! Grab a copy at the grand opening, meet Hallie, and get your book signed! ✨

🔥 Megan Phillips - @meganphillipsauthor
Virginia author and author of her debut romantasy novel, Starfire’s Heir. Will not be in attendance but is a featured local author.

⚔️ Jaimie Schock - @heroesgetmade
Fairfax, VA author of the science-fiction novel The Wasteland Kings.

Discover your next favorite book, browse our handcrafted merch, support local authors, win some prizes and connect with your community at Roots & Reads. 💜🌱

Books. Community. Connection.

📚 October 11th — see you there, Palmyra! 📚


#RootsAndReads #GrandOpening #PalmyraVA #VirginiaBookstore #IndependentBookstore #ShopLocalVA #LocalAuthors #VirginiaAuthors #Bookish #Romantasy #ScienceFiction #SupportLocalAuthors
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmyra/grand-opening/200030795753729
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Palmyra
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 202 Turkeysag Trl, Palmyra, VA 22963-2602, United States
- **lat**: 37.90531
- **long**: -78.34134
- **full address**: 202 Turkeysag Trl, Palmyra, VA 22963-2602, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: GRAND OPENING
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is GRAND OPENING being held?
  - **A:** GRAND OPENING takes place on Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 202 Turkeysag Trl, Palmyra, VA 22963-2602, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing GRAND OPENING?
  - **A:** GRAND OPENING is organized by Roots & Reads.

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