February is Love of Reading Month and Bookmans Flagstaff has fun in store for you. For grown-ups only we have a Northern Arizona Book Festival event titled Ambivalent Cupid: Readings and Songs About Love. This event will feature poetry, creative nonfiction, ballads of love, wine and chocolate. The event takes place 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 downtown on Route 66 at Sundara.

Science is wicked cool and we are eagerly collaborating on the First Annual Arizona SciTech Festival. The Arizona SciTech Festival runs from February to March and offers a variety hands-on activities and workshops, conversations and debates, exhibitions, concerts, guided walks and tours in the coolest locations in Arizona. Our goal is to showcase Arizona as a national leader in science, technology and innovation.

We know you want to lose those few extra comfort pounds you packed on from your holiday hurrah. We're going to give you the chance to work your brain muscles and the opportunity to fulfill your resolution to shop locally with the January Bookmans Treasure Hunt (the first of 2012). We're dishing up a prize package worth $110 but there is some work involved. Get ready to crank those gears but be aware that only an adventurous attitude and local know how will land you this grand treasure.

Every once in a while an opportunity comes along that opens up a world of possibilities and we hope that you take advantage of this one. With the assistance of a Bookmans sponsorship, Guitars in the Classroom provides free guitar lessons to educators in hopes they will in turn icorporate music into their classrooms.

That's right buttheads! It's time for Back to the Future and that time is 6:30 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Bookmans Grant parking lot. This 80's classic was so popular it inspired a trilogy, a car fetish and catchphrases. Many of us grew up with this movie and it holds a special place in our hearts, including Michael J. Fox's iconic acidwash jeans and puffy vest. Back to the Future paired comedy and science fiction in a modern (for its time) and hysterical way.

What's better than using your IQ to find free stuff? Our great geek Tweeps are up to this challenge! Each month Bookmans Flagstaff partners with a local business where we hide great goods for those who can guess the location. Where's it going to be this month? Here's a preview clue: ¡Tengo hambre! Flip that hair like Nancy Drew and get set for more clues.

In honor of the New Year Bookmans Grant trys something new this Friday night. We invited local karaoke/DJ company Tony G. to host a night of karaoke for the enjoyment of our customers and employees. The fun starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until 9 p.m. We will have pizza and drinks for those brave enough to take the microphone and do their best version of Summer Lovin' with a friend.

Bookmans is the largest used book retailer in Arizona. With six retail stores, a 50,000+ square foot fulfillment center and online store, we have something for everyone. We need your expertise to keep our networks running smoothly. Travel is required for service visits to the stores; however, base camp is at Gangplank Tucson.

Bookmans hosts the Gangplank Tucson collaborative workspace where we foster collaboration without physical or financial barriers. Come work in an environment where we encourage you to network, reach out to your peers and share your ideas with others. Participate in frequent events and brown bag presentations to learn something new or just meet people with the same interests as you. Bookmans IT Department resides in the Gangplank Tucson space so you must be able to work effectively in a co-working and collaborative space with no cubicles or offices. This is no place for drama or politics. We're a fun group of people who love what we do!

This is a full-time salaried position with great benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401k, life insurance, paid holidays and an excellent vacation package. Bookmans offers a generous employee discount, involvement in Bookmans events throughout the community and a workplace that values family and personal growth. Most importantly you'll be provided with all the tools required to joyfully and comfortably perform your job.

To be considered for this position, you must submit a Cover Letter and Resume.

Read on for more details or apply online now.

Two of our Bookmans.com readers will will passes to the Arizona Derby Dames' return to the track to fight for position for the 2012 season on Saturday, Jan. 21 at The Arizona Memorial Coliseum. Teams compete for top stats rankings and the chance to move directly into the championship game by ending the season in first place. The Schoolyard Scrappers take to the track for their first game of the season against the Brutal Beauties. Then the Bombshells take on the Runaway Brides. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is located at 1826 W. McDowell Rd. in Phoenix.

The fun in Glendale isn't over just yet. After a wonderful holiday season at Glendale Glitters we look forward to attending the Glitter N' Glow Block Party and lending a hand at the LEGO FUN ZONE from 4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Stop by the booth for free play with LEGO and join in a number of LEGO building and stacking competitions. Have you tried to pick up a LEGO with a chopstick? You will at this event! Thanks to LEGO we've got an array of activities planned. Bring your child and your child at heart to join in on the fun. Get creative and in return you are sure to go home with a few special prizes.

We know folks have made New Year resolutions and are trying to revamp their lives. We have all kinds of resolutions too. Some are for a healthier diet and more exercise. Some are for being more grateful, less angry, less stressed, or spending more time with those we love. A few of us plan to drink less, get our check-ups or advance our educations or careers. Whatever you want to change for the better Bookmans Flagstaff is here to help.

Let's celebrate the top 10 semifinalists in the 2012 Bookmans School Challenge. Turn on Kool and the Gang, put your party hats on and celebrate good times for the schools representing the most creative and innovative applicants vying for the grand prize of $15,000 in cash. Overwhelmed and overjoyed by applications from all over Arizona, we narrowed contenders down to 10 schools whose proposals revealed dynamic efforts in and outside of the classroom.

Ever wonder how local businesses directly support their communities? Know any folks who don't understand why it's so great to shop local? Want to know, specifically, how your local Bookmans partners with other organizations to help the community? Let us count some of the ways!

A mysterious Scottish village appears for only one day every hundred years though to the villagers each century seems no longer than one night. No one from Brigadoon may ever leave or the enchantment will be broken and the site and all its inhabitants will disappear into the mist forever. Two American tourists lost in the Scottish Highlands stumble upon the village just as a wedding is about to be celebrated and their arrival has serious implications for the village's inhabitants. The Lerner and Lowe score includes the song Almost Like Being in Love. The live stage production of Brigadoon runs through Feb. 11 at The Broadway Palm Dinner Theater in Mesa.