Find Waldo in Downtown Manhattan Beach in July
Jul 05, 2019 11:42AM ● By Jeanne FratelloWaldo is back! That sneaky character is hiding all around Downtown Manhattan Beach in the month of July. Find as many Waldos as you can, and you can have a chance to win some great prizes.
To participate, pick up a "passport" at pages: a bookstore or any other participating merchant downtown, and start your search for Waldo.
This year, Waldo is hiding in 25 spots around Manhattan Beach, including Manhattan Beach City Hall,
the Manhattan Beach Farmers Market, homie, MB Post, Rockefeller, Right Tribe, and many
others.
Once you've gotten 10 stamps, come
into {pages} for your "I Found Waldo" button and a "Waldo Dollar" good
for one dollar off of a Waldo book (limited to the first 125 Waldo
spotters).
If you collect stamps/signatures
in at least 20 different locations, you will receive the button and
coupon, PLUS be entered into a drawing for Waldo books and other great
prizes.
All Waldo hunters are invited to a Waldo Grand Celebration and prize drawing on Sunday, July 28th at
11:00 a.m. at {pages} a bookstore. There will be treats and activities (and
maybe even a visit from Waldo himself!).
2019 marks the 32nd anniversary of the bespectacled,
red-and-white-striped traveler. Author/illustrator Martin Handford began
his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd
scenes. Waldo (known as Wally in Great Britain) is now a cultural icon
with over 67 million Waldo books in print worldwide that have been
translated into more than thirty languages.
The Waldo event is spearheaded by Waldo
publisher Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association.
More than 250 independent bookstores including {pages} are hosting Find Waldo scavenger hunts this July while spreading the “shop
local” message in their cities and towns.
Earlier this year, {pages} was named Small Business of the Year by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi for California Assembly District 66.