Portland Bookshop Mother Foucault's Crowdfunds To Buy Its Building
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Mother Foucault's, a vintage bookshop, announced its intention to buy the building at 715 SE Grand for $300,000, with a deadline of September 21. Established in 1892, the building is set to house artist studios and community workshops. Shop owner Craig Florence has envisioned this purchase since relocating nearby. A crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe has been initiated to support the endeavor, aiming to foster a home for creativity and collaboration, marked by poetry readings and various cultural events.
Mother Foucault's aims to raise $300,000 to buy its historic building, seeking to create a communal space integrating workshops, readings, and small press publishing.
Launched a crowdfunding campaign, supporters of Mother Foucault's aspire for a 'space where misfits, dreamers, makers, radical readers, and visionaries collide'.
Read at Portland Mercury
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