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Anne and Demetrius Grandel, owners of Bricks & Minifigs Durham spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey, filling in for Aaron Keck.  They discussed an upcoming event at Bricks & Minifigs Durham on May 4. The store will celebrate Star Wars Day by having all the inventory in the store be Star Wars themed for that day. They will have new and used contemporary and vintage sets. In addition to the Star Wars events, they discussed other upcoming plans for the store, including new birthday party experiences, and how the store did during the holidays, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

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