Local Michaels Store Opening Friday

A Michaels arts and crafts store will open this weekend at Brickyard Square in Epping.

The store, which will employ at about 60 people, will hold a "soft opening" Friday. It will hold its grand opening Sunday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Doors will open at 10 a.m. The first 100 customers in line will receive more than $1,000 in free gift cards and Michaels will give away prizes—valued up to $250—throughout the day, according to a press release.

"We are thrilled to be joining the Epping community and we hope everyone will come out to help us celebrate during our grand opening week," said store manager Ken Thibedea in a statement. "Our new store features thousands of products that will inspire every crafter at any level from beginner to expert, plus classes for our customers to learn new skills in painting, cake decorating, knitting, scrapbooking and more."

Brickyard Square includes about a dozen stores, including Market Basket and O'neil Cinemas, among others. The commercial block is located at 24 Calef Highway.