FARMINGTON — A potpourri of items will fill Farmington’s newest shop, the Willy Whack Shop, opening July 4 in Church Street Commons.

A move from Route 27 in Kingfield is under way for the shop that features new and used items, including collectibles, wooden furniture, antiques, homemade soaps, books and more, owner Sherry Callahan said.

“It’s just a potpourri,” she said.

The shop in Kingfield operated for two-and-a-half years. The  new 3,000-square-foot space in Farmington offers a nice setting and the downtown a nice market for the shop, she said. The shop takes over the first floor, except for a couple offices across the hall on the west side of the building.

Suzanne DeBiase also will move her Petite Gallery, a collection of art work, to a section of the new space.

A book dealer with a selection of old Maine books and fishing books,. along with old comics and records, will retain a portion of the shop, she said. Tools and other items take another room while furniture and a variety of pieces, including an old wagon, are spread throughout the main space.

Callahan decided to open the shop at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, because of the excitement the holiday parade brings to the downtown. She said she expects hours for the shop will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Experienced in running this type of shop, Callahan said it’s “something I love to do. It’s in my blood.” She has had similar shops in Hallowell and Madison.

The former Knowlton-McCleary Printing building on Church Street has housed the Ski Museum of Maine and offices for several organizations until the beginning of last year. The Greater Franklin Development Corp., Western Mountains Alliance, Women’s Business Center and Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments moved from Church Street Commons prior to a county referendum vote that would have created county office space in the building. The referendum was defeated, leaving the space empty for some time.

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