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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  July 6, 2006
                                                       ------------

                         A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Pennsylvania                       000-23157                22-3527763
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)

                     130 A.C. Moore Drive, Berlin, NJ 08009
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               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (856) 768-4930
                                                    --------------

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On July 6, 2006, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. issued a press release.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release dated July 6, 2006.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                       A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.



Date:  July 6, 2006                    By:  /s/ Leslie H. Gordon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:   Leslie H. Gordon
                                            Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release dated July 6, 2006.
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  July 6, 2006
                                                       ------------

                         A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Pennsylvania                       000-23157                22-3527763
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)

                     130 A.C. Moore Drive, Berlin, NJ 08009
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (856) 768-4930
                                                    --------------

                                 Not Applicable
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On July 6, 2006, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. issued a press release.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    Description
-----------    -----------

99.1           Press release dated July 6, 2006.
SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.

Date:  July 6, 2006                    By:  /s/ Leslie H. Gordon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:   Leslie H. Gordon
                                            Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release dated July 6, 2006.