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This just came in from Chaske’s team at United Global Shift:
“Chaske Spencer is hosting a Be The Shift event at Juliet Supper Club 539 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011. Free cocktails from 9-10pm. 21+ with ID only please.
Its an excellent chance for your readers and followers and yourselves to come out and support the cause and hear Chaske speak about it.”
Given the above poster via Lovin Chaske, it’s a great chance to meet Michelle Rodriguez of LOST and Avatar fame as well!
Stephenie Meyer made the following announcement via the Official Summit Entertainment Twilight Facebook Page:
“Congratulations to the Twilight Facebook Fan Page! 15 million fans! You guys never cease to amaze me. In other news…
Very excited about our new Renesmee, Mackenzie Foy. She’s an amazing young actress and I’m excited to work with her. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer!”
His Golden Eyes found the below video of a Q&A Mackenzie did as part of a GAP campaign.
According to the George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight website:
“To Twilight fans, Jackson is known as Jasper Hale – a vampire with the ability to manipulate emotions. But Jackson is more than your garden-variety brooding vampire. Born in Singapore, he lived in Indonesia, London, Connecticut, California and Norway before his family settled in Midland, Texas. In high school, he enrolled in a Michigan arts academy to focus on acting. While there, he met a couple of guys who are still part of his band, 100 Monkeys. His new movie, Girlfriend, is the story of a man with Down syndrome who has a tangled love affair with a single mother. Jackson, who also produced the movie, plays a troubled ex-boyfriend.”
The program taped today and airs Friday.
Via Rathbone Online
Looks like Kellan Lutz isn’t the only Twilight actor to raise rescue animals. His two dogs, Kola and Kevin, are both from shelters. Nikki Reed has a rescue pet too, a pit bull named Sydney. According to People Pets:
“In the Twilight saga, Nikki Reed plays a vampire who deals with werewolves — not to mention the curse of perpetual teen angst. But none of that could prepare the actress for her latest project: raising rescue dog Sydney.
“She’s a pit bull, and I’m all about tough dogs,” Reed told PEOPLEPets.com last Friday night at Teen Vogue‘s 8th Annual Young Hollywood Party in Los Angeles. “But she definitely has a screw loose!”
The actress rescued the 2 1/2-year-old from a shelter, and the two seemed to have an instant connection. But soon after the pooch came home, Reed started to notice a few, er, peculiar personality traits in her four-legged pal.
“I hate to say this, but she doesn’t like kids,” the actress admits, adding, “and she doesn’t like strollers … and she hates other animals.”
See more on People Pets.
Via TwiMoms
According to the Variety website:
“Variety‘s Power of Youth is an initiative that celebrates top young talent and their involvement with philanthropic and humanitarian causes, and encourages their fans around the world to get involved and give back too. The event, now in its fourth year, is an invitation-only afternoon full of fun and festivities, with live performances, interactive games, activities, food, photo opportunities and a special presentation.
This year honorees include Justin Bieber, David Henrie, Victoria Justice, Shailene Woodley and Bow Wow, each of whom, through their efforts, have made a significant difference to their chosen causes.
Win tickets to the event and meet each of our honorees backstage
Past Variety‘s Power of Youth supporters/honorees include: AnnaLynne McCord, Corbin Bleu, Keke Palmer, Jesse McCartney, Abigail Breslin, The Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, Hilary Duff, Dakota Fanning, Selena Gomez, Taylor Lautner, Miley Cyrus and many more.”
They also have an auction going on and one of the items is lunch with Kellan Lutz. The auction will kick off on October 19th, and we’ll have more details at that time.
According to the press release from Staples:
Staples and DoSomething.org announced today that the 3rd Annual Staples/Do Something 101 School Supply Drive put more than $807,000 worth of school supplies, the most ever in the campaign’s history, into the hands of students who need them.
Nikki Reed, spokesperson for 3rd Annual Staples Do Something 101 School Supply Drive (Photo: Business Wire)
“I am inspired by and applaud the many teen volunteers who gave their time and energy to help students in need,” said actress and screenwriter Nikki Reed, spokesperson of this year’s Staples/Do Something 101 School Supply Drive. “The donations Staples collected will have widespread effects, helping students throughout the country get their school year off to a great start. I’m so happy to have been able to be a part of such a meaningful cause.”
Reed teamed up with DoSomething.org and Staples to launch the 3rd Annual Staples/Do Something 101 School Supply Drive in May. Do Something 101 also added more celebrity power with the Staples Give-Back Pack, a grassroots and online program where music artists Jason Derulo, Kellie Pickler and Drake Bell raised $14,500 by encouraging teens to get involved at www.staplesgivebackpack.com. In addition, The Office’s Ellie Kemper and Angela Kinsey showed their support by collecting supplies from NBC offices, and encouraging others to get involved through an online video.
Staples capped off the star power by hosting an after-party at the Teen Choice Awards to “redefine the celebrity gift bag.” Actress Nikki Blonsky, singer JoJo, Chuck star Zac Levi, Teen Choice Award winner Lucy Hale and musical performers “We the Kings” showed their support at the event joining teen volunteers to assemble “gift bags” filled with $125,000 worth of school supplies donated by Staples for 5,000 students in Los Angeles.
All summer long, Staples customers were able to give back to their local communities by donating one dollar at any Staples store or dropping off supplies to help local not-for-profit organizations serving disadvantaged students. Staples collected $646,000 from customers to benefit local youth organizations. Since the campaign started in 2008, Do Something 101 has raised $1.88 million for hundreds of thousands of students in need throughout the country.
“The motivation and goodwill of our customers and the many teens who donate their time and money this summer to benefit such a great cause is remarkable,” said Demos Parneros, president of U.S. Retail at Staples. “We thank everyone for coming together for Do Something 101 and helping our local communities send students to school with the tools they need to succeed.”
“Our mission is to encourage teenagers to take action and use their time to help others,” said DoSomething.org CEO and Chief Old Person Nancy Lublin. “Through this campaign and Staples’ generosity, we have been able to raise awareness of the importance of giving back while donating much needed school supplies to underprivileged youth.”
To further support DoSomething.org, Staples launched a line of DoSomething.org-branded products this year to help students stay organized and learn about issues impacting their communities. Students can visit www.dosomething101.org/staples for additional information and suggestions to help them take action in their communities.
Parade Magazine interviewed Jennie Garth who is married to Peter Facinelli who plays Carlisle Cullen. Among the many things the magazine covers is the impact that Twilight fame has had on the couple and their three daughters.
“How do her daughters react to having a Cullen for a father.
“My 13-year-old has read the first two books. We stopped it there; it got a little too risque. But she’s more embarrassed by it, actually. She’s like, ‘Let’s not talk anything Twilight. Don’t mention it. Wear a hat to my school.’ She’s a little embarrassed by it, she wants people to like her for her and not because of him, or want to come to our house because of that. It’s something we deal with. But she’s proud of him. She’s actually a really gifted songwriter at 13; she’s like Taylor Swift. She wants to write scripts and write songs, so she’s constantly doing that.”
This press release just in from Little Brown:
– Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, has announced today at the Frankfurt Book Fair that it will release The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer on April 12, 2011. This definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga is the only official guide and is full color throughout, including nearly 100 full-color illustrations and photographs. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide will be released in hardcover for $24.99 and also be available as an e-book.
The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide provides readers with exclusive new material and everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. The Guide also includes character profiles, outtakes, a conversation with Meyer, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references, and much more. Originally announced as “The Official Guide,” The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide includes illustrations from several artists, including Young Kim, the illustrator behind the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1.
“I’m always amazed at how many in-depth questions my readers have about my characters and the world within the Twilight Saga,” said Stephenie Meyer. “With The Official Illustrated Guide, I hoped we could incorporate as many details as possible, including character histories, like Alice’s back story. I’m thrilled with the different artistic interpretations done by Young Kim and the other talented illustrators, including Bella’s wedding dress. I hope the fans feel it was worth the wait!”
In five years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold worldwide.
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the second-largest publisher in the world. HBG publishes under the divisions of Little, Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, FaithWords, Center Street, Orbit, and Hachette Digital.
So, are you all excited? You can pre-order it here on Amazon for a discounted $14.29.
About a month ago we promoted the Embassy Suites Uber Fan Contest. Well a Twilight Fan, Samantha, is among the top five finalists and here’s why she needs your vote. She has stiff competition from a Harry Potter, two baseball, and a USC fan.
Here’s why Samantha made the cut and what her plans are if she wins first place. She is now in the running for the grand prize of $10,000 cash, 20 free night stays at any Embassy Suites and an iPhone 4G to take her Twilight passion on the road. She needs votes by midnight on October 14th.
You can check out Samantha’s full submission and vote for her at Facebook.com/EmbassySuitesHotels
During the summer Portrait Magazine ran a poll about inner and outer beauty.
“In July we asked you to nominate the celebs you feel are the most beautiful, inside and out. We asked you to consider more than just outward appearance when casting your nominations, career choices, role model status, charity involvement and more was supposed to come into your decision. The fifty celebs we received the most nominations for competed in a poll that ran through August and September. Voting has now closed and your top twenty are below. Various members of the Portrait staff highlight the celebs selected and look at just why you chose them, including comments submitted by readers during the nominations phase.”
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Nikki Reed all made the Portrait magazine Beauty: Inside and Out list. They come in at numbers six, seven, and nine respectively. In talking about why Kristen made the cut Portrait states:
“#7 Kristen Stewart
“It’s ridiculous that a certain look equals being conventionally pretty.”
Kristen Stewart’s role of Bella Swan in Twilight has us taking notice in this young actress, not only in her acting but her unconventional beauty as well. Her not so thought out looks are more for her comfort, which makes some guys swoon even more to know that she doesn’t worry too much about appearance but can also clean up quite nice for awards and films. The girls love her down to earth look and find it makes her more approachable. Fans don’t immediately go ‘Oh my god, it’s the girl that plays Bella’ instead it’s more ‘Hey isn’t that Kristen Stewart or Bella’. And her personality fits this; she’s sweet shy and has none of the predetermined star qualities other celebrities seem to get after awhile in the business.”
Check out the full information on Rob, Kristen and Nikki on Portrait.
TY to Jen for letting us know!
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