Team Shari (http://www.teamshari.org/twilight/) is an auction of awesome Twilight fandom-donated items that a group of TwilightMOMS have created to support a fellow Twilighter who fell ill this fall with an inoperable brain tumor and has been hospitalized ever since. 100% of the proceeds go to help Shari, her husband, and their two young children with the mounting medical bills.
There are some amazing items up for auction: Twilight inspired jewelry and items; several Stephenie Meyer autographs; a Robert Pattinson autographed poster and Hot Topic Tour shirt; a Twilight poster with SEVEN of the cast members autographs (Ashley, Kellan, Jackson, Peter, Billy, Rachelle, & Michael); a Taylor Lautner, Rachelle Lefeve, and Edi Gathegi autographed poster and Hot Topic Tour shirt; and so much more.

As a last minute add-on, Twicon has generously added a front row VIP seat to the Saturday Actor Q&A. Bidding on this pass ends Sunday afternoon!

There is NOTHING out there like this collection of items, so please check it out!  The auctions run through Sunday, March 8!

Yep a bunch of you guessed correctly that yesterday was our birthday, well sort of. So here’s the story. Three years ago the Lexicon got put up during the month of March. It’s kind of hard for us to nail down an exact date because we were doing a lot to build the site back then. It was a lot of trial and error on what looked right, and what worked and what didn’t.

We started by just putting up basic timelines and character bios. Then we added the personal correspondence, and news. Can you believe we only used to have like four news posts a month? Then finally by March 31, 2006 we got the images right ( getting rid of the infamous red leaves) and opened our forum.

So in order to celebrate three fabulous years, here’s what we are going to do.  Instead of just picking a day. We are celebrating a birthday month. We are going to do some site triva over the course of the month and give out some fabulous autographed prizes to lucky Lexiconers. So keep watching the blog, and we’ll give out more details next week.

In the meantime take a trip down memory lane through the archives of our first forum.

Thanks to tons of people who emailed in. Ashley Greene stopped by The Soup on Friday.

Summit announced to the subscribers of TwilightTheMovie.com via email that Dakota Fanning is now officially cast as Jane.  If you haven’t signed up for alerts from that site it’s really worth it. Subscribers got a text message signed by Rob and Kristen back in November announcing that New Moon was green lit.

PLAY VAMPIRE BASEBALL WITH TWILIGHT CAST AND CREW

Twilight Fan Trips has just informed us that during their Vampire Baseball Adventure trip, cast and crew will be participating in their Vampire Baseball game taking place on July 4th at the professional baseball field PGE Park in Portland, Oregon!

A number of exclusive activities await fans on this Twilight Fan Trip including special access to film locations, Quileute Tribal Resort, and private tours of Forks, LaPush, Portland and more.

The baseball game caps off an exciting 6-night adventure through the Pacific Northwest visiting book and movie locations for Twilight.  What could be more American than Vampires and Baseball on July 4th!  Grab your friends and family and sign up for this unique Twilight experience while space is still available!

For more information on the event, go to http://fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/vampire_baseball.html.  Reservations can be made at http://fantrips.travel/reservations/reserve-tftbaseball.html or by calling 1-800-487-1136.  Exact cast and crew line-up will be announced closer to the trip as actual participation could change based on filming schedules.

This just in from Twilight Teez:

Twilight Teez has started our Winter Clearance Sale going on right now.  Currently, we have placed all of our hoodies, long-sleeve shirts, and beanie caps on sale.  Hoodies and Long-sleeve shirts are 25% off their regular prices, and beanies are 15% while supplies last.  This is a great time to get your Edward and Jacob hoodies or long-sleeve shirts.

Stock up at Twilight Teez today!

As was previously announced on the Twilight Saga website, Twilight movie director, Catherine Hardwicke, has her Director’s Notebook to the Twilight movie coming out on March 17th. Also on that day, Catherine will be responding to questions, that were previously sent in by fans, on the Twilight Saga site. If you haven’t checked out the preview images from her book, you can see them here and here.

Well now there is even more info! Catherine is signing her book! This just in from the publisher:

To celebrate the release of Twilight: Director’s Notebook on March 17th, Catherine Hardwicke will be doing a very special event featuring a behind-the-scenes look at making the movie, a chance to ask your burning Twilight questions, and much more!  One lucky audience member will even walk away with a one-of-kind prop from the movie.

CATHERINE HARDWICKE

with special musical performance by Lal Meri

Stay tuned to TheTwilightSaga.com all next week

for more announcements about this event!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Barnum Hall

On the campus of Santa Monica High School

601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT.  Tickets will be available starting Saturday, March 14th at 9:00 a.m. at Barnes and Noble, 3rd Street Promenade, 1201 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA.  Please note, limit to two tickets per person.  Twilight: Director’s Notebook will be available for sale during the event.  Ticket distribution while supplies last.  For information call 310/260-9110.

Please note, Catherine will only be able to sign one copy of Twilight: Director’s Notebook per person at the event.  No pictures will be allowed during the autographing.

Access Hollywood has added another deleted scene online. In this one Edward warns Bella to stay out of the woods.

On Saturday, March 14th, join DonateMyDress.org and meet celebrity spokesperson, Twilight star Ashley Greene from 1 – 4 PM at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Ashley will be at Saks Fifth Avenue on Saturday March 14th from 1-4PM to meet fans who donate a gently worn prom or special occasion dress. Enjoy a 20% discount on a new dress purchase as a thank you for your donation, plus, receive personalized hair, makeup and shopping tips. 100% of donations to go to local dress drive chapters in the DonateMyDress.org network.
Additional events benefiting DonateMyDress.org will be held on Saturday, March 21 and 28.
Saks Fifth Avenue New York
Fifth Avenue and 50th Street
Saturday, March 14 from 1PM to 4PM
On Four
212.940.4806
Plus, visit http://www.mypromstyle.com/publics/qa_display/38 for a Q&A interview with Ashley.