Convention Advice

There’s been a lot of tweeting and emails over this past weekend where people have been asking us about conventions. To make it easier, rather than trying to answer everyone’s email and tweets (and it’s hard to explain things in 140 characters on Twitter) we thought we’d re-run a convention advice piece that we have run before.

So if you’ve seen this info before, scroll down to the Verizon commercial post which we think is hilarious. And if you are in need of advice keep reading! [Read more…]

Mike Welch to Appear in Play to Benefit Red Cross

110storiesMike Welch, alongside a bevvy of Hollywood talent from entertainment legends  like Ed Asner to relative newcomers like Katherine McPhee are lending their talent to the emotional and touching play 110 Stories. Mike, unlike many of the Twilight cast, does live theater every year. Frequently his performances have charity outreach nights. Broadway.com describes the event:

“An all-star cast has joined together in Los Angeles for a special benefit reading of 110 Stories, at 8pm on February 22nd at The Geffen Playhouse (10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles 90024). Proceeds go to the RED CROSS of Greater Los Angeles.

Ticket prices $57-$83 and may be purchased http://geffenplayhouse.com/110stories or at Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/110-Stories-tickets/artist/1396005

New York playwright Sarah Tuft, has weaved more than thirty personal stories recorded in the aftermath of September 11th. “110 Stories” is the “people’s 9/11” and the only non-politicized, non-sensationalized version of the events, created from first-person accounts of those directly involved. The play doesn’t recreate. Instead it aims to shed light on who we really are, as revealed by extreme circumstances.

See Broadway.com for more details.

Peter Facinelli’s Nurse Jackie Contest Deadline Feb. 21st!

Peter Facinelli wants to remind fans about a Nurse Jackie YouTube contest that he is running. See full details here. As you can see from the above video, Peter has the whole behind the scenes video diary down.

Kellan Lutz Talks Modeling With Reelz Channel

Kellan covers a bit of his current modeling shoot with Reelz Channel.

Verizon Wireless Spoofs Twilight

TY to Andrea for sending this in.

Creation Entertainment San Francisco Day 2

Looking forward to Gil Birmingham, Dan Cudmore, and Super Demetri…err…Charlie Bewley.

Tinsel Korey To Speak To Aboriginal Youth

TK_treeThis just in from Tinsel’s PR Team

‘True North Sports and Entertainment, owners and operators of the MTS Centre and the Manitoba Moose Hockey Club have invited Tinsel Korey of “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” to speak to Aboriginal youth prior to their hockey game on Saturday, February 13, 2010. The Moose play in the AHL and serve as the primary affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, for the past 10 seasons they have hosted an Aboriginal Youth Night prior to one of the games.

The night has been called “Follow Your Dreams”, the concept is fairly simple in nature, the goals are to encourage First Nations Youth from around Manitoba to pursue their dreams through healthy living and a very specific focus on suicide prevention, due to the high suicide rate amongst First Nations youth. The 63 First Nations Communities around Manitoba were supplied 2500 tickets to bring in youth from their area. Some of the youth travel over 21 hours with long stretches of winter ice roads to attend.

The youth who receive the tickets are then invited to attend a pre-game event at the MTS Centre, the concourse is lined with information and interactive booths that the youth can visit. The booths include education institutions who provide scholarships, community groups, healthy living groups, etc. The youth who attend the pre game event also receive a gift and a meal, so the entire night is no cost to them.

Tinsel will share her views on the importance of education and living a clean, substance free lifestyle.”

Mike Welch on Prep Couture

Mike Welch was at the Prep Couture event that raised money for children in Africa at a fashion event. Mike Welch is at about the .53 mark.

UK Fans: Twilight in Forks Heading Your Way

tescoThis just in from Tesco:

“As UK fans eagerly await the DVD & Blu-ray release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on 22nd March 2010, E1 Entertainment is pleased to announce the UK DVD release of documentary Twilight in Forks – The Saga of the Real Town, which will be available on the same date exclusively through Tesco.In the documentary the residents of the real Forks reveal how Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels and film franchise have changed their lives forever.  The DVD also takes a closer look at many of the locations she based her books around including Forks High School, La Push and more.
Fans will hear from the town’s real life Chief of Police, learn about the legend of the Quileute tribe from Jacob’s grandfather and meet more of the people of Forks – including the town’s Bella lookalike who gets mistaken for the character on a regular basis.
Twilight in Forks – The Saga of the Real Town is available to pre-order for £9.97 in the UK from the Tesco website

Peter Facinelli to Sign Autographs for UNICEF, Haiti

Folks in SoCal are in for a treat. Peter Facinelli will be hosting a charity even for UNICEF and Haiti on February 21st in Rancho Cucamonga.  CHeck out the LA TIMES for all the details.

Pics with Facinelli, who also stars in “Nurse Jackie” on Showtime, will be $40 a pop and autographs are $25; a portion of proceeds will go to UNICEF. Lifestream will conduct a blood drive, and there will be a live radio remote by KGGI-99.1/FM. (Psst: 20 winners of a KGGI contest will get a VIP meet-and-greet with Peter in advance of the noon-to-6 p.m. event, held at Victoria Gardens’ AMC Courtyard.)