•Portland, Ore., area. Producers shot much of Twilight in St. Helens, near the Columbia River Gorge. (Bella’s house is here, as well as the Italian restaurant where Edward and Bella have their first date.) Events are planned around the New Moon opening weekend…

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Meanwhile, in St. Helens, Oregon, a mother/daughter duo of Twilight fans is bringing other fans togther for a four-day celebration of The Twilight Saga: New Moon‘s release.

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If you can’t make it to LA for the Hollywood premiere, definitely plan to attend the Experience New Moon event in St Helens, Oregon, which runs November 19th to the 22nd. Several of the scenes from “Twilight” were shot in St Helens, so there will be movie set tours, a Volturi ball, a VIP party, and of course, screenings of “New Moon.”

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The Twilight saga continues as fans return to locations used in the original film in anticipation of the upcoming premiere of New Moon…

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Four days of events coinciding with the release of the movie “Twilight Saga” kick off with a VIP party Nov. 19 at the Columbia Theater at 212 S. First St., St. Helens.

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St. Helens, Oregon, where a few scenes in the first Twilight movie were shot, will be the setting for the Experience New Moon event, November 19-22. Festivities include set tours, a Volturi Ball, and a New Moon VIP Party on the evening of November 19. The VIP party will be held at the historic Columbia Theater, and will include a panel discussion with Lana Veenker (local casting director for Twilight), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Series author), and some of the local Twilight cast members. New Moon will screen at 12:01 a.m. at the VIP party. Tickets available at experiencenewmoon.com.

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So, we will be attending the event of the year! Experience New Moon in St. Helens, OR. www.experiencenewmoon.com will be hosting an event from Nov. 19, 2009 through Nov. 22, 2009. They have invited us to the VIP event that consists of an evening of Twilight delight. It starts with a discussion panel with some of the local Twilight actors then moves to an exclusive story telling session with Anita Wheeler, fourth generation Quileute story teller immediately followed by the midnight showing of New Moon!!! And that’s just the first evening!!!…

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ExperienceNewMoon.com is having a New Moon Premiere Party in St. Helens Oregon, the location for many of the scenes from Twilight, including Bella’s House. It is a 4 day event Nov. 19th-22nd and it is jam packed full of Twilight surprises including: the New Moon premiere, A Twilight Music Girls Concert, a Q&A panel with Lana Veenker, plus so much more…

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The four-day event benefits the Oregon Food Bank and includes screening parties, a walking tour of movie locations, a Volturi Ball, scavenger hunt, Twilight character look- a-like contest and more…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27^th, 2009

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Katherine Kidd

503-396-5563

Kathy@experiencenewmoon.com

Mother Daughter Duo Gather Twilight Fans in Saint Helens, OR for New Movie

Thursday November 19^th Saint Helens, Oregon is home to the Twilight saga again.  A four-day movie release party, Experience New Moon kicks off with a VIP party at the Columbia Theater at 212 S 1^st Street in St. Helens.

Fans can spend the weekend with other Twilight fans in the original movie locations. Some of the more notable scenes from the movie … the Swan house, Bella and Edward’s first date, the bookstore and dress shop in Port Angeles… were filmed in Saint Helens. A scene of Edward playing piano for Bella and a Forks High School office scene were also filmed in Saint Helens. The main street of Vernonia was downtown Forks, WA and also home to the Forks Police Station.

The four-day event benefits the Oregon Food Bank and includes screening parties, a walking tour of movie locations, a Volturi Ball, scavenger hunt, Twilight character look- a-like contest and more.

Nationally known Quileute storyteller, Anita Wheeler will share traditional Quileute stories during a special session at the VIP Party Thursday night.

Most activities are free and family oriented. For a full list of events and more information, visit www.experiencenewmoon.com.

Twilight fans are thrilled about the event and are coming from as far away as Arizona and Texas. Reena Edame of Phoenix, Arizona says “I had planned to attend a big New Moon release event in another city but when I heard about the event in St. Helens, I couldn’t make plans fast enough! I’m so excited to have a chance to be in St. Helens for New Moon and also get to do some location sight seeing.”

A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to help The Oregon Food Bank and The Columbia Pacific Food Bank. Food donations will also be collected. There are more than 22,000 homeless children in Oregon.1 in 26 children in Oregon do not know where they will get their next meal.Those most likely to need emergency food are children, working families, the elderly, retired or disabled. They are our neighbors, and they need our help. The Oregon Food Bank is the hub of 915 hunger-relief agencies. They serve all of Oregon and Clark County in Washington.

Background

Experience Twilight is a family owned and operated business. Katherine and Steve Kidd and their daughter Jessica all play an active roll in operations.  They publish the Experience Twilight Tour Guide and ExperienceTwilight.com. Recently, they moved from Washington to Saint Helens, OR where they plan to open a Twilight merchandise store.

“Jessica and I are huge fans of Twilight. The movie made me fall in love with the Northwest all over again,” says Katherine.

“We planned a mother daughter trip for Jessica’s birthday and went to see all the sites where Twilight was filmed.”

When researching the trip became time consuming and information was scattered, mother and daughter started blogging to share what they had found.

Then the blog turned into a paper print booklet that people could take with them. Now they sell a printed and bound book on Amazon.com.

This Twilight fan duo has taken nine trips to various Twilight movie and book locations in the past year.

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Amber Dennis, Principal
Dandelion Communications

GOOD IDEAS FOR GOOD ENDEAVORS

Serving as Public Relations Director for:
- City of St. Helens
- Columbia County Tourism
dandelioncommunications@comcast.net
503.804.0087