Echoing the high school battle between Goths and jocks, the
mysterious, pale-faced Edward and beefy heartthrob Jacob vie for the
heart of Bella in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s
Twilight follow-up, New Moon.
But whether you’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob, there’s something
for everyone at various New Moon parties organized for the
film’s opening weekend. Though vampires like Edward only drink animal
blood, the Malco Stage Cinema in Bartlett will collect human blood
during a Lifeblood blood drive beginning at 10:30 p.m. on Friday night.
The theater also will host a costume contest and Twilight trivia
with five giveaway bags.
Vampire brand wine will be on the menu at Malco’s Studio on the
Square, and there will be a silent auction of restaurant gift
certificates and other merchandise to benefit the C.H. Nash Museum at
Chucalissa (in keeping with Jacob’s Native American heritage). Museum
representatives will be on hand selling beaded jewelry, and the English
Major Bookstore will have copies of the Twilight books for sale.
The auction will be held about an hour before each of the New
Moon‘s screenings (7 and 9:50 p.m.) on Friday and Saturday
night.
In order to build excitement about the film’s release, teens and
tweens are invited to a New Moon book discussion at the Benjamin
L. Hooks Central Library on Thursday, November 19th, at 7 p.m. They’ll
wrap up talks by making Team Jake or Team Edward buttons to wear to the
movie.
