Arts & Entertainment

'If I Stay' Star Chloe Grace Moretz, Author Gayle Forman Hosting Meet and Greet in San Mateo

Meet "If I Stay" star Chloë Grace Moretz and Author Gayle Forman in the Bay Area this week.

If I Stay, adapted from Gayle Forman’s best-selling novel of the same name, stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Mia, a 17-year-old cellist who suddenly slips into a comma after a tragic car accident.

Caught between life and death, she is faced with the decision to either wake up or die.

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Jamie Blackley plays Mia’s boyfriend, Adam – one reason for her to ‘stay’.

If you’re in the Bay Area, you can meet Chloë Grace Moretz (Carrie, the Kick-Ass films) and award-winning author Gayle Forman onThursday, Aug. 7 at Hillsdale Shopping Center – Macy’s Center Court (60 31st Ave, San Mateo CA, 94403) .

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The event starts at 5 p.m. and will run until approximately 6:15 p.m. While there, you could win prizes, including a VIP seat to a special screening of the film.

If I Stay opens nationwide on Friday, Aug 22.

Watch the movie’s trailer below.


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