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'Twilight' Convention Attracts Caldwells Residents

Fans of movie series gather at event for various activities and meet cast members.

Creation Entertainment presented a three-day "Twilight" Convention at the Parsippany Hilton over the weekend. The event drew many fans from all over, including those from The Caldwells.

The event included appearances from the stars of the hit movie series, a question-and-answer forum, autograph and photo sessions, a karaoke concert, the Volturi Vampire Ball and a costume competition.

Among the special guests were members of The Hillywood Show who also stopped by Vitella's Cucina for dinner over the weekend.

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Caldwell resident Laura Cristiano, who launched the website Twilight Lexicon four years ago, shared some of her insights and a behind-the-scenes look at working with the convention series.

"Twilight" cast member who appeared at the convention included: Alex Meraz (New Moon's Paul); Chaske Spencer (New Moon's Sam); Bronson Pelletier (Jared of The Wolf Pack); Kiowa Gordon (Embry Call of The Wolf Pack); Christopher Heyerdahl (Volturi Leader Marcus); Tinsel Korey (Emily) and Booboo Stewart (Seth Clearwater).

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