Solomon Trimble to Attend Quileute Days

The Forks Forum notes that Solomon Trimble who played Sam Uley in Twilight will be a special guest at Quileute Days celebration set for July 17-19 in La Push, Was

Quileute Days to feature
‘Twilight’ actor Solomon Trimble

Native American actor Solomon Trimble who portrayed fictional Quileute Tribe member Sam Uley in the film version of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book “Twilight” is scheduled to be a special guest of in LaPush during the annual Quileute Days celebration set for July 17-19.

Twilight fans are being encouraged to attend Quileute Days and enjoy a photo op with Trimble at First Beach, which is a key setting in the Twilight book series.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Quileute Nation publicist Jackie Jacobs who is spending the summer visitor season at LaPush helping the Quileute with publicity regarding the tribe’s role in the Twilight books and films. She is also helping to publicized the Oceanside Resort and other visitor facilities at LaPush to visitors.

Trimble is of Mescalero Apache and Lakota heritage and has danced as a traditional Native American Grass Dancer since the age of three.
He made his film debut in Summit Entertainment’s Twilight movie.
was his cinematic debut.

Trimble has served as a cultural consultant for films produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting in association with PBS.

Jacobs quotes author Meyer on Trimble:
“It was pretty amazing. I looked up and did a double take. ‘Aren’t you?Sam?’ I asked. Solomon laughed and agreed that he was. He had a couple of technical werewolf questions for me (ex. ‘Can werewolves phase underwater?’ Answer: ‘Yes’) and I tried to control my enthusing. Solomon was super friendly and interesting, and though he looks awesome on film, he’s even more incredible in person. His features are just so stunning!”
The Quileute Tribe extends a cordial welcome to all to join them during the Quileute Days celebration, which features aspects of the tribe’s cultural heritage and modern lifestyle. Featured are a traditional salmon bake, Quileute arts and crafts, dancing and songs, adult and youth softball tournaments, parade and a fireworks display.

On the Web: www.quileutenation.org.

Twilight Cruise and Conventions from AJC

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article on the upcoming Twilight Cruise with links for travel information as well as links for upcoming Twilight Convention in Atlanta.

Twilight Alaskan Cruise in 2010

Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene will be joining fans on a Twilight Alaskan cruise in August of 2010. The tickets will be between $1049.00 to $3299.00 per person. The trip from Seattle to Alaska is planning to include:

“During the week-long trip, guests will be treated to a Q&A session with the stars, a photo shoot, an autograph session, a costume ball, and who knows what other “Twilight”-obsessed happenings. And of course, cruisers will get to check out the wild beauty of Alaskan destinations like Glacier Bay and Juneau. Also, don’t forget that Alaska figures into Stephenie Meyer’s vampire franchise, as the Denali Coven of vampires — relatives of the Cullens — reside in the northernmost American state.“

See the MTV Article here.

Vampires Lure Fans to Olympic Peninsula

The Peninsula Daily News of Port Angeles has an article and video about the influx of tourism to the Olympic Peninsula. Marcia Bingham of the Forks Chamber of Commerce lists the ever increasing number of visitors to the Forks area. Marcia, whom many of us have had the pleasure to meet on our visits, says “The best thing about this is that people say they are coming to Forks because of Twilight, but they say they will come back because of Forks,”. I personally could not agree more! See the article here.