Oct. 26--The marketing hype for "New Moon," [http://www.newmoonthemovie.com/] the second chapter of the "Twilight" saga, will reach a deafening roar by the time the movie opens on Nov. 20.

Some of that hype will come to Murray's Fashion Place Mall.

Fashion Place will be the 15th stop on a 16-city promotional tour, with members of the "New Moon" cast meeting fans, on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Also, Summit Entertainment (the studio releasing "New Moon") says that one of the bands on the "New Moon" soundtrack will give a performance at Fashion Place.

Which cast members? Which bands? The studio isn't saying yet.

Here's the catch: To get into the event, you have to buy something -- and you have to buy it at 8 a.m. this Saturday, Halloween morning, at Fashion Place.

--If you go to Hot Topic, buy a commemorative T-shirt, you get a wristband (one per person) that will get you into the event. (Click here [http://community.hottopic.com/hottopic/new-moon/castTour.php] for details from the Hot Topic web site.)

--If you are one of the first 75 customers at Nordstrom, and buy $75 at the Brass Plum, you get a VIP packet -- which gets you into the event, and lets you have your picture taken with the cast members. (Click here [http://shop.nordstrom.com/newmoon#/6] for details from the Nordstrom web site.)

If you're like the rest of us and can't afford such frivolous purchases? Well, that's just too damn bad, isn't it?

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