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South Bend Books February 9-11, 2012

This weekend in South Bend, fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series are gearing up for the midnight release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 on DVD and Blu-Ray, set for February 11, 2012. 

Tonight, Thursday, February 9, from 6-7 p.m. (Eastern time, which is our local time), Twihards can participate in an online Breaking Dawn party from their own homes, computers or smart phones. Walmart is giving away a DVD every ten minutes for fans interacting on Twitter. To participate, follow the #TwiMart hashtag and @Walmart. 

Fans who want to attend an in-person midnight release party Friday night/Saturday morning can visit these local Meijer stores:

  • 3600 N. Portage, South Bend
  • 5020 Grape Road, Mishawaka
  • 3610 S. Bremen Highway, Mishawaka
  • 4522 Elkhart Rd., Goshen

Other local stores participating in the midnight release party include:

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  • Walmart, 3701 Portage and at Ireland Rd., South Bend
  • Walmart at Indian Ridge in Mishawaka and on 11th St. in Niles
  • Family Video stores on Portage and US 31/33 in South Bend and at 520 Bittersweet Rd., Milburn Blvd. and North Main St. in Mishawaka
  • Target, 155 University Blvd. E., Granger

Stephenie Meyer originally released Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the Twilight series, on August 2, 2008. The movie premiered in theaters on November 18, 2011. 

, South Bend Book Examiner

Erin Schmidt has been a freelance writer since 2007. Under her pen name, she writes a series of romance novels and has published more than 50 articles and short stories. When she's not writing, she is an avid reader, an editor, and a book reviewer for Rainbow-Reviews.com. Find her online at http:...

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