Tween Stars Live!

Today I had the opportunity to go to the Teen Stars Live venue in Chicago. The Teen Stars Live Tour was a 2-day event in Detroit & Chicago with stars from well-known popular TV shows from Disney and Nickelodeon. My aunt Judy works for Celebrity Events Group, which is "an experiential and interactive entertainment agency" that is based in Michigan. She helped produce the Teen Stars Live show and whenever she has a venue in Chicago, my mom and I volunteer to help her out.

The celebrities on the Teen Stars Live Tour were:

The celebs & I :)

• Peyton List (Emma from "Jessie") 
• Adam Irigoyen (Deuce from "Shake It Up")
• Jennifer Stone (Harper from "Wizards of Waverly Place")
• Calum Worthy (Dez from "Austin & Ally")
• Raven Goodwin (Ivy from "Good Luck Charlie")
• Alexandria DeBerry (Paisley from "A.N.T. Farm")
• Daniella Monet (Trina from "Victorious")
• Davis Cleveland (Flynn from "Shake It Up)

My mom and her two friends who had volunteered to help out were in charge of merchandise: t-shirts, posters, snow globes & key chains all sporting the Teen Stars Live logo. I helped my aunt out with checking in parents and children for the special "meet & greet"that was being held after the two hour show. I felt like almost all of the families there had bought wristbands for the meet and greet because the line seemed to go on forever! I felt like a pro at checking off people's last names and putting on their orange wristbands by the time the show started.

Jennifer Stone

I did watch some of the show, which included a Q&A session and some "scenes" that fans could participate in with the actors. But for most of the show I hung out backstage and helped with cleaning up and getting ready for lunch. I saw some of the actors during lunch, but didn't ask for pictures then because I could tell that they just wanted to relax and hang out before they would have to go back out with their fans.

After they finished lunch and before they had their autograph session, me and a couple of the other girls who were helping out got to take pictures with the stars. They were super nice! It was weird seeing how normal and down-to-earth they are; most of the celebrities were there with their families. I loved
talking to Jennifer Stone. We had a 5-minute conversation about watches, which we both have an obsession with! We were both wearing Michael Kors watches and it was funny that we were bonding over such a mundane and normal thing.

All in all the day was really fun! Even though I grew up with TV shows like Lizzie McGuire and Drake & Josh, it was cool meeting actors from the newer generation of television. They were nice and it was a breath of fresh air to see how my favorite people (aka celebrities) actually are in real life. It also made me want to be famous even more, but that's a whole other story. I made a video of my behind the scenes day; hope you enjoy!!

Behind the Scenes of the Teen Stars Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKILsAzyakc