Jennifer Garner still remembers when the curtain came down on the final performance of her first stage show.

“I remember crying my head off backstage. Some of the older performers were saying, ‘Yes, that’s what it’s like when a show’s over.’”

She was in the seventh grade and in the chorus of “Barnum,” performed by the Charleston Light Opera Guild in 1985.

“I was raised by the Charleston Light Opera Guild,” said the award-winning actress who will be in Charleston this week for a red-carpet benefit for the Guild. (more…)

Jennifer Garner picked veggies in Yorktown Heights on Thursday to kick off Frigidaire’s Kids’ Cooking Academy Summer Session in support of Save The Children.

Famous movie star Jennifer Garner picked vegetables with about 10 kids in Yorktown Heights Thursday morning to inspire families everywhere to cook together with fresh ingredients.

She picked vegetables at Hilltop Hanover Farm before heading over to Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant with Adam Kaye, chef and kitchen director at the restaurant for a farm fresh cooking experience, spokesperson Elizabeth Todrin told Patch. (more…)

There are three things you should know about Jennifer Garner: She’s a loving mother, an ardent athlete and a devoted humanitarian. All these attributes came together earlier this week when she kicked off the 2011 Stain Games, a day of play helping Save the Children promote healthy lifestyles among U.S. children living in poverty.

On getting involved with the Stain Games:
“I’ve been involved with Save the Children for several years, and Frigidaire has been nothing but generous in their support of, not only just with money, but they show up; they see with their own eyes what we’re doing. They came to West Virginia with me to see our Save the Children site in my own home state.” (more…)

Jennifer Garner is jumping back in to the spotlight with a vampy-trampy movie role and a sexed-up reimagining of an iconic film (and novel) character. It doesn’t require Miss Marple to discern that this newly glamorous image could finally win Garner some Oscar love.

After taking time away from the spotlight to care for her kids, Garner will be back in theaters this weekend with a splashy supporting role in the “Arthur” reboot. And then there’s that forthcoming role as Miss Marple that reinvents Agatha Christie’s spinster as a young, hot sleuth.

But movie fans have become accustomed to tabloid photos of Garner hauling her kids around like a typical mom, in her sweats and T-shirts with no make-up and her hair pulled back into a no-nonsense ponytail.

Quite a different picture is painted in the trailers for “Arthur,” where she is prominently seen spilling out of a lacy bustier as she chases Russell Brand around the bedroom.

It certainly helps to have Garner vamping in a high-profile popcorn pic when her sex appeal is openly touted as a selling point for the Miss Marple relaunch. Neither film would seem, on paper, like obvious Academy Awards bait. But Garner might want to take a page in this regard from her “Arthur” costar Helen Mirren, who takes on the role that won the late John Gielgud his Oscar in 1981.

Four years ago, a well-timed cover of Los Angeles magazine showing a glammed-up Mirren flashing her bra got Hollywood excited just as voting for the Oscars was closing. Earlier that derby season, she confidently wore a plunging neckline on red carpets and talked dirty to journalists and TV hosts. She may have cinched the gold for “The Queen” — a dramatically rich but decidedly frumpy role — by demonstrating to the male-dominated academy that she still had sex appeal to spare.

Garner’s slinky, gun-toting role as Sydney Bristow in the spy series “Alias” is a distant memory, despite four Emmy nominations (2002-05) and a 2001 Golden Globe win. The image that dominates lately has been one of a harried, no-frills suburban mom. Not anymore. Sex appeal is a proven commodity for actresses looking to dance with Oscar, who, by the way, loves to embrace crime-chasers. Consider past award victories by Jodie Foster (“Silence of the Lambs”) and Frances McDormand (“Fargo”).

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/

Cast members, crews, and 168 extras braved the biting cold temperatures for the first day of filming “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton at Forrest Hills Elementary in Decatur for the movie.

At one point, Garner was seen jumping up and down trying to stay warm under Wednesday’s cloud cover and whipping wind between takes.

In “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” the school’s name becomes Millard Fillmore Elementary and Garner and Edgerton play Cindy and Jim Green.

For this particular scene – No. 71 in the film – Garner was wearing a timeless school marmish gray jacket with a below the knee skirt and tights. Between takes, she put on a long black jacket.

After one of the several takes, Garner walked to where the cameras were and kissed a little girl wearing movie set earphones, presumably her 5-year-old daughter Violet (Her husband, Ben Affleck was nowhere to be seen).

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” written and directed by Peter Hedges (whose credits include “Dan in Real Life,” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”), is about a couple – the Greens – who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like.

When young Timothy Green (C.J. Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, the Greens and their small town of Stanleyville, discover a whole new view on what it is to love and be loved.

For scene 71, Garner and Edgerton were walking their ficticious son to school. Playing Mrs. Green, Garner was hand-in-hand with her husband as she worried whether young Timothy had enough school supplies for his first day of school. Children rode their bicycles, and a black Kia drove by.

After their son went into the doorway to school, Garner turned around and said “good morning,” to a kid nearby. After that, the scene ended and someone yelled out, “Keep that good morning at the end.”

Filming for movie will take two months in Georgia. While Decatur’s brush with the movie will be over on Monday, the filming will continue in other locations, including Canton, Tucker, Monroe and in Morgan County.

While it’s too soon to say how much “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” filming will impact Georgia, the state’s economic impact of production activity of all movies and television increased 550 percent to $1.6 billion in the past three years, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Forrest Hills Elementary closed in 2007 and has been unoccupied since.

Source: http://decatur.patch.com/

Jennifer Garner was in Hollywood yesterday afternoon to celebrate the launch of the Frigidaire Kids’ Cooking Academy and whip up some healthy treats with local students. The actress is teaming up on the new project with her charity of choice, Save the Children, chef Mary Sue Milliken, and Frigidaire. Each time a parent signs up to receive Jennifer and Mary Sue’s daily cooking tips and kid-friendly recipes through the Academy, Frigidaire will donate $1 toward Save the Children’s efforts to bring nutritious food to underprivileged children. We spoke to Jennifer at the event about why she loves meal time with her own family, her favorite part of each busy day, and her plans for Valentine’s Day with Ben, Seraphina, and Violet. (more…)

The southern end of Mason County received a very special visit on Friday afternoon as West Virginia native and actor Jennifer Garner attended Ashton Elementary to speak as a Save the Children Artist Ambassador.

“It is great to be home,” Garner said. “Over the past couple of years, I have worked with Save the Children in several states, but nothing makes me happier than being here in West Virginia to officially open our six new sites.” (more…)

Trick or treat? Jennifer Garner has some more pressing questions to answer first – like getting her younger daughter Seraphina, 21 months, to pick a Halloween costume.

“It seems like every time we ask her, it’s a different farm animal,” Garner told PEOPLE recently. “My oldest daughter [Violet, 4] has a very clear idea, but it’s contingent upon my younger daughter.”

She adds: “Costumes are not ready in my house. Now, I’m realizing I need to at least get the orders in.”

Garner, who earlier this month launched a campaign with Frigidaire to support Save the Children’s work for kids in need, is also already prepared to counter any potential sugar rush.

“I’ll make up some rules,” she says.

Juggling family life, work and philanthropy, Garner says she’s doing her best to strike a balance. “No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult – just to be a good parent at all,” says Garner, who had been filming Arthur with Russell Brand and Helen Mirren. “I have a lot of help. And for that I’m very grateful.

As for looking put-together, she recognizes one great perk. “I wish every mom could have a hair and makeup team once a week to show up and fix them up,” she says.

Source: http://www.people.com

kgb 542542, America’s favorite text answer service, will support Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner and Save the Children’s new k2kUSA kids advocacy campaign to call attention to the need for early childhood education in the U.S. kgb will work to promote Garner’s campaign by launching a unique “Text-ition,” a national text petition to raise awareness and gather supporters for Garner’s visit to Capitol Hill today.

“Texting is one of the most widespread communications platforms we have and we can’t think of a better use for the technology than to promote awareness among young people of the vital importance of early education in America,” said kgb CEO of Mobile and Digital businesses Bruce Stewart. “Text is the interactive medium of choice today for America’s young people, so we’re harnessing the power of that behavior to create America’s first ‘Text-ition,’ a text petition they can join to show their support for the k2kUSA campaign that Jennifer Garner can cite in her discussions with lawmakers today. This text petition is an historic ‘first’ — a new way to build and activate an army of advocates.”

kgb will be tagging messages to its millions of users with a call to action to sign the “Text-ition” and tabulating the results that Ms. Garner can cite in her lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill.

“I’m so glad that we are harnessing the power of kids and texting to demonstrate the importance of early childhood education,” said Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner. “The new k2kUSA campaign is a potent new advocacy tool that gives a voice to kids and their families so that all kids have a fair start in life. I’m thrilled kgb is supporting our efforts with their unique and forceful ‘Text-ition’ that will send our message to members of Congress.”

In addition to encouraging customers to join the “Text-ition,” kgb, which answers millions of questions every year, will feature an early childhood education quiz on its Web site, kgb Answers at www.kgbanswers.com, where visitors can learn more about the k2kUSA campaign.

kgb’s 542542 text answer service is powered by thousands of Special Agents who provide quick, accurate answers to any question at a cost of 99 cents per question. Anyone who wants to be counted as part of the Kids-to-Kids “Text-ition” initiative can simply text “K2KUSA” to 542542 at no charge to register their support for Garner’s initiative.

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Thanks to my friend soraya I added translation from Gala interview

Gala: At home, who puts the garbage out?
Jennifer Garnier: Well, most often, it’s me. Besides what people may think, I’m a really houseproud housewife. It’s important to me. I cook a lot, as well.

G: Do you sort out your garbage?
JG: In my country, it’s easy to do it thanks to the different garbage cans set up. The blue one for everything recycable, the green one for the vegetable and the dark one for anything else. The environmental protection is not just a fashionable subject to me. I’ve always taken care of it. (more…)