I thought I should make an update on upcoming events that Justin is expected to attend during the month of March.

I added 2 pics to the gallery from Justin’s last appearance at a WordTheatre performance.

WordTheatre Lit by Lulu presents Charles Baxter – May 22, 2011

Wow, so many shiny and new things here. Props to Fay who has been hard at work for weeks now! 😀

Yesterday, Justin participated in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena Half Marathon benefiting CureMito. Justin was part of “Sarina’s Group” (notice his cap). Who is Sarina? Sarina is Chandra Wilson’s daughter (Chandra plays Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey’s Anatomy) and she suffers from Mitochondrial Disorder which is why Chandra is an advocate for CureMito. Along with Justin and his wife Keisha, Kim Raver (plays Dr. Teddy Altman) also participated in the half marathon in support of Chandra and Sarina.

Justin completed the 13.1 mile (21 km) race in 3 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds. This is Justin’s half marathon participant details (click on the pic):

I added to our gallery 8 HQ pics of Justin at the event with Keisha and his Grey’s co-stars Chandra and Kim.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena Half Marathon – February 19

P.S. – On a completely unrelated note, I’ve posted things in the site’s FORUM that haven’t been posted or mentioned here on the main site which is why I’m recommending Justin fans sign up and participate in the forum. A few recent topics:

Guess Who
movie “Broken City” **spoilers**
Grey’s Anatomy Ep8.15 – Have you seen me lately

Several Grey’s Anatomy cast members will be getting together on March 18th at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus for a live musical event to raise funds for The Actors Fund. Here is the full press release:

The Actors Fund presents a special benefit with Grey’s Anatomy
The Songs Beneath the Show
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Royce Hall
$55/75/95/250

On Sunday evening March 18th at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus, the cast of ABC’s hit drama GREY’S ANATOMY will gather to perform Grey’s Anatomy: The Songs Beneath the Show, a live musical celebration to benefit The Actors Fund. Come see the cast perform selected songs from last season’s Musical Event, as well as additional music from the Grey’s Anatomy songbook. This evening of song and story will examine the way music has always been an integral part of the storytelling on Grey’s, and will provide fans with a rare behind the scenes glimpse at how the show is put together. Scheduled to appear are:

Jessica Capshaw
Justin Chambers
Eric Dane
Sarah Drew
Chyler Leigh
Kevin McKidd
Sandra Oh
Jim Pickins Jr.
Sara Ramirez
Kim Raver
Chandra Wilson

$250 VIP ticket includes a Q&A with the cast, premium seating, preferred parking location, VIP concierge check-in, and special Grey’s Anatomy gift.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 15 at 10:00 a.m. Purchase tickets by calling or visiting the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310.825.2101 or online at Ticketmaster.

Sounds like it’ll be a fun event and it’s for a great cause. 🙂

ABC posted the first 10 minutes of the next episode of Grey’s Anatomy which is the alternate realty episode “If/Then”. The episode airs on Thursday, Feb 2nd.

Bonus pic of Justin with a fan this week:

Basically, what the title of the post says. Pic is from the set of Grey’s last week. Click the thumbnail.

In related Justin news, it is publicly known that the original cast of Grey’s Anatomy is currently in talks with ABC studios about extending their contracts past season 8. Regardless of who stays or goes, Shonda Rhimes has already decided how the season will end for the characters.

To read what Shonda said about the season 8 finale click the link: Exclusive: Grey’s Anatomy Boss Cracks Finale Puzzle, But Contractual Question Marks Loom

Season 8 of Grey’s Anatomy resumed this week and the screencaps for episode 8.10 have been added to the gallery.

8.10 – Suddenly

There was also a Justin mention in a review/recap of the episode:

Alex wants to help with the baby from the ambulance, but Arizona thinks he’s done enough – he’s exhausted and needs to sit this one out.

The only problem is that he just can’t. Justin Chambers is wonderful at showing just how fidgety he is – eventually, Alex jumps up and forces Arizona to let him help, yelling that he didn’t go through hell to just back off.

Next Thursday episode 8.11 “This Magic Moment” airs and the ABC and CTV promos are below.

The latest edition of French magazine Télé Loisirs, which came out today, has an interview with Justin and a few quotes from the interview were published on the site Pure People which is translated below.

I don’t speak french (I do know that “Dr Mamour” is what they call Dr. McDreamy, lol) so I mostly used the Google translator for this and made a few alterations but if any french-speaking fan wants to correct something, please do. Here’s the translated article:

Justin Chambers (Karev) about to dethrone McDreamy?

Wednesday, January 4, 2011, TF1 broadcast the seventh season of Grey’s Anatomy! After the incredible season 6 finale in which Seattle Grace had a bloody shootout, we find our Grey’s Anatomy heroes one month after the tragedy, still traumatized!

The program for this season, always more love and stories of complicated hearts. Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) will live with the trauma of miscarriage hidden it has not announced Derek (Patrick Dempsey). For his part, Mark (Eric Dane) tries to regain Lexie (Chyler Leigh). As for Karev (Justin Chambers), he takes on a more important role.

Moreover, while the two heroes – Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo – could be about to leave the series, Justin Chambers is promoted. When asked by Télé Loisirs, he said: “The writers also work for some time that Dr. Karev takes on even more importance in Grey’s Anatomy.”

Regarding the departure of his colleagues, he admits: “It would be odd, and even unfortunate. But fans are not afraid of changes. They want change. I add that Karev has the experience to take over.”

Whatever the outcome of the series – whether or not it will finish at the end of season 8- Justin Chambers thinks he has the right to a spin-off. “I know that Shonda Rhimes would like to work on a new spin-off that my character could have a major role,” he said.

Interview to find in its entirety in Télé Loisirs (on newsstands December 26, 2011) and return to Grey’s Anatomy Season 7 on TF1 since January 4, 2012.

Some of the article gets lost in the translation but I think we get the gist of what is being said. The original cast and ABC studios are currently in contract talks (according to Patrick Dempsey) and it sounds like Alex Karev’s (and therefore Justin’s) fate on Grey’s Anatomy after season 8 is still very much up in the air.