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Deen’s a friend of Decatur Book Festival
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’re gonna take a wild guess here and say that the AJC Decatur Book Festival is about to come into a few new friends. The organization’s next “Friends of the Festival” private reception with a notable author will be 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Emory University Woodruff Library. The visiting writer? Savannah restaurateur and Food Network star Paula Deen, who’s in town to discuss her new memoir, “It Ain’t All About the Cookin.’ ” For a minimum donation of $20, Deen’s fanatical following will gain admission, get to hang with Miss Paula and sample some wine and hors d’oeuvres. “It’s a great opportunity for these folks to meet with writers one-on-one,” festival rep Ryan Klee told us when we rang. Let’s hope they’re preparing pimento cheese by the barrel …
For info: www.decaturbookfestival.com.
A PEACH OF A PRICE
Even the city’s most dedicated martini sipper may choke on the audacious libation being served up May 4 to June 30 at The Capital Grille in Buckhead. The special peach martini will cost $1,000 a pop. The upside? It’s benefitting the national Share Our Strength charity that is helping to end childhood hunger in America. The concoction is made with Absolut Apeach Vodka and Bottlegreen English Summer Berry Cordial and topped with champagne. To help the tab go down a bit easier, each cocktail comes with a citrine and diamond caviar rope bracelet by jewelry designer Steven Lagos. Also, Capital Grille reps added that $500 of each drink sold will be donated to SOS. Still, we’re betting that particular expenditure would not go undetected on the Buzz Central expense form …
HIGH FIVE
Top downloaded films this week
1. “The Thomas Crown Affair”
2. “School of Rock”
3. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man’s Chest”
4. “The Longest Yard”
5. “Mean Girls”
— Source: iTunes
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor George Takei (“Star Trek”) is 70. Actor Ryan O’Neal is 66. Keyboardist Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad is 59. Actor Gregory Itzin (“24”) is 59. Actress Jessica Lange is 58. Actor Clint Howard is 48. Actor Crispin Glover is 43. Country singer Wade Hayes is 38. Actress Carmen Electra is 35. Bassist-keyboardist Marty Crandall of the Shins is 32. Actor Joey Lawrence (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 31.
ON MY iPOD
British singer-songwriter James Morrison: “You mean if my iPod weren’t out of action right now? Right now on my iTunes library that I travel with, I’m listening to Citizen Cope. He’s this white guy who’s doing really good R&B. Also, [singer-songwriter] Jessie Baylin. I’m on tour with her right now. She’s got great songs and a fantastic voice. Plus, she’s a darling.”
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