Matthew Morrison, who plays glee club maestro Will Schuester on Fox's hit show "Glee," is touring this summer to perform his original music as well as favorites from the show. He'll be at the Gwinnett Arena on July 8, and tickets will go on sale April 14. The tour will give local glee clubs a shot at stardom, too. At each location, a glee club will open for Morrison, and submissions will be accepted starting Friday. Find out how your club can get involved at www.matthewmorrison.com/gleeclubcontest.
Honors for Turner
Ted Turner will receive this year's Boisfeuillet Jones Award for his global philanthropic work at this year's 11Alive Community Service Awards Dinner, planned for April 19 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Past honorees include Arthur Blank, Pete Correll, Bernie Marcus and Alana Shepherd. Tickets start at $300 each, and proceeds benefit Emory University's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Call 404-885-7610 or e-mail aholloway@wxia.gannett.com for information.
Overscene
Actress Minnie Driver has been in town working on the new CBS pilot "Hail Mary," in which she plays a suburban Atlanta mom who solves crimes. She was seen having lunch with some friends on Friday at Noodle in Midtown. ... Jennifer Hudson, who gave a performance at the Midtown W hotel a couple of weeks ago and will take the stage at Chastain Park Amphitheatre on July 2, dined solo at the Real Chow Baby on Ponce Thursday night. She sipped a cocktail at the bar while chatting amiably with the bartender, and then assembled dinner in the DIY stir-fry line.
Celebrity birthdays
Actress Elizabeth Wilson is 90. Author-poet Maya Angelou is 83. Music industry mogul Clive Davis is 79. Author Kitty Kelley is 69. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 67. Actor Walter Charles is 66. Actress Christine Lahti is 61. Country singer Steve Gatlin is 60. Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 55. Actor Phil Morris is 52. Actress Lorraine Toussaint is 51. Actor Hugo Weaving is 51. Rock musician Craig Adams (the Cult) is 49. Actor David Cross is 47. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 46. Actress Nancy McKeon is 45. Actor Barry Pepper is 41. Country singer Clay Davidson is 40. Rock singer Josh Todd (Buckcherry) is 40. Singer Jill Scott is 39. Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (the Cardigans) is 39. Magician David Blaine is 38. Singer Kelly Price is 38. R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul for Real) is 37. Actor James Roday is 35. Actress Natasha Lyonne is 32. Actress Amanda Righetti is 28. Actress Jamie Lynn Spears is 20.
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