If you're planning to hoist one in Johnny Esposito's memory today, plan on dealing with a crowd. Johnny's Hideaway, the Roswell Road club he founded in 1979, will host a reception beginning at 4:30 p.m. today, following his funeral at Cathedral of Christ the King. Hideaway owner Chris Dauria is expecting a full house, and will have police officers directing traffic.
Buzz in our ear
Jane Fonda is putting a difficult chapter of her life on stage to benefit the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention. The event, at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Woodruff Arts Center's Rich Theatre, is the airing of the 196os documentary "Jane," made when she was 25. It chronicles her role in the ill-fated play "The Fun Couple," which closed after just two days. "After the experience I had a nervous breakdown and never wanted to be reminded of it," she told us during a quick phone interview Tuesday. Viewing the documentary herself for the first time "made me so sad to see how I had no voice, I had no power. I was completely disembodied. This shows how much I care about G-CAPP, that I am showing this publicly." After the viewing and audience Q&A she will meet and greet at a reception along with Gabby Sidibe, star of the movie "Precious." "I think Gabby was just miraculous in it," Fonda said. "It was a very important movie. It touched on a lot of the issues that we work on with G-CAPP." Alliance Theatre director Susan Booth will moderate the evening. "How do we find our voices? How do we own our beings, gain our confidence?" Fonda said, expanding on the theme. "Trust me, this is going to be a very unusual experience." Tickets for the fundraiser start at $50 and can be purchased at www.gcapp.org.
Overscene
Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens dined with family and friends at Two Urban Licks on Sunday night. The group enjoyed a spread of empanadas, mahi mahi, bistro steak and pork porterhouse. The next night he took the mound for the Gwinnett Braves, pitching six solid innings against the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. The G-Braves won, 8-3, and Jurrjens is on track to make his 2011 debut for the Braves Saturday night against the Mets.
Celebrity birthdays
Movie director Stanley Donen is 87. Actor Lyle Waggoner is 76. Actor Edward Fox is 74. Actor Paul Sorvino is 72. Poet Seamus Heaney is 72. Movie-TV composer Bill Conti is 69. Rock musician Jack Casady is 67. Actor Tony Dow is 66. Singer Al Green is 65. Writer Christopher Hitchens is 62. Actor Ron Perlman is 61. Actor William Sadler is 61. Singer Peabo Bryson is 60. Bandleader/rock musician Max Weinberg is 60. Bluegrass singer-musician Sam Bush is 59. Rock musician Jimmy Destri is 57. Singer-musician Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 56. Comedian Gary Kroeger is 54. Actress Saundra Santiago is 54. Rock musician Joey Mazzola (Sponge) is 50. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is 48. Actress Page Hannah is 47. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea is 47. Rock musician Lisa Umbarger is 46. Rock musician Marc Ford is 45. Reggae singer Capleton is 44. Actor Ricky Schroder is 41. Rock singer Aaron Lewis (Staind) is 39. Actor Bokeem Woodbine is 38. Singer Lou Bega is 36. Actor-producer Glenn Howerton is 35. Actress Courtney Peldon is 30. Pop singer Nellie McKay is 29.
Contributing: Carroll Rogers, news services
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