Lenox Square's "luxury wing," anchored by Neiman Marcus, will host a charity cocktail party from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday to benefit UNICEF. The event features hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, along with displays that illustrate the global relief organization's programs serving children in developing countries. The displays will remain up through May 31. The event is co-chaired by HGTV personality Vern Yip and John Terracino, general manager of the Cartier store at Lenox. The host committee includes Patrick and Michele Boushka, Matt and Staci Brill, Kristen Delaney, Barbarella Diaz, Monica Dioda, Steve and Margaret Eaton, Marian Goldberg, Karyn Greer, Gulshan Harjee, Kambiz Khadem, Bentley and Catherine Long, Ileana Martinez, Joanie Michaels, Lisa Rayner, Peggy Roth, Joanie Shubin, Sarah K. Smith, Jim and Sarah Walton, Sherry White and Frank Wrenn. Tickets are $250 and can be purchased at www.unicefusa.org/experience by or calling 404-881-2700, ext. 208.
‘Drop Dead Diva' dish
The upcoming season of "Drop Dead Diva" is going to be the special guest-star season evidently. LeAnn Rimes, Paula Abdul, Clay Aiken, Wendy Williams and Lance Bass are some of names popping up in the roster of visiting roles. The latest visitor to the set is comic Kathy Griffin. In her episode her character doesn't get along at all with Margaret Cho's character, which is funny since the two comedians are good friends in real life. Griffin has been keeping followers apprised via Twitter of details of her visit. "Mornin y'all!" she tweeted early Wednesday morning from the set, "…been up since 5:30. Nothing like waking up in the dark! But I get to work with Margaret Cho!" In her down time she's apparently consuming barbecue at every turn, enjoying the delicacies at the Cafe Pig in Peachtree City and Daddy D'z in Atlanta. (She just nibbles and works out a lot, she explained to a follower who asked how she keeps her lithe physique). After wrapping up here Griffin heads east: she is performing May 28 in Savannah at the Johnny Mercer Theatre.
Buzz in our ear
If you have were driving through Midtown Tuesday you weren't going very fast. "The Three Stooges," a Farrelly brothers movie, was filming near Tap while the VH1 show "Single Ladies" was filming just down the street at the Georgian Terrace.
Celebrity birthdays
Longtime PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 77. TV personality David Hartman is 76. Actor James Fox is 72. Actress Nancy Kwan is 72. Author-director Nora Ephron is 70. Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in "Star Wars") is 67. Musician Pete Townshend is 66. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 62. Singer-actress-model Grace Jones is 59. Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 57. Actor Steven Ford is 55. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri is 49. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford ("Monk") is 41. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 39. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is 28. Actor Eric Lloyd ("The Santa Clause") is 25.
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