The lobby of the Buckhead W hotel looked positively regal in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning, as eager royal wedding watchers gathered for a viewing party complete with scones, champagne and William and Kate church fans. With Vikki Locke, Kelly Stevens and Jessica Forkel from the B 98.5 FM Morning Show broadcasting live from the lobby, guests crowded around a huge television to watch the blessed event from across the pond. Megan Linn and daughter Rosemary, 5, left their Doraville home at 5:30 a.m. to join the fun. Rosemary, adorable in a tiny veil, is big into Disney princesses these days. "I wanted her to meet a real princess," her mom said. "We talk about how she is smart, how she went to college," Linn said. Guests including Jeannette Clackum, Sheila Gale, Harriett Kropff, Susan Alterman and Elizabeth Jennings, wore glorious hats. Donna Culler, who attended with her friend Karen Lim, broke out the tiara. Culler's son William and Lim's daughter Kate are both 3 and simply must get married when they grow up. "They're the real William and Kate," Lim said. Meanwhile Piedmont Park hosted a throng of wedding watchers, including Candy Parrow, Kate Hausmann, Sarah Boltz and Beth Hausmann, at a grand party under a tent. God Save the (future) Queen!
Next "American Pie" flick seeks extras
The Brits have their fancy royal weddings and we have the ribald "American Pie" series. (Anyone else sometimes wonder if Mother England would have us back?) Anyway, the latest installment, "American Reunion," starring the whole gang including Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Alyson Hannigan and Seann William Scott, will film here soon. The movie needs tons of extras, so casting director Bill Marinella has announced an open casting call from 9 a.m. to noon May 7 at AMTC, 2000 Powers Ferry Rd. They need high school students -- think cheerleaders, jocks, bikini-clad spring breakers -- as well as parent types. If you attend the casting call bring two forms of legal I.D. like your license or birth certificate. You must be 18.
Dining for Dimes
The March of Dimes' Georgia Chapter has a few spots left for its 27th annual Dining Out, planned for May 13 at restaurants all over town. A table of 10 starts at $1,000. Following dinner, everyone is invited to the after-party at King Plow Arts Center, from 9 p.m. to midnight. Event chairs are Tom Catherall and Susan McCaffrey. For details, including a list of available restaurants, see www.marchofdimes.com/georgia, email etaussig@marchofdimes.com or call 404-720-5308.
Celebrity birthdays
Actress Cloris Leachman is 85. Singer Willie Nelson is 78. Talk show host Gary Collins is 73. Actor Burt Young is 71. Singer Bobby Vee is 68. Actor Perry King ("Riptide") is 63. Singer Merril Osmond of The Osmonds is 58. Director Jane Campion is 57. Bassist Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks is 49. Actor Adrian Pasdar ("Heroes") is 46. Rapper Turbo B of Snap is 44. Guitarist Clark Vogeler of The Toadies is 42. Singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple of Soul for Real is 40. Guitarist Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down is 40. Country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson is 40. Singer Akon is 38. Singer Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees is 38. Actor Johnny Galecki ("The Big Bang Theory," "Roseanne") is 36. Rapper Lloyd Banks is 29. Actress Kirsten Dunst is 29. Country singer Tyler Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 27. Actress Dianna Agron ("Glee") is 25.
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