There was a funny moment during the "Family Feud" segment of Kevin Youkilis's Hits for Kids fund-raiser Saturday night at Mohegan Sun. Asked to ID the sexiest New York Yankees, Sox skipper Terry Francona rang in with Jorge Posada. The Sox skipper's wife, Jacque, offered Johnny Damon, and Tito's daughters answered with Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Hideki Matsui. (The right answer? There's no such thing as a sexy Yankee.) The benefit for Youk's charity included an auction and a three-song acoustic set by the evening's surprise musical guest Bronson Arroyo. (The former Sox pitcher played a decent version of Oasis's "Wonderwall.") Auction items generating the most interest - and the most money - included an electric guitar signed by Jon Bon Jovi, a round of golf with Mark Wahlberg, and a week of training with Youkilis at Athletes' Performance in Arizona. Guests at the shindig included Wahlberg's brother Jimmy, Davios owner Steve DiFillippo, host Marc Summers, MC Mike O'Malley, FOX25's Sara Underwood, and 451 Marketing's A.J. Gerritson.
Tasteful opening
Babak Bina and
Azita Bina-Seibel, the Iranian-born brother and sister behind Beacon Hill's popular Lala Rokh restaurant, hosted a party to celebrate the opening of their new place: Bina Osteria and Bina Alimentari, located at the intersection of Washington and Avery streets. Wishing the siblings well were Pops conductor
Keith Lockhart and wife
Emiley Zalesky, Longwood Events CEO
Jim Apteker and wife
Alina, city councilor
Mike Ross,
NStar CEO
Tom May, stylist
Mario Russo, the mayor's arts and tourism maven
Tony Nunziante, and chefs
Dante de Magistris, Aura's
Rachel Klein, and Toro's
Jamie Bissonette. . . . Congrats to NECN sports anchor
Chris Collins and wife
Georgia, who welcomed their first baby, a daughter named
Savannah Joy.
Kicking off a fund drive
Former Pats lineman
Joe Andruzzi and his wife,
Jen, are hosting a fund-raiser in Foxborough tonight for a cause near and dear to the couple. Dubbed "New England Celebrities Tackle Cancer," the event at Christina's will support cancer research and also provide financial aid for cancer patients. Andruzzi, who won three rings with the Pats, was diagnosed 18 months ago with Burkitt's lymphoma, an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He's been in remission for eight months. The guests tonight includes
Don Rodman,
Chris Spinazzola,
Dan Kraft, and Pats players past and present such as
Pete Brock,
Steve Grogan,
Andre Tippett,
Larry Izzo,
Dan Koppen, and
Mike Vrabel. . . . Meanwhile, prior to yesterday's game, Pats lineman
Matt Light was given the President's Volunteer Service Award by deputy White House press secretary
Tony Fratto and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Steve Preston.
Thank their lucky stars
Sometimes referred to as "cosmic consultants,"
Stella Starsky and
Quinn Cox are A-list astrologers, a divining duo whose clients have included the likes of
Scarlett Johansson,
Isaac Mizrahi, and
Angelina Jolie. Last spring, the pair popped up in the People's Republic of Cambridge to support their "Harry Potter" pal
J.K. Rowling at the author's commencement speech at Harvard. This week, they'll be in Provincetown, performing three shows at the Vixen. (Called "Starsky + Cox - Troll the Ancient Yule," the hipster horoscopists' holiday-themed show runs Thursday-Saturday.) And you never know who'll show up at a Starsky + Cox affair.
Parker Posey,
Maria Lopez,
Michael Cunningham, and
Princess Caroline have all caught their act.
'Box' on shelf
Whatever became of "The Box," the horror flick featuring
Cameron Diaz that was partially shot in Boston last winter? Directed by "Donnie Darko" darling
Richard Kelly, "The Box" was due to be released in March, but now it's been pushed all the way back to November 2009. Not a good sign. In addition to Diaz, the cast includes
James Marsden and
Frank Langella. . . . What do reggae legends
Bob Marley,
Jimmy Cliff,
Peter Tosh, and
Frederick "Toots" Hibbert have in common? All consented to be photographed by shutterbug
Peter Simon, and their pictures appear in Simon's book "Reggae Scrapbook." Wednesday, Peter, whose sister is singer
Carly Simon, will give a PowerPoint presentation at Johnny D's all about his experiences in Jamaica.
Pitching online
Curt Schilling is
WEEI.com's latest hire. The pitcher will provide content to the website as well as the WEEI Radio Network, and
WEEI.com is the new home of Schilling's
38pitches.com blog. "Looking beyond baseball I knew I would continue to blog," Schilling said in a statement. "If this was indeed my last season, I wanted a forum that would allow me to talk about things beyond baseball, while at the same time being connected to people with a passion for the game." Schilling will also do live game-day blogging for six Sox games next season.
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