Teaming up against cancer

Flabbergasted. That was architect William Rawn's reaction when he learned that his Boston-based firm is ranked No. 1 by Architect magazine. "Yes, flabbergasted," Rawn told us yesterday. "I don't mind saying it." Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the magazine's "Architect 50" are much larger than William Rawn Associates, which is best known for designing Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood and the Williams College '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. Of the ranking, Rawn said, "It's really nice in a really slow market for architecture."

Brothers Will and Peter Halby drew a standing-room-only crowd for a screening of their film "The Greatest Song Ever Written: Gyre & Gimbol" at the West Newton Cinema the other night. The Concord-bred boys run Zeno Mountain Farm, a chain of camps for people with disabilities. The film, a rock 'n' roll documentary, includes a cast of disabled actors and cameos by Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Knoxville, and Incubus singer Brandon Boyd. Among those attending the premiere were ABC's Dr. Tim Johnson and his family and AccesSport America honcho Ross Lilley.

It was Christmas in June at Whiskey Park yesterday as "Dollhouse" actress Eliza Dushku, Ben Barnes, and a slew of extras shot a holiday scene for the movie "Valediction," which is filming in the Hub for the next few weeks. . . . When he's not busy shooting "Grown Ups," word is Adam Sandler is spending time at Eastern Point Yacht Club in Gloucester. We're told the actor got a summer membership for himself, his wife, Jacqueline Titone, and their daughters, Sadie and Sunny.

Guests at a recent fashion show at Orchid Nightclub in Saugus couldn't help but look down. That's because the show was all about the shoes - sneakers, to be specific. Newbury Street shoe shop X-Squared provided the many shiny kicks that were featured during the late-night runway show. Spectators were also treated to a performance by Supastar LT, a local hip-hop artist who works with DJ Clinton Sparks.

Longmeadow native Damien Fahey is used to life in the wild. For years, he hosted "Total Request Live" on MTV, which put him face-to-face with a pack of screaming teenagers every afternoon. But Fahey's new job as the host of the reality series "I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!" is wild in a more traditional sense. Because the show is filmed in a Costa Rican jungle, there are cockroaches on Fahey's pillows. There are spiders. There are also scary, D-list celebrity contestants such as Stephen and Daniel Baldwin, a moody Janice Dickinson, and Speidi - also known as "The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, who recently bailed from "I'm a Celebrity," claiming they were "tortured." Fahey called us yesterday from Costa Rica to share his thoughts about the show, including Speidi's well-publicized antics. "I don't even know how to encapsulate it properly," Fahey said, of the MTV couple. "I got through Algebra 2, but I can't wrap my head around them. They're complicated people. And Spencer is a publicist." As host, Fahey sleeps more comfortably than the show's contestants, who survive on rice and beans. "I actually sleep at this little bed and breakfast," he said. "It's a beautiful place, but you never know if there's going to be heat and hot water." Fahey's family follows the drama from good old Longmeadow, where his father watches the show at a local Jewish Community Center. "All of the Goldsteins and the Silvermans are pulling for different people. There are 80-year-olds with sciatica watching this."

Extra credit to the person who let Eugene Mirman speak at Lexington High School's graduation. The comedian, who was class of '92 at Lexington High, didn't deliver the usual commencement speech. Not hardly. Instead of sage advice, his was silly. "Hello, you little dragons," said Mirman. "The main difference for you between life yesterday and life tomorrow is that you can go to the bathroom whenever you want. It's a pretty big responsibility, but you've earned it." Mirman, who appears on HBO's "Flight of the Conchords," exhorted grads to "follow your dreams, unless your dreams are stupid." In an e-mail yesterday, he admitted he was nervous. "When most of your life growing up is spent as a weird, kooky nerd and you go back to give a speech, the same insecure and terrified feelings flood back," he wrote. "Luckily, I'm on television so people are mostly nice to me now."

Speaking of reality TV . . . tonight, former Playmate of the Year and "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Brande Roderick will host the Estate's Blond Bombshell Party. The shindig will feature Roderick mingling with fans, but don't be fooled - Roderick is not a nightlife girl. On a normal night, Roderick is usually home with her husband, former Denver Bronco Glenn Cadrez. "When I'm home, I never go out at all," Roderick told us, checking in by phone yesterday. Worth mentioning about tonight's Bombshell party is that Newton cosmetic surgeon Joseph Russo will give away a breast augmentation during the event. Yes, you read that right. When we asked Russo what the value of the procedure might be, he told us: "Priceless." And by that he means in the $10,000 range, depending on size and materials. If you can't make the Estate party tonight, there will be a repeat tomorrow at Shrine at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods.

One of the four couples competing for a free wedding on the "Today" show starting this morning is a local one. Gary Ritter and Alyssa Manzi, who live in Boston, are originally from North Andover and both went to the University of Massachusetts. Ritter's mom, Rosann, is asking that you do your Bay State duty and vote for them online. "They're so beautiful," said Ritter's mom. "She's gorgeous. She was a Patriots cheerleader." That's reason enough, right? You can find out more at www.todayshow.com.