For Celtic Glen Davis, it's all in the hands

With a nickname like his, it shouldn't be difficult for Celtic Glen "Big Baby" Davis to line up endorsement deals, right? The rookie rebounder could flack for Huggies, Gerber, Pampers, you name it. At the moment, though, Big Baby's working with ACE Nail Care. That's right, Davis is touting the benefits of clean and clipped fingers and toes. "You wouldn't think that a guy like me has dainty and manicured hands, but I do," the 6-foot-9 power forward told us without a trace of shame. "My agent called me about ACE, and I was, like, 'Yeah, I'll do that.' " Davis said soft hands help him hold onto the ball under the boards. "It's true," he said. "My hands can't be all messed up."

Booked up

Several Sox showed up at the Estate the other night to celebrate the release of Mike Lowell's book "Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Find the Champion Within." Joining the third baseman and his bride, Bertha, were teammates David Ortiz and wife Tiffany, Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon and wife Ashley, Dustin Pedroia and wife Kelli, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tim Wakefield and wife Stacey, Mike Timlin, Clay Buchholz, Alex Cora, Kevin Cash and wife Emily, and Javier Lopez. Also there were Dropkick Murphy Ken Casey, NESN's Heidi Watney, and Life Is Good cofounder Bert Jacobs. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Mike Lowell Foundation to support cancer research.

Hotshots’ hot spot

For sports and music fans, Sunday was apparently too good a day to let end. Long after the Celtics game was over and things wound down at the Kiss Concert in Mansfield, Saint filled up with the C's Gabe Pruitt, New Kids Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood, the band Boys Like Girls, and New England Revolution players Khano Smith, Shalrie Joseph, and Jeff Larentowicz, and some of the Red Sox squad who had been at Mike Lowell's book party earlier in the evening. . . . C's coach Doc Rivers celebrated the win with dinner at Nick Varano's Strega on Hanover Street. . . . After Saturday's game, John Henry and Larry Lucchino stopped by the Bleacher Bar, the Lyons Group's new Fenway Park spot in centerfield.

Delp fund helps kids

The Brad Delp Foundation is doling out money again, this time to the Nashua Community Music School of Nashua, N.H., and Plugged In, a Needham nonprofit that teaches teens how to be in a rock band while giving back to the community. "We are particularly pleased to be making donations to organizations in Brad's home region of New England, as he always took pride in his ability to help out in the community where he always felt happiest, and most at home," said foundation president Jennifer Delp, daughter of the late Boston singer.

A Falcon who flies like an Eagle

The hyping of Matt Ryan has officially begun. The former BC quarterback, who was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Falcons, was among several future football stars who took part in a fancy NFL photo shoot at Memorial Coliseum in LA the other day. Looks like Ryan will wear No. 2 for the Falcons.

Glamour girl

Looking like an old-style Hollywood starlet, Harvard grad Natalie Portman was in everyone's lens as she walked the red carpet at the International Cannes Film Festival yesterday. The Israeli-American actress, who graduated from the World's Greatest University in 2003, was attending a screening of "Le Silence De Lorna."

Ponying up for animals

The announcement of a $1 million pledge by Boston Baked Bonz founder John Talbot and his partner Dorr Begnal brought howls of approval at the Farm Sanctuary gala Saturday night at New York's Cipriani Wall Street. Hosted by Heather Mills, who helped the staff hand out the vegan chocolate cake, the swanky soiree drew a number of prominent animal lovers, including Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, two-time Tony Award winner Swoozie Kurtz, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Susie Essman, and Melissa Rivers, who served as the evening's MC. Talbot said they made the pledge because Farm Sanctuary's animal protection efforts jibe with the mission of the Boston-based dog cookie and apparel company. The evening was underwritten by South End residents James Costa and John Archibald, and it included several others with Boston ties: North Shore-bred actress Keisha Whitaker and daughter True, BU alum Emily Deschanel, PR prince Chris Haynes, jewelry designer Samantha House, and filmmaker Sal Scamardo.

Food, wine, and film

The Nantucket Film Festival was crawling with foodies and famous winemakers over the weekend. Familiar faces in the crowd of more than 4,000 included chefs Daniel Bruce, Tom Berry, Gabriel Frasca, Tony Susi, Amanda Lydon, and Michael LaScola and grape gurus Alex Gambal, Leonardo LoCascio, Jorge Ordonez, Marc Mondavi, and Jack Bittner.

Reading on-air and off

When he was done anchoring the 6 p.m. newscast Saturday, Channel 7's Randy Price raced up to Gloucester, where he narrated Aaron Copland's stirring "Lincoln Portrait" with the Cape Ann Symphony. Price received a standing ovation and then promptly bolted back to Boston to anchor the 11 p.m. newscast. He worked on the weekend because of Ted Kennedy's health scare.

You don’t have to

'I know I don't deserve it, but I'll take it.' Carrie Underwood, after winning her second consecutive female vocalist trophy Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards