Patrick's big sister Mary-Kate, a high school senior, has no interest in acting, their father said.
Fund-raising
WMMR's
Preston & Steve show on Friday wrapped another Camp Out for Hunger, in which the guys live in an RV at the Metroplex Shopping Center in Plymouth Meeting for a week to raise money and collect food for Philabundance. Collections were being tallied Friday afternoon (and they surely want to announce the totals on the air and not in the newspaper).
Among visitors were the Flyers' Mike Richards, the Phillies' Ryan Madson, and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. The leading contributors were J.P. Mascaro & Sons and Subaru, each of which donated nearly 60 tons of food. Subaru won last year, and got the show to broadcast from headquarters.
The Four Seasons at the Four Seasons: About $150,000 was raised Monday through a Jersey Boys auction benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Two walk-on parts each sold for $10,000, and a third $10,000 sale is in the offing, says the charity's Chris DeAngelis. A $4,000 bid cinched original sheet music for the Four Seasons hit "Let's Hang On," arranged by Charles Calello in 1965. Big ticket: A guitar signed by original band members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio and cast members fetched $22,500. Jersey Boys is at the Forrest through next Sunday.
Radio activity
Friday was the finale for the sports-talk show on 97.5 the Fanatic hosted by NBC10's
Vai Sikahema and The Inquirer's
John Gonzalez. Fanatic program director
Matt Nahigian says the two, who signed on about nine months ago, were just too busy.
He says he is talking to them about other shows, but not together. Sal Paolantonio and Harry Mayes will work the 10 a.m.-to-noon shift this month, "hammering football," Nahigian says. A new host won't be announced till next month.
Grammy noms
Many local ties to the Grammy nominations, including
Samantha Aurelio, a senior at the University of the Arts, and
Anne Sciolla, a UArts alum and adjunct professor, who sing background on
Joey DeFrancesco's album
Never Can Say Goodbye, which is up against UArts alum
Stanley Clarke's
The Stanley Clarke Band in the contemporary jazz album category. WMGK's
Andre Gardner; WXPN's
Helen Leicht,
Kathy O'Connell, and
Gene Shay; and comedian
Grover Silcox lent voices to the album
Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat, up for best spoken-word album for children. The album, a fund-raiser for the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food, aims to teach children about the importance of healthful eating. Grammys are Feb. 13.
Briefly noted
Screen gem
Ernest Borgnine, who lives part of the year in the Malvern area with his QVC beauty pitchwoman wife,
Tova, was at the Marriott in Center City Wednesday to receive the Pennsylvania Franklin Medal from the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge's grand master,
Thomas K. Sturgeon. Borgnine, 93, is a 33d-degree Mason.
Wear long johns to Manayunk on Saturday as Manayunk.com hosts an appearance by Santa Claus, who will pose for photos with kids on a carved throne of ice at Canal View Park (Main Street at Connaroe Street). Peter Slavin will carve the throne from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the photo ops go from 1 to 3 p.m. The ice throne is a preview of the first Manayunk on Ice winter festival, Feb. 11-13.
'Nutcracker' by numbers
For the 42d year, the Pennsylvania Ballet is staging George Balanchine's
The Nutcracker; it's on through New Year's Eve. Herewith, some numbers:
2,182: Seats in the Academy of Music.
200: Pairs of toe shoes worn.
85: Dancers.
40: Gallons of fake snow.
25: Choirboys per performance.
8: Sugarplum fairies.
Contact columnist Michael Klein at mklein@phillynews.com. Follow his blog at http://go.philly.com/insider and on Twitter @phillyinsider.
