Up next from the “American Pie” series will be a look-back flick called “American Reunion.” The project, starring Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Alyson Hannigan and a fresh-from-rehab Seann William Scott, will be filming here soon.

They need tons of extras to fill in the backgrounds of scenes, so here’s your shot.

Casting director Bill Marinella has announced an open casting call from 9 a.m. to noon May 7 at AMTC, 2000 Powers Ferry Road in Marietta.

First, the film needs high school students. You must be 18 but it’d be good if you look younger. Think cheerleaders, jocks, bikini-clad Spring Breakers, you get the picture.

Also needed are Mom and Dad types.

If you attend the casting call bring two forms of legal I.D. like your license or birth certificate.

Here’s a description of the film: “In this latest installment of the ‘American Pie’ franchise, all of your favorite characters from the original film are back to celebrate their 10-year high school reunion. Along the way, old …

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Candy Parrow, Kate Hausmann, Sarah Boltz and Beth Hausmann got up early to attend the Piedmont Party Royal Wedding Watching party, and sent us this photo. Send us yours and we'll post them as well. Email jbrett@ajc.com and tell me who's in the picture!

Fayette County High School junior Crista Simon added an air of regal elegance to the school day with this pretty dress. " I was so hyped up, I woke up at 4 and then dressed up for school," she said.

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Hello from the Buckhead W where the B 98.5 FM Morning Team has been airing its Royal Broadcast! It's like Wills and Kate are here!

Megan Linn and daughter Rosemary, 5, left their Doraville home at 5:30 a.m. to be here. Rosemary is into Disney princesses and her mom wanted her to see a real princess! "We talk about how she is smart, how she went to college," Megan pointed out. Rosemary might need a nap soon.

These ladies got into the spirit with their lovely hats!

Everyone's having a great time here in the Living Room of the Buckhead W, where the B 98.5 Morning Show has been airing its special Royal Broadcast!

Donna Culler, left, has a son, William, who is 3. Her friend Karen Lim has a daughter, Kate, who is also 3. The kids totally have to get married when they grow up. "They're the *real* William and Kate," Karen says.

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Don't let this happen to you. (From quickmeme.com)

We’ll be checking in at a number of Royal Wedding watching events on Friday: the Buckhead W, where the B 98.5 FM Morning Show will broadcast live; Paces Papers, owned by Jackie Howard (cheapskate Clark’s lovely and gracious sister), where the staff will be serving tea sandwiches and champagne; and the Piedmont Park viewing event.

We’d love to include your royal bash in our coverage, too.

Please email me your wedding watching party pictures – jbrett@ajc.com – and I will post them here.

God Save the (future) Queen!

- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com

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If your invitation to the Kate and William Show got lost in the mail, consider this your Plan B.

Vikki Locke, queen of the Atlanta airwaves, and her consort Kelly Stevens, will broadcast the B98.5 FM Morning Show live from the Buckead W hotel’s lobby Friday morning and would love for you to join them.

The first 98 listeners to arrive will receive a commemorative champagne flute, and guests are encouraged to wear their finest millinery.

The show, which airs weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m., will feature interviews with some special guests, including Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell and the W will be dishing up a British-inspired breakfast menu.

Plus, you can watch all the action from London on the widescreen television. If that’s a little early for you to be up and about, stay overnight! The hotel is offering some royal rates for the event. See www.watlantabuckhead.com for details.

The fun starts tonight at the Buckhead W, with a “Hen & Stag Party” (which is how Brits refer to …

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"Fast Five," starring both Ludacris and his cognac label, opens Friday.

“Check…check,” said the voice from the back of the theater.

Huh? A mic check at a movie screening?

Well, yes. Ludacris was in the house. The rapper-restaurant owner-businessman and now actor made a surprise appearance Tuesday night at an advance screening of “Fast Five,” the latest installment in the “Fast and the Furious” series. The movie opens on Friday.

“I’m really proud of this movie,” Ludacris said, joking that he was missing a Hawks game to be there, such is devotion to his art. “I hope you enjoy it!”

A fair amount of shooting for the project happened here, and although the movie is set mostly in Brazil you can spot Atlanta if you’re on your toes. A couple of outdoor party scenes were filmed downtown around the Georgia Dome, an auto shop scene was filmed in the Reynoldstown area and a snippet of the stylized “Atlanta” sign near Philips Arena is visible for just a split …

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2011 Decorators’ Show House will be closed today due to downed trees and power lines in the area. The damage knocked out power to the home.

The house will reopen on Wednesday, and thereafter is scheduled to be open for tours through May 8. For hours of operation, tickets and other information see the event web site.

A presentation by silver historian Joseph P. Brady, which had been planned for tonight, has been canceled, as organizers were unsure when the power might be restored. That event may be rescheduled.

Known as the “Lotus House,” the home is at 1945 West Wesley Rd. Events surrounding the tour, including a series of luncheons and lectures, benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Although the lights are out, somebody’s home. Security guards are there keeping watch.

- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com

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Happy Easter weekend everybody. I am east bound and down: off for a few days to visit with family in Savannah, so there will be no new postings from me for a few days. Although I hear Jeff Foxworthy is filming an indie movie down there so maybe I'll come back with a little scoop on that. Have a great weekend and I will be back here on Tuesday. YFIC, Jennifer

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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank just announced a $3 million gift to the Child Protection Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The gift was made through The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to honor his wife Stephanie’s support of Children’s; she serves as a trustee.

The center will now be named the Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children.

“I am humbled that Arthur and our family selected child protective services,” Stephanie Blank said in a statement. “The Child Protection Center was the first place at Children’s I toured more than a decade ago, even before I joined the Foundation Board. When I learned about the care and hope the Center and its staff provide to these vulnerable children, I was committed instantly to supporting the program.”

The center promotes the safety and well-being of children through community advocacy and the identification, assessment and prevention of child abuse.

“Protection against child abuse, neglect and …

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