Smile, Aspen.
Casting directors are in the ski hamlet through Sunday looking for real people to star in the tentatively titled reality series “The Aspen Project.”
The show will air on A&E and is helmed by Scott Stone, the guy behind “The Man Show” and “The Mole.”
“We’re looking for six to 12 different types of people,” says casting director Zena Coniglio.
“We’ll follow each person around about two days a week. We want ski bums and the guy who owns the pub on the corner. We hope to get the socialite who spends the season here and the father of four who works here year round.”
So far, the response has been “great,” says Coniglio, noting that it’s an A&E show, not some MTV reality show with people living in the same house getting crazy.
“It’s more like a documentary, a day-in- the-life kind of thing,” Coniglio says.
There is no prize, no contest – but cast members will be compensated for their time. “No one is going to get rich out of this,” Coniglio says.
There’s an open call 6-10 tonight at Sky Hotel’s bar – so move to town today if you want to get a part. Or you can call Coniglio at 970-319-7496.
Charity a thing of beauty
Colorado is hosting hundreds of events to raise money for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
From gumbo parties to five-course dinners, dances to lemonade stands, we are trying to help out.
And that includes Dr. David Broadway. The Denver-based plastic surgeon has organized a “Day of Giving” on Oct. 1. He’s giving back by being up front – through breast augmentation.
Broadway is donating the proceeds from four breast augmentation procedures at his clinic to the Red Cross. A second operating room at the clinic will be used by other doctors to perform facial procedures. The clinic also will donate services including Botox, Restylane and microdermabrasion.
Every dime goes to the Red Cross, which should add up to more than $40,000.
“I went to the Internet, and I was going to make a donation to the Red Cross,” says Broadway. “And they were talking about volunteerism and I figured, well, there’s nothing I have to offer. And then I thought, maybe I can donate a day.”
It would make sense to Karl Marx: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”
You wish
NBC’s “Three Wishes” was in town Monday to give out, you guessed it, three wishes.
Reps of the show paid for someone’s groceries in line at King Soopers at East Ninth Avenue and Downing Street, bought someone’s clothes at Foley’s in Cherry Creek and gave Project Angel Heart $2,500.
City spirit
The Dave Matthews Band wrapped up an extended stand at Red Rocks. All shows have been taped for a PBS special … Sightem: Kevin Nealon at Larimer Square’s Oktoberfest on Saturday night … Sez who: “If Roosevelt were alive today, he’d turn over in his grave.” Samuel Goldwyn
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears on Fox 31 News. You can reach him at 303-820-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
