It's A Star-Filled Night!		DGF provides services to pediatric cancer patients and their families.
October is approaching so that means it’s once again time for the Desi Geestman Foundations’ Evening With The Stars benefit! The 7th Annual Celebrity Gala will take place on Saturday, October 9, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. PST at The Gilmore Adobe at the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market. Stars scheduled to attend include THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS’ Kristoff St. John (Neil) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), and THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL’s Heather Tom (Katie), Brandon Beemer (Owen), Don Diamont (Bill) and Ronn Moss (Ridge). Tickets are $100 per person; cocktail attire is recommended and cameras are permitted. For more information, visit www.eveningwiththestars.com or call (818) 249-1105. Please note: the Gilmore Adobe is an outdoor venue so check the weather and consider bringing a sweater or warm coat!

ATWT Hunk Heads To Genoa City!		Y&R snags another ATWT alum!
A spokesperson for THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS confirms that Paul Leyden (ex-Simon, AS THE WORLD TURNS) will be joining the soap's cast. The Australian actor will make his debut as Blake on Wednesday, October 6. Might the ATWT vet interact with fellow Aussie Daniel Goddard (Cane), or ATWT pal Maura West (Carly), who makes her debut as Y&R's Diane on Friday, October 8? Tune in and find out!

Catch Kanan's Comedy Act!		Kanan wants to make you laugh!
He may be daytime's baddest bad boy, but Sean Kanan (Deacon, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) will prove just how funny he can be when he brings his comedy act to The Looney Bin on Staten Island, NY, on Saturday, September 25. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (718) 370-6751 or visit www.thelooneybincomedyclub.com.

The Hoff Busts A Move!		How well will Hasselhoff tango?
David Hasselhoff returned to CBS Television City earlier this summer to reprise his THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS role of Snapper… and now he’s back at the lot once again as a DANCING WITH THE STARS contestant! (The ABC competition series tapes at the same facility as Y&R.) And it turns out, DANCING and Y&R share more than the same studio lot! “Y&R’s the greatest show I ever worked on,” Hasselhoff tells Soaps In Depth. “There’s a warm feeling there, much like I’m feeling here at DANCING.” What prompted the actor to tackle the foxtrot in Season 11 of the ABC hit? The encouragement of his daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley. “They said ‘You should really go for it,’” Hasselhoff reveals. DANCING WITH THE STARS debuts with two nights of two-hour shows, Monday, September 20, and Tuesday, September 21, both at 8 p.m. EST. The series continues on Monday, September 27, at 8 p.m. in its regular two-hour timeslot, and the weekly one-hour results show will air on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST starting September 28.

Better Together!		Make a date with Evans and Nichols!
Join two of daytime’s biggest stars (and best of friends) Stephen Nichols (Tucker, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) and Mary Beth Evans (Sierra, AS THE WORLD TURNS) on Saturday, September 25, for a meet and greet event. The duo — who gained fame playing lovers both on DAYS OF OUR LIVES as Patch and Kayla and also on GENERAL HOSPITAL as Stephan and Katherine — will be taking a trip down memory lane at the Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel in Studio City, CA, from 9 am to 2 p.m. PST. Tickets are $75 and include a buffet breakfast and autograph opportunities. To order, visit www.StephenNichols.net, or send a check or money order (US funds only) made out to Stephen Nichols Fan Club, PO Box 82231, Athens, GA, 30608-2231. Ticket orders must be received by Friday, September 17, and if you want to sit with friends (10 to a table), all orders must be placed together.

Riegel Goes To The CASTLE!		Riegel gets "Punked" in primetime.
Eden Riegel (Heather, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) will guest star on an episode of CASTLE this fall! The Daytime Emmy winner will play Rachel, the distraught sister of a man killed by an antique pistol, in the fourth episode of the ABC crime drama's new season, titled "Punked." While an air date for Riegel's appearance has yet to be determined, the third season of CASTLE is set to debut on Monday, September 20, at 10 p.m. EST.

Nick & Sharon Get A New Son!		Abby's nephew is back in town!
Daytime newcomer Luke Kleintank has been tapped to play Noah on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS. Sources report that Sharon and Nick's son, previously played by Kevin Schmidt, is also being slightly SORASed. While Y&R marks Kleintank's daytime debut, he does already have a soap connection: he had a three-episode arc as Elliot, the bi-sexual beau of Connor Paolo's Eric, this past season on GOSSIP GIRL. (Paolo played ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Travis.) A spokesperson for Y&R confirms that Kleintank will make his first appearance on Tuesday, September 21.

Billy & Victoria Are Getting Hitched!		Meet ya'll at the sock hop after the ceremony!
THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS has a 1950s retro wedding planned for Billy and Victoria this fall! Last summer, the pair pledged their love to one another while watching a FATHER KNOWS BEST marathon on television. Now, a Y&R rep confirms, their relationship will come full circle when Elinor Donahue — who played teenage daughter Betty Anderson on the beloved series — makes a cameo appearance as Judge Anderson to officiate at Billy and Victoria's wedding! The scenes were shot on a picket-fence neighborhood on the CBS Studio lot that was once home to MY THREE SONS and LEAVE IT TO BEAVER! But the throwbacks don't stop there: Victoria's wedding dress is inspired by a gown worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1957 classic film Funny Face! Look for Donahue, who played evil Nurse Honeycutt on DAYS OF OUR LIVES in the ’80s — to appear on Wednesday, September 8.