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 GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina), Steve Burton (Jason), Derk Cheetwood (Max) and Drew Cheetwood (Milo), ALL MY CHILDREN's Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake), and Heather Tom (Katie, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Kelly, ONE LIFE TO LIVE). 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!

Daytimers Rock Out!		Tognoni is gathering his friends to aid the Red Cross!
Some of daytime’s brightest stars are joining forces to rock the night away to benefit the American Red Cross! The 6th Annual Rock Show For Charity will be held on Friday, October 9, at the Red Cross Greater New York Headquarters, located at 520 West 49th Street. The evening will begin with a pre-show cocktail party hosted by ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Gina Tognoni (Kelly) and featuring the Bradley Cole Band. (Cole, of course, was GUIDING LIGHT’s Jeffrey and GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Warren.) Tickets are $150 and include complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres; doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the concert scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature songs from the 1980s, and actors schedule to perform include Kim Zimmer (Echo, OLTL; Reva, GL), Mandy Bruno (Marina, GL), Karla Mosley (Christina, GL), Trent Dawson (Henry, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Vanessa Ray (Teri, AS THE WORLD TURNS), Saundra Santiago (Carlotta, OLTL; Carmen, GL), David Gregory (Ford, OLTL), Kristen Alderson (Starr, OLTL), Brittany Underwood (Langston, OLTL)… and more! For more information, visit www.rockshowforcharity.org; tickets are available for purchase at www.ticketleap.com.

Have Breakfast With Kristen & Pals!		It'll be a stellar morning!
Ten of ONE LIFE TO LIVE's hottest young stars will be hosting their very first fan event together on Sunday, October 10! Join Kristen Alderson (Starr), Eddie Alderson (Matthew), Shenell Edmonds (Destiny), David Gregory (Ford), Kelley Missal (Dani), Lenny Platt (Nate), Nicolas Robuck (James), Jason Tam (Markko), Brittany Underwood (Langston) and a surprise guest at Johnny Utah's in New York City as they "Saddle Up For Charity" — Tickets are $65 and all proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event is from 10 am - 12:30 p.m, and hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. To purchase tickets, visit www.kristenalderson.net. Please note that this event has replaced the Kristen Alderson Breakfast; if you'd already purchased a ticket for that event, it will be honored at the Saddle Up For Charity event.

Tam Brings Markko Back To Llanview!		Markko leaves L.A.
A spokesperson for ONE LIFE TO LIVE confirms that Jason Tam (Markko) will return to the soap on Friday, September 24. After ending his relationship with Langston, Markko left town to attend film school in L.A. The character's departure this past July was written into the storyline to accommodate Tam's participation in The Public Theatre's Shakespeare Lab in New York.

Zimmer Finds New LIFE!		There's going to be an Echo in Llanview.
An ABC rep has confirmed four-time Emmy winner Kim Zimmer will return to ONE LIFE TO LIVE as Echo DiSavoy on Friday, October 1. Zimmer, who left the role in 1983 to join GUIDING LIGHT as Reva Shayne, will reportedly share screen time with Erika Slezak (Viki), Robin Strasser (Dorian) and former GL co-star Jerry verDorn (Clint). "I'm resurrecting a character I played nearly 28 years ago. I'm glad I'm still alive to do it!" Zimmer tells Soaps In Depth.