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Medford maiden Maria Menounos celebrated her 34^th birthday over the weekend, and the brunette beauty didn’t hold back! The Hawaiian luau themed event had the lovely miss sporting a teeny weeny yellow bikini and flower print shorts, while also wearing a lei and even a giant live snake around her neck at times throughout the raucous evening. Some of the famous faces who came out to celebrate the “Extra” host included Donald Trump, Michael Chiklis, and Nia Vardalos. Actor Mel Gibson took the birthday girl for a spin around the dance floor, as did her former “Dancing with the Stars” partner Derek Hough.

The party was held outdoors at her place in Encino and featured fire dancers, hula girls, and even exotic animals, which included monkeys. Her actual birthday was June 8th.

The bubbly host also recently made headlines for her appearance on the Howard Stern Sirius Radio show, where she opened up about her past experiences with sexual abuse. As a teenager, Menounos said she was assaulted by a doctor. She went to the doctor for a throat issue and was told to change into a hospital gown, who then molested Menounos while her boyfriend sat outside in the waiting room. Menounos now says she brings her boyfriend of fourteen years, Kevin Undergaro, with her to the examination room every time.

★ Celebrity connections, HEC exclusive: Spotted on Saturday, February 13, Harvard Alum Natalie Portman presented a reading on love as a guest at the wedding of two Harvard Med School grads. The ceremony was held at the Memorial Chapel at Harvard Yard, and the actress wore a red and black designer dress.

★ Buy your tickets for Oscar Night in Boston to support the Ellie Fund, and HEC will see you there!  Or, if you’re in Rhode Island, attend RIIFF’s annual Providence Oscar Night America.

★ Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s bouncing baby boy, Benjamin.

★ Who could be meaner than Simon? Boston U grad, Howard Stern in talks to guest judge on “American Idol”.

★ Batman in Beantown: Val Kilmer speaks at the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston.

★ 5 people injured at the North Attleborough mall during a visit by the Disney Channel’s Selena Gomez.

★ Martin Scorsese and Leondardo DiCaprio discuss filming made-in Mass, Shutter Island on “Nightline”.

Located right outside of the city and virtually next to the Charles River, the College of Fine Arts (CFA) School of Theatre at Boston University offers many opportunities for aspiring actors to attain their big-screen dreams.

The School of Theatre offers undergraduate degrees in Acting, Theatre Arts, Design, Production, and Stage Management as well as Collaborative degrees and Minor options. In addition to these fields of study, the School of Theatre offers students two study abroad programs in London as well as numerous professional affiliations with the Boston University Playwrights’ Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Huntington Theatre Company (Boston University’s professional theatre-in-residence).

With about 240 undergraduates and 30 graduate students each academic year, the school produces six large productions each year, as well as 35 to 40 project workshops specific to the student’s field of study. The full-time faculty of the School of Theatre is comprised of over 30 qualified men and women and periodically features guest artists and part-time performance and technical trainers.

In order to better assist in the transition from academic to professional life, the School of Theatre began the Boston Center for American Performance (BCAP), whose mission statement, in short, is to facilitate interaction between both local and national professionals in the field of performing arts and theatre students. The program does this by hosting artistic festivals, theatre performances, interview sessions, and many other activities that allow students to interact more personally with professionals in the field. BCAP’s most recent programs were the InCite Arts Festival in New York City held from March 3^rd -10^th and the performance of “I Am My Own Wife,” hosted in one of the College of Fine Arts theatres from April 22^nd -May 10^th.

The students in the School of Theatre have also formed their own performance groups, open to the rest of the Boston University community. Performance organizations such as On Broadway that focuses on musical theatre and the Shakespeare Society, which performs Shakespearean plays or adaptations of the classics, are provided funding by the Student Activities Office and often produce their own performances each semester.

The School of Theatre is not only a good resource for performance training, the numerous actors and producers that have graduated from the school (or, in some cases, not graduated) provide street credibility for students who are interested in the long-term goal of getting a job. Famous Boston University alumni include: Jason Alexander, Craig Bierko, John Cazale, Michael Chiklis, Geena Davis, Emily Deschanel, Olympia Dukakis, Faye Dunaway, Bruce Feirstein, Connie Fletcher, Nina Garcia, Yunjin Kim, Andrew Kriesberg, Rosie O’Donnell, Julianne Moore, and Howard Stern, among the few.