Taking the Bar: Julianna Margulies and Sharon Lawrence Will Tend Bar at
Star-Studded Charity Event. Level Vodka Presents Cocktails for a Cause Benefiting Project A.L.S. The event will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at the Walt Disney studios. Invited guests only. evening begins with Level's "Cocktails for a Cause," to help raise significant funds and awareness for Project A.L.S., followed by the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO documentary Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure.

It's Raining: Rain Pryor's Fried Chicken & Latka's Thursday Nights Only, beginning May 13, 2004 Show time is 8:00 PM
at The Lillian Theatre 1076 North Lillian Way West of Vine and Just South of Santa Monica on the corner of Santa Monica & Lillian Way
For Tickets Call: 323.878.2220. Special preview is May 6th. Visit www.rainpryor.com for more info.

Glorious: Nory Mendoza's favorite author Larry McMurtry has a new book, "Folly and Glory: A Novel," which will be out May 4, 2004. Here's the Borders' description: Under arrest in Mexican Sante Fe, the Berrybenders are forced to make the terrible "Dead Man's Walk" across the desert to Vera Cruz, where Jim Snow has to choose between Tasmin and the freedom of the American plains . . . and Tasmin must finally decide where her future lies.

Looks Interesting: New items that look promising include:

Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, editor, Lynne Truss

The Cooler -- It's already out on DVD!

Kill Bill, Vol. 1 -- While you don't have to see the first to "get" the second (out in theaters now), here's a great opportunity to watch Quentin Tarantino's latest -- and could arguably be his best.

Master & Commander -- Whatever you feel about Russell Crowe (and for most it's simply irritation), this is a beautifully shot, entertaining and moving story.

We'd suggest you avoid "Haunted Mansion," "Cheaper by the Dozen," and "Matrix Revolutions."