But actress Blake Lively, who moved to Bedford last year, recently showed off her cooking skills at Richard Gere’s Bedford Post Inn.

Blake prepares her favorite pastry for an episode of “Elettra’s Goodness,” a Vogue.com series starring model Elettra Wiedemann.

Judging from this video, it looks like the former “Gossip Girl” has some serious skills in the kitchen—something we think her movie star husband Ryan Reynolds might appreciate.

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After all, the attendees will include “Real Housewives” stars Melissa Gorga and Kelly Bensimon, the cast of “Big Rich Atlanta,” Patti Stanger star “Millionaire Matchmaker,” HGC Diet creator Dr Emma,, “Jersey Shore” party girl Deena Cortese, “Mob Wives” diva Carla Facciolo, “Jerseylicious” stylist Tracy DiMarco and more stars to be announced.

The party will celebrate the summer launch of Viva Divas, a line of Moscato wine. (And we all know how much reality stars love their wine!)

If you’d like to join the fun, general admission tickets are on sale for $50. VIP tickets, which include a photo with Perez and a swag bag, are $100. Visit vivabrandsusa.com/events to purchase.

The event will begin at 8 p.m. and end at 11 p.m.

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According to TMZ, IRS has filed a $3.4 million tax lien against the “No More Drama” singer for failing to pay her income taxes in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

In total, Mary owes $3,436,255.23 to the IRS—and that’s not counting to the $901,769.65 she reportedly owes in back taxes to the state of New Jersey.

Mary, who is managed by her husband Kendu Isaacs, is also being sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million bank loan. (As her good friend Diddy would say, “more money, more problems.”)

We’ll keep you posted on Mary’s money drama here on LoHud Lowdown. Let’s hope she gets it together.

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The 7 p.m. show is free with park admission for standing room only viewing, but tickets for reserved seating are available now, at $45 each, through Ticketmaster.com. VIP packages are available, too.

Can’t get to Playland? Don’t worry: Carly’s got two other headlining gigs in the area. She’ll also perform at 3:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Encore Event Center in Freehold, N.J., as well as at 8 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the  Best Buy Theatre in Times Square.

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Barbara reports that at least a half-dozen trucks were parked near the Dutch Colonial home this morning, including what looked like a food truck, with workers setting up a tent and tables. (And where there’s food, there’s certain to be cast and crew!) Landscapers were primping the flowering shrubs outside, too.

No sightings yet of star Joan Allen, who will reportedly play a woman who discovers her husband of 20-plus years has a frightening secret life.

According to IMDB.com, Stephen Lang (a former longtime Westchester County resident) and Anthony LaPaglia also are part of the cast.

King himself, who wrote the screenplay for the film based on a novella within his book, “Full Dark, No Stars,” is expected to be on site at some point during the shoot as well.

The movie, titled “A Good Marriage,” will be filming at the home for 15 days.

Click here to read Barbara’s original story about the now-imminent shoot…and let us know what you see going on!

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Performing this Weekend: Flip Orley

Best Known For: Putting audiences to sleep in a fun way! Orley is not only a comic, he’s a hypnotist. Hilarity ensues when he has volunteers act out funny scenarios while they are in a hypnotized state. You might have seen him on “Maury” or “The Today Show.”

If You Go: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Levity Live, 4210 Palisades Center Dr., West Nyack. $30. www.levitylive.com.

Q: What are some of your favorite topics to talk about on stage these days?

A: When it comes to comedy, I typically talk from personal experiences. My life seems to take
a lot of twists and turns so it’s really easy to draw from day to day experience. Recently, while
standing in line for a beverage I asked a guy where he was from and he started yelling at me
and cussing at me. He was from Ireland and he literally snapped because he was tired of Americans
asking him where he was from. At a Starbucks, a 70ish year old man cut the line in front of me. I
said, “excuse me” and before I could say anything else he turned around and started yelling at
me. He was dropping the F-bomb and telling me to go to hell. That’s a rich well from which to draw.
Hypnotic bits that I write for volunteers are also based on my personal experience and pop culture.
I prefer a show where volunteers are creative and interact with each other.

Q: Is anything off limits in your act?

A: The only thing off limits in my show is I won’t ever intentionally embarrass or humiliate a sincere volunteer.
I also don’t do an X-rated show.

Q: Who are some of the comedians who inspired you to become a standup comic?

A: The list is a long one. I watched a lot of comedy as a kid and listened to a lot of comedy albums.
Inspirational comics include George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Cheech and Chong, Flip Wilson, Johnny Carson,
Monty Python, Richard Pryor, The Two Ronnies, Foster Brooks, and Mel Brooks.

Q: Who are three celebrities who have given you great material over the years?

A: Although I don’t do a lot of material about celebrities, Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen have come up from time to time.

Q: If you weren’t a comedian, what do you think you would be doing for a living?

A: I once read a Jon Lovitz interview and I think he made a really interesting point:
“If you give yourself something to fall back on you will surely fall back on it.
Force yourself to make it as an actor and leave yourself no other option.”

As it turns out, he was quoting a friend of his family, but the quote made sense to me. I don’t know
what else I’d be doing, because I never had a plan b. I guess at this point I would
have to consider a greeter at Walmart.

Q: What are three things people would be surprised to learn about you offstage?

A: – For all the lack of success, I think I’m a good partner in a relationship

-I’m a pretty decent cook.

-I can’t dance and often blame it on a mysterious injury.

Q: Where’s the most interesting place you’ve ever…performed comedy?

A: In New York, I was doing a one nighter at a sports bar. They had the stage in front of the big screen TV.
The TV was on and a New York baseball team was in the fourth inning of a World Series game. The club owner insisted we start the show, and when I said I thought the audience wouldn’t like it if we turned the game off, he told me, “We aren’t turning the game off, the crowd would riot.”

When I asked how he proposed we do a show, he said, “I’m going to turn the volume off”. That’s exactly what he did. He turned the volume off, dimmed the lights and introduced me. I spent the entire show talking to a hostile audience who was yelling at me to shut up and get out of the way.

A close second was being the first comic on the first night of comedy at a male strip club. A male strip club in Phoenix, AZ decided on Sunday nights to put on comics between male strippers. So, they had Bob the police officer, followed by Tom the construction worker, followed by Flip the comic. I spent that night with drunk women yelling at me to get naked.

Q: Do you have anything coming up that you would like us to know about?

A:  I’ve completed a final draft on a book. I still need to find an illustrator, but I hope to have
it published sometime this year.

Q: Do you tweet?

A: I do tweet. I am very active on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve also posted several Youtube clips.
I try to use social media as much as possible. I especially like how easy
it is to interact with people through Facebook and Twitter. (@fliporley)

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Scenes from the film, starring Julianne Moore and Greg Kinnear, were shot at the school’s Dobbs Ferry campus last fall.

In the movie, Julianne Moore plays a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher living in a small Pennsylvania town. Her life with her two Siamese cats is uneventful until a former star pupil returns to town, bringing a bit of drama with him.

The cast and crew filmed around campus and in Mercy’s Our Lady of Victory building.

“It was important to me to create a period piece aesthetic in a modern day, small town setting,” Director Craig Zisk, whose credits include “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” says.

“The English Picture” debuted at Tribeca Films Festival last month and arrives in theaters today.

Movie image provided by Mercy College.

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The Mount Vernon-raised music mogul had Downton Abbey fans – and PBS execs – scratching their heads when he sent out a tweet yesterday, announcing that he was joining the cast of the mega-popular British costume drama.

Turns out he was simply promoting a Downton – or is it Downtown? -  parody he’d done for the comedy website, Funny or Die. In it, Diddy’s digitally inserted into a bunch of the show’s scenes as Lord Wolcott, the new owner of the show’s majestic estate.

And the video is so hilarious, we’re happy to forgive him for his little prank. (Even if we do have to watch out for the f-bombs and other four-letter words…) Don’t believe Diddy can bring the funny? Check out Lord Wolcott encouraging Isobel Crawley and the Dowager Countess to make out.

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Just learned that Mamaroneck phenom Carly Rose Sonenclar, who just turned 14, will make her concert debut right here in Westchester, with a 7 p.m. concert at Rye Playland on June 29.

Tickets – $75 reserved – will go on sale tomorrow, May 15 at 3 p.m. at Ticketmaster.com. General-admission tickets, $30, will be available the day of show at the Playland box office. Reserved tickets include admission to the park, which is owned by Westchester County.

“The X Factor” runner-up had previously announced a concert at the Best Buy Times Square Theater on Aug. 10

“I am so happy to be having my first concert in my hometown,” Sonenclar said in a statement. “Everyone has been so supportive of me.”

The pint-sized Sonenclar, whose YouTube videos have more than 125 million views, was a perennial favorite on the Fox reality show before finishing second to country singer Tate Stevens.

Follow Carly Rose Sonenclar on Twitter. Like her on Facebook. Check her out on YouTube.

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Actor Jason Bateman is coming to town on Saturday to film scenes from his upcoming film “This is Where I Leave You.”

Mayor Dagan Lacorte announced the filming news in a press release Monday.

“Rocklanders know that Suffern is a great place to go to the movies, with our historic Lafayette Theater,” Lacorte said. “And I’m thrilled Hollywood realizes Suffern is a great place to make movies too. We’re rolling out the red carpet.”

Lacorte says officials will monitor filming to avoid disruption to residents. The filming sites were not revealed.

“This is Where I Leave You” is about a father whose dying wish is to have his children spend seven days under the same roof following his funeral.

The movie also stars Jane Fonda, Tina Fey, and Abigail Spencer.

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