Station Benefit Broadcast Set

The date and time for the broadcast of last month’s benefit concert for the Station Family Fund have been announced.

The one-hour special, Aftermath: The Station Fire Five Years Later, will be broadcast on cable’s VH1 Easter Sunday, March 23, at 10 p.m. The special features highlights of the Feb. 25 concert at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, in Providence, headlined by Twisted Sister, Tesla, John Rich, Gretchen Wilson and more, as well as interviews with some of the artists and survivors of the fire.

The show will be simulcast on Channel 36, Rhode Island’s PBS station.

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Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, is serving six months of unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car after a stop by a Teton County, Idaho, sheriff’s deputy.

She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance — were dropped.

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Britney Spears’ upcoming appearance on the CBS show How I Met Your Mother could be — to borrow series’ scene-stealer Barney’s favorite word — legendary.

Spears will guest star in a March 24 episode of the series, CBS spokeswoman Kelli Raftery told the Associated Press yesterday. The pop star will portray a receptionist in a dermatologist’s office named Abby who becomes “smitten” with Ted (Josh Radnor).

Craig Thomas, the show’s creator, told Usmagazine.com that Spears attended a table reading with the cast on Monday, and that her scenes will probably be filmed later this week. He said representatives for Spears approached the CBS about Mother because “she was looking for a small part on a funny show.”

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wells Compiled by Lynne Chaput from staff and wire reports.

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