Updike's boyhood hometown in Reading, Pa., to host first Updike Society Conference at Alvernia University, promoting study of the award-winning author's literature and life. READING, Pa., Dec.

Matt Updike to Conquer Challenge Alaska DENVER, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 19 through July 27, local Denver Paralympics athlete Matt Updike is going to compete against 38 top athletes from around the globe in the longest and most challenging hand cycle race in the world - Sadler's Alaska Challenge to raise money for The Colorado Chapter of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. 267 grueling miles over 7 excruciating days and with over 16,000 exhausting feet of elevation gain, the Sadler's Alaska Challenge is not for the faint of heart.

U.S. actress Rebecca Romijn has been cast as a witch alongside Lindsay Price and Jaime Ray Newman in the drama pilot, Eastwick.

Lindsay Price has signed up for a role in the pilot for a small-screen version of The Witches of Eastwick, The Hollywood Reporter said. Price was a cast member of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 in its later years and recently co-starred on the series Lipstick Jungle, which has neither been renewed

Celebrated author John Updike died of lung cancer Tuesday in Massachusetts, his publisher announced.