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You may not know this, but Paul Simon’s been behind a massive children’s charity for years called the Children’s Health Fund. They took trucks of medical supplies to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and do all kinds of good works. Now Simon is putting on a 25th anniversary concert on October 4th at Radio City Musical Hall. Sting, Stevie Wonder, Vince Gill, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, James Taylor and a bunch more A listers are set  to perform. Julianne Moore and Jane Pauley are going to host a VIP event before the show. If we’re lucky Artie Garfunkel will be drafted to sing with Simon. And Simon Fuller, creator of “American Idol.” is being honored. It’s the same night Jerry Seinfeld is playing the Beacon Theater and there’s a Broadway opening, too. New York fall season is here! Go to http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/annual-benefit

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.