Wanna be a local TV celeb?

Sacramento film company Deon Taylor Enterprises is holding "American Idol-style" auditions Saturday for a female host and more than a dozen reporters for a local TV entertainment show set to debut April 23.

Called "Up All Nite," the show is geared to a younger crowd with newsy reports on Sacramento-area nightclubs and restaurants, as well as segments on fashion, movies and sports.

"It's 'Entertainment Tonight' meets 'TMZ,' " says executive producer Roxanne Avent. The weekly show will air late at night – of course – on a local network that won't be identified until the show's launch party April 15.

The auditions, from noon to 3 p.m. outside the main Macy's store at Downtown Plaza, are aimed at finding a 21- to 35-year-old woman to co-host the show with Craig Jackson, a Sacramento native who hosts the VH1 reality show "I Love Money."

Also being sought are about 20 reporters – in that same age bracket – to do news segments on a part-time basis.

Auditioners should bring head shots, a résumé and demo tapes, if possible. They also should sport an "up-to-date" look, be prepared to do a mock news report – and show some energy.

"We'll probably ask them to do their favorite dance," Avent says. "When you're (on TV), you have to be active."

For more information, visit the Web site, www.upallnite.tv, and click on "Events."

Sharing space

Local architect and developer David Mogavero has a new spin on the traditional condo complex.

In his proposal for a midtown Sacramento project at 16th and P streets, he's planning a college dormlike annex of apartments where renters in 10 or so units will share a single kitchen and dining area.

"It's sort of like cohousing for singles," he says of the communal addition that would complement the retail shops and 40 for-sale condo units he envisions on land owned by the Capitol Area Development Authority.

His proposal also has a limited number of parking spaces, designed to encourage walking and public transit. The proposal – submitted by Mogavero's development arm – MNA Management/Foothill Partners – has been endorsed by CADA staff. But a final decision won't be issued until the CADA board meets April 17 and reviews competing proposals from D&S Development for a 42-unit condo project and from SKK Developments for a 66-unit apartment complex.

Both the D&S and SKK proposals were deemed "worthy of selection" in the CADA staff report. But Mogavero's was cited as the most creative – and most affordable, with condos starting at $225,000 and apartments at $500 a month.

The condos – most merely 525 square feet – are aimed at single "twenty- and thirty-somethings" with downtown jobs, Mogavero says.

The communal-style apartments would likely draw a slightly younger group with an interest in community involvement and environmental causes, says the green-leaning developer.

His hope: The renters' activist spirit would "infect" and inspire the condo owners.

Mystery spot

Today's query: What's "The Center"?

An ad on Craigslist – for a director of events – describes The Center as Sacramento's newest event facility, a premier community venue with a 500-seat banquet hall, theater seating for 1,000, a "dramatic foyer," an industrial kitchen and other amenities.

According to the job posting, the venue's new director will be entrusted with developing the center "from the ground up."

But where is this facility and who is behind it?

Those questions have other local event planners and facility operators scratching their heads. We replied to the e-mail address listed on the job posting. Strictly for reporting purposes.

Our missive generated this e-mail response from a spokesman: "We'll be right back to you."

We're still waiting.

Reach Bob Shallit at (916) 321-1049. Back columns: www.sacbee.com/shallit.