HEADS-UP: Scranton ‘Office’ party
Get yourself to Scranton on Saturday, May 19.
That’s the day the Pennsylvania town is kicking off Office Fest 2007, in honor of the NBC comedy set in their industrial-era burg of 75,000.
Cast members Brian Baumgartner (Kevin) and Angela Kinsey (Angela) are coming in to meet-and-greet, sign autographs, and party on a parking garage.
But if you miss it, there are plans afoot to stage a full-fledged convention -- yes, a la “Star Trek” -- this fall.
Turns out Scranton is seeing an uptick in tourism from fans of “The Office,” who drive hundreds of miles to visit real places the show mentions. Town fathers and mothers are hot to exploit this newfound fame. They drew thousands last December when star Rainn Wilson (Dwight) appeared at the Mall of Steamtown.
Gas up, people. Just 120 miles west of Manhattan.