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Meet Mr. Met, watch ‘The Price is Right’ live and dribble with John Starks at free PaleyWKND in Midtown

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The Paley Center for Media will throw its first-ever interactive festival in midtown this weekend, featuring a host of happenings designed to celebrate media, sports, gaming and entertainment.Dubbed PaleyWKND, the inaugural street party will be held in collaboration with the City of New York.

The event unfolds Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 1 and 2) on West 52nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, as well as inside the Paley Center, which is located on that block.

The lineup includes appearances from TV stars Jimmy Smits, star of the new CBS drama “East New York,” Drew Carey hosting a live version of “The Price Is Right” to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary (with announcer George Gray), a rare showcase of all four major professional sports league championship trophies, Xbox games and appearances from Marvel characters Captain America, Black Panther and Spider-Man.And that’s just the tip of the cross-genre iceberg.“PaleyWKND is one of those iconic ‘only in New York’ events that people will remember for years to come,” said Maureen Reidy, president and CEO of the Paley Center for Media, which was founded as the Museum of Television & Radio in 1976. “Designed in partnership with the best of the best — major sports leagues, iconic media brands, gaming giants and the hottest entertainment companies.”The celebration, which kicks off Friday night with an exclusive members-only preview — tickets for which are available here and here — is expected to attract tens of thousands of tri-staters.

It’s a collaboration between the Paley Center and more than two dozen media brands — including Nickelodeon, which will be on-hand with a vast supply of their trademark slime, as well as an interactive experience with several of its.

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