Garrett Anderson Does PR, Too; Henry’s Media Mob

Anaheim sports figure Garrett Anderson dropped in on EE RR the other day. No, not the Angels star, but pretty close. The other Garrett Anderson is spokesman for the new Anaheim Arsenal, the NBA Developmental League franchise whose investment group is headed by local businesspeople Tom and Louise Jones. And last year PR Anderson was on the Angels, as the team’s full-time media intern. He became acquainted with ballplayer Anderson, who also happens to attend the same church, Kindred Community in Anaheim Hills. Angels Manager Mike Scioscia dubbed PR Anderson “GA No. 2.” Fans sometimes phoned him by mistake. When his parents mailed him a gift of coffee, it wound up at ballplayer Anderson’s locker. Not a coffee drinker and unaware of the source, GA No. 1 chucked it: “I told him, ‘Come on, man, there are two of us now!'” The Arsenal opens its 48-game season Nov. 24 at Honda Center (nee Pond). Minority owner Roy Englebrecht’s brainchild: Courtside suites priced from $50,000 to $75,000 for the season. Food, beverages and sponsorship recognition are included, and GA No. 2 says he’ll throw in his autograph …

It wasn’t just OC and L.A. reporters swarming around the new Ren & #233;e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the OC Performing Arts Center. More than 100 media outlets were covering the opening, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, London Times, Agence France-Presse and German Elle …

There’s post-opening fanfare, too: Henry Segerstrom addresses the OC Forum Sept. 27 at the Hilton Irvine/OC Airport. Call (949) 588-9884 …

Car dealer Dave and Holly Wilson with “special guest” Warren Buffett are throwing a Sept. 25 fund-raiser for Gov. Arnold at the Wilsons’ Rockledge home in Laguna Beach, the former Boyd Jeffries estate …

Will you side with the revolutionary (portrayed by Eric D. Steinberg) or the aristocrat (John Vickery)? Both dazzle in “Nothing Sacred,” through Oct. 8 at South Coast Rep …

Bette Aitken wore red, Wylie wore white, the guests wore black and more than $500,000 was raised at SCR’s annual gala at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach …

Sports commentator Roy Firestone emcees a Sept. 23 dinner at the Island Hotel honoring sports agent Leigh Steinberg and benefiting Project Access. Call (949) 253-6200 …

Former OCBJ ad rep Bob Brunson, now with marketing shop Mob Media in Foothill Ranch, plays himself,the biggest fan of Kiss’ Gene Simmons,on next week’s episode of the A & E; reality show, “Gene Simmons Family Jewels.”