– They have to keep celebrating their special love. Newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will mark their nuptials with a party in Los Angeles on Saturday. The hoedown will be held at the home of Hollywood power couple Paula Wagner, Cruise’s producing partner, and Rick Nicita, the actor’s agent, a spokesman said Wednesday.
– “Gladiator” actress Connie Nielsen and her boyfriend, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, are expecting their first child together, People magazine has confirmed. Nielsen has a 16-year-old son from a previous marriage; Ulrich is the father of two boys, also from a previous marriage.
– The Oklahoma City Council has designated an alley in the city’s Bricktown area in honor of The Flaming Lips.
– Conductor Myung-Whun Chung will replace Christoph von Dohnanyi in Chicago Symphony Orchestra subscription concerts May 31-June 2 at Symphony Center. Dohnanyi had to withdraw because of scheduling conflicts in London. Chung will lead the CSO in an all-Brahms program featuring Symphony No. 1 and the Violin Concerto, with Vadim Repin as soloist.
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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.
