No Sun for Jackson

Janet Jackson is apparently not in control - of her health or her publicity team. A day after her tour promoter, Live Nation, told "Access Hollywood" that Jackson was back on the road and headed for tonight's scheduled Mohegan Sun performance with LL Cool J, reps for the casino announced the show would be postponed, due to "doctor's orders." The concert is the latest in a long list of canceled gigs since the singer was hospitalized for an undisclosed illness briefly in Montreal last week. Promoters said all tickets would be honored for a rescheduled date, which will be announced soon. Jackson and LL Cool J were supposed to be the headliners at a weekend-long opening soiree for the Mohegan's new Casino of the Wind. Celeb chefs Todd English and Jasper White were expected to hang in their respective joints. Also on the VIP list for the celeb poker tourney and red carpet: Tracy Morgan, Cheryl Hines, Maria Menounos, Rex Lee, and a gaggle of other TV and reality stars. "Desperate Housewives" hunk James Denton's group, the Band From TV, was slated to rock the Wolf Den tonight.

Mark Wahlberg popped up on "The Tonight Show" Thursday night, promoting his new movie, "Max Payne," and giving Jay Leno the lowdown on his new baby, Brendan Joseph. Wahlberg said he couldn't talk for a few weeks before his girlfriend, Rhea Durham, gave birth. "I lost my voice for 18 days, it was a fluke thing," he said. "I literally had to write on a notepad, and that's how we communicated, until right before the baby came." Wahlberg said his other kids, 5-year-old Ella and 2-year-old Michael, are adjusting to little Brendan, with varying success. "My daughter's thrilled, she thinks she has a live baby, a live play-toy," he said. "And my son is completely frustrated, because he was the baby. He literally said 'the baby has to go to Florida.' It's the only sentence he says." But Marky Mark also has his own challenges to contend with, namely how to explain his career to his kids. "I have a lot of explaining to do - between my music career, the underwear stuff, and 'Boogie Nights,' especially."

Matt Nathanson stopped by the Mix 98.5 studios yesterday, promoting the station's big concert with Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, and Jordin Sparks today at the Bank of America Pavilion. We wanted to talk to the Lexington native about rock star life and his penchant for leading fans in massive '80s sing-alongs. But alas, the singer was reportedly more than a little peeved about being likened to John Mayer in yesterday's Globe. We're still waiting for our call-back.

Boston's Tom Scholz and Michael Sweet are throwing their weight behind the "Yes on 3" campaign, supporting the so-called Greyhound Protection Act ballot question that would shut down dog tracks in Massachusetts. Scholz and his wife, Kim, proud owners of a rescued puppy, Barcley, plan to attend a rally on the ballot issue Tuesday at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, along with president Carter Luke and other animal rights activists. "Bay State voters are too good a people to tolerate cruelty," said Scholz, in an e-mail yesterday. "It's just not us."

John Travolta was traipsing around the Topsfield Fair with his kids Thursday morning, The Salem News reports. Police told the paper the star didn't ask for special protection. Fair folks played the theme song to "Welcome Back, Kotter" over the loudspeaker, in honor of the visit.

Dodgers manager Joe Torre apparently misses Boston. Torre, who loved to feast at Davio's when he was in town with the Yanks, stopped into the restaurant's Philly location the other night with a bunch of Dodgers coaches. And he made sure to get on the phone and let owner Steve DiFillippo know, telling him "I hope we see you in Boston next week." He had his usual veal chops and sorbetto. No word on which city did it better.

Gardner museum director Anne Hawley ties the knot today in a small and no doubt elegant ceremony at her Brookline home. The lucky fellow: Urs Peter Gauchat, professor and dean of the school of architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The celebrating continues Wednesday, when the happy couple will toast their nuptials and the opening of the Gardner's new exhibition, "The Triumph of Marriage."

Rehabbed Maine rocker and Britney Spears ex Howie Day (above) rocked the vote at Northeastern last night, joining Boston's Steven Fiore and the college's own Baird Caner in a concert to promote participation in the presidential election. Students registered to vote and got directions for sending absentee ballots.

Hayley Kaufman of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Names can be reached at names@globe.com or at 617-929-8253.