A fine day with Dad

Sox owner John Henry and his fiancee, Linda Pizzuti, are trying hard to keep the details of their wedding hush-hush, and who can blame them? But the big day is fast approaching, and people are talking. The precise location of Saturday's ceremony is top secret, but we do know that as many as 450 people will convene afterward at a lavish party in the outfield at friendly Fenway. As you might expect, Henry and his missus have enlisted an extraordinary wedding band: Maroon 5. That's right, Adam Levine and the lads will be performing. You'll recall that Maroon 5 was the surprise musical guest at the BoSox bash in Colorado after the team's four-game sweep of the Rockies. That night, Levine channeled his inner Freddie Mercury, singing “We Are the Champions’’ for Big Papi, Josh Beckett, and the rest of the world-beaters. (Maroon 5 played for free at the Palm in Denver, but something tells us they're getting paid for Saturday's gig.) If the reception proves to be as entertaining as it sounds, the couple may need a day or two to recover before embarking on their honeymoon.

Former Bruins Sergei Gonchar, Glen Murray, Bryan Berard, Dmitri Khristich, and Jozef Stumpel are among 19 current and former NHL players who are suing a prominent golf course developer, claiming he squandered millions of dollars they invested in two luxury resorts in Mexico. The lawsuit, first reported by TMZ.com, claims Ken Jowdy spent their money on “lavish parties’’ that included “various female porn stars, escorts, strippers, [and] party girls’’ to impress his friends, including Roger Clemens, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, and ESPN announcer Joe Morgan. Berard, who played for the B’s in 2002, was one of the biggest losers, investing $700,000.

LFO is following New Kids on the Block’s lead. The Boston-bred boy band, which had a few hits in the late 1990s including “Summer Girls’’ and “Girl on TV’’ (Jennifer Love Hewitt was in the video for that one), have scheduled a comeback tour that starts next month and lands here, at the Middle East, on July 13. Frontman Rich Cronin told us yesterday that he and his bandmates met last fall to regroup. “We really weren’t on the best of terms,’’ he confessed. “It just felt really good. It felt like a really good vibe.’’ Cronin has kept busy over the years with a rap group called Loose Cannons and by appearing on VH1’s “Mission: Man Band.’’ He has also been focused on battling leukemia; Cronin was diagnosed with the disease shortly after the band broke up. “I finally feel better, so I think I’m up to it,’’ he said. Cronin said LFO hopes for the same success that the New Kids has had with its reunion but on a much smaller scale. “When [New Kid Danny Wood] told me they were getting back together, I didn’t know how it was going to work out,’’ Cronin said. “It’s worked out really well.’’

Central Square’s Pandemonium Books was packed over the weekend when Amber Benson stopped by for a book signing. You may remember Benson as Tara on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’’ These days the 32-year-old actress writes comic tales and fantasy books. Her latest is a paperback called “Death’s Daughter.’’ Benson told us she’s still in touch with the Buffy crew, including hometown gal Eliza Dushku. Turns out, the friends met long before “Buffy’’ when they were both in “Bye Bye Love,’’ the 1995 divorce movie that starred Paul Reiser and was directed by Newton’s Sam Weisman. “She’s super smart,’’ Benson said of Dushku. “And she’s generous. She doesn’t just give money; she gives time.’’ Two of the “Buffy’’ fans on the long line for Benson’s autograph were Rebecca and Mary Moore, 18-year-old twins from Pepperell. “I related to her a lot,’’ Rebecca said, of Benson’s character on “Buffy.’’ “She was very relatable for people who don’t fit in.’’

There were a few VIPs at the sold-out first show of “Fly’’ at the Vineyard Playhouse, including actress Patricia Neal, Olga Hirschhorn, and Laura Roosevelt, granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt. . . . Vikings defensive end Jared Allen and several friends were at Fenway over the weekend and kept the party going at Cask ’n Flagon. . . . Braves pitcher Derek Lowe dropped by the House of Blues after Saturday’s game.

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