Hamm lands in 'Town'

The future of Aerosmith is very much up in the air. Ax man Joe Perry said yesterday he hasn’t spoken to Steven Tyler in more than a month. Perry, who’s promoting his new solo CD, “Have Guitar, Will Travel,’’ told the AP he’s estranged from the Aerosmith screamer: “I haven’t talked to him in over five weeks. I don’t know what’s going on with him. I hear he’s getting better.’’ Tyler, 61, fell off the stage during an Aug. 5 performance in South Dakota, breaking his left shoulder and getting 20 stitches in his head. An unflattering picture later surfaced of the frontman at a liquor store in Pembroke, prompting rumors that he’d fallen off the wagon. Perry’s hopeful the Boston band can still pull it together, but it sounds like he and Tyler have been estranged for some time. “All I know is he’s got to get his act together,’’ said Perry. “I mean, he and I haven’t written a song together alone in the same room in over 10 years, so there’s been some changes in paradigm of what Aerosmith is.’’

Before departing Boston yesterday, Wolfgang Puck stopped by the ICA. (The celebrity chef was in town to visit his son, a student at Tufts.) The famous foodie checked out the museum’s Water Cafe and strolled through the new exhibition “Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself.’’. . . Shag owner Sandy Poirier was in the DJ booth at Belvedere’s boozy bash at Bond the other night. Guests included Mistral owner Seth Greenberg and Boston Common editrix Janice O’Leary. . . . Tom Cruise and his son Connor had dinner at Abe & Louie’s the other night. (The Hollywood heavyweight had the bone-in filet and shrimp cocktail.) Ever accommodating, Cruise also spent 45 minutes signing autographs.

Opening night of the Huntington Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s “Fences’’ drew a few familiar faces. Attending dinner beforehand were former Huntington artistic director Peter Altman and wife Anne, playwright Lydia Diamond, Dick and Doris Kearns Goodwin, “Fences’’ director Kenny Leon, Bank of America president Bob Gallery and wife Jill, Huntington overseer Mary Wolfson, and managing director Michael Maso. Afterward, actor Keith David and Tony winner Phylicia Rashad visited with the cast backstage.

A belated shout-out to ESPN’s Chris Berman for getting Tom Brady to open up, at least a little, about his personal life. (The QB confirmed that his supermodel spouse, Gisele Bundchen, is pregnant, and the baby’s due in December.) But some in the blogosphere are speculating Boomer used family connections to help land the interview. After all, Berman’s daughter Meredith, a Brown grad like her dad, works in the Pats front office. Nonsense, according to Pats flack Stacey James, who said the interview had been in the works for three months.

If he keeps playing this much golf, Ray Allen’s swing will be as smooth as his jumper. Just a few weeks ago, the Celtic played with Tiger Woods as part of the Pro-Am round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton. Yesterday, Allen practiced his putts as part of the USI Shamrock Classic, which raises money for a number of organizations including the Perkins School for the Blind, Horizons for Homeless Children, and the Massachusetts Society. Joining Allen were Doc Rivers, Kendrick Perkins, JoJo White, Dana Barros, Bill Walker, Brian Scalabrine, front office guys Rich Gotham and Danny Ainge, and Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck. New senatorial candidate and Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca was also on hand, but for obvious reasons, he was a bit preoccupied with his cellphone. The Shamrock Classic was held at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord.

Thanks to Theo and Paul Epstein’s Foundation to Be Named Later, local Red Sox supporter Jim Panos and 15 kids with the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, got some quality time at Fenway Park with Los Angeles Angels player Torii Hunter this week. After talking about how he overcame his hardships growing up, Hunter was joined by David Ortiz, Peter Gammons, and Theo Epstein, who mingled with the group and answered questions. Panos won the meet-and-greet as part of the Hot Stove, Cool Music auction. Ortiz and Hunter left together afterward to share a meal at Sonsie on Newbury Street.