Marc Anthony

When you think of entertaining the troops, what names pop to mind? Cuba Gooding Jr.? Marc Anthony? Celine Dion? All of them and more are present tonight at 9 for the CBS special "Rockin' for the USA: A National Salute to the U.S. Military," taped aboard the country's newest aircraft carrier, the Harry S. Truman, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. With Memorial Day weekend taking on special significance, this variety show indulges in some ol'-fashioned flag-waving. The only thing missing is Bob Hope.

* At the Greek: The Cranberries perform July 5. Tickets on sale Saturday; Marc Anthony is the headliner Aug. 5. Tickets on sale Sunday; James Brown performs July 19. Tickets on sale Sunday ... Mary J. Blige performs at the Universal Amphitheatre on June 26. Tickets on sale Sunday ... Tool will play the Forum on July 15. Tickets on sale Saturday ... Rush heads to Staples Center on Sept. 23 and to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Sept. 28. Tickets for both shows on sale Sunday ...

In the liner notes of his new salsa album, Marc Anthony gives credit to a group of people rarely saluted in this Latin genre. The artist thanks his team of lawyers--all five of them. A close look at the fine print reveals why the singer might be so grateful to his attorneys. In contrast to his previous three salsa albums, Marc Anthony is listed as co-writer on all but one of the nine songs on his Sony Discos/Columbia release, "Libre," which has been No.

OCCASION: The fourth biannual installment of the Tribute to Style benefit for the Entertainment Industry Foundation Arts and Education Fund, at Santa Monica Municipal Airport's Barker Hangar, with performances by Alessandro Safina and Marc Anthony. * THE WHITE ZONE: "I picked up a fabulous Gucci gown last year, and I hope to pick one up today," says Jennifer Tilly, whirling through the cocktail reception and silent auction of the latest and greatest of top-label designer threads and jewelry.

Salsa sensation Marc Anthony had guests dancing in the aisles Sunday at Jaguar's Tribute to Style at Barker Hangar, an annual fund-raiser hosted by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, which supports arts education for children. Introducing Anthony, Catherine Zeta-Jones said he has been called " a walking flame. I'm not sure what it means," she said. "But I like it."

Upon reading Ernesto Lechner's review of the Marc Anthony concert ("A Unilateral, Bilingual Success," March 8), I quickly noticed an error: "In his first Southern California concert after becoming a . . . 'crossover phenomenon,' Marc Anthony was received with hysterical fervor Monday at the Wiltern Theatre." The fact is that Marc Anthony was presented at Copley Symphony Hall in downtown San Diego the night before. We here in San Diego consider ourselves not only Southern Californians, but close cousins with Los Angeles and the Wiltern.

In his first Southern California concert after becoming a (insert drum roll here) "crossover phenomenon," Marc Anthony was received with hysterical fervor Monday at the Wiltern Theatre. His predominantly Latino audience seemed equally comfortable with his salsa and his mainstream pop material. His current tour finds Anthony at the pinnacle of a career that began less than 10 years ago when the New York-born singer recorded a salsa version of Juan Gabriel's "Hasta que te Conoci."