Hunky pop crooner Michael Buble, arguably the greatest thing to come out of Canada since Celine Dion and socialized medicine, kicked off his Crazy Love world tour in South Florida last night. After his sold-out gig at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, the singer of Haven’t Met You Yet headed to Tampa and Atlanta then on through the United States and Europe. Be the first to get a glimpse of the show by clicking here or on the photo below:

Buble, Friday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise (Click on the photo for more)

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Will you know my name? You bet! Guitar god Eric Clapton (Layla, Tears in Heaven) rocked the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise Thursday night. Click here or on the photo for more South Florida concerts.

Akon, at a concert in Boca's Mizner Park in October (Michele Sandberg/Special to Page2Live)

It’s like bringing Tiger Woods to a family values conference.

R & B superstar Akon, singer of Locked Up, is slated for a March 19 concert in the arena of the Wellington’s Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

There’ll also be a showjumping competition that night — the Puissance International, with a $25,000 purse.

The rapper caused a worldwide storm when he simulated a sex act on stage with the 15-year-old daughter of a preacher. The stunt cost him the sponsorship of Verizon.

Let’s see: highbrow and lowbrow in the same place? That could be fun!

Welcome to the fifth annual Caron Renaissance gala! (Click on the photo for Michael Price's gallery)

Petra Levin, the chairwoman of Friday’s fifth annual Caron Renaissance gala, said the economy forced her to think outside the box.

How would she attract people to Palm Beach’s Mar-a-Lago willing to pay between $1,000 and $500 for a charity dinner on one of the busiest gala weekends of the year?

“I figured I’d make it less formal than the average Palm Beach gala, and more laid back,” Levin, a former Miss Germany, said during Friday’s wingding.”I thought that’d bring back the husbands, who no longer like the pomp and circumstance by the middle of the season.”

And then, she reached out to Miami singer Jon Secada, who performed for a hour.

Result: Levin had 300-plus helping themselves to fine foods around the pool, then moving to the grand ballroom for Secada’s show.

And by the time the receipts were tallied, the Boca addiction treatment center Caron Renaissance was $1 million richer — money that’ll go mostly to pay for rehab for those who can’t afford it.

Check out the guests by clicking here or on the photo.

West Palm Beach lawyer Eddie Stephens filmed his two young sons’ trip to see heavy metal heavy Ozzy Osbourne Friday night at the Barnes & Noble at Legacy Place, in Palm Beach Gardens. Cuties Christopher, 10, and Matthew, 7, pupils at the Ideal Elementary in Royal Palm Beach braved throngs of fans, had their dad buy $55 worth of Ozzy books and waited in line for about 45 minutes to meet the singer of Crazy Train. I’m told the kids love the pictures in I Am Ozzy, but had their dad explain some of the more obscure terms that The Prince of Darkness writes about. Like “mooning,” for example. “I’m approaching the book with them like a morality tale,” Stephens said. “I explained to them that Ozzy was on the wrong path with alcohol and drugs, but that he straightened himself out and became a good man.”

Rememba her?

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Meet Shino Tsurubuchi, line judge at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.

She’s more famous than many of the tournament’s players.

The 4-foot something Japanese woman became the target of Palm Beach Gardens tennis champ Serena Williams‘ scorn, and loud four-letter bombs, at the US Open in New York. Williams was fined $82,500 and apologized.

But few at the Delray tennis arena, it seems, have noticed Tsurubuchi — except when she calls “out” with a booming, manly voice!

For more about the Delray tennis championship, click here.

Alert! Heavy metal superstar Ozzy Osbourne is expected in Palm Beach Gardens Friday, but there shouldn’t be anything too weird going on. He’ll sign copies of his best-selling autobiography, I am Ozzy.

If all goes well, if he doesn’t get lost, the star of the MTV reality show The Osbournes will be his unintelligible self with fans starting at 6 p.m. at the Barnes & Nobel at Legacy Place.

The tome already sits at No. 4 on the New York Times best-sellers list.

Ozzy Osbourne at a signing in England (click on the photo for more)

“He’s been good for the book business,” said spokeswoman Lauren Pfretzschner, preparing for the biggest even in the store’s three-year history.

Pfretzschner said fans must buy Ozzy’s $26.99-book first, get a wrist band then wait in line. Osbourne will be signing for as long as there are books available, or as long as he can physically stand it, whichever comes first.

According to reviews, the most amazing about the hardcover is that Osbourne came out of more than 40 years in rock’n'roll in a decent enough shape to dump his anecdotes on paper, through a ghost writer of course. Be warned: Sharon Osbourne’s hubby is big on stories about bodily functions, usually his own.

Click on the photo, or here, for more on Ozzy and other illustrious visitors.

Rap superstar Jay-Z, a.k.a. the 40-year Brooklyn native Shawn Carter, launched his North American tour at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise Saturday night with a pulsating two-hour show. Jay-Z, who’s married to R&B songbird Beyonce, performed most of his hits for a sold-out crowd, including 99 Problems and I Just Wanna Love U.  Click here, or on the photo, for more.

Jay-Z rocked the BankAtlantic Center Saturday night (Click on the photo for more)

Meanwhile, Beyonce hung out in Miami Beach in this orange dress reminiscent of Broadway’s Starlight Express . . .

Beyonce in Miami Beach Saturday night (Click on the photo for what hubby Jay-Z was doing at that time)

BB King, last month at the Seminole Hard Rock (Storms Media Group/Special to Page2Live)

Musicians aren’t the only ones singing the blues at BB King’s brand spanking new club in West Palm Beach.

Some of those who built the gin joint would appreciate riffs from the blues man’s wailing guitar Lucille just about now.

According to court filings, several contractors haven’t been paid for the CityPlace club’s construction, which included the gutting of the old Legal Seafood.

According to five liens filed in Palm Beach County over the past two weeks, BB King’s Restaurant and Blues Club owes Stuart general contractor Watlee Construction $750,000.

The two-month, $1.18 million job was completed in November, and the $750,000 were due on Dec. 2, according to the paperwork.

Port St. Lucie subcontractors TNT Builders of South Florida and Davidson Insulation, as well as Boynton Beach’s Tropic Fire Protection and West Palm’s Sterling Steel Fabrications also filed liens against the blues club’s owners for a total $130,000.

What’s up with that, BB?

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In the wake of her announcement that she’ll be returning to Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace next year for another three-year gig, Jupiter resident pop star Celine Dion watched the premiere of her concert flick, Celine: Through The Eyes of the World, Tuesday night at the Regal South Beach in Miami Beach. She was surrounded by family, including husband Rene Angelil, their boy, Rene-Charles, and mom Therese. Click here for more photos.

New boyfriend for Celine Dion? Nah. That's just Wellington polo star Nic Roldan, who has the same sponsor as Dion. (Click on the photo for more)

And check out the trailer: