allude, antic, commemorate, exuberant, homage, mandate, retrospective
A minor-league baseball team in California paid homage to Tom Cruise during one of its games. The tribute included a retrospective of the actor's career and a couch-jumping contest that alluded to his exuberant antics on Oprah. During one inning, no music was played and no players were announced; this hush commemorated the silent birth of his daughter, Suri, mandated by the Church of Scientology.
homage - (noun) a tribute
retrospective - (noun) a review of an artist's work
allude - (verb) to refer indirectly
exuberant - (adjective) enthusiastically unrestrained
antic - (noun) a playful or funny act meant to draw attention
commemorate - (verb) to bring to mind; to serve as a memorial
mandate - (verb) to order; to make mandatory