Super Bowl party at Tempe Beach Park
Popular Boston band Boys Like Girls will be the opening act for a free concert and fireworks show headlined by Counting Crows on Saturday at Tempe Beach Park.
The Super Bowl Saturday Night block party starts at 6 p.m. with a DJ set. The live music begins at 7 p.m., with the Super Bowl Fireworks Spectacular commencing at 9:40 p.m.
Fans can begin entry at 5 p.m. at the northwestern corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway.
Ante up at tourney Taking a break from Celebrity Apprentice, glamour girl Ivanka Trump will be playing poker alongside Paris Hilton, Matt Leinart, Mario Lopez, Don Cheadle, Mekhi Phifer, Elisha Cuthbert, Boomer Esiason, Ben Roethlisberger and a slew of professional card players at the One5ive Foundation's Celebrity Night at the Tables.
The charity tournament event takes place Friday at the 944 Super Village at the Scottsdale Waterfront and supports the Boomer Esiason Foundation and Junior Achievement.
Sponsorships are still available and range from $2,000 to $150,000.
Details: www.celebritynight atthetables.com.
Event proceeds aid PETA It didn't take long for some minor controversy to flare in connection with Super Bowl XLII.
Actress Pam Anderson is taking a jab at Phoenix-based PetSmart after viewing a Today show segment on one of the company's suppliers of live animals. Animal-rights group PETA announced Monday that Anderson will donate some of the proceeds from the Hearts & Helmets charity event she's hosting Wednesday with the Phoenix Suns' Shawn Marion to PETA's campaign to get PetSmart out of the live-animal business.
"PetSmart needs to stop pimping live animals and just sell supplies," Anderson is quoted as saying in a PETA news release.
Watch Media Day online Don't let your boss know, but if you have access to a computer, you can watch today's Super Bowl Media Day live from University of Phoenix Stadium. Media types from around the world will be bombarding the Patriots and Giants with questions.
The NFL Network will have five podium cameras simultaneously streaming interviews throughout the session, and you can tap into their feeds at www.nfl.com. The Patriots are up at 10 a.m. and the Giants at noon. Use earphones if you're on the job.
Game highlights financial education Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson have joined Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin and Visa to roll out "Financial Football."
The NFL-themed money-management computer game will be distributed to every public high school in Arizona.
The game is designed to teach the importance of financial education to teenagers and is available online at arizona.financialfootball.com
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