by St. Petersburg Times

Athletes and Angels, starring Pamela Anderson, Simeon Rice, DJ Vice and a host of NFL players, will take place from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Jan. 31 at the new club at the base of the Towers at Channelside, 290 S Meridian Ave.

"(Anderson) was bringing her kids to the Football game, and she wanted to do some kind of event while she was in town," said Enrique de Jesus, one of the partners in the property. She'll be sitting in the middle of the venue, so ticketholders may get to mingle with the Baywatch babe. Tickets are on sale now for $300 at ajachannelside.com.

If you can't wait until then to check out the sleek, 12,000-square-foot club, Aja will host a grand opening party at 9 p.m. Jan. 16 featuring a performance by DJ Sky Nellor. Tickets are $20 at ajachannelside.com; Call (301) 367-2553 for a table reservation.

Brooks and Dunn event is off

Add another big Super Bowl party to the list of events canceled due to the economy.

The Brooks & Dunn Inaugural Golf Classic, a celebrity party and golf tournament hosted by Bucs Warrick Dunn and Derrick Brooks and scheduled for Jan. 29-30 in Tampa, has been canceled, officials with both players' charities said this week.

Natalie Boe, executive director for the Warrick Dunn Foundation, said - and stop us if you've heard this one before - the dismal economy was a definite factor.

"We had been fortunate in securing just over $100,000 in sponsorships; however, we were still short of our goal of $200,000," Boe said. "Their concern was that with only six weeks to go before the event - and two of those weeks being holiday weeks, with a lot of people not having their budgets re-evaluated for January - we were afraid we wouldn't get that commitment for the event."

Boe added that it had been difficult to line up celebrities to jump on board, which made it tough to justify the $10,000-per-foursome price tag for sponsors. Still, both Buccaneers will be visible around town at other fundraisers during Super Bowl week.

Dunn - who famously builds homes for the underprivileged through his Warrick Dunn Foundation - will be part of SuperBuild, an NFL-endorsed event designed to erect six Habitat for Humanity homes in the days leading up to the game. Donate at habitatsuperbuild.com.

Brooks will be part of the Ebony Fashion Fair, a fashion show at the Tampa Theatre that will benefit his Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Auxiliary Rites of Passage Program. Tickets to that event are $35 at derrickbrookscharities.org.

Williams, Starks team up

Here's a party that can be enjoyed by Bucs fans and Steelers fans alike.

Former Bucs QB Doug Williams and current Steelers lineman Max Starks will co-host two events, the Doug Williams Celebrity Experience and the Max Starks Celebrity VIP Party, from Jan. 28-30 at the Bayou Club and Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. Ker's WingHouse is your lead sponsor.

Events include a sponsor's reception on Jan. 28; a celebrity VIP party featuring a Texas hold'em tournament and WingHouse Girls fashion show on Jan. 29, and a celebrity golf tournament on Jan. 30. Invited guests include Tony Dorsett, Hines Ward, Ben Roethlisberger, Mark Clayton, Mike Alstott, IndyCar driver Dan Weldon and many more.

Prices range from $195 for single tickets to $5,000 for sponsor packages. The event will benefit All Children's Hospital, the Max Starks Foundation and the Ron Springs and Everson Walls Gift For Life Foundation.

For more info, visit winghouse.com or professionalgolfevents.net.

Stars hit the Columbia

The Fourth Annual Super Bowl Pro Football Hall of Fame luncheon is set for 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Ybor City's historic Columbia Restaurant. Merlin Olson will host the event, and confirmed guests include Bob Griese, Roger Staubach, Thurman Thomas and Lee Roy Selmon.

Only 175 tickets - at $1,250 a pop - will be sold. A Hall of Famer will be seated at each table, and ticket holders will receive a limited-edition Dick Butkus autographed lithograph. Sponsorship opportunities are $25,000, $50,000 (which includes two Super Bowl tickets) and $150,000 (which includes four game tickets.)

For more information, visit profootballhof.com/hall/sbluncheon.jsp.

Win tix to Leather and Laces

Some details are coming out about Leather and Laces, the celebrity bash with Carmen Electra, Jenny McCarthy and Kim Kardashian Jan. 30 at Jackson's Bistro in Tampa.

The event will feature a performance by celeb DJ Tendaji Lathan and Cirque USA, a Cirque du Soleil-style troupe of jugglers, contortionists, and performers. Tickets are $275 in advance for an open liquor, beer and wine bar, and $650 for an all-access VIP pass that also includes hors d'oeuvres and a sushi bar.

You can also enter the Leather and Laces "Hottie of the Year" competition, where the prizes include luxe hotel accommodations, Hollywood-quality hair and makeup, a professional photo shoot and a $5,000 swag bag - not to mention, of course, total VIP treatment at the party itself.

Get more details at leatherandlaces.com.

Compiled by Jay Cridlin and Janet Zink.

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