Bay Watch: Celebs, Athletes Kick Off Super Bowl Festivities

Last night kicked off Tampa's week of star-studded Super Bowl parties. THE DAILY offers you the inside scoop from last night's events and previews the slate of celebrity bashes on tap tonight.

Reggie Bush (l), Kim Kardashian (r) Help Host Last Night's Moves Magazine Party In Tampa

SCENE & HEARD WEDNESDAY: The four-day “Gridiron Greats” series of fundraisers, hosted in part by Pro Football HOFer Mike Ditka, kicked off yesterday at 7:00pm ET at Seminole Hard Rock & Casino in Tampa. NBC’s Bob Costas emceed the event, and Pro Football HOFers Frank Gifford, Roger Staubach and Marv Levy were scheduled to attend (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 1/21)....Saints RB Reggie Bush and Ravens LB Ray Lewis last night hosted the Moves Magazine party at The Venue in Feature Sound. Bush's girlfriend and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, Colts DE Dwight Freeney, Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez, Fox' Michael Strahan, former NFLers Jonathan Ogden, Warren Moon, Eric Dickerson and Eddie George, CBS' Shannon Sharpe and Phillies 1B Ryan Howard were in attendance (TAMPABAY.com, 1/29)....Fall Out Boy last night played at the State Theatre in St. Pete for 675 fans for a free MySpace-sponsored secret concert. The band will headline the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash tonight (TAMPABAY.com, 1/28)....Former NFLer Chidi Ahanotu hosted his Chidi Chidi Bang Bang Super Bash Party last night at Aja in Tampa (TAMPABAY.com, 1/28).

Three-Day "Good Life" Party Hosted By Diddy, Deion Sanders Starts Tonight

ON TAP TONIGHT: Former NFLer Seth Joyner and golfer Adam Walker today are hosting the Par & Poker Celebrity Challenge for Charity. The event consists of an 18-hole golf tournament at TPC Tampa Bay and a No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker tournament at Tampa Bay Downs. Former NFLers Dickerson, Lawrence Taylor, Jim McMahon, Marcus Allen, Roy Green, Fred Williamson, Basketball HOFer Clyde Drexler, former MLBers Bret Saberhagen, Chili Davis, Joe Carter and boxer Evander Holyfield are scheduled to attend (Par & Poker)....Freeney tonight will host a Super Billiards Tournament at 8:00pm at Gameworks in Tampa. Ravens LB Terrell Suggs, Bears DT Tommie Harris, former NFLers George, Warren Sapp, Marshall Faulk and former MLBer Darryl Strawberry are expected to participate (Dwight Freeney Foundation)....The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash featuring musical guests Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Lifehouse will be held at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa tonight (TAMPABAY.com, 1/27)....Musician Diddy will host his "Good Life Experience" party at the Main Stage at The Venue in St. Pete tonight at 9:00 pm. Diddy bought out the venue for "three solid days during the game," and is "planning a party" with former NFLer Deion Sanders (TAMPABAY.com, 1/27)....The Madden Bowl and the NFL Commissioner's Party also will be held today (TAMPABAY.com, 1/21).