The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino hosts a poolside End Of Summer Party on Sunday (9/3) with live music and a fashion show from noon to 11 p.m. There's also an after party at Floyd's Nightclub from 11 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday; 5223 Orient Road, Tampa; $10-$15. Call (813) 627-7676.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays play the Seattle Mariners at 7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday (9/1-2) at Tropicana Field, where you can take home a Dewayne Staats and Joe Magrane dual talking Bobblehead doll on Saturday. On Sunday at 1:15 p.m. it's the Minnesota Twins, who play through Wednesday. Tickets start at $8.
A fun walk and vegan potluck picnic will raise awareness at the Walk for Farm Animals at 11 a.m. Saturday (9/2) in Vinoy Park, Fifth Avenue NE at Bayshore Drive in downtown St. Petersburg. The $10 participant fee benefits the Farm Sanctuary, a rescue and protection organization that promotes humane farming practices for cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and others. (813) 810-5396, www.walkforfarmanimals.org.
Can't remember to keep your houseplant watered? Check out the Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale this weekend (9/2-3) for plants that are less needy. The Botanical Gardens at the University of South Florida hosts the annual sale of the Central Florida Cactus and Succulent Society. You can see rare and unusual varieties and there will be experts on hand to offer growing advice. It's 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the gardens off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Tampa. Free admission.
Club Code in Ybor City is hosting a Back to School bash Friday (9/1) for all returning college students in the bay area. DJ Prophet will be spinning hip-hop and reggaeton tunes with special guest "Uncle Luke," better known as Luther Campbell, the leader of the rap outfit 2 Live Crew. These days Campbell has solo albums and a burgeoning porn business, but he is still drawing crowds. Tickets are $12 for 21 and older, $15 for ages 18 to 20, and can be bought in advance by calling (813) 247-9070, or at the club, 1507 Seventh Ave., Ybor City. Doors open at 10 p.m. Seventeen and younger will not be admitted.
This is your last chance - and they really mean it this time - to see the posed cadavers of the "Bodies" exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. The display of 20 fully preserved and posed specimens, plus 260 organs and body parts, has drawn more than 450,000 people, but it finally closes Monday (9/4), more than a year after it opened to much hoopla and controversy. MOSI is at 4801 E Fowler Ave. in Tampa; (813) 987-6100 or www.mosi.org. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with extended hours for the "Bodies" exhibit only from 5 to 9 p.m. through Sunday. Admission ranges from $19.95 to $29.95.
