Apollo Beach concert Saturday will benefit Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon

Apollo beach

Concert helps needy

Musician Bobby G. Summers will hold a concert from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Lake St. Clair neighborhood in Apollo Beach. The concert is free. Nonperishable food, clothing and school supplies will be collected to benefit the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. The concert is on the southeast corner of Lake St. Clair. For more information, call (813) 685-0935.

Brandon

Ride for the troops

American Veterans Post 44 will hold its second annual Remembrance Ride and Pig Roast to benefit wounded troops on Sept. 12. The event starts at 11:30 a.m. with a motorcycle ride from the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, to the AMVETS post, 318 Pauls Drive, Brandon. Once the bikes arrive, there will be a pig roast, music, an auction, a 50/50 drawing, vendors and prizes. Proceeds will go to the hospital's Recreation Service Fund. For information, call (813) 651-4444.

Brandon

Learn Spanish for free

The Brandon Family Support & Resource Center will hold registration for a six-week Spanish class from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at 1277 Kingsway Road, Brandon. The free classes, which will teach fundamental and conversational language, are Mondays beginning Sept. 21. For more information, call (813) 740-4634.

Brandon

Shop for schools

Shopping at Westfield Brandon mall the next two months could help the school of your choice earn money. As part of the mall's Cash4Class contest, shoppers can present receipts to the concierge desk through Nov. 1 to help schools tally points. The school with the most points — based on purchases and student ratios — will win $10,000. Second and third place schools will receive $5,000 and $1,500, respectively. Westfield's Citrus Park and Sarasota Square malls also are participating. For details, go to westfield.com.

Brandon

Focus on fitness

Brandon Fitness Camps' Back to School Body Transformation Contest starts Sept. 14 with fitness coach Rob deFreese. The 12-week contest costs $144 a month. Meetings are at Simone Salsa Dance Studio, 763 W Lumsden Road, and Leonard's Academy of Dance, 302 W Robertson St. For details, call (813) 404-3072.

Ruskin

Plant lesson at library

The SouthShore Regional Library will host a free seminar on the basics of cultivating carnivorous plants at 1 p.m. Sept. 12. Carnivorous plant and botany enthusiast Tanja Diederich will lead the discussion at 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin. For more information, call (813) 273-3652 or go to hcplc.org.

Sun City Center

Landscaping classes

Landscaping the Florida-Friendly Way, a free five-week series offered by the Hillsborough County Extension, starts at 4 p.m. Thursday with the first session, Introduction to Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Here is the rest of the series schedule: Why Landscapes Fail, 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 17; Landscape Design for Drought Conditions, 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 24; Drought Resistant Trees, Shrubs, Perennials & Vines, 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 8; and Deed Restrictions, State Bill 2080 & You, 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15. Classes are at the Sun City Center Community Association Community Hall, 1009 N Pebble Beach Blvd. To register, call (813) 744-5510, ext. 137 or go online to fflseminar.eventbrite.com.