To be included* Calendar: Email items to Karen Nazor Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com (757-6396) and Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com (757-6284) by Monday. Include event name, date, hours, location, ticket price and phone.* Photo layouts: Email four to six photos with left to right identifications. Include event name, location and who fundraiser benefited.
February
8 Cocktails for Conservation, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 6-8 p.m., $30. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and animal encounters to raise funds for zoo's conservation efforts. 697-1319.
9 Mix It Up, Loose Cannon Studio, 1800 Rossville Ave., 7-11 p.m., $60, $115 couples, $220 for four tickets. Dinner, auction, comedy show, art exhibit to benefit Girls Inc. www.MixItUpChatt.com.
• Mid-Day Masquerade, Car Barn, 6721 Heritage Business Court, 3-6 p.m., $35 adults, $15 children ages 2 and older. New Mardi Gras family party is fundraiser for Junior League of Chattanooga. www.jlchatt.org.
11 Bach on the Bayou, The Walden Club, 7 p.m., $100, reservations required by Feb. 4. Mardi Gras masquerade dinner-dance and auction to benefit Chattanooga Bach Choir. Pre-Mardi Gras Party at 6 p.m. at Sheraton Read House followed by parade down Chestnut Street to Walden Club. 877-9767.
12 Odyssey 2013, Chattanooga Convention Center, noon, $75, benefits Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy. Country singer-songwriter Jimmy Wayne is featured. 468-4105.
13 Possibilities Luncheon, Chattanooga Convention Center, 11:30 a.m., $75, benefits Siskin Hospital. Trisha Meili is guest speaker. 634-1208.
15 Mardi Gras Ball, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Imperial Ballroom, 1400 Market St., 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $40, formal dance benefits Chattanooga chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. 698-0029.
16 Flashback Prom, DoubleTree Hotel, 407 Chestnut St., 8 p.m.-midnight, $25 individual, $40 couple in advance; $30 per person at the door. Chattanooga Friends sponsors third 1980s-themed dance to benefit Speech and Hearing Center's Achieve Learning Center. http://flashbackpromchatt.eventbrite.com.
21-22 Sons of the Pioneers concert, Hullander Barn, 10944 London Lane, 6:30 p.m. both nights, $85, $300 table of four, $550 table of eight. Legendary Western singing group performs benefit for Ooltewah High School Band. 553-0561.
22-24 Houston Antiques Show & Sale, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., times to be announced, benefits Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. 267-7176.
23 Denim & Diamonds, Chattanooga Convention Center, 7-11 p.m., $100 individuals, table sponsorships from $1,000-$7,500. "Saturday Night Fever" is theme of dinner-dance with live and silent auctions benefits Project Access and other community health initiatives. www.chattdenim.org.
26 Spay-Ghetti No Meatballs, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6-9 p.m., $35. Dinner catered by Carrabba's with silent auction to benefit Wally's Friends spay/neuter clinic. 877-9966.
27 Friends of Scouting Luncheon, Chattanooga Convention Center, 11:30 a.m., $300 (supports one Boy Scout), $2,500 for event sponsor. Col. Mark Tillman, pilot of Air Force One for former President George Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, is featured speaker. 892-8323.
28 On Point Annual Dinner, Chattanooga Convention Center, 6:30 p.m., $75, $750 VIP/corporate tables; $400 table of eight. Program by On Point students and Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family. 899-9188.
• FCA Home Team Banquet, The Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga., 6 p.m., Lookout Mountain Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosts University of Georgia football coach Mark Richt. For tickets, call 322-2158 or email lookoutmountainfca@fca.org.
March
14 St. Patrick's Purse, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6 p.m., $40. No tickets at door. Dinner, silent auction, entertainment help Chattanooga Music Club's upkeep of Memorial Auditorium's Austin pipe organ. 899-9818.
15 UnBought and UnBossed Awards, The Chattanoogan, 7:30-9 a.m., Girls Inc.'s annual breakfast honoring female role models. For tickets: 624-4757.
30 Dance Benefit, Allemande Hall, 7400 Standifer Gap Road, 7-10 p.m., admission by donation. Silent auction and square, round and line dancing to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Center. 706-375-1088.
April
21 Chocolate Fling, Southern Belle at Pier 2, 209 Riverfront Parkway, 2-4 p.m., $25 in advance, chocolate dessert sampling to benefit Epilepsy Foundation. 634-1772.
30 Women of Distinction Awards, Chattanooga Convention Center, 11:15 a.m., $70, recognition of the Tennessee Woman of the Year, 10 Chattanooga Women of Distinction and three Young Women of Distinction, benefits American Lung Association of Tennessee. 629-1098.