AUGUST
27 WINE OVER WATER, Walnut Street Bridge, 5-8 p.m., $65 includes glass; local restaurants sell food, benefits Cornerstones Inc.'s historic preservation efforts. wineoverwater.org.
30 SCENIC CITY CAR SHOW, Clear Creek Church, 5612 Hixson Pike, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., $20 car registration, free to spectators, benefits Chattanooga Community Kitchen. 423-599-9220.
31 AL MILLARD STOCKING FULL OF LOVE, Walker County Civic Center, Rock Spring, Ga., 7-10 p.m, $6 couples, $3 individuals, 1950s sock hop with music by Tommy Jett, Paul Smith and Jimmy Tawater, trophies for Best Dressed '50s, Best Twist and Hula Hoop contests. 423-718-7651.
SEPTEMBER
4 SERVE AND PROTECT GALA, Tennessee Aquarium Imax Theatre, 201 Chestnut St., 5:30 p.m, $250 per person, $2,000 table for eight; cocktails and appetizers by Whole Foods Market followed by live cooking show by chefs Barton Seaver and Nico Romo; seafood dinner prepared onsite by Chattanooga chefs following show. communty.tnaqua.org/serve2014.
6 AVA GALLERY HOP, multiple galleries and artist studios in downtown, North Shore and Southside communities, 2-8 p.m., free, meet artists, watch demonstrations, view exhibitions, benefits Association for Visual Artists. 423-265-4282.
6 CHASIN' TAIL, Charlie's Restaurant, 8504 Dayton Pike, 11 a.m. first motorcycle out, 12:30 bikes return, noon bike show, 1-5 p.m. live music, $20 entry fee for ride, free to nonriders, benefits Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga. 423-624-5302.
6 ELKS HONORS BALL, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Imperial Ballroom, 1400 Market St., 7 p.m.-midnight, $50-$500, Elks Lodge 440 and Armistice Temple 364 host black-tie dinner-dance and awards ceremony. 423-991-5305.
9 AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION WITH JUNE SCOBEE RODGERS, Signal Mountain Middle-High School, 2650 Sam Powell Drive, Signal Mountain, 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. program, $125 table of eight, benefits Mountain Education Foundation. 423-883-3549.
11 AN EVENING WITH THE PIONEER WOMAN, Bright School, 1950 McDade Lane, 6 p.m. VIP reception with reserved seating, $150; 7 p.m. general admission, $30; talk by Food Network star Ree Drummond benefits Southern Lit Alliance. 423-267-1218.
19 FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER, Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 6:30 p.m., $175 per person, black-tie dinner with live and silent auctions, live concert by The Village People. museumcenter.org/gala.
20 HARD HAT AND HIGH HEELS, Catoosa Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga., 5:45 p.m., $75, silent auction, dinner and fashion show to benefit Catoosa County Habitat for Humanity. 706-861-5858.
21 FIRST AMENDMENT DINNER, Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 N. Terrace Road, 6 p.m., Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is guest speaker at dinner to educate citizens on First Amendment rights and to honor veterans. Admission free to veterans, $10 general admission if reservation made by Sept. 14; after that is $12 for everyone. 423-493-0270.
25 ALL ABOARD FOR SCULPTURE: VIVA ITALIA!, The Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1100 E. 16th St., 5-8:30 p.m., $350 per couple, cocktails at the home of Pamela and John Henry followed by Italian-themed dinner aboard a Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum train, benefits the 3-acre sculpture park. 423-266-7288.
28 JORDAN THOMAS LOW COUNTRY BOIL, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6:30 p.m., $85 patrons, $40 young patrons under age 30, $125 patrons with reserved seating, $1,000 reserved tables; low-country food, drinks, silent auction and music by Priscilla & Little RicKee Band to benefit Jordan Thomas Foundation. jordanthomasfoundation.org.
28 NATIONAL TREASURES: PARTY AT POINT PARK, Point Park, 112 Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $75 per person, $130 couples, bluegrass and barbecue to benefit Friends of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. 423-648-5623.
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