AUGUST
TODAY 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 on-site by Chattanooga chefs following show. community.tnaqua.org/serve2014
6 CHASIN' TAIL, Charlie's Restaurant, 8504 Dayton Pike, 11 a.m. first motorcycle out, 12:30 p.m. 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 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 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 tables 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.
13 JONES MEMORIAL BARBECUE, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $8 plates, $5 sandwiches, $10 meat by the pound, 39th annual Men's Club barbecue to purchase coats for needy children in East Ridge schools. jmumc.org.
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 TASTER'S LUNCHEON, St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 7111 Lee Highway, $15, 10 a.m. doors open, 11:30 a.m. luncheon followed by fashion show, sponsored by Alpha Beta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha to benefit Walter Boehm Birth Defect Center. 423-266-5215.
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, it's $12 for everyone. 423-493-0270.
27 WINE OVER WATER, Walnut Street Bridge, 5-8 p.m., $65 includes glass, local restaurants selling food, benefits Cornerstones Inc.'s historic preservation efforts. wineoverwater.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.
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.
30 ALL ABOARD FOR SCULPTURE: VIVA ITALIA!, The Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1100 E. 16th St., 5:30-9 p.m., $175 per person, $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 33-acre sculpture park. 423-266-7288.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.