Greater Chattanooga area good-cause calendar and upcoming fundraisers

To be includedCalendar: Email items to Karen Nazor Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com and Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com by Monday before the Sunday it appears. Include event name, date, hours, location, ticket price and phone.Photo layouts: Email four to six photos with left to right identifications to spierce@timesfree press.com. Include event name, location and who fundraiser benefited. Contact: Susan Pierce at 757-6284.

FEBRUARY

1 HEART BALL, The Chattanoogan, 1201 S. Broad St., 6 p.m.-midnight, $300, black-tie dinner-dance with live and silent auctions to benefit American Heart Association. 423-763-4407.

4 BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER 30TH ANNIVERSARY, DoubleTree Hotel, 407 Chestnut St., 11:30 a.m., $65, reservations required. Judy Smith, the inspiration for Kerry Washington's character Olivia Pope on ABC's "Scandal," is featured speaker at benefit luncheon. 423-266-8658.

8 BIG BIDS FOR JA KIDS, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 7 p.m., $50 per person, $650 table for eight, auction party to benefit Junior Achievement of Chattanooga with entertainment by No Big Deal. 423-892-4488.

8 SAVE WATER, DRINK WINE, The Barn Nursery, 1801 E. 24th St. Place, 5:30-8 p.m., $40 includes wine and cheeses and chance on door prizes. Talk with local wine and gardening experts as you walk through greenhouses to each station at fundraiser for CaribbeanSEA and TenneSea clean water initiatives. www.caribbean-sea.org.

11 ZUMBATHON, UTC Aquatic and Recreation Center, 601 E. Fifth St., 4-7 p.m., $5 UTC students, $10 all others. Dance to raise money for American Heart Association's Go Red for Women, with giveaways and deejay. 423-425-4213.

12 POSSIBILITIES, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 11:30 p.m., $75. Col. Greg Gadson, who lost both legs in an explosion in Iraq, is featured speaker at fundraiser for Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation. 423-634-1208.

14 BROKEN HEARTS BALL, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 8 p.m., $35 advance registration, $45 at door. Come single or with a date for music and dancing; Valentine's entertainment such as "worst breakup line" or "best forever story"; benefits Partnership for Families, Children and Adults' Rape Crisis Center. 423-697-3828.

21-23 ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 21-22, noon-4 p.m. Feb. 23, $15 ticket good for three days, benefits Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. Preview party is Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., $75 ticket includes show admission. 423-267-7176.

25 SPAY-GHETTI NO MEATBALLS, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6-9 p.m., $50, silent auction and dinner catered by 1885 Grill to benefit Wally's Friends spay/neuter program. 423-877-9966.

28 TRI-STATE HOME SHOW, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Annual home show sponsored by Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga and EPB Fiber Optics. Admission: $7 ages 17 and older; $1 discount to anyone bringing a canned good for donation to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank on Saturday or Sunday.

30 DINNER AND THE ARTS, Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Road, 5 p.m. silent auction, 5:3o p.m. dinner and live auction (sold out), 7 p.m. performance, $5 at the door. 423-209-5931.

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