TODAY
• Rummage Giveaway: Second Missionary Baptist Church 2305 E. Third St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free clothing and household items distributed to people in need by church Missionary Union Ministry. 423-624-9097.
• Civil War Reenactment: 235 Robin Road, Ringgold, Ga., battle reenactments 2 p.m. today and Sunday, $5 per car. savethesouth@gmail.com.
• Civil War Talk: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, 10 a.m. and 3:20 p.m., free 30-minute talks on the 44th U.S. Colored Troops' first battle action in Dalton, Ga. 706-866-9241.
• Civil War Talk/Walking Tour: Meet at Brown's Ferry Federal Road Trailhead off Pineville Road on Moccasin Bend, follow "Special Event" signs from Manufacturers Road, 1:30 p.m., free ranger-guided tour focusing on Civil War story associated with Moccasin Bend "The Johnnies Make a Dash: Opening the Cracker Line." www.nps.gov/chch.
• Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club Luncheon: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Imperial Ballroom, 1400 Market St., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $30 per person, state Rep. Johnnie Turner of Memphis, congressional candidate Dr. Mary Headrick and Nashville councilwoman Erica Gilmore are speakers. 423-894-4676.
SUNDAY
• Sorority Speaker: UTC University Center, Tennessee Room, between Vine and East Fifth streets on campus, 3 p.m., $20, talk by Jean Mrasek, National Panhellenic Conference chairman. chattpanhellenic.com.
MONDAY
• Catoosa County Historical Society: Old Stone Church Museum, intersection of Highway 41 and Old Cemetery Road, Ringgold, Ga., 7 p.m. Chris McKeever, director of the 6th Calvary Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, is featured speaker. 706-866-3871.
TUESDAY
• Chattanooga Herbies: Hamilton County Extension Office, 6183 Adamson Circle off Bonny Oaks Drive, 6:30 p.m., free, visitors welcome, program on hops, cooking with chives. 423-834-1748.
• ElderScholars: UTC University Center, Lookout Mountain Room, between Vine and East Fifth streets on campus, 1 p.m., free and visitors welcome, Joan Hill Hanks gives program on "Commemoration of 200th Anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner." 423-425-4303.
THURSDAY
• Photographic Society of Chattanooga: St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, 6 p.m. open house featuring program by Vinny Colucci, outdoor photographer. 423-344-5643.
OCT. 18
• Civil War Talk: Bragg Reservation, Crest Road on Missionary Ridge, 11 a.m., free, one-hour program led by a National Service Park ranger on Gen. Philip Sheridan's ride from Winchester Tenn., to Cedar Creek, Va., and Sheridan's role in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Wear comfortable shoes, bring portable chairs and water bottle. 423-821-7786.