SEPTEMBER
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.
12 DUNKED, Miller Plaza, corner of M.L. King Boulevard and Market Street, 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m., local celebrities are dunk-tank targets, $5 for three balls to throw, $20 unlimited balls, benefits Siskin Children's Institute, Northside Neighborhood House, Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County and Chambliss Center for Children. crowdrise.com/Dunked14.
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 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.
20 TASTER'S LUNCHEON, St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 7111 Lee Highway, $15, 10 a.m. doors open, 11:30 luncheon followed by fashion show, sponsored by Alpha Beta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha to benefit Walter Boehm Birth Defect Center. 423-266-5215.
21 FIRST AMENDMENT DINNER, Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 N. Terrace Road, 6 p.m., Sen. Bob Corker 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.
23 FIRST THINGS FIRST FALL BANQUET, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 6:30 p.m., $75 general admission, $125 VIP ticket includes reception with guest speaker Hal Runkel, author of "Scream Free Parenting." 423-267-5383.
27 WINE OVER WATER, Walnut Street Bridge, 5-8 p.m., $65 includes souvenir glass, local restaurants selling food, benefits Cornerstones Inc.'s historic preservation efforts. wineoverwater.org.
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.
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.
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