Greater Chattanooga area good-cause calendar

OCTOBER

2: TASTE OF NORTH SHORE/SAMPLE OF SOUTHSIDE, Track 29, 1400 Market St., 6-9 p.m., $60, auction and specialties of local restaurants benefits Northside Neighborhood House. 423-521-2929.

4: BIKETOBER POKER RUN, departs from Ridgeland High School, 2478 Happy Valley Road in Rossville, 10 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. first bike out, 3 p.m. last bike in, $20 entry fee with first poker hand, $5 each additional hand, motorcycle ride benefits Walker County Stocking Full of Love children's Christmas fund. 706-638-1909.

4-5: AUTUMN CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL, Tennessee Riverpark, 4301 Amnicola Highway, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, free admission, 50 cents to $3 for game tickets, benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga. 423-778-4338.

11: DARE TO DANCE, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 7 p.m., tickets $55 single to $600 for VIP front-row table for four, local amateurs paired with professionals in ballroom dancing competition. 423-265-4397.

11: ROOFTOP HOP, ride the Double Decker Bus or Bike Chattanooga to parties on five rooftops around downtown Chattanooga, 4:30-7:30 p.m., food by 15 local restaurants, music by WTM Blues Band and Futurebirds, general admission $25 Greenspaces members, $55 nonmembers, VIP tickets $100 Greenspaces members, $150 nonmembers. After-party at Rhythm & Brews, free to VIP ticketholders, $5 general admission, $10 to the public. therooftophop.com.

12: ARTS'S MEOW, Uptown Art, corner of North Market and Frazier Avenue, noon-4 p.m., free admission, cat-themed art for sale followed by cat-themed painting party, proceeds benefit local spay and neuter of feral cats. 423-752-0737.

18: CLUB LIB, Chattanooga Public Library, 1001 Broad St., 7-11:30 p.m., $100 general admission, $500 VIP ticket, "The Great Chattsby" is theme of annual fundraiser sponsored by Friends of the Library. eventbrite.com/e/club-lib-2014-the-great-chattsby-tickets-11797467543.

24: MATT ELLIS MEMORIAL BARBECUE, First United Methodist Church, 3425 Ocoee St., Cleveland, Tenn., 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m., cost to be announced. 423-476-4504.

26: SUNDAY SHOWCASE, Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., 3-5 p.m., $10 adults, $5 students ages 6-18, vocal and instrumental performances by young artists to benefit Performing Arts League. 423-267-8534.

30: SPECTRUM PREVIEW PARTY, Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, time TBA, $30, reception and preview of Spectrum auction art. 423-267-0968.

- To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.

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