TODAY
• Book talk and tea: The English Rose, 1401 Market St., 3 p.m., $22, Deborah Levine signs "Going Southern: The No-Mess Guide to Success in the South," includes afternoon tea. 423-265-5900.
• Catoosa County Democratic Party: Caffeine Addicts Coffee Shop, 7819 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga., 9 a.m., visitors welcome at breakfast meeting. e.pursley61@gmail.com.
• Civil War talk: Chattanooga National Cemetery, 1200 Bailey Ave., 1:30-3 p.m., free, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park hosts program of stories on soldiers involved in the 1863 Campaign for Chattanooga at "Last Full Measure of Devotion: Chattanooga National Cemetery." 423-752-5213.
• Disaster relief benefit dinner: Rossville Recreation Center, 301 Williams St., Rossville, Ga., 6 p.m., $10 per person. Filipino-American Association of Greater Chattanooga hosts benefit for victims of typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City, Philippines.423-902-8018.
• Ooltewah Fun Fest: Ooltewah Athletic Campus, 6857 Mountain View Road, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., family fun fest with activities, food and shopping. 423-238-5999.
• Pet photos with Santa: McKamey Animal Center, 4500 N. Access Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $20 fee includes CD of pictures, no appointment necessary. 423-305-6504.
SUNDAY
• Complementary Health Education Organization: Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Highway, 2-4 p.m., visitors welcome, Lily Mitchell discusses holiday sugar blues, and cancer survivor Monroe Trotter speaks on "Sugar and Cancer." 706-459-0055.
TUESDAY
• Hamilton County Republican Women: Morning Pointe of Hixson, 5501 Old Hixson Pike, 11:30 a.m., visitors welcome, program by Tony Sanders, chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party. Lunch reservations required: 910-0612.
WEDNESDAY
• Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute: United Way office, 630 Market St., 11:30 a.m., $30 includes lunch and seminar materials, "Women Know: Financial Empowerment" helps females understand their personal financial situation and develop a financial plan. 423-394-8173.
THURSDAY
• Business Networking International: River Street Deli, 151 River St., 7 a.m., Walden chapter of BNI hosts networking breakfast, visitors welcome; bring business cards and be prepared to talk about your business for 60 seconds. rkr001@gmail.com
• Tennessee Arts Commission public meeting: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd., 9:30 a.m.-noon, free, open forum for the public to discuss the future of local arts with Tennessee Arts Commission representatives.
FRIDAY
• Evening of Elegance: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd., 8 p.m., $60; 1o0 Black Men of Chattanooga hosts buffet dinner catered by Herman's Soul Food and music by TSJ Soul Band to raise funds for Life Academy for Young Men and college scholarship fund. 423-821-6700.