To be included* Calendar: Email items to Karen Nazor Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com (757-6396) and Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com (757-6284) by Monday. Include event name, date, hours, location, ticket price and phone.* Photo layouts: Email four to six photos with left to right identifications. Include event name, location and who fundraiser benefited.
February
8 Cocktails for Conservation, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 6-8 p.m., $30. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and animal encounters to raise funds for zoo’s conservation efforts. 697-1319.
9 Mix It Up, Loose Cannon Studio, 1800 Rossville Ave., 7-11 p.m., $60, $115 couples, $220 for four tickets. Dinner, auction, comedy show, art exhibit to benefit Girls Inc. www.MixItUpChatt.com.
• Mid-Day Masquerade, Car Barn, 6721 Heritage Business Court, 3-6 p.m., $35 adults, $15 children ages 2 and older. New Mardi Gras family party is fundraiser for Junior League of Chattanooga. www.jlchatt.org.
11 Bach on the Bayou, The Walden Club, 7 p.m., $100, reservations required by Feb. 4. Mardi Gras masquerade dinner-dance and auction to benefit Chattanooga Bach Choir. Pre-Mardi Gras Party at 6 p.m. at Sheraton Read House followed by parade down Chestnut Street to Walden Club. 877-9767.