October
THURSDAY: Rhythm and Blues — Hosanna Harvest for Hope, Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd., 6 p.m., $60, music by Kathy Tugman Quartet, food from Cafe LeMont, benefits Hosanna Community. 870-6880.
22 Pink Cocktail Hour and Dinner Cruise, Pier 2, 6:30 p.m., $15 for cocktails; Southern Belle riverboat, 8-10 p.m., $75 for dinner cruise; benefits Chattanooga affiliate of Susan G. Komen Foundation. chattanoogariverboat.com.
27 The Taste of North Shore — Sample of Southside, Track 29 on grounds of Chattanooga Choo Choo, 6-7 p.m. food tasting, 7-9 p.m. auction, $50 ($450 table of 10), sample specialties of area restaurants, benefits Northside Neighborhood House. www.nnhouse.org.
- Three Blind Wines, The Mill, 1601 Gulf St., 6-9 p.m., $60 per team of one or two, plus three bottles of same-label wine; silent auction and wine-tasting benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 615-255-1167.
28 Motown Concert, Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St., 7 p.m., $16, $21 and $25, featuring former Impression Willie Kitchens Jr. and the Tri-Octaves, benefits Bethlehem Center. www.thebeth.org.