* Monday: Escape to Rio Mardi Gras Gala, Walden Club, 7 p.m., $100, includes four-course dinner and wine, Latin dance exhibitions, prizes for best masks, music by Dave Walters Trio; 5 p.m. pre-party at Sheraton Read House with parade to Walden Club; benefits Chattanooga Bach Choir. www.chattanoogabachchoir.org.
* Friday: Sing for Hope, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St., 7 p.m., $25, musical program featuring Michael Baitzer, Richard Cox and Holli Harrison to benefit Metropolitan Ministries. 624-9654.
February
20 To Haiti With Love, Lindsay Street Hall, 901 Lindsay St., 7 p.m. to midnight, $10, local musicians and artists unite for Haitian relief donation to American Red Cross.
23 Celebrate Life Beyond Disabilities Possibilities luncheon, Chattanooga Convention Center, 11:30 a.m., $65 individuals, corporate tables start at $1,000, featured speaker is Roger Crawford, disabled NCAA Division I tennis champ and author, benefits Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation. 634-1208.