OCTOBER
1 WINE OVER WATER, Market Street Bridge, 3:30 p.m. gates open, 5 p.m. tastings begin with 300 wines from 100 wineries, food from local restaurants and local bands; benefits Cornerstones historic preservation. Tickets $75, any remaining tickets sold at gate for $80. 423-265-2825.
1-2 AUTUMN CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL, Tennessee Riverpark, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, free admission, tickets sold for activities range from 50 cents to $3; children’s carnival to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga. 423-778-4300.
7 HANDCRAFTED WISHES, Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, 7 p.m., $40 early bird general admission, $55 VIP; food-and-beer benefit for Make-a-Wish, with music by Moontower from Atlanta. www.handfamilycompanies.com/handcraftedwishes.
8 NAVY BALL, Marriott hotel, 2 Carter Plaza, 6 p.m., $45 per person Navy officers and civilians, $35 per person Sea Cadet leadership and parents, $25 per person Navy E1-E6, hosted by Navy League Council; make checks to Navy League US-Chattanooga, mail to Mark Parks, 6920 Sawtooth Drive, Ooltewah, Tenn. 37363-6894.
8 SCENIC CITY CAR SHOW, Zaxby’s, 4815 Highway 58, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $20 registration fee; benefits Chattanooga Room in the Inn. Annual show presented by scenic City CruiZers includes 75 awards, 20 specialty awards, 50/50 drawing for small-block engine, silent auction. 423-704-7014.
14 GALA UNDER THE STARS, Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 6-11 p.m., $175; black-tie dinner with live and silent auctions, entertainment by The Atlanta Showstoppers. www.museumcenter.org/calendar/2016/10/14/2016-annual-gala.
15 ART FOR CARES, Association for Visual Arts gallery, 30 Frazier Ave., 7 p.m., $100; Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan emcees evening of original art and live entertainment by local artists; live and silent auctions, heavy hors d’oeuvres, tequila tasting by Trianon, black-tie optional; benefits Chattanooga CARES. mitziw@chattanoogacares.org
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.