SEPTEMBER
16 CHILI COOK-OFF, Miller Plaza, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $250 team entry, $5 to sample chili at contest; Chattanooga Friends sponsors competition between teams from local companies, restaurants and nonprofits to benefit four nonprofits. Email 423friends@gmail.com.
16 CELEBRATE AMERICA OF THE 1920-30s, Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1800 Polk St., 6 p.m., $250 per person, reservations required; benefit begins at Sculpture Fields with music and performers reminiscent of the 1920s and ’30s, then board Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum train for dinner and ride before night ends at home of John and Pamela Henry. 423-266-7288.
17-18 AMUSEUM, Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St., 7 p.m., $125 VIP, $85 general admission, $50 raffle ticket;party for grown-ups in the children’s museum on Saturday night with kids party on Sunday afternoon. 423-648-6085.
19 LATINO LEADERSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $50; featured speaker is Mike Suco, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United East Region vice president, benefits La Paz Chattanooga. www.lapazchattanooga.org.
22 ALES AND TAILS, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $10 per person, beer and wine $3 each; must be 21 or older to attend. www.chattzoo.org/events/ales-tails.
22 SMART, The Venue, 4119 Cummings Highway, 6:30 p.m.,$50-$75; silent auction featuring work of 50 local artists, benefits Southern Lit Alliance. www.SouthernLitAlliance.org.
22 LOOKOUT FOR LEADERS, Waterhouse Pavilion, 850 Market St., 5:30-8 p.m., $40 individual, $75 couple; Rotaract Club of Chattanooga’s benefit for Lookout Mountain Conservancy’s Howard Intern Leadership Program. www.eventbrite.com/e/lookout-for-leaders-tickets-26228657621.
24 ROOFTOP HOP, Five locations around downtown, 5 p.m., $75 general admission, $350 VIP Hopper couple’s package, tickets limited to 300 people; food and beverages at five rooftops to benefit Green|Spaces. www.therooftophop.com
24 DARE TO DANCE, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 7 p.m., single seats $65 or $85, tables for four $260 or $340; local amateur dancers paired with professionals in competition to benefit the Kidney Foundation. www.daretodance.kidneyfoundation.com.
25-26 LOW COUNTRY BOIL AND GOLF TOURNAMENT, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6 p.m. Sunday low-country boil, $50-$125; golf tournament 11 a.m. Monday at Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, $300, benefits Jordan Thomas Foundation. www.jordanthomasfoundation.org.
30 BEST CELLARS, The Chattanoogan, 1201 Broad St., 5:30 p.m., $110; premium wine-tasting party to benefit Cornerstones historic preservation. www.wineoverwater.org.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.