To be included
• Calendar: Email items to Karen Nazor Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com and Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com by Monday before the Sunday it appears. Include event name, date, hours, location, ticket price and phone.• Photo layouts: Email four to six photos with left to right identifications to Karen Nazor Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com or spierce@timesfree press.com. Include event name, location and who fundraiser benefited.• Contacts: Karen Hill at 757-6396 or Susan Pierce at 757-6284.
September
SATURDAY. Champagne and Chocolate Rhoyal Affair, Southern Belle riverboat at Pier 2, 9 a.m.-1 a.m., $20. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority fundraiser for Gamma Theta Sigma chapter’s philanthropic events. 987-3356.
• Doggie Paddle Pool Party, Warner Park Pool, McCallie Avenue at Holtzclaw, noon-3 p.m., $10 per pooch includes goody bag while supplies last. Benefit for McKamey Animal Center allows dogs to swim in Olympic-size pool before it is drained for the winter. www.mckameyanimalcenter.org.
8-9 Polo Matches, Bendabout Farm, U.S. Highway 11, McDonald, Tenn., 10 a.m. Sept. 8, 2 p.m. Sept. 9. Free, donations accepted for 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Bring folding chair for seating.
15 ESA Taster’s Luncheon, St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 7111 Lee Highway, 10 a.m., $15. Benefit for Walter E. Boehm Birth Defects Center includes auction, buffet lunch, fashion show. 266-5215.