SEPTEMBER
9 AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION WITH JUNE SCOBEE RODGERS, Signal Mountain Middle-High School, 2650 Sam Powell Drive, Signal Mountain, 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. program, $125 tables of eight, benefits Mountain Education Foundation. 423-883-3549.
11 AN EVENING WITH THE PIONEER WOMAN, Bright School, 1950 McDade Lane, 6 p.m. VIP reception with reserved seating, $150; 7 p.m. general admission, $30; talk by Food Network star Ree Drummond benefits Southern Lit Alliance. 423-267-1218.
12 DUNKED, Miller Plaza, corner of M.L. King Boulevard and Market Street, 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m., local celebrities are dunk-tank targets, $5 for three balls to throw, $20 unlimited balls, benefits Siskin Children’s Institute, Northside Neighborhood House, Children’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County and Chambliss Center for Children. crowdrise.com/Dunked14.
13 JONES MEMORIAL BARBECUE, Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $8 plates, $5 sandwiches, $10 meat by the pound, 39th annual Men’s Club barbecue to purchase coats for needy children in East Ridge schools. jmumc.org.
19 FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER, Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 6:30 p.m., $175 per person, black-tie dinner with live and silent auctions, live concert by The Village People. museumcenter.org/gala.