MARCH
18 SPIRIT OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS LUNCHEON, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 11:30 a.m., $75 per person, $750 table for eight, speaker is Olympic softball gold medalist Jennie Finch, benefits Junior Achievement of Chattanooga. jachatt.org.
21 CLEAN SWEEP SALE, Ridgedale Outreach Center, 2708 E. 13th St., 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., rummage sale benefits Junior League of Chattanooga. 423-267-5053.
22 STRIDES OF MARCH, Renaissance Park, Manufacturers Road, registration for 5K race at 7 a.m., race at 8 a.m.; registration for memorial walk noon, walk starts at 1:30 p.m., benefits Chattanooga CARES. chattanoogacares.org.
APRIL
11-12 FOUR BRIDGES ARTS FESTIVAL, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd., $7 single day ticket, $10 two-day pass, more than 100 artists show in fine arts and crafts exhibition to benefit Association for Visual Arts. www.4bridgesartsfestival.org.
13 ROCKIN’ BACH BALL, The Walden Club, 633 Chestnut St., 5:30 p.m. cocktail party, 7 p.m. dinner and introduction of King Tom Wolfe and Queen Bonnie Bryant, $100, masquerade party, dinner and silent auction to benefit Chattanooga Bach Choir, postponed by weather from original February date. 423-902-9191.
16 SPRING FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON, Mountain City Club, 729 Chestnut St., 11 a.m., $60 per person, luncheon followed by fashions from Anna Ball White and Yacoubian Tailors, benefits Performing Arts League. Preregister by emailing 4palrsvp@gmail.com or call 423-622-2425.
16-18 CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE, Panel discussions, readings, films and social events with 40 Southern writers at venues including Chattanooga Public Library, Tivoli Theatre, Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Easy Bistro, three-day pass $50, tickets per day $25, benefits Southern Lit Alliance. southernlitalliance.org.
17 RAISE THE ROOF, Read House Inn and Suites, 5:30 p.m. cocktail reception, 7:30 p.m. dinner and entertainment by The Power Players, $100 per person, $600 table of eight, dinner to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga features Claude Jeudy, national director of Habitat for Humanity Haiti. 423-756-0507.
18 PANCAKE BREAKFAST, Applebee’s, 5606 Brainerd Road, 8-10 a.m., $5, sponsored by 100 Black Men of Chattanooga Inc. to benefit the Life Academy for Young Men. 423-821-6700.
18 TENNESSEE WHISKEY FESTIVAL, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd., 6-11 p.m., $25 general admission, $45 whiskey tasting, $100 VIP, benefits Hart Gallery art programs for homeless and other nontraditional artists. 423-521-4707.
19 BRA-VO, Track 29, 1400 Market St., 2 p.m., $40, fashion show celebrating breast cancer survivors benefits Breast Cancer Support Services. 423-629-2445.
23 UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED AWARDS, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 11:30 p.m.,. $65, Girls Inc. recognizes 10 female role models. www.unboughtandunbossed.net/#!tickets.
24 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 11:30 a.m., $70 until April 1, $75 afterward, 30th annual luncheon honoring 10 outstanding Chattanooga women and Tennessee Woman of Distinction to benefit American Lung Association of Tennessee. 423-629-1098.
29 GIRLS NIGHT OUT, StyleWorks preview party, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 5-8 p.m., $25 preview party only, $65 preview party and Styleworks admission, benefits Siskin Children’s Institute. 423-648-1707.
30 STYLEWORKS, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St., 10 a.m. marketplace opens, 11:30 a.m. lunch and fashion show, $65 preview party and StyleWorks, $500 reserved table for eight at StyleWorks plus admission to preview party, benefits Siskin Children’s Institute. http://www.siskin.org/www/docs/264/.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.