AUGUST
13 SLIDE THE CITY, Fifth Street in downtown Chattanooga, 9 a.m. throughout day, passes start at $10; three-block-long water slide benefits Make-a-Wish East Tennessee. slidethecity.com
19-21 SUPERHERO BOWL, Holiday Bowl, 5530 Hixson Pike, $150 for team of six; benefits Junior Achievement. jachatt.org.
20 SISKIN STAR NIGHT, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 6 p.m., tickets start at $300 per person; dinner-dance features Kevin Costner and Modern West band, benefits Siskin Children’s Institute. siskin.thankyou4caring.org/starnight-event-registration-form
20 SOUTHERN BREWERS FESTIVAL, Ross’s Landing, 2 p.m. to midnight, $30 general admission, $125 VIP Party on the Pier; 65 brewers, continuous live music and food to benefit Craftworks Foundation. southernbrewersfestival.com.
20 SUPERHERO RACE, Enterprise South Nature Park, 8 a.m., 10k and 5K timed races with one-mile family fun walk and SuperHero Kids Village; benefits Kids on the Block. 423-757-5259.
25 ALES AND TAILS, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw, 5:30-78:30 p.m., $10 per person, $3 each beer and wine; benefits zoo’s conservation efforts; must be 21 or older to attend. chattzoo.org.
SEPTEMBER
8 CLEVELAND WOMEN OF DISTINCTION, Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 11:30 a.m., $45 individual, $360 table of eight; benefits American Lung Association in Tennessee. TNWomenofDistinction.org.
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.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.