OCTOBER
6 HOSANNA’S HARVEST FOR HOPE, Privateer Yacht Club, 4713 Privateer Road, 5:30-9 p.m., $40 at door; burger bar, silent auction and music by Tee Bumpass Band at scholarship fundraiser for Hosanna House. 423-870-6880.
7 HANDCRAFTED WISHES, Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, 7 p.m., $40 early bird general admission, $55 VIP; food-and-beer benefit for Make-a-Wish with music by Moontower from Atlanta. www.handfamilycompanies.com/handcraftedwishes.
8 NAVY BALL, Marriott, 2 Carter Plaza, 6 p.m., $45 per person Navy officers and civilians, $35 per person Sea Cadet leadership and parents, $25 per person Navy E1-E6, hosted by Navy League Council; make checks to Navy League U.S.-Chattanooga, mail to Mark Parks, 6920 Sawtooth Drive, Ooltewah, Tenn. 37363-6894.
8 RUCKNOOGA, 7/15 Memorial, 6219 Lee Highway, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., $35 includes T-shirt, lunch and shuttle service; ruck march to honor the Fallen Five from Lee Highway to Naval Operational Support Center, 16-mile and 7-mile options. Bring item of warm clothing for donation to homeless veterans. Rucknooga@gmail.com.
8 SCENIC CITY CAR SHOW, Zaxby’s, 4815 Highway 58, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $20 registration fee includes door-prize ticket and goody bag; benefits Chattanooga Room in the Inn. Annual show presented by Scenic City Cruizers includes 75 awards, 20 specialty awards, 50/50 drawing for small-block engine, silent auction. 423-704-7014.
14 GALA UNDER THE STARS, Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 6-11 p.m., $175; black-tie dinner with live and silent auctions, entertainment by The Atlanta Showstoppers. www.museumcenter.org/calendar/2016/10/14/2016-annual-gala.
15 BANANA BALL & BANANA SPLIT, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw, 2-4 p.m.; Banana Split children’s event, $20; 6:30-11 p.m., Banana Ball with music by Surround Sound Band, $75 general admission, $175 VIP, must be 21 or older to attend ball. www.chattzoo.org
15 ART FOR CARES, Association for Visual Arts gallery, 7 p.m., $100; Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan emcees evening of original art and live entertainment by local artists; live and silent auctions, hors d’oeuvres, tequila tasting by Trianon, black-tie optional; benefits Chattanooga CARES. mitziw@chattanoogacares.org
16 THE ART’S MEOW, Coolidge Park, noon-4 p.m., free; sale of cat-themed art to benefit The Alice Fund, which provides medical care and support for cats. www.the alicefund.org.
19 HEROES LUNCHEON, The Chattanoogan, 1201 S. Broad St., 11:30 a.m., $75; American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee awards luncheon. 42-265-3456.
21 HARVEST SUPPER, McCoy Farms and Gardens, 1715 Anderson Pike, Signal Mountain, 6-10 p.m., $100, dinner; bluegrass music and silent auction to benefit Pumpkin Patch Playground. www.pumpkinpatchplayground.org.
22 GALA OF HOPE, Celebration Center, 6425 Lee Highway, 7-11 p.m., $150 per person; benefits American Cancer Society. www.main.acsevents.org/ChattHopeGala.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.