OCTOBER
14 SECOND TIME AROUND ADULT PROM, Marriott, 2 Carter Plaza, 7 p.m.-midnight, $50; benefits Stop the Madness National Inc. 648-7820.
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 and Chattanooga native Leslie Jordan emcees live and silent auctions, performance by local entertainment, 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. 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. 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.