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1 APEX PROJECT LAUNCH, Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd., 5:30-8:30 p.m., free but registration required. UnifiED hosts launch for Action Plan for Educational Excellence featuring Dr. John Marshall, chief equity officer of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Ky. Register: unifi-ed.org/apexlaunch.
1 LUAU DINNER SHOW, American Legion Hall, 300 Elm Ave., South Pittsburg, Tenn., 6:30 p.m. CDT, $20, South Pittsburg Community Singers host dinner with Hawaiian menu, music from 1950s-80s. 423-667-1490.
5 JAYHAWK MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Pigeon Mountain Grill, 18381 Highway 193, Chickamauga, Ga., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., free admission, sponsorships for booths, benefits Children’s Advocacy Center of Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. 423-866-8811.
18-20 PINS & PIRATES BOWL-A-THON, Spare Time Entertainment, 5530 Hixson Pike, $150 for team of six includes T-shirts, Junior Achievement fundraiser includes costume and hula hoop contests, photo booth and Frito Lay Wacky Pin Scramble. 423-892-4488.
24 DRINK & DISCOVER NIGHT – Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St., 7-10 p.m., $15 per person, beer/wine tickets additional $4 each, only 600 tickets will be sold, must be 21 or older, no children allowed. Fire and Ice is theme of party for adults at children’s museum. Tickets: cdmfun.ejoinme.org
26 SISKIN STAR NIGHT, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 6 p.m. cocktail reception, 7 p.m. dinner followed by performance by Sheila E then dancing, $300 per person. siskin.org/172/starnight.
To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.