This empowering gathering focused on preventing heart disease and stroke, with community members sharing stories of people impacted by cardiovascular disease, while helping raise funds to save more lives.

Volunteers in Medicine Chattanooga launched an inaugural campaign in support of its Gowns for Good luncheon, honoring a group of ten community leaders determined to raise awareness and funding to help uninsured neighbors in need of primary care.

Signal Centers hosted its first-ever event and auction benefiting the Hart Gallery, which provides local artists experiencing homelessness or who have a disability the opportunity to express themselves and be paid for their work.

Along with unlimited sweet treat tastings, the Chattanooga Zoo invited its supporters to watch some of the animals enjoying ice-treat enrichments.

The "pawty" of the year, McKamey Animal Center hosted an evening of drinks, dancing, music and a live auction. All proceeds supported the life-saving mission of saving animals.

Hosted at Camp Jordan Arena, Hamilton County Master Gardeners' annual event focused on gardening and the outdoors, bringing together a wide-ranging array of exhibits and demonstrations. Proceeds helped fund scholarships for agriculture and horticulture students in Tennessee, as well as local community garden projects.

4 Bridges Arts Festival opened with its popular annual preview event, featuring select wines, signature cocktails and gourmet hors d'oeuvres, as well as a sneak peek at all the art.

The Chattanooga Ducks Unlimited hosted a festival with a huge array of activities, games, food and giveaways. The youth-oriented event was designed to help introduce youth to the great outdoors.

Chattanooga's wine-savvy, shoe-loving women came together for tastings and designer pop-up fashion shows during this inaugural event supporting the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House.

Instead of its usual basement, club-style event, this year, the Hunter Museum transported guests into a surrealist garden dreamscape in the museum's atrium, helping introduce collectors and art supporters to its space.

Featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, this Parisian-themed auction party helped raise money for Junior Achievement of Chattanooga, a volunteer-driven non-profit dedicated to teaching students about work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

CHI Memorial Foundation hosted its 17th annual black-tie event, featuring auctions, dinner and dancing, all helping benefit the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center.

In an effort to bring awareness and stewardship to local watersheds, nonprofit WaterWays hosted an evening of food, drink and community at Crabtree Farms, which included a silent auction and awards ceremony honoring local citizens and businesses for their dedication to clean water.

Drs. Richard Alvarez, Frank Adkins, Donald Barker and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger were honored during Erlanger's 18th annual dinner, hosted at the Westin Hotel.

Benefiting Notre Dame High School, this sold-out event helped raise funds for new brick signage on the campus.

Combining its two signature events, Walker County Chamber hosted its formal annual gala and annual dinner, featuring food, live music and a ceremony recognizing outstanding local businesses and nonprofits.

An evening of beads, jazz music and hurricane cocktails, Chambliss Center for Children's 10th annual gala featured more than New Orleans-style fun — it also helped support the local nonprofit, which has been caring for community children since 1872.

Houston Museum of Decorative Arts hosted its 48th annual show and sale, one of the Southeast's premier antique shows. Those who attended the preview party were treated to drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a first look at the show items.

Proceeds from this annual gala went toward the Rotary Club of Cleveland Foundation, which gives to organizations doing good in the community, such as The Boys & Girls Club, the United Way of the Ocoee Region, the Caring Place, Karis Dental and more.

The Performing Arts League featured performances by Chattanooga's outstanding young artists in dance, instrumental music, vocal performance and theatre.

The outdoor adventure company's 22nd annual open house featured vendors, speakers and an auction.

Showcasing films from around the world about wild places and the people they inspire, Chattanooga's premier film festival returned to Tivoli Theatre for a weekend dedicated to all things outdoors.

Chattanooga scale modelers converged on the Chattanooga Convention Center for a weekend of camaraderie, contests and showing of their best builds.