Good-cause calendar
MARCH
30 AN EVENING IN HAVANA, William Montague Jr. Center for the Dance, 817 N. Market St., 6:30-9 p.m., $75 per person, cocktail reception, silent auction and performances by Chattanooga Ballet to benefit the ballet scholarship fund. 423-265-0617.
APRIL
1 ROSES AND LACE FASHION SHOW, Walker County Civic Center, 10052 Highway 27, Rock Spring, Ga., 2 p.m., $35 per person, silent auction and runway fashion show with clothing and accessories from boutiques in Walker and Catoosa counties to benefit Jimmy Simpson Foundation’s Safehaven. 605-375-9520.
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TASTE, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 5-8 p.m., $45 at door and includes one drink ticket, silent auction, music and food samples from 16 local restaurants to benefit Kidney Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. tastechatt.com.
7 HEARTS FOR THE ARTS, Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $60, luncheon and fashion show to benefit Performing Arts League. 423-622-2425.
8 BREW SKIES BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL, 1804 Chestnut St. between Chattanooga Brewing and Finley Stadium, noon-4 p.m., $25, benefits Chattanooga Breakfast Rotary Club projects. brewskiesfest.com. 8-9
BUG-A-PALUZA, Camp Jordan, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, $5, Volkswagen car show with games, music, vendors to benefit Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House. www. bugapaluza.com.
9 CHOCOLATE FLING, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 1-4 p.m., $40 adults, $15 children at door, live auction and sampling of treats by local chocolatiers to benefit Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Tennessee. chocolatefling.com
14-15 HUG A BUNNY, Chatta nooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $9.95 adults, $6.95 children; egg hunt, games, crafts, bunny encounters, photos with costume characters at benefit for zoo. chattzoo.org. 19 UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED AWARDS, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 11:30 a.m., $65 until April 7, $75 after that, Girls Inc. honors 10 Chattanooga female role models. 423-624-4757.
28 RAISE THE ROOF, Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., 5:30 p.m. cocktail reception, 7 p.m. dinner and live auction followed by dancing to The Beaters, $100 individual or $600 table of eight, benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga. 423-756-0507.
29 DALTON DANCING WITH THE STARS, Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton, Ga., 6 p.m. to midnight, $150, amateurs paired with professional dancers in competition to benefit Alzheimer’s Association. 706275-0819.
30 MEL’S DERBY DAY, The Chattanoogan, 1201 Broad St., 1-3 p.m., $50, luncheon and silent auction to benefit MaryEllen Locher Foundation. melfoundation.org/#/upcoming-events/mels-derby-day