Good-cause calendar

AUGUST

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.

24 NATIONAL TREASURES,

Point Park, Lookout Mountain, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $75 individual, $130 couples. Fundraising dinner for Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park includes music by Power Players, selfies at Umbrella Rock, history from park rangers. www.friendsofchch.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.

27 BARK-B-QUE BOAT

RIDE, Southern Belle, 151 Riverfront Parkway, 4:30-6:30 p.m., $20, barbecue buffet, silent auction, cash bar for ages 21 and older on cruise that benefits Humane Educational Society. 423-624-5302.

SEPTEMBER

4 LABOR DAY BBQ BENEFIT,

New Haven Baptist Church, 1058 Graysville Road, and Friendship Baptist Church, 1005 Gadd Road, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., barbecue plates for free but donations collected to benefit Union Gospel Mission. 423-356-0177.

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RAIL BARON’S BASH, Meet at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Road, Grand Junction Station depot at 5:30 p.m., dinner train departs at 7:30 p.m., $150 per person in dining car, $200 per person in Pullman car, benefits restoration of Eden Isle office car. www.tvrail. com.

9 CHAMPAGNE & CHOCOLATE RHOYAL AFFAIR, Family Justice Center, 5705 Uptain Road, 7-11 p.m., $35 individual, $300 table for six. Music, champagne and chocolate-covered treats at benefit hosted by Gamma Theta Sigma chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. 423529-0758.

9 DOGGIE DIP POOL PARTY,

Warner Park Pool, 1254 E. Third St., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., humans free, $15 per pooch, benefits McKamey Animal Center. 423305-6500.

14 CELEBRITY ROAST,

Cleveland Country Club, 345 Kyle Lane, Cleveland, Tenn., 6:30 p.m., $75, roast of Steve Hartline, radio personality and owner of Hartine LLC, benefits Cleveland State Community College annual fund. 423-614-8750.

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BEAST FEAST, Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 6-8 pm, carcass feedings/ animal education sessions, food and drink for sale in zoo’s restaurant, cash bar. $10 zoo members, $12 nonmembers, sold in zoo gift shop in advance, sold at door if any remain. 423-697-1322.

21 SMART ART AUCTION,

The Venue, 4119 Cummings Highway, 6:30 p.m., $75, auction of original art by regional artists to benefit Southern Lit Alliance community outreach programs. www.southernlitalliance.org To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress. com.