Good-cause calendar
OCTOBER
Today SUNDAY SHOWCASE, UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St., 3:30-5:30 p.m., $10 adults, $5 students, free for ages 5 and younger, performances by Chattanooga youth benefits Performing Arts League. 423-425-4269.
28 PRINCESSES AND PANCAKES, Puckett’s, 2 W. Aquarium Way, 9-11 a.m., $32.64 adults, $27.37 child, come dressed as your favorite Disney princess, learn a dance taught by princesses, children can have hair and makeup done, benefits Family Promise of Greater Chattanooga’s goal of reducing homelessness. 423756-3891.
NOVEMBER
3 PINK BANDANA BALL, Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St., 6:30 p.m., $100, wear your best cowboy/cowgirl attire for hoedown, barbecue, bull riding and dancing to benefit Emily’s Power for a Cure. www.emilyspowerforacure.com
3 BENEFIT BARBECUE, First United Methodist Church, 3425 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland, Tenn., 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. $8 plates of either chicken breast or pulled pork with sides, dessert and drink sponsored by First United Methodist Men. 423-476-4504.
3 SOUTHERN SOIREE,
Waterhouse Pavilion in Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., 7-11 p.m., $35 Young Professionals of Chattanooga members, $45 nonmembers, music by Function With a C, food and drink from Bitter Alibi and Chattanooga Brewing Co. and giveaways at YPC fundraiser. info@ypchattanooga.org.
3-4 SOUTH WORD, events at UTC, Bessie Smith Hall and Lindsay Street Hall, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, one-day pass $50, two-day pass $90; student passes $25 one day, $20 two days; more than 40 Southern writers in town for book signings, talks, workshops. southernlitalliance.org.
4 TOYS FOR KIDS, Rhea County Courthouse, 375 Church St., Dayton, Tenn, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., $20 or a new, unwrapped toy, swap meet, silent auction, cars/trucks/vans show, door prizes and vendors, sponsored by O’Reilly’s Auto Parts to help children of Rhea County. 423-713-1500.
4 NICKELS FOR NEPAL, Applebee’s in Northgate Mall, Highway 153, 7:30-9:30 a.m., $10. Gamma chapter of Kappa Kappa Iota hosts pancake breakfast to raise funds for school supplies, uniforms and facility support for children in Nepal. www.nickelsfornepal.org.
5 WAGE HOPE WORKOUT, Full Steam Crossfit, 6211 Lee Highway, Suite 235, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., workout to benefit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. wagehopeworkout@gmail.com
10 BOOTS, BEER AND BLACKJACK, 2 on the Roof, 313 Manufacturers Road, Suite 217, 6:30-10:30 p.m., $60 individual, $100 couple, $80 VIP individual, $150 VIP couple. Buffet, beer, wine and bourbon, silent auction, dancing, blackjack tables and more to benefit Rivermont Elementary School and Chattanooga Kids on the Block. www.chattanoogabreakfastrotary.com
11 HEE HAW SALUTE TO VETERANS, Alhambra Shrine auditorium, 1000 Alhambra Drive, 5:30 p.m. dinner followed by patriotic show, $10 individual, $80 per table, presented by Alhambra Shriners Ladies Helping Hands. 423-8759736.
16 DINNER OF FIRSTS, The Chattanoogan, 1201 Broad St., 6 p.m., $150, roast and toast of Patsy Hazlewood to benefit Chattanooga State Community College scholarship fund for first-generation collegians. 423697-3359. To be included, email event information to Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com.