Sept. 15: Ninth Annual Tampa Bay Food Fight benefits Metropolitan Ministries. St. Pete versus Tampa chef team battle. 6-9 p.m. The Coliseum. tampabayfoodfight.org
Sept. 19: Tuxes and Tails: “Brazil, Under the Canopy” benefits the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. 5:30 p.m. Tampa Convention Center. tuxestailstampa.com
Sept. 19: 20th Annual Pride & Passion: “Go Greek & Roman” benefits the Tampa Museum of Art. Must be 21-plus to attend. 7 p.m. Tampa Museum of Art. tampamuseum.org
Sept. 24: Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner benefits Scouting America’s Greater Tampa Bay Area Council. Honors Peter Collins. 5:30 p.m. TPepin’s Hospitality Centre. gtbac.org/dca26
Sept. 26: The Art of Hope Gala benefits Joshua House. 6-10 p.m. Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel. friendsofjoshuahouse.org
Oct. 1: Broadway by Candlelight benefits American Stage. 6-8:30 p.m. The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art. americanstage.org
Oct. 2: Art & Aces benefits the Tampa Museum of Art. 7:30-11 p.m. Tampa Museum of Art. tampamuseum.org
Oct. 3: Freedom Fund Dinner benefits NAACP Hillsborough. 6 p.m. JW Marriott Tampa Water Street. naacphillsborough.org
Oct. 8: USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Symposium. Features guest speaker Kimberly Williams-Paisley and honorees Drs. Moira Burke and Sylvia Campbell. 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tampa Marriott Water Street. eventful.usf.edu/rsvp/wlp-fall-symposium
Oct. 10: 60th Ybor Chamber Gala. 6-9 p.m. Columbia Restaurant Ybor City. members.ybor.org
Oct. 10: The Fairytale Ball: “An Evening of Timeless Temptation” benefits the My Fairy Godfathers Foundation. 6:30 p.m. Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC. myfairygodfathers.net
Oct. 10: Big Gala: “Mission: Possible” benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. 6 p.m. The Motor Enclave. bbbstampabay.org
Oct. 16: Dishes & Wishes benefits Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. 7-11 p.m. Armature Works. dishesandwishestampa.com
Oct. 17: FARA Energy Ball benefits the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance and the USF Health Ataxia Research Center. 6 p.m. Tampa Marriott Water Street. curefa.org/energyball
Oct. 17: Eye Ball: “Unmasking Vision – Revealing the Power of Sight” benefits the Lions World Vision Institute Foundation. 6 p.m. Armature Works. lwvi.org/eye-ball
Oct. 17: Gala for Straz Center. 6 p.m. Morsani Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. strazcenter.org
Oct. 29: Red Cross Angels’ Silver Coffee. Invitation only. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Everett residence in South Tampa. redcrossangelssilvercoffee@gmail.com
Nov. 5: Wine, Women & Shoes benefits the Children’s Cancer Center. 6-10 p.m. Armature Works. childrenscancercenter.org/wine-women-shoes
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