Oct. 24

3rd Annual Halloween of Hope, benefiting the Chron's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Southwest Ohio Chapter. 6:30 p.m. at The Madison, 700 Madison Ave., Covington. Costumes encouraged but not required. $60 per person, $600 table of 10. Reservations deadline, Tuesday.772-3550.

Oct. 25

4th Annual Night of Fright, benefiting Jewish Hospital Blood & Marrow Transplant Program and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. 8:30 p.m., Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $40. (859) 426-5838.

Oct. 26

Guys, Griddles & Grub, benefiting Greater Cincinnati Community Shares. 6 p.m. at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. $35 in advance; $40 at the door. 475-0475.

In A Whirl of Jazz 4, performance and dinner benefiting the Friends of CCM. 5 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Corbett Auditorium and CCM Atrium. Performance and supper, $75; performance only, $20; students, $10. Reservations required. 556-2100.

Oct. 28

Fall Fashion Fantasia, benefiting the Kenwood Woman's Club scholarship fund. 11 a.m. at Kenwood Country Club, 6501 Kenwood Road. $30. Reservations required. 793-6573.

Oct. 30

Second Annual Pink Ribbon Luncheon, benefiting ProScan Foundation Pink Ribbon Bags. 7 p.m. at The Waterfront Restaurant Bar and Grill, 14 Pete Rose Pier, Covington. Reservations required. (352) 337-9494.

Oct. 31

Partners in Progress (PiP) Awards, benefiting Accountability & Credibility Together. Noon at Montgomery Inn Banquet Center, 601 E. Pete Rose Way. $50 per person; $450 per table; $500 per corporate table. Reservations deadline Friday. 345-1728

Saints & Sinners IV, benefiting Cincinnati Men's Chorus. 8 p.m. at One Riverboat Row, Covington. $35. 542-2626.

Nov. 1

"An Evening with the Culinary Masters," benefiting the March of Dimes. 6:30 p.m., Airport Marriott Hotel, 2395 Progress Drive. Hebron. $150 per person or $2,000 for table of 10. 769-3588 ext. 11.

Gifts from the Earth, party and auction benefiting Fitton Center for Creative Arts and Shared Harvest Food Bank. 7-10 p.m. at 101 St. Monument Ave., Hamilton. $10 students; $20 per person; $35 per couple. Reservations by Oct. 27. 863-8873.