Saturday, Sunday

Lafayette Society for Performing Arts presents the Lafayette Ballet Company in “The Little Mermaid” Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Troup High School Fine Arts Auditorium. Reserved tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and general admission is $15 for adults and $8 for students. For more information and reserved tickets, call the LSPA at 706-882-9909.

Saturday

LaGrange Kiwanis Club hosts its annual pancake breakfast at First Baptist Church on the square from 7 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased from any Kiwanian or at the door. Stephen King, 706-883-1111

The Chattahoochee Humane Society hosts the “Strut 4 Strays” dog walk, art competition and dog show at the Sportsplex in Valley, Ala. Registration for all events begins at 8 a.m. The walk is $25 to enter and begins at 9 a.m. Participants get a T-shirt, doggie bag and pet photo. Following the walk is an awards ceremony for the student art, T-shirt art and pet photo contests. Art will be on display starting at 9 a.m. The dog show begins at 10 a.m. and is $5 per pet per category entered. There will be a frisbee dog demonstration, children’s activity area and live entertainment by Point University’ folk band with skits.

A benefit car, truck and bike show, and swap meet and flea market to benefit the American Cancer Society is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to all vehicles. Registration is 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $20 per entry.

The 20-year anniversary celebration of the I Train in LaGrange sports program that brought hundreds of athletes to LaGrange to train for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics is at 10 a.m. at Whitesville Road Track on Fort Drive next to the soccer fields.

LaGrange Art Museum holds Family Super Saturday with free tours at the museum and art activities at the Center for Creative Learning from 1 to 4 p.m.

Stay Strong Raven, a praise, love and worship service for Raven Varner, who was diagnosed with a rare stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer, is 5 p.m. at Underground Studio, 1605 Vernon Road Suite 2500 on the lower level. Cynthia Kelley, 706-333-4926 or Jennifer Grier, 706-333-8728

New River Band performs country music at 7 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. Admission is $5.

The DHA Community Center in Pine Mountain hosts Remembering Elvis Presley at 7 p.m. featuring Rick Lipp, a longtime member of Elvis Presley’s entertainment team. Lipp will play and sing Presley’s most popular songs, a video of Presley’s most memorable concert will be shown and some of Presley’s memorabilia will be on display. Lipp also will speak of his experiences while performing with Presley. A $10 donation is requested. Seating is limited. Call 706-663-4447 for reservations.

Monday

The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed.

A beginner scrapbook class is offered at the Active Life Center on Ragland Street at 11 a.m. There is no cost for the class. A registration form and supply list can be picked up at the center.

Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054

Parent to Parent of Georgia hosts the seminar Keys to Help Your Teen Get A First Job from 6 to 8 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford St. Jodi Mazzolini, 706-812-7939 or Parent to Parent of Georgia, 1-800-229-2038

Tuesday

Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register.

Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register for the class or Lynn Norris at 706-596-0155 for more information.

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291

Wednesday

The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed.

Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. 706-882-7784

Thursday

Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point.

Tai Chi for Health for beginners is noon at the Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call Holly at 706-883-1681 to register.

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291

Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857

Friday

The LaGrange Woman’s Club holds its annual barbecue to benefit the support and maintenance of Bellevue. The barbecue from Hog Heaven will be served in the Bellevue parking lot at 204 Ben Hill St. from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 per plate and are available from any club member or by calling Bellevue at 706-884-1832.

The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681

A monthly silent social for people with hearing loss is at the LaGrange Mall food court starting at 5 p.m. for any one who is deaf or hard of hearing, or any person interested in learning more about sign language. Nancy Smith, 706-402-2205

Camp Viola’s annual fundraiser roast in honor of Frankie Fling Newman is 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Tickets are $250 and may be purchased from Camp Viola board members or by calling Jerry Cleaveland 706-882-0018 or Dan Saylors 706-302-7545.

March 23

Norman Winter, director of the Columbus Botanical Garden, hosts an illustrated presentation at 10 a.m. at Hills and Dales Estate on new hot trends and make recommendations on great companion plants. Each attendee will receive one of Norman’s recommended plants. Cost is $30 per person. Workshop space is limited and pre-registration is required. Garden admission is included in registration. Annual pass holders receive a 20 percent discount. To register, email info@hillsanddales.org or call the visitor center at 706-882-3242.

The 19th annual Empty Bowl event is at Harris County High School from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, may be purchased at Sweer Home Antiques in Pine Mountain and entitles entrants to a handmade pottery bowl, soup-and-bread dinner, dessert and live entertainment. A silent auction and door prizes will be available. Proceed benefit FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Service, a Harris County organization dedication to assisting residents in financial need. 706-663-7776

The DHA Community Center in Pine Mountain will host a showing of the movie “The Man Left Behind” at 7:30 p.m. The movie chronicles the return of retired U.S. Army Col. Paul R. Longgrear to the former battlefield at Lang Vei, Vietnam, with his wife and three children. Longgrear, a Vietnam veteran, is now a resident of Pine Mountain and will speak at the event. A $10 donation is requested. Seating is limited. Call 706-663-4447 for reservations.

Meetings

Monday

The Troup County Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center at 100 N. Davis Road.

The Troup County Democratic Party committee meets at 7 p.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center LaGrange.

Troup County Association of Beekeepers meets at 7 p.m. at the Ag Building on Hamilton Road. Meetings are open to anyone interested in beekeeping. UGA Cooperative Extension, 706-883-1675 or Terry, 706-882-2493

Boy Scout Troop 10 meets at 7 p.m. in the Troup County Sportsman Building on Roanoke Road.

Tuesday

The Troup County Commission meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor commission meeting room in the Government Center at 100 Ridley Ave.

Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.

The Troup County Republican Party meets at 6 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library.

LaGrange Serenity Groups and Al-Anon meet at 6 p.m. at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

Eric Simpson will speak about organic gardening at the LaGrange Sierra Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, 207 N. Greenwood St.

Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 7 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church at 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327

The LaGrange Shufflers meet at the Active Life center at 140 Ragland St. for regular square dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 706-812-8840

Wednesday

The Tabard Book Club meets at 10 a.m. at CB&T on Lafayette Parkway. Dale Mallory will review the book. Patty Locke, 706-882-4089

A bereavement support group meets 11 a.m. at Hospice LaGrange.

The Lunch Bunch and Al-Anon meet at noon at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

The Round Table meets at 4 p.m. at Troup County Archives with Kaye Minchew as hostess. Julia Dyar will review “The Harbinger” by Johnathan Cahn.

Thursday

The newly formed Troup County Board of Elections and Registration meets at 10 a.m. in the conference room of planning and zoning, suite 1300, at the Troup County Government Center, 100 Ridley Ave.

The Troup County Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center at 100 N. Davis Road.

Rehearsals for the LaGrange Civic Chorale are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Troup High School chorus room. choralsociety@charter.net, 706-882-2734

LaGrange Serenity Groups and Al-Anon meet at 7 p.m. at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

The Troup County Sportsman’s Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse on Roanoke Road.

Friday

The Lunch Bunch Alateen Family Group meets at noon at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

Churches

Friday

Hope Entertainment and Jackquline Cartwright present pastor William H. Murphy at the Bethlehem Baptist Church auditorium, 1109 E. 10th St. in West Point. Service starts at 6 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m. Other musical guests are Together As One from Montgomery, The Hinds Sisters of Opelika, Ala., Telly Fannings of Columbus, Royal Worshippers of Columbus, O.H. Ministries of Lanett, Ala., and Spread the Word of Valley, Ala. All proceeds will help Hope Enterprises fund its summer feeding programs in Troup and Harris counties, and Chambers, Barbour, Randolph and Lee counties in Alabama.

Saturday

New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 111 Johnson St., pastor Jerome Shipman hosts Wake-up; Get-up Saturday Revival at 10 a.m. Rev. Ralph Thompson of Kenney Memorial United Methodist Church in West Point is guest speaker.

Sunday

Landmark Baptist Church, 7925 Hamilton Road in Pine Mountain, hosts a special service at 10 a.m. to honor pastor Dr. W. Dewey Owen’s 50th year of ministry. Owen’s grandson, ministers Cason Owen and Jared Bullington, will preach during the extended morning services, followed by a lunch then special services with Kevin Shelton, director of Our Master’s Camp near Dayton, Tenn., presents a ministry.

Confidence Missionary Baptist Church celebrates Family and Friends Day at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Dale Turner and New Rock Springs Baptist Church as guests.

Mount Pleasant CME Church celebrates its ushers’ anniversary at 11 a.m. The Rev. Eddie Copeland is speaker.

Sardis Baptist Church, 1308 Lindsey St., celebrates the eighth anniversary of pastor Walter Dowell Jr. and first lady Veronica Dowell at 11 a.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. Bobby L. Robertson, and the 2:30 p.m. guest speaker is the Rev. Alfonzia Simpson Jr. and Mountain Spring Missionary Baptist Church.

The Rocky Mount Baptist Church usher board hosts its anniversary at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Joannie Baskerville, pastor of the Rising Grove Baptist Church.

Canaan Baptist Church observes its choir anniversary at 2:30 p.m. All churches, choirs and soloist are welcome to attend. The Rev. Adrian Smith and Thankful Baptist Church are guests.

Ward’s Chapel CME Church, 140 North St., celebrates its 79th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. with guest the Rev. Lenton Snow of Leeth Hill United Methodist Church.

Saint Paul Baptist Church, 205 Union St., hosts its annual Missionary Day at 2:30 p.m. with speaker minister Connie Neal of Leverette Hill Baptist Church.

Smith Chapel United Methodist Church will celebrate its annual Women’s Day Program at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker is sister Alzadie Copeland-Grier. All women were asked to wear white.

Solomon Grove Missionary Baptist Church’s usher board observes its 76th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Minister Sharon Wilkes, associate pastor of Rocky Mount Bethel Baptist Church of Luthersville is guest speaker.

Sunday–Wednesday

Church of Christ Northside, 1101 Hogansville Road, hosts “What is God’s plan for your Family?” Sunday times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Monday to Wednesday is 7 p.m.

Wednesday–Friday

Calvary’s Cross Learning Center Ministry Inc. at 819 New Franklin Road, Suite D. Pastor Antonyetta R. Cotton presents “Perfecting the Saints for Ministry Conference” at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Guest speaker will be apostle Eugene Florence of Eufaula, Ala.

March 23

Anointed by Faith Ministries and Mount Zion Community Church present a benefit singing for brother Robert Lee Harrison, who is suffering from throat cancer, at 6 p.m. at Anointed by Faith, 1200 4th Ave. Deacon Claren Harrison, 706-302-2587

Louise United Methodist Church, 1189 Hines Road, hosts its 73rd choir anniversary at 6 p.m.

To submit an item, email it to mstrother@lagrangenews.com, fax it to 706-884-8712 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 229.