Exhibits

Ongoing

Jill Philips: Student, Teacher and Painter with the Visual Artists Alliance of LaGrange and Donna Jackson, iron works artist, runs until Saturday at LaGrange Art Museum. The exhibit combines the giant garden insects of metal worker Jackson with the out-of-door artistry of Philips, and showcases local talent from the VAAL. Works are available to purchase with proceeds benefiting LAM. Admission is free.

The Journey - Connections art exhibit runs at the Cochran Gallery on the Square until Oct. 26. The exhibit contains “quilts” of canvas created in collaboration with or inspired by someone’s cancer journey. Each piece is accompanied by an essay explaining its meaning.

Events

Thursday

The Chattahoochee River Keeper hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, an evening of environmental films. Tickets are available at www.chattahoochee.org/events.

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 12:30 p.m. at the Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call Holly at 706-883-1618 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

The LaGrange Police Department begins a ten-week Citizens Police Academy from 6 to 8 p.m. each Thursday. The goal is to familiarize residents with various aspects of law enforcement. Space is limited to 25 people and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Lt. Eric Lohr, 706-883-2684 or elohr@lagrange-ga.org.

Lafayette Society for Performing Arts presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” as picnic theater. Tables will be set up and doors will open an hour before show time for playgoers to enjoy their food and beverages. Meal time will end 15 minutes before curtain. Times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Oct. 12 and 13. A matinee is 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Reservations are required and can be made by calling LSPA at (706) 882-9909.

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

Vendors sell fresh produce, cheeses, honey, boiled peanuts and other items at Callaway Gardens Farmer’s Market from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gardens’ Robin Lake Beach in Pine Mountain. Admission is free to the market through the beach entrance.

A senior dance is at 7 p.m. at the old Franklin Elementary School gym with a live band. Admission is $4.

Meetings

Thursday

West Point City Council meets for a work session at 8:15 a.m.

The executive board of the LaGrange Woman’s Club meets at 10 a.m. at Bellevue.

The Kiwanis Club of LaGrange meets at noon at Highland Country Club.

Older Americans Sharing in Service, the senior adult group of Rosemont Baptist Church, meets at noon in the church fellowship hall.

The Thursday Lunch Club meets at noon in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church. A musical ensemble made up of the LaGrange College Students who sing in the FUMC choir accompanied by FUMC music director Dale Daniels performs.

Crime Stoppers meets at 6 p.m. in the LaGrange Police Department training room.

The LaGrange Newcomers Club general meeting is 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in the parish hall. All ladies new to the area are invited to attend.

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.

Community Action For Improvement meets at 7 p.m. in the CAFI central office.

The Sons of LaGrange Lodge No. 537, a Prince Hall affiliate, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Brown and Watson streets.

Friday

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

Churches

Today

Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 6 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327.

Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds community prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760

Hogansville Church of Christ, 4885 Mountville Road, holds a study on the book of Revelation at 7 p.m. with speaker J. Robert Brooks. 706-637-6476

Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 7 p.m.

St. Paul CME Church, 250 Lower Glass Bridge Road, hosts Bible study at 7 p.m.

Thursday

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. with a fellowship meal and worship at the welcome center of First Baptist Church on Church Street. 706-884-5631

Immanuel Ministries and Worship Center at 75 Patillo Road holds Bible study at 6:30 p.m.

True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts Bible study at 7:30 p.m. for adults and youth.

Friday

True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts movie night from 7 to 9 p.m. Sylvia Cameron, 706-402-6670

Listings for ‘In our community’ are presented for events happening in the next three-day period, space permitting. 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. A weeklong listing appears in the weekend edition.