Exhibits
Ongoing
LaGrange Art Museum hosts a Bruce Chesefsky photographs exhibit in the upstairs gallery of the museum, 112 Lafayette Square, until July 31. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The Cochran Gallery on the downtown square hosts the Serenbe Photography Show through July 15. The exhibit is a photography show juried by John Lawrence, Callaway professor of art and design at LaGrange College. Serenbe is a 1,000-acre community that was developed as a national model for balanced development located in Palmetto. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Legacy Museum on Main at 136 Main St. hosts the exhibit “Bubbling Up Business: Bottling Industry of Troup County and Area.” Bottles from area bottling plants loaned by local collectors comprise part of the exhibit. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. 706-884-1828.
Events
Today
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.
Moonlight Ballroom Dance Club of LaGrange sponsors a beginner shag lesson and dance starting at 7 p.m. at the LaFayette Christian School gym, 1904 Hamilton Road. Visitor couples are welcome at $20 per couple. Dress is summer casual. 706-884-5857
Saturday
Local growers sell produce, cheeses, baked goods, plants and other locally made items at Market on Main from 8 to 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind Carmike Theater. Troup County extension agents Celeste Garrett and Randy Drinkard will be at the market to answer questions about food preservation, canning, gardening and summer horticulture.
Safe Haven Animal Rescue will hold a yard sale at the intersection of Roanoke and Fling roads from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds will go to spay and neuter local felines under the trap/neuter/release program. This is a program designed to control cat populations. Annice Whatley, 706-882-5311
Children’s Miracle Network hosts Kids Day at Walmart, 803 New Franklin Road, at 10 a.m. with vendors, rides and activities at 10 a.m. All proceeds go toward Children’s Miracle Network.
Los Nopales will sell T-shirts and have representatives on hand all day to answer questions about the Hope for a Day breast cancer walk, and sign up walkers and crew members for this year’s event on Sept. 29. The restaurant will donate a portion of all sales to Hope for a Day.
Kimberly-Clark hosts its fourth annual motorcycle ride and poker run to benefit United Way of West Georgia beginning at Kimberly-Clark Corp., 1300 Orchard Hill Road. Cost is $20 per bike and $5 for riders. A barbecue lunch is included and door prizes will be drawn at the end of the ride. Highest poker hand wins $100 gift card. To register, contact Wade O’Neal at 706-883-3254 or Donna Franklin at 706-883-3334 or at dfrankli@kcc.com.
Meetings
Saturday
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family meets at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 120 Broad St., in LaGrange with a session for those diagnosed with mental illness and a session for family members, both led by trained facilitators. 706-594-4714
Sunday
Alpha Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity meets at 5 p.m. at the 100 Black Men of West Georgia Resource Center on Union Street.
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.
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