Events

Today

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

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 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

Saturday

Local vendors sell homegrown and homemade foods and products at Glass Bridge Road Farmer’s Market from 8 to 10 a.m. at the pavilion across from Loyd Presbyterian Church, 550 Upper Glass Bridge Road.

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.

The City of Lagrange Animal Shelter and the LaGrange-Troup County Humane Society hosts a Summer Blast Adoption Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the animal shelter at 1390 Orchard Hill Road. All cat adoption fees will be half price, ranging from $8 to $25. There also is a list of available dogs available for $18.50.

West Point Fire Department hosts Community Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1700 Safety Way off Kia Parkway.

A motorcycle ride is 1 p.m. at FatDaddy’s, 1310 Hogansville Road, and concert 5 p.m. to raise funds for Kirk Abernathy, who fractured his spine in a car accident in October. Cost is $25 per rider and $5 per passenger for the ride and concert, and $10 for the concert only, which is at the former Kirk’s Country Store, 33 Kirk Road, in Franklin. Bands are Trap County, The Barstool Prophets and 82mm. Raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing are available for $5 now until drawing. Randy Powell, 706-594-8029 or trap-county@hotmail.com; Celest Powell, 706-333-6861

Meetings

Today

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

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

Friday

The Troup County Commission meets for a work session at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Government Center.

Churches

Today

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.

Today-Friday

Reeds Chapel Baptist Church in West Point holds vacation Bible school “Space Quest” for children in pre-k through sixth grade from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Activities include crafts, Bible study, recreation and supper each night.

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 editions.