Events

Thursday

CIS of Troup County participates in the Dine Out For Kids fundraising and awareness event. To participate, go to Burger King on Lafayette Parkway, New Franklin Road or Roanoke Road; DJ’s Wings & Things on Hogansville Road; Moe’s Southwest Grill on LaFayette Parkway; Roger’s BBQ on Main Street in Hogansville; Taste of Lemon on Morgan Street or Zaxbys on Lafayette Parkway.

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

New Community Church hosts Career Connect, a free job search assistance and networking event, at 5:30 p.m. with representatives from the Department of Labor Career Center, Troup County Works, staffing agencies, businesses and industries.

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

Reservations are due for attending a Korean culture awareness seminar hosted by the Chamber and the Economic Development Division of West Georgia Technical College. To register, contact Megan Waycaster at 706-884-8671 or megan@lagrangechamber.com

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 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

Meetings

Thursday

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.

Friday

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

Churches

Today

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

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

Smith Chapel United Methodist Church in Pine Mountain observes annual revival services at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. LaCoya Day of Friendship Baptist Church in Hamilton.

New Harmony C.M.E. Church, 129 Adams Road in West Point, hosts revival services at 7:30 p.m. with guest evangelist the Rev. S. DeWayne Drakeford of Saint John Community Baptist Church in Lanett, Ala.

The Rocky Mount Baptist Church hosts annual revival services at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Clevon Meabon III, pastor of Springfield Baptist Church in Hogansville.

Union Chapel UMC, 1098 Hammett Road, hosts a one-night revival with speaker the Rev. Edward Lane of Saint Paul Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m.

Today–Thursday

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 524 Pyne Road hosts annual revival services at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Bruce Alford of The Blessed Assurance Baptist Church in Columbus.

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

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