Exhibits

Ongoing

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.

Jill Philips: Student, Teacher and Painter with the Visual Artists Alliance of LaGrange and Donna Jackson, iron works artist, runs until Sept. 29 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 benefitting LAM. Admission is free. Opening reception is Sept. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m with a private VIP curator’s circle reception at 6 p.m.

Upcoming

The Journey - Connections art exhibit will be at the Cochran Gallery on the Square beginning Thursday and running 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

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.

The third annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s starts at 9 a.m. at Vernon Woods Retirement Community. To learn more or form a team, go to www.alz.org/walk, or call 706-327-6838.

A benefit bike ride for Lisa Walker begins with registration at 9 a.m. and kick stands up at 11 a.m. at the VFW Post 4629 at 305 W. Haralson St. Registration is $15 per bike, food plates are $5 and sausage biscuits with coffee are $2. All proceeds go to benefit Walker, who is surfing from her third bout of cancer since 2004.

Monday

The preview lecture for the LaGrange College spring 3-D lecture series on Brazil is 10 a.m. at Dickson Hall and will feature four members of the college faculty and administration that will introduce their topics - the history, music, literature and ecology of Brazil - for the 2013 series. Attendees are asked to park in the Vernon Street (clock tower) parking area and a shuttle will drop them at the door of Dickson Hall in time for a cup of Brazilian coffee before the previews begin. Martha Pirkle, 706-880- 8244.

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

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 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 annual Mah Jongg Benefit for West Georgia Hospice is 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Active Life Center. Call Tammy Forbus at 706-845-3962 to reserve your table. Tables of four are $80, proceeds benefit patient care services.

Wednesday

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 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

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

The LaGrange Woman’s Club Fall Fashion Show and luncheon is noon at First Methodist Church. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling 706-884-1832. Proceeds from the show are used for the upkeep of Bellevue.

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

Sept. 29

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.

The 10-mile, third annual HOPE for a Day breast cancer walk begins at Lafayette Society for Performing Arts and ends at Lafayette Square. Walkers raise a minimum of $500. Registration is $100. Registration forms are available online at bfflhopeforaday.org or for information, call 706-302-0886 and leave a message.

Paint the Town Pink begins at 1 a.m. at Lafayette Square in downtown LaGrange. Free clinical breast exams, women’s health screenings and information will be available.

Meetings

Monday

A Girl Scout leader meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lafayette Parkway. 706-957-0948

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

Tuesday

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

The LaGrange chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meets at 3 p.m. at Bellevue at 204 Ben Hill St.Sept-May

LaGrange City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber/courtroom at 208 Ridley Ave.

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

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.

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

Saturday

Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760

The Master’s Touch Anniversary Singing featuring group New Harmony and Power is 4 p.m. EST at 854 Lee Road 374 in Valley, Ala. Hamburgers, barbecue, ice cream and other dessert available. 334-332-7748 or 706-882-2386

Sunday

New Harmony C.M.E. Church in West Point holds early worship service at 10 a.m.

Living By Faith Worship Center hosts a day of celebration and dedication of their new home located at 1898 Greenville Road with a celebration service at 11 a.m. with speaker Aaron Hobbs of Newark, N.J., and dedication service at 3 p.m. with pastor Calvin Marshall of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Valley, Ala.

Roe’s Chapel United Methodist Church hosts a Women’s Day program at 2:30 p.m. Pastor Johnie Basketville and Rising Grove Baptist Church are special guests.

Welcome Baptist Church hosts its 92nd church anniversary at 2:30 p.m. with special guests the Rev. Crawford Strozier of Solomon Grove Baptist Church.

New Solomon Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1825 Pole Bridge Road in Pine Mountain, presents “Packing the Pews with the Fruits of the Spirits” at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Fred Stanley of Zion Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Valley, Ala., is guest speaker.

The Arbor Grove Baptist Church at 200 Brown St. celebrates its anniversary at 3 p.m.

Wednesday

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

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

Sept. 29

Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760

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