Exhibits
Ongoing
Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St. in LaGrange, hosts the exhibit Weddings of West Georgia: Something Old, Something New until April 20 with wedding dresses, shoes, veils, announcements, invitations and newspaper reports used to spotlight love and weddings in West Georgia from the 1800s to the present. Admission is free. 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 of charge. For more information, call 706-884-1828.
Retrospective: Photographs by Douglas Kirkland is on display at LaGrange Art Museum, featuring the photography of the noted Hollywood celebrity photographer, in the Cochran Gallery through April 27. LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Square, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, email art@lagrangeartmuseum.org or call 706-882-3267.
809 Gallery of Art, 809 Hill St., hosts Student Exhibition 2013 with art by local students until March 30. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Events
Today-Saturday
The LaGrange High School Drama Department presents “The Diviners,” a play by Jim Leonard, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for students and $8 for adults.
Today
Moonlight Dance Club hosts a beginner tango lesson and a couples dance at LaFayette Christian School gym, 1904 Hamilton Road. The Beginner Tango lesson with instructor Sally Estes is 7 p.m. and couple’s dance is 8 p.m. Attire is dressy casual. All are welcome at $20 per couple. 706-884-5857
Saturday
Mike Cunningham, owner of Country Garden Farms, hosts a class at 10 a.m. at Hills and Dales Estate where he shares his approach to eating locally grown, organic food. Participants will get sources for local and regionally grown food and each participant will leave with a bag of fresh greens and a root crop. Cost is $30 per person. Workshop space is limited and pre-registration is required. Garden admission is included in registration. Annual pass holders receive a 20 percent discount. To register, email info@hillsanddales.org or call the visitor center at 706-882-3242.
The LaGrange Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosts 2013 National Impact Day to fight obesity from noon to 2 p.m. with activities and snacks at the William Griggs Recreation Center, 716 Glenn Robertson Drive. Marcus Pollard, a former NFL player and former cast member on “The Amazing Race” TV show will be special guest.
Ralphy Lynch and Friends perform Patsy Cline music with Cynthia Southerd at 7 p.m. at The Active Life on Ragland Street. Open to all adults. Admission is $5.
Monday
The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed.
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
LaGrange Humanists, Inc. hosts the discussion Parenting and Morality In Our Era of Declining Church Attendance at 6 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford St., moderated by Dr. Ric Chamber. Mike Smith, 706-882-6664
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 The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register.
Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register for the class or Lynn Norris at 706-596-0155 for more information.
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
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.
Monday
The Experimental Aircraft Organization meets at 6:30 a.m. at LaGrange-Callaway Airport.
Downtown LaGrange Development Authority Business and Economic Development meets at 2 p.m. at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce.
West Point City Council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
West Georgia Flyers Club meets at 6:30 p.m. All cyclists may attend. Vicki Shaddix,
http://www.westgeorgiaflyers.org/contactus.html
The Troup County branch of the NAACP holds a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. at the William Griggs Recreational Center.
Boy Scout Troop 10 meets at 7 p.m. in the Troup County Sportsman Building on Roanoke Road.
Tuesday
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren meets from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mike Daniel Recreation Center at 1220 Parkway.
Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.
The Newcomers Club hosts a luncheon at 1 p.m. at Juanito’s Mexican Restaurant on Lafayette Parkway.
The Downtown LaGrange Development Authority meets at 2 p.m. at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce.
The LaGrange Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meets at 4 p.m. at 201 Chatham St.
LaGrange City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at 208 Ridley Ave.
The LaGrange Symphony Orchestra Board meets at 5:30 p.m. in classroom A in the Callaway Education Building at LaGrange College.
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
Listings for ‘In our community’ are presented for events happening in the next five-day period, space permitting. To submit an item, email it to mstrother@civitasmedia.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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