LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — June 27-28, 2015

Published 12:00 am Saturday, June 27, 2015

Saturday

Events: Teach a Child to Fish, a fishing clinic for youth and benefit tournament, is 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pyne Road Park. 754-214-6610

Market on Main is in the parking lot at East Depot and Main streets, next to Carmike Cinemas LaGrange 10, from 8 to 10 a.m. Local growers and vendors offer produce, plants, various food and handmade items for sale.

Community Action For Improvement Inc. hosts food and fun at 1380 Lafayette Parkway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. . 706-884-2651

Krawfish for Kids, featuring Louisiana-based food, children’s activities and raffles with music by Charlie Muncaster, is 5 p.m. at Nutwood Plantation. Benefits Boys and Girls Club of West Georgia and the Southern Food Alliance. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com and search for Krawfish for Kids. Spencer Ellen, krawfish4kids@gmail.com or 706-333-0061

Musicians, dancers, actors and storytellers host “Photographs and Memories,” at at 7:30 p.m. The benefit show for long-time Lafayette Society for Performing Arts photographer George Czarnonycz, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, will help his family purchase a handicap-accessible van. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased from the LSPA by calling 706-882-9909.

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Churches: 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 

Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 126 Grady St., presents The Full Armor of God at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday

Threats Grove Baptist Young Adult Choir celebrates its anniversary at 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday at Threats Grove Baptist Church, 192 Rosemont Road. All choir groups and soloists are invited to render a selection.

Sunday

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 10 a.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 3 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 3 p.m. at Hogansville First Baptist Church.

Churches: Louise United Methodist Church, 1189 Hines Road, hosts Youth Achievement and Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m.

Rocky Mount Baptist Church hosts a 124th church anniversary at 2 p.m. with guests the Rev. George Strozier and Threats Grove Baptist Church.

Solomon Grove Missionary Baptist Church observes its 95th church anniversary at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Titus Roberson, pastor of Mount Venus Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker.

Warren Temple United Methodist Church, 416 E. Depot St., hosts Family and Friends Day at 2:30 p.m. with guest the Rev. Michael Jackson and Confidence Missionary Baptist Church.

Welcome Baptist Church in the Redline community hosts a homecoming celebration at 2:30 p.m. with pastor Travis Leonard of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Franklin.

Arbor Grove Baptist Church, 200 Brown St., hosts a program entitled God’s Precious Children at 3 p.m. with children’s singing and worship. The Rev. Lovett Thornton is guest speaker.

Bishop Donald F. Lancaster and Living by Faith Worship Center, 1898 Greenville Road, celebrates their seventh church anniversary at 3 p.m. Dr. Curtis Green and Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta will be the guests.

Prevailing Word Ministries, 6135 Warm Springs Highway in Warm Springs, hosts its seventh pastor’s anniversary in honor of Bishop Jerome and pastor Shanta Trammell at 3:30 p.m.

Living by Faith Worship Center, 1898 Greenville Road, celebrates its seventh church anniversary at 3 p.m. Pastor Curtis Green and Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta are guests.

Callaway Baptist Church hosts discipleship training, youth and children’s classes at 5 p.m.

Uplifting Your Faith Ministries, 104 Youngs Mill Road, hosts spiritual counseling/healing at 5 p.m. with Bishop R.L. Darden.

Sunday–Thursday

Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road, hosts vacation Bible school Journey Off the Map. Children in K4 through 12th grade are admitted free. Event begins 5:45 p.m. with dinner and finish at 9 each night.

Monday

Events: 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.

Tuesday

Events: 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.

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 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

West Georgia Health will host a community presentation at 6 p.m. regarding its proposed partnership with WellStar. Enoch Callaway Cancer Clinic.

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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

The LaGrange Shufflers meet at the Active Life center at 140 Ragland St. for regular square, round and line dances from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Cost to dance is $6. 706-812-4974

Tuesday–Thursday

Welcome Baptist Church in the Redline community hosts a hosts revival services at 7 p.m. with pastor Tracy Neal of Leverette Hill Baptist Church in Warm Springs.

Wednesday

Events: 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

The “Every Hero Has a Story” themed Summer Reading Program is 2 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library with a special guest.

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 8 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

A bereavement support group meets 11 a.m. at Hospice LaGrange.

Churches: Callaway Baptist Church hosts service and classes at 7 p.m.

Thursday

Events: God’s Breadbasket, a food pantry serving Hogansville residents, is open from 9 a.m.–noon.

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1–2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291

Bridge games are open to the public at 2:15 and 5:30 p.m. at Bellevue. Cost is $10 per person per month. 706-882-9655

Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given 7:30–8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857

Meetings: Toastmasters International meets 8 a.m. at Wingate by Wyndham on Wingate Terrace, off Greenville Road, in LaGrange.

West Point City Council meets for a work session at 8:15 a.m.

The executive board of the LaGrange Woman’s Club meets at 10 a.m. at Bellevue.

The Kiwanis Club of LaGrange meets at noon at Highland Country Club.

Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Older Americans Sharing in Service, the senior adult group of Rosemont Baptist Church, meets at noon in the church fellowship hall.

Crime Stoppers meets at 6 p.m. in the LaGrange Police Department training room.

Community Action For Improvement meets at 6:30 p.m. in the CAFI central office.

The Sons of LaGrange Lodge No. 537, a Prince Hall affiliate, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Brown and Watson streets.

Churches: 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, 706-884-5631

Matthew 28 Community Fellowship in Pine Mountain hosts Life Group at 7 p.m. 706-663-4747

Friday

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

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Ongoing

Legacy Museum on Main hosts West Point Lake at 40 Years, a collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper through Sept. 10, exploring the history of the lake and its impact on life in the county. Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St., is open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday. 706-884-1828

The exhibit Our County Collects runs through Aug. 15 at LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Parkway. The museum is open Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 706-882-3267.