LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — March 31, 2016
Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 31, 2016
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 and 6 p.m.
Saturday
Events: Jefferson Street Market featuring local wares and produce is 9:30 a.m. to noon at 625 Jefferson St.
Friends of LaGrange Memorial Library hosts the First Saturday Book Sale 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Book Shop at the library on Alford Street.
Hogansville Active Life, 407 Church St., hosts music by Jimmy Smith and the New River Band from 7–10 p.m. Open to all adults. 706-637-6606
Meetings: The West Georgia chapter of Fort Valley State University Alumni meets at 10 a.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center.
Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Sickle Cell Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at Bradshaw-Chambers County Library at 3419 20th Ave. in Valley, Ala. Renata Buckner, 706-518-6035 or sicklecellsg@yahoo.com
Peace by Piece Quilt Group meets at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church on the Square. Jane Taylor, 706-884-6323
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
Warren Temple United Methodist Church, 416 E. Depot St., hosts a special community outreach program at 4 p.m. with speakers from the faith community.
Sunday
Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 3 p.m. at Hogansville First Baptist Church.
Churches: Grace Baptist Church hosts its annual homecoming service at 10:30 a.m. Barry Rowland and Deliverance will perform. Lunch to follow service at the George Harris Fellowship Hall.
Mount Gilead Baptist Church on Cedar Street celebrates Family and Friends Day at 2 p.m. Guests are the Rev. Jackie Banks and New Zion Baptist Church of Lanett, Ala.
Sardis Baptist Church, 1308 Lindsey St., celebrates the 46th anniversary of its Usher Board at 2 p.m. Guest speaker is pastor Frankie Hutchinson and the Evergreen Baptist Church of Valley, Ala.
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.
Ongoing
Exhibits
LaGrange Art Museum’s First LaGrange Southeast Regional juried exhibition is underway and will be on display through Saturday, April 2. The show features work by only Southeastern artists. LaGrange Art Museum is located at 112 Lafayette Parkway and is open Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reach the museum at 706-882-3267.
Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St. in LaGrange, hosts the exhibit Lifting More Voices: Early Troup County Black History through Sept. 16. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and usually the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To check Saturday openings or schedule a group visit, call 706-884-1828.