LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — July 26, 2016
Published 12:00 am Monday, July 25, 2016
Wednesday
Events: LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford St., hosts a Summer Reading Program for children presentation of Brian Bruggeman’s “Juggle-cize!” at 2 p.m.
Meetings: A bereavement support group meets 11 a.m. at Hospice LaGrange.
Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
OA, for anyone with an eating disorder, meets at 1 p.m. in First Baptist Church on the Square. 706-884-9925
Churches: Callaway Baptist Church hosts service and classes at 7 p.m.
New Mount Olive Baptist Church, 24 Knott Road, hosts a revival service at 7 p.m. featuring three area pastors.
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
Line dance lessons are 1–2 p.m. at The Active Life center on Ragland Street.
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School hosts a back to school bash at the school playground from 2–4 p.m. There will be a kids clothing swap where attendees can bring gently used clothes and peruse other pre-owned clothes; Hawaiian shaved ice for sale. Attendees are advised to bring a chair. 706-812-7943
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
New Community Church hosts Career Connect, a free job search assistance and networking event, at 5:30 p.m. with representatives from local staffing agencies, colleges, businesses and industries. Admission is free. Career coaches from the Department of Labor Career Center, Troup County Works, LaGrange College and West Georgia Technical College will be available.
Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given 7–8 p.m. at The Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-881-2734
Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Troup County Center for Strategic Planning meets at noon at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce upstairs in the Lafayette Room.
Elm City Lodge #544 F&AM meets at 7:30 p.m. at the lodge hall on Wilburn Avenue with supper at 6:30 p.m. All master Masons welcome.
TOPS — Take Off Pounds Sensibly — LaGrange Chapter meets at 6 p.m. in the Vernon Woods, 101 Vernon Woods Drive, conference room. First meeting is free. Cost to join is $32 annually. Rhonda Pruitt, 706-773-4762
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: The Troup County Commission meets for a work session at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ conference room on the third floor of the Government Center.
Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon and 6 p.m.
Ongoing
Exhibits
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.