WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GREATER ROME
THIS WEEK
The Rome-Floyd ECO Center at Ridge Ferry Park, 393 Riverside Parkway, will host Snake Night today with three sessions at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Herpetologist John Lee will give a presentation on the diversity of snakes in Floyd County. There will be crafts for kids and refreshments. Admission is free. Call 706-622-6435 or email Emma Wells at ewells@ romega.us to register.
Schroeder’s New Deli, 406 Broad St., will host Summer Poetry Nights today at 7 p.m. in the courtyard. Anne Corbitt and Christopher Martin will be the readers.
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Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free Fred the Fish children’s nature program on July 1 at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Parking is $3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 256-8459605 or visit www.nps.gov/liri.
Restoration Lindale Inc. will host a free Independence Day Festival with arts and crafts vendors Saturday, July 1 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on S. First St. in Lindale. A community rock hunt will take place during the festival. Parking is available at Gilbreath Recreation Center, 106 Garden Ave. Parade lineup will be at 9:30 a.m. at Pepperell Primary with parade at 10 a.m.
Summerville Main Street host an Independence Day celebration on July 2 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Activities include a picnic, fried apple pie contest, patriotic balloon release and the arrival of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Passenger Train. The City of Summerville will continue the celebration at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center at 6 p.m. on July 2. Activities include free water slides, free sliced watermelon, sack race, concerts, corn hole tournament and fireworks. Attendees can access the festival at the entrance of Summerville Middle School, 200 Middle School Road, Summerville. For more information contact the Summerville Recreation Department at 706859-0910.
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Cave Spring will host its 32nd annual Independence Day parade July 4 at 9 a.m. in downtown Cave Spring. Those who would like to participate in the parade should line up between 8 and 9 a.m. All vehicles, floats with wheels and horses will line up on Perry Farm Road. All who wish to walk in the parade should assemble at Joe Hill’s Lawn Mower Shop at the old depot building on Alabama Street. Cave Spring United Methodist Church will be selling homemade ice cream. For more information call 706-802-8773.
Alton Holman Heritage Arts Camp, for ages 8 to adult, will be held July 10-12 in the Hearn Classroom Building and at 30 Alabama St., Cave Spring. Students may choose two workshops from broom making, leather craft, egg batik and woodworking with hand tools, or one workshop in chair caning. The cost is $100 before July 1 and $120 after July 1. Chair caning costs $60 plus materials. Chair-caning students provide their own chair and need to call ahead so cane can be ordered by size. Call John Kapustay at 706-936-0411 or Winnie at 706-331-2725. Visit www.ahhas.org for paperwork or to pay online. Scholarships are available, as well as discounts for parent/child pairs.
The Kelsey-AycockBurrell Center will host Soul Fest 2017 at Ridge Ferry Park on Riverside Parkway on July 29 from 2 to 10 p.m. Call 706-7663256 for more information. Advance tickets are available for youth ages 3-12 for $10 and adults $20; tickets at the gate are $15 for youth and $25 for adults. Tickets are available at Collins Clean-up, 15 West 10th St., Bubba’s Barber Shop, 409 Kingston Ave. or Kroger, 1476 Turner McCall Blvd. Purchase tickets online at www.freshtix.com. Dark Side of the Moon Friday 10 p.m. and Rome City Brewing Co., Friday $10