WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GREATER ROME

THIS WEEK

The Southern Belles Book Club will meet Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 1442 Turner McCall Blvd. Local author Merrill J. Davies will be guest speaker. New members welcome. For more information email southernbellesbookclub@gmail. com.

The Rome Braves will host Shrine Night on Thursday at State Mutual Stadium, 755 Braves Blvd. There will be a Shrine Parade around the field at 6 p.m. and opening ceremonies by children from the Shriners Hospital in Atlanta. The Shriners will be collecting donations for the Shriners Hospital with all donations to be matched by the Rome Braves. Checks may be made out to the Shriners Hospital and dated 8-17-17.

Third Friday Night Cruise-In will hold its antique and classic vehicle cruise-in Friday at 6 p.m. at the East Rome Burger King, 1323 Turner McCall Blvd. Cruise-ins are held the third Friday of every month. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Admission is free. For more information call Richard at 770-324-8965.

Johnson Elementary School will host a free movie night Friday at 7 p.m. The movie will be “Boss Baby.” Fuddruckers will be on location and a concession stand will be available.

COMING SOON

Berry College will host an eclipse viewing event on Aug. 21 at Valhalla Stadium. The partial eclipse will begin at approximately 1:03 p.m. with maximum eclipse at 2:34 p.m. For more information visit http:// berry.edu/academics/mathsci/ observatory/.

The 45th annual Armuchee Labor Day Bluegrass Festival will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 3 at Armuchee Music Park, 899 Turkey Mountain Road. Phyllis Cole of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame will emcee. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31, 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 2. A worship service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 3. Three-day passes are $21 each. Electric and water hookups are $15 per night, electric hook-ups are $10 per night and tent camping is $5 per night. For more information on bands contact Helen Burke at 770928-4517 or 470-554-9602. For sound, email Mitch Jones at rambler12160@comcast.net. For camping, contact Chuck Langley at 706-766-6352.

The Rome International Film Festival will host a free workshop on the local film festival experience Aug. 31 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the RomeFloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Volunteers will share tips for enjoying the film festival, answer questions, and screen an animated film and clips from two Georgia-made films. A second workshop will be held Oct. 10.

Registration for the 22nd annual Coosa Valley Trout Unlimited Chili Cook-off will open Sept. 1. Visit www. coosavalley.tu.org to register. Registration is $50. Extra team arm bands may be purchased online. The cook-off is scheduled for Oct. 14. For more information contact David Bowen at 706-266-8708.

The Cave Spring Mushroom Club will host the Cave Spring Mushroom Festival on Sept. 23 at Rolater Park, Cave Spring, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. as part of Heritage Days Weekend. There will be educators and vendors offering workshops. Vendor booths are available for $40 each. Tickets are $5 for adults. Kids 12 and under get in free. For more information visit online at cavespringmushroomfestival. com.