COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry
Highway, will offer guided tours of the student-run dairy today from 11 a.m.-noon and from noon-1 p.m. Guests will learn about the life cycle of a cow and how many gallons a cow produces in a day, as well as tour the milking parlor. Admission is $3 for students and $7 for adults. To book a tour call 615-925-2548.
The Berry Wind Ensemble, Jazz
Ensemble and the Viking Drumline will perform at 3 p.m. today on the Ford grounds on campus. Assistant Professor of Music Lauren Denney Wright and artist-in-residence John David will be directing. The event is free and open to the public. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.
Third Street Ministries will distribute free clothing to those in need
today and Tuesday from noon-4 p.m. in the parking lot of Rome First United Methodist Church, located between Second and Third Street.
The Women’s Auxiliary of
The Salvation Army will sponsor a fundraising GoGo mile and 5K “Run for the Homeless” today. For more information visit www. SalvationArmyRome.org.
The Last Stop Gift Shop, 402 Civic Center Drive, will host a Spring Art Market today and Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Admission and parking are free. Shop locally-made fine art, handmade gifts, culinary treats and collectibles.
TUESDAY
The Berry College Student
Honors Recital will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in the Ford Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. In conjunction with the Berry College Symposium on Student Scholarship and sponsored by Pi Kappa Lambda, select Berry music students will perform solo works demonstrating their talents and study.
The Berry College String
Ensembles will give their annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Ford Auditorium on campus. The concert will showcase Berry’s string ensembles in a mixed chamber music setting and is free and open to the public.
The 1959 graduating classes of East Rome and West Rome High Schools will meet for lunch on Tuesday at noon at O’Charley’s, 737 Turner McCall Blvd. Graduates, spouses and friends of classmates are invited. Call Judy Ballard Dempsey at 706-237-2606 with questions.
THURSDAY
The Georgia Highlands College Political Science and Criminal Justice student group will host Floyd County Police Chief Mark Wallace on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. in the Student Center, Georgia Highlands College, 3175 Cedartown Highway.
The Rome Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the lower classrooms at Redmond Regional Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road. This support group is for those who have lost their child, grandchild or sibling. Contact DeeAnn Camp at 706-936-9021 or Sandra Stinston at 706-506-6108.
Berry College will host awardwinning poet Jennifer Michael
Hecht at 7 p.m. on Thursday at McAllister Auditorium, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Her piece “The Next Ancient World” has won national awards.
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