COMMUNITY EVENTS

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY

The Shorter Symphonic Winds will give a concert Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Brookes Chapel, Shorter University, 315 Shorter Ave., with the Chattooga High School Band as guests.

The American Red Cross will have a blood drive on

Monday at the Berry College’s Krannert Center, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, from 2-7 p.m. Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free Red Cross blood donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-733-2767.

TUESDAY

Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, will host Missourian poet and editor Gabriel Fried to read his award-winning poetry at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Berry College Chapel. Fried has authored two collections of poetry “The Children are Reading” and winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize “Making the New Lamb Take,” and his works were named a top poetry collection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Foreword Reviews. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, the American Scholar and the Paris Review. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Missouri. This event is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY

The Rome Humanist Association will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Las Palmas, 311 Riverside Drive. The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living,

527 Broad St., suite 101, will have a session with WIOA Coordinator at Georgia Northwestern Technical College Lucy Hale

on ADA and Accommodations at Work on Wednesday from 10 a.m.-noon. There will be an open discussion about finding and keeping employment for people with disabilities. RSVP by noon April 16 by calling 706-314-0008 or emailing info@nwgacil.org.

THURSDAY

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission

Council will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 1151 Highway 53 Spur, Calhoun. Annaka Woodruff program manager for the Appalachian Regional Commission, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, will be the guest speaker.

The Seven Hills Shaggers

dance club will meet in the Red Room at Johnny’s New York Style Pizza, 233 Broad St., on

Thursday at 7 p.m. Guests and visitors are welcome. The League of Women Voters

of Rome-Floyd County will host a Q&A during their regular meeting with Kay Ann Wetherington in her nonpartisan bid for Superior Court Judge. The meeting will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Daniels Hall. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government and community. The Berry College Wind Ensemble will give their annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Ford Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway.The free concert will feature a variety of works from different time periods. The Rotary Club of Rome will host Dr. Leonard Reeves of the Georgia Healthy Family Alliance on Thursday at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.

The Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Greenie Awards

will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Dark Side of the Moon at Harvest Moon Café.The Greenie Awards will be presented as part of CRBI’s Earth Week activities.

FRIDAY

Latin Ministries Extended will have a golf outing at Stonebridge Golf Club on Friday at 8 a.m. Four-person scramble is $75 per player and includes green fees and cart, complimentary services, biscuit and coffee, individual or group photography, an appreciation gift and dinner. Prizes will be presented for closest to the pin, longest drive and first place. Proceeds will benefit Latin Ministries Extended, which does household repair work for low-income families and widows; collects food, clothing and school supplies for children in need locally; and performs mission work internationally by constructing shelters for the indigent. For more information call the Rev. Al Robles at 706-844-7827.

The Rome Area Council for

the Arts will host the Firefly Fling on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. The event features food, music and art. The Rome Area Council for the Arts will honor a local person or group who has been a champion for the arts in Rome with the annual Rome Arts Champion Award. To learn more and purchase tickets visit www.romearts.org/raca-events.

SATURDAY

Georgia Highlands College, 3175 Cedartown Highway, with

Student Veterans of America

will host Military Family Fun Day on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and features over 15 vendors and a 20-piece military band and includes free food, door prizes, a bounce house and more. For more information email va@ highlands.edu.

The Coosa River Basin will sponsor a paddle trip on the Etowah River on Saturday to celebrate Earth Day. Tickets to the Greenie Awards ceremony are now available at https://coosa.org/greenie-awards/. Tickets are $35 each, or $30 each for two or more. The event will also include refreshments, drinks and live R&B music. Floyd Against Drugs and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will host the annual drug dropoff event at the Floyd County Jail on April 21 from 9 a.m.noon. Members of the Knights of Columbus will be on hand to help the drive-up drop-off line move smoothly. Bring prescription and over-the-counter drugs in a bag or other disposable container. Drug-disposal locations can be found by visiting www.stoprxabuseinga.org or by calling the sheriff’s office at 706-291-4111. For more information visit www. FloydAgainstDrugs.com.

Harbin Clinic’s Walk With A Doc April 21

will return at 9 a.m. at Bridgepoint Plaza, Downtown Rome, with pulmonologist Dr. Jennifer Barbieri leading. Each month a Harbin Clinic physician leads a group on a roughly 2-mile walk and talks about the health benefits of exercise. Walks are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month through October. Wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing. Be sure to check the forecast before the walk. Harbin Clinic’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages will have updates in case of inclement weather.

MULTIDAY EVENTS

AARP Tax-Aide is offering free assistance during the tax-filing season through April

16 at two sites. Help is available at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, on Mondays from 1-4 p.m. and at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. Bring all tax paperwork, last year’s tax return, a picture ID and Social Security card. For more information call 706-234-0931.

The Rome Christian Counseling and Education

Ministries will host the Rome

Area Prayer Breakfast on May 3 at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Doors open at 6 a.m. and the program begins at 7 a.m. Pastor Wally Magdangal will deliver testimony of God’s protection during his imprisonment in Saudi Arabia and William Flannagan will be awarded the Hugh Burnes Christian Service Award. Admission is free but a reservation or a ticket is required. Call Donna Chadwick at 706-2951409 or email romeprayerbreakfast@gmail.com for more details. Complimentary tickets are available until April 26 at Bert Brooks Tire, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House, Christian Counseling and Education Ministries, Dogwood Books, Doug’s Deli Downtown, Duffy’s Deli, sweetFrog and Winslette Pharmacy.

The Moon Gallery, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, will host the Annual Student Honors Show April 23May 4. The show features pieces made in the Berry College Art Program. Artist Pinky Bass will speak about her inspirations and announce student award winners at the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. on April 24. Bass’ work has been a part of many collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Birmingham Museum of Art and the High Museum in Atlanta. She is also a frequent workshop leader at Penland School of Crafts and has had her work featured in a range of publications including “Aperture,” “The Polaroid Book” and “The Book of Alternative Processes.” Rome native Lauren Tutt will exhibit artwork inspired by her position as a garden assistant at Oak Hill April 30-May

4. The Moon Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Entry is free and open to the public. For more information visit berry.edu.

The Friends of the Library are offering three silent auctions through May 5 at 4 p.m. Books about the natural world, birds and bird watching, including books about the eagles at Berry, and Christianity, and a book written and signed by Billy Graham, are available. For a complete list of the books offered visit www.rome. shrls.org/friends-of-the-library.

The Coosa River Basin

Initiative is seeking businesses and school, civic and church groups to participate in Rome’s

Big Float on June 2. More than 1,000 people are needed to create a mile-long chain of inner tubes and inflatables. Regular registration is $25, with children 12 and younger floating for free. Group registration rates are available. Participants receive a T-shirt, tube rental and shuttle service to and from the river. Afterwards there will be food, music and games at Heritage Park. For more information about group participation and event sponsorships email Shira Kerce at skerce@coosa.org. For more information contact Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman at 706232-2724 or jesse@coosa.org.