COMMUNITY EVENTS
MONDAY
The Georgia Mountain Music Club has an acoustic instrument jam session on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. at the Charles Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Visitors are welcome to attend the free program. For more information call 706-5841724.
TUESDAY
A 10-12 week beginner’s line dance classes with Instructor Lois Roberts will start Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. at the Charles Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Learn the basics of line dancing. Cost is $2 each. The class is open to all ages. An advanced beginner’s class will follow from 7-7:45 p.m. with an improver class from 7:45-8:30 p.m. For more information contact Lois Roberts at 706-235-2885 or the Center at 706-2340383.
WEDNESDAY
Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation hosts free bingo at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Call 706-234-0383 for more information.
The Heroes Unified community-wide blood drive will be held Wednesday from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Center, 5 Government Plaza, and the Floyd County Jail, 2526 New Calhoun Highway. Donors may schedule a blood donation appointment at www.bloodassurance. org/floydjail, www. bloodassurance.org/Law or by texting BAGIVE to 444999. Donors may also visit the Rome Donor Center, 178 Shorter Ave., through Sept. 1. Tell the staff your donation goes towards “Heroes Unified.” The Rome Donor Center is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For additional information call 706-2539853 or visit facebook.com/ bloodassurancerome.
THURSDAY
Trout UnlimitedCoosa Valley Chapter will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd ECO Center, 363 Riverside Parkway. The meeting will focus on planning the chapter’s annual fundraiser Chili Cook-off in October. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
The Freemantown Families will host their first quinquennial celebration Thursday
at Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. The descendants will meet on the land once owned and inhabited by their ancestors. For more information email Cheryl Freeman-Snipes at cfsnipes@gmail.com.
SATURDAY
Harbin Clinic will host Walk with a Doc with cardiologist Dr. Himanshu Patel and ENT Dr. Brandon Miller on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Bridgepoint Plaza. The event includes a short health talk followed by a 2-mile walk along Kingfisher Trail. Walkers should wear comfortable shoes and light clothing. Check Harbin Clinic’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.
The Paradise Garden Foundation will present the inaugural Outsider Art Trail Tour on Saturday. The trail will begin at The Rock Garden in Calhoun at 8 a.m. and will also include Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden (after 11 a.m.), the Folk America Gallery, Finster Framing & Art Gallery, Vision Gallery and Uptown Downtown Antiques in Summerville. The tour is self-guided, dog-friendly and free with Paradise Garden admission: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for children.