Community Calendar
TODAY
Jehovah’s Witnesses, www.jw.org., hosts the final day of their annual regional Bible convention today in Spanish at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. The session begins at 9:20 a.m. The theme is “Be Courageous.”
The 46th annual Armuchee Labor Day
Bluegrass Festival will wrap up this morning at Armuchee Music Park, 899 Turkey Mountain Road, Armuchee. The worship service will be held at 9:30 a.m. For more information visit the Official Armuchee Bluegrass Festival page on Facebook.
MONDAY
The American Legion Post 5 and Auxiliary will hold their annual Labor
Day picnic for members and their families on Labor
Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the American Legion Farm, Jones Bend Road. There will not be a regular monthly membership meeting in September. The Executive Committee will meet Sept. 10. The Knights of Columbus Labor Day Barbecue will be held Labor Day at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or sold out. Tickets are $10 each, dine-in or carry-out — $10 plates with choice of beef, pork, ribs or quarter of chicken served with Brunswick stew, baked beans, chips and bread; a pound of beef or pork to go, $10 each; $5 sandwich combo; $7 for half a chicken or a quart of baked beans; $10 for a quart of Brunswick stew; $20 for a halfrack of spare ribs. Tickets at the door or from any member of the Knights of Columbus. For more information call St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 706-290-9000 or visit kofcromega.us. Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will be participating in Blue Star
Museums to offer free admission to military personnel and their families through
Monday. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across America. A list of participating museums nationwide is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
TUESDAY
The Rome-Floyd Fire
Department will perform mandatory hydrant flow testing Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the West Rome and Garden Lakes area through Sept. 7.
Building Positive Fam
ilies will offer a parenting information session on positive discipline on Tuesday and Sept. 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 Garden Lakes Blvd. For more information or to register for childcare call 706-346-7205 or submit contact info at www.BuildingPositiveFamilies.org.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
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 Georgia Mountain
Music Club has an acoustic instrument jam session on
Mondays from 6-8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Visitors are welcome to attend the free program. For more information call 706-584-1724. The Ridge Ferry Park Farmers Market continues through Oct. 17. The hours are 7-11 a.m. on Wednes
days and Saturdays at the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion.
The Exchange Club Family Resource Cen
ter will be presenting a series of workshops at Restoration Rome, 1400 Crane St. Workshops are geared toward parents of children age 12 and younger and will feature a variety of topics including discipline and financial literacy. Classes are offered on Thursdays through Sept.
13 from 10 a.m.-noon. Call 706-290-0764 to sign up for free childcare. The Moon Gallery, Moon Building, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, is hosting Allen Chen’s “Body of Work” art exhibit through Sept.
13. Chen’s work includes organic shapes arranged to engage with each other and the space they occupy, discrete sculptures and a variety of functional vessels. Chen immigrated to the United States from Taiwan at age 12, earned an MFA from the University of Notre Dame and a BFA from San Jose State University. He is an assistant professor of art and design at the University of Southern Mississippi. The Moon Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Tumor Trooper
Run/Walk will be held Oct. 6 at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, 304 Russell Field Road. Onsite registration will be at 7 a.m. with walk at 8 a.m. and 5K run at 8:30 a.m. Online registration is $25 through Sept. 28 and $30 from Sept. 29 through race day. Phantom runner registration is $25 and includes a T-shirt. Proceeds benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation-Georgia Chapter. For registration and more information visit team.curethekids.org./ tumortrooper2018. Applications for the 2018 Rome Christmas Parade are now available. Applications are due by Nov. 15 and are $100 each with a late fee of $50 after Nov. 15. The parade theme is “The King is Born.” Floats and entries are encouraged to decorate accordingly. The parade will be held Nov. 27 with a rain date of Nov. 29. Proceeds are used for Christmas lighting in downtown area and to cover parade expenses. Visit www.romechristmasparade.com or the Rome Christmas Parade Facebook page for applications and more information. The Salvation Army is currently seeking donations. Needed items include tomato products; canned fruit; meats including tuna, SPAM and ham; all types rice; dried beans; pastas; deodorants; toothpaste and tooth brushes; and soap. Donations provide food and hygiene products for 50 local families monthly. Donations may be dropped off at the Salvation Army Social Service Center, 317 E. First Ave.