COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Earthworks Pottery, 718 E. Second Ave., will hold a pottery camp for 7to 12-year-olds on Monday through Friday, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily. Cost is $200 per session and limited to ten students. For more information email jcanalis@ aol.com.
Berry College Cage Center, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, will host the 2019 Mitch Cole Basketball Skills Camps Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. Camp is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14, kindergarten to eighth graders. Camp is $100 and includes a t-shirt and camp basketball. For more information visit berrybasketball.com or call Assistant Coach Trevor Lydic at 601-569-9269, Assistant Coach Matt Richter at 574-220-2171 or Head Coach Mitch Cole at 706236-1733.
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.
TUESDAY
The Rome-floyd County Chapter of the Georgia Council of the Blind will meet Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Romefloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Bring a snack to share. For more information contact Tonia Clayton at 706-346-8940 or via email at toniaclayton@ comcast.net.
Volunteers are needed for the annual Sand Springs cemetery and church cleanup on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Sand Springs Church is located at 1908 Sand Springs Road, Texas Valley. Bring lawn equipment, household cleaning supplies, insect spray, a covered dish and drinks. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided following cleanup.
THURSDAY
Rome City Schools will hold their Super Showcase from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Attendees will receive a free Rome City Schools “swag bag,” free school supplies, school calendars, registration information, free books and literacy materials and community resources. All giveaways are first come, first served while supplies last.
FRIDAY
The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living will host a planning session for their activities and outreach for the years 2020 through 2022 on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Goodwill Career Center, 154 Hicks Drive. Share your ideas for what people with disabilities want in the community and how the group can best serve them. Food will be served. For more information call 706-314-0008 or email info@nwgacil.org. Alternate format materials are available by request.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
The 34th annual Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K Road Race and 2-Mile Health Walk will be held Aug. 17 at 8 a.m. Registration is now open at tillmanclocktowerrace.org and runsignup.com. Proceeds benefit The Exchange Club Family Resource Center. Registration is $25 for 5K and $20 for 2-mile before July 27, $30 for 5K and $25 for 2-mile July 28 to Aug. 8. Teams of 10 or more receive a discount of $3 per person. Race day registration is open from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at $35 for 5K and $30 for the 2-mile.
The Harbin Clinic Gallery at Makervillage will host “A Painted Life” featuring the works of local folk artist Charles Wimpee from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Aug. 24.
UPCOMING
AARP Smart Driver Class will be offered July 30 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Anthony Center, 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Bring a sack lunch. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Call 706235-0094 to register.
Rome High Hilltoppers will hold their semiannual reunion July 31 at 11 a.m. at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. Lunch will be served at noon followed by a brief program. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP by July 15. For more information call Johnny E. Davis at 706234-4960 or Sam Evans at 706-236-5858.
AUGUST
Main Elementary School will host a ribbon cutting and open house on Aug. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tour the new school, meet the teachers and view commemorative bricks.
The Free Clinic of
Rome, 101 John Maddox Drive, will hold their seventh annual tomato sandwich supper fundraiser on Aug. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Rome First United Methodist Church Wilder Center, 202 E. Third Ave. The event will include door prizes, a silent auction and Georgia mountain music. Tickets are $10 or $25 for a family of three or more. Tickets are available at The Free Clinic, Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, 402 Civic Center Drive, or from clinic board members. For more information call 706-234-1331.
The Robert Stevenson Memorial Gospel Concert will be held Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Performers will include Doc Mckenzie & The Hi-lites, Lisa Knowles & the Brown Singers and more. Tickets are available at Kroger, 1476 Turner Mccall Blvd., and online at freshtix.com/ events/robert-stevenson. For additional information call 706-235-2065.
Friends of Cheiftains will host their annual Chieftains Low Country Boil and Barbeque on Aug. 9 at the Palladium, 69 Church St., Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. The event is sponsored by Sweet P’s at the Palladium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with food service at 7:30 p.m. The Barbaric Yawps will perform during dinner and there will be a raffle silent auction. Tickets are $80 for individuals with tables for 8 available at $640. Portions of each event ticket sale are tax-deductible. All proceeds benefit Cheiftains Museum. To purchase tickets or for more information call 706-291-9494 or visit chieftainsmuseum.org.
The Laurel District and The Rome Federated Garden Clubs will offer National Garden Club’s landscape design classes at the Rome-floyd E.C.O. Center, 363 Riverside Parkway, Aug. 7-8; Nov. 20-21; Feb. 12-13, 2020; and April 28-29, 2020. Register at romefederatedgardenclubs.com. Go to the News tab to print a registration form. Classes last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be taught by local
landscape professionals. Each 2-day course is $100. There will be a breakfast bar, snacks and lunch each day. The 10-hour courses cover the history of landscape design and design techniques used in home and municipal settings.
The Armuchee Class of 1957 will meet for brunch at 10 a.m. on Aug. 24 at Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. All classmates and their guests are encouraged to attend. For further information contact Lynn Woodall at 706-676-4117.
SEPTEMBER
East Rome Class of 1975 will hold their reunion Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at Moe’s Original BBQ, 101 W. First St. Cost is $20 per person before Sept. 5 and $25 after Sept. 5. For more information call Ginger Alexander at 706346-9660 or Sharon Daniel-aker at 706-235-1542.
OCTOBER
Registration is now open for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s to be held Oct. 19 at State Mutual Stadium, 755 Braves Blvd. Proceeds will benefit Alzheimer’s care, support and research. For more information and registration visit alz.org/walk.
One Book, Many Voices and Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home, 501 Riverside Parkway, will host award-winning author Charles Frazier, author of the bestseller “Cold Mountain” and “Thirteen Moons,” choice for the 2019 One Book, Many Voices community book, on Oct. 22. For more information about One Book, Many Voices visit onebookmanyvoices.weebly.com. For more information about Chieftains Museum call 706-291-9494 or visit chieftainsmuseum.org.
To list an event email Romenewstribune@rn-t. com or call 706-290-5252. To have an event listed in Roman Record as well, please send it at least 10 days in advance. Not seeing your club or meeting date? Check the Clubs & Meetings calendar every Sunday.