Rome News-Tribune

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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TODAY

AARP Smart Driver

Class will be offered Tuesday 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 706-2350094 to register.

WEDNESDAY

Rome High Hilltopper­s will hold their semiannual reunion on Wednesday 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 706-234-4960 or Sam Evans at 706-236-5858.

THURSDAY

Single Friends will host a potluck on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Charles Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway.

The Rome African Violet Study Group will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Rome Federated Garden Center,100 E. Eighth St. The program will be on getting violets ready for the fair or a show.

West Rome High School Class of 1969 will hold their 50 year reunion Aug. 24 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Rome Area History Musuem, 305 Broad St. Cost is $55 per person. Reservatio­ns are due by Thursday. The meal will be catered by Harvest Moon and Doug Walker will deejay with music from the 1960s. Mail reservatio­n fee to West Rome High Class of 1969 c/o Karen Hart Johnson, 2987 Old Rockmart Road, Silver Creek, Georgia 30173. For more informatio­n email janicelcar­ter@bellsouth. net, cherrydenn­ey@gmail. com, Haka5051@gmail. com, M195149@gmail.com or jlovelace4@aol.com.

Main Elementary School will host a ribbon cutting and open house on Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tour the new school, meet the teachers and view commemorat­ive bricks.

FRIDAY

The Free Clinic of Rome, 101 John Maddox Drive, will hold their seventh annual tomato sandwich supper fundraiser on Friday 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 706234-1331.

SATURDAY

The Kelsey-aycockBurr­ell Center will present the third annual Soulfest of Rome with MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly, The Infinity Show Band and Something for the Soul on Saturday at Ridge Ferry Park, 363 Riverside Parkway. Parking opens at 10 a.m. with showtime at 2 p.m. Coolers, tents and lawn chairs are allowed. Open to all ages. Children 10 and younger get in free. Donations of non-perishable goods will be accepted to benefit the Rome Community Kitchen and William Davies Shelter. Tickets are available now at soulfestof­rome.com.

The Robert Stevenson Memorial Gospel Concert will be held Saturday 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 706235-2065.

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.

Chieftains Museum, 501 Riverside Parkway, will host the new traveling exhibit “‘It is impossible to destroy men with more respect for the laws of humanity’: Court Cases of Cherokee Removal in Georgia” through Sept. 6. The exhibit explores the legal arguments for and against the removal of the Cherokee in Georgia. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors age 62 and older and $2 for students. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more informatio­n 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Rome Georgia’s Farmer’s Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday through October at 402 Civic Center Drive.

The Farmer’s Market at Ridge Ferry Park will be held every Saturday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Homegrown fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies, breads, eggs and more will be available for purchase. For vendor or visitor informatio­n call Parks & Recreation at 706-291-0766.

The Between the Rivers Farmers Market will be held every Saturday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Bridgepoin­t Plaza through the month of October.

Blood Assurance is in critical need of blood donations. To be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 18 years old (16 or 17 years old with parental consent), weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids, avoid caffeine and eat a meal rich in iron prior to donating. To schedule an appointmen­t visit bloodassur­ance.org, call 800-962-0628 or text BAGIVE to 444999.

Georgia Legal Services Program assistance is available in the Judicial Courthouse, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 114, each second Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to assist low-income clients in a range of civil matters including TPOS, public benefits, housing, consumer issues, school suspension­s and unemployme­nt. This service is provided each month by Superior Court Clerk Barbara H. Penson and Georgia Legal Services Program. For more informatio­n call 706291-5190.

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 706-346-9660 or Sharon Daniel-aker at 706-235-1542.

OCTOBER

The 2019 Georgia Mushroom Festival will be held Oct. 12 — 13 at Rolater Park, 13 Old Cedartown Road, Cave Spring. Tickets are available now. Visit georgiamus­hroomfesti­val.com for tickets, a full schedule of events, vendor booth space rental and

more. Call 678-871-0288 for more informatio­n.

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.

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. 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.

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