COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Dance Works, 107 Broad St., will offer a free hip hop dance class for ages 6 through 10 on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The class size is limited to the first 20 students. For more information email danceworksofrome@gmail.com.
The Rome chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet at Redmond Regional Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road, in the Lower Level, Classroom B, on Thursday at 7 p.m. Use the elevator at the Outpatient entrance to LL. This is a support group for those who have lost a child, grandchild or sibling, no matter the age. If you have any questions call Deeann at 706-936-9021 or Sandra at 706-506-6108.
FRIDAY
Tickets for the 2019 Corky Kell Classic between the Rome Wolves and the Marietta Blue Devils will be on sale Friday during the Rome Wolves’ Soap game at Barron Stadium, 300 W. Third St. Tickets will also be available at the stadium Aug. 13 through Aug. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. and Aug. 19 through Aug. 22 from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 each in advance and $17 on game day. Tickets cover admission for two games. For more information call 706-236-5050.
Single Friends will host a cakewalk and dance with DJ Ken Hughes on Friday at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Couples welcome. Admission is $7 each.
Friends of Chieftains will host their annual Chieftains Low Country Boil and Barbecue on Friday 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 Chieftains Museum. To purchase tickets or for more information call 706-291-9494 or visit chieftainsmuseum.org.
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 $30 for 5K and $25 for 2-mile through Friday. Teams of 10 or more receive a discount of $3 per person. Race day registration will be open from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at $35 for 5K Road Race and $30 for the 2-mile Health Walk.
Georgia Legal Services Program assistance is available in the Judicial Courthouse, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 114, this 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 706-291-5190.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
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.
The Friends of the Library Silent Auction is now open through Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Romefloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Books on auction include local history, notable people and organizations, autographed books by local and other Southern authors and Rome/floyd County cookbooks. For a complete list of books visit rome.shrls.org/friends-ofthe-library. Proceeds benefit the library.
The Rome Georgia’s Farmer’s Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday through August at 402 Civic Center Drive.
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.