WHAT’S HAPPENING IN GREATER ROME
Dance Works, 107 Broad St., will offer a free hip hop dance class for ages 6 through 10 on today at 5:30 p.m. The class size is limited to the first 20 students. For more information email danceworksofrome@gmail.com.
Single Friends will host a cakewalk and dance with DJ Ken Hughes on Friday at the Charles Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Couples welcome. Admission is $7 each.
The Friends of the Library Silent Auction is now open through Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Rome-floyd 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-of-the-library. Proceeds benefit the library.
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 and 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 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.
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 706584-1724.
COMING SOON
Southern Cruisers Rome Chapter will hold their third annual Cruise-in for St. Jude on Sept. 14. Escorted ride will begin and end at Easy Living Yamaha and Polaris, 3120 Martha Berry Highway. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and is $20 per bike. The event will have a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, door prizes and music. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. For more information call Jon “Crank” Benson at 1-678-901-7445.