COMMUNITY EVENTS
Justin Kelley will leading the pro and con aspects. Arrive early to order lunch. For more info contact Mike Morton 706-346-3400.
WEDNESDAY The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living will host CPR training on Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Goodwill Career Center, 154 Hicks Drive. Space is limited. RSVP before 5 p.m. on Aug. 21 by calling 706-314-0008 or emailing info@nwgacil.org.
The City of Rome will host free movie showings at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St., including “Steel Magnolias” on Thursday at 7 p.m. and “Tombstone” on Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. For more information call Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism at 706295-5576.
SATURDAY Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home, 501 Riverside Parkway, will host a Pollinator “Pop-In” event Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as part of the Great Georgia Pollinator Census, a citizen science initiative to count and record pollinators. Visitors will be able to take part in research for the University of Georgia and the Extension Service by helping count pollinators in the museum’s garden. The pollinator count begins at noon with visitors learning about how to count pollinators and why it’s important. Admission price for the pop-in event is $5 per person with a $20 family cap. Those who cannot make it to the pollinator count can still tour the museum and complete pollinator activities and worksheets throughout the event. For more information visit www.chieftainsmuseum. org or call 706-291-9494.
The Armuchee Class of 1957 will meet for brunch at 10 a.m. on Saturday 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. 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.
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