CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

The Animal Rescue Foundation will be holding a “Wags, Whiskers and Wine” event on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center. Food will be catered by Flavorful Events and entertainment will be by Jason Smith. Tickets are $45 for an individual and $70 for a couple. The Laurel District and The Rome

Federated Garden Clubs will offer National Garden Club’s landscape design classes at the Rome-floyd ECO Center, 363 Riverside Parkway, Nov. 20 through 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 Coosa River Basin Initiative

annual Fish Fry is scheduled for Nov. 23 at First United Methodist church in downtown Rome from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be live music, a catfish dinner plate and corn toss games. Tickets are $10 for an adult and $7 for a “small fry” plate.

On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Thanksgiving

Love Feast will be held at the Rome Civic Center. It is free to the public. Volunteers are needed. The shifts are 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 1 to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. You may make donations and/or sign up for a shift by calling 706-234-2091. Donations are also accepted through Terrell Shields’ Facebook page. For more information, you may call 706-234-2091 or 706-234-5047.