COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY
The Floyd County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 pm in the Community Room of the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority at 560 N. Division St. The group will discuss the upcoming local and state races. Everyone interested in Democratic issues and goals is welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information check the Floyd County Democratic Party’s Facebook page or email communications@fcdems.org.
One Community United invites area residents to attend the fifth annual Hearts United Gathering from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the Wilder Center at Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. Third Ave. Local leaders including Rome High Principal Eric Holland and pastors Millie Kim and Jim Buice will address such issues as education; race relations and reconciliation; and community improvement.
For more information, contact Rick Stevenson at 706-936-7576 or Charles Love at 706-290-3437 or go to One Community United’s Facebook event page
The Highland Rivers Foundation Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the Northside Cherokee Hospital Administrative Board Room, 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd. in Canton. The meeting is open to the public. For additional information or directions, call 706-270-5000.
FRIDAY
A contemporary poet will read and discuss his work at a poetry reading at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Berry College Chapel College. David Baker, professor of English and the Thomas B. Fordham Chair of creative writing at Denison University in Ohio, will provide commentary on his writing process, publishing history, aesthetics and themes throughout the reading.
SUNDAY
The Rome chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is offering a free course about mental illness and how to live in recovery. Peer-to-peer is an eight-week course starting Sunday, Feb. 9, and meets from 2 to 4 p.m. People living with a mental illness are invited to take the class. For more information and registration call 706-506-5010.
Chieftains Museum/major Ridge Home will host a free event with regular admission on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. “Tea With Frankie” will combine tea and cookies with the temporary exhibit “Style With Substance: The Designs of Frankie Welch,” which will continue through Feb. 29. For more information, call 706-2919494 or visit www.chieftainsmuseum.org.