COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SATURDAY
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1941 Shorter Ave., will host a WE MATTER voter registration drive and give out free masks for children and adults from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, in a tent in front of the church.
Silver Creek United Methodist Church, 36 Reeceburg Road, will sponsor a free community lunch Saturday, Aug. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To maintain social distancing, all meals will be take-out. Drive to the designated pickup area in the parking lot. For more information, call or text 706-506-6493. Everyone is welcome.
UPCOMING
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 42 Ash St., meets for Holy Communion Sundays
at 9:30 a.m. On Aug. 27 the St. Monica Chapter of the Daughters of the Holy Cross will have their annual patronal day Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. All are invited. For more information call 706-506-1241.
Performances of the hit show “Godspell” are scheduled for Friday, Aug. 28, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. at The RAD Playhouse, 233 N. Fifth St., just off Broad Street. Tickets are $16 at Therad.biz or call 706 331-1006.
The Ridge Ferry Park Farmer Market will make a one-time move across Riverside Parkway to the City Senior Citizens Center on Saturday, August 29 to accommodate a major cross country event hosted by Rome High School in the park on that morning.
American Legion Post 52 and Auxiliary will hold a Labor Day Weekend Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a BBQ and Brunswick stew sale starting at 10 a.m. The post is at 1205 Calhoun Ave. Call 706-346-0119 for more information.
The American Red Cross Northwest Georgia Chapter has a blood drive scheduled for Monday, Sept.14 from 3-7 p.m. at the Red Cross, 112 John Maddox Drive. Donors will receive free COVID-19 antibody testing. Go to redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS to make an appointment. Walk-ins may be accepted.
ONGOING
Rome Area History Museum will again offer Haunted On Broad tours the first two weekends in October. Tours last about 90 minutes, with no more than 10 people allowed in each group. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased online at Romeareahistorycenter.org or at the welcome centers on Jackson Hill, 402 Civic Center Drive, and across from the Town Green, 300 W. First St.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church invites anyone to join online prayers at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday-thursday on their Facebook page. Sunday worship at 10 a.m. is a live broadcast on WLAQ radio 96.9FM or 1410AM or on the station’s website wlaq1410.com. Adult Forum resumes Aug. 2 at 11:15 a.m. via Zoom. Contact the church office for log in credentials at 706-291-9111. To list an event email Romenewstribune@
Rn-t.com or call 706-290-5252.