COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Floyd County Public Works will close the street at 3713 Chulio Road through 4 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to replace a failed cross drain. It’s near the intersection with Druid Road. Bypass the work zone via Druid to Terhune to Lovell.
The Highland Rivers Foundation board of directors will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, via teleconference due to pandemic conditions. The meeting is open to the public. For additional information, please call 706-270-5000.
Animal Rescue Foundation
of Rome/ Floyd County is having its annual Wags, Whiskers and Wine fund raiser from 6 to 8 p. m. Nov. 12 at Lawrence Plantation. Tickets, at $ 50 each, are on sale through Nov. 5 at Wet Petz, Backyard Pet Boutique and on the ARF website. The event includes dinner, an auction and entertainment. Call 706- 2333543 for more information.
Rome Shakespeare Festival presents the Halloween Hit: Dracula at the RAD Playhouse, 233 N. Fifth Ave. from Thursday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets are $18 and are available by visiting Therad. biz or RomeshakespeareFestival.com.
SATURDAY
The Rome Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraiser is continuing virtually this year on Saturday, Nov. 7. Participants can connect through a community app developed with special features to replicate the traditional components of the event. Visit georgiawalk.org to register and learn more.
Fellowship Baptist Church,
314 Burnett Ferry Road, is offering a free, outdoor movie night at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. They will be showing “Remember the Titans,” serving popcorn and drinks, playing cornhole, and hosting a truck. Everyone is invited. Maintain a safe social distance and bring your own chair and blanket.
American Legion Post 52, 1205 Calhoun Ave., will hold a Veterans Day BBQ/ stew/ wings sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Plates, $12; BBQ, $16/pound; stew, $32/ gallon, $8/quart or $4/pint. A second food sale and yard sale is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Tables available for rent at $ 10. Proceeds go to the scholarship fund and holiday food boxes. Call 706346-0119 to preorder.
The Rome/floyd Branch of the NAACP will hold elections for officers for the next two years from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the KAB Center, 41 Washington Drive. All members in good standing can cast a vote. For more information call 706-204-4176 or 706204-6112.
The Rev. Charles Dotson’s Memorial Songfest is canceled this year due to the pandemic. Instead, Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 445 E. 14th St., and the Songfest Committee will have a fish fry from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the church. Plates are $7, sandwiches are $4. Proceeds go to the Thanksgiving day Love Feast. Any other donations can be sent to PO Box 161, Rome, GA.
The American Red Cross NWGA Chapter, 112 John Maddox Drive, will hold a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Donors will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies free of charge. To schedule an appointment, call 1- 800- REDCROSS or log on to redcrossblood.org.
ONGOING
The Alanon support group is moving its meeting from Transfiguration Church to Westminster Church at 1941 Shorter Ave. The time will remain the same, at noon each Wednesday. Everyone is invited to come.