COMMUNITY CALENDAR
APRIL
Calhoun Elks Lodge,
143 Craigtown Road, will host its Best Butt Amateur BBQ Competition Saturday, April 20, with a 10 a.m. turn in time. Entry is $20, with reservations due by Wednesday, April 17, at the golf course pro shop. Call 706-629-4091 for contest rules and information.
The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Council will host its regular monthly meeting Thursday, April 18, at 11 a.m. at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive. The meeting is open to the public.
Georgia Chili Cooks & Cook-offs will host a Chili for a Cause Cook-off Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Spot 365, 365 S. Industrial Blvd. Registration is $40 per team and $5 to taste, with proceeds benefitting The Mountain
Top Boys Home. Ashley Brooks will perform.
Gordon County Saddle Club will host its Spring Wagon Train Friday, April 19 at noon, to Sunday, April 21 at noon, at Crazy Acres Bar & Grill, 3445 Rome Road, Plainville, with ride out on Saturday, April 20, at
9:30 a.m.
The Calhoun Recreation Department will host its annual free Touch of Calhoun family event Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 110 Recreation Drive. Families can explore different vehicles like police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks.
Calhoun Woman’s Club will host its annual Sequoyah Ball — themed “Meadow Magic” — Saturday, April 20, at 6 p.m., at Twelve Oaks Pond, 501 Nicklesville Road, Resaca. With questions, call Linda Mills at 407-791-4552, Barbara Burgess at 678315-0549, or Beth Vaughn at 770-877-1545.
Confederate Memorial Day
will be observed at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m., with a wreath laying and honor volley in memory of Confederate veterans.
Gordon County Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center will host its inaugural Golf Tournament Wednesday, April 24, at Fields Ferry Golf Club, with a 9 a.m. tee off. Register by email to kaitlyn@gordoncac.org.
Gordon County Chamber of Commerce will host its 2024 Candidates Forum Thursday, April 25, at the Gordon County Recreation Department’s Sonoraville gym, with a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m., and the forum beginning at 6 p.m.
Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St., and the Music
Guild, will host Acoustic Cafe Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m., with Jackson Lawrence, Jule Medders, Brandon Bagley, and Mason Thompson. Entry is $5 at the door with a cash wine and beer bar available.
The
13th annual Baxter Dean Runway Show
will be held downtown Friday, April 26.
The annual BBQ, Boogie, and Blues event will be held downtown Friday, April 26, from 6 to 10 p.m., and Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., in downtown Calhoun. Visit bbqboogieblues.com online for more information.
Old Oostanaula Community Club, 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road, will host a
Bike Ride and Benefit for Sherry Smith
who has stage four breast cancer Saturday, April 27, from noon to 4 p.m., with food, silent auction, a cake walk, and live music. Ride entry is $25, beginning at the Sonoraville Recreation Department gym at 10 a.m., ending at the community club in Oostanaula.
All Star Fireworks, 976 Highway 53, will host its
5th annual Demo Day
Saturday, April 27, with food at 6 p.m., and fireworks at dark.
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The City of Adairsville will host its annual
downtown Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with food, craft vendors, live music, team competition, a beer garden, and cruise-in car show. Visit adairsvillega.net online for information.
The Voluntary Action Center will host its third annual Strike Out Hunger Bowling Tournament Tuesday, May 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Calhoun Bowling Center, 123 Columbus Cir. The event will include a silent auction, prizes, and The Varsity food truck.
Gordon County Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a Tourism Expo Friday, May
17, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 1151 Highway 53 Spur.
The 160th anniversary Battle of Resaca Reenactment will be held Friday, May 17, through Sunday May 19, at the Chitwood Farm, Chitwood Road, in Resaca.
The City of Fairmount will host its third annual Fairmount Fun Day Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a Vendor and Craft Show, Old Car Cruise-In, cornhole tournament, dunk the Mayor, live music, bounce house, food, and more.