LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — April 14, 2016

Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 14, 2016

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Friday

Events: The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681

Meetings: The Troup County Commission meets for a work session at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ conference room on the third floor of the Government Center.

Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon and 6 p.m.

Saturday

Events: Jefferson Street Market featuring local wares and produce is 9:30 a.m. to noon at 625 Jefferson St.

A 151st commemorative event of the Battle of West Point is set at Fort Tyler on 6th Avenue in West Point. The fort will be open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for tours and activities. From 7:30 p.m.–10 p.m. attendees can experience the fort by candle light and walk among the luminaries along the path to the fort. Free and open to the public.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Theta Xi Omega chapter, hosts a Zumba-like exercise event, AKAathon, at noon at William Griggs Recreational Center. Five recyclable items are required to enter the event, which will be hosted by instructor Kimberly Little.

East Vernon Baptist Church WMU hosts a garden tea party at 2–4 p.m. featuring world crafts. Proceeds will benefit women from impoverished nations who are subjected to bondage and human trafficking.

The Active Life wellness center, 140 Ragland St., hosts dancing 7–10 p.m. with Jimmy Smith and New River Band. Cost is $5 per person. Adults of all ages welcome.

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Churches: Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760

Sunday

Events: Young Singers of West Georgia hosts the concert Melting Pot of American Music at 3 p.m. at New Community Church, 1200 South Davis Road in LaGrange. Tickets may be purchased at lsparts.org. Lafayette Society for Performing Arts, 706-882-9909

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 3 p.m. at Hogansville First Baptist Church.

Churches: Callaway Baptist Church hosts discipleship training, youth and children’s classes at 5 p.m.

Uplifting Your Faith Ministries, 104 Youngs Mill Road, hosts spiritual counseling/healing at 5 p.m. with Bishop R.L. Darden.

Confidence Missionary Baptist Church, 705 Colquitt St., hosts Spring Revival at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday with guest pastor Tracy Neal, Leverette Hill Baptist Church.

Ongoing

Exhibits

Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St. in LaGrange, hosts the exhibit Lifting More Voices: Early Troup County Black History through Sept. 16. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and usually the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To check Saturday openings or schedule a group visit, call 706-884-1828.

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Listings for ‘In our community’ are presented for events happening in the next three-day period, space permitting. To submit an item, email it to mstrother@lagrangenews.com, fax it to 706-243-6354 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. Deadline for submissions is noon two business days prior to the item’s earliest run date. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 2153. A weeklong listing appears in the weekend edition.