Exhibits

Ongoing

LaGrange Art Museum hosts a Bruce Chesefsky photographs exhibit in the upstairs gallery of the museum, 112 Lafayette Square, until July 31. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Cochran Gallery on the downtown square hosts the Serenbe Photography Show through July 15. The exhibit is a photography show juried by John Lawrence, Callaway professor of art and design at LaGrange College. Serenbe is a 1,000-acre community that was developed as a national model for balanced development located in Palmetto. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.

Legacy Museum on Main at 136 Main St. hosts the exhibit “Bubbling Up Business: Bottling Industry of Troup County and Area.” Bottles from area bottling plants loaned by local collectors comprise part of the exhibit. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. 706-884-1828.

Events

Saturday

Local vendors sell homegrown and homemade foods and products at Glass Bridge Road Farmer’s Market from 8 to 10 a.m. at the pavilion across from Loyd Presbyterian Church, 550 Upper Glass Bridge Road.

The LaGrange Warriors eighth grade boysl hold a car wash at Ashley’s Diner, 200 Union St., 8 a.m. to noon. All proceeds go the YBOA and AAU Basketball National Tournaments held in Orlando, Fla., July 1 to July 7, and July 20 to July 26.

Local growers sell produce, cheeses, baked goods, plants and other locally made items at Market on Main from 8 to 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind Carmike Theater. Troup County extension agents Celeste Garrett and Randy Drinkard will be at the market to answer questions about food preservation, canning, gardening and summer horticulture.

The City of Lagrange Animal Shelter and the LaGrange-Troup County Humane Society hosts a Summer Blast Adoption Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brusters is selling food, drinks and ice cream. All cat adoption fees will be half price, ranging from $8 to $25. There also is a list of available dogs available for $18.50.

West Point Fire Department hosts Community Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1700 Safety Way off Kia Parkway.

A motorcycle ride is 1 p.m. at FatDaddy’s, 1310 Hogansville Road, and concert 5 p.m. to raise funds for Kirk Abernathy, who fractured his spine in a car accident in October. Cost is $25 per rider and $5 per passenger for the ride and concert, and $10 for the concert only, which is at the former Kirk’s Country Store, 33 Kirk Road, in Franklin. Bands are Trap County, The Barstool Prophets and 82mm. Raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing are available for $5 now until drawing. Randy Powell, 706-594-8029 or trap-county@hotmail.com; Celest Powell, 706-333-6861

Monday

Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054

Tuesday

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291

Monday-Friday

LaGrange police and fire departments host the annual Youth Police/Fire Camp from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mike Daniel Recreation Center on Lafayette Parkway. The event is free and open to the first 50 students ages 10 to 16 who apply. Applications are available at LaGrange Police Department, 100 Haralson St.

Wednesday

LaGrange Memorial Library at 115 Alford St. hosts the Summer Reading Program at 2 p.m. The event is free. This week’s program is “Dream Big!” with Tracy Sue Walker, storyteller.

Tuesday, Thursday

Reggie Jackson, who completed his regular professional basketball season in Portugal, Spain, host the free summer basketball camp at 1 p.m. in the Hogansville Recreation Gym. Regina Dukes, 706-637-4427

Thursday

Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point.

The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291

New Community Church hosts Career Connect, a free job search assistance and networking event, at 5:30 p.m. with representatives from the Department of Labor Career Center, Troup County Works, staffing agencies, businesses and industries.

Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857

Friday

Vendors sell fresh produce, cheeses, honey, boiled peanuts and other items at Callaway Gardens Farmer’s Market from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gardens’ Robin Lake Beach in Pine Mountain. Admission is free to the market through the beach entrance.

June 30

Local growers sell produce, cheeses, baked goods, plants and other locally made items at Market on Main from 8 to 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind Carmike Theater.

Meetings

Monday

A Girl Scout leader meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lafayette Parkway. 706-957-0948

Boy Scout Troop 10 meets at 7 p.m. in the Troup County Sportsman Building on Roanoke Road.

Tuesday

The Troup County Commission meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor commission meeting room in the Government Center at 100 Ridley Ave.

Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.

Pathways Center Community Service Board meets at the Coweta County Pathways Center, 52 Perry St., in Newnan at 2 p.m. Cindy Costley, 706-845-4045

LaGrange City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber/courtroom at 208 Ridley Ave.

Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 7 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church at 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327

The LaGrange Shufflers meet at the Active Life center at 140 Ragland St. for regular square dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 706-812-8840

Wednesday

A bereavement support group meets 11 a.m. at Hospice LaGrange.

Thursday June 28

The Troup County Center for Stragetic Planning holds a board meeting at noon in the commission conference room on the third floor of the Troup County Government Center, 100 Ridley Ave.

Rehearsals for the LaGrange Civic Chorale are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Troup High School chorus room. choralsociety@charter.net, 706-882-2734

Friday

The Troup County Commission meets for a work session at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Government Center.

Churches

Saturday

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

Threats Grove Baptist Church, 192 Rosemont Road, celebrates its 36th young adult choir anniversary at 6 p.m. Jean Sivell, 706-302-2508

Saturday, Sunday

Grace Baptist Church, 3731 West Point Road, hosts an evening vacation Bible school starting with a kickoff at 11 a.m. Saturday. Anyone may attend. The Bible school begins Sunday at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served. 706-882-9263

Sunday

Threats Grove Baptist Church, 192 Rosemont Road, celebrates its 36th young adult choir anniversary at 11 a.m. Jean Sivell, 706-302-2508

Louise United Methodist Church, 1189 Hines Road, celebrates youth achievement day at 11 a.m. and Louise United Methodist Women’s Day at 2 p.m.

New Solomon Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Pole Bridge Road in Pine Mountain celebrates its homecoming service duiring 11 a.m. worship service.

Leete Hill United Methodist Church, 810 Hamilton Road, celebrates its annual usher’s anniversary at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Keith Todd of Shiloh Baptist Church is featured speaker. Joe Tigner, 706-594-7132

Welcome Baptist Church hosts a homecoming celebration at 2:30 p.m. with special guests the Rev. Joannie Baskerville and Rising Grove Baptist Church. Patricia Robinson is mistress of order. 706-882-2227

Solomon Grove Baptist Church observes its 92nd church anniversary at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Van Shrieves of Mount Zion Baptist Church is guest speaker.

Anointed by Faith Ministries hosts Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Johnny Hill of Mount Zion Holiness Church in Opelika, Ala.

The Living Cornerstone Church presents the anniversary of the ushers’ ministry at 3 p.m. The Rev. O’Shay Smith of Douglasville is guest speaker.

First United Methodist Church, 401 Broad St., hosts a concert of its youth choir with the Shalom Youth Choir from Preston Meadow Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas, at 7 p.m. The Carillon Ringers, directed by Marvin Havard, also will perform. Dale Daniels, 706-884-4635

Monday-Friday

New Solomon Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Pole Bridge Road in Pine Mountain hosts revival services at 7 p.m. Daily speakers are, in order, pastors Rodney Jones of Galilee Baptist Church, Michael Jackson of Confidence Baptist Church, LaCoya Day of Friendship Baptist Church, Charlie Chivers of Faith Temple Church of Deliverance and Arch Maddox of Abiding Faith Baptist Church.

Tuesday-Thursday

Welcome Baptist Church hosts its annual revival at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Tracy Neal of Leverette Hill Baptist Church in Warm Springs is guest pastor.

Wednesday

Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds community prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760

Hogansville Church of Christ, 4885 Mountville Road, holds a study on the book of Revelation at 7 p.m. with speaker J. Robert Brooks. 706-637-6476

St. Paul CME Church, 250 Lower Glass Bridge Road, hosts Bible study at 7 p.m.

Wednesday-Friday

New Harmony C.M.E. Church, 129 Adams Road in West Point, holds vacation Bible school 6 to 8 p.m. for all ages. Refreshments served. Ms. Boone, 706-882-3049; Mr. Brasfield, 334-644-5889

Thursday

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. with a fellowship meal and worship at the welcome center of First Baptist Church on Church Street. 706-884-5631

Immanuel Ministries and Worship Center at 75 Patillo Road holds Bible study at 6:30 p.m.

True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts Bible study at 7:30 p.m. for adults and youth.

Friday

True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts movie night from 7 to 9 p.m. Sylvia Cameron, 706-402-6670

June 30

Eagles Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, holds a clothing giveaway at 9 a.m. Breakfast will be served.

Mount Zion Community Church, 9703 Highway 34 West in Franklin, holds a church picnic starting at 10 a.m. at Brush Creek Park. Open to the public. Food, games and a train ride offered. mountzionfranklin.com

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

To submit an item, email it to mstrother@lagrangenews.com, fax it to 706-884-8712 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 229.