Events

Today

CIS of Troup County participates in the Dine Out For Kids fundraising and awareness event. To participate, go to Burger King on Lafayette Parkway, New Franklin Road or Roanoke Road; DJ’s Wings & Things on Hogansville Road; Moe’s Southwest Grill on LaFayette Parkway; Roger’s BBQ on Main Street in Hogansville; Taste of Lemon on Morgan Street or Zaxbys on Lafayette Parkway.

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

Reservations are due for attending a Korean culture awareness seminar hosted by the Chamber and the Economic Development Division of West Georgia Technical College. To register, contact Megan Waycaster at 706-884-8671 or megan@lagrangechamber.com

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

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.

A monthly silent social for people with hearing loss is at the LaGrange Mall food court starting at 5 p.m. for any one who is deaf or hard of hearing, or any person interested in learning more about sign language. Nancy Smith, 706-402-2205

A country hoedown is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at David H. Aldrich Community Life Center, 412 S. King Ave. in Pine Mountain, with a barbecue supper on the terrace and line dancing. Price is $15 for adults and $10 for children.

Saturday

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.

Meetings

Today

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

LaGrange Serenity Groups and Al-Anon meet at 7 p.m. at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

Friday

The Lunch Bunch Alateen Family Group meets at noon at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

Churches

Today

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.

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 524 Pyne Road hosts annual revival services at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Bruce Alford of The Blessed Assurance Baptist Church in Columbus.

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

Saturday

Eckankar hosts a community HU sing 3 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford St. www.eckankar-ga.org

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

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 706-884-8712 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 229. A weeklong listing appears in the weekend edition.