Events

Saturday

LaGrange Art Museum holds Family Super Saturday with free tours at the museum and art activities at the Center for Creative Learning from 1 to 4 p.m.

New River Band performs country music at 7 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. Admission is $5.

Monday

The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed.

A beginner scrapbook class is offered at the Active Life Center on Ragland Street at 11 a.m. There is no cost for the class. A registration form and supply list can be picked up at the center.

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

LaGrange Art Museum hosts “Learning to See” art classes by Jill Philips on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon through Feb. 19. Cost for classes is $175 for members, $180 for non-members, $166.25 for senior members and $171 for senior non-members. 706-882-3267

Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register.

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

LaGrange Art Museum hosts adult watercoloring and oil painting classes by Jill Philips on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. through Feb. 19. Cost for classes is $175 for members, $180 for non-members, $166.25 for senior members and $171 for senior non-members. 706-882-3267

LaGrange Memorial Library hosts Pajama Night for children of all ages at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will hear tales followed by milk and cookies.

Wednesday

The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed.

Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. 706-882-7784

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.

Tai Chi for Health for beginners is noon at the Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call Holly at 706-883-1681 to register.

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

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

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.

Meetings

Monday

The Troup County Democratic Party committee meets at 6 p.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center LaGrange.

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.

Troup County Association of Beekeepers meets at 7 p.m. at the Ag Building on Hamilton Road. Meetings are open to anyone interested in beekeeping. UGA Cooperative Extension, 706-883-1675 or Terry, 706-882-2493

Tuesday

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

The LaGrange chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meets at 3 p.m. at Bellevue at 204 Ben Hill St.

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

LaGrange Serenity Groups and Al-Anon meet at 6 p.m. at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

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.

The Lunch Bunch and Al-Anon meet at noon at Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St.

Thursday

The Troup County Airport Authority meets at noon in the board room of the airport terminal at 200 Airport Parkway.

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.

The Joint Development Authority of Meriwether County and city of Hogansville quarterly board of directors meeting is 1 p.m. at Hawg Heaven BBQ, 218 N. Highway 29 in Hogansville.

Churches

Saturday

Lamda Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in Lanett, Ala., presents the 2013 MLK Unity Breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 8 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1109 E. 10th St. in West Point. Cost is $7 per person.

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

Mount Beulah Baptist Church Steppers will celebrate their seventh anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. Adrian Smith and guest church is Thankful Baptist Church. Dinner will be served.

Ward’s Chapel C.M.E. Church, 140 North St., observes its Men and Women’s Day program at 3 p.m. The Rev. Sequita Freeman and Immanuel Ministries Worship Center are special guests.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Theta Xi Omega chapter hosts a Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday supper at First Baptist Church, 204 Fannin St., at 4 p.m.

Monday

Saint James CME Church, 106 Revis St., hosts the 12th annual Celebration With Faith, Love and Hope celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 10 a.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. Keith Moore. Sponsored by First Zion Church and Bethesda Outreach Ministries, the Rev. R. L. Darden and Up All Night with Jake Sessions TV and radio show.

Tuesday

Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday

Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 6 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327.

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

Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 7 p.m.

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

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

Jan. 26

Teaver Road Baptist Church hosts a fundraiser with Huckleberry’s BBQ at CharterBank on North Davis Road from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicken plates — half a chicken, baked beans, potato salad and bread — are $8, or $17 for a slab of ribs. To purchase a ticket, call the church office at 706-882-5774. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

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