Events

Saturday

Norman Winter, director of the Columbus Botanical Garden, hosts an illustrated presentation at 10 a.m. at Hills and Dales Estate on new hot trends and make recommendations on great companion plants. Each attendee will receive one of Norman’s recommended plants. Cost is $30 per person. Workshop space is limited and pre-registration is required. Garden admission is included in registration. Annual pass holders receive a 20 percent discount. To register, email info@hillsanddales.org or call the visitor center at 706-882-3242.

The Troup High School Alumni Association hosts a truck raffle and barbecue lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Troup High, 1920 Hamilton Road. Raffle tickets are $5, which benefits the association, and barbecue plates are $8.

The 19th annual Empty Bowl event is at Harris County High School from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, may be purchased at Sweer Home Antiques in Pine Mountain and entitles entrants to a handmade pottery bowl, soup-and-bread dinner, dessert and live entertainment. A silent auction and door prizes will be available. Proceed benefit FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians United in Service, a Harris County organization dedication to assisting residents in financial need. 706-663-7776

The DHA Community Center in Pine Mountain will host a showing of the movie “The Man Left Behind” at 7:30 p.m. The movie chronicles the return of retired U.S. Army Col. Paul R. Longgrear to the former battlefield at Lang Vei, Vietnam, with his wife and three children. Longgrear, a Vietnam veteran, is now a resident of Pine Mountain and will speak at the event. A $10 donation is requested. Seating is limited. Call 706-663-4447 for reservations.

Sunday–Tuesday

The Troup High Thespians open their spring musical, “Once on this Island,” a calypso-flavored re-telling of “The Little Mermaid,” Sunday at 3 p.m. with additional performances on Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the THS Fine Arts Auditorium. Directed by THS theatre teacher Carol Cain with musical direction by Bettie Biggs and Eve McKibben, the production features 39 Troup High students and Franklin Forest third grader Kylie Wilson in the role of Little Ti Moune.

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

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.

Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.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 for the class or Lynn Norris at 706-596-0155 for more information.

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

DASH for LaGrange makes a presentation for its Housing Rehabilitation Program for repairs of low-income families’ homes at Hogansville Public Library at 6 p.m.

LaGrange Memorial Library hosts Pajama Night for children of all ages with the Easter Bunny 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

March 30

Hogansville Police Department hosts its annual Easter egg hunt for children 12 and younger from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hogansville elementary School football field.

Troup County Parks and Recreation and Wendy’s at 303 Vernon St. present the 34th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Shuford Fields, 950 Calumet Drive, for children 10 and younger. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. and the hunt begins at 11 a.m. Admission is free. There will be more than 20 prizes in each of four age divisions and hundreds of eggs.

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

Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.LaGrange City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber/courtroom at 208 Ridley Ave.

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

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

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

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

Anointed by Faith Ministries and Mount Zion Community Church present a benefit singing for brother Robert Lee Harrison, who is suffering from throat cancer, at 6 p.m. at Anointed by Faith, 1200 4th Ave. Deacon Claren Harrison, 706-302-2587

Louise United Methodist Church, 1189 Hines Road, hosts its 73rd choir anniversary at 6 p.m.

Sunday

Ebenezer Baptist Church celebrates its 137th anniversary with an 11 a.m. service by the Rev. Gregory Turks and 2 p.m. service with guest speaker the Rev. Dale Turner, pastor of New Rock Springs Baptist Church in Pine Mountain.

Mount Zion Baptist Church in Hamilton celebrates its 131st anniversary at 2 p.m. with guest pastor the Rev. W. G. Wimberly and Mount Nebo Baptist Church of West Point.

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

Tuesday

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

Tuesday–Thursday

Welcome Baptist Church in the Redline community hosts Resurrection Revival at 7 p.m. Guest speakers are Larry Asberry on Tuesday, Rosemary Smith on Wednesday and J.R. Ware on Thursday.

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.

Callaway Baptist Church hosts service and classes at 7 p.m.

Thursday

True Life Christian Ministry, 500 S. Lee St., hosts Feeding America’s Hungry from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

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.

Immanuel Ministries and Worship Center, 75 Patillo Road, hosts Maundy Thursday Praise and Worship Service at 7 p.m. with guest the Rev. Fred Stanley of Zion Rest Baptist Church in Valley, Ala.

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 youth night from 7 to 9 p.m. Sylvia Cameron, 706-402-6670

March 30

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

March 31

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

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.