Events

Saturday

Santa Claus will be on Lafayette Square from 1 to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Any children interested may bring their wish list and parent may bring a camera to take photos.

Downtown LaGrange Development Authority hosts Candlelight Holiday Shopping from 5 to 9 p.m. with downtown shops open late.

A concert to benefit Toys for Tots, Tunes for Tots, is 6 p.m. at Legends Tavern inside Best Western Lafayette Garden Inn at 1513 Lafayette Parkway. Hired Guns, The Smokey Road Band, Lights Out, Dead River Hollow Sky and Into the Further will perform. Admission is $10 or an unwrapped, unopened toy.

Petit Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” at 6:30 p.m. at West Point Elementary School. Entrance is free.

Saturday, Sunday

Lafayette Society for Performing Arts presents “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Troup High School Fine Arts Center. Reserved seat tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, and general admission tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Call LSPA at 706-882-9909 or go by the Black Box Theater at 214 Bull St. for tickets.

Sunday

The LaGrange College annual Service of Lessons and Carols is 7:30 p.m. in Callaway Auditorium, featuring Bible readings and music about the Nativity. The LaGrange College Singers and orchestra will provide the music. The event is free.

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.

The LaGrange College Office of Spiritual Life and Church hosts Nativity on the Hill from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Bailey Room of Smith Hall.

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

LaGrange College hosts Christmas on the Hill 2012 at 6 p.m. with games, crafts, Christmas Karaoke, holiday treats, warm beverage and s’mores on the LaGrange College Plaza and patio. The Christmas on the Hill tree lightening ceremony is 6:30 p.m. A professional photographer will be on hand from 6 to 8 p.m. to take pictures of attendees in Santa’s sled, with Santa and Santa’s reindeer. Although not mandatory, a donation of $5 is suggested from someone who wishes to have a picture.

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 Holly at 706-883-1618 to register.

The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Broad Street in LaGrange.

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

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

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

Thursday–Saturday

New Horizon Theatre presents “Hallelujah Girls” at 8 p.m. with an additional matinee 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets for the Southern comedy are $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. www.nhct.org

Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Sons of LaFayette present Christmas With the Sons at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7, and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at First Presbyterian Church. Advance tickets are $12 and $15 at the door.

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

A senior dance is at 7 p.m. at the old Franklin Elementary School gym with a live band. Admission is $4.

Dec. 8

Friends of LaGrange Memorial Library host a sale of books, CDs and DVDs to benefit the library at 115 Alford Street at 5 p.m. Donations are welcome at the circulation desk. 706-882-7784

Santa Claus will be on Lafayette Square from 1 to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Any children interested may bring their wish list and parent may bring a camera to take photos.

The Irish Bred Pub presents The first Annual Rock For Tots Benefit Concert at 8 p.m. with bands Barstool Prophets, Trap County, Wicked Dixie and Hangin’ Tough, featuring Jimmy Farrar of Molly Hatchet. Admission is $10 or a new, unwrapped toy, which benefits Toys for Tots. www.facebook.com/RockForTotsLagrange, 706-645-2600

Meetings

Saturday

The West Georgia chapter of Fort Valley State University Alumni meets at 10 a.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center.

Peace by Piece Quilt Group meets at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church on the Square. Jane Taylor, 706-884-6323

Monday

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

Hogansville City Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

The Heard County Beekeepers Association meets at 7 p.m. in Franklin. Johnny Adams 706-675-9880 or Alicia 706-882-2493

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.

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

The Troup High School Band Boosters meet at 6 p.m. in the band room.

Hogansville’s Community Watch committee meets at 6 p.m. at the city police department at 117 Lincoln 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

Xi Epsilon Gamma meets at 7 p.m. at a member’s house.

The Union Lodge No. 28 F&AM meets at 7 p.m. at the lodge hall on Hogansville Road.

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

The Five Star Social Club meets from 8 to 9 p.m. at a member’s house.

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

West Point City Council meets for a work session at 8:15 a.m.

The executive board of the LaGrange Woman’s Club meets at 10 a.m. at Bellevue.

The Kiwanis Club of LaGrange meets at noon at Highland Country Club.

Older Americans Sharing in Service, the senior adult group of Rosemont Baptist Church, meets at noon in the church fellowship hall.

The Thursday Lunch Club meets at noon in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church.

Crime Stoppers meets at 6 p.m. in the LaGrange Police Department training room.

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.

Community Action For Improvement meets at 7 p.m. in the CAFI central office.

The Sons of LaGrange Lodge No. 537, a Prince Hall affiliate, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Brown and Watson streets.

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

Sunday

Threats Grove Baptist Church, 192 Rosemont Road, hosts Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Larry D. West of Prevail Ministries.

Troup County Community Choir performs at Warren Temple United Methodist Church at 4 p.m.

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.

Rising Grove Baptist Church, 209 E. Crovat St., hosts The Women of Grace monthly meeting at 6 p.m.

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

Dec. 8

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.