Exhibits

Ongoing

Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St. in LaGrange, hosts the exhibit Weddings of West Georgia: Something Old, Something New until April 20 with wedding dresses, shoes, veils, announcements, invitations and newspaper reports used to spotlight love and weddings in West Georgia from the 1800s to the present. Admission is free. 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 of charge. For more information, call 706-884-1828.

Retrospective: Photographs by Douglas Kirkland is on display at LaGrange Art Museum, featuring the photography of the noted Hollywood celebrity photographer, in the Cochran Gallery through April 27. LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Square, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, email art@lagrangeartmuseum.org or call 706-882-3267.

809 Gallery of Art, 809 Hill St., hosts Student Exhibition 2013 with art by local students until March 30. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Events

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. For February, the featured local employer is Kimberly Clark and featured agency is Manpower, with program focusing on soft skills.

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

Saturday

The LaGrange Area Moms of Multiples club hosts a Spring Consignment Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church on Hammett Road. Proceeds will go toward community causes.

Helen Phillips, horticulturist at Garden Solutions, hosts The Art of Espalier class at 10 a.m. at Hills and Dales Estates and will share her creative approach to creating espaliers. Each participant will receive a fruit tree ready to be espaliered. Cost is $35 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.

A Christian Singles Mingle is 8 p.m. at the Mike Daniel Recreation Center, 1220 Lafayette Parkway, with food, games, gifts and door prizes. Tickets are $10 in advance or $13 at the door.

Meetings

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

Today

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.

Springfield Baptist Church, 400 Poplar St. in Hogansville hosts its monthly Feed My Ship free lunch event at noon. The menu includes baked garlic chicken, lima beans, squash, cornbread muffins and cake. Free home deliveries are available by calling 706-637-4292 to place your order.

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

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.

Thursday-Saturday

Pillars of Fire Prophetic Conference hosted by apostle LaWanda Peters is 7 p.m. at Ashley’s Diner/Rec Hall, 206 Union St. 229-255-0378

Friday

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

Saturday

New Macedonia, 111 Johnson St., hosts Wake-up; Get-up Saturday Revival at 10 a.m. Dr. Fredrick James of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Lanett, Ala., will be guest speaker.

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

Stovall Baptist Church, 14 Hardy St. in Greenville, hosts a benefit singing to raise funds to pave the church parking lot. Hot dog and hamburger plates will be on sale for $5 and there will be a cake auction. Food will be served at 5 p.m. and singing begins at 6 p.m. The Master’s Touch is the featured group.

Sunday

Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1111 E. 10th St. in West Point, celebrates Men’s Day at 11 a.m. with special guest the Rev. Guy DuPont, pastor of Greater Crossroad Baptist Church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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

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