LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — Oct. 16, 2015

Published 12:00 am Friday, October 16, 2015

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Saturday, Sunday

The 18th annual Hummingbird Festival is in downtown Hogansville 10 a.m.–5 p.m. with over 200 vendors offering a variety of arts and crafts; food court; grassy area with children’s rides and activities; and three separate entertainment stages.

Saturday

Events: Jefferson Street Market featuring local wares and produce is 9:30 a.m. to noon at 625 Jefferson St.

Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain hosts “Archaeology in the Gardens” 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Violet Classroom, Callaway Discovery Center. Participants can hike with local archaeologists as guides and discover the collapsed ruins and abandoned artifacts of old farm houses. One mile hike; suitable for ages 12 and older. Participants should wear sturdy walking shoes and bring drinking water and insect repellent. Fee is $35 per guest; $30 per annual passholder.

The Active Life wellness center, 140 Ragland St., hosts dancing 7–10 p.m. with Jimmy Smith and New River Band. Cost is $5 per person. Adults of all ages welcome.

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Churches: 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

Mount Herman Family Life Center in Lanett, Ala., hosts a birthday celebration for Johnny Hill of WPLV AM 1310 at 6 p.m. featuring special guests.

Sunday

Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 3 p.m. at Hogansville First Baptist Church.

Churches: Mount Gilead Baptist Church on Cedar Street hosts its annual Women Day at 2 p.m. Guest Speaker is the Rev. James Woods, pastor of Leete Hill Baptist Church in LaGrange.

Heavenly Heights International Ministries, 104 Youngs Mill Road in LaGrange, hosts its church anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker is pastor Mary Edwards of Bringing Back the Gospel in Hogansville. Dinner served.

Eastside Baptist Church, 1016 Mason St., hosts Homecoming at 3 p.m. with the Rev. R.B. Kelley of Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett, Ala.

Mount Beulah Baptist Church hosts its annual Men’s Day at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Michael Jackson of Confidence Missionary Baptist Church. Dinner served.

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

Uplifting Your Faith Ministries, 104 Youngs Mill Road, hosts spiritual counseling/healing at 5 p.m. with Bishop R.L. Darden.

Monday

Events: A beginner scrapbook class is offered at the Active Life Center on Ragland Street at 1 p.m. There is no cost for the class. A registration form and supply list can be picked up at the center.

LaGrange Memorial Library hosts a free genealogy class, “Genealogy II,” 3–5 p.m. for those wanting to learn how and where to find the records that tell their ancestors’ stories — marriage, birth, death, military and others. Prerequisite: “Genealogy I.” Registration is required. 706-882-7784 or www.thrl.org

LaGrange Memorial Library hosts a free computer class, “Intro to Excel,” 6–7:30 p.m. for those wanting to learn Excel’s basic operations and tools, and develop and format a simple worksheet. Attendees should bring their own laptop with Excel installed. This is the first of a two-part class. Registration is required. 706-882-7784 or www.thrl.org

Meetings: The West Georgia Health Board of Trustees meets 5:15 p.m. in the Board Room of West Georgia Medical Center.

The Troup County Democratic Party committee meets 3 p.m. at the Williams J. Griggs Center, 716 Glenn Robertson Drive in LaGrange.

Troup County Association of Beekeepers meets 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

Ongoing

Events

LaGrange Personal Aid, 416 Pierce St., is taking applications for the 2015 Empty Stocking Fund for families who cannot afford to buy toys for their children, up to 10 years old, at Christmas. Applications are open to residents of Troup County excluding Hogansville. Income must be lower than the current federal poverty guidelines and applicants should bring proof of income and ID. Application hours are 9–11 a.m. and 1–4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9–11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Pine Mountain First United Methodist Church is participating in Operation Christmas Child, an initiative to provide children in third-world countries with items like toys, school supplies, nonliquid hygiene items, clothing and accessories, and crafts. Boxes are available at the church. Boxes will be Blessed on Nov. 8. 706-663-2538

Exhibits

LaGrange Art Museum presents the exhibition Mirror Mirror through Jan. 16. in partnership with Hills & Dales for a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Callaway family home. Featuring portraiture mirroring portraiture, the exhibit takes a look at portraiture across centuries and cultures, and will include some Troup County residents. LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Parkway, is open Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 706-882-3267

Legacy Museum on Main presents Freedom: A History of US; the exhibit is on loan from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and is on display locally through Oct. 23. It traces the evolution of American freedom from early documents — a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence through the Civil Rights movement in 1968; Lincoln’s handwritten notes, letters by activists like Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr., plus articles that bring the national fight for freedom closer to Troup County. Legacy Museum on Main, 136 Main St., is open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday. 706-884-1828, www.legacymuseumonmain.org

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 706-243-6354 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. Deadline for submissions is noon on the business day prior to the item’s earliest run date. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 2153. A weeklong listing appears in the weekend edition.