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THURSDAY
The Rome Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will meet today at noon at the Landmark restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. SAR poster winner Lauren Moye and her family will be guests. Carl Ethridge will speak about “Research and Identifying Graves.” For more information call Bob Evans at 706-235-4899.
The Rome African Violet Study Group will meet today in the Etowah Room at the Rome-Floyd County Library. Meeting times are 1 and 7 p.m. Learn about “Why Won’t My Violet Bloom?” and “Play in the Dirt.” Visitors receive a free violet plant. For more information call Dora Locklear at 706-232-2533.
The Rome Shrine Ladies will meet today at 7 p.m. at the Rome Shrine Club on Bells Ferry Road. For more information call 706-295-5604.
Single Friends’ monthly covered-dish supper will be today at 7 p.m. at the Senior Adult Recreation Center, 1325 Kingston Road. For more information call Shirley Little at 706-234-4380.
Rome Middle School Drama Club and Chorus present “High School Musical On Stage” today and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale at the door at $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more information call 706-235-4695.
FRIDAY
The Historic Floyd County Courthouse will close Friday at 1:30 p.m. for Georgia Power to begin rerouting power lines as part of the work on the adjacent parking lot. The Tag Office, Property Tax Office, Mobile Home Office and Tax Assessor’s offices will be closed that afternoon, but will resume normal business hours beginning Monday 6 at 8 a.m. As a convenience to customers wanting to renew their tags, a drop box is located in front of the Judicial Building courthouse. Customers can drop off the renewals and not receive a late penalty.
The MOM’s Group of Oak Grove Baptist, Adairsville, will hold a series of event this month. Friday: Welcome Spring Day at 10 a.m. at the Family Life Center; April 17: Play Day at Ridge Ferry Park, Rome, at 10 a.m. and April 25: Mom’s Night Out at 6:30 p.m. at Amy’s house. For more information call 770-573-2073.
The Rome Art Coterie will have the opening reception for the National Juried Art Exhibition on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Rome Area Council for the Arts Gallery. Forty-seven works will be on display. The exhibit will run March 31 through May 1. Admission is free. For more information call 706-767-7257.
Ladies Night Out at the DeSoto Theater will be Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a reception of wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a women’s expo with women’s products and services. The musical “Gypsy” will be presented by the Rome Little Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office for $25 per person. For more information call 706-295-7171.
The First Friday Dance will be Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Senior Adult Recreation Center, 1325 Kingston Road. Admission costs $5. For more information call 770-684-4661.
The Coosa High School Follies will be Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. each night. There will be acts from Garden Lakes, Alto Park and Cave Spring elementary schools and Coosa middle and high schools. For more information call Patti Stephens at 706-346-9786.
Rome Little Theatre’s production of “Gypsy” will be Friday through Sunday at the DeSoto Theater, 530 Broad St. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. For more information call 706-295-7171.
SATURDAY The Rome Shrine Ladies will have a yard sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at 2702 Garden Lakes Blvd. For more information call 706-295-5604.
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Xavier Chapter, will meet Saturday at noon at Coosa Country Club. The program is titled “Over the Mountain Men — Battle of King’s Mountain” presented by Alan Bowen. For more information call 706-291-2078.
DIGS Inc. is sponsoring an indoor yard sale at the Senior Adult Recreation Center on Kingston Road on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will include handmade garden art and refreshments. All proceeds benefit the programs and mission of DIGS, co-sponsored by the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority. For more information call 706-234-2845.
A Relay for Life Fundraiser yard sale will be Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic, 15 Riverbend Drive, across from Coosa Diagnostic. Home-based and small local businesses are welcome to set up tables. A $10 donation is required to participate. The rain date will be April 11. If anyone is interested in participating, please call Jane at 706-236-9033 and leave a message.
Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge home presents Barbara Reeves, Debby Brown, Gary Greene, Jane Cunningham and Mary Elena Kirk in “Honoring Cherokee Tales” Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Join local storytellers as Chieftains Museum honors the Cherokee tales that were told more than 150 years ago. After the stories you may tour the museum. This program and free admission is being offered as a preview to the PBS series, “Our American Experience — We Shall Remain,” episode 3, “The Trail of Tears,” which will be shown April 27. It tells the tragic story of the Ridges and their part in history involving the Trail of Tears. For information visit www.chieftainsmuseum.org or call 706-291-9494.
The Western Promenaders Club, 327 Woods Road, will have a square-dance class Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. followed by the weekly square dance from 8 to 10 p.m. For more information call John Brown at 706-234-7669.
An Autism Resource and Information Fair will be Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Church of Christ, 1500 Martha Berry Blvd. Admission is free. Dr. Paul Walker, and co-founder of The Op Foundation, and special education attorney Jean Estes will speak. The Just As I Am Singers will perform. Resource booths will be open from noon to 2 p.m. For more information call Christie Atkins at 706-236-9572.
The fourth annual Women in the Outdoors event will be Saturday and Sunday. The event will be at the Floyd County Wildlife Association. For registration forms call Daphne Nutter at 706-232-2815 or visit the National Wild Turkey Federation web site at NWTF.org.
SUNDAY The Great Lemonaide Ride to benefit children’s cancer research, will be Sunday with registration at Street Chrome USA from 1 to 3 p.m. and ride to follow ending at The HillBilly Lemonaide Ball at The Forum from 6 to 9 p.m. The fee is $35 per bike for the ride and the ball, and $25 for the ball. For more information and to pre-register call Street Chrome USA at 706-232-6262 or Penne English at 706-506-3725.
The Rome-Floyd County Library continues its series of free Sunday matinees. The movies are shown at 2 p.m. in the library’s Coosa Room. Popcorn and drinks may be purchased for 50 cents each. The movies for April are: Saturday: “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” PG-13; April 19: “Space Buddies,” G; and April 26: “Flash of Genius,” PG-13.
A Community Information Awareness Session will be April 5 at 6 p.m. at the Lovejoy Life Center, 436 Branham Ave. sponsored by the Minister’s Association. For more information call Jackie at 706-204-8007.
UPCOMING The Floyd County Adoptive-Foster Parent Association will meet April 6 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Garden Lake Baptist Church.
Skills for Life, a social skills group for adults with autism, with the Village Theaters, Inc. co-sponsoring, will show Race to Witch Mountain April 6 at 7 p.m. The lights will be brought up, sound turned down and the quiet policy not enforced. Regular ticket prices apply. For more information call 706-292-9401.
People First of Rome will meet April 7 at 1 p.m. at disABILITY LINK, 411 Broad St. For more information call 706-314-0008.
The Sears Retirees will meet April 7 at 1 p.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant on Shorter Ave. For more information call 706-291-4758.
The Floyd County Republican Women will meet at Opi’s downtown April 7 with a 11:30 a.m. lunch and noon meeting. The speaker is Eric Robinson, Haralson County Commissioner, candidate for GA Insurance Commissioner. For more information call Elaine at 706-290-9141.
Tallatoona CAP Inc. will distribute U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus food April 8 at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 416 N. Fifth Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recipients must be residents of Floyd County. Applications will also be accepted for heat assistance if you have not received assistance since Nov. 1, 2008. For more information call 706-295-7124.
An organizational meeting to form an Autism Support Group will be held April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Dr. G. Lamar Holley, founder of Kidstuff Around the World, will be the leader. The cost is free and a meal will be served. For more information and to make reservations for the meal call 706-291-0689.
Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum will offer a tour of the Ruspoli family art collection throughout April at the museum at Georgia Loop 1 and U.S. Highway 27. Regular admission cost will apply. For more information call Patrice Shannon at 706-368-6775.
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