Ongoing The VFW Post 4911 on U.S. 27 hosts bingo Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Total payout is $1,500 each ses-sion, and a snack bar is available. Please come early. Call (770) 748-6997 for more information.
The Rome Area History Museum presents “This Just In: Recent Acquisitions for Our Collection” through January. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Satur-day. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors, $1.50 for stu-dents and free for kids 5 and younger. Call 706-235-8051 for more information.
Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum present “Behind the Velvet Ropes: Revelations from Martha Berry’s Oak Hill” and “A Rich Tapestry: The History of Handicrafts at Berry” through January. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call 706-291-1883.
Pat Gilbreath’s exhibit, “Nature’s Harmony,” will be on display in Floyd Medical Center’s Wright Arts in Medicine Gallery through February.
Berry College Department of Fine Arts presents “Prints,” an exhibit of work by Elizabeth Hanemann, through Feb. 3 in the Moon Gallery. Admission is free. Call 706-236-2219 for information.
Sculptors from West Georgia will present “Visions,” in the Arnold Gallery at Shorter College through Feb. 2. Call 706-233-7288 for more information.
Barnsley Gardens will host their Winter Wine Series be-ginning Saturday with the wines of Italy and a meal by Chef Charles Vosburgh. Prizes and trivia will also be available. Admission of $110 includes food and wine. Dates continue through March. Call 770-773-2522 for more information.
Berry College will host “Life Through French Eyes: Vive La Difference!” a French film festival including five films. Admission is free, and the films are “Le Placard,” “L’ Homme du Train,” “L’Auberge Espagnole,” “Le Peuple Migrateur” and “Le Papillon.”
Today
Shorter College’s winter opera, “Orpheus in the Under-world (in English),” will continue through Jan. 15 in Callaway Theatre. Thursday through Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday show begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Call 706-233-7288 for tickets.
The Rome Area Songwriters Association presents “Song-writers in the Round” from 7 to 9 p.m. at Schroeder’s Deli on Redmond Road. Admission is free.
Broadway performer and jewelry designer Betsy Craig will be the feature speaker at Berry College’s 2006 Founder’s Day service at 11 a.m. in the Berry College Chapel. Admission is free.
Jan. 14
Barnes & Noble’s storytime will begin at 11 a.m. with “The Giant Jam Sandwich.”
Barnes & Noble presents a book signing for “Berry: A History” by Ouida Dickey and Doyle Mathis from 2 to 4 p.m. There is no charge.
The MLK Commission and Berry College Black Student Alliance will host the Martin Luther King Jr. talent show at the Lovejoy Center at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Jan. 18
Barnes & Noble’s storytime begins at 11 a.m. with “Mi-cawber.”
Jan. 19
Berry College presents “A Mandala in Flames,” a lecture by Sthaneshwar Timalsina, assistant professor of Hinduism at San Diego State University, at 7 p.m. in the science audito-rium at Berry College. Admission is free.
Shorter College Friends of Theatre will host a reception at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton Dixon at 7 p.m. Enter-tainment will be provided by Shorter College theater stu-dents and New York casting director Dave Clemmons. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling 706-233-7288. All proceeds will benefit the scholarship fun for Shorter theater students.
Jan. 20
Chamber Players of the South will present “The Civil War” at 7:30 p.m. in the Rome City Auditorium through Jan. 21. Adult admission is $10, and students get in for $5. Call 706-295-2787 or 706-233-7285 for more information.
Jan. 21
The Rome Area Council for the Arts and Berry College present a “Bach Festival Weekend” in the Ford Auditorium at Berry College. Musicians will perform the six “Brandenburg Concertos” in two concerts, with the second on Jan. 22. The Saturday concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $15 for a single performance or $25 for the weekend. Call 706-295-2787 for information.
Barnes & Noble presents a book signing and food tasting for “Southern Cooking with Caroline” by Caroline Alford from 1 to 4 p.m.
Single Friends of Rome will present its monthly dance at the Anthony Recreation Center from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is $5, and refreshments will be served. Hear favorite oldies by Doug Walker. Call 706-235-5629 for more information.
Jan. 23
Gustavo Tolosa will perform on the piano in Brookes Chapel at Shorter College beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Berry College presents a screening of “Whale Rider” at 7 p.m. in the science auditorium. A post-film discussion will be led by Brian Jory. Admission is free.
Jan. 26
Berry College presents a reading by Robert Wrigley, author of “Reign of Snakes,” “Lives of the Animals” and “In the Bank of Beautiful Sins,” at 7:30 p.m. in the science audito-rium at Berry College. Admission is free.
Berry College presents a screening of “Requiem for a Dream” at 7 p.m. in the science auditorium. A post-film dis-cussion will be led by Michael Bailey. Admission is free.
Jan. 27
Rome Little Theatre will present “To Kill a Mockingbird,” based on the novel by Harper Lee, through Jan. 29 and Feb. 3 through 5 at the DeSoto Theater. Tickets are $10 for adults. Call 706-295-7171 for more information.
Jan. 28
Allegro Dance Company will perform a winter concert at the Rome City Auditorium. Call 706-295-3262 for more infor-mation.
Rome Area Council for the Arts and Oostanaula Folk Dance Collective present “Contra in the Castle: A Midwinter Night’s Contra Dance” in the Ford Dining Hall at Berry Col-lege. The beginners’ lesson is from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The dance begins at 8 p.m. Red Mountain White Trash will perform, and Scott Russell will call. Admission is $6. Call 706-295-2787 for more information.
Lonesome Ridge and IIIrd Tyme Out will perform at a winter bluegrass concert in the DeKalb Theater in Fort Payne, Ala. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Order tickets online at www.mckinneybluegrass.com. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Call 256-845-6220 or 256-845-2741 for more information.
Jan. 30
Georgia Highlands College presents musician Eric Hutchinson at the student center in Rome at 12:30 p.m. Ad-mission is free. Call 706-295-6363 for more information.
Feb. 9
The Berry College Theatre Company will present “Ob-serve the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme,” a play following the experiences of eight volunteers with the 36the Division at the beginning of World War I, in the E.H. Young Theater through Feb. 12 and Feb. 16-19. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Admis-sion is $4 opening night and $6 for all other performances. Call 706-236-2263 for more information and tickets.
“Another Dark Wood,” an exhibit by Christine Colley, will be up at the Arnold Gallery at Shorter College through March 9. The lecture and reception will be Feb. 9 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Feb. 11
The Rome Symphony Orchestra will perform under Philip Rice at 8 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium. Advance tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $3 for students.
Feb. 12
The Shorter College chorus and Somethin’ Else will per-form their winter concert at 3 p.m. in Brookes Chapel at the college. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Call 706-233-7288 for more information.
Feb. 17
Darlington School will present “The Wizard of Oz” through Feb. 19 at the Rome City Auditorium. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday show be-gins at 3 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children, students and seniors. Call 706-235-6051 to reserve seats at a discounted price.
Feb. 19
The William Knight Competition Fund-raiser will begin at 3 p.m. in Brookes Chapel at Shorter College. Admission is $15. The competition is Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Brookes Chapel. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Call 706-233-7288 for more information.
Feb. 21
Shorter College’s theater department will present “Caba-ret,” based on the book by Joe Masteroff, at 8 p.m. Feb. 21-25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in Callaway Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Call 706-233-7288 for more information.
“Happy Trails Cowboy Round-Up,” presented by North-west Georgia Winds and guests, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Rome City Auditorium. Admission is free.
April 22
The Rome Symphony Orchestra will have a Tour of Homes in the Between the Rivers district. A silent auction, dinner and dancing at Forrest Place will end the day. More details to come.
LOCAL NIGHTLIFE AND MUSIC VENUES
The Waterfront Grill and Bar, 112 W. Second Ave. Phone: 706-378-8700.
Jan. 12: Trivia, Ladies Night, 7:30 p.m., Rick Brantley Re-vival, 10 p.m. Friday: Fish Tank, 10:30 p.m.
The State Line Tavern, 9441 Alabama Highway. Phone: 706-232-5552.
Daily: Pool, Darts, Horseshoes. Thursdays: Horseshoe Tournament. Fridays: Showmen Band featuring Charlene, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays: Pool Tournament. Karaoke.
Old Havana Cigar Co., 327 Broad St. Phone: 706-295-0546.
Thursdays: El’ Willie, 8 p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m. The Prickly Pear, 333 Broad St. Phone: 706-802-1616.
Fridays: Happy Hour, 7 p.m. Saturdays: Happy Hour, 7 p.m.
400 Block Bar, at La Scala. Phone: 706-238-9000.
Wednesdays: Trivia, 9 p.m., Scott Warren and Friends, 11 p.m.
Holiday Inn Skytop Toppers Lounge, Holiday Drive. Phone: 706-295-1100.
Jan. 12: Dry County Band, 9 p.m. Friday: Dry County Band, 9 p.m. Saturday: Dry County Band, 9 p.m.
Harvest Moon Café, 234 Broad St. Phone: 706-292-0099.
Saturdays: Jenny Detra, 6:30 p.m. Sundays: Jenny Detra during brunch.
The Irish Cellar, 215 E. First St. Phone: 706-378-2966.
Wednesdays: Open Mic Night.
VFW Post 4911, 2632 Cedartown Highway. Phone: 706-234-7488.
Saturdays: The Platinum Silver Dance Band, 7 p.m., no alcohol, kids free.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image,” an ex-hibit of gowns, jewelry, china and political items of the First Ladies from Martha Washington to Laura Bush, is at the Car-ter Presidential Library & Museum in Atlanta through Jan. 15. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, student and military with ID and free for those 16 and younger. Call 404-865-7101 for more information.
Icon Theatre Company will hold auditions for “Birds of Paradise” Jan. 22 and 23 at 6:30 p.m. Callbacks are Jan. 23 at 8:30 p.m. Visit www.icontheatrecompany.com.
GETTING PUBLISHED
Write to: Meaghan Marr, Rome News-Tribune, P.O. Box 1633, Rome, GA 30162-1633 or e-mail MMarr@RN-T.com. E-mailed announcements are preferred. The deadline for a listing in Thursday’s paper is Tuesday at 5 p.m.
