THIS WEEK:
Gone With the Wind will conclude the summer film series at Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum Friday at 9 p.m. Admission is $5 per car and concessions will be provided. Movie will be shown at the Ford Auditorium in event of rain. For more information call 706-368-6775.
The Model-Johnson Schools Foundation will hold an auction on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Model Middle School gymnasium. A spaghetti dinner will be held in the lunchroom from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with pre-sale tickets available for $5. For more information call Terry Brown at 706-290-9426 or 706-235-2509.
K.O.P. Boys Youth Group of Rome will have a fish fry on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of Smith Street and North Broad Street at Five Points. Fish sandwiches are $3, and plates are $5. For more information call 706-512-0202.
Single Friends of Rome’s monthly dance will be Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Anthony Center at 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Admission is $7 with refreshment included. For more information call 706-676-8134.
ONGOING
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home announces the new exhibit, "Rivers Run Through It." Come and learn about the part the rivers played in the area from the time of the Cherokees to the early years of Rome's history. There are displays of ferries and riverboats and so much more! The three rivers brought people here, now see how we have used them. Now through Oct. 24. Chieftains is open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 706-291-9494.
Beginner Line Dance classes are held Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Rome-Floyd Senior Adult Recreation Center on Kingston Road. The cost is $2 per person. For more information call Lois Roberts at 706-235-2885 or the Senior Center at 706-234-0383.
Rome Area Songwriters Association presents “Songwriters in the Round” – free concerts with local artists performing their original music every second Thursday of the month at RACA, from 7 – 9 p.m. Held at Rome Area Council for the Arts, 248 Broad St.
An exhibit of vintage toys from the early 1900s through the 1970s will be on display through Sept. 15 at the Rome Area History Museum, 305 Broad St. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 706-235-8051.
COMING SOON:
Queen City Market will be held Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Historic Marsh House, 308 North Main in LaFayette. Cost is $5. Event will showcase creative women and their cottage industries. Lunch will be available and Angel Snow will sing from noon to 2 p.m. For more information go to the www.queencitymarket.net Web site.
The Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville, will celebrate its five-year anniversary Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with live entertainment, children’s activities and a cowboy hat decorating contest. Admission is free to members, and regular admission will be charged to non-members. For more information call 770-387-1300.
Aug. 23 is Family Fun Day at the Rome Area History Museum. Come see what’s inside the Rome Area History Museum. Free admission to the museum all day courtesy of Jack Summerbell in memory of Judith Summerbell. Have fun playing History Heroes Bingo for prizes at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. RAHM is located at 305 Broad St. in downtown Rome. For more information contact the museum at 706-235-8051.
CRBI’s River Revelry at Heritage Park, featuring My Friend’s Band, barbecue, beverages, rides on the Roman Holiday, auctions and the annual River of Light ceremony on Aug. 23. Tickets are available at Coosa River Basin Initiative by calling 706-232-2724, or Nina Lovel at 706-346-3942. $40 per person, $70 for two, includes membership to CRBI along with above food and entertainment.
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home presents Tommy Wildcat Returns Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Bring your family and lawn chairs as the Cherokee flutist shares the culture and music of the Cherokee with songwriter/storyteller Gary Greene from New Echota. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12. For more information call 706-291-9494.
The Rome Little Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland Aug. 29 through Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For more information call 706-295-7171.
The Rome Area History Museum will have its first Children’s Tea Party Aug. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. for children age six to 12. Sara Diggins, Miss Rome’s Outstanding Teen of 2008 will help entertain during an afternoon of parlor games and tea fare. Tickets are $15 and seating is limited. To register or for more information call 706-235-8051.
First Friday final concert will be on Sept. 5 and features The Zoots.
The 2008-2009 season of the Cedartown Performing Arts Center opens Sept. 27 with 1960’s heartthrob Davy Jones. Other performers this season include the acclaimed gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama (Oct. 17); the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir (Nov. 1); the Lettermen (Feb. 7), whose hits include “The Way You Look Tonight” and “Goin' Out Of My Head”; and the folk group the Kingston Trio (April 17). Series tickets go on sale July 15. For more information call 770-748-4168 or visit CedartownShows.com.
LOCAL NIGHTLIFE AND MUSIC VENUES
American Legion Post 5, 5 Shorter Ave. Phone: 706-291-2247. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Bingo, 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays, Karaoke, 7 p.m., Saturdays: Live rhythm band, 8:30 p.m. Beer Barrel Sports Bar, 724 Kingston Ave. Phone: 706-234-9164. Every Friday: Karaoke, 7 p.m.
Bistro 239, 239 Broad St., Phone: 706-414-9425. Tuesdays: Jazz band Pollard Greens, 7 p.m.,
400 Block Bar, 413 Broad St. Phone: 706-238-9000. Wednesdays: Trivia, 9 p.m., followed by live music.
Harvest Moon Café, 234 Broad St. Phone: 706-292-0099. Wednesdays: Jason Bell, 8 p.m. Thursdays: Russell McClannahan, 6:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn Skytop Toppers Lounge, Holiday Drive. Phone: 706-295-1100. Wednesdays: Karaoke, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: Southern Thunder, 9 p.m.
LaScala Restaurant and Bar, 413 Broad St. Phone: 706-238-9800. Every Wednesday: Trivia, 9 p.m., and every Friday: Live Entertainment, 10 p.m.
McCrobie’s Sports Bar & Grill, 321 Broad St. Phone: 706-295-4484. Cover charges, $5. Today: College Dance Night and Ladies Night, 9 p.m. Friday: Self Serve and Jon Byrd 9 p.m. Saturday: Backlash, 9 p.m. Tuesday: Trivia night. Wednesday: Karaoke
Old Havana Cigar Co., 327 Broad St. Phone: 706-295-0546. Thursday: El Willie, 9 p.m.
Opi’s Sports Bar & Pizza Pub, 7080 New Calhoun Hwy. Phone: 706-236-2394. Thursday: Karaoke, 7 p.m. Friday: Military Appreciation Day with Terry Duncan, 7 p.m., Saturday: Texas Hold ‘Em, Randy Howard, 3 p.m. Thunderbolt Patterson, 6:30 p.m. Monday: Karaoke, 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bike Night, Zip Holland, 7p.m. Wednesday: Randy Howard, 7 p.m.
Sports Page, 1711 Dean Ave. Phone: 706-234-0097. Every Friday and Saturday: Dart Tournament, 7 p.m.; Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.
The State Line Tavern, 9441 Alabama Highway. Phone: 706-232-5552. Thursdays: Open Mic Pickin’ & Grinnin’. Fridays: Pool Tournament. Saturdays: Karaoke, 8 p.m.
SUMO Japanese Steak House, 1301 Martha Berry Blvd. Phone: 706-291-8000. Fridays: Karaoke, 9 p.m.
VFW Post 4911, U.S. 27. Fridays, Bingo, 7:30 p.m., Sundays, Bingo, 2:30 p.m. Call 706-290-9594 for more information.
GETTING PUBLISHED
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