Saturday, July 14

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Museum of Art will teach printmaking and ink painting at the Chickamauga Public Library on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-noon, as part of their “Just My Imagination” program.

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Second Baptist Church of New Hope in Dallas, Georgia. Mark Millican will speak. Millican has worked as a journalist for most of his adult career, primarily at three newspapers: the Times-Courier in Ellijay, The Chatsworth Times and The Daily Citizen in Dalton. The Second Baptist Church of New Hope is at 44 Bobo Road in Dallas. For more information, visit nationaltota.org or gatrailoftears.org or contact Leslie Thomas at aeriehollow@ellijay.com or by phone at 770-757-0931.

COMMUNITY · The Chief John Ross house is open for the summer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday now through August. Admission is free. The house is at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Spring Street (behind the Bi-Lo) in Rossville. For more information or to schedule a private tour, call 423-400-7400.

ENTERTAINMENT · The musical “Hair” will be performed at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre each weekend through Saturday, July 14. For tickets, call 423-267-8534 or visit theatrecentre.com.

COMMUNITY ·The student-produced Berry College Farmer’s Market, which includes Rome community vendors, will be held from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Berry College. For more information, visit berrystudententerprises.com.

COMMUNITY · An antique typewriter exhibit is ongoing at Chattooga Academy in LaFayette. The exhibit features Royal, Underwood and Smith typewriters, as well as Imperial and Smith-Corona typewriters. An Oliver No. 9 is also on display. The typewriters were manufactured approximately from between 1915-1950. A volunteer will be on-hand to assist visitors with the exhibit on Sundays from 1-3 p.m. Chattooga Academy is open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. most days Monday through Friday. The building is at 304 North Main Street, in LaFayette. Admission is free. The exhibit will run through Sunday, July 22. For more information, call 706-639-1519.

ENTERTAINMENT · Tickets to attend Lauren Alaina's October concert at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton go on sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 14. Tickets may be purchased at the trade center box office. Alaina is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5. General admission to the concert is $15. For tickets or more information, go to daltontradecenter.com.

ENTERTAINMENT · LaFayette Downtown Development Authority is hosting its first free “Movie in the Park Night” on Saturday, July 14, at Joe Stock Memorial Park. The movie, "The Mysterious Island," which is planned as the first in a series of family-friendly films to be shown in downtown LaFayette, will begin at approximately 9 p.m. The park is at the intersection of Wardlaw Street and North Main Street. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn. For more information about the movie night, visit One Eleven’s FaceBook page.

Sunday, July 15

COMMUNITY · Camp New Dawn located in McClemore Cove is taking registrations for summer camp: Civil War camp is from July 15-20. Cost is $250 per individual. New this year is family camp: maximum $700. Day camp is $130. For kids entering grades 4 and up. Designed to let campers experience history up close and personal.

COMMUNITY · “Civil War Hospitals and Medicine” will be the topic of a display and series of talks on Sundays during July at the Catoosa County Library. Speakers will be Connie Forester, July 15, “The Battle of Lafayette and the Hospital at the Presbyterian Church,” Jerry Tollinger, July 22, “A 10th Tennessee Cavalryman,” and Pat and Harold Silcox, July 29, “Colonel and Mrs. Cloud.” Each talk will be from 2:30-3:30 p.m. each Sunday at the community room of the library located on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway. For more information, call 423-413-3445.

COMMUNITY · An antique typewriter exhibit is ongoing at Chattooga Academy in LaFayette. The exhibit features Royal, Underwood and Smith typewriters, as well as Imperial and Smith-Corona typewriters. An Oliver No. 9 is also on display. The typewriters were manufactured approximately from between 1915-1950. A volunteer will be on-hand to assist visitors with the exhibit on Sundays from 1-3 p.m. Chattooga Academy is open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. most days Monday through Friday. The building is at 304 North Main Street, in LaFayette. Admission is free. The exhibit will run through Sunday, July 22. For more information, call 706-639-1519.

RELIGIOUS · Chattooga Baptist Church will host "Amazing Wonders Aviation" vacation bible school Sunday, July 15 through Friday July 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 5:45 p.m. to children age 18 and younger Monday through Thursday. Friday night commencement will be held followed by family fun time at the fellowship hall. Class ages are preschool through teens. Chattooga Baptist is at 6982 Highway 337, about 7 miles south of LaFayette, in the Center Post community.

CHURCH · New Bethel Baptist Church will hold a homecoming starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday July 15. Singers include the Billy/Sue Gray Quartet. The church is at 1635 Salem Valley Road in Ringgold. For more information, call 706-935-4208 or 706-965-2778.

COMMUNITY · The Chief John Ross house is open for the summer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday now through August. Admission is free. The house is at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Spring Street (behind the Bi-Lo) in Rossville. For more information or to schedule a private tour, call 423-400-7400.

FAMILY · The Jackson, Neely, Crowe and Ratliff annual reunion will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the LaFayette Recreation Center on South Main Street. The site is the picnic shelter at the tennis court. Bring a covered dish and old photos. The meal will begin at 1 p.m. For more information, call Delores Jackson Grigsby at 706-397-2312.

RELIGIOUS · Ringgold United Methodist Church invites kids ages 4-5th grade to LifeSport from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15, through Thursday, July 19, on Ringgold High School's campus. Kids can choose a focus: baseball, soccer, basketball, cheerleading, cooking or drama. Top notch coaching for the game is combined with faith-filled lessons for life. Register online at www.ringgoldumc.org or call 706-935-4777 for more information.

Monday, July 16

COMMUNITY · Sear’s Hometown Store at 305 W. Patten Street in LaFayette will hold a family and friends appreciation event from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, July 16. Come enjoy free hot dogs and beverages. Inflatables from Jump, Dunk & Slide will be on site to “dunk” LaFayette city council member and Sears co-owner Chris Davis and LaFayette Police Chief Benjamin Clift from noon-2 p.m. Donations also will be collected for Paige Roberts’ medical expenses.

ENTERTAINMENT · The Chattanooga Film Society (CFS) and the Mise En Scenesters (MES) are pleased to announce their collaboration in presenting the POV Summer Film Series from June through September. On July 16, the series continues with, “I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful.” What begins as a historical documentary about Hurricane Katrina morphs into a vibrant character study of Carolyn Parker. The film documents the courage and resiliency of this fearless matriarch and civil-rights activist. The film will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the downtown Chattanooga YMCA on 301 West 6th Street.

EDUCATION · The regular monthly meetings of the Walker County Board of Education will be held on the third Monday of each month, with the exception of the January, February, November and December meetings in 2012. Meetings begin at 6 p.m. at the Walker County Department of Education Building, 201 South Duke Street, LaFayette. The remaining 2012 meetings are Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. For more information, call 706-638-1240.

COMMUNITY · A beginning class in chord piano will be offered from 6-9:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rock Spring. Call 706-764-3591 to register. NOTE: If students don’t know treble clef, the can send a SASE for a free pamphlet to Music Masters, 90 Molly Lane, Ringgold, GA, 30736.

COMMUNITY · Dance camps at First Steps Dance Studio at 700 Glenn Street in LaFayette will be held from Monday, July 16, thorugh Friday, July 20. Camp is for students ages 4-18. Dancers can learn ballet, tap and jazz. The cost is $45-$55 and includes the fall registration fee. For more information, call 423-667-6913.

COMMUNITY · A bariatric support group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. Support group meetings are for individuals scheduled to have bariatric surgery or who have already had weight loss surgery. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) for more information.

COMMUNITY · A childbirth education class will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga). This childbirth education class is designed for expectant parents and taught by experienced OB nurses. Topics include stages of labor, relaxation and labor support techniques, hospital procedures, pain management options, after birth and home care for moms and in-hospital care for newborns. Registration fee is $75. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) to register.

COMMUNITY · Auditions for “Cabaret,” the opening show for the 2012-2013 season of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, will be held Monday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 17, at the Theatre Centre on the NorthShore, 400 River Street, in Chattanooga. George Quick directs this Tony Award-winning musical which opens in September on the Main Stage. Rehearsals will begin on or about July 23. Come to auditions prepared to sing, dance and act. Music and reading scripts will be provided. Adults only are permitted to try out - actors must be 18 years of age or older to audition. For more information, call the box office at 267-8534 or visit the website at TheatreCentre.com.

COMMUNITY · Adult sand volleyball will be held Monday, Tuesday or Thursday evenings, now through July 30, at the Gilbert Stephenson Park tennis courts in Fort Oglethorpe. Cost is $150 per team. Visit ymcachattanooga.org for more information.

COMMUNITY · The Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority Board will meet at noon Monday, July 16, at the Walker County Civic Center, 10052 North Highway 27, in Rock Spring.