Community Calendar

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Today

• North Whitfield Middle School has a school council meeting at 7:30 a.m.

• New Hope Elementary School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

Thursday-Saturday

• Dalton State College holds Homecoming activities. On Thursday, Feb. 1, Dalton State will hold a community trivia night at 6 p.m. inside the Pope Student Center. Students and members of the public are invited to take part as teams, and prizes will be awarded. There will be a food truck outside the Pope Student Center, and the school’s Roadrunner Cafe will be open. On Friday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. is the Homecoming parade. It will begin at the Dalton First Baptist Church parking lot at 311 N. Thornton Ave. before heading onto West Waugh Street. From there, the parade route has a right turn onto Hamilton Street and cuts right onto Crawford Street. Dalton State College President John Fuchko III and his wife Sherie will serve as marshals and lead the parade. After the parade, the college will hold a pep rally at 4:30 p.m. at the Burr Performing Arts Park at 101 S. Hamilton St. Fostering Illusions, a band made up of students from Dalton State, will perform, and there will be speakers representing the college. That night several local businesses will offer special discounts on select menu items. On Saturday, Feb. 3, Dalton State will cap off the Homecoming festivities with a home basketball game at 2 p.m. in the Bandy Gymnasium. The Roadrunners will play the University of Tennessee Southern. Members of the Homecoming Court will be presented during halftime.

Friday

• The Creative Arts Guild at 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton hosts a Gallery Opening and Artist Reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibit is titled “Origins, Destinations and Points in Between” and is a showcase of work by leading Black artists ranging from the Harlem Renaissance to today. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (706) 278-0168 or visit the Guild’s Facebook page or www.creativeartsguild.org.

Saturday-Sunday

• The Chickamauga Civil War Show returns to the Dalton Convention Center on Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $10. Children under 12 and those dressed as Civil War reenactors will be admitted free. This will be the 29th year the show has been held in Dalton. The show also includes World War I and World War II memorabilia.

Monday

• The Benton MacKaye Trail Association sponsors a moderate, 5-mile hike on two loops from Three Forks Southbound. Adults may bring a leashed dog. Hike leader: Ken Cissna. For more information, contact bmtahikeleaderKC@bmta.org.

• The Board of Trustees of the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library meets at 4 p.m. in the meeting room of the library at 310 Cappes St. in Dalton. This meeting is open to the public. The trustees will consider agenda items and actions and review proposed amendments and/or updates to the constitution and bylaws of the library. Proposed changes to the constitution and bylaws must be presented to the trustees for review at least two weeks prior to the meeting date.

• From 5:30 to 7 p.m. author Millicent Flake leads a free writing workshop for adults at the Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library. Titled “Beat the Winter Blues with Creative Writing,” Flake promises a fun evening of writing prompts and useful tips to chase away the doldrums. She recently published the book “Moving Beyond: Journeying Through Life’s Changes.” Learn more about her at https://maflake.com/.

• The Dalton City Council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube page.

Tuesday

• Dalton Junior High School has a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

Feb. 7

• New Hope Middle School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

• Eastside Elementary School has a school council meeting at 3:30 p.m.

• The Creative Arts Guild at 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton hosts a culinary arts class for adults titled “Mardi Gras” at 6 p.m. The cost is $90. Get your Nawlins fix and join the Guild for Louisiana favorites as people get ready for Mardi Gras. The class is for ages 21 and over. The hands-on culinary arts classes are led by chef Courtney Coffey, culinary instructor for the CTAE (Career, Technical and Agricultural Education) program at Murray County High School. Alcohol is not provided unless specified and this is not a bring your own bottle event. For more information, call (706) 278-0168 or visit the Guild’s Facebook page or www.creativeartsguild.org.

Feb. 8

• The Whitfield County Senior Center has Big Bingo sponsored by Dalton Heating & Air at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (706) 278-3700.

• Brookwood School has a school council meeting from noon to 1 p.m.

• Pleasant Grove Elementary School has a school council meeting at 5:30 p.m.

• The Board of Trustees of the Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library meets at 5:30 p.m. at the library at 706 Old Dalton Ellijay Road in Chatsworth. This meeting is open to the public. The trustees will consider agenda items and actions and review proposed amendments and/or updates to the constitution and bylaws of the library. Proposed changes to the constitution and bylaws must be presented to the trustees for review at least two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Feb. 9

• A new Dalton State College hiking trail is nearing completion and volunteers are needed to finish the job. A trail workday is this day and starts at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. The work is strenuous, and volunteers should be able to hike 30 minutes up the ridge to the work sites. Tools will be provided. Volunteers will meet at the Big Rock trailhead on the south end of campus. Contact John Lugthart (jlugthart@daltonstate.edu) for more information.

• The Creative Arts Guild at 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton hosts a Valentine’s dinner with live music, titled “Heartstrings,” from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost is $75 per person for the four-course dinner. Featured live music will be by violinist Michelle Winters. For more information, call (706) 278-0168 or visit the Guild’s Facebook page or www.creativeartsguild.org.

Feb. 11

• The Benton MacKaye Trail Association sponsors a moderate, 7.2-mile hike on the Woody to Gooch Gap on the Appalachian Trail and return. Hike leader: Kelly Motter. For more information, contact bmtahikeleaderKM@bmta.org.

Feb. 12

• The Benton MacKaye Trail Association sponsors a moderate to strenuous eight-mile hike on the trail, Tennessee 68 Unicoi Mountain Trail to Coker Creek bridge and return. Hike leader: Steve Dennison. For more information, contact bmtahikeleaderSD@bmta.org.

Feb. 13

• Cedar Ridge Elementary School has a school council meeting at 7 a.m.

• Northwest Whitfield High School has a school council meeting at 7:45 a.m.

• Tiffani Holbrook from the Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging leads a free one-hour information session about becoming a “Dementia Friend” at 3 p.m. at the Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library. Organizers say you’ll learn what dementia is, what it’s like to live with the disease and glean some tips for communicating with people who have dementia.

• The Whitfield County Senior Center hosts a Valentine’s Day Dance & Supper. Doors open at 6 p.m. Supper is at 6:30. Dancing follows. The dance “door fee” is $7. To preregister, please stop by the senior center Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mosteller D.J. Services will provide the music. For more information, call (706) 278-3700.

Feb. 14

• Dalton High School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

• The Whitfield County Senior Center hosts its Happy Valentine’s Day Party at 10:30 a.m. with refreshments and dance performances by the Wranglers Line Dancers and the Mar-Sel Tap Dancers. There will be door prizes and pictures. Hamilton Medical Center will display its Heart Month Heart Gallery and hold its “mini-health check clinic” from 10 a.m. to noon. Hamilton Medical Center will have a drawing from its table. For more information, call (706) 278-3700.

Feb. 15

• The Creative Arts Guild at 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton hosts “Thirsty Thursday, Sip and Create” with Paula Plott Gregg from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Each month participants will complete different art projects, from jewelry making to painting to creating seasonal decor and more. Supplies are included in the price of the class. Participants are welcome to bring their own adult beverages or purchase beverages through the Guild. Keep an eye on the Guild’s social media and website for updates about the subject each month. The cost is $80 per workshop. For more information, visit www.creativeartsguild.org or the Guild’s Facebook page or call (706) 278-0168.

Feb. 16

• The Creative Arts Guild at 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton hosts a workshop titled “Expressive Painting in Acrylics” with Bradley Wilson from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students will practice the methods of expressive acrylic painting while exploring a variety of subject matt er and receiving instructor feedback on their work. This class is especially geared toward those with some acrylic painting experience (sorry, not suitable for beginners). Approaching painting as play will be emphasized while focusing on solid technique and other important skills. Students will also be given “monthly challenges” for painting projects to work on at home and to bring in for critique. Students will provide their own materials; please see the Guild’s registration portal for material suggestions. This is offered as one workshop per month; you must register for each workshop you would like to attend. The cost is $40 per workshop. For more information, visit www.creativeartsguild.org or the Guild’s Facebook page or call (706) 278-0168.

Feb. 17

• Daughters of the American Revolution-certified genealogist Jennifer Harvey returns for a workshop. This workshop is for researchers who are further along in their research but have hit a wall. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 2:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch. Sack lunches will be available for $7, or participants may bring a lunch. The workshop will be at the Crown Gardens & Archives, 715 Chattanooga Ave. in Dalton. To reserve a spot, call (706) 278-0217 or come by the Archives. The cost is $40. Checks may be mailed to the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, P.O. Box 6180, Dalton, GA 30722-6180.

Feb. 19

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

Feb. 21

• The Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy and Phoenix have a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

• Park Creek School has a school council meeting at noon.

Feb. 22

• The Whitfield County Senior Center partners with the Area Agency on Aging for a talk on Medication Reminders at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (706) 278-3700.

• Brian Latour, branch manager of the Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library, leads free training for homeschool families (or anyone, really) interested in learning how to use all of the library’s research tools at 1 p.m. It will cover the PINES search engine, the microfilm reader, GALILEO and more.

Feb. 23

• The Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library has its free monthly teen activity time from 4 to 5 p.m. There will be a chocolate dipping bar set up for teens and tweens. There will be fruit, pretzels, nuts and more that can be dunked in white or milk chocolate.

Feb. 24

• A new Dalton State College hiking trail is nearing completion and volunteers are needed to finish the job. A trail workday is this day and starts at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. The work is strenuous, and volunteers should be able to hike 30 minutes up the ridge to the work sites. Tools will be provided. Volunteers will meet at the Big Rock trailhead on the south end of campus. Contact John Lugthart (jlugthart@daltonstate.edu) for more information.

Feb. 26

• The Chatsworth-Murray County Public Library has a free NERF War from 5 to 7 p.m. It is open to rising sixth- through 12th- graders. There will be snacks.

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Feb. 27

• The Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging meets at 10 a.m. in the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission conference room at 1 Jackson Hill Drive in Rome. The meeting is open to the public.

• Westwood School has a school council meeting at 1:30 p.m.

• The Board of Trustees of the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System, serving Gordon, Murray and Whitfield counties, meets at 5 p.m at the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library at 310 Cappes St. in Dalton. This meeting is open to the public. The trustees will consider agenda items and actions and review proposed amendments and/or updates to the constitution and bylaws of the library system. Proposed changes to the constitution and bylaws must be presented to the trustees for review at least two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Feb. 28

• Varnell Elementary School has a school council meeting at 7 a.m.

• Beaverdale Elementary School has a school council meeting at 11 a.m.

• The Whitfield County Senior Center hosts an educational program with the Georgia Center for the Hard of Hearing and the Deaf from 11 to 11:45 a.m. For more information, call (706) 278-3700.

March 4

• The Dalton Academy has a school council meeting at noon.

March 12

• North Whitfield Middle School has a school council meeting at 7:30 a.m.

March 13

• Southeast Whitfield High School has a school council meeting at 11:30 a.m. with feeder schools at Eastside Elementary School.

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• The Dalton Whitfield Murray Retired Educators Association (DWMREA) meets at Edna’s restaurant in Chatsworth. Lunch is at noon and the program is at 12:45 p.m. The program consists of a Murray County Schools presentation and DWMREA business items.

March 15

• Hammond Creek Middle School has a school council meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

March 18

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

March 19

• Eastside Elementary School has a school council meeting at 3:30 p.m.

March 20

• Westside Elementary School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

• The Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy and Phoenix have a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

March 21

• Valley Point Middle School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

March 22

• Blue Ridge School has a school council meeting at 1 p.m.

March 25

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

March 26

• New Hope Middle School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

• Cohutta Elementary School has a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

• Tunnel Hill Elementary School has a school council meeting at 12:15 p.m.

April 5

• A new Dalton State College hiking trail is nearing completion and volunteers are needed to finish the job. A trail workday is this day and starts at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. The work is strenuous, and volunteers should be able to hike 30 minutes up the ridge to the work sites. Tools will be provided. Volunteers will meet at the Big Rock trailhead on the south end of campus. Contact John Lugthart (jlugthart@daltonstate.edu) for more information.

April 10

• Varnell Elementary School has a school council meeting at 7 a.m.

• New Hope Elementary School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

April 15

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

April 16

• Northwest Whitfield High School has a school council meeting at 7:45 a.m.

• Dalton Junior High School has a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

April 17

• The Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy and Phoenix have a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

April 18

• Roan School has a school council meeting from 3 to 4 p.m.

April 19

• Beaverdale Elementary School has a school council meeting at 5:15 p.m.

April 20

• A new Dalton State College hiking trail is nearing completion and volunteers are needed to finish the job. A trail workday is this day and starts at 8 a.m. and ends at noon. The work is strenuous, and volunteers should be able to hike 30 minutes up the ridge to the work sites. Tools will be provided. Volunteers will meet at the Big Rock trailhead on the south end of campus. Contact John Lugthart (jlugthart@daltonstate.edu) for more information.

April 22

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

April 23

• Cedar Ridge Elementary School has a school council meeting at 3:30 p.m.

April 25

• City Park School has a school council meeting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Brookwood School has a school council meeting from noon to 1 p.m.

April 30

• Westwood School has a school council meeting at 1:30 p.m.

May 2

• Pleasant Grove Elementary School has a school council meeting at 5:30 p.m.

May 3

• Eastbrook Middle School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

May 6

• Dug Gap Elementary School has a school council meeting at 2:50 p.m.

May 8

• Park Creek School has a school council meeting at noon.

May 9

• The Dalton Whitfield Murray Retired Educators Association meets at the Whitfield County Senior Center in Dalton. A covered dish supper is at 6 p.m. with the program at 6:30. The program will feature scholarship presentations, remembrances, unit awards and the honoring of newly retired educators.

May 10

• Hammond Creek Middle School has a school council meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

May 13

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

May 15

• Dalton High School has a school council meeting at 8 a.m.

• The Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy and Phoenix have a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

May 20

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

May 31

• The Dalton Academy has a school council meeting at noon.

June 17

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

June 19

• The Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy and Phoenix have a school council meeting at 8:30 a.m.

June 24

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

July 15

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

July 22

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Aug. 19

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

Aug. 26

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Sept. 16

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

Sept. 23

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Oct. 21

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

Oct. 28

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Nov. 18

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

Nov. 25

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.

Dec. 16

• The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority meets at 4 p.m. in the council chambers of Dalton City Hall.

• The Dalton Whitfield NAACP has a general membership meeting and Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. at the Mack Gaston Community Center and it is open to all.