Saturday, Aug. 4

COMMUNITY · A cruise-in and car show will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, on the east side of the square in downtown LaFayette. Participants may enter their cars into a competition for no charge. Judges will select Best Restoration, Best Resto-Mod and Best Original. LaFayette Downtown Development Authority is sponsoring the free event. For more information or to rent a booth, call Catherine Edgemon at 706-639-1519.

COMMUNITY · The annual Highway 27 Yard Sale will be held the first weekend in August. Get out items to sell in your yards by 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4.

ENTERTAINMENT · “Aladdin” will be performed live on stage at The Colonnade in Ringgold. Performances are at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 . Tickets are $15 adult admission, $12 seniors (age 55 and older), $12 students, and $11 for groups of 15 or more. Call 706-935-9000, ext. 103, for more information or visit colonnadecenter.org.There will be a special “Disney Princess Tea” on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 11:30 a.m. All of the Disney princesses will be in attendance. Tickets for the tea and the performance are $25. Seating for the tea is limited and reservations are required. Call 706-935-9000 or go to colonnadecenter.org.

COMMUNITY · The Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Association is taking football and cheerleading sign-ups at the red building on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more details, call 423-544-0096.

COMMUNITY · ERSA (formally East Ridge Soccer Association) now known as Express Regional Soccer Association and Rossville Rec are having soccer sign-ups from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, and from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5. Rossville Rec Center is at 301 Williams Street in Rossville. For more information, visit ersoccer.org.

COMMUNITY · The annual Highway 27 Yard Sale will be held the first weekend in August. Get out items to sell in your yards by 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4.

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 Sock Hops will perform at the Tennessee Valley Theatre (184 West Jackson Avenue, Spring City, Tenn.) on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. For reservations, call 423-365-7529 or visit tennesseevalleytheatre.com.

ENTERTAINMENT · The Riverfront Nights Summer Music Series begins Saturday, Aug. 4, with a performance by Papa Grows Funk at 8 p.m. at the 21st Century Waterfront (180 Hamm Road, Chattanooga). Visit riverfrontnights.com for more information.

COMMUNITY · Super Saturday Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Dalton Green Park next to the Whitfield County Courthouse in Dalton. For more information or to become a vendor, visit DowntownDalton.com or call the Downtown Dalton Development Authority at 706-278-3332.

COMMUNITY · School supplies are needed. The Salvation Army and The Nehemiah Project are joining local churches to deliver over 3,000 back packs to local area, low income public school students. Every student in eight local Title 1 schools will receive a backpack as a result of these efforts. Donations can be dropped off at any local Chick-Fil-A store or the Salvation Army’s McCallie Avenue (Chattanooga) office before Aug.4. For more information, call Kimberly George, 423-756-1023 or visit csarmy.org.

COMMUNITY · North Georgia Community YMCA will offer After School Programs for students in pre-K through fifth grades throughout the school year at Cherokee Ridge, Fairyland, Rock Spring, Tiger Creek and West Side Elementary schools. Cost is $40 per week for YMCA members, $60 per week for non-members. There is a one-time (per year) $50 registration fee per family. For more information, call 706-935-2226 or visit ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.

COMMUNITY · North Georgia Community YMCA will offer Zumba year-round for those age 10 and older (boys, girls, men and women) at Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist Church gym. Cost is $20 per month for YMCA members, $28 per month for non-members. For more information, call 706-935-2226 or visit ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.

COMMUNITY · North Georgia Community YMCA will offer Family Fitness Karate for families and individuals age 6 and older, year-round, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Fort Oglethorpe. Cost is $20 per month for YMCA members, $50 per month for non-members, and $5 each additional family member. For more information, call 706-935-2226 or visit ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.

COMMUNITY · Need to take weight off? Come join TOPS (weight-loss support group) on Monday's at 7 p.m. at Center Post Community Center, 8125 Highway 337, LaFayette. For more information, call Beverly Byrd at 706-638- 1045.

COMMUNITY · First Baptist Church of Chickamauga has a few spots open in the 3- and 4-year old preschool classes. Registration packets may be printed from the children's ministry page at fbcchickamauga.com. For more information, call Susan Veazey or Donna Christol at 706-375-2829 or 706-375-2733.

Sunday, Aug. 5

COMMUNITY · A free community-wide benefit singing in honor of Austin Whitten, Brandon Lowe, Paige Roberts and Hannah Jackson organized by Second Baptist Church will be held at LaFayette High School gym from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5. Singers include Chris McDaniel, Got Mercy, Vince Stalling and the Second Baptist Choir. Proceeds from the love offering will be given to the Whitten, Lowe, Roberts and Jackson families to help with medical expenses. Call 706-638-2732 for more information.

FAMILY · A Black Family Reunion will be held starting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Catoosa Nutrition Building (near the fire hall) in Ringgold, for descendants of John Harden Black. Bring a dish. For more information, call 706-965-2987.

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Flames 02 Fastpitch Softball Team will be having tryouts from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, and from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7. Looking for a pitcher and catcher, but all positions will be considered. Tryouts will be held at LaFayette Middle School. For more information, call Alan Shepherd at 423-227-9776.

COMMUNITY · ERSA (formally East Ridge Soccer Association) now known as Express Regional Soccer Association and Rossville Rec are having soccer sign-ups d from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5. Rossville Rec Center is at 301 Williams Street in Rossville. For more information, visit ersoccer.org.

RELIGIOUS · Jesus is the Way Ministries will hold a revival Sunday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 6 through Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. Featuring singing and preachers Lillard Stringer and Bobby Bowers. Church is 1 and a half miles south of Carbondale McDonald/Pilot (off I-75 Exit 326, 142 Carbondale Road) in Dalton.

COMMUNITY · The 2012 Lake Winnie Youth Talent Search is the chance for guests younger than 18 to take the Jukebox Junction stage and showcase their performing arts talent. The contest consists of three preliminary rounds on Sunday, Aug. 5, 12 and 19, at 5 p.m., and a triumphant final round on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m. The top acts from the two preliminary rounds will compete in the finals for a grand prize, which includes $500 and the opportunity to open for Confederate Railroad on Sept. 2. The runner-up at the final show will receive $250. Winners of each round will be judged by audience response. Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park is at 1730 Lakeview Drive in Rossville. For more information, or to download a sign-up form, visit lakewinnie.com/winnistar.

Monday, Aug. 6

RELIGIOUS · Highlands Presbyterian will hold a vacation bible school from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Aug. 10, for children age 3-5th grade. The theme is "Run the Race." The church is at 1211 W. North Main, Lafayette. For more information, call 706-638-8940.

RELIGIOUS · Jesus is the Way Ministries will hold a revival Sunday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 6 through Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. Featuring singing and preachers Lillard Stringer and Bobby Bowers. Church is 1 and a half miles south of Carbondale McDonald/Pilot (off I-75 Exit 326, 142 Carbondale Road) in Dalton.

COMMUNITY · Bariatric Support Group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. Bariatric 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 · Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Seminar will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. Area residents who are overweight and /or with health problems related to obesity are invited to learn more about the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center at Erlanger. t is a free seminar and registration is required. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) to register. Visit Erlanger’s You Tube Channel at www.youtube.com/erlangerhealth and click The Weight Loss Program under Playlist to watch first-hand accounts from those who have gone through the program.

COMMUNITY · The YMCA Summer Food Program has started up in a new location at LaFayette Municipal Park, at LaFayette Recreation (Department), 638 South Main Street in LaFayette. Children will be served free lunches from noon-1 p.m. at the picnic tables and pavilion next to the gym entrance. The program will continue now through August. There is no cost to attend or receive a meal. For more information, visit ymcachattanooga.org/usda-summer-food-program. Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like North Georgia Community YMCA to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. Any child under age 18 may come and eat. For more information about the national Summer Food Program, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/.