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HERITAGE HOLIDAYS
OCTOBER 2009
R.O.M.E. CONCERT SERIES 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 pm, Rome City Auditorium
NW GA Winds and Guests present "Milestones: Anniversaries in Music"
FREE
Contact: Sam Baltzer, sbaltzer@shorter.edu
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM / MAJOR RIDGE HOME
October 1-24. The last exhibit in the year-long series, "Cherokee Art." Featuring examples of Cherokee-made basket weaving, pottery, paintings, Cherokee clothing, dolls, flutes, jewelry, stone and wood carvings and gourd art. Many items available to purchase!
July 21 - October 24. Tuesday - Friday, 9-3, Saturdays 10-4.
Admission: Adults - $5, senior citizens - $3, students - $2.
706-291-9494 or visit www.ChieftainsMuseum.org.
TROUT UNLIMITED CHILI COOK OFF
Saturday, October 10, Gates open at 10 am, Winners announced at 2:30 pm. Ridge Ferry Park, www.CoosaValleyTU.org
CLASSIC CAR CRUISE IN
Saturday, October 10 at 5 pm. Downtown - FREE! Crank your classic and roll into Rome! Door Prizes and 50/50 drawing. Historic Downtown Rome, Fourth Avenue - Broad Street to Second Street. Hosted by Rome Downtown Development Authority. Email: down-town2@romega.us or visit www.romega.us.
JOHN WISDOM WAGON TRAIN & TRAIL RIDE
Saturday, October 17, Ridge Ferry Park. Wagon train departs at 8:30 am. $10 / adults, $5 / kids 12 and under. Commemorating the heroic ride of mail carrier John Wisdom, who rode 11 hours to warn Rome of impending attack, saving Rome from early destruction from Union forces. The ride departs Ridge Ferry Park, heads to Shannon and back into Rome for the Grand Parade down Broad Street at 5 pm. Coggins papers are required. Western dance to follow at 7 pm, Ridge Ferry Park. Separate admissions charged for ride and dance. 706-295-5576 / 800-444-1834.
COIN SHOW
October 16-17, Rome Civic Center Dr. 9 am to 6 pm, FREE. 770-815-4042, tom.youngblood@comcast.net.
ROME LITTLE THEATRE: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Friday and Saturday, October 16-17 - 8 pm; Sunday, October 18 - 2:30 pm; Thursday, October 22 - Special "Ladies Night Out" fundraiser performance (reception - 5:30 and show at 7 pm), Friday and Saturday, October 23-24 - 8 pm; Sunday, October 25 - 2:30 pm
Call 706-295-7171.
MYRTLE HILL CEMETERY TOURS
Saturday, October 17. Myrtle Hill Cemetery - Main gates on Myrtle Street. Tours depart: 10 am, 10:30 am, 11 am, 11:30 am. Adults, $8, Children 12/under, $5. Tour guides lead guests through the intricate paths, tell stories, and note symbolism of the cemetery, circa 1857. Grave hosts will tell incredible stories of the lives who rest along the way. Wear comfortable shoes, bring water. Moderate to strenous walk with steps and slopes involved. 706-295-5576 / 800-444-1834.
HISTORIC BERRY BIKE TOURS
Saturday, October 17, 10 am. Oak Hill - Martha Berry Museum. Free and open to the public. Reservations encouraged but not required. Participants must furnish own bicycles, and helmets should be worn by all riders. Tours of the main campus will include Roosevelt Cabin, Berry College Chapel, "Log Cabin" campus and Berry's famed Ford Buildings. For information or to RSVP call 706-368-6775. www.berry.edu/oakhill
GEORGIA LITERARY FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 17, 10 am. 11th Annual GA Literary Festival. Four Georgia writers, all with connections to Rome, will be honored at this year's festival, including Calder Willingham, Jeanne Braselton, Melanie Sumner, and Anthony Grooms. Other writers also featured.
Details: www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Festival/index.php or 706-295-5576.
HAUNTED ON BROAD: REVISITED
Saturday, October 17, dusk. Bringing Rome's favorite ghosts back! Haunted history and ghost lore in historic Downtown Rome. Moderate to strenuous walk with steps and slopes involved. Adults, $8, Children 12 / under $5. For tickets, location and more information 706-295-5576 / 800-444-1834.
CHIAHA HARVEST FAIR
Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25, 10 am to 5 pm
Adults $5, Students/Seniors $4. Children under 12 - $1
Ridge Ferry Park
www.chiaha.org
HAUNTED HISTORY TOURS
Saturday, October 24, 6 pm. Oak Hill - Martha Berry Museum. Participants take a tour back in time to study myths and legends of Southern Highlanders. Tours feature Possum Trot, Cabin in the Pines, and Barnwell Chapel, and explore Southern Highlanders beliefs about death, spirits and the after-life. Meet at Martha Berry Museum, 6 pm.
$6 per person. To register call 706-368-6775.
FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE AT BRIDGEPOINT PLAZA
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority and the Downtown Development Authority invites the public to attend A Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Rated PG), a free outdoor movie at Bridgepoint Plaza on Friday, October 30. Movie concessions will be available for sale when the gates open at 6 pm. The movie will start after sunset at 7 pm. Bring chairs and blankets for lawn-seating. Pets are not allowed. For more information, visit www.rfpra.com.
DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREAT
Saturday, October 31, 11 am to 2pm. Broad Street
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM: "HALLOWED HAUNTINGS"
Seven Hills Story Tellers meet for the 13th year of scary stories! Storytellers will weave frightening stories on Halloween night, October 31. Fun begins at 7 pm with stories for all ages, then at 8 pm, enter at your own risk! Not advised for small children. Adults, $5, Senior Citizens, $3, Students, $2. $1 off per ticket for Chieftains Museum members.
706-291-9494
Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau • 402 Civic Center Drive • Rome, Georgia 30161