Board Certified general surgeon Charles (Rick) Finley, MD, FACS, will present a free seminar on weight loss surgery options in the auditorium at the Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care at Cowles Clinic on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6:00pm. For more information or to reserve a seat please call (404) 688-1934.

The Putnam Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) upcoming play, “The Odd Couple” by Neil Simon will be performed Saturday, March 20, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 21, at 3 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, at 8 p.m.

Magnolia Art Gallery is pleased to present Jim Richards teaching three separate seminars this year. Richards is a renowned Plein Air painter and teacher, and we are so fortunate to be able to offer these seminars. He works with the rank beginner as well as the seasoned artist striving to push themselves to a new level. The seminars begin at 9:30 a.m. and continues to 5 p.m. Call Lynn Blair at (706) 454-5050 to reserve your spot. Prices are $300 for the entire seminar. Classes are small in size and are filling up fast: March 12-13; June 25-26; and Sept. 24-25.

A new square dance class is forming with the Twin Bridges Twirlers. Free lesson, refreshments and fun from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Feb. 4 and 11. Weekly classes thereafter until graduation. Cost is $4 per lesson and includes light refreshments, yellow rocks (hugs), new friends and great exercise. Join the group at the Senior Citizens Center in Eatonton. Call (478) 453-1865, (478) 454-7313 or (706) 468-5090 for more information.

The Putnam General Hospital Auxiliary will hold a fashion show at First United Methodist Church in Eatonton Saturday, March 27. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. More information TBA.

EPAF invites you to submit photographs that you would like to share with community, family and friends. We encourage submission of photographs that showcase the variety of life and lifestyles in and around, but not limited to, Putnam County. Call Marsha Sichvelandm, (706) 485-6515, or Virginia Linch, (706) 485-4054, or e-mail putnamsnapper@gmail.com with any questions regarding the contest. The show will be open to the public from March 10 through March 27, 2010, at the Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison Ave., Eatonton. The entry period begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 1, 2010, and ends at 4 p.m. March 10, 2010.

Lake Oconee Landscape Association has formed to promote professionalism in the green industry, in the lake country. All members of LOLA are required to be licensed, insured and reputable. LOLA members provides services such as; landscape installation, maintenance, lawn and shrub fertilization, weed control, garden centers, all your outdoor needs. All LOLA members are listed at www.lakeoconeelandscapeassociation.com. LOLA is a nonprofit organization to assist consumers in Greene, Putnam, Morgan and Baldwin counties to select quality landscape professionals.

The Lake Oconee Lutheran Church’s Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m., 1089 Lake Oconee Parkway, behind Harmony Community building. (706) 485-4699. www.lolc.info